Dr. Smitha Dev is Asst. Professor of Psychology and the Chair of Humanities & Social Science for the College of Arts & Science. She has a Ph.D. in Psychology and a fellowship in Higher Education (FHEA). Dr. Smitha has expertise in counseling and psychometric testing. She has her competence and expertise in areas such as Teaching, Research, Developing intervention programs for learning-disabled children, Psychometric testing, Diagnosis and treatment of Learning Disability children, and Counselling. Dr. Smitha’s Research focuses on Educational Psychology, Learning Disabilities, Emotional Intelligence, and various topics in special education. She has delivered several oral presentations at national and international conferences. She is the author and co-author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles. She is a recipient of the “Best Faculty Researcher Award” from Abu Dhabi University & Sharjah University for the periods 2014-2015 & 2017-2018, 2022-2023 academic years.