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The Behavioural and Social Sciences Ontology (BSSO) Foundry

What is the BSSO Foundry?

The BSSO foundry is a community of practice and exchange for the development, adoption and use of ontologies in the behavioural and social sciences.

Steering Committee:

Bruce Chorpita
Professor of Clinical Psychology, UCLA, USA

Geert Crombez
Professor of Health Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium

Janna Hastings
Assistant Professor of Medical Knowledge and Decision Support, University of

Zurich; co-participates in OBO Foundry community.

William R. Hogan
Professor and Director of the Data Science Institute, Medical College of

Wisconsin, USA; co-participates in OBO Foundry community.

Marie Johnston
Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology, University of Aberdeen

Marta M. Marques
Assistant Professor for behavioural science and health promotion, NOVA

University of Lisbon, Portugal

Susan Michie
Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London

Thomas L. Webb
Professor of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK

Harriet Baird
Lecturer in Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK

Robert West
Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology, University College London

The Behavioural and Social Sciences Ontology (BSSO) Foundry

  • The Behavioural and Social Sciences Ontology (BSSO) Foundry
  • bssofoundry

A community of interoperable ontologies for the behavioural and social sciences