Dr. Mariel Kristine T. Rubia is a licensed psychologist with 14 years of clinical experience using different treatment modalities such as solutions-focused therapy, rational emotive behavior therapy, hypnosis and hypnotherapy, and eclectic therapy. For organizational needs, Dr. Rubia calls on her expertise in test development and practical application of psychological principles to develop, validate, and standardize industry tests. In recent years, she has worked for an HMO provider catering mostly to BPO clients, delivering much-needed mental health services to employees. Her leadership, work ethic, reliability, and knowledge have contributed to her team’s successful programs.

For private practice, Dr. Rubia serves as a clinical psychologist at the ME Rubia Psychological Assessment Center and is a practicing Forensic Psychologist with a specialization in annulment and violence against women and children cases. Dr. Rubia completed her Master of Arts major in Industrial Psychology (cum laude) and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (magna cum laude) at the University of Santo Tomas. Her research on the “Development of a Crime-Related Shame and Guilt Scale for Prisoners in the Philippine Context” was published in the Journal of Forensic Psychology.

She regularly participates in seminar workshops and conferences on testing and scale development abroad, with her latest as an online poster presenter at the International Congress of Psychology Convention in the Czech Republic. As an educator, Dr. Rubia currently teaches at the De La Salle-College of St. Benilde’s Human Resource Management Program, sharing her extensive experience in recruitment, labor relations, and training.