Dr. Irma Serrano-García
is a Retired Professor of the Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico. She holds a Post Doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard University and a PhD in Social-Community Psychology from the University of Michigan. She was the first woman Editor in Chief of the Interamerican Journal of Psychology. She has over 125 scholarly publications including journal articles, book chapters and books of which the best known include: the APA Handbook of Community Psychology, Contribuciones Puertorriqueñas a la Psicología Social Comunitaria [Puerto Rican Contributions to Social Community Psychology) and Historias de Psicología Comunitaria en América Latina [Histories of Community Psychology in Latin America. She has presented her work across five continents. She has been on the Executive Committee of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (ISP), the Puerto Rico Psychology Association (PRPA) and the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA). She has been a member of various APA committees and boards including the Committee on International Relations. Dr. Serrano-García represented Divisions 9 and 27 of APA on the APA Council. She has coordinated many professional events including the Interamerican Congress of Psychology and initiated the International Conferences of Community Psychology which have been held in five continents. She has been awarded the Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology Award from APA, the Life-time Achievement Award from the PRPA and the Interamerican Psychologist of the Year Award from the ISP. After her retirement, Dr. Serrano-García continues to publish and consult to non-profit organizations and universities.