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Dr. Chakoria Wells

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Programs

Education

  • Psy.D., School Psychology, Howard University
  • B.S., Psychology, Southern University A&M College
  • Certificate, Board Certified Behavior Analysis Certificate, Clemson University
  • Certificate, Women’s Entrepreneurship Certificate, Women’s Entrepreneurship Certificate
  • Certificate, Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy Certificate,

Affiliations

  • Member/Committee Member-NASP The Association of School Psychologists 2012- Present
  • Member -ABPsi The Association of Black Psychologists 2017-Present
  • Life Member Psi Chi, the International Honor Society of Psychology
  • NCC Chair-ABPsi The Association of Black Psychologist Student Circle 2013-2014
  • Fall 2011 Initiate Alpha Tau Chapter-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

Awards

  • Walter and Theodora Daniel Endowed Educational Research Fund , 2015
  • Trustee Scholarship- Howard University School of Education , 2015
  • Researcher of the Year- Southern University A&M College, 2011

Select Works Published

  • Fostering Black Boys’ Self-Esteem from a radical healing lens.
    Phillips, T., Wells, C., Practitioner Conversation presentation at the National Association of School Psychology Conference, Denver, CO, 2023
  • What About HBC[US]?: Establishing Historically Black Colleges and Universities As Training Grounds for Future BCBAs
    Burrell, A., Phillips, T., Wells, C., Wells, D.,, Webinar Presentation at the Black Applied Behavior Analysis Conference, 2021
  • Equipped: Exploring Special Education Classroom Performances on ELLCO K-3
    Phillips, T., Wells, C., Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychology Conference, Atlanta, GA, 2019
  • A “Gift” and Curse: African American Challenges in Gifted Education.
    D, Isom., Phillips, T., Wells, C., Gibson, A., Poster presentation at the National Association of School Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2016

Courses Taught

PSYC 101
PSYC 235
PSYC 301