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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS, BARBADOS, WEST INDIES

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The University of the West Indies

Our Vision To be an excellent global university rooted in the Caribbean

Our Mission To advance learning, create knowledge and foster innovation for the positive transformation of the Caribbean and the wider world

Our Core Values Integrity Excellence Gender Justice Diversity Student Centredness

These Reports, which represent the research and teaching activities of the departments and the activities of non-teaching departments at Cave Hill, are presented annually to Campus Council and to the University Council. 2019/20201 2019/20202019/2020 CONTENTS

Faculty of Humanities 2 Faculty of Social Sciences & Education 168 3 Dean’s Overview 169 Dean’s Overview 9 Cultural Studies Programme 171 Department of Economics 13 Department of History 182 Department of Government, and Philosophy Sociology, Social Work and Psychology 22 Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature 190 Department of Management Studies 29 Codrington College 204 Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social 30 Errol Barrow Centre for Creative and Economic Studies (SALISES) Imagination (EBCCI) 210 Shridath Ramphal Centre 33 School of Education

Faculty of Sport Faculty of Law 224 44 225 Dean’s Overview 45 Faculty of Law Report 227 Cave Hill Academy of Sport 62 Faculty of Law Library

Institute for Gender and Faculty of Medical Sciences 234 76 Development Studies: 77 Faculty of Medical Nita Barrow Unit Sciences Report

Non-Teaching Departments 246 112 The George Alleyne Chronic 247 The Centre for Excellence Disease Research Centre in Teaching & Learning (CETL) 266 The Cave Hill Libraries

126 Faculty of Science & Technology 273 Office of Student Services (OSS) Dean’s Overview 127 291 UWI HIV/AIDS Response 135 Department of Biological & Programme (UWIHARP) Chemical Sciences 148 Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics 159 Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) 2019/2020 2 2019/2020

BA (UWI), MA, PhD (Warwick) PhD MA, (UWI), BA Burrowes Marcia Dr (Planning) DEAN DEPUTY (UWI) PhD (Sussex), MA (Warwick), BSc Professor Maynard Donna-Maria DEPUTY DEAN (Outreach) (Nairobi) PhD MA, (Hons), BA Professor Frederick Ochieng’-Odhiambo DEAN 2019/2020 Humanities &Education Faculty of THE UWI CAVE DEPARTMENTAL UWI THE HILL REPORTS Dean - Professor Frederick Ochieng’-Odhiambo -Dean Frederick Professor , , , 2019/2020 2019/2020 SchoolofEducation • Centrefor Barrow Errol • College Codrington • ofLanguage, Department • &Philosophy ofHistory Department • StudiesProgramme Cultural • Mr Andrew Millington for Creative Imagination Errol Barrow CentreOFFICER-IN-CHARGE, Clarke Michael Rev’d Codrington College PRINCIPAL, Belgrave Korah Dr Linguistics Literature and Language, of Department HEAD, Carter Henderson Dr &Philosophy History of Department HEAD, Kamugisha Professor Aaron Programme Studies Cultural HEAD, (Cantab),MPhil PhD (Cantab) Professor Joel Warrican Education of School DIRECTOR, Creative Imagination Linguistics &Literature BA (UWI) MA (Leeds) PhD (UWI) PhD (Leeds) MA (UWI) , BA D. Min , D. (UWI) PhD CUTL, MPhil, (Hons), , BA BA (UWI), MFA, MA (Howard) MA MFA, (UWI), , BA BEd Hons (UWI), (UWI), Hons , BEd , PhD (York)

2019/2020 Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 3 2019/20202019/2020 Dean’s Overview In the 2019-2020 academic year, the Faculty welcomed Professor Frederick Ochieng’-Odhiambo as its new Dean. In line with The UWI Triple A Strategy, 2017-2022, the Faculty has continued to enhance access to its programmes, align itself to academia industry and international partnership relevant to the region’s needs, and use its resources and capabilities to respond to the needs of its stakeholders. With regard to Access, the Faculty’s teaching and research agenda has been informed by the core principles of critical thinking, competent communication skills and creative expression. In terms of Alignment, the Faculty has continued to develop its partnerships by offering joint programmes with international institutions. In relation to Agility, the Faculty has increasingly incorporated the use of technology in its operations and activities. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has necessarily enhanced the use of technology.

As part of its objective to effect curricula are a clear indication of the steady, Tragedy: Revisiting Emancipation in reform and quite in line with The UWI ongoing integration of the CI as a valuable the Grenada Revolution” (October 10, Strategic Plan 2017-2022, the Faculty institution not only to the Faculty’s 2019) and the sixth Kamau Brathwaite celebrated the approval of the BA in calendar but to that of Cave Hill Campus Lecture in Cultural Studies on March Caribbean Studies to be offered from and academic life generally. On January 05, 2020 delivered by Professor David 2020-2021 academic year but under the 16, 2020, the CI marked the Chinese New Austin of John Abbott College, Montreal. auspices of the new Faculty of Culture, Year by hosting a lecture, workshop and The Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Creative and Performing Arts. In addition, teaching session by Professor NI Maocai, Imagination (EBCCI) hosted the 2019 the Faculty saw the approval of a second Dean of the Jilin Opera Troupe which was Earl Warner Memorial Lecture which year History course titled “Global on a visit to Barbados to participate in was delivered by Dr Elaine Savory of Environmental Issues: Past, Present and the annual Fish and Dragon Festival. The New School University, New York. The Future” and a revision of a level three combined session was well attended. EBCCI also hosted the 2019 George History course HIST3105 The Idea of Lamming Distinguished Lecture which Still in terms of outreach, the Department Liberation in Latin America. Through the was delivered by Dr Honor Ford-Smith of History and Philosophy conceived a twin Confucius Institute, the academic year also of York University, Toronto. Several lecture series titled “Standpipe Stories” saw the approval of a co-curricular course, other annual international conferences/ and “Philosophy Gatherin’” to promote COCR 2045 “Introduction to Chinese symposia and public lectures normally the profile of the disciplines of History Culture”. At the postgraduate level, an organised by Departments within the and Philosophy, respectively, among the MPhil/PhD programme in Philosophy was Faculty were cancelled because of the public. The aim was to have presentations approved and should come on stream COVID-19 pandemic. As part of its delivered in all parishes by UWI lecturers, in 2020-2021. Additionally, the MA internationalization programme, the retired lecturers, and specialists in the Programme in Theology has been revised Faculty agreed to house a Masters relevant fields. Four lectures were held, to include topics within Caribbean and programme in Global African Studies with very good attendance, especially African theology. to be taught jointly by The UWI and from children and teenagers. The onset of the University of Johannesburg, South In terms of outreach, the Faculty the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent Africa. Professor Alan Cobley of the remained fairly vibrant though the advent lockdown of the island brought a halt to a Department of History and Philosophy is of COVID-19 and eventual lockdown of very promising outreach effort. In addition, a Co-director of Global African Institute, the region hampered its operations. The in March of 2020 the Department in the institute that proposed and initiated Confucius Institute (CI) hosted the second collaboration with the Barbados Museum the programme. The programme has Confucius Institute Lecture at the Walcott and Historical Society produced a lecture been approved at The UWI but is still Warner Theatre on January 28, 2019. series on migration from Barbados to undergoing the approval process at The lecture was delivered by Professor the Diaspora. Again, the series was the University of Johannesburg. The Hongsheng Ren, Associate Dean, School of interrupted by COVID-19 and only two programme is set to begin in 2021/2022 Politics and Public Administration, China physical and two virtual lectures were held, academic year. The programme reflects University of Political Science and Law who with good attendance on both platforms. spoke on the topic “One Belt One Road recent efforts to promote links between Additionally, public lectures by visiting and the Development of the Caribbean the Caribbean and the African continent international scholars cemented Region”. His lecture provided invaluable by the Vice-Chancellor, the Principal of relationships the Faculty continues to insights into China’s global foreign and the Cave Hill Campus, the Government build across the globe. Once again, trade policy. In September of 2019, the of Barbados, and the Caribbean highlights included the Elsa Goveia Annual CI hosted another lecture, the Confucius Community (CARICOM). On its part Lecture delivered by Professor Brian Institute Day Lecture. These lectures the School of Education (SOE) invited Meeks of Brown University on “Beyond Dr Janice Fournillier, Associate Professor, 4 Faculty of Humanities & Education

Department of Educational Policy Studies, of efforts to enhance the students’ work on income generating activities Research, Measurement and Statistics at experience outside the classroom, the through the Translation Bureau and short Georgia State University to the SOE and EBCCI supported the participation of one courses delivered through the Centre for she conducted a writing clinic that was of its dance students in the Jamaica Dance Professional Development and Life-long held from January 13 to 17, 2020. Reports Umbrella Festival hosted by the Phillip Learning (CDPLL). received from members of staff who Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts at The Centre for English Language attended the clinic were very positive. The UWI, Mona Campus from February Learning (CELL), with Dr Stacy Denny 27-March 01, 2020. In demonstrating the philosophy that as Coordinator, continued to market students were the core of its existence, The Department of Language, Linguistics itself by creating customised teaching besides resuscitating the annual Faculty and Literature relaunched its Staff/ programmes to capitalise on links Prize-Giving Ceremony two years ago, the Student Departmental Seminar Series. with Latin America, the Francophone Faculty has gone ahead to strengthen its The first seminar was given by Ms Seanna Caribbean and cohorts from institutions student advisement programme at both Viechweg visiting Fulbright Scholar and seeking English language competence. undergraduate and postgraduate levels. PhD student in Literature on February 21, During the period June-August 2020, the As part of the efforts to develop the 2020 entitled “Finding Home: A Revision CELL successfully mounted and delivered entrepreneurship drive among students, of Time Travel in Octavia Butler’s Neo- 4 courses virtually. The CELL proposes to the EBCCI conducted training workshops slave Narrative Kindred.” The other two start their Teaching English to Speakers of for students of the First Year Experience seminars scheduled were postponed Other Languages (TESOL) for Teachers programme on the art of creating public because of the national lockdown due to course in the 2020-2021 academic year service announcements using cell phones. COVID-19 and will be rescheduled. The and the Certificate in TESOL, which has Two workshops, facilitated by Mr Jason revitalization of the student/staff seminars already been approved by the Joint Board Russell, were held in October 2019 and was meant to provide greater opportunity of Teacher Education, (JBTE). February 2020 with over 80 students for staff to be aware of and engage with enrolled. The students expressed their colleagues’ research and to promote gratitude to the Faculty for reviving mentorship of our graduate students. this event in their honour. Also, as part The Department of LLL continued to

MEET THE TEAM

Dean Head, Department of Language, Administrative Assistant Prof Frederick Ochieng’-Odhiambo, Linguistics and Literature (Students) BA (Hons), MA, PhD (Nairobi) Korah Belgrave, BA (UWI) MA (Leeds) Mrs Nicole Glasgow, BSc (UWI); PhD (UWI) MBA (UWI) Deputy Dean (Outreach) Principal, Codrington College Administrative Assistant Prof Donna-Maria Maynard, BSc (Warwick), (Projects) MA (Sussex), PhD (UWI) Rev’d Michael Clarke, D. Min Ms Lisa Yarde, BA Hons. (UWI) Deputy Dean (Planning) Officer-in-Charge, Centre for English Language Learning Stenographer Clerk Dr Marcia Burrowes, BA (UWI) MA, PhD (Warwick) Dr Stacy Denny, MPhil (Cambridge); Mr Shane King, BSc (UWI) EdD-TEFL(Exeter) Director, School of Education Stenographer Clerk Officer-in-Charge, Errol Barrow Prof Joel Warrican, BEd Hons (UWI), Ms Kerry Lucas Centre for Creative Imagination MPhil (Cantab), PhD (Cantab) Mr Andrew Millington, BA (UWI), Head, Cultural MFA, MA (Howard) Studies Programme Prof Aaron Kamugisha, PhD (York)

Head, Department of History & Philosophy Dr Henderson Carter, BA (Hons), MPhil, CUTL, PhD (UWI) Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 5

STUDENTS

UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL

For the 2019/2020 academic year, the Hum Table 1A: Undergraduate Registration by Programme student intake for all undergraduate degree programmes in the Faculty of 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 Humanities and Education was 457, an Full Part Full Part Full Part Total Total Total increase of 17.5% from the previous time time time time time time academic year. An increase was also Bachelor of Arts 140 115 255 158 103 261 175 105 280 recorded in the non-degree programmes (Study Abroad and Occasional or Bachelor of 54 74 128 37 46 83 15 5 20 Specially Admitted students) from Education 16 registrations in 2018/2019 to 33 Bachelor of Fine 24 17 41 15 14 29 17 12 29 registrations in 2019/2020. Table 1A Arts gives the comparative distribution of Certificate 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 21 undergraduate student registrations by Programme from 2017/2018 to Licentiate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019/2020. Non-Degree (Education 1 32 33 15 1 16 18 3 21 Abroad, Specially Admitted)

TOTAL 219 238 457 225 164 389 229 162 371

Table 1B gives a comparative distribution Hum Table 1B: Undergraduate Registration by Major of undergraduate student registrations by % Change Major, as well as the percentage change Major 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 from 2016/17 from 2016/2017. The 2019/2020 academic year, when compared to the 2018/2019 Creative Arts 41 29 29 37 (10.8) period showed an increase in Creative Education 128 83 20 28 (357.1) Arts, Education, French, French and French 12 8 11 20 (48) Spanish double major, Theology and in the French and Spanish 19 20 16 11 (72.8) English as a Second Language Programme. (double major) All other programmes recorded a decrease History 25 24 24 32 (-21.9) in student numbers. Linguistics 40 47 47 59 (-32.2) Literatures in English 45 48 49 56 (-19.6) Philosophy 9 9 10 10 (-10) Psychology 45 53 60 65 (-30.7) Spanish 32 28 36 39 (-18) Theology 28 24 27 18 (55.6) Licentiate in Theology 0 0 0 2 (-100) (Education Abroad, Occasional, Specially 13 16 21 14 (-7.1) Admitted) Other* 20 0 21 0 (20) Total 457 389 371 391

*English as a Second Language Programme. 6 Faculty of Humanities & Education

Undergraduate Graduation Results Hum Table 2A: Undergraduate Graduation Results by Major

A total of 102 undergraduate students Upper Lower Major First Class Pass Total were awarded degrees from the Faculty. Second Second Of this amount, 55 were awarded the Creative Arts 1 3 1 1 6 Bachelor of Arts, 41 the Bachelor of Education* 12 20 7 2 41 Education (including TLIs), and 6 the Bachelor of Fine Arts. These results French 0 0 1 1 2 include 31 graduates gaining First Class French and Spanish 5 2 1 0 8 Honours, 37 with Upper Second Class, History 1 0 2 0 3 23 with Lower Second Class Honours Linguistics 0 1 5 3 9 and 11 who received a Pass result. The Literatures in 5 4 3 2 14 Bachelor of Education accounted for English the majority of the First Class Honours Philosophy 0 1 2 0 3 degrees with 12 awardees. Psychology 3 1 1 1 6 Table 2A shows the undergraduate Spanish 2 2 0 1 5 graduation results by Major and Table 2B, the comparative results by Class of Theology 2 3 0 0 5 Degree for 2016-2019. Total 31 37 23 11 102

*Including Tertiary Level Institutions

Hum Table 2B: Comparative Undergraduate Graduation Results, 2016/2017 - 2019/2020

2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017

First Class Honours 31 24 12 20 Upper Second Class Honours 37 47 40 46 Lower Second Class Honours 23 25 20 40 Pass 11 13 14 30

