Leadership

The leadership of the International Association of Synaesthetes, Artists, and Scientists (IASAS) reflects the organization’s core commitment to interdisciplinary exchange. Our board brings together artists, researchers, clinicians, and educators working across neuroscience, psychology, the humanities, and the arts. Rather than operating in silos, we function as an active, collaborative network—one that values both empirical rigor and first-person experience as essential ways of understanding synesthesia. This structure allows IASAS to support projects that are as methodologically grounded as they are creatively expansive.

In close collaboration with the Science Officer, the board helps shape IASAS programming, including symposia, publications, and public-facing initiatives. Together, we develop frameworks that invite dialogue between laboratory research and lived experience, ensuring that neither is privileged at the expense of the other. Current and ongoing projects include international conferences, peer-reviewed and creative publications, and partnerships with academic and cultural institutions. Across all of this work, our shared aim is to foster a nuanced, inclusive understanding of synesthesia—one that honors its complexity across disciplines, practices, and communities.