User:Uwepgielen

Biography
Uwe P. Gielen was born in 1940 in Berlin, Germany and subsequently grew up as an internal refugee in Lindau, Bavaria. After studying sociology at the Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany from 1963-1965, he migrated to the USA where he received his M.A. in psychology from Wake Forest University in 1968 and his Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University in 1976. After teaching at the City University of New York from 1973-1980, he joined the faculty of St. Francis College as Chairman of the Psychology Department (1980-1990). Currently he is Professor-Emeritus of Psychology and Executive Director of the Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology, which he founded in 1998 as a unique research and teaching center dedicated to the internationalization of psychology. He has also taught at Shanghai Normal University, China, Padua University, Italy, and Montfort College, India.

International Psychology Organizations
Gielen has been involved in many internationally oriented psychology organizations and frequently been elected to leadership positions. He has served as president of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, the International Council of Psychologists, and the International Psychology Division (52) of the American Psychological Association. Besides organizing and co-organizing a number of international psychology conferences in the USA, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Taiwan, and Indonesia, he has given presentations and offered workshops in 33 countries on more than 300 occasions.

Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology (IICCP), St. Francis College
Founded by Gielen in 1998, the IICCP’s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_International_and_Cross-Cultural_Psychology) core mission is to foster the internationalization of the science of psychology. The institute sponsors research and publications in international and cross-cultural psychology, forms part of a network of ties with other interested psychological institutions around the world, and promotes cross-cultural awareness at St. Francis College. Members of the institute are active locally, nationally, and internationally.

Research interests and publications
Gielen’s main research interests include the following: His numerous publications include 20 edited/co-edited/co-authored books and nine edited/co-edited special journal issues that have appeared in five languages. They cover areas such as the moral psychology of Lawrence Kohlberg, international psychology, human development across cultures, death and bereavement, cross-cultural counseling, family therapy and family studies, psychology in the Arab countries, and international migration. In addition, he has served as chief editor of World Psychology and the International Journal of Group Tensions. A major current research project focuses on the psychosocial adjustment and acculturation of Chinese-American immigrant adolescents and emerging adults in New York City.
 * International psychology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_psychology)
 * Cross-cultural psychology with a special focus on human development and family life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-cultural_psychology)
 * Moral reasoning across cultures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_reasoning)
 * The tehsil Ladakh (NW India) and its Buddhist culture
 * Chinese American immigrant adolescents and young adults

Awards
He is the recipient of the 2005 Distinguished International Psychologist Award, APA Division 52 (International Psychology), the Helmut E. Adler Distinguished Address Award from the New York Academy of Sciences, as well as the Kurt Lewin Award and the Wilhelm Wundt Award, both from the New York State Psychological Association.

Bibliography

Kuhmerker, L., Gielen, U. P., & Hayes, R. L. (1991): The Kohlberg legacy for the helping professions. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press. Has also appeared in Chinese, German, Italian. (http://www.amazon.com/The-Kohlberg-Legacy-Helping-Profession/dp/0963703412/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388084251&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Kohlberg+legacy+for+the+helping+professions)

Gielen, U. P., Adler, L. L., & Milgram, N. A. (Eds.). (1992): Psychology in international perspective: 50 years of the International Council of Psychologists. Lisse, Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger.

Comunian, A. L., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (1994): Advancing psychology and its applications: International perspectives. Milan, Italy: FrancoAngeli. (http://www.amazon.com/Advancing-Psychology-Its-Applications-International/dp/8820485230/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388084567&sr=8-1&keywords=Advancing+psychology+and+its+applications%3A+International+perspectives.)

Gielen, U. P., & Comunian, A. L. (Eds.). (1998): The family and family therapy in international perspective. Trieste, Italy: Lint.

Ahmed, R. A., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (1998): Psychology in the Arab countries. Menoufia, Egypt: Menoufia University Press. (Received Al-Ahram Prize for Distinguished Books 1999-2000, Cairo, Egypt).

Gielen, U. P., & Comunian, A. L. (Eds.). (1999): International approaches to the family and family therapy. Padua, Italy: UNIPRESS.

Comunian, A. L., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (2000): International perspectives on human development. Lengerich, Germany: Pabst Science Publishers.

Adler, L. L., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (1994/2001): Cross-cultural topics in psychology (2nd ed.). Westport, CT: Praeger. (http://www.amazon.com/Cross-Cultural-Topics-Psychology-Leonore-Adler/dp/0275969738/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388084708&sr=1-1&keywords=Cross-cultural+topics+in+psychology)

Comunian, A. L., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (2002): It’s all about relationships. Lengerich, Germany: Pabst Science Publishers.

Adler, L. L., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (2003): Migration: Immigration and emigration in international perspective. Westport, CT: Praeger. (http://www.amazon.com/Migration-Immigration-Emigration-International-Perspective-ebook/dp/B000W14THM/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388084758&sr=1-1&keywords=Migration%3A+Immigration+and+emigration+in+international+perspective.)

Gielen, U. P., Fish, J., & Draguns, J. G. (Eds.). (2004): Handbook of culture, therapy, and healing. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Culture-Therapy-Healing-Gielen/dp/0805849246/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388084869&sr=1-1&keywords=Handbook+of+culture%2C+therapy%2C+and+healing.)

