Dr. Arasa, Josephine, PhD
Name: Dr. Josephine Nyaboke Arasa
Email: jarasa@usiu.ac.ke
Contact Address: (+254) 714 453 135.
Areas of Specialization:
• Neuro Psychological Assessment
• Quality Assurance in Higher Education
• External Peer Review of Programs
• Program and institutional Review and Assessment
• Institutional and program audit
• Facilitation and Development of benchmark standards for programs
Biography
Dr. Josephine Nyaboke Arasa has a PhD in Educational psychology; Advanced Diploma in Clinical Child Neuropsychology, Med in Educational Psychology and B.Ed. (Sc).
Currently am an Associate Professor of Psychology at the United States International University-Africa and acting chair, Psychology Department. Prior to this I was a lecturer at Kenyatta University.
As an Educational psychologist I have vast experience in teaching in higher education (last 20 years), research in various topical issues, and community service.
I have taught research methods at both undergraduate and graduate levels, supervised theses and projects, examined theses and been an external examiner and peer reviewer.
For the last 8 years I have been training as an expert on Quality assurance frameworks for the interuniversity council for East Africa (IUCEA) commissions/councils in the region, institutions of higher learning and at international forums.
Research Interests:
• Education: Leadership, Quality of Training, Quality Assurance, Quality Assessment
• Sexuality and Disability
• Mentoring
• Education for Special Needs and Disadvantaged Groups
• Program Evaluation
• Cross cultural and ethnic identity among adolescents in psychology-
Academic Qualifications
• 2004: PhD, Educational Psychology, Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya).
• 1998: Advance diploma, Clinical child neuropsychology, Niilo Maki Institute, Jyavaskila University (Jyavaskila, Finland).
• 1995: MEd, Educational Psychology, Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya).
• 1988: BEd (Science), Education, botany and zoology, Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya).
Employment History
• 2018-date: Ag. Chair, Psychology department United States International University,
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• 2017-date: Associate professor of psychology, United States International University,
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Aug- Nov, 2017: Acting associate DVC Student Affairs, United States International University,
• 2007 -2017: Assistant Professor of Psychology, United States International University,
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• 2004-2007: Lecturer, Educational Psychology Department, Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya).
• 1996-2004: Tutorial Fellow, Educational Psychology Department, Kenyatta University (Nairobi, Kenya).