Total 102 109 86 136

Undergraduate Student Achievements The following students were identified and awarded for outstanding academic achievements at the Faculty Prize Giving which was modified due to COVID-19. The Helene Carnegie Prize for the Creative Arts was awarded to Ms Danielle Lloyd while Mr John Bruce Pinder received the Colin and Pearl Kirton Prize for Doctrine. Ms T’afari Steede, was the recipient of the Gabriellè Gay Award for Excellence in English Literature presented to the final year Literatures in English Major student with the highest GPA. Other Level III Prize winners were Jalessa Chase (Psychology), Zadeca John (Education), Nashia Graneau (History with Political Science), Brittany Gibbons and Shanne James (French), Brittany Gibbons (Spanish) and Jenamy Henry and Carolyn Harris (Literatures in English). Special mention is also made of Ms Brittany Gibbons (French and Spanish) recipient of the Level III Faculty Prize, Level III French Prize and the Level III Spanish Prize. Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 7

GRADUATE LEVEL

For the year under review, there were Hum Table 3A: Comparative Graduate Registration by Programme 210 active graduate registrations for 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 all programmes in the Faculty. When Doctor of compared to the previous academic year 49 47 53 70 registration in the Master of Education Philosophy increased by 40%. The Master of Arts Master of Arts 19 13 14 19 also had a percentage increase of 46%. Master of 83 59 37 21 Registration for the Doctor of Philosophy Education increased by 4.25% and a small decline Master of 33 34 30 30 was recorded in the Master of Philosophy Philosophy Programme. Non-Degree 1 0 1 2

Postgraduate 25 34 – – Certificate

210 187 135 142

Hum Table 3B: Graduate Registration by Area of Study

PhD MA MEd MPhil Other Total

Caribbean Studies – 1 – – – 1

Creative Arts – 6 – – – 6

Cultural Studies 13 1 – 10 – 24

Education 26 – 83 12 – 121

French – – – – – 0

Heritage Studies – 1 – – – 1

History 6 7 – 4 – 17

Linguistics 2 3 – 2 – 7

Lits. in English 1 – – 4 – 5

Spanish – 0 – 0 – 0

Theology 1 0 – 1 – 2

Postgraduate – 0 – 0 25 25 Certificate

Non-Degree – – – – 1 1

Total 49 19 83 33 26 210 8 Faculty of Humanities & Education

Graduation Results at the Hum Table 4A: Comparative Graduation Results by Programme, 2019/2020 Graduate Level: Nos. Graduating For 2019/2020, there were 54 graduate Award of Degrees students completing their programme. 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 These included 1 at the PhD level, 5 MAs Master of Arts 5 2 9 6 with 4 distinctions, and 32 MEds with 7 distinctions. The majority of graduate Master of Philosophy 0 2 1 1 degrees conferred were in the area of Master of Education 32 21 13 9 Education. Doctor of Philosophy 1 8 7 8 Tables 4A and 4B show statistics for the award of graduate degrees by programme Licentiate 0 0 0 0 and by area of study respectively for the CUTL 16 15 11 8 year under review. Diploma Education - 0 0 1 0 Secondary

Total 54 48 42 32

Hum Table 4B: Graduation Results by Area of study, 2019/2020

Dip. PhD MA MEd MPhil Cert. Total Graduate Student Achievements (Sec) The Faculty congratulated Hyacinth Caribbean Studies – – – – – – 0 Harris who was awarded the Doctor Creative Arts – 3 (3) – – – – 3 of Philosophy. A special congratulation was extended to Suzanne Beadle, Olivia Cultural Studies – – – – – – 0 Russell, Teisha Smith-Guthie, Joanna Education 1 – 32 (7) – – – 33 Louis-Parker, Dexter Alleyne, Alison Cumberbatch, Nicole Daniel, Nicole French – – – – – – 0 Griffin, Gloria Haynes, Marsha Perryman Heritage Studies – – – – – – 0 and Sooyen Woods who all received Distinctions. History – 2 (1) – – – – 2

Linguistics – – – – – – 0

Literatures – – – – – – 0

Spanish – – – – – – 0

Theology – – – – – – 0

CUTL – – – – – 16 16

Total 1 5 32 0 0 16 54

Figures in brackets ( ) represent the number of distinctions/high commendations earned within the figure shown to the left.

MILESTONES

The Faculty congratulated Professor Outreach and Planning respectively, for the Lecturer, Literatures in English. Mention Aaron Kamugisha on his appointment to 2019/2020 academic year. is also made of Dr Richard Clarke who demitted his post as Senior Lecturer, the professorial rank. Congratulations The Faculty bade farewell to retiring staff Literatures in English. The Faculty recorded were also extended to Professor Donna- members, Mrs Shirley Morris, Course its thanks to these members of staff for Maria Maynard and Dr Marcia Burrowes Coordinator, Fundamentals of Written their dedicated service to The UWI. on their appointments as Deputy Dean, English and Mr Robert Leyshon, Senior Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019–2020 9

Cultural Studies Programme

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

The Cultural Studies Graduate Programme, which commenced in the Faculty of Humanities and Education in 2004, received its sixteenth intake of students for the MA, MPhil and PhD degrees in the 2019/20 academic year. During its sixteen-year (16) existence, a total of fifty (50) graduate degrees in Cultural Studies were awarded at the Cave Hill Campus. These were as follows: nine (9) PhD, four (4) MPhil and thirty-seven (37) MA degrees. The program accepted five (5) candidates for the graduate program in September 2019, all at the doctoral (PhD) level. This matched the marked improvement of the previous academic years, and suggested that the decline in the number of students in the programme in 2014-16 was now arrested. The undergraduate minor in Cultural Studies was offered again this year. Several students across disciplines opted to take courses in the programme. Cultural Studies courses continued to be popular with a number of exchange students who signed up for courses at the undergraduate level. A number of students adopted the Sociology with Cultural Studies Minor program, while students in History and in Philosophy continued to pursue the Minor. In May 2020, the Head of the programme, Aaron Kamugisha, was promoted to Professor of Caribbean and Africana Thought at The University of the West Indies. As of August 01, 2020, the Cultural Studies programme transitioned into the Department of Cultural Studies in the new Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts (FCCPA).

Kamau Brathwaite Lecture in MEET THE TEAM RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Cultural Studies Aaron Kamugisha, PhD In 2013, it was decided to inaugurate an Professor of Caribbean and Marcia Burrowes annual Cultural Studies Lecture Series on Africana Thought • Collecting the Memories: Voices of the the Campus, which was named after the Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies Journey: Barbados-UK Migration 1942-1970, distinguished poet, historian and cultural Coordinator, Programme in edited by Marcia Burrowes and Kenneth theorist, Professor Kamau Brathwaite. Cultural Studies Walters, Ian Randle: forthcoming In the annual Cultural Studies Lecture The Caribbean, the Arts and the Cultural Series, we will, through our selection Marcia Burrowes, PhD • Industries: Negotiating Tradition, Aesthetics, of scholars, artists and cultural Lecturer in Cultural Studies practitioners, honour the important Economics and Legacy, edited by Marcia range, creativity, daring and legacy of Yanique Hume, PhD Burrowes and Andrew Millington, Ian Kamau Brathwaite’s contribution to Lecturer in Cultural Studies Randle Press, forthcoming. Caribbean cultural thought and the How Stands the Weather? Many Landships, Miss Erlene Cain • creative intellect. Many Histories, Many Identities edited by Stenographer/Clerk The sixth Kamau Brathwaite Lecture Marcia Burrowes, Allison Ramsay and in Cultural Studies was held on March Kathrine Murrell, forthcoming. 05, 2020 at the 3Ws Oval at The UWI, • Traditional Barbadian Masquerade with Cave Hill Campus, and was delivered by emphasis on Landships in Barbados, their Professor David Austin of John Abbott histories and rituals. This research project College, Montreal. is sponsored by the National Cultural Foundation and is in association with the Barbados Museum and Historical Society and the Barbados Government Information Service. 10 Cultural Studies Programme

