Ms. Nickiesha Passard
Lecturer
College of Health Sciences
– School of Allied Health and Wellness
- nickiesha.passard@utech.edu.jm
- 8769271680-8
- ext. 3455
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Qualifications
- Masters of Science in Clinical Psychology (Distinction) – 2016
- Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology Major: Psychology, Minor: Criminology (First Class) – 2013
- Post Graduate Diploma in Loss, Grief and Trauma Management (2023)
- Supervisory Management (2021)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Education and Training (2020)
Specialisation / Teaching Area
- Child & Adolescent Development ( CAD 1001)
- Behaviour Management (CAD 3009)
- Introduction to Exceptional Children (CAD 2005)
- Child & Adolescent Health (CAD 2007)
- Cognitive Development (CAD 3001)
- Abnormal Psychology (CAD 3004)
- Language Development (CAD 3006)
- Social and Personality Development (CAD 4001)
- Seminars in Child and Adolescent Development; Final Project ( PRJ 4022)
- Counselling Children and Adolescents ( CAD 4002)
- Introduction to Psychology for Health Professionals ( PSY 1005)
- Introduction to Counselling ( HEA 3005)
Research Interests
- Children and Adolescent developmental concerns
- Loss, Grief and Trauma
- Parenting and Family conflicts
Professional Membership / Association
Jamaica Psychological Society
Community Service & Outreach Activities
Provide Counselling Services at Webster Memorial United Church
Publications
- Passard, N. N., Pottinger, A. M., & Boyne, A. S. (2023). Mental Health Awareness and Counseling Practice of Jamaican Clergy: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling, 77(1), 41-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/154230502211191
- Pottinger, A. M., Boyne, A. S., & Passard, N. N. (2023). Stigma and Depression in Adolescent Mothers–How Do Types of Households Influence the Mothers’ Mental Well-Being?. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02630-z
- Pottinger, A. M., Passard, N., & Gordon Stair, A. (2021). Using faith-based organisations to promote mental health education to underserved populations in Jamaica. Health Education Journal, 0017896920988036.
- Pottinger, A. M., Bailey, A., & Passard, N. (2019). Archival data review of intimate partner homicide-suicide in Jamaica, 2007–2017: focus on mental health and community response. Revista panamericana de salud publica, 43.
