{"id":131632,"date":"2021-06-22T15:37:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=131632"},"modified":"2021-06-22T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:44:05","slug":"a-ph-d-for-nicole-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/a-ph-d-for-nicole-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ph.D for Nicole Christian"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nicole Christian, Ph. D., NCC, LAC has earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counselor Education from Montclair State University.<\/p>\n

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She is a proud Antiguan and the only child of Daisy Christian of Fitches-Creek.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Christian is a past student of the Foundation Mixed School, St. John\u2019s Catholic Primary School, and Antigua Girls\u2019 High School.<\/p>\n

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She attributes much of her success to the discipline and high standard of education that she received as a student in Antigua Dr. Christian\u2019s scholarship and counseling expertise are in the areas of same gender loving and transgender individuals, religion\/spirituality in counseling practices, and multicultural counseling and competence.<\/p>\n

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Her dissertation explored the identity development of same-gender loving West Indians and she plans to author a book on this topic in the near future.<\/p>\n

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During her tenure as a Doctoral candidate, she has earned a position in Chi Sigma lota, the international honor society of professional counseling, and Alpha Epsilon Lambda, the interdisciplinary honor society which confers distinction to high-achieving graduate students.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Christian is a National Certified Counselor (NCC), a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC), and a licensed school counselor in the State of New Jersey. With a real passion for working with adolescents, Dr. Christian is a school counselor at a large vocational high school in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

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She is also an adjunct professor in the prestigious Master\u2019s Degree Counseling programs of two universities, and considers herself to be a passionate social justice advocate.<\/p>\n

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She currently serves as an executive team member of Intersect Antigua, a feminist collective committed to gender justice and centering the needs and experiences of those most marginalized in Antigua and other Caribbean societies.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Christian\u2019s degree was conferred in August 2020 and her achievements were celebrated at Montclair State University\u2019s commencement ceremony on Friday June 11th, which was originally postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Her success was welcomed by Intersect.<\/p>

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Amazing news! We\u2019re celebrating the amazing achievement of our Queer Identity & Advocacy team member who graduated yesterday! Meet newly minted Dr. Nicole Christian from Antigua & Barbuda!\u00a0\"\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddec\"<\/span>\"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\"<\/span>\"\ud83e\udd73\"<\/span><\/p>\n

Her dissertation explores the experiences of same-gender loving West Indians!<\/p>

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Topic: \u201cTroubling Paradise: Exploring the Sexual Identity Development Experiences of Same-Gender Loving West Indians.\u201d<\/p>

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Be on the look out for our next LGBTQ+ workshop in the future by Dr. Christian which will be open to the public\u00a0\"\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffd\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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