APA Handbook of Community Psychology

Meg A. Bond, PhD, is a professor of psychology, director of the Center for Women and Work, and cocoordinator of the graduate program in community social psychology at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She is also a resident scholar at the Brandeis University Women's Studies Research Center. Her publications have addressed sexual harassment, collaboration among diverse constituencies, and empowerment dynamics for underrepresented groups in community and organizational settings. Her book, Workplace Chemistry: Promoting Diversity Through Organizational Change, chronicles a long-term organizational change project focused on issues of gender, race, and ethnicity. Her ongoing scholarship focuses on diversity-related workplace dynamics in community health centers and challenges faced by women in STEM fields. Her particular emphasis is on the subtle interpersonal dynamics and qualities of work settings that present barriers to the full integration and thriving of members of non-dominant groups. Dr. Bond has served on the editorial boards of several psychology journals and is currently on the boards of the American Journal of Community Psychology and Advances in Community Psychology: The Book Series of the Society for Community Research and Action. Over the years, she has been elected to several positions on the executive committee of the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), including serving as president in 997 amp ndash 998 and as the current chair of the publications committee. She has received two career awards from SCRA - a Special Contributions Award (2 ) and the Ethnic Minority Mentoring Award (2 9). She has also played leadership roles within the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), including as a member of the Executive Committee and as a founding cochair of the Public Policy Committee. Dr. Bond has also served as chair of the APA Committee on Women and as a member of the Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest. Dr. Bond is a fellow of the APA, SCRA, SPSSI, and the Society for the Psychology of Women.  Irma Serrano-Garc amp iacute a, PhD, is a retired professor of the department of psychology at the University of Puerto Rico. She holds a post doctorate in public policy from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, a PhD in social-community psychology from the University of Michigan, and a BA and MA in psychology from the University of Puerto Rico. She was the first woman editor-in-chief of the Interamerican Journal of Psychology and has been on the editorial board of 2 peer reviewed journals both in the United States and abroad. She has more than 25 scholarly publications including journal articles, book chapters, and books, including Contribuciones Puertorrique amp ntilde as a la Psicolog amp iacute a Social Comunitaria [Puerto Rican Contributions to Social Community Psychology] coedited with Wayne Rosario and Historias de Psicolog amp iacute a Comunitaria en Am amp eacute rica Latina [Histories of Community Psychology in Latin America], coedited with Maritza Montero. Dr. Serrano-Garc amp iacute a has been on the Executive Committee of the Interamerican Society of Psychology, the Puerto Rico Psychology Association, and the Society for Community Research and Action. Dr. Serrano-Garc amp iacute a has been a member of various APA committees and boards, including the Committee of Ethnic Minority Affairs, the Committee of Women in Psychology, the Committee on International Relations in Psychology, the Committee on Psychology and AIDS, the Board of Ethnic Minority Affairs, and the Board of Social and Ethical Responsibility. Dr. Serrano-Garc amp iacute a has also represented APA Divisions 9 (Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues) and 27 (Society for Community Research and Action: Division of Community Psychology) on the APA council. She has coordinated many professional events among which the most notable are the Interamerican Congress of Psychology and the First International Conference of Community Psychology, both in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She has presented her work across five continents. She has received various awards, including the Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology Award from APA, the Psychologist of the Year Award, and the Life-Time Achievement Award from the Puerto Rican Psychological Association and the Interamerican Psychologist of the Year Award from the Interamerican Society of Psychology. Dr. Serrano-Garc amp iacute a continues to publish about community psychology, social change, participatory research, public policy, program evaluation, and university teaching and learning and is a consultant to nonprofit organizations and universities.  