International Affairs Leadership and Governance
Merry Bullock, PhD
Dr. Bullock, Senior Director of APA's Office of International Affairs, has 30 years of experience as a researcher, psychology professor and international administrator. She is the author or co-author of books, monographs and articles on topics ranging from childhood reasoning to international science and policy issues.
Committee on International Relations in Psychology (CIRP)
Mission Statement
The mission of APA's Committee on International Relations in Psychology is to foster interactions of all kinds between psychologists in the US and their colleagues abroad, to promote an international perspective within psychology, to promote the role of psychology within international program, policy and educational settings, and to monitor the rights of psychologists and the use of psychological knowledge internationally. CIRP accomplishes this mission through a variety of programs and activities.
CIRP is also responsible for naming the annual recipient of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, oversees nominations for the International Humanitarian Award and oversees the activities of the APA NGO representation to the United Nations.
Members
Puncky Paul Heppner, PhD, Co-Chair (12/2012)
Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology
University of Missouri-Columbia
Tina Q. Richardson, PhD, Co-Chair (12/2013)
School of Education
Drexel University
Barbara M. Byrne, PhD, (12/2012)
University of Ottawa
Jean Lau Chin, EdD, (12/2014)
Gordon F. Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies
Adelphi University
Virginia Kwan, PhD, (12/2014)
Arizona State University
Chandra MN Mehrotra, PhD, (12/2013)
College of St. Scholastica
Bonnie K. Nastasi, PhD, (12/2014)
Tulane University
Susan V. Opotow, PhD, (12/2013)
Department of Sociology
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Chris E. Stout, PsyD, (12/2012)
Center for Global Initiatives
Norman Anderson, PhD, ex officio
APA Chief Executive Officer
Staff Liaisons
Merry Bullock, PhD (email)
(202) 336-6024
Sally Leverty (email)