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Staff

(The number in brackets indicates the year the staff member began teaching at RUPP)

Head of Department :

Mr. PHAN Chanpeou (1999)

M.A. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2010; M.A. in Educational Management from the Khemarak University, Cambodia, 2007; B.A. in Psychology from RUPP, Cambodia, 1998; B.A+1 in Psycho-pedagogy from the National Institute of Education (NIE), Cambodia, 1999.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Physio-psychology, Gender-Social Psychology, Case management and Psychopathology (Clinical Psychologist & Counselor), and Research on Mental Health.

Employment Date: October 10, 1999.

Deputy Head of Department:

Mr. SOMCHAN Sovandara (1989)

M.B.A. from the Preston University, USA, 2004; B.Ed. in Psycho-pedagogy from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 1989. Higher Education Diploma from the National Institute of Education (NIE), Cambodia, 1991.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Research in the field of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Employment Date: September 12, 1989

Mr. CHHUON Tray (1989)

M.A. in Educational Management from the Khemarak University, Cambodia, 2010; B.Ed. in Psycho-pedagogy from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 1990.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Educational Psychology and Psychology of Management.

Employment Date: September 12, 1989.

Department Members:

Mr. LOR Monirith (1990)

M.A. in Social Psychology from the Saint Petersburg University (SPBU), Russia, 1989; B.A. in Psychology from SPBU, Russia, 1987.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Social Psychology and Research on Sexual Health and Gender Inequality (Trafficking and Violence against Children and Women).

M.A. (Developmental Psychology), Saint Petersurg University, Russia, 1989.

Employment Date: January 10, 1990.

Mr. SRUN Hour (1989)

M.A. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2011; B.Ed. in Psycho-pedagogy from RUPP, Cambodia, 1990.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Evidence-based practices in Counselling and Psychotherapy with different approaches: Psychodynamic, Existential-humanistic and CBT.

Employment Date: September 12, 1989.

Dr. KHANN Sareth (1999)

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), Vietnam, 2021; M.A. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2010; M.A. in Development Management from the Norton University (NU), Cambodia, 2007; B.A. in Psychology from RUPP, Cambodia, 1998; B.A+1 in Psycho-pedagogy from the National Institute of Education (NIE), Cambodia, 1999.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Training and Research projects on Mental Health Issues among Cambodian Young Adults by focusing on Cultural Specific Syndromes, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and Functional Impairment.

Employment Date: October 10, 1999.

Dr. OP Vanna (2011)

Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Toulouse – Jean Jaurès, France, 2017; M.A. in Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development from the University of Toulouse II-Le Mirail (UTM), France, 2008; B.A. in Psychology from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2007.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Psychoanalysis, Conflicts, Coping, Psychological Resilience, Children and Adolescent Development, Emotions and Pro-Environmental Behavior, and Media Psychology.

Employment Date: March 01, 2011.

Dr. RET Thearom (2011)

Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale (UR 849) of the Aix-Marseille University (AMU), France, 2021; M.A. in Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychology from the University of Toulouse II-Le Mirail (UTM), France, 2010; B.A. in Psychology from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2009.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Impact of urban environments mental health and combining elements of social and environmental psychology to examine urban norms.

Employment Date: March 01, 2011.

Mrs. HENG Chhorvon (2012)

M.A. in Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development from the University of Toulouse II-Le Mirail (UTM), France, 2011; B.A. in Psychology from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2010.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Research in the field of Personality and Youth Issues.

Employment Date: June 01, 2012.

Dr. EAN Nil (2012)

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), Vietnam, 2021; M.A. in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2010; B.A. in Psychology RUPP, Cambodia, 2002.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Psychological Trauma, Trauma-Related Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, and Trauma Therapy.

Employment Date: December 12, 2012

Dr. KAO Sovandara (2014)

Ph.D. in Education Science at Asia Europe University, Cambodia; M.A. in Clinical Psychology and Trauma Treatment from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia, 2013; B.A. in Psychology from RUPP, Cambodia, 2010.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Youth Positive Development Family Therapy, Cognitive Psychology, and Child Development.

Employment Date: January 01, 2014

Contractual Staff:

Mrs. NHONG Hema (1982)

M.A. in Counseling from the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, 2004; B.Ed. in Psycho-pedagogy from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), 1987.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Psychological Trauma, Family Therapy, Cognitive Psychology, and Theories of Personality.

Employment Date: 1982

Mrs. SEK Sisokhom (1987)

Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation in Public Health Program Implementation from the East-West Center, USA, 2003; Postgraduate diploma in Applied Computer in Education System from the Free University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium, 1996; M.Ed. in Education from the Sofia University, Bulgaria, 1987; B.Ed. in Education from the Sofia University, Bulgaria, 1985.

Research Interests / Areas of Expertise: Experimental Psychology, Research on Reproductive Health, Rights and Gender Equality, and Monitoring and Evaluation.

Employment Date: October 01, 1987.

Mr. YEUN Channith (2018)

Pursuing M.A. in Clinical and Counselling Psychology at the Royal University; B.A. in Psychology from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodian, 2018.

Employment Date: Department Assistant since 2017.

Contact Info

Head of Department:

Mr Phan ChanPeou
Tel: (855) 12 603 017
Email: chanphan2002(at)yahoo.com
Office: Room 310, Building A

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