Fontana Roach is a temporary Lecturer in Psychology at UWI Cave Hill Campus, where she has been teaching part-time since 2022. A Registered Counselling Psychologist, she also works in private practice specialising in adolescent mental health and treating various mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance misuse, trauma, self-harm, and suicidality. Fontana also has extensive experience in crisis intervention. Before her academic and mental health careers, she spent 23 years in the private sector working mainly in marketing and consultancy roles, providing personal and business development services to various organizations.
As a lecturer, her commitment to academic excellence is complemented by her work in mental health, fostering a learning environment that promotes intellectual growth and at the same time ensuring that students are prepared for careers in psychology. Fontana's mission is to inspire and empower future psychologists to tackle local and regional psychological challenges effectively.
M.Sc. Counselling Psychology, UWI Cave Hill Campus, 2022 (Distinction)
B.Sc. Social Sciences, UWI Cave Hill Campus, 2018 (Honours)
My research interests include but are not limited to adolescent mental health, the relationships between harsh parenting, parenting styles and internalising and externalising behaviours in adolescence and adulthood, gender and sports, and the psychological factors that affect female athletes in track and field.
PSYC 2012 Developmental Psychology
PSYC 2026 Gender & Psychology
PSYC 2041 Individual Differences, Personality & Assessment
PSYC 6100 Advanced Developmental Psychology
Facilitated workshops for various organisations including:
• Building Secure Bonds – The ARE Approach for Stronger Parent-Child Attachment
• Mental Health & Wellness
• Fostering Belonging in the Workplace
• Parenthood & You
• Self-Harm & Suicidality
• Customer Service
• Violence & Bullying
• Track & Field Athletes’ Personal Development
Developmental, personality, individual differences, gender
