Dr. Katina Clarke

Instructor and Department Chair, Social Sciences

Dr. Katina Clarke, a United States Air Force veteran, brings over two decades of college teaching experience to her role as the social sciences department chair at the Delaware Tech Wilmington campus. Her professional background includes experience as a mental health counselor in various communities and higher education institutions, including Wesley College and Cambridge University in England.

Since joining Delaware Tech in January 2020, she has actively contributed to numerous campus and collegewide initiatives. She has mentored new faculty members and played a crucial role in the General Psychology Title III redesign, creating an accelerated course that serves all students. Her commitment to keeping students at the center of all she does is also evident in her appointment to the George Campus Awareness and Evaluation Response (CARE) Team, which offers recommendations for risk management at the campus.

Dr. Clarke continues to serve veterans as a board member for the Pass the Torch for Veterans, a non-profit organization that benefits veterans in Delaware and Maryland. She was also a panelist at the Veterans Day event for the Wilmington and Stanton campus that honored women service members.

Outside the workplace, Dr. Clarke loves reading historical fiction, crocheting, traveling, and exploring different cultures. She has traveled to over 50 countries and spends much of her annual leave time volunteering in Ghana, West Africa, where she provides educational supplies, infrastructure, and training resources to underserved village schools.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Maryland University College, a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Bowie State University, and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Walden University.