Staff Profiles: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Dr Armas E.E. Shikongo

Department: Human Sciences

1. Name:	Dr. Armas E.E. Shikongo
2. Tertiary Qualifications	Ph.D. (Psychology of Religious Conversion), International Islamic University Malaysia) (Research Abstract) MA (Counselling Psychology), University of Durban West-ville (Research Abstract) BA Honours (General Psychology), University of Namibia BA (Psychology and English), University of Namibia
3. Current Position	Lecturer
4. Campus Address	Main campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue. Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Block Y 037
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	+264 61 2063129 (Office) +264 61 2063806 (Fax)
6. Email Address	ashikongo@gmail.com
7. Short Biography	Armas started his academic career as a tutor for Introduction to Psychology in 1995, with the University of Namibia. He was later granted a Staff Development Fellow status while teaching in the Psychology Department, which enabled him to go for post-graduate studies, obtaining his Masters and later appointed as a fulltime lecturer in the same Department in 2003. He then applied for study leave to do his doctoral studies, which he completed in 2010, having obtained his PhD in Psychology of Religion from the International Islamic University Malaysia. Upon completion of his studies, he came back to the University of Namibia to resume his lecturing duties. Armas is married with a 7 year daughter. He lives with his family in Windhoek.
8. Resume/Vita
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	Introduction to Psychology PSG 3511 Community Psychology PSY 3810 Psychological Assessment PSI 3820
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Counselling Psychology, Community Psychology and Psychology of Religion, with specific reference to the role of religion or spirituality in human behaviour modification, including in issues of mental health and psychopathology.
11. Research and Publications	Handling Spirituality/Religion in Professional Training: Experiences of a Sample of Muslim Psychology Students, by CYNTHIA JOAN PATEL and ARMAS E. E. SHIKONGO. Journal of Religion and Health, Vol. 45, No. 1, Spring 2006. http://www.springerlink.com/content/0343870w24533633/ Conversion to Islam in Malaysia: Antecedents, Consequences and Moderating Variables (2010). (Unpublished thesis)
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years):	Completed PhD program Attended several international Conferences, in Malaysia and Thailand. Wrote several newspaper articles on political, social ethics and psycho-spiritual (faith-based) issues. Published a booklet, titled “Ano OIslam Oshike”, in the Oshiwambo language, the first such introductory Islamic Literature in the short history of Islam in Namibia