Yanique Hume Journal Article in Progress RECOGNISING AND • Multimedia Research Project • “The Wake Complex: The Work of Play REWARDING EMPLOYEES [Digital Humanities Project – currently in Caribbean Funerary Dances” seeking funding and actively archiving Cataloguing and creating a typology of Yanique Hume visual and aural materials]. the funerary dances of the Caribbean region and preparing an article on the • Voted in as the President of KOSANBA- Spirits at a Crossing: Palo and the • subject matter for the Journal of Africana The Scholarly Association for the Study Evolution of a Sacred Curative Religion. of Vodou and Africana Religions Practice. This collaborative research Scholar-Artist Residency - Duke project focuses on the transformative Commissioned Referred Book Chapters • University – AFRO-FEMINIST evolution of a Kongo-based religious Commissioned book chapters are (1) • PERFORMANCE ROUTES – A Dialogue and spiritual complex known as Palo “African-Diaspora Religious Cultures in Movement with women artists of the Monte and specifically its observation and Spiritualities in the Contemporary African diaspora in the eastern city of Santiago de Caribbean” for the, Cambridge History Cuba. The Kongo spiritual universe of the Caribbean (Cambridge University • [A gathering to catalyze a dialogue has an extensive sacred geography Press) (2) “Bridging the Silences of the around experimentation and global black permeating the religious cultures across Past: Gloria Rolando’s Reembarque/ presence in diasporic women’s creative the Afro-Atlantic. Notwithstanding its Reshipment and the Narratives of Haiti’s work, exploring how African diaspora pervasive presence, however, Palo and Enduring Presence in Cuba” for a volume dance arts mobilise feminisms, memory, other Kongo derived systems have not on renowned Afro-Cuban film maker, and decolonising pedagogies.] been the subject of sustained academic Gloria Rolando entitled, Breaking Silence: • Artist Fellow - February 2020 - inquiry. Furthermore, most religious A Critical Examination of the Life and Work Diasporic Dis/Locations [Third Edition]. studies on Cuba have been situated in of Gloria Rolando (Rutgers University Havana and Matanzas, thus relegating Press). Aaron Kamugisha the eastern provinces to the peripheries. Promoted to Professor of Caribbean and Although not the first or original site Aaron Kamugisha • of entry to Cuba, exploration of the Africana Thought Special issue of journal Small Axe: religious landscape of Santiago de • Long-listed for the BOCAS Prize A Caribbean Journal of Criticism on • Cuba allows one to map the processes in Caribbean Literature for Beyond Caribbean Intellectual History, to be through which transplanted spiritual Coloniality: Citizenship and Freedom in the published in March 2021. practices become at once hybridised Caribbean Intellectual Tradition (Indiana but also localised expression of religious • Research on the Barbados writings of Publishers, 2019). and cultural identity. In its exploration Austin Clarke. of the shifting terrain of Kongo-based • Reproducing Domination: On the Caribbean practices, the manuscript traces the Postcolonial State, edited collection genealogies of three main spiritual with Charisse Burden-Stelly and Percy families and the genesis and evolution Hintzen, work in progress. of their centers of worship and in some cases, subsequent decline. It focuses on the different ways in which healing and curative rites are deployed to activate and channel ancestral spirits to address a wide range of afflictions. In so doing, it examines broader philosophical concepts that underpin this faith system including reincarnation, and the tangible presence of invisible powers. Finally, the project grapples with the tensions that exist between Yoruba-based Ifa and Ocha practices, which were inherently urban forms, to the more rural practices of Palo, and reads this tension against the cultural polarity that exist between occidental and oriental Cuba. Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 11

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS/INVITED LECTURES

Yanique Hume • “Envisioning the Sacred: Vernacular Marcia Burrowes • “Cultural Studies at the UWI – Cave Symbols of Spiritual Power and • Invited Speaker. “Know Where You Hill Campus.” Presentation made to Presence.” Presentation made as part Come From: Celebrating our Barbadian/ the Director of the Institut Florimont of the Institute of Caribbean Studies Bajan Culture”. Invited Speaker. – International School, Geneva, Seminar Series “A Critical Engagement Independence Celebrations. Springer Switzerland, September 12, 2019. of Symbols of Jamaican Nationhood.” July Memorial School. November 29, 2019. 23, 2020. Online Webinar • “Afro-Atlantic Sacred Geographies: A Comparative Perspective”, Seminar/ • “Congo Guinea Soy: Bantu Religiosity in Aaron Kamugisha Lecture Presentation given to members Santiago de Cuba,” Paper Presented at • “Walter Rodney, Sylvia Wynter and of the International Association of the KOSANBA Colloquium XIII, Ethics the Emergence of Black Studies in the Conference Interpreters (IACI), & Aesthetics: Vodou’s Commitment Caribbean.” Keynote lecture delivered University of Geneva, Geneva, to Activism and Change. Forum for at the 8th annual Walter Rodney Public Switzerland – September 14, 2019. Scholars and Publics, Duke University Speakers Series, Atlanta University September 19-21. Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, Dance Instructor and Lecturer on • Atlanta, February 06, 2020. African Diaspora Dance at the OO’KOT International Dance Festival, Kankabal, • “Freedom in the Caribbean Intellectual Mexico, January 6-14, 2020. Tradition.” Lecture delivered at the College of Wooster, Ohio, January 30, Lecture and dance class on Caribbean • 2020. Mortuary Complex: Wake Dances &The Transformative Power of Collective Movement. Duke University Rubenstein Art Centre, February 21, 2020.

TEACHING AND STUDENTS

Cul Table 1: New Cultural Studies Cul Table 2: Undergraduate Courses and Student Performance in Graduate Registration 2019-20 Examinations

Diploma 0 Course Code Registered Students No. Sitting No. Passed MA 0 CLTR 1100 84 73 70 MPhil 0 CLTR 1505 6 4 4 PhD 5 CLTR 2100 18 13 13 Total 5 CLTR 2500 5 3 3 CLTR3100 1 1 1 CLTR 3110 9 8 8

Cul Table 3: Post Graduate Courses and Student Performance in Examinations

Course Code Registered Students No. Sitting No. Passed

CLTR 6000 4 3 3 CLTR 6030 4 100% coursework 4 CLTR 6100 5 100% coursework 5 CLTR6010 2 2 2 12 Cultural Studies Programme

