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Dr. Stephen Asatsa

Assistant Professor of Psychology at the United States International University-Africa (USIU-A), Consultant Psychologist, and Director of the Collective Intelligence Research Lab (CIR-Lab). Download CV (PDF) →

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Biography

A Scholar Bridging Indigenous Knowledge and Global Psychology

Dr. Stephen Asatsa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the United States International University-Africa (USIU-A), with extensive experience in academic strategy and research. He is an experienced Consultant Psychologist registered and licensed by the Kenya Counselors and Psychologists Board, and co-founder of BeautifulMind Consultants, a Kenyan mental-health social enterprise.

He serves on the governing Council of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), is the Africa Regional Representative for the European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP), and is the e-newsletter editor for the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD). He is a Consulting Editor for the journal Child Development.

and Principal Investigator of various studies ranging from Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Thanatology, Cultural Evolution and Human Development. He is the Director of The Collective Intelligence Research Lab (CIR-Lab), a research hub that promotes understanding of the human and society from a multidisciplinary worldview.

Roles & Affiliations

Professional Affiliations

United States International University-Africa (USIU-A)

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology.

The Collective Intelligence Research Lab (CIR-Lab)

Founder and Director. Visit CIR-Lab →

BeautifulMind Consultants

Co-Founder — a Kenyan mental-health social enterprise.

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

Governing Council Member. Consulting Editor, Child Development (journal).

European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP)

Africa Regional Representative.

International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD)

E-Newsletter Editor.

Recordings

Invited Guest Talks

International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) Topic: Thriving Beyond the Academia

Personality and Trauma

European Association for Personality Psychology Topic: Podcast Talk on Personality and Trauma

Daystar University, Kenya Topic: Colloquium on Luhya Mourning Rituals

The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya Topic: Publishing Articles from Thesis and Dissertation

Carl Jung Institute, Switzerland Topic: Trauma of Imposed Civilization

Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland Topic: Towards Decolonization of Psychology in Africa

National Institute on Drug Abuse, Thailand Covid 19 Impact on Addiction Severity

International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD) Topic: Grant Writing for Early Career Scholars

Eider Africa Presentation — Research for Posterity

BIEA Graduate Conference

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