Christopher B. Keys, PhD, is a professor emeritus and former chair of psychology departments at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and DePaul University. He has also been a founder and chair of the community psychology doctoral program in the psychology department at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a professor and codirector of the advocacy and empowerment of minorities program in the department of disability and human development at University of Illinois at Chicago. He was the founding associate dean for research in the college of science and health at DePaul University. Dr. Keys's research has focused on organizational approaches to community psychology, organizational empowerment, community research issues, and the positive community psychology of disability. He coedited an issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology on organizational approaches to community psychology, and two issues of the Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community on community psychology and disability and on inclusion of students with disabilities in schools, all initial special issues on these topics in community psychology. He was one of the principal organizers for the two Chicago conferences on research methods and issues in community psychology, each of which yielded an edited book on the topic. He has mentored many community psychology students and colleagues over time. Working with them has been a major delight of his professional life. He contributed to the development of the first doctoral program in disability studies in the world at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has coauthored and coedited more than 25 articles, chapters, and books on community psychology and disability-related topics. Dr. Keys has lectured and conducted workshops in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America. The World Bank selected him to lecture in China on organizational change in schools in 99 . The Australian Ministry on Human Services and Health invited him to be the international observer for the First Australian Conference on Disability Advocacy in 994. For five decades he has consulted on organizational, management, and staff issues for academic, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations. Dr. Keys is a fellow of the Society for Community Research and Action and APA and a founding fellow of the Midwestern Psychological Association. He has served as president of the Society for Community Research and Action and as chair of the Council of Community Psychology Program Directors and of the Council of Training Directors. Dr. Keys has also been a member of the APA Committee on Accreditation. He was honored to receive the Distinguished Contribution to Theory and Research in Community Psychology Award from the Society for Community Research and Action in 2 8.

amp ldquo The APA Handbook of Community Psychology provides a snapshot of the field of community psychology 5 years later. Themes of social ecology, empowerment, social justice, and prevention/promotion are clearly embedded throughout the book. A mix of senior authors and newer contributors offers both historical perspectives and fresh approaches to the field. amp rdquo -PsycCRITIQUES The APA Handbook of Community Psychology provides a snapshot of the field of community psychology 5 years later. Themes of social ecology, empowerment, social justice, and prevention/promotion are clearly embedded throughout the book. A mix of senior authors and newer contributors offers both historical perspectives and fresh approaches to the field.(PsycCRITIQUES)

• Volume : Theoretical Foundations, Core Concepts, and Emerging ChallengesEditorial BoardAbout the Editors-in-ChiefContributorsForewordSeries PrefaceIntroductionPart I: Orientation to Theory, Core Concepts, and Emerging ChallengesChapter : Community Psychology for the 2 st CenturyMeg A. Bond, Irma Serrano-Garc amp iacute a, and Christopher B. KeysChapter 2: Catalysts and Connections: The (Brief) History of Community Psychology Throughout the WorldStephanie M. Reich, Brian Bishop, Ronelle Carolissen, Peta Dzidic, Nelson Portillo, Toshi Sasao, and Wolfgang StarkChapter 3: The Ethics of Community Psychology: Actors, Values, Options, and ConsequencesAlipio S amp aacute nchez VidalPart II: Theoretical FoundationsChapter 4: The Contribution of Social Ecological Thinking to Community Psychology: Origins, Practice, and ResearchPenelope HaweChapter 5: Positioning the Critical in Community PsychologyScotney D. Evans, Paul Duckett, Rebecca Lawthom, and Natalie KivellChapter : Feminism and Community Psychology: Compelling ConvergencesStephanie RigerChapter 7: Community Psychology and Liberation Psychology: A Creative Synergy for an Ethical and Transformative PraxisMaritza Montero, Christopher C. Sonn, and Mark BurtonChapter 8: Prospects for Synergies and Symbiosis: Relationships Between Community Psychology and Other Subdisciplines of PsychologyBret Kloos and Rhonda L. JohnsonChapter 9: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Community Psychology and Transdisciplinary PromiseDouglas D. Perkins and Jean J. SchensulPart III: Core ConceptsChapter : The What, the How, and the Who of Empowerment: Reflections on an Intellectual HistoryChristopher B. Keys, Elizabeth McConnell, Darnell Motley, C. Lynn Liao, and Kathleen McAuliffChapter : Prevention and Promotion: Toward an Improved Framework for Research and ActionDavid L. DuBoisChapter 2: Diversity, Multiculturalism, and InclusionSita G. Patel, Kevin Tabb, and Stanley SueChapter 3: Community as a Multifaceted ConceptMariane Krause and Cristian R. MontenegroChapter 4: Social Support and Social Capital: A Theoretical Synthesis Using Community Psychology and Community Sociology ApproachesSusan Saegert and Richard M. CarpianoChapter 5: On Participation and Participatory PracticesArza Churchman, Esther Wiesenfeld, and Elisheva SadanPart IV: Expanding Our Understanding of ContextChapter : A Community Psychology Approach to Structure and Culture in Family InterventionsCelia J. Gomez and Hirokazu YoshikawaChapter 7: The Widening Economic Divide: Economic Disparities and Classism as Critical Community ContextHeather E. BullockChapter 8: Gender as Context: A Framework for Understanding and Addressing Gendered Qualities of SettingsMeg A. Bond and Sharon M. WascoChapter 9: Situating Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Diversity in Context and CommunitiesGary W. Harper and Bianca D. M. WilsonChapter 2 : A Call to Consciousness: Community Psychology and DisabilityKatherine McDonald, Dora Raymaker, and Colleen M. GibbonsChapter 2 : Development and Context Across the Lifespan: A Community Psychology SynthesisEmily J. Ozer and Irene RussoChapter 22: A Community Psychology Perspective on Religion and Religious SettingsNathan R. ToddPart V: Emerging Opportunities, Challenges, and ControversiesChapter 23: Community Psychology Misdirected? The Case of Evidence-Based InterventionsSarah Beehler and Edison J. TrickettChapter 24: Emerging Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities for Community PsychologyHeidi J. Figueroa Sarriera and B amp aacute rbara Gonz amp aacute lez HilarioChapter 25: A Critical Look at Globalization Processes and at the Internationalization of Community PsychologyDonata FrancescatoIndex Volume 2: Methods for Community Research and Action for Diverse Groups and IssuesEditorial BoardContributorsPart I: Orientation to Methods for Community Research and ActionChapter : The Dynamic and Interactive Role of Theory in Community Psychology Research, Practice, and PolicyEmilie Phillips Smith, Dawn P. Witherspoon, Michelle Hart, and William S. DavidsonChapter 2: Foundations for a Philosophy of Science of Community Psychology: Perspectivism, Pragmatism, Feminism, and Critical TheoryJacob Kraemer TebesPart II: Research MethodsChapter 3: Community-Based and Participatory Action Research: Community Psychology Collaborations Within and Across BordersM. Brinton LykesChapter 4: Methods for Multiple Levels of Analysis: Capturing Context, Change, and Changing ContextPatrick J. Fowler and Nathan R. ToddChapter 5: Kindred Spirits in Scientific Revolution: Qualitative Methods in Community PsychologyAnne E. Brodsky, Terri Mannarini, Sara L. Buckingham, and Jill E. ScheiblerChapter : More Than Metaphor: Conceptualization and Measurement of Social Setting CharacteristicsDavid HenryChapter 7: The Practice of Program Evaluation in Community Psychology: Intersections and Opportunities for Stimulating Social ChangeRobin Lin MillerChapter 8: Meta-Analysis: Potentials and Limitations for Synthesizing Research in Community PsychologyEmily E. Tanner-Smith, Mark