Internationalizing Multiculturalism

Rodney L. Lowman, PhD, is currently a distinguished professor in the California School of Professional Psychology and is past dean, provost/vice president of academic affairs and acting president of Alliant International University. His ancestry mirrors the theme of this book, as his paternal grandmother moved to Indian Territory in a covered wagon and his maternal grandparents were from Canada and Spanish Honduras, Central America.  The author or editor of nine books and monographs, Dr. Lowman has published more than scholarly publications and made hundreds of professional presentations all over the world. Besides the present book, his works include Handbook of Organizational Consulting Psychology The Ethical Practice of Psychology in Organizations (2nd ed.) The Clinical Practice of Career Assessment: Interests, Abilities, and Personality Counseling and Psychotherapy of Work Dysfunctions and Pre-Employment Screening: A Guide to Professional Practice.  He currently serves as editor of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, the flagship journal in the field of consulting psychology, and was founding editor of The Psychologist-Manager Journal. He has also served on the editorial boards of other journals and has lectured widely both in the United States and abroad on professional ethics, consulting psychology, and counseling and psychotherapy of work dysfunctions.  Dr. Lowman is a Fellow of APA, Divisions 2 (Clinical Psychology), 3 (Consulting Psychology), and 4 (Industrial and Organizational Psychology), and he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Assessment Psychology. He also serves on the Advisory Board and heads the Scientific Advisory Board of Leadership Worth Following, a Dallas-based consulting firm. He is past president of the Society for Consulting Psychology and for the Society for Psychologists in Management and has held many leadership roles in APA.  Currently Dr. Lowman serves as research domain leader and has served as elected APA council representative for the Society of Consulting Psychology, and, beginning in 2 3, for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.  Dr. Lowman has received many honors and recognitions for his professional work, including the Kilburg Service Award from the Society of Psychologists in Management, the Service Award from the Society for Consulting Psychology, and the International-Multicultural Provost's Pillar Award from Alliant International University.  Dr. Lowman is president of Lowman and Richardson/Consulting Psychologists, PC and is licensed as a psychologist in California. He currently resides in San Diego, with his spouse, a clinical psychologist and mental health administrator. Their daughter is a writer and entrepreneur who lives in Boston.

• ContributorsPrefaceMulticultural and International: Why and How Both Should Matter in Professional Practice Rodney L. LowmanI. Internationalizing the Traditional Multicultural CategoriesInternationalizing Multicultural Issues: Race and Ethnicity Monique M. TaylorBringing Gender Into Multicultural and International Competencies: Strategies and Challenges Virginia Floresca CawagasNational Origin, National Values, and Cultural Congruence Mark M. Leach, Frederick T. L. Leong, Arpana Inman, and Ayşe Cift amp ccedil iSexually and Gender-Variant Individuals: International and Multicultural Perspectives Sue A. KubaReligion, Spirituality, and Secularism in Multicultural and International Contexts Beth LimbergII. ApplicationsFostering Multiculturally and Internationally Competent Individuals and Teams Patricia Denise Lopez and Nurcan EnsariOrganizations in Multicultural and International Contexts: Insights for the Global Leader Louise Kelly and Wendy ChungThe Multiculturally and Internationally Competent Mental Health Professional Erica J. Hurley and Lawrence H. GersteinMulticultural Education, Global Education: Synergies for a Peaceful World Estela Matriano and Toh Swee-Hin (S. H. Toh)Improving International Multicultural Competence by Working and Studying Abroad Danny WeddingIII. ConclusionInternationalizing Multiculturalism: Major Themes and Wrapping Up Rodney L. LowmanIndexAbout the Editor