IAAP is pleased to announce launch of the 2024 cycle of its flagship Scholarship Program. Award selection criteria will solely be based on academic achievements and services to Iranian and Iranian American communities. The scholarships will include an IAAP certificate of outstanding achievements and a monetary award of $500 or $1000. Each degree (BSc, MSc/MSE, PhD, MD, and DDS/DMD) will have a dedicated number of awards. Since 2020, IAAP has also established the Dr. Farideh Toorany Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded each year based on the aforementioned selection criteria to students in medical and health-related fields. Dr. Toorany was a surgeon and a member of the IAAP Board of Directors who tragically passed away in 2020.

The exact amount available for awards is currently unknown. The IAAP Fundraising Committee will make every effort to maximize the funds available for awards this year. IAAP invites businesses, legal entities, and individuals to make charitable donations to its tax-exempt funds to establish an IAAP scholarship in their name. Interests should be emailed to admin@iaapdc.org.

IAAP may be able to match some of the awardees with local IAAP members who are willing to provide lodging for out-of-town guests to make their travel to the awards ceremony more affordable.

Application Deadline

Applications will be accepted until February 29, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET or until nominally 75 applications are received, whichever comes first.

Please find the application at https://iaapdc.org/2024-2/

Dear IAAP Member,
You are invited to the 19th Annual IAAP Scholarship Award Ceremony.

When: Saturday, June 10 from 7-9:30 P.M.
Location:
Rockville Campus
51 Mannakee Street
Rockville, MD 20850
Building: Science West (SW) Room 301

Agenda:

• 7:00 p.m. Registration
• 7:10 p.m. Opening Remarks by Dr. Hessam Yazdani, President of IAAP
• 7:20 p.m. Buffet Dinner and Persian Music
• 8:00 p.m. Introduction to IAAP by Drs. Aram Hessami and Manouchehr Farkhondeh
• 8:15 p.m. The 2023 scholarship report by Dr. Somayeh Hooshmand, Chair of the IAAP Scholarship Committee
• 8:25 p.m. Awards Ceremony and Presentations for 2023 Awardees and Major Donors
• 9:30 p.m. Closing

Please fill out the RSVP and event registration link below by Monday (6/5/2023).
The RSVP and event registration link: https://19thannualiaapscholarship.rsvpify.com
For public attendees, there is a dinner ticket available at a price of $20. Please note that we have limited capacity for attendees, so we highly recommend securing your spot in advance.
The IAAP Scholarship webpage https://iaapdc.org/the-2023-scholarship-cycle/

When:  Thursday, May 4, 2023, at 7:00-9:00 PM Eastern Time

Where:

George Mason University, 3351 Fairfax Dr, Arlington, VA 22201

(Van Metre Hall, 121, classroom (BC))

Parking: Washington Blvd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Je5c2saUHSM3uZ3a8

RSVP Here

Speaker:  Mohammad Ghaedi, PhD

Language: Parsi/English

Synopsis:

Political psychology is an interdisciplinary field that utilizes theories and methods from psychology and political science to investigate various political phenomena. Some of the topics explored in this field include the psychology of nationalism, racism, terrorism, genocide, ethnic conflict, social movements, media, elections, and voting behavior. Political psychology also investigates how cognitive processes, emotions, social identity, and groups, among other factors, influence political behavior. In this talk, Dr. Ghaedi explores the theories, topics, methods, and applications of political psychology, with a particular focus on the psychological analysis of political leaders and their leadership styles. He discusses various techniques used by political psychologists to explain and predict the behavior of political leaders, with a specific emphasis on Leadership Trait Analysis. The talk also includes examples from relevant research in the field.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Mohammad Ghaedi is an accomplished young faculty with an interdisciplinary academic background in Political Psychology, Political Science, and International Relations. Before being graduated with a Doctor in Philosophy in Political Science, with a focus on Political Psychology and International Relations, from Washington State University (WSU), he enriched his education with the following 3 Master’s degrees: 1) Political Science and Government, 2) International Relations and 3) Political Psychology. Dr. Ghaedi’s impressive teaching portfolio includes courses in Political Psychology, Political Violence, and United States Foreign Relations at WSU. He served as a visiting scholar at the prestigious Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, where he conducted research on narrative in politics and conflict. His scholarly works have been featured in the renowned journal, Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, which is an esteemed publication of the American Psychological Association. Currently, he serves as a professorial lecturer at George Washington University, where he shares his knowledge and expertise with aspiring students. Thanks to his academic accomplishment in the field of Political Psychology, Dr. Ghaedi was elected as a board member of the Political Psychology Committee of the Iranian Political Science Association. In recent years, he has organized and hosted lecture series on political psychology, highlighting his commitment to sharing knowledge and advancing the field.