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

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

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.

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)  

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)

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

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.

Papers Published

1. Exploring Liming and Ole talk as a Culturally Relevant methodology for Researching with Caribbean People. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 17 (1).
2. An interrogation of research on Caribbean social issues: establishing the need for an indigenous Caribbean research approach. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.
3. 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
4. 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.
5. Researcher Positioning in the Caribbean Research Space - M. Nakhid-Chatoor. Jean Butcher-Lashley. in Affirming Methodologies.17-32
6. Cultural Affirmation through Meaning Reconstruction of Rituals and Practices within the Caribbean. M. Nakhid-Chatoor. in Affirming Methodologies. 187-202
7. Alienation from School increased mental illness among children and adolescents during Covid-19. M. Nakhid-Chatoor. Medpress Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences 2 (1)
8. Review of the Covid-19 pandemic and its links to Suicide by the Elderly. Medpress Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences 1 (1)

1. Book Published - Affirming Methodologies - Research and Education in the Caribbean - ISBN 9781032053080

   Published July 29, 2022 by Routledge
   228 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations