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

William K. Gabrenya
Past President
2022-2024
Florida Institute of Technology Florida, USA

Wolfgang Friedlmeier
Secretary General
2024-2028
Grand Valley State University Michigan, USA

Rachana Bhangaonkar
Chair, Communication and Publications Committee
2024-2026
Officers

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
2024-2026
Curtin University
Perth, Australia

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 Morelos, México

Lusine Grigoryan
Regional Representative
Europe
2024-2026
University of York

Shagufa Kapadia
Regional Representative

South Asia
2022-2026
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

Plamen Akaliyski
Special Representative
Early Career
2024-2028
Hong Kong

Claudio Torres
Regional Representative
South America
2022-2024
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
Contact us if you have any questions or you are interested in joining the team

Lauren Eales
Website publishing

Ihuoma Faith Obioma
Website publishing

Benjamin Voyer
YouTube Team

Josiane Zhang
YouTube Team

Niesya Ridhania Harahap
YouTube Team

Wolfgang Friedlmeier

Wolfgang Friedlmeier

Vladimir Ponizowskiy

Frauke Goebel

Zeynep Nur Saruhanlioglu

Zoya Ziaali Mohammedi








