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Saluting Dr. Grant Rich, A Leader in International Psychology

American Psychological Association Washington DC, 2014

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Saluting Dr. Grant Rich, A book of memories from colleagues and friends

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From 2010-2014, Grant J.M. Rich was the esteemed Editor of the APA Division 52 International Psychology Bulletin. Grant's stellar work doubled the size of this quarterly from 30 pages (in 2003) up to 80 pages by 2013, and built on the two prior editors' good work to increase the diversity of its contents (Students, ECPs, Book reviews, History, Teaching, Peer-reviewed research, Jobs), making it such a unique resource--archived at www.div52.org, and indexed in APA PsycEXTRA. Grant volunteered countless hours working with all sorts of contributors--mentoring students and new authors, while also recruiting superstars like Philip Zimbardo. And all the while, we can barely find a photo of this humble fellow in his four years of Bulletins. In this Memory Book, many outstanding international psychologists from a dozen nations kindly share their memories with Grant Rich.

"The work of our hands comes back to us." --Proverbs 12:22

Suzanna Adams, PsyD, LLC www.suzanaadamspsyd.com , Phoenix, Arizona

Through the Division 52 Fast-Connect Project, I had the pleasure to work with Grant Rich. He wrote a beautiful paragraph about the student that was assigned to him. He provided good advice on international positive psychology. He also shared with the early career psychologist who interviewed him, a deep respect for the common pursuit of International Psychology. I hope Grant will continue supporting and inspiring other Div52 students and early career psychologists.

Naji Abi-Hashem, PhD Clinical & cultural psychologist Seattle, Washington, USA & Beirut, Lebanon

Grant is a good friend and a long time professional colleague. Smart but unassuming, well-connected but not proud. We worked together on several entries and articles for the International Psychology Bulletin (IPB) for our respectable APA Division 52. He appreciates international friends and is eager to learn more about other parts of the world. He was very encouraging to me personally in my global service and cross- cultural work as an ambassador of peace trying to build bridges between the East and the West. Grant tried always to recruit quality materials for IPB with universal perspective. Also, he encouraged me to begin writing books instead of only articles and book-chapters. He is very personable in his communication as well as in his face to face encounters. I want to sincerely wish Grant the best of opportunities ahead of him in the journey. May your experiences be always rich (as in Rich) and may you bless others with your many talents and graces.

Meri Avetisyan, PhD University of Basel, Switzerland & Armenian State Pedagogical University, Armenia

It is my pleasure to state a few words about Dr. Grant Rich. In 1988, the devastating earthquake in Armenia had a vast impact on both the mental health of the people, and the resulting expansion of the practice of psychotherapy in the Republic. In 2013, when our Provost Srbuhi Gevorgyan and I approached the International Psychology Bulletin about a possible article on the 25th anniversary of the 1988 earthquake, Dr. Rich could not have been more encouraging. From the first email I was impressed with his willingness to help and advise us on the issues of our paper, and his demanding yet friendly approach. His team could not have been more helpful in guiding us to create a unique report over a three-month period which appears nowhere else in the psychology literature. I never met Dr. Rich, but from our warm communications, I feel I have known him for many years. In Armenian, we say "Abres!" (Congratulations!) Dr. Rich

Lynette Bikos, PhD Seattle Pacific University

The first time I met Grant was at the WPA Convention in Cancun. Our D52 International Dinner was a lovely event with Lynn Collins and Maria del Pilar Grazioso. My husband and I both enjoyed learning about Guatemala (Maria del Pilar) and Alaska (Grant). At that time, I began to help out the division by promoting international psychology at WPA. This meant regular submission of articles to the International Psychology Bulletin. I will forever appreciate Dr. Rich’s receptivity and helpfulness in publishing the articles and pictures. Under Grant’s direction, our Division’s newsletter has set a high standard for providing relevant, credible information that is timely and interesting. On several occasions where my research team has investigated topics related to the internationalization of the profession, we have scoured every edition of every volume of IPB. Thank you Grant for your quiet and quality leadership.

Bernardo J. Carducci, Ph.D. Shyness Research Institute, Indiana University Southeast

Over the years, I have had the good fortune to work with Grant on several occasions in his capacity as Editor of the IPB. As a member of the Italian American Psychological Society (IAPS), I submitted several articles to the IPB on IAPS activities at the APA and international conventions. Grant's editorial comments were invariably constructive and supportive. Even more, Grant made a point to share his enthusiasm for all things Italian, especially the food, which was prompted by the many photographs included in my submissions, featuring IAPS members socializing at various Italian restaurants during our annual pre-conference dinner meetings. Grant’s personal engagement with all IPB contributors helped to give the Bulletin a friendly and welcoming voice. Grant’s collectivist style made it easy for him to work well with a variety of individuals. However, more importantly, this style also helped to make individuals from diverse groups feel very comfortable working with him. Grant’s ability to work well with diverse groups of individuals reflected his tremendous sensitivity to the special needs of the people around him. Like many others who have benefited from all of Grant's work, I feel blessed to have Grant as a colleague and, more importantly, as a friend.

Elena Chebotareva, PhD & Irina Novikova, PhD Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia

Grant Rich was one of the first in Division 52 to greet the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (PFUR) delegation to the annual APA Convention in 2011. Since then Grant has become a reliable partner for our university's psychologists. We very much appreciate the support that he gave to us in all our projects with APA. Grant participated in all the symposia organized by our PFUR researchers in the U.S. Grant always supports us, encourages greater coverage of our projects in the Bulletin, spends much time and effort to edit our contributions to the Bulletin. In his editing he always is very considerate towards the authors, pays great attention to preserving the author's style and ideas. Our PFUR research group deals with problems of intercultural adaptation. Grant Rich was one of those who adapted us – Russian psychologists to APA scientific life. Thanks to his wise advice, we mastered the APA style for our research presentations. Grant is not only a skilled Editor who informed Bulletin readers about Russian scientists, but also informed the Russian scientific community about Div. 52 activity, as the author of articles on Massage Therapy, PTSD, Trauma, and Anxiety in Russian scientific journals, including the People's Friendship University Bulletin. The psychological community of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia heartily thanks Grant for his invaluable contribution to the development of Russian- American scientific cooperation; also, all who were lucky to communicate with him personally – for the warmth, sincerity and openness of communication that have always been inherent in it.

Andrés J. Consoli, PhD University of California, Santa Barbara President, National Latina/o Psychological Association, www.nlpa.ws

I had the pleasure of collaborating with Dr. Grant Rich during his tenure as Editor of IPB and did so as a contributor and consulting editor. Grant's work was thorough and inspiring. He was systematic and helpful in his feedback. Grant consistently looked for innovative ways of disseminating meaningful and relevant information to the members of Division 52. Every issue was a tour of psychology around the world. Thank you very much Grant for your selfless dedication to our members and to the advancement of our international engagement.

Florence Denmark, PhD Robert S. Pace Distinguished Research Professor, Pace University Past President, American Psychological Association & Division 52

I commend Grant Rich for the outstanding job he did as editor of Division 52’s International Psychology Bulletin. I am amazed at the fine job he has done bringing the bulletin up to 80 pages full of international news. Grant will be a hard act to follow. Others I have spoken to who have received the Bulletin, all appreciate the work Grant has done, and I have been pleased to share it with colleagues and students. I have also shown the Bulletin to interns and other NGO representatives at the . They were impressed with the international material Grant has produced, and have found it very useful in their United Nations efforts. I wish Grant all the best as he goes on to other international endeavors.

Piyanjali de Zoysa, PhD Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Dr Grant Rich contacted me in 2013 with an invitation to write an article on psychology in Sri Lanka. I appreciated this great opportunity to ‘inform’ readers of the International Psychology Bulletin about psychology in our little part of the world. Dr Rich was so easy and flexible to work with. As an academic from Sri Lanka, I have at times, felt somewhat ‘marginalised’ by certain journal editors who seemed to feel that non-Western perspectives or practices may not be as relevant to their readers. In fact, it has been out rightly mentioned. However, Dr Rich’s invitation and the ease of working with him, was a very pleasant surprise. He was genuinely interested in working with global colleagues.

