Ms Athena Mary Clayton

Overview

Ms Athena Clayton is a lecturer in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Johannesburg. Her special area of interest is psychological assessment, psychometrics, and neurodiversity. She is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an Educational Psychologist and has previously worked as a school-based Educational Psychologist. She is passionate about Educational Psychology, particularly psychological assessment. She is currently completing her PhD, which focuses on the updated psychometric properties of the SSAIS-R. She is also the programme coordinator of the B.Ed Honours in Educational Psychology Programme as well as a clinical and research supervisor in the M.Ed Educational Psychology Programme. She has presented her research at international and national conferences. Teaching Masters (Educational Psychology): Assessment and Psychopathology (first and second year) Honours (Education Psychology): Educational and career assessments Undergraduate: Education Studies 2B- Foundation and Intermediate phase, Culture and the natural environment 3A Research Phd in differentiating the maths curriculum for Foundation Phase learners Interest in assessments in South Africa Community engagement Centre for Neurodiversity, Soweto Campus, UJ Carl Sithole Children’s Home and Bethany Combined School, Soweto Funda UJabule School, Soweto ORCiD | ResearchGate