Education Programmes
Dr Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor
Assistant Professor
Centre for Education Programmes
Profile
Professional Summary
Professional Psychologist and Educator who applies knowledge of learning and therapeutic systems for both educators and students. Known for implementing innovative methods and an eclectic mix of therapies and instructional models to increase engagement of all persons. Thirty years of academic and counselling experience at all levels, where integrity and intellectual curiosity are highly valued. Consultant Dyslexia Screener and Psycho-educational assessments for classroom accommodations and examinations.
Education
Education
ED.D. Education –Adolescent Meaning-making and Bereavement The University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Certificate in Dyslexia Screening and Consultancy: Dyslexia Assessments Bright Solutions for Dyslexia, Chicago, USA
Register of Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU) British Psychological Society - CCET;CPT - Professional Certificate in Psychometric Testing (2010)
Certificate in Child and Adolescent Trauma: Child and Adolescent Trauma Institute, Massachusetts, USA
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management: Strategic Planning and Employee Counselling UWI, Arthur Lok Jack, School of Business St. Augustine, Trinidad (2002)
M.A. Psychology and Education Major - Adolescent Psychology. Columbia University New York, NY
Academic Appointments
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
- Designed course materials, writing assignments and exams.
- Advised students regarding academic coursework and degree options
- Taught 4 undergraduate classes per semester in Psychology of Human Development; Educational Psychology; Adolescent Psychology and Teacher Education.
- Tracked student assignments, attendance and test scores and entered into online database to provide progress monitoring.
- Served as Academic Administrator for the Centre of Education, Corinth Campus.
Professional Memberships/Service
Affiliations
1. Trinidad and Tobago Association of Psychologists (TTAP) - President (2017-2019)
2. British Psychological Society BPS), UK
3. American Psychological Association (APA)
4. Association for Death Education and Counselling (ADEC)
Key Public Service and Consultancies
Office of the Parliament – Joint Select Committee Presentations
An Inquiry into the current level of violence among students in schools, with particular focus on physical and cyberbullying. Member representation and paper submitted. (April, 2016)
An Inquiry into the provision of mental health services for children and adolescents Member representation and paper submitted (November 2017)
Lectures/Courses/Programmes
Courses taught:
Psychology of Human Development
Psychology of Learning (Educational Psychology)
Adolescent Psychology
Introduction to Research Methods
Philosophy of Education
Classroom Management
Contemporary Issues in Education
Social Psychology
ALL Practicum Courses
Research
Dissertation
Towards meaning reconstruction: A Caribbean study of the meanings that adolescents attach to bereavement. University of Sheffield, UK. June 2017
Continuing research into LOT - Liming and ole Talk as an indigenous Research methodology for Caribbean societies.
Publications
Papers Published
- Exploring Liming and Ole talk as a Culturally Relevant methodology for Researching with Caribbean People. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 17 (1).
- An interrogation of research on Caribbean social issues: establishing the need for an indigenous Caribbean research approach. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.
- Liming and Ole Talk: Foundations for and Characteristics of a culturally Relevant Caribbean Methodology .Caribbean Studies. Institute of Caribbean Studies. Vol 47, No.1. pp.99-124
- Schools and Suicide - The Importance of the Attachment Bond. Crisis (2020), 41, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000640. © 2020 Hogrefe Publishing.
- Researcher Positioning in the Caribbean Research Space - M. Nakhid-Chatoor. Jean Butcher-Lashley. in Affirming Methodologies.17-32
- Cultural Affirmation through Meaning Reconstruction of Rituals and Practices within the Caribbean. M. Nakhid-Chatoor. in Affirming Methodologies. 187-202
- Alienation from School increased mental illness among children and adolescents during Covid-19. M. Nakhid-Chatoor. Medpress Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences 2 (1)
- Review of the Covid-19 pandemic and its links to Suicide by the Elderly. Medpress Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences 1 (1)
Conference Publications
Books/Book Chapters
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Book Published - Affirming Methodologies - Research and Education in the Caribbean - ISBN 9781032053080
Published July 29, 2022 by Routledge228 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations