Draft:Grant J. Rich

Grant J. Rich is a psychologist, scholar, and professor at Walden University. He is best known as an authority on international and cultural psychology, and has authored/edited ten books, and over 150 journal articles and book chapters, many on this topic.

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

Career
Dr. Rich has served as President of APA's Society for Media Psychology and Technology and co-edited the Handbook of Media Psychology. Dr. Rich received the 2023 Frances Mullen Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Psychology (ICP: International Council of Psychologists). He twice received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship 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. Dr. Rich is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). He has lived and taught in Alaska, Cambodia, and India, and has served on the Board of the International Council of Psychology Educators (ICOPE). Dr. Rich was a candidate for APA President in 2024 ; the APA (American Psychological Association) is the largest organization of psychologists in the USA with over 145,000 members.