This practically oriented book is a concise overview of the globalization of psychology. It is an indispensable source of guidance on the international, sociocultural, and cross-cultural aspects of current psychology teaching. Suitable for psychology professors, international educators, and for courses in global psychology, or within diversified cultures such as the U.S., it focuses on multicultural issues and best teaching and learning practices that have become a fast growing area within the behavioral sciences. A broad range of topics relating to teaching psychology and innovative psychology programs are presented by the editors, who are all board members of the International Council of Psychology Educators (ICOPE). Additionally, diverse authors represent best teaching practices in each major global region.
Grant J. Rich (PhD, University of Chicago), Fellow, American Psychological Association, Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, Fellow, Society for the Teaching of Psychology, is the first editor of eleven academic books, including "Pathfinders in International Psychology" (2015), "Internationalizing the Teaching of Psychology" (2017), "Human Strengths and Resilience: Developmental, Cross-Cultural, and International Perspectives" (2018), "Teaching Psychology around the World" Volume 4 (2018) and Volume 5 (2020), "Psychology in Southeast Asia" (2020), "Psychology in Oceania and the Caribbean" (2022), and "Handbook of Media Psychology" (2024). He was the 2024 President of the Society for Media Psychology and Technology and recently elected 2026 APA Council Representative. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles/book chapters and 100 reviews in leading journals including American Psychologist, Journal of Positive Psychology, Humanistic Psychologist, and Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. He is a leader in online and global education, serving as Senior Contributing Faculty at Walden University, where he has worked since 2013. He was the recipient of the 2023 Frances Mullen Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Psychology (ICP: International Council of Psychologists). His publications include several books/articles focused on diversifying psychology education (e.g., via online education/media/MOOCs), and numerous articles, chapters, and books on trauma and resilience in cultural context. He has an abiding interest in emerging technologies and their application to teaching, recently serving on APA's AI and Youth Development expert advisory panel. He has taught in diverse institutions and locales around the globe, from Alaska to Cambodia to India and elsewhere in the USA, at all levels from community and technical college, to small liberal arts college, to large research doctoral programs. He serves on the Boards of International Council of Psychology Educators (ICOPE) and Meaningfulworld (Association for Trauma Outreach and Prevention/ATOP), and the editorial boards of the APA journals Peace & Conflict and Traumatology.
