Amy Belfi is an associate professor of psychology at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Amy’s research spans multiple areas, including the study of music-evoked autobiographical memories, musical anhedonia, and musical aesthetics. Her research involves behavioral tasks as well as neuroimaging and is currently funded by the NIH. She has published in a broad range of outlets and is presently serving as editor of the journal Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts. As a member of the SMPC board she contributed to the formation of our Anti-Racism and Equity committee. Her research productivity is particularly impressive given that she is based at a primarily undergraduate and primarily engineering oriented institution.

• As read by Peter Pfordresher at the 2024 SMPC Meeting