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Dr. Chakoria Wells

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Programs

Courses Taught

PSYC 101
PSYC 235
PSYC 301

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