GRADUATE STUDENTS - • Organiser of visit of Professor Laurent Committee, Programming and SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS DuBois to The UWI, Cave Hill where Curriculum Committee, Resources he facilitated an interactive graduate and Staffing Committee, Website and Alfred Taylor, M.Phil. Cultural Studies seminar on the Digital Humanities and Student Experience committee. “William Hart Coleridge: Architect, gave a public lecture on his Musical • Reviewer, Cultural Studies The UWI St. Nemesis.” July 29, 2020. Passages – a digital humanities project Augustine faculty position search on Caribbean music from the slave past. • Lead organiser, 6th Kamau Brathwaite • The UWI, Cave Hill Campus lecture in Cultural Studies SERVING AND ENGAGING Representative and Advisory Committee • Member of the editorial committee, Member for a Hemispheric Caribbean Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism Marcia Burrowes Studies Institute spearheaded by the • Member of the Editorial Advisory Board University of Miami [2017-Present] ​ of the Journal of West Indian Literature Deputy Dean, (Planning) • Member of the Editorial Board of Member of the editorial committee, Chair, Campus Lecture Series • • • Journal of Eastern and Caribbean Studies Social and Economic Studies. Chair, Faculty Graduate Sub-Committee • Scholarly Journals Chair, UWI Jackie Opel Committee • Executive Board Member– Scholarly Co-Chair, Committee: Graduate Studies • • Association for the Study of Haitian PUBLIC SERVICE RENDERED Research Week 2020/21 Vodou and African Diaspora Religions Co-ordinator, Oral History Project • [2014 – Present] President as of 2019 Barbados/UK Migration Marcia Burrowes Graduate Student Mentor for the Member, Advisory Board of the Errol • “Culture and Traditions”. Panel • Emerging Scholars Committee of • Barrow Centre for Creative Arts discussion with The Mighty Gabby and the Haitian Studies Association Member, Academic Board Amina Blackwood Meeks. The Link • [2012-present] Member, Faculty Sub- Committee with Up. CBC TV/www.facebook.com CBC • Reviewer for Duke University – Codrington College. • BARBADOS/videos) CBC TV, May 15, Manuscripts in Africana Religious Coordinator: Faculty Graduate 2020. • Cultures Series. Handbook “The Windrush Generation: Part Member, National Biography Project • • 2”. Panel discussion with Rodney Committee Aaron Kamugisha Harewood, Reading, England. The Link Member, Stamp Advisory Committee, Coordinator, Programme in Cultural • • Up, CBC TV/wwwfacebook.com CBC Barbados Postal Office, December 2019. Studies, The University of the West BARBADOS/videos), June 26, 2020. • Lead Researcher, National Research Indies, Cave Hill Campus Project on Landships in Barbados, • Member, Faculty of Humanities and • “The Windrush Generation: Part 3”. National Cultural Foundation (NCF) Education Executive Management Sole discussant. The Link Up, CBC TV/ • Member, Selection Committee of the Committee. wwwfacebook.com CBC Barbados/ Barbados Chapter of United World • Faculty of Humanities representative on videos) July 03, 2020. Colleges (UWC) Scholarships. Faculty of Law Board. • Member, Caribbean Theology Project: • Chaired PhD viva for History candidate Aaron Kamugisha Codrington College. Mr Sylvan Spooner, October 2019 • Alejandra Bronfman, “Interview • Reviewed articles for Journal of Eastern with Aaron Kamugisha on Beyond Yanique Hume Caribbean Studies and Social and Economic Coloniality: Citizenship and Freedom in Studies Faculty Representative for Academic the Caribbean Intellectual Tradition.” • Interim director, University of Board • New Books in Caribbean Studies, June Johannesburg-University of the West Coordinator of Graduate Seminar Series 2020 [https://newbooksnetwork.com/ • Indies Institute for Global African Member of Promotion and Assessment aaron-kamugisha-beyond-coloniality- • Studies Committee citizenship-and-freedom-in-the-caribbean- Head of Curriculum Steering Committee Internal Examiner - Cave Hill, • intellectual-tradition-indiana-up-2019/ • for MA Global African Studies, UJ-UWI, St. Augustine and Mona – 2019/20. • Interviewed by Peta Alleyne on Black PhD Thesis for Josiah Olubowale -- Reviewer of manuscripts for Wilfred Lives Matter, The Link Up, CBC TV, June (St. Augustine) • Laurier University Press, Purdue 15, 2020. PhD Thesis for Sheron Johnson -- University Press, Ian Randle Publishers (Cave Hill) Caribbean Studies Association – served PhD Thesis for Norman Pottinger • -- as a reviewer of abstracts for annual (Mona) conference MPhil Thesis for Renee Plenty -- Faculty of Culture – member of the (Cave Hill) • following committees: Implementation MPhil Thesis for Mara Hitchins (Mona) -- and Programme Development 2019/2020 Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 13 2019/20202019/2020 Department of History and Philosophy August 01, 2019 to July 31, 2020

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Mission Statement: The Department seeks to empower its students by emphasising oral and written communication and the acquisition of research and analytical skills. We encourage students to develop an understanding of historic and current global issues so that they can contribute meaningfully to the development of the Caribbean region and beyond. In meeting these obligations, the Department will seek to provide students with cutting-edge research, relevant information on career opportunities and modern teaching technologies.

MEET THE TEAM Dr Tara Inniss, TEACHING AND LEARNING BA (York), MSD (UNSW), CUTL, Dr Henderson Carter, PhD (UWI) SPOTLIGHT BA (Hons), MPhil., CUTL, PhD (UWI) Lecturer Senior Lecturer and Head of Department New degree programmes and courses were developed and communications Dr Roxanne Burton, Professor Alan Cobley, technology was utilised to support the BA, CUTL, PhD (UWI) BA, (Manc), MA (York), PhD (SOAS) delivery of teaching and to enhance Lecturer Professor of South African and learning. The utilisation of these Comparative History technologies was important especially with Dr Rodney Worrell, * On sabbatical during 2019-20 the transition to online teaching. BA, CUTL, PhD (UWI) Temporary Lecturer Dr Richard Goodridge, Dr Roxanne Burton BA (UWI), MA, PhD (Ibadan) Ms Felica Dujon, • Co-developed the MPhil/PhD Senior Lecturer BA, MA (UWI) programme in Philosophy Temporary Lecturer (approved May 2020). Dr Elaine Rocha, Utilised Blackboard Collaborate during BA (Unitau), MA (PUC-SP), MPhil (USP), • Professor Edwin Brandon, Semester I to deliver two lectures. PhD (USP), CUTL (UWI) BA (York), MSc (UWI) Senior Lecturer Transitioned to online teaching during Part-time Lecturer • Semester II due to COVID-19 shutdown. Dr Aviston Downes, Dr Cleve Scott, BA (UWI), DPHIL (York, UK) BA, PhD (UWI) Ms Felicia Dujon Senior Research Fellow Part-time Lecturer • Utilised Polycom, Zoom, Google Teams and Blackboard to transition to online Dr Sabrina Rampersad, Mr Kevin Layne, teaching during Semester II. BA (University of British Columbia), BA (UWI), MA (University of Leeds) MA (University College London Institute of Tutor Dr Rodney Worrell Archaeology), PhD (University of Toronto) • Utilised Blackboard to transition to Lecturer Ms Shelley Brathwaite, online teaching during Semester II. BSc, MSc (UWI) Administrative Assistant 14 Department of History & Philosophy

Dr Tara Inniss • New courses were submitted to the STATISTICS • Transitioned to online/remote Learning Academic Quality Assurance Committee via Blackboard E-Learning and Zoom (AQAC) for approval. These included REGISTRATION (Semester II 2020). ‘The Idea of Liberation in Latin America’; and ‘Global Environment: Past, Present The Department received 13 new history majors and three (3) in philosophy. For Dr Richard Goodridge and Future’. history, this was reflected in an increased The Department commenced • Transitioned to online/remote learning • course registration of 16 for HIST1601 and discussions in May 2020 with Mr Andrew via Blackboard during Semester II. similarly, 16 for HIST 1703. There were Millington (Errol Barrow Centre for single digit registration numbers for several Creative Imagination –EBCCI) with the Dr Henderson Carter level 2 and 3 history courses, except for view of offering Film with History from Transitioned to online learning via HIST 2610, HIST 3030, HIST 2004, 3203 • academic year 2021-2022. Preliminary Blackboard and E-Learning during and 3011. Philosophy courses continued discussions were held with Dr Marcia Semester II. to show increasing popularity with very Burrowes with the view of offering good registration numbers for PHIL 1002, Used the heritage bus tour for history History and Cultural Studies. • PHIL 1003, PHIL 1300 and PHIL 3120. For classes to enable experiential learning in The Department submitted a request example, registration in PHIL 1003 for November 2019. • for a waiver of the regulation that Semester 1 stood at 79, while registration required applicants wishing to pursue for PHIL 1300 was 61 for Semester 2. history to have an O’ level or Caribbean PROGRAMMES For postgraduate registration, four (4) Examinations Council (CXC) pass. The New Programmes students accepted offers and enrolled, proposal is for students possessing while three (3) graduated with PhDs. One The MPhil/PhD Philosophy programme passes in the Caribbean Secondary • of them, Dr Sylvan Spooner (pictured was approved by the Board for Graduate Education Certificate (CSEC) or the below) who was supervised by Dr Tara Studies and Research (BGSR) in May Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Inniss, received High Commendation. 2020 to start in September 2020. Examination (CAPE) subjects such as Geography, Social Studies, Sociology and Caribbean Studies, to be allowed entry.

