Paul Vedder Editor & Author

John W. Berry is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Queen's University, Canada. He received his BA from Sir George Williams University, his PhD from the University of Edinburgh, and Honorary Doctorates from the University of Athens and Université de Geneve. He has published over 40 books in the areas of cross- cultural, intercultural, social and cognitive psychology with various colleagues. He is a Fellow the Royal Society of Canada, and of many academic associations.

Paul Vedder, PhD, is Professor Emeritus Youth Care and Behavioral Problems in Youth at Leiden University, Netherlands. Before this chair he held a chair of Cultural Diversity in Education and Development at the same university. His research focusses on youth inter- and intragenerational relationships in acculturation contexts and how these affect their learning and development.

David L. Sam PhD is a professor of cross-cultural psychology at the University of Bergen, where he divides his position between the Department of Psychosocial Science (Faculty of Psychology) and the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care. Sam has been a Diasporean-Carnegie visiting scholar at the University of Ghana. His research interest is on acculturation of young people from a comparative perspective. He has also researched on several topical issues in different countries including Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. He has published books on acculturation and cross-cultural psychology.