The first registered psychologist and psychometrician of the Philippines, Dr. Miriam Cue serves as the first working chairperson of the Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology of the Professional Regulation Commission. She has 45 years of progressively responsible professional experience in teaching, research, and psychological practice, spanning across 5 specialty areas: Clinical, Counseling, Assessment, Addiction and Industrial-Organizational Psychology. In 2012, she received 2 national awards, as the Outstanding Counselor of the Year by the Philippine Guidance & Counseling Association and as Outstanding Professional of the Year in the field of Counseling by the Foundation of Outstanding Professionals and the Professional Regulation Commission.
Outside her official designation as Chair of the PRB of Psychology, Dr. Cue is an Internationally Certified Addiction Professional – Level 3 and is a distinguished Global Master Trainer in both Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) by the UNODC, and the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for SUD under the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme. She is also the Assistant Chair of the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) in the Asia Pacific Region.
Passionate about making a difference in the lives of people and organizations, Dr Cue is a co-founder of PAGPAKABUHI, a volunteer organization for Mental Health in her province, and is additionally, the Director of Psychological Services, Consultant & Retainer of New Day Recovery Center, a mental health facility committed to helping those suffering from substance addiction, addictive behaviors, psychiatric disorders, behavioral problems, and other adjustment difficulties.
Before her appointment to the Regulatory Board of Psychology, Dr. Cue was a Professor of Psychology at a State University and an HR/OD consultant to multinational companies. She has also published in several international research journals on concerns related to Trauma & Healing.