Prof. PANCH. RAMALINGAM, PhD (Psy)
Professor cum Director (i/c),
UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre
Pondicherry University, Puducherry
International President, Asia Pacific School Psychology Association (APSPA), Malaysia (www.apspa.in)
President, Indian School Psychology Association (www.InSPA.org)
​Title: Psycho-social Wellbeing among Children
Prof. CRISTINE LEGARE
Professor of Psychology, Founder and Director of the Center for Applied Cognitive Science, University of Texas at Austin.
​Prof Cristine Legare received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2008. An author of more than 100 articles, her research examines how the human mind enables us to learn, create, and transmit culture. Dr. Legare’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the McDonnell Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the John Templeton Foundation. Dr. Legare is the recipient of the APS Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions and the APA Boyd McCandless Award for her research on the evolution and ontogeny of cognition and culture.
Dr. LYNDA GIBSON
Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Psychological Services Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Gibson is also the program director for the Safe First Steps School, Parent, and Community Engagement (SPACE) Program, which is a mental health initiative that was developed to support families who are experiencing intergenerational trauma. Dr. Gibson's research and clinical work focus on risk and resiliency factors in African American and Latinx communities, barriers to treatment for underserved families, early exposure to trauma and community violence, strategies for addressing behavioral health disparities, building of community partnerships, and strategies for creating trauma-informed schools.
Prof. SEBASTIAAN (IAN) ROTHMANN
Industrial Psychology and the director of the Optentia Research Unit at the North-West University (NWU) in South Africa (2010-2023). After completing an M.Com in Industrial Psychology at the NWU in 1986, he completed a PhD in Industrial Psychology (1996). From 1988-2023, 150 Master’s, 73 PhD students, and eight postdoctoral research fellows completed their studies under his guidance. He supervised PhD students from South Africa, Namibia, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Finland. He is a rated scientist by the National Research Foundation. Ian’s research on work-related well-being (job demands/resources, personality, burnout, and work engagement; 2000-2010) moved towards sustainable employability (work capabilities, resilience, decent work, and flourishing; 2011-2024). In the top international research teams, his contributions were influential in positive organisational scholarship applied to the conceptualisation, measurement, and pathways to sustainable employability. His research was published in 277 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. The Society for Industrial/Organisational Psychology of South Africa awarded him a fellowship for his contributions to the science, practice, and organisation of Industrial or Organisational Psychology. He is also a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). Ian served on various national and international journal editorial advisory committees and is currently the speciality chief editor of Frontiers in Psychology: Positive Psychology.