Colleen Ward

Colleen Ward is a Professor at the Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research and Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington who received a PhD in Psychology from the University of Durham in 1977. Ward's research focuses on acculturation, cultural identity, and the experiences of migrants and multicultural populations, with particular attention to identity development during cultural transition, the role of societal norms in shaping bicultural and multicultural identities, and psychological well-being among immigrant and minority groups. Recent work by Ward addresses digitally mediated acculturation, decolonization and indigenization of acculturation science, and applications of cross-cultural research to communities in New Zealand and beyond, reflecting long-standing interests in both the theoretical advancement and practical application of cross-cultural psychology.