MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Dear IAAP Members, Think back to May of 2023. May 30th, to be exact. Where were you? What were you doing? Depending on what you were working on at the time, that date may stand out clearly in memory. Or it may have felt like a completely ordinary day. If you... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Dear IAAP Members, There is a brief period each year when scheduling international meetings becomes more complicated than usual. It has to do with daylight saving time. Clocks change in some places but not others, and not on the same schedule. For a few weeks,... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Dear IAAP Members, I was just on a 12-hour road trip with my two favorite octogenarians. As we made our way down the road, Doris Day blaring through the speakers, the landscape kept changing. Snow and ice along mountain edges gave way to early signs of spring.... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Dear IAAP Members, I am writing this from an airport. Airports are remarkable places. Within a few meters, you can hear multiple languages. Screens track departures to cities across continents. Thousands of people move past one another every hour, each headed... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Maybe you’ve had this experience. An international conference approaches, travel plans begin to take shape, and suddenly you find yourself checking something you haven’t thought about in a while: your passport. I had that moment recently, and it got... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Dear IAAP Members,If you have ever been on a long trip, you know the moment. You’re in motion. The snacks are half gone. The destination is not exactly far, but it’s not close either. Then a familiar question arrives, maybe from the back seat, maybe from... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Understanding What We Cannot See Dear IAAP Members, The other day, my three-year-old picked up a stick and declared it a magic wand, capable of making the invisible visible. It made me smile, and it made me think. “Psychologists have that kind of power... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Dear IAAP Members, In a community like ours, some of the most important work happens quietly. A member nominates a peer for an award. A division leader connects two people who might learn from each other. A colleague checks in on another halfway across the world.... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTERDear IAAP Members,Some conversations just seem to stick with you, even long after they’ve ended. For me, one of those was an interview I did earlier this year with Prof. Shige Oishi. Did you see it, or listen in? He described how a well-lived life has three... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER Dear IAAP Members, Next month in New York, the United Nations General Assembly will open, bringing together governments and partners from around the world. Among the scheduled events is the SDG Moment on 22 September, a high-level event designed to spotlight... Continue Reading
MESSAGE FROM PROF. LORI FOSTER “What do you do?” It’s a common question, whether at airports, in taxis, or over dinner. And for many of us, the answer takes a little longer than people expect. We’re psychologists. But what does that actually mean? Some of us work in... Continue Reading
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Update from Prof. Lori Foster Dear IAAP Members, One of the goals we set together in our 2024-2027 Strategic Plan is to improve our operations so that IAAP runs more smoothly and serves members better. I’m excited to share that an important step in that direction is... Continue Reading