W. Lipsey, and Joseph A. DurlakChapter 9: Giving Voice - And the Numbers, Too: Mixed Methods Research in Community PsychologyRebecca Campbell, Jessica Shaw, and Katie A. GregoryChapter : Methods and Methodology of Systems AnalysisAlan Shiell and Therese RileyPart III: Methods for Community ChangeChapter : Empowering Interventions: Strategies for Addressing Health Inequities Across Levels of AnalysisMarc A. Zimmerman and Andria B. EismanChapter 2: Advancing Prevention Intervention From Theory to Application: Challenges and Contributions of Community PsychologyW. LaVome Robinson, Molly Brown, Christopher R. Beasley, and Leonard A. JasonChapter 3: Community Building: Challenges of Constructing CommunitySandy Lazarus, Mohamed Seedat, and Tony NaidooChapter 4: Social Settings as Loci of InterventionEdward Seidman and Elise CappellaChapter 5: Understanding and Promoting Systems ChangePennie Foster-Fishman and Erin WatsonChapter : Community Psychology in the Policy ArenaKenneth I. Maton, Keith Humphreys, Leonard A. Jason, and Marybeth ShinnChapter 7: Bringing Interventions to Scale: Implications and Challenges for the Field of Community PsychologyAllison B. Dymnicki, Abraham H. Wandersman, David M. Osher, and Allyson PakstisPart IV: Approaches to Social IssuesChapter 8: Immigration, Migration, and Community PsychologyDina Birman and Emily BrayChapter 9: Toward a Contextual Analysis of Violence: Employing Community Psychology to Advance Problem Definition, Solutions, and Future DirectionsNicole E. Allen and Shabnam JavdaniChapter 2 : Understanding and Alleviating Economic Hardship: Contributions From Community PsychologyMarybeth Shinn and Mark M. McCormackChapter 2 : Promoting Healthy Communities for Population HealthDarcy A. FreedmanChapter 22: Creating Transformative Change in Community Mental Health: Contributions From Community PsychologyGeoffrey Nelson, Bret Kloos, and Jos amp eacute OrnelasChapter 23: Substance Use and Misuse: The Community Psychology of Prevention, Intervention, and PolicyBradley D. Olson, James Emshoff, and Rafael RiveraChapter 24: Community Psychology and Educational Disparities: The Role of Social Settings and StatusMichael J. Strambler, Lance H. Linke, and Nadia L. WardChapter 25: Disasters and Postdisasters: Lessons and Challenges for Community PsychologyTesania Vel amp aacute zquez, Miryam Rivera-Holguin, and Roxanna MoroteChapter 2 : Environmental Degradation and Sustainability: A Community Psychology PerspectiveManuel Riemer and Niki Harr amp eacute Part V: Working With Diverse GroupsChapter 27: Cultural Integrity and African American Empowerment: Insights and Practical Implications for Community PsychologyRobert J. Jagers, Faheemah N. Mustafaa, and Blake NoelChapter 28: A Contemporary Perspective on Working With Asian and Asian American Communities in the United StatesNellie Tran and Wing Yi ChanChapter 29: Community Psychology Interventions and U.S. Latinos and LatinasBernadette S amp aacute nchez, Claudio Rivera, C. Lynn Liao, and Alison L. MroczkowskiChapter 3 : Wellness Interventions for Indigenous Communities in the United States: Exemplars for Action ResearchJoseph P. Gone, William E. Hartmann, and Mallory G. SpragueChapter 3 : Arab Americans in Context: A Sociocultural Ecological Perspective for Understanding the Arab American ExperienceSawssan R. Ahmed and Mouna ManaChapter 32: Community-Based Interventions to Improve the Lives of Women and Girls: Problems and PossibilitiesHeather Gridley, Colleen Turner, Catherine D'Arcy, Emma Sampson, and Monica MadyaningrumChapter 33: Interventions With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning CommunitiesKaren Nieves-Lugo, Cynthia A. Rohrbeck, Nadine Nakamura, and Mar amp iacute a Cecilia ZeaChapter 34: Promoting Empowerment Among Individuals With DisabilitiesFabricio Balcazar and Yolanda Suarez-BalcazarChapter 35: Community Psychology Approaches to Intervention With Children and AdolescentsKathryn E. Grant, Darius Tandon, Sharon Lambert, Farahnaz K. Farahmand, Katherine Ross, Charlynn Odahl-Ruan, and Patrick TolanChapter 3 : Toward a Community Psychology of Aging: A Lifespan PerspectiveAndrew J. Hostetler and Susan E. PatersonPart VI: Becoming and Being a Community PsychologistChapter 37: Educating Community Psychologists in a Changing WorldIrma Serrano-Garc amp iacute a, David P amp eacute rez-Jim amp eacute nez, and So amp eacute lix M. Rodr amp iacute guez MedinaChapter 38: Career Opportunities for Community PsychologistsSusan D. McMahon and Susan M. WolfeIndex