Dr Inniss on tour with students at Morgan Lewis History classes on tour at Codrington College, Dr Sylvan Spooner, centre, with Dr Henderson Windmill, November 2019 November 2019 Carter at the October 2019 Graduation Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 15

H&P Table 1: Undergraduate H&P Table 3: Undergraduate H&P Table 4: Post Graduate Course Registration Semester 1, Registration Semester 2, 2019-20 Registration Semester 11, 2019- 20 2019-2020 Course Code Registered Students Semester 1 Course Code Registered Students HIST6199 3 FOUN1101 187 Course Code Registered Students HIST6716 2 HIST1602 12 FOUN1101 318 HIST6799 1 HIST1802 5 HIST1004 34 HIST6810 2 HIST2004 11 HIST1601 16 HIST6990 2 HIST2202 1 HIST1703 16 HIST8000 4 HIST2402 9 HIST1801 4 HIST2900 6 HIST2003 7 HIST3011 14 HIST2201 4 DEGREES AWARDED HIST3033 6 HIST2301 5 H&P Table 5: Undergraduate HIST3106 5 HIST2401 2 Number of Students HIST3203 10 Bachelor of Art HIST2602 1 Graduating HIST3312 7 HIST2610 20 History 1 HIST3801 2 HIST2803 2 History with Law 1 PHIL1300 61 HIST3030 13 History with PHIL1903 13 1 HIST3106 2 Political Science PHIL2210 10 HIST3202 8 Philosophy 1 PHIL2904 6 HIST3803 6 Total 4 PHIL3099 1 HIST3808 0 PHIL3120 44 H&P Table 6: Graduate PHIL1002 22 PHIL3130 7 PHIL1003 79 Doctor of Number of Students PHIL3801 0 Philosophy Graduating PHIL2200 5 History 3 PHIL2901 5 Total 3 PHIL3012 1 PHIL3099 1 PHIL3110 21 Student Registration across the courses PHIL3510 22 Student Registration Across the Courses

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H&P Table 2: Post Graduate 50 Registration Semester 1, 2019-20 40 Course Code Registered Students HIST6199 4 30 HIST6302 1 20 HIST6711 3 Number of Registered Students HIST6721 3 10 HIST6799 2 0 HIST6802 0 HIST6803 3 PHIL3801 PHIL1300 PHIL1903 PHIL2210 PHIL2904 PHIL3099 PHIL3120 PHIL3130 HIST3011 HIST3801 HIST6990 4 HIST1602 HIST1802 HIST2004 HIST2202 HIST2402 HIST2900 HIST3033 HIST3106 HIST3203 HIST3312

HIST8000 6 Course Codes 16 Department of History & Philosophy

Efforts to Increase Enrolment held, with very good attendance, RESEARCH especially from children and (1) The Department took steps to assist teenagers. Lectures were held at SPOTLIGHT with the CAPE history programme St. Lucy Parish Church, January 25; by presenting two CAPE seminars Special mention must be made of a Daryl Jordan Secondary, January 30; on October 16, 2019 and January 23, departmental research project entitled Speightstown Methodist Church, 2020. ‘From Documentation and Digitization to February 13 and Speightstown Public Dissemination’: A Project to (re)migrate (2) The Department is of the view Library, February 17. The onset of the the transcripts and recordings of the that the abolition of history in COVID-19 pandemic brought a halt to Oral History Project and to make them the secondary schools forms 1-3 a very promising outreach effort. accessible online. has affected the CSEC, CAPE and (4) The Department collaborated with ultimately The UWI intake. In This project has been funded by Awards the Barbados Museum and Historical October 2019, a letter was sent to from the School for Graduate Studies & Society to produce a lecture series the Ministry of Education making a Research, The UWI. on migration from Barbados to the case for history’s reinstatement in Diaspora in March 2020. The series RESEARCHERS AND the secondary schools. In May 2020, was interrupted by COVID-19 and AREAS OF INTEREST the Ministry responded by inviting only two physical and two virtual the Head of Department to chair a lectures were held, with good Dr Aviston Downes history syllabus committee to create attendance on both platforms. McDonald Symmonds, the Barbados syllabi for primary schools (Class 3 & • Cooperative Bank Limited and the 4) and secondary schools (Forms 1-3). (5) Other events were cancelled due Emergence of Indigenous Banking in The new history syllabus is expected to COVID-19. They included the Barbados, 1938-1962 to be introduced in September 2021. following: ‘The Rise of Indigenous Banks in Trinidad (3) To reduce the negative publicity The Caribbean Heritage Network • -- & Tobago, Barbados and the Eastern for history and philosophy, the Conference planned for March Caribbean.’bbd Department held several outreach 2020 activities. A twin lecture series ‘The Pioneers Speak’: Recording and The Philosophy Conference planned • was conceived entitled ‘Standpipe -- Documenting the Contribution of for April 2020 Stories and Philosophy Gatherin’, the Founders of the Cooperative with presentations to be delivered --The UWI Heritage Bus Tour Credit Union Movement in Barbados. in all parishes by UWI lecturers, planned for May 01, 2020. In collaboration with Dr Henderson retired lecturers, and specialists in Carter. the relevant fields. Four lectures were

Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, Professor Frederick Ochieng’-Odhiambo, delivering a philosophy lecture at the Speightstown Public Library, February 2020 Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 17

Dr Roxanne Burton Professor Alan Cobley “A Leg Up or a Handout?”: Philanthropy in • Further explication and application • Sarah Ann Gill Barbados. Eds. Aviston Downes and Tara of the Integrated Theory of Personal • Social and cultural history of South Inniss. Barbados Museum and Historical Identity - ITPI (Burton) that is specific Africa Society (Forthcoming in 2021). to the concerns and lived reality of • History of mining Caribbean persons Seafarers in South African history. • PROJECTS • Sexuality and identity in the Caribbean space. Income Generating FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS (1) The Department accepted Dr Richard Goodridge Drs Aviston Downes and Tara Inniss, responsibility to be the host of • History of the NUPW eds. A Leg Up or a Handout? Philanthropy Barbados’ second bid for a United • Women in West African History. in Barbados Publishers: Barbados Museum Nations, Educational, Scientific and & Historical Society and the Department Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Dr Elaine Rocha of History & Philosophy, UWI. World Heritage nomination. The • Domestic Workers in 20th century project, entitled: The Industrial Heritage of Barbados – The Story of Brazil. Struggle for Labour Rights. Dr Roxanne Burton Sugar and Rum, has received funding • Social History and Crime “Negotiating Romantic Relationships in the from UNESCO/ Japan Funds in Trust • Black Migrations in Latin America. Cell Phone Age: The Jamaican Context” to the tune of BBD 200,000. This is a (Co-authored with Michael Yee Shui) new project. Dr Henderson Carter in Mary Harrod, Suzanne Leonard and • The 1937 revolt in Barbados Diane Negra eds Imagining ‘We’ in the (2) The Department also started • Wynter Crawford and Barbadian Age of ‘I’: Romance and Social Bonding negotiations with RL Seale & development in Contemporary Culture. Routledge Company in September 2019 with the view of signing a Memorandum Credit Union Stalwarts in Barbados. (forthcoming, 2021). • of Understanding (MOU) that would Dr Rodney Worrell create funding for research on the Dr Tara Inniss history of sugar and rum. This is a “Pan Africanism in the Caribbean, • UNESCO/ Ministry of Education new project which is at the discussion ed Reiland Rabaka, Handbook of Pan (Barbados) ‘The Caribbean Slave Route phase. Digital Documentation and Education Africanism. London: Routledge, 2020, (3) The Department continued Project’ (with Alissandra Cummins, 216-230 with its Dictionary of Barbadian Barbados Museum and Historical “George Padmore: Engaged Pan Africanist Biography project. Editing of over Society) 2015-Present. and Theorist: The Relevance of His 640 biographies is ongoing. This is a ‘St. Kitts Stipendiary Magistrates Political Praxis and Theorization of Pan • continuing project. Digitization and Documentation Project’ Africanism. Contemporary Journal of (with Victoria O’Flaherty, St. Kitts and African Studies, 2020. (4) The Oral History Project, under the Nevis Department of Archives). March stewardship of Dr Aviston Downes, George Padmore’s Black Internationalism. 2016-Present. continued its work to digitise holdings Kingston: UWI Press, 2020. • The Barbados Trailway: A Rail to for dissemination. This is a continuing Trail Multi-use Heritage Trail Project. project. Dr Tara Inniss 2014-Present. 1966+ Beyond the Broken Trident: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects – Departmental Projects Dr Rodney Worrell Lectures in Commemoration of Barbados’ Black Internationalist thought and action • Dictionary of Barbadian Biography - • 50th Anniversary of Nationhood. Eds. Tara in Barbados Funded by the Government of Barbados Inniss, Henderson Carter and Winston The role of women in the UNIA of - BBD 225,000 • Moore. UWI Press (Forthcoming in 2021). Barbados. • UNESCO World Heritage Project - Dictionary of Barbadian Biography. Eds. The Industrial Heritage of Barbados: Ms Felicia Dujon Prof. Sir Woodville Marshall, Henderson The Story of Sugar and Rum - Carter and Tara Inniss. Government of Death and the Nature of Dying BBD 200,000 • Barbados (Forthcoming in 2021). • Caribbean Philosophy and Mysticism • Oral History Project - funded by • Polygamy and Femininity in the African A Guide to Slave Route Sites of the The UWI. Context. Caribbean. Eds. Alissandra Cummins and Tara Inniss. Caribbean Studies Press (Forthcoming in 2021). 18 Department of History & Philosophy