Gielen, U. P., & Roopnarine, J. L. (Eds.). (2004): Childhood and adolescence: Cross-cultural perspectives and applications. Westport, CT: Praeger. (http://www.amazon.com/Childhood-Adolescence-Cross-Cultural-Perspectives-Developmental/dp/1567506615/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388084895&sr=1-1&keywords=Childhood+and+adolescence%3A+Cross-cultural+perspectives+and+applications)

Roopnarine, J. L., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (2005): Families in global perspective. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (http://www.amazon.com/Families-Global-Perspective-Jaipaul       Roopnarine/dp/0205335748/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388084955&sr=1-1&keywords=Families+in+global+perspective)

Stevens, M. J., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (2007): Toward a global psychology: Theory, research, intervention, and pedagogy. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (http://www.amazon.com/Toward-Global-Psychology-Intervention-Cross-Cultural/dp/0805853766/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388085051&sr=1-1&keywords=Toward+a+global+psychology%3A+Theory%2C+research%2C+intervention%2C+and+pedagogy)

Ahmed, R. A., & Gielen, U. P. (Eds.). (2008): Psychology in the Arab countries (rev. ed.). Cairo, Egypt: The Supreme Culture Council of Egypt (Vol. 1054). (in Arabic)

Gielen, U. P., Draguns, J. G., & Fish, J. (Eds.). (2008): Principles of multicultural counseling and therapy. New York: Routledge. (http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Multicultural-Counseling-Therapy-Psychotherapy/dp/0805862048/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388085129&sr=1-1&keywords=Principles+of+multicultural+counseling+and+therapy.)

Moodley, R., Gielen, U. P., & Wu, R. (2013): Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy in an international context. New York: Routledge. (http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Counseling-Psychotherapy-International-Context/dp/0415872537/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388085217&sr=1-1&keywords=Handbook+of+counseling+and+psychotherapy+in+an+international+context.)

Sharma, D., & Gielen, U. P. (2014): The global Obama: Crossroads of leadership in the 21st century. New York: Routledge. (http://www.amazon.com/Global-Obama-Crossroads-leadership-LEADERSHIP/dp/1848726260/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388085683&sr=1-1&keywords=The+global+Obama%3A+Crossroads+of+leadership+in+the+21st+century

Gielen, U. P. (Ed.).(1996): Focus on Lawrence Kohlberg. World Psychology, 2(3-4), (special issue). Available online at http://www.iiccp.freeservers.com

Gielen, U. P., & Bredenkamp, J. (Ed.). (1997): Psychology in the German-speaking countries. World Psychology, 3(3-4),(special issue). Available online at http://www.iiccp.freeservers.com

Gielen, U. P., & Laungani, P. (Eds.). (1999): Special issue: Death and Bereavement. International Journal of Group Tensions, 28(1-2).

Chuang, S. S., & Gielen, U. P. (2009): Special Issue: On New Shores: Child Development, Family Dynamics, and Relationships among Immigrant Families from Around the World. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(3), June 2009.

Gielen, U. P. (1986): Moral reasoning in radical and non-radical German students. Behavior Science Research, 20(1-4).

Gielen, U. P. (1993): Gender roles in traditional Tibetan cultures. In L. L. Adler (Ed.), International handbook on gender roles. Westport, CT: Greenwood. (http://www.amazon.com/International-Handbook-Gender-Roles-Leonore/dp/0313283362/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388087174&sr=1-1&keywords=International+handbook+on+gender+roles.)

Gielen, U. P. (1996): Moral reasoning in cross-cultural perspective: A review of Kohlbergian research. World Psychology, 2(3-4).

Gielen, U. P. (1997): A death on the roof of the world: The perspective of Tibetan Buddhism. In C. M. Parkes, P. Laungani, & B. Young (Eds.), Death and bereavement across cultures. London:       Routledge.

Gielen, U. P. (2009): The emerging global psychology movement: Lessons from Arab psychology. In S. Bekman & A. Aksu Koç (Eds.), Perspectives on human development, family and culture Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (also available in Turkish)

Gielen, U. P., & Chumachenko, O. (2004): All the world’s children: The impact of global    demographic trends and economic disparities. In U. P. Gielen & J. L. Roopnarine (Eds.),   Childhood and adolescence: Cross-cultural perspectives and applications. Westport, CT: Praeger. (http://www.amazon.com/Childhood-Adolescence-Cross-Cultural-Perspectives-Developmental/dp/1567506615/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1388088252&sr=1-1&keywords=Childhood+and+adolescence%3A+Cross-cultural+perspectives+and+applications.)

Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)

Kuriansky, J., & Gielen, U. P. (2012): International psychology: What students need to know. Available from Institute for International and Cross-Cultural Psychology, St. Francis College.

External Links

Categories: Living people| American psychology writers| International psychologists| St. Francis College (New York) faculty
 * INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF PSYCHOLOGISTS (ICP) http://icpweb.org/
 * SOCIETY FOR CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH (SCCR) http://www.sccr.org/
 * INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY DIVISION (52), AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION http://www.apa.org/about/division/div52.aspx
 * INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY (IICCP) http://www.iiccp.freeservers.com/IICCP/Welcome.html
 * UWE P. GIELEN http://www.uwegielen.com/