- Name: Mgbemena, Nkem Jude-Joseph
- Rank: Senior Lecturer.
- Area of Specialization: Clinical Psychology.
- Date of Birth: 05-06-54.
- Academic Qualifications:
- Sc. (Hons.) 21 1980, UNN.
- Sc. Clinical Psychology, 1983, UNIBEN.
- Certificate in Substance Abuse/Dependence, 1983, UNIBEN.
- Licentiate in Clinical Psychology, 1984, MNACP.
- Certificate of Participation: Train-the-Trainers Workshop on HIV/AIDS Prevention & Control for Health Professionals, WHO, 1995.
- PhD., Guidance & Counseling, 2005, UNICAL.
- Research Collaborations.
- Awards:
- Fellow, Strategic Institute for National Resources & Human Development: The Nation Builders (FRHD), 2013.
- Fellow, Institute for Corporate Administration, (FCAI), 2015.
- Membership of Professional Bodies:
- Member, Nigerian Psychological Association.
- Member, Nigerian Association of Clinical Psychologists
- Member, Nigeria Society for Psychosocial Research
- Member, African Network for Prevention & Protection Against Child Abuse & Neglect (ANPAN)
- Current Research Interest:
- Puerperal Psychosis
- Examination Malpractice.
- Publications:
- Mgbemena, J. (1983). Everyday Psychology, Benin, University of Benin Press.
- Ebigbo, P.O. Kumaraswamy, N. and Mgbemena, J. (1986). The Rorschach in Enugu: An Introduction. Nig. Journal of Clinical Psychology. Vol. V, Nos 1 & 2, pp 29 – 39
- Mgbemena, J. (1989). Methods of psychological assessment in Nigeria. In Ebigbo, P.O. and Pelzer, K. (eds) Clinical Psychology in Africa, Enugu, Chuka Press.
- Mgbemena, J. (1996). Optical Illusion vs Psychological Illusion: The place of psychotherapy in optometric practice. Proceedings of the 20th Annual General Conference of the Nigeria Optometric Association; Owerri, pp 201-320.
- Mgbemena, J. (2001). Psychological factors of imprisonment. Nig. Journal of Clinical Psychology. Vol XI, No. 4, pp 81-97.
- Mgbemena, J.(2008). Cultism and learning in the Nigerian University system: A comparative study of 51 cults in 8 universities in the South-East and South-South Geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Journal of Nig. Society for Psychic Research. Vol. 1, No.1, pp 57 – 70.
- Mgbemena, J. (2010). Parenting as a socialization agent for evolving the Nigerian psyche. Journal of Nig. Society for Psychic Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp 22-32.
- Mgbemena, J. (2010). The effects of success and failure on the level of aspiration of Nigerian students. Journal of Social Sciences, Abia State University, Uturu (in Press).
- Mgbemena, J. (2010). Psychosomatic correlates of anxiety and goal frustration. Journal of Nig. Society for Psychic Research (In Press).
- Mgbemena, J. (2011). Fundamentals of General Psychology. Okigwe, Fasmen Publishers (In Press).