Students and Lecturers at the Faculty of Humanities and Education Awards Ceremony, October 2019

RECOGNISING AND Drs Henderson Carter and REWARDING STUDENTS Tara Inniss The Tour Guide Training Workshop FACULTY PRIZE WINNERS • was conducted by Drs Carter and Inniss • Stacia Martindale - Level 1 History - from January 05-18, 2020, at The UWI, Faculty prize Cave Hill Campus and The Barbados • Nashia Graneau - Level 2 History - Museum. Faculty Prize • During an Open Day, students had the --Ms Graneau also received full opportunity to explore various career scholarship to the Florida University - options in the areas of history and Centre for Latin American Studies to philosophy. pursue MA in Latin American Studies. • Cody Belgrave - Level 1 Philosophy - ENHANCING EMPLOYEE SKILLS Faculty Prize. Independence event carried in The Searchlight in Staff undertook training in various areas St Vincent, October 25, 2020 during the period. ENHANCING STUDENT SKILLS Dr Roxanne Burton Several activities were organised by staff Participant in Writing Workshop to enhance student skills. • organised by The School of Education, January 13 – 17, 2020 Dr Elanie Rocha • Workshops • BeReady2TeachOnline (CETL) series of --From Students to Professionals: training sessions – March 2020. Humanities and the Job Market. Online workshops. July 16 to July 28, 2020. Ms Shelley Brathwaite Open Access. • Banner - September 30, 2019 & November 01, 2019 • Kentico Webpage - February 21, 2020 & August 07, 2020.

Tour guide training by Dr Henderson Carter at the Walk of Fame, January 2020 Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 19

WELCOMING VISITORS AND BUILDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS • Professors Brian Meeks and Patsy Lewis visited during the period October 09 to 13, 2019 to deliver the 34th Elsa Goveia Lecture. • Mr Justin Holder (BA, Philosophy: The UWI, Cave Hill; currently DPhil student at The University of Oxford) September 27, 2019. Seminar presentation entitled “What Is?: on the existence and non- existence of things in general”. • A prospective student, Mr Sandeep Singh from Canada, visited in March 2020.

BENEFACTORS Departmental display at Open Day • Professor John Mayo (retired) donated BBD 10,000 towards the CAPE Lecture Series for secondary school students.

SERVING AND ENGAGING

Dr Roxanne Burton • Joint organiser of Philosophy Gatherin’ events (as part of the Department of History and Philosophy’s contribution to the Barbados government’s We Gatherin’ 2020), in partnership with The Centre for Hybrid Studies – Justin Holder delivering seminar paper in philosophy in November 2019 (1) Panel discussion entitled “Ethics and Governance in Small Populations” on January 31, 2020 at the Daryl Jordan Secondary School, St Lucy; (2) Lecture presentation by Professor Frederick Ochieng’-Odhiambo on February 20, 2020 at the Speightstown Public Library, St Peter. • To share or Not to Share: what’s the Big Deal? (Cyberethics) – Open session with high school students (with Felicia Dujon) – The UWI Cave Hill Campus Open Day, November 2019. • Co-evaluator for the Political Science Quality Assurance review - October 2019.

Invited lectures • “An Introduction to African Philosophy”. Guest lecturer for Anthropology in Philosophy Gatherin’ panel discussion at Daryl Jordan Secondary in January 2020 organised by Dr Roxanne Africa course. Department of Sociology, Burton, Ms Felicia Dujon and Dr Deryck Murray 20 Department of History & Philosophy

Psychology, and Social Work, at UWI, Mona. May 2020 • “Teaching Critical Thinking”. Guest lecturer in the Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning course CUTL5001 – Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice, The UWI, Cave Hill November, 2019.

Conference presentation • “The Integrated Theory of Personal Identity: An Afro-Caribbean Framework for Theorising Personal Identity”. 3rd Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa. United States International University-Africa, Nairobi, Kenya. October 2019.

Dr Aviston Downes Dr Elaine Rocha’s lecture to CAPE students on Brazil, January 2020 • Graduate Programme Coordinator – History • Coordinator of Oral History Project, Dr Elaine Rocha • “Diversion Canal: The Avá-Guarani and The UWI, Cave Hill Campus. the construction of the Itaipu Binacional Papers presented in public lectures, Hydroelectric Dam”. 6th Ethnicity, Race conferences, and seminars and Indigenous Peoples Conference Professor Alan Cobley “The struggle for democracy in Brazil”. • (ERIP). Gonzaga University, Spokane, (On sabbatical during 2019-20) Digital seminar. Middlebury University. • Co-Director (With Professor Department of History, undergraduate WA, September 12-14, 2019. Adekeye Adebajo of the University of course: Modern Brazil. Moderator: Review Committees Johannesburg) of The UWI/University of Professor Darien Davis. April 26, 2020 Book: História e Gênero. Faces da Violência Johannesburg Institute for Global African (online). • Contra Mulheres. Vitória: Multifoco/ Affairs. • “Black migrations and the Luso-Hispanic Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, • Chair, University Archives and Record World in the Post- Abolition Era”. Chair. 2020. Management Advisory Committee. American Historical Association 134th External Examiner for other Universities: Member, EU-LAC Focus Project Trans- Annual Meeting. New York, January 03- • Masters (with thesis). Social History. Sectorial Board (Funded by the European 06, 2020. • Bethania Santos Pereira. Universidade Union). “The last straw: a case of racism and • Estadual de Campinas (Brazil). February violence in Salvador”. Paper presented • Member of the Oceanic Humanities 2020. for the Global South Project (funded at the American Historical Association th by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 134 Annual Meeting. New York, January Extra Departmental UWI Service the South African National Research 03-06, 2020. • Chair. VIVA. UWI-Cave Hill. Hyacinth Foundation and National Institute for the • “Imperialism and Tourism. Notes Harris, PhD Education. January 23, 2020. Humanities and Social Sciences). on spoiled identities”. 4th Caribbean • Chair. VIVA. UWI-Cave Hill, Sheron • Varieties of Democracy Project Country International Tourism Conference. Cave Johnson, PhD Cultural Studies. October Expert for Barbados since 2014. Hill, Barbados December 11-13, 2019. 07, 2019. Chair, CXC Working Group on the • “When Barbarians invaded the Ivory • Dr Tara Inniss Decline in Registrations for History in Tower. Academic standards for a post- the Caribbean Region. literate generation”. UWI Cross Campus • Presentations made in conferences, Senior Academic Seminar Series. Cave symposia, seminars, public lectures, etc. Member of Editorial Board for a book • Hill, Barbados. December 06, 2019. included: series, Race and Resistance Across Borders in the Long Twentieth Century, published by • “Outros sujeitos, outras culturas e a • “Turning Around Nelson: Let’s Move Peter Lang, since 2015. luta pelo meio ambiente”. Seminários Him! But Can We Move On?”. UWI Multi Mundos, Cuiabá (via Skype), Museum Panel Discussion: Monuments Consulting Editor, Journal of Caribbean • Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, in the Caribbean: Colonial Legacies or History, since 2002. Brazil. November 01, 2019. National Heritage? July 02, 2020. [Online] Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 21

