Professor is co-editor of new 3rd edition of Community Psychology: In pursuit of liberation and wellbeing

Associate Professor Stephanie Reich is co-editor of a new publication: Community Psychology: In pursuit of liberation and wellbeing (3rd edition). Additional co-editors are Manuel Reimer, Scotney D. Evans, Geoffrey Nelson, and Isacc Prilleltensky.
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Reich’s research foci include socio-emotional development, parent-child interactions, peer networks, and social affordances of technology. The bulk of her work explores direct and indirect influences on the child, specifically through the family, online, and school environment. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Community Research and Action. At UCI, Reich is director of the Development in Social Context Lab (DISC) and serves as the associate director of the Ph.D. in Education program. She holds additional appointments in Psychological Science and Informatics.

Community Psychology provides a thorough introduction to a variety of core concepts, theoretical frameworks, and different types of interventions, research, and social issues. The editors focus on three contemporary social issues to illustrate key concepts throughout the book: climate change, affordable housing and homelessness, and immigration. 

​The textbook is intended to develop students’ ability to think critically about the role of psychology in society.

The text is organized in four sections.

• Part 1: Framing Community Psychology: History, Values, and Key Concepts
• Part 2: Community Psychology Interventions
• Part 3: Community-Engaged Research
• Part 4: Issues in Community Psychology  

A companion website offers sample questions for each chapter in the text and prepared exercises for students that can be use in classrooms.