Endorsements

Endorsements for Dr. Rich for APA President include:

Past Presidents of fourteen APA Divisions (D1 General, D3 Experimental, D5 Methods, D10 Creativity & Arts, D15 Educational, D24 Theoretical, D26 History, D30 Hypnosis, D32 Humanistic, 42 Independent Practice, 43 Couples/Family, D46 Media, D48 Peace & Conflict, D52 International), the SCCR (Society for Cross Cultural Research), the Asian Psychological Association, The Jamaican Psychological Society, and ICP (International Council of Psychologists), are among those who have endorsed Grant J Rich, PhD for APA President.

Dinesh Sharma (Ph.D., Harvard), Director, Steam Works Studio, LLC; Author, Barack Obama in Hawai’i and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President

Alan D Entin, PhD, ABPP, Past President of D42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice), and Past President of D43 (Couples and Family)

Frank Farley, national Past APA President, Past President of Divisions 52 (International), 48 (Peace), 15 (Educational),10 (Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts)

Krishna Kumar, Past 46 (Media) and D32 (Humanistic) President

Father Wismick Jean-Charles, PhD, Port-Au-Prince Haiti, Université Notre-Dame d’Haiti

Violet Cheung, D48 (Peace) Past President and Board Member, Society for Terrorism Research

Kai Morgan, PhD, Past President Jamaican Psychological Society, Kingston, Jamaica

Derek Chadee, Pro Vice-Chancellor, The University of the West Indies

Jocelyn Turner-Musa, PhD, Morgan State University, Past D1 (General) President

Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi, Ph.D. York University, Canada; Post-Doctorate, Harvard University; Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Rolando Díaz-Loving, PhD, Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

Gillian E. Mason, Ph.D., University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica

Jaipaul Roopnarine, Editor: Caribbean Journal of Psychology, Anton de Kom University of Suriname & Syracuse University

Phil Zimbardo, national Past APA President, Stanford University, endorses Grant J Rich, PhD, candidate for APA President. 

Kirk Schneider, Past President D32 (Humanistic)

Sreeroopa Sarkar, PhD Associate Dean, Walden University

Tony Machin, Board Member ICOPE (International Council of Psychology Educators), University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Dr. Luis Alfredo Padilla-López, President of the International Council of Psychology Educators (ICOPE), and Representative of Mexico to the Global Psychology Alliance (GPA), UABC, México

Christina Montiel, Professor Emeritus, Ateneo de Manila University, The Philippines, elected National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), awardee Ralph White Lifetime Achievement Award, APA

Chris Stout, APA International Humanitarian Award Winner, Past Chief Information Officer for the State of Illinois Division of Mental Health

Dr. Skultip Sirikantraporn, Fulbright University Vietnam, co-editor, Human Strengths & Resilience

Dr. Katherine Marshall Woods, George Washington University, author, Black Film through a Psychodynamic Lens

Madhavilatha Maganti, PhD, Ashoka University, India

Richard Velayo, Pace University, Past D52 (International) President

Regardt (Reggie) Ferreira, Director, Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, Tulane, Editor, APA’s Traumatology Journal

Louise Sundararajan, PhD, Chair, APA’s Indigenous Psychology Task Force, Past D32 (Humanistic) President

Jas Laile Suzana Binti Jaafar, PhD, Past President of the Asian Psychological Association, University of Malaya

Julia Suleeman, Board Member ICOPE (International Council of Psychology Educators), Indonesia

Dan Christie, Past D48 (Peace) President; Past President, Psychologists for Social Responsibility, Ohio State University

Kathryn Stamoulis, Past D46 (Media) President

Dr Jacqui Taylor  Chartered Psychologist, AFBPS, SFHEA Psychology Department, Bournemouth University

Fathali M. Moghaddam, Georgetown U., Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science (ICOS); Past Editor, APA’s Peace & Conflict, Editor, ‘Progressive Psychology Book Series,’ Cambridge University

Kristian A Alomá, PhD, 2024 D46 (Media) President-Elect

Robert McElvain, Past President D48 (Peace)

Susan Eddington D46 (Media) President

Dean K Simonton, Past President of APA’s Division 1 (General Psychology) and D26 (History)

Lisa Osbeck, Past President of APA’s Division 1 (General Psychology)

Stan Krippner Past D32 (Humanistic) and D30 (Hypnosis) President

Uwe P Gielen, Past President of D52 (International), Past President, Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR); Past President International Council of Psychologists (ICP)

Don Grant past D46 (Media) President

Harold Takooshian, Past D52 (International) and D1 (General) President

Sarah Friedman, Past D1 (General) President

Elaine Congress, Associate Dean and Professor, Fordham University CSS, Senior Editor of Publications for PC UN

Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D., C.Psych. President, International Network on Personal Meaning 

Fred Wertz,  President D5  (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods), Past D24 President, (Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology), Fordham University

Liesel Ebersöhn, President Elect, World Education Research Association (WERA), Director, Centre for the Study of Resilience, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Mike Campbell, PhD, Deputy Dean (Research and Graduate Studies), University of the West Indies–Cave Hill, Barbados

Ilene A. Serlin, PhD, Past D32 (Humanistic) President

Elaine Rodino, Ph.D., Past D42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice) President and Past D46 (Media) President

Breeda McGrath, PhD, Associate Dean, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Nationally Certified School Psychologist, APA CRSPPP Commissioner

Mehmet Eskin, Ph.D., Professor of clinical psychology, Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye

Thank you Walden University for endorsing Grant J Rich, PhD for national APA President!

I am proud to have the institutional endorsement of Walden University for my national APA Presidential campaign. For over ten years, I have enjoyed working with Walden colleagues, teaching Walden courses, and mentoring doctoral dissertations with Walden students from around the globe.

Since its 1970 establishment, Walden University has grown to approximately 50,000 students. For 50+ years, Walden has pioneered high-quality distance education for working professionals. Today, Walden continues to innovate in online learning, empowering students to make meaningful changes. Walden has ranked #1 awarding research doctorates to African-American students. Psychology is among its most popular doctoral programs.