Hector Betancourt
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Dr. Hector M. Betancourt, PhD, received a BA (equivalent) from the Catholic University of Chile and his Ph.D. in Social Psychology and Personality from UCLA. He is now Distinguished Professor at Loma Linda University, where he was Founding Chair of the Graduate Department of Psychology in 1993 and established the Culture and Behavior Laboratory in 1998.[1]. He is a Fellow of APA, including Divisions 1 (Society for General Psychology), 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race), 48 (Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, & Violence), and 52 (International Psychology). He has contributed to psychological organizations in leadership positions such as President of the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence, member of APA Board of Scientific Affairs, Executive Council of Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), and Secretary General of the Inter-American Society of Psychology (SIP). He has also served in the Board of Editors for several journals such as Journal of Community Psychology and Journal of Personality and Psychology in the U.S., Journal of Social Psychology in Spain, Interdisciplinaria in Argentina, Psyke in Chile, and Psicologia Contemporanea in Mexico [2]
Dr. Betancourt is the founder of the Culture and Behavior Laboratory (CBL) at Loma Linda University. The mission of the Culture and Behavior Laboratory is to advance the study of culture in psychology and its contributions to understanding behavioral and social phenomena relevant to health and well-being.
Much of the work in the lab is guided by the Betancourt Integrative Model of Culture, Psychology, and Behavior [3] , and our methodological approach to the study of culture and diversity. Generally, our research examines the structure of relations among socio-structural, cultural, and psychological factors as determinants of behaviors relevant to health and social issues.
The CBL has conducted research and trained scholars at Loma Linda University, in Southern California since 1998. Cross-cultural exchange is key to the success of the lab. Over the years, we have established international collaborations with scholars and institutions such as Universidad de La Frontera, in Chile, and other universities in Latin America.
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