Liesel Ebersöhn, PhD Secretary General, World Education Research Association Editor, South African Journal of Education, Pretoria

Grant has been abundant, collaborative and enabling in his networking with me and a group of South African scholars I lead to investigate indigenous pathways in resilience. Abundant in that he has shared freely and with an open hand his ideas, and his head and heart space. Collaborative in that he appears to be a human i-cloud or dropbox: he exists as a linking space, connecting us to extensive networks, energising thoughts and multiple opportunities. Enabling in that he initiates ideas, and then follows the brainstorming with action and linkages. Grant has been a source of excitement and energy here in the Southern tip of Africa.

Abimbola Farinde, PhD Walden University

I enjoyed the time and guidance that Dr. Rich provided me with reviewing and editing manuscript submission for the International Psychology Bulletin. As an early career professional I found his mentorship to be a great experience that I will never forget.

Frank Farley, PhD L. H. Carnell Professor, Temple University, Philadelphia Past-President, American Psychological Association

Grant Rich is the editors’ editor, the ‘compleat’ editor. I know him primarily for his editor’s contributions, and he is as good as it gets! The International Psychology Bulletin under his masterful guidance has become a centerpiece for international information and communication in psychology. As a former President of Division 52 I read it voraciously to keep up with the international scene. Grantsmanship should be the new required criterion for selecting editors in psychology’s periodicals!

Judith L. Gibbons, PhD Saint Louis University Editor, International Perspectives in Psychology

As editor, Grant brought the International Psychology Bulletin, the newsletter of Division 52, International Psychology, of the American Psychological Association to a new level. Under Grant's leadership, the Bulletin increased, not only its length, but also its value as a source of current news in international psychology, as well as recent research developments. Grant worked with scholars from various parts of the world to bring their scholarship to fruition in publishing one peer-reviewed study in each issue of the newsletter. Grant was also a responsible collaborator in describing the newsletter and other publication outlets of the Division at national and international conferences.

Jacqueline N. Gustafson, EdD California Baptist University

In the last two years I have contributed two articles to the International Psychology Bulletin (IPB). In each instance, I was very impressed by my interaction with Grant Rich. Not only was he professional and skilled in his role as editor, but also demonstrated a wonderful sense of collegiality. Furthermore, I valued his creativity and willingness to review articles and develop additional sections and features in the IPB.

Edwin P. Hollander, PhD University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, City University of New York

This is my tribute to Grant Rich, who has been a marvelously effective Editor of the International Psychology Bulletin, and maintained it at a high standard. Grant has a combination of intellect and amiability, with great technical skill and dependability. I have enjoyed the collaborative spirit in publishing each of several articles in IPB during his editorship. Grant's dedication to producing a high-quality product was soon evident. Recognizing his wide interests and capability, I requested his comments on a chapter I was finishing on American presidential leadership, a social psychological and historical analysis. Grant came through with an incisive critique, revealing keen awareness that was helpful and that I expressed gratitude to have had. As he leaves his editorship, he has rightly earned respect for his accomplishments, and has justifiably gained friends and admirers.

Glenn M. Hymel, EdD, LMT Loyola University New Orleans Editorial Board, Journal of Massage Science

I sincerely appreciate this opportunity to contribute to the Memory Book for Dr. Grant Rich. In my 40-year career thus far as a faculty member at the university level, I am hard pressed to cite a colleague whose accomplishments parallel those of Grant in terms of the diversity and quality of his professional efforts in the realms of scholarship, teaching, and service. The expression “Renaissance Man” comes to mind when reflecting on the corpus of Grant’s prolific professional accomplishments. Grant and I have served together over the past 13 years with several professional organizations, journals, and collaborative publishing efforts. I continue to be truly amazed at how Grant can be so thoroughly conversant across so many areas of professional interests and expertise. But even more impressive than his professional contributions is the personal character and integrity of Grant—a cherished friend and esteemed colleague whose work ethic, sincerity, selflessness, and sensitivity to others are a constant source of inspiration to me in my own personal and professional life. Thank you, Grant, for everything that makes you, you. And may God continue to bless you and your loved ones who undoubtedly have played a major role in your inspirational life journey.

