Dr. Lawrence H. Gerstein

George & Frances Ball Distinguished
Professor of Psychology-Counseling
Director, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies,
Ball State University, USA

Short Bio: Lawrence H. Gerstein is a Fulbright Scholar and Specialist, Advisor to the City University of Hong Kong, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, trained mediator, and co-editor of the Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology. He earned his BBA from Bernard Baruch College, and MA in rehabilitation counseling and PhD in counseling and social psychology from The University of Georgia. Gerstein completed his pre-doctoral internship in the Counseling Center at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He is a co-author and co-editor of many books on Counseling and Psychotherapy. Gerstein has received 2+ million dollars in external funding including four U.S. State Department grants and one U.S. Institute of Peace grant. He recently implemented grants that trained Iraqi young leaders in social entrepreneurship, Pakistani graduate students in American Studies, and sports professionals in India in sports for youth development. Professor Gerstein has engaged in various professional activities in, for instance, China, England, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Myanmar, Pakistan, Portugal, St. Vincent Island, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Vietnam, and the USA. He is a past co-editor of The Counseling Psychologist International Forum, and editor of the Journal of Mental Health Counseling. His Expertise are Cross-cultural psychology, nonviolence, social justice, emotion recognition and regulation, sports for youth development, and applications of social psychology.