THE MISSION
The Love Consortium is a digitally-connected community of researchers engaged in the advanced scientific study of high-quality social connections. The Love Consortium members aspire to facilitate such research through collaborative opportunities that emerge from archived data. The Love Consortium Advisory Board, with support from members, facilitates the two core aspects of the mission: fostering connections among researchers and advancing the science.
Values
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Scientific innovation, rigor, and integrity
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Inclusion and open-mindedness
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Future-orientation
On Inclusion
Strategies
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Supporting rigorous research
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Training the next generation
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Outreach to foster and support collaborations
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Growth: evaluating processes, identifying lessons and opportunities, improving processes
We are committed to understanding human connection across all contexts and from the perspective of all identities. We aspire to facilitate collaborations among researchers from diverse backgrounds as well as advance the science of social relationships across race, ethnicity, gender, age, socio-economic status, religion, sexual orientation, identity, and experience. The Love Consortium is for everyone.
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Gul Gunaydin, Ph.D., Interim Director
Sabanci University
Istanbul, Turkey
Sara Algoe, Ph.D., Founder
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Belinda Campos, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, USA
Anik Debrot, Ph.D.
University of Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Amie Gordon, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Kristina Coop Gordon, Ph.D.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Saida Heshmati, Ph.D.
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, California, USA
Johan Karremans, Ph.D.
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Jessica Stern, Ph.D.
Pomona College
Claremont, California, USA
Amrisha Vaish, Ph.D.
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
TLC STAFF
Laura Kurtz, Ph.D.
Program Manager
Emily Le
Program Coordinator
Katie Lenger, Ph.D.
Team Manager
Angela Paige
Science Communications and Events Coordinator
TLC TIMELINE
2018
Formed TLC Board of Directors
2019
In-person TLC Inaugural Meeting
2019
Inaugural Workshop on the Science of Love
2019
Launched TLC Dataverse
2020
Funded first cohort of Love Fellows
2021
Funded second cohort of Love Fellows
2022
First in-person TLC Love Conference
2023
Launched Global Gratitude Dataverse
2024
Funded Global Gratitude Fellows
2024
Second in-person TLC Love Conference
2025
Introduced committees
FUNDING