Father Wismick Jean-Charles, PhD Provost, Université Notre Dame D’Haiti (UNDH), Port-au-Prince Haiti

Over the last four years, I have been fortunate to interact with Grant as a reader, contributor to the International Psychology Bulletin, and friend. Grant traveled to us in Haiti to attend, present, and teach at the international conference of the Center of Spirituality and Mental Health (CESSA : The French acronym), held annually at the Université Notre Dame d’Haiti (UNDH). Grant trained several Haitian clinicians and young psychologists on massage therapy. Grant has been a supportive and loyal friend who inspires me with his courage and commitment. I honor him for his compassion and devotion to those in need. Grant, your constant encouragement and your unfailing generosity will never be forgotten.

Dr. Ani Kalayjian, RN, DHL Teachers College, President, Association for Trauma Outreach & Prevention

I enjoyed working with Grant Rich while he was our Editor of IPB. Grant is a very conscientious, hardworking, and detailed oriented professional. He was very passionate about his role as the Editor and has worked diligently to present us with a Bulletin that is informative, professional, scholarly, and organized. I enjoyed reading the IPB as well as submitting research articles, and short articles from our Humanitarian Missions around the globe. I wish Grant a meaningful transition.

Stanley Krippner, PhD Saybrook University

Dr. Grant Rich has made many memorable contributions to psychology in general and to APA in particular. I have interacted with him in several divisions of APA, but what stands out to me is his work on the Division 52 International Psychology Bulletin. This was a true labor of love for Grant, and it has had an international impact by keeping members of our division informed of crucial developments in our rapidly-changing world, a world in which psychological research and practice are playing an ever-increasing role.

Kathleen Malley-Morrison, PhD Boston University

Thank you, Dr. Rich, for your years of service as editor of International Psychology Bulletin. Although we have never met, I have appreciated the excellent work you have done, carrying forward and building upon the contributions of earlier editors. I am personally particularly grateful to you for shepherding through to publication the papers that several of my students and I presented at the 2010 annual meeting of Psychologists for Social Responsibility. You were gracious and supportive from my first inquiry as to whether the papers could be published as a group to the final appearance of the papers in a special section of the Bulletin. I think all of us who contributed to the Bulletin during your stewardship benefited from your commitment to the success of the journal, your wisdom, your enthusiasm, and your guidance.

Sherri McCarthy, PhD Northern Arizona University-Yuma

From the time I first met Grant, he always stood out for me as one of the best teachers as well as one of the brightest educators interested in internationalizing psychology. I believe we met at a poster session we were both presenting in fairly early in our careers-- at either NITOP or APA-- not long after he first began teaching in Alaska. Since then, he has always been one of the faces I look for at conferences because I know whatever he is doing will be interesting and well thought out! I was really hoping to have a chance to work with him at NAU, but he took a more adventurous path and accepted a position in Cambodia instead. I will visit you there one of these days, Grant! Grant's work on the Division 52 newsletter as editor has been nothing short of spectacular, as he has transformed it into one of the best Division newsletters and most outstanding international publications available in psychology. It continues to be an honor for me to know and work with Grant, and to write a note for his memory book. I look forward to the next time our paths cross! Keep up the great teaching, writing and internationalizing, my friend!

