Janak Pandey Editor & Author

Rainer K. Silbereisen is Research Professor of Developmental Psychology and Director of the Center for Applied Developmental Science at the University of Jena, Germany. He is Past-President of the International Union of Psychological Science (2012-2016). His main research interests are in human lifespan development from a biopsychosocial perspective and in the role of social and cultural change in positive and maladaptive human development.

Pierre L. J. Ritchie, is Full Professor at the School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada, where he is also Director of the Centre for Psychological Services and Research. He is the former Secretary-General of the International Union of Psychological Science (1996-2012). His scholarly interests address health policy, education and training, as well as ethics in health practice and in research involving human participants.

Janak Pandey is currently Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Bihar, Patna, India, having served as Professor of Psychology at the University of Allahabad for three decades. His research interests focus on social and cultural psychology, with a special interest in the study of contemporary issues.