Dr. Indeira Persaud

Assistant Dean of Students
Indeira Persaud

Biography

With more than 30 years of experience in the field of education, Dr. Persaud’s career has been one of service and commitment. Prior positions include Associate Dean of Students at the St. George’s University School of Medicine, and Counselor and Psychology Lecturer at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College where she introduced the Psychology program and created most of its courses. As a Fulbright Scholar, she earned her doctorate from Washington State University.  Her Master of Science was earned from the University of Manchester, England, and her Bachelor of Science from Barry University in Florida. Dr. Persaud also has several publications in the field of education. She has also presented on various aspects of stress to the Police, Immigration, and Tourism departments in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Her educational mission is to support and guide students to realize their full potential.

Areas of Expertise
  • Adolescents at Risk
  • Education
  • Gender Inequalities
  • Psychology
  • Stress
  • Student Support, Success and Development 
Research and Publications

Dr. Persaud’s publications include refereed journal articles, refereed research methods cases, encyclopedia articles, and a refereed co-authored book,  

  • Persaud N, Persaud I. Learning the Pearson Chi-Square Test of Independence Manually and With SPSS Using Undergraduate University Student Demographics and Stress Data. In: Sage Research Methods: Data and Research Literacy. Forthcoming 2025. SAGE Publications Ltd.
  • Persaud N, Persaud I. Navigating the Research Process: A Guided Tour Into a Study on Undergraduate University Students’ Stress. In: Sage Research Methods: Data and Research Literacy. Forthcoming 2025. SAGE Publications Ltd.  
  • Persaud N, Persaud I. Moving From Theory to Practice: Using Secondary Data to Conceptualize, Plan, and Design a Research Study. In: Sage Research Methods: Data and Research Literacy. Forthcoming 2025. SAGE Publications Ltd.
  • Persaud N, Persaud I. Finalizing the Nuts and Bolts of the Research Process: Analyzing Data and Communicating Findings—Referee Publications Versus Reporting to Practitioners and Decision-Makers. In: Sage Research Methods: Data and Research Literacy. Forthcoming 2025. SAGE Publications Ltd.
  • Persaud N, Devonish D, Persaud I. Nuts and bolts of research methodology: From conceptualization to write-up. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers; 2019.
  • Persaud I. A mixed-methods design in educational institutions: Gender, teacher praise and criticism, and student motivation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. SAGE Res Methods Cases. 2017. doi:10.4135/9781526403346
  • Persaud N, Persaud I. The relationship between socio-demographics and stress levels, stressors, and coping mechanisms among undergraduate students at a university in Barbados. Int J High Educ. 2016;5(1):11-27. doi:10.5430/ijhe.v5n1p11
  • Persaud N, Persaud I. An exploratory study examining Barbadian students’ knowledge and awareness of costs of University of the West Indies education. Int J High Educ. 2016;5(2):1-11. doi:10.5430/ijhe.v5n2p1
  • Persaud I. Field study. In: Salkind NJ, ed. Encyclopedia of Research Design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications; 2010.
  • Persaud I. Rosenthal effect. In: Salkind NJ, ed. Encyclopedia of Research Design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications; 2010.
Honors and Awards
  • Fulbright Faculty Development Scholarship – 2011 to 2013
  • STABEX Rolling Scholarship and Training Program (STARSAT): Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines – September, 2003 to September, 2004.
  • Barry University Presidential Scholarship – Fall, 1997 to Spring, 1999
  • President’s List – Barry University – Spring, 1999
  • Dean’s List – Barry University – Fall, 1997 to Fall, 1998
Affiliations and Memberships
  • Learning Community Institute Council Member – 2025
  • The International Sociology Honor Society-AKD – 2011
  • The National Honor Society in Psychology-PSI CHI – 1999