Rivka Bertisch Meir, Ph.D., MPH., LMHC IRM Success, LLC, www.DoctorRivka.com

All of us leaders in international psychology are lucky to have such a gracious and gifted Editor like Grant Rich working among us. In my case, as the Division 52 chair for International Liaisons for many years, I recruited over 60 paid members of Division 52 each year at APA and other conventions. So many students told me they first learnt about Division 52 when seeing its excellent International Bulletin. Many of my international liaisons actually contributed to I.P.B. as authors, after Grant kindly reached out to them. Even people who never met Grant feel gratitude to him for his superb and patient editorial guidance, especially with "new authors." Grant launched new I.P.B. columns to encourage students and ECPs, and worked with non-USA authors on APA formats to publish their work. Grant is a model for others, who can be proud of the number of student and colleague lives he touched with his four years of editing our I.P.B. We all thank you Grant.

Thomas W. Miller PhD, ABPP Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention, University of Connecticut Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky

Dr. Grant Rich has been the esteemed Editor of the APA Division 52 International Psychology Bulletin, and most dedicated colleague. He has provided leadership for the field of international psychology. Grant, I have always appreciated our joint efforts and have very much appreciated your guidance and support. You are an inspiration to all of us who cherish our international efforts to bring our profession and the world together through the APA Division 52 International Psychology Bulletin. Continued best wishes Grant!!!!!!

Wael Mohamed, MD, PhD American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt

Professor Rich is an excellent and caring professional. I had the pleasure of working with him when I was publishing an article in IPB summer 2013 about “Egyptianization of Psychology”. He coached me throughout edition and publishing of the article to be impeccable. Dr. Rich, I thank you for challenging me and for creating publishing opportunity that went far beyond the publication experience. You have truly been a great editor, and I thank you for all of your advice and guidance throughout the publication process. I wish you the best always in all of your future endeavors.

Artemis Pipinelli, PhD TCI College,

Grand Rich is one of the most wonderful people I ever met, personable, warm, caring, with a great sense of humor and sharp intellect. We met at a gathering of Division 52 several years ago and immediately I liked him. He has a personal charisma and great smile that many would like to have. Grand Rich is a serious young psychologist with a lot of skills in research, and proudly served Division 52 for four years as Editor of International Psychology Bulletin. I was highly disappointed when he left his post as Editor, but I am sure he will make more contributions to Division 52 and other divisions of APA. He did a superb job as Editor, giving the opportunity to many international psychologists to presents their findings. I had the pleasure to collaborate with him on a few occasions with very fruitful outcomes. We all have to be proud of Grant Rich and his work and dedication in the field of psychology. International Psychology Bulletin under the creative eye and hard work of Grand Rich was a publication that contributed to my professional development, and I thank Grant for that.

Tara Pir, PhD President, International Council of Psychologists (ICP), & President, CEO of the Institute for Multicultural Counseling and Education (IMCES)

My experience of Grant Rich is in the context of his being a presenter for our organization at an ICP conference. I was impressed with his collaborative, positive spirit. Grant Rich would be an asset to any organization on the path of growth and development. Grant presents himself as supportive, accountable, skillful and talented.

Vaishali Raval, PhD Miami University Incoming Editor, APA International Psychology Bulletin

It has been a pleasure to get to know Dr. Rich over the past few months as I transition into the role of the Editor of International Psychology Bulletin. I have appreciated his help and guidance through this process, and the time and effort he put in to making IPB an outstanding publication. I have been reading IPB for several years now, and have seen it grow in many different ways largely due to the efforts of its strong editorial team, of which Grant has been an instrumental force. Congratulations Grant on being honored for your leadership of IPB. My best wishes.

Vanessa Scherman, PhD University of Pretoria, South Africa

Margaret Mead said "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Grant and I have not known each other long and our engagement has been solely via email. In the time that I have known Grant he has shown himself to be thoughtful, thorough and completely engaged with the task at hand. He is always eager to assist, providing valuable information and insight. I have included the quote above because I believe that Grant is one of those thoughtful people who make changes to world in which he engages.