• “Building the Barbados Trailway”. Barbados Institute of Architects Seminar Series. June 24, 2020 [Online] • “Just Who Do We Think We Are? The Frontline and Fault Lines of Genealogical DNA Testing in the Caribbean”. CHIPS Conversations XIV: Medicine, Technology and Ethics. April 24-26, 2019. The UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados [also presented at the Barbados Museum and Historical Society’s Genealogy Group on January 29, 2020]

Other Academic and Scholarly Activities • The Caribbean Heritage Network Heritage Highlights Blog and Newsletter. https://www.caribheritage.org/blog Dr Henderson Carter on the steps of Codrington Great House conducting UWI Bus Tour, November 2019 • The History Forum Blog (Editor) http:// historyforumcavehillcampus.blogspot.com/ The History Forum Group Facebook • Organised UWI Bus Tour, November Taught & Coordinated FOUN 1101: Page (over 900 members) https://www. • • 30, 2019 Caribbean Civilization; HIST1004: facebook.com/groups/292901264079693/ History of the Caribbean; HIST 3203: Delivered paper entitled ‘Opportunities • The Black Experience in the United Dr Henderson Carter for Youth in the Cultural Heritage States since 1865 Sector, Side Event for the Eighth Meeting Successfully supervised Diane Campbell • of Culture and Highest Appropriate Presented “The Struggle for Reparations and Joanna Parker, MA Research Paper, • Authorities, Hilton Hotel, Barbados, in Barbados: Tensions, Contradictions 2020. September 18, 2019. and Lessons,” at the Commemoration Chair – Ministry of Education History of Capitalism and Slavery: 75 years later, • Delivered virtual presentation on Syllabus Committee • University of the West Indies, Race and Class to youth group at Ruby St Augustine, November 2019 • Participant in CBC TV programme Church of the Nazarene, June 26, 2020. – The Link UP on the 1937 revolt in • Served on the Campus Lecture Series Barbados, July 28, 2020 Ms Felicia Dujon Committee • Participant in CBC TV programme – • Domestic Violence and Youth. Loop • Assisted with the organising and chairing My Community – History of St George, Caymans. http://www.loopcayman.com/ of the History Forum seminars May 26, 2020 content/lucian-dad-who-kicked-daughter- Served on the Faculty of Humanities viral-video-arrested 2020 • • Organised Lecture Series, Standpipe sub-committee for the planning of Open Stories, January 25 and February 17, • Youth Governance. St. Lucia News Day November 2019 2020 Online. https://www.stlucianewsonline. Second Examiner for GOVT 2016 com/pm-urged-to-engage-youths-provide- • • Chair of BHMS/UWI Lecture Series, Caribbean Political Philosophy 2019 March - April 2020 platform-where-they-wont-feel-judged-or- chastised/ 2019 • Supervised five post-graduate students Organised CAPE Lecture Series for • Worked on Black Internationalist thought Sixth Form Schools, October 16, 2019 • Dr Rodney Worrell and action in Barbados and January 23, 2020 Presented three lectures/seminars Revised “The struggle for Reparations Organised Elsa Goveia Lecture, • • • for CAPE History students: “Kwame in Barbados: Tensions, Contradictions October 10, 2020 Nkrumah” and “Reparations” on the and Lessons” and “State Repression • Organised Grenada Revolution October 16, 2019 at the University of in Barbados: The Errol Barrow Symposium, October 11, 2020 the West Indies Cave Hill “Fidel Castro Government versus the Black and the Cuban Revolution” on the Conducted bus tour for secondary Powerities”. • January 23, 2020 at The University of school teachers, August 08, 2019 the West Indies • Conducted bus tour for students of Virginia College University, Richmond, August 14, 2019 222019/2020Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019–2020 2019/20202019/2020 Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature has had a rewarding but equally challenging year as it sought to promote its programmes, deliver quality teaching, and implement the University’s mandate to advance learning, create knowledge and foster innovation for the positive transformation of the Caribbean and the wider world.

The academic year began with a renewed will be rescheduled. The revitalization of vision to provide a quality educational the student/staff seminars was meant to experience for our students through our provide greater opportunity for staff to commitment to promoting the intrinsic be aware of and engage with colleagues’ value of an education in the liberal arts research and to promote mentorship of as a foundation for life. In keeping with our graduate students. the strategic goals of The UWIs Triple A Enhancement of programmes continued Strategy, the Department’s primary goal across the disciplines in the Department. for the next five years was to promote Linguistics met with colleagues across the greater access to our programmes by two sister campuses and came away with enhancing the attractiveness of our a mandate to revamp the core courses programmes, aligning them more closely in the Linguistics degree as offered by with industry and community needs, The UWI to account for current trends and responding with alacrity to the and interests. A significant decision taken opportunities to collaborate with industry. at the meeting was for each Campus to As LLL started the academic year offer a vernacular language as a part of its 2019/2020, we set out to promote staff programme. This is of particular interest engagement, increase our student numbers given the Vice-Chancellor’s decision to by enhancing the attractiveness of our promote a multilingual culture within programme offerings, and to expand our the University. This work is ongoing. revenue generating services. To promote Literatures in English is also in the staff engagement, the first “Coffee Break” process of revamping their programmes session was held November 08, 2019 following a quality assurance review and under the theme “A New Approach the retirement/resignation of two of its to Outreach for LLL”. Members of senior academics. The discipline of Modern the Department met informally over Languages has also embraced the renewal coffee to brainstorm on new ways to of its undergraduate and graduate offerings raise awareness of our disciplines and and colleagues are in the process of programmes among the wider community designing a BA in Applied French Studies of Barbados and the Caribbean. The and certificate courses in translation Department also relaunched its Staff/ studies. Student Departmental Seminar Series. The The Linguistics Special Committee first seminar was given by visiting Fulbright continued its outreach programme during Scholar, PhD student in Literature, the first semester. Part of its initiative was Seanna Viechweg on February 21, 2020 to place posters of Linguistics Majors with entitled “Finding Home: A Revision of short testimonies around the Campus to Time Travel in Octavia Butler’s Neo- raise awareness of the discipline and its slave Narrative Kindred.” The other two contribution to society among members seminars scheduled were postponed of Campus Community. The posters were Posters of Linguistics Majors with short testimonies because of the national lockdown. These mounted on noticeboards across Campus Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 23

and these students are also to be featured MEET THE TEAM Carolyn Walkes, MA on Faculty and Departmental websites. The Department’s team of employees are: Instructor In a move to make our programme Korah Belgrave, PhD Samuel Soyer, MA information more accessible, the Lecturer in Linguistics and