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). |