Dinesh Sharma, PhD Author, journalist Institute for Global Cultural Studies, SUNY-Binghamton

I have interacted with Grant Rich on many occasions while publishing articles and reviews for IPB and abstracts for the APA annual conference. He has been very professional, thorough, and respectful in all my dealings with him. I recall when I published a review of Bob LeVine's book on literacy and culture, he enhanced my interview essay with great follow-up questions. Likewise, both Grant and Uwe asked me to write an essay on Durganand Sinha, and brought out the best in the article. Grant's editorial comments suggested excellent understanding of the topic and insights into the history of South Asia, which I was pleasantly surprised by. All in all I have been very impressed with Grant Rich's editorial leadership and D52 is very lucky to have him as an international psychologist who has shaped the IPB newsletter into a serious journal publication.

Richard A. Shweder, PhD Harold Higgins Swift Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago

This is a wonderful project and gesture in honor of Grant. Grant is an internationalist in the best sense of the world - widely traveled, curious about diversity, respectful of difference, willing to be critical when critique is in the service of positive development, yet eager to learn from other cultural traditions. As researcher, biographer, and editor, Grant has managed to keep open communication channels among several research traditions--cultural psychology, indigenous psychology, cross-cultural psychology and general psychology--or at least make them feel they were all part of the same global intellectual enterprise. For sure, one feels proud of his biographical connection to the University of Chicago, but like all deep thinkers and true leaders, Grant was self-launched.

Dean Keith Simonton, PhD University of California, Davis Past-President, APA Society for General Psychology

I first met Grant at a suite shared by Division 52 and 1 at the San Diego APA in 2010. I had just been become Division 1 President-elect, and decided I would make an effort to meet some people. When I showed up, it was immediately apparent that I saw no familiar faces whatsoever. Thoughts about leaving were interrupted when someone called out my name. It was Grant. We struck up a pleasant conversation that made my visit worthwhile. When I soon became the actual President, I needed to appoint a new Webmaster and Listmaster. The former appointment was especially important because Division 1 was in queue at APA for the creation of an entirely new, updated website to replace the old funky one. Despite Grant’s heavy involvement in Division 52, he consented to accept the job, and together we hammered out the new site, the one at http://www.apadivisions.org/division-1 – including such niceties as the color scheme, organization, and content. Grant soon gave me the opportunity to return the favor, albeit the request was minimal. He asked me to evaluate a manuscript submitted to the International Psychology Bulletin. Because the subject of the paper was right up the alley of two graduate students – one was from Egypt and the other from Romania – I asked if they could serve as co-referees, which was all right with him. But imagine my students’ surprise to learn later that Grant would thank them for their services for IPB by printing their pictures in a later issue! They thought it rather cool. It’s not too often that such thankless service receives such a visible level of appreciation. Anyway, it’s always been a pleasure working with Grant, and I hope we will have continued opportunities in the future.

Skultip (Jill) Sirikantraporn, PsyD Alliant International University-San Diego

I may not have known Grant for that long, but I have been very impressed and honored by his responsive and genuine collaboration. I got connected with him via FastConnect by the Div 52 (International Psychology). After learning that he is now based in Cambodia, I contacted him right away because my hometown is Thailand and my research interests are in mental health (particularly PTSD and trauma and resilience) of Southeast Asian populations. Without hesitation, Grant responded to my introduction email right away with great resources and suggestions as to how to foster this collaboration and materializing our research plans to be conducted in both Thailand and Cambodia. He has kindly given me guidance and asked thought- provoking questions as to how to formulate our research plans. I'm very much looking forward to continuing to work with him as well as learn from him on these research plans with the hope to improve mental health among vulnerable groups of people in Thailand and Cambodia. Thank you for all of your help and willingness to collaborate, Dr. Rich!

Bruce B. Svare, PhD Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, State University of New York at Albany U.S. Fulbright Scholar to Thailand

It is a pleasure to comment on the extraordinary work of Grant Rich as Editor of the International Psychology Bulletin from 2010 to 2014. There is not a more interesting or more diverse publication in all of psychology. It is filled with important information about the burgeoning field of international psychology and we eagerly look forward to each issue knowing that there is something for everyone. Whether it is history, job announcements, peer reviewed research, teaching, or book reviews, the Bulletin has become the “go to” source for just about everything. No other APA division can boast that it has a publication that is so easily accessible, so well edited, and so comprehensive of everything going on in our area. We are deeply indebted to Grant for his tireless efforts to make International Psychology a focal point of modern psychology. His work as Editor has impacted our profession in significant ways and he is living proof that one person can make a huge difference in the lives of others. I congratulate Grant on his dedication, his professional attitude, and his desire to improve our field.

Harold Takooshian, PhD Associate Editor, International Psychology Bulletin

Since we launched APA Division 52 in 1997, our newsletter always had a central role in the division. In 2009, after the first two Editors served 7 and 5 years each, it was time to find Editor #3. We unanimously selected a young professor at a remote school in Alaska. Grant Rich did not disappoint. Grant's many gifts surfaced immediately: his legendary patience, energy, editing skill, broad ken, heart for service, sense of mission, and gracious concern for others--his contributors, reviewers, and readers. As his helpful Associate Editors, Richard Velayo and I heard not a bad word about Grant, as the Bulletin flowered under his hands. It was especially tonic to see Grant's active encouragement of new authors--including dozens of students and international contributors publishing their first APA-format article. Grant, like so many others, I thank you for all that I learnt from you. Be proud of the four years of fine Bulletins you created, and the many lives around the world that you touched in the process.

John Thoburn PhD, ABPP Seattle Pacific University

As a reader and contributor to the International Psychology Bulletin I want to say thank you for such consistently excellent work over time. The care and effort it takes to put out such a quality product cannot be over-estimated, nor can the ensuing contribution that you have made to psychological science in the field of international psychology. You and your family deserve a break; so rest on your laurels (if it’s in you to do so) and enjoy the inner peace from a job well done. John

Chalmer Elaine Thompson, PhD IUPUI School of Education, Indianapolis

I have such fond memories of my email communications with Grant (the two of us have never met face-to-face) that I smile as I write this. Grant, I wish you much success and I appreciate the friendship we’ve managed to strike up over email. I believe my first memory of Grant was when Neal Rubin copied him on an email. Neal launched the Heritage Mentoring Project as part of his presidential initiative and asked that I coordinate it--and I agreed. The middle person in all of this of course was Grant, who quickly offered up the space in the IPB and in fact, gave us up to 5000 words for our authors, quite a generous offer! The beginning of the project had its share of ebbs and flows and Grant was always kind in every communication he sent and showed the utmost patience in working with me and the various author teams. I recall how he would often include in separate exchanges between just him and me a line or two about Indianapolis--where I live, or about the quote by James Baldwin that I have stamped on my email exchanges. We would go back and forth and I would learn that Grant is someone with an impressive knowledge base on a variety of topics. I smile now as I recall how he mentioned a jazz musician from Indianapolis (I believe) that I had not heard of, and how he jokingly chided me about my lack of knowledge! It was all in good fun and I’ve known Grant to be such a delight in all his communications. Grant also had the difficult job of asking people to review articles and sometimes the requests came at the last minute, no fault of his own. How could I NOT accept? After all, it had already been clear that in addition to being the editor of the IPB, he was a program chair of another division, as well as in the throes of his own assorted projects. I think I always accepted his requests because I so much admired the extent of his activity, as well as his attention to the pursuit of excellence with all submissions. I’ve always felt as though Grant was someone who understood me. In fact, when he invited me to write for his and Uwe’s edited volume on pioneers to psychology, he did so after reading my IPB review of another edited volume in which I attempted to ‘channel’ Frantz Fanon. Most people would perhaps nod, thank me, and go along their way feeling perhaps disgruntled (and this irrespective of race) because Fanon was such a provocative figure and someone I admire, as made obvious by my review. But with Grant, the review appeared to be a spark for inviting me to contribute to a proposal for the APA conference, as well as a chapter for his co-edited volume with Uwe. A curious thing about the invitation is that my readings of works by and about Fanon over recent years has led me to think quite a bit about my won theoretical work. In other words, Grant’s invitation was not only well-timed, but it allowed me to delve deeper into a direction I appeared destined to pursue. I thank you for that, Grant. I enjoy Grant because he is a perfectionist--not in that needling, unpleasant way, but rather, in a way that shows that he likes thoroughness, completeness, and to me this goes along with a penchant toward harmony. To my harmonizing brother, I salute you for a job well done with the IPB. Grant, I hope we will continue to have contact through the years.

