Biography
Dr Minu Mathews is Associate Professor in Psychology and Head of the Department of Psychology at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. She completed her PhD in Psychology at the University of Leeds and joined Heriot-Watt University in 2013. Dr Mathews’ academic background is in Health Psychology, alongside a growing scholarly interest in learning and teaching in Higher Education.
She has extensive experience in academic leadership, programme development, quality assurance and transnational education. Before becoming Head of Department, she served as Programme Director for undergraduate Psychology in Dubai and Associate Director of Learning and Teaching for the School of Social Sciences. She has also contributed to curriculum and programme review and to the development and delivery of Psychology education across Heriot-Watt's international campuses.
Dr Mathews led the successful British Psychological Society accreditation of Heriot-Watt Dubai's undergraduate Psychology programmes. This made Heriot-Watt Dubai the first and currently the only institution in the Middle East and North Africa region to offer BPS-accredited undergraduate Psychology provision.