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Uwe P. Gielen, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, St. Francis College Executive Director, Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology |
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Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology |
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Founded on March 6, 1998, IICCP’s core mission is to foster the internationalization of the science of psychology. This translates into the following objectives at the international and local levels: (1) to sponsor research and publications in international and cross-cultural psychology; (2) to create a network of ties with other interested psychological institutions in the US and abroad; (3) to promote cross-cultural awareness at St. Francis College by developing classes, workshops, symposia, and conferences; (4) to involve students in cross-cultural research; and (5) to foster a sense of appreciation of the cultural richness in the St. Francis College community. Members of the institute are active locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Director of the Institute, Uwe P. Gielen, received his Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University. His work has centered on international psychology and moral development. He is a former president of the International Council of Psychologists (ICP), the Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR), and APA’s International Psychology Division. The Institute’s Director of Student Affairs, Renée Goodstein, received her Ph.D. from Fordham University. She practices psychotherapy with a specialization in multiculturalism.
Students have played an important role in the activities of the institute. Each semester, student assistants and interns work on different tasks such as editing papers, writing letters, proofreading chapters and articles for professional journals, working on research projects, marketing events, helping to set up guest lectures, and advising students about psychology. Members of the St. Francis College Psi Chi Chapter and the Psychology Club also lend their support to the institute.
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