Sheyla Blumen, PhD, is a full professor and
Head of the Department of Psychology at the Pontifical Catholic University of
Peru. Her main research interests lie in psycho-educational assessment,
cognitive and socio-emotional development, and psychological aspects of gifted
education with special interest in the enhancement of social justice and
inclusion in education systems. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of
Psychology (PUCP), the founder of Future Minds Gifted Center, and a senior
consultant to the Peruvian Ministry of Education. She also serves as a member of the European
Talent Support Network Council, a member of the Global Network Council of the
Eisenhower Fellowships, as well as the Peruvian representative in the European
Council for High Abilities.
Amanda Clinton, M.Ed., Ph.D., is the Senior Director for the Office
of International Affairs at the American Psychological Association (APA). Prior
to joining the APA, Dr. Clinton served as Professor of Psychology at the
University of Puerto Rico where she specialized in culturally relevant
programs, early childhood, social-emotional development, and bilingualism. Dr.
Clinton is a licensed psychologist and a credentialed school psychologist with
experience in community clinics, pediatric hospitals, public schools, academic
settings, and public policy. Dr. Clinton completed a AAAS Congressional
Fellowship in the office of Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) where she helped write
the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 (passed as 21st Century
Cures). Dr. Clinton’s scholarly work includes publication of “Integrated
Assessment of the Bilingual Child” and numerous peer-reviewed papers and book
chapters, as well as Associate Editorship of both the Journal of Educational
and Consulting Psychology (JEPC) and the Interamerican Journal of
Psychology. Dr. Clinton has won several prestigious awards, including a
Fulbright Scholarship and SPSSI Educator/Mentor of the Year. Dr. Clinton earned
her master’s degree at the University of Washington and her doctoral degree at
the University of Georgia.
Boris Jokić,
PhD, is the Director of the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb. He
holds a degree in psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of
Zagreb and a PhD from the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. His
scientific career has been strongly rooted in the field od psychology of
education. His most recent research focuses on the effects of pandemic on
aspirations of children and youth, their learning and trust. He was a member of the National Council of Education
and is one of the authors of the current Croatian strategy of education,
science and technology. He was the leader of the Comprehensive Curricular
Reform of early and pre-school, elementary and secondary education in Croatia.
The ideas, processes and values in this reform led to mass protests of support
all over Croatia.
Gennady G.
Knyazev, PhD, is a Principal Research Scientist and the head of the laboratory
of Psychophysiology of Individual Differences in the Scientific Research
Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia. His main research
interests include EEG and fMRI correlates of personality and social behavior.
He is a member of the Russian Physiological Society, Russian Society of
Psychological Assessment, and the International Society for the Study of
Individual Differences, and a member of Editorial Board of Frontiers in
Behavioral Neuroscience.
Christian Korunka, PhD, is a Professor for Work and Organizational Psychology and the head of the work unit Work and Organizational Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna. His current research topics are: quality of working life, work in transition, new job demands, flexible work and home office. Another research topic is psychological aspects of entrepreneurship and family businesses. He is author of about 90 journal articles, 100 book chapters and editor/author of about 10 books. Recently he published a book about flexible work (Flexible Working practices and approaches. Ney York: Springer). Christian Korunka is the Austrian delegate of ENOP, the European Network of Work and Organizational Psychologists. He is the head of postgraduate programs at the University of Vienna.