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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