AWARDS: Announcement for Global Psychology Book Award

APA           Division 52 ‘Ursula           Gielen Global Psychology Book Award’ (2011)

    The mission         of Division 52 is to advance psychology internationally as a         science         and profession, and through education and advocacy. In support         of this mission,         the Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award is presented to         the author(s) or         editor(s) of a recent book that makes the greatest contribution         to psychology         as an international discipline and profession, or more         specifically, the degree         to which the book adds to our understanding of global phenomena         and problems         from a psychological point of view. Examples include         psychological         interventions at the micro- and macro- levels, multinational         organizations,         questions of mental health, pedagogy, peace and war, gender         roles,         contributions of indigenous psychologies to global psychology,         textbooks that         integrate theory, research and practice from around the globe,         edited volumes         integrating contributions from scholars around the world, and         overviews of         international and global psychology.
    Inclusions           and Exclusions
        Nominations may include authored or edited volumes in any         language. All         submissions must be accompanied by a 2-page letter in English         making a case for         the book’s potential contribution to global psychology.         Copyright must be 2010.         Nominations may not include fiction and biographies.
    Specifics           of the Award
        Winners will be announced in early 2012, presented with a         certificate, and         invited to give an address at the August APA 2012 Convention in         Orlando, FL.         They will receive one full payment of the convention fee and a         stipend of $500         to help fund their attendance at the convention.
    Criteria
        In judging the contribution of each book, the following set of         guidelines will         be used:
        1. How creative and novel are the ideas expressed in the book?
        2. How large and significant a contribution does the book make         to psychology as         a global discipline and profession?
        3. Are the book’s contents international or global in nature?
        4. Is the book scientifically rigorous and logically sound? Are         its theoretical         bases well supported and translatable into sound and ethical         practice?
        5. What is the literary quality of the work? Is it interestingly         and well         written? Is the audience for whom it is written explicitly         stated and does it         reach that audience?
        6. Does the book maintain a clear focus on psychology as a         science and         practice?
    Procedures
        All nominations, accompanied by the 2-page letter, and three         copies of the         book, must be made by October 1, 2011, and sent to:
      Renée         Goodstein, Ph.D.
        Chair, Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award
        Psychology Department
        St. Francis College
        180 Remsen Street
        Brooklyn, NY 11201
        USA
      (718)         489-5437
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About             Ursula Gielen:
          Ursula               Gielen (1916-1997,               Germany) was vitally interested in the well-being of               indigenous, persecuted,               and poor people around the world, with a special emphasis               on women and               children. Her legacy and commitment to international               concerns and human welfare               continues through her children: Ute Seibold, a former               foreign language               secretary in Switzerland; Uwe Gielen, an international               psychologist in the               United States; Odina Diephaus, a former interpreter with               the European               Parliament in Belgium and France; and Anka Gielen, a               counseling psychologist in               Germany.

    

    

    

    

Committee             Members:
        Renée Goodstein, Ph.D., Chair
        Florence L. Denmark, Ph.D.
        Juris G. Draguns, Ph.D.
        Michael J. Stevens, Ph.D.
        Harold Takooshian, Ph.D.
        Uwe P. Gielen, Ph.D. (ex officio)

    

Ursula           Gielen Book Award Winners

    2008:         Families         Across Cultures: A           30-Nation Psychological           Study. Editors: James Georgas (University of Athens,         Greece), John W. Berry         (Queen’s University, Canada), Fons J. R. van de Vijver         (Katholieke Universiteit         Brabant, The Netherlands), Cigdem Kagitcibasi (Koc University,         Turkey), and Ype         H. Poortinga (Katholieke Universiteit Brabant, The Netherlands).
    

2009:         Culture           and Leadership           Across the World: The GLOBE Book of In-Depth Studies of 25           Societies.         Editors: Jagdeep S. Chhokar (Indian         Institute of Management, India), Felix C. Brodbeck (Aston         University, UK) and         Robert J. House (University of Pennsylvania, USA).

    

    

2011: International           Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counseling: Cultural Assumptions           and Practices           Worldwide.  Editors:         Lawrence H.         Gerstein (Ball State University, USA), P. Paul Heppner         (University of Missouri,         USA), Stefanía Ægisdóttir (Ball State University, USA),         Seung-Ming Alvin Leung         (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), and Kathryn L. Norsworthy         (Rollins         College, USA).