Nadya A. Fouad, Ph.D. is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is editor of The Counseling Psychologist. She was recipient in 2003 of the John Holland Award for Outstanding Achievement in Career and Personality Research, the 2009 APA Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training Award, the 2009 Janet Helms Award for Mentoring and Scholarship, and 2010 Paul Nelson Award by the Council of Chairs of Training Councils. She was President of Division 17 (Counseling Psychology) from 2000-2001. She is currently chair of the Competencies Workgroup (2006- present). She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Vocational Behavior and the Journal of Career Assessment. She is honorary member of the Italian Society For Vocational Guidance.