About Us
The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) was founded in 1972 and has a membership of over 800 persons in more than 65 countries. The aims of the Association are to facilitate communication among persons interested in a diverse range of issues involving the intersection of culture and psychology. IACCP is affiliated with the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS).
IACCP Constitution 2022 (PDF file)
Conferences
IACCP holds international Congresses every two years and regional conferences in most years. The next international Congress will be August, 2024.
Publications
We are associated with several publications, including the bimonthly Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, the online teaching resource Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, and conference proceedings. Membership fees are based on annual gross income.
Awards
The IACCP sponsors the Harry and Pola Triandis Doctoral Thesis Award, given for outstanding dissertations in any area of culture and psychology, and the Early Career Award.
Research Grants
IACCP gives research grants for small projects conducted by members. For information, click here.
Code of Conduct
The new IACCP Code of Conduct is here.
Meeting Minutes
Executive Council
The Executive Council constitutes the governing body of IACCP, and includes officers and regional representatives. The officers are the board of directors of IACCP, Inc. Regional representatives are elected to 4-year terms from 10 regions: 1) Europe; (2) North Africa and Middle East; (3) Central and Southern Africa; (4) South Asia; (5) South East Asia; (6) East Asia; (7) Insular Pacific; (8) North America; (9) Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and (10) South America.
Officers
Zeynep Aycan
President
2024-2026
Loughborough University, UK
z.aycan@lboro.ac.uk
William K. Gabrenya
Past President
2022-2024
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida USA
gabrenya@fit.edu
Wolfgang Friedlmeier
Secretary General
2024-2028
Grand Valley State University
Michigan, USA
Rachana Bhangaonkar
Chair, Communication and Publications Committee
2024-2026
rachana.bhangaonkar-hdfs@msubaroda.ac.in
Martina Klicperova
Co-opted member for the 2020 IACCP
International Conference, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Institute of Psychology
Czech Academy of Scineces
Regional Representatives
Mustapha Achoui
MENA Observer
2018-2022
Professor of Psychology and Management
Arab Open University
Kuwait
Joonha Park
Regional Representative - East Asia
2024-2026
Kyoto University, Japan
Takeshi Hamamura
Regional Representative - Insular Pacific
Curtin University, Perth, Australia
takeshi.hamamura@curtin.edu.au
Jessica McKenzie
Regional Representative - North America
2024-2026
Fresno State University, USA
Christin-Melanie Vauclair
Regional Representative, Europe
2022-2024
Lisbon University Institute, Portugal
Michael Weinstock
Regional Representative, North Africa and the Middle East
2022-2024
Ben Gurion University, Israel
Symen Brouwers
Regional Representative Central and Southern Africa
2024-2026
South Africa
Raquel Hoersting
Regional Representative, North America (Canada)
2022-2024
University of Prince Edward Island
Canada
Mabel Osnaya-Moreno
Regional Representative, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
2024-2026
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, México
Mexico
Lusine Grigoryan
Regional Representative - Europe
2024-2026
University of York
Shagufa Kapadia
Regional Rep - South Asia
2022-2026
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda -
India
Plamen Akaliyski
Special Representative - Early Career
2024-2028
Hong Kong
Claudio Torres
South America Regional Rep
2022-2024
Department of Social and Work Psychology, University of Brasilia
Brazil
The Membership Committee deals with issues related to membership, is driven by the Deputy Secretary General and includes all the Regional Representatives and the MENA Observer.
Grants Committee
Enables members to apply for small grants from IACCP
Michael Bender
Purnima Singh
Emma Buchtel
Lusine Grigoryan
Conference Committee
Investigates whether our conferences can be improved even more
TBD
Chair
William K. Gabrenya
Emma Buchtel
The Knowledge Exchange Committee
Initiates online acitivies, e.g., chats, webinars, seminars, support groups
TBD
Chair
Nicolas Geeraert
Mustafa Achoui
Ihuoma Faith Obioma
Takeshi Hamamura
The Language Committee
Works on making IACCP supportive in other languages
TBD
Chair
Klaus Boehnke
Mustafa Achoui
Claudio Torres
Alex English
The Social Media Team
Publishes IACCP content via IACCP.org, YouTube and Twitter
Rachana Bhangaokar
Co-Chair
rachana.bhangaonkar-hdfs@msubaroda.ac.in
Miriam Sang-Ah Park
Co-Chair
miriam.park@ntu.ac.uk
Lauren Eales
Website publishing
Ihuoma Faith Obioma
Website publishing
Benjamin Voyer
YouTube Team
Josiane Zhang
YouTube Team
Niesya Ridhania Harahap
YouTube Team
Wolfgang Friedlmeier
Michael Bender
Vladimir Ponizowskiy
Frauke Goebel
Zeynep Nur Saruhanlioglu
Zoya Ziaali Mohammedi