Richard S. Velayo, PhD Pace University Associate Editor, International Psychology Bulletin

I have known Grant for over 4 years, given my involvement as one of two Associate Editors of the International Psychology Bulletin, the newsletter of APA’s Division 52. Grant was Editor of the newsletter, and for four years, I can confidently attest that he has successfully taken this newsletter to new heights, making it even more relevant to our members by having submissions from its various constituencies, including our Division’s student group and early career colleagues. I recall that when Grant applied for the IPB Editor position, he positively stood out from the other applicants, having had extensive editorial experience, a distinguished record of publications, a broad knowledge base in the area of cross-cultural and international psychology, with a distinctive interdisciplinary background. Having met Grant in person on a number of occasions, I find him to be very cordial, articulate, responsible, and a pleasure to work with. He is also quite technologically savvy. I value Grant as a colleague and I am sure he will have many career opportunities ahead of him.

Alexander Voronov, PhD Russian State Academic University for the Humanities, Moscow

My experience with APA began when Editor Grant Rich kindly invited to me to organize the publication of the great collection of over 15 Russian authors-psychologists' reports on "Russian psychology today." This was for his excellent International Psychology Bulletin in 2011. This was an important offer for the development of the communication between American and Russian psychologists. During weeks of editing for language and content, Editor Grant was always easily available and benevolent. Even years later, we Russian authors still feel deep satisfaction and gratitude to Grant for the enormous done work to produce such a publication which is so useful to psychologists of both nations.

Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH American University of Antigua Editor, PsycCRITIQUES, American Psychological Association

Grant is a cherished friend who is passionate about international psychology, and it was not at all surprising to discover him teaching in Cambodia! I am tremendously proud of the good work Grant did while editing our International Psychology Bulletin – in fact, it is pretty much the only professional publication I opened with any real enthusiasm, typically reading every page. Grant also reviewed dozens of books relevant to international psychology for PsycCRITIQUES, APA’s journal of book and film reviews. He is one of our most prolific reviewers – and one of our best! It has been a genuine pleasure to be his friend, and I expect to maintain this friendship until we both give up our identity as psychologists (presumably when we are very old men!). Good luck, Grant!

Jason R. Young, PhD Hunter College--CUNY Past-President, Psi Chi, International Honor Society for Psychology

Grant is such a wonderful colleague. He has left a meaningful impact on both the International Psychology Bulletin and, frankly, International Psychology as well. As a regular reader of the Bulletin, and one who is continually impressed, awed, and sometimes a bit intimidated by the extensive range of work currently being done and waiting to be done internationally, I see Grant did a terrific job providing Division 52 members with a valuable overview of key issues in the field. Besides that, he's a really nice colleague and one who is a pleasure to work with. All around, Division 52 has been greatly enriched by Dr. Rich!

Maryam Zoma Catholic Charities-Brooklyn and Queens, New York Past U.S. Fulbright Fellow, Jordan

I am truly honored to have had the extraordinary opportunity to work with Dr. Grant Rich on articles focusing on the U.S. and International Fulbright Fellowships for the APA Division 52 International Psychology Bulletin. This was my first experience writing articles for an academic bulletin and has greatly impacted my professional and academic career. Dr. Rich took the time to carefully edit and review my articles for the bulletin, and I greatly appreciated his valuable insight and consideration. Working with Dr. Rich propelled me to continue to write, research, and publish within the mental health and international arena. Without this experience, I cannot assume my work and research would continue to be published today. I thank Dr. Rich for his dedication and commitment to international psychology.

Philip G. Zimbardo, PhD Founder, Heroic Imagination Project, http://heroicimagination.org/ Past-President, American Psychological Association

"Go Grant!"

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