Awards and Rankings
Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
May 28, 2019
Andrew Guest, chair of the department of psychological sciences, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to spend the 2019-2020 academic year teaching and doing research at Mwenge Catholic University in Moshi, Tanzania. His proposed teaching involves working with graduate students on applied research and teaching psychology courses for future teachers and social workers in training. The research will focus on cultural dimensions of school and community based youth development programs.
“My academic work has focused on the role of extracurricular and co-curricular activities as part of positive developmental and educational experiences,” Guest said. “I’ve also done some specific work on international sports and development programs. In Tanzania I’m planning to bring those together to look at ways of adapting best practices in youth development programs to fit the cultural context of Tanzanian schools and communities.”
Guest's area of specialty is developmental psychology with a focus on social development in cultural and community contexts. Specific interests include youth development in socially marginalized communities, activity programs and sports as developmental influences, and applied research for program building. On campus, Guest is an advocate for mental health. He recently helped to organize a “UP Academic Network for Mental Health” and is a part of the core curriculum revitalization group. In addition, Guest has been the chair of the department of psychological sciences for the last six years and has a courtesy appointment with the sociology program.
“As I look forward to the next phase of my academic career, I’m interested in working more directly with community-based organizations–both in the U.S. and abroad–that could use help with applied research to ensure their programs are working as well as possible,” Guest said. “I’m going to try to spend time with exemplar programs in Tanzanian schools and communities to learn what works best there, to see what does and does not apply from American guidelines and evaluation tools, and then hope to develop an easy-to-use adapted tool to leave with Tanzanian educators.”
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers teaching and/or research awards to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields in over 125 countries worldwide.
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