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Dr. Rita Persaud is an assistant professor of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management (OB/HRM) in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at 91porn.
Dr. Persaud holds a PhD in Human Capital Management (HCM); a Juris Master with Distinction (JM) from Liberty University; a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Bellevue University, Nebraska; and a Bachelors of Commerce, Arts (Econ.) and Human Resources Management from York University, Toronto.
Areas of research interest focus on human capital management, organizational behaviour, leadership, human resources management, suicide ideation, suicide, and mental illnesses classified under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
Dr. Persaud’s PhD dissertation explored Psychological Capital (PsyCap) to mitigate suicide through a mixed-methods approach that includes an intervention. The study employed a quantitative pre-post design, cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, as well as a qualitative phenomenological investigation of hospital patients.
She is currently working as part of an international collaboration advancing leishmaniasis research in Guyana and the Guiana Shield
The team includes: Dr. Rajini Kurup, Dean, School of Medicine, University of Guyana; Dr. Christopher Fernandez Prada, Professor, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Université de Montréal; Dr. David Langlais, Associate Professor, Departments of Human Genetics; Head, Inflammation Genomics Lab, Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Institute of Genomic Medicine, McGill University; Dr. Rita Persaud, Asst. Professor, OB/HR, Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, 91porn; Dr. Jimmy Naipaul, Professor, International School of Management, Strasbourg, France; Dr. Ana Victoria Ibarra Meneses, Research Associate, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Université de Montréal; Dr. Nathan C. Peters, Chair, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
- 2025 Accepted, Woman of Distinction, International Woman Achievers Awards, Sat. June 28, 2025
- 2025 Accepted, Leadership Award, Supreme Nursing, September 27, 2025
- 2024 "Women Changemaker of the Year Award" by the 5th International Inspirational Women Awards (IIWA)
- 2024 Keynote Speech Award
- 2024 Safe Communities Award, Woman of Influence and Outstanding Leadership
Naboulsi, F., Naipaul, T., Persaud, R., Kyriakou, Z., & Moe, A (2026). Health-Related Quality of Life Among Hospitality Workers in Egypt: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 14(2), 1641-1653. DIP:18.01.151.20261402, DOI:10.25215/1402.151
Naboulsi, F., Naipaul, T., Kyriakou, Z., Persaud, R., & Moe, A.M. (2026). Under Pressure and Underserved: Occupational Stress, Job Satisfaction, and the Invisible Workforce of Egyptian Hotels. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 14(2), 1599-1612. DIP:18.01.148.20261402, DOI:10.25215/1402.148
Naipaul, R., Bacchus, S., Gangai, K., Persaud, R., Kyriakou, S., Naipaul, T., & Naipaul, J. (2026). "Dismantling centuries of misunderstanding": The role of the Kali Yatra Festival in addressing stigma towards Kali worship in Trinidad and Tobago. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 14(2), 318–335.
Naipaul, T., Naipaul, J., Persaud, R., Gangai, K. N., Naipaul, R., & Bacchus, S. (2026). "It ain't just the body that suffering, is the mind too": Occupational health governance and psychological wellbeing among sugarcane workers in Guyana. Culture & Psychology.
Kyriakou, Z., Naipaul, T., Persaud, R., Elias, A., Gangai, K. N., Azar, R., & Daher, E. (2026). Passports, transactions and trust: Middle Eastern financial executives on money laundering risks in Caribbean Citizenship by Investment schemes. Global Crime, 1-23.
Naipaul, J., Bachan-Persad, I., Persaud, R., Kumar, A., & Gangai, K. N. (2026). “We’ve become a passport factory”: Identity and reputation concerns in St. Lucia’s citizenship by investment program. Ethnicities, 0(0).
Jul. 2026 - Dominicana News Online
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