• Comment: Draft is not adequately supported by significant coverage (ie: more than passing or routine mentions) in reliable sources with reputations for accuracy and fact-checking. Article reads like a corporate profile not a biography - it appears mainly focused on awards and offices held, not on his career achievements. Paul W (talk) 22:07, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Grant J. Rich is a psychologist, scholar, and professor at Walden University.[1] He is an authority on international and cultural psychology, and has authored or edited ten books, and over 150 journal articles and book chapters, many on this topic.[2]

Early life and education

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Rich graduated from Oberlin College and received his PhD in psychology at the University of Chicago.[3] At Chicago he was a student of social psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi,[citation needed] known for his work in positive psychology and on flow, a peak experience motivational state associated with creativity and well-being.[citation needed]

Career

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Rich has served as President of APA's Society for Media Psychology and Technology[4] and co-edited the Handbook of Media Psychology.[5] He received the 2023 Frances Mullen Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Psychology (ICP: International Council of Psychologists).[6] He twice received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship,[2] focusing on research in the Maya Worlds and the Tropical Atlantic and he is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America for his accomplishments.[3] Rich is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)[7] and a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS).[8][1] He has lived and taught in Alaska, Cambodia, and India,[2] and has served on the Board of the International Council of Psychology Educators (ICOPE).[9] Rich was a candidate for APA President in 2024;[10] the APA is the largest organization of psychologists in the USA with over 145,000 members.[11]

Writing

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  • Rich, G. (Ed.). (2002). Massage therapy: The evidence for practice. N.Y.: Mosby/Elsevier.[12]
  • Rich, G., & Gielen, U. (Eds.). (2015). Pathfinders in international psychology. Charlotte, NC: IAP- Information Age Publishing. (foreword by Past APA President Florence Denmark).[13]
  • Rich, G., Gielen, U., & Takooshian, H. (Eds.). (2017). Internationalizing the teaching of psychology. (forewords by Jaan Valsiner, David Myers, and Saths Cooper). Charlotte, NC: IAP- Information Age Publishing.[14]
  • Rich, G., Padilla-Lopez, A., de Souza, L. K., Zinkiewicz, L., Taylor, J., & Jaafar, J. L. (Eds.). (2018). Teaching psychology around the world (Volume 4). Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.[15]
  • Rich, G., & Sirikantraporn, S. (Eds.). (2018). Human strengths and resilience: Developmental, cross-cultural, and international perspectives (foreword by Chris Stout). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.[16]
  • Rich, G., Ebersöhn, L., Morrissey, S., Padilla-Lopez, A., & Taylor, J. (Eds.). (2020). Teaching psychology around the world (Volume 5). Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.[17]
  • Rich, G., Jaafar, J. L., & Barron, D. (Eds.). (2020). Psychology in Southeast Asia: Sociocultural, clinical and health perspectives. New York, NY: Routledge.[18]
  • Rich, G., & Ramkumar, N. A. (Eds.). (2022). Psychology in Oceania and the Caribbean. Springer. (foreword by APA President Frank Worrell)[19]
  • Rich, G., Kuriansky, J., Gielen, U., & Kaplin, D. (Eds.). (2023). Psychosocial experiences and adjustment of migrants: Coming to the USA. (foreword by APA Past President Antonio Puente) Elsevier/Academic Press.[20]
  • Rich, G., Kumar, K., & Farley, F. (Eds.). (2024). Handbook of media psychology: The science and the practice. Springer. (foreword by Danny Wedding).[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grant Rich | Walden University". www.waldenu.edu.
  2. ^ a b c "Grant J. Rich". rich.socialpsychology.org.
  3. ^ a b "Marquis Biography Online - Login". mbo.marquiswhoswho.com.
  4. ^ https://www.apadivisions.org/division-46/about/leadership/president
  5. ^ Rich, Grant J.; Kumar, V. K.; Farley, Frank H., eds. (2024). Handbook of Media Psychology. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-56537-3. ISBN 978-3-031-56536-6 – via link.springer.com.
  6. ^ "Frances Mullen Award, International Council of Psychologists".
  7. ^ https://www.apa.org/members/your-membership/fellows
  8. ^ "APS Fellows". member.psychologicalscience.org.
  9. ^ "ICOPE Inc". Psychological Literacy.
  10. ^ https://www.apa.org/about/governance/elections/president-elect-candidates
  11. ^ {www.apa.org}
  12. ^ NCTMB, Grant Jewell Rich PhD (April 12, 2002). Massage Therapy: The Evidence for Practice. Mosby Ltd. ISBN 0723432171.
  13. ^ "IAP || Book || Pathfinders in International Psychology". www.infoagepub.com.
  14. ^ "IAP || Book || Internationalizing the Teaching of Psychology". www.infoagepub.com.
  15. ^ "Teaching Psychology around the World (Volume 4) - Cambridge Scholars Publishing". www.cambridgescholars.com.
  16. ^ Human Strengths and Resilience: Developmental, Cross-Cultural, and International Perspectives – via rowman.com.
  17. ^ "Teaching Psychology around the World: Volume 5 - Cambridge Scholars Publishing". www.cambridgescholars.com.
  18. ^ "Psychology in Southeast Asia: Sociocultural, Clinical, and Health Perspectives". Routledge & CRC Press.
  19. ^ Psychology in Oceania and the Caribbean. International and Cultural Psychology. 2022. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-87763-7. ISBN 978-3-030-87762-0 – via link.springer.com.
  20. ^ Rich, Grant J.; Kuriansky, Judy; Gielen, Uwe P.; Kaplin, Daniel (26 July 2023). Psychosocial Experiences and Adjustment of Migrants - 1st Edition | Elsevier Shop. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0-12-823794-6. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  21. ^ Rich, Grant J.; Kumar, V. K.; Farley, Frank H., eds. (2024). Handbook of Media Psychology. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-56537-3. ISBN 978-3-031-56536-6 – via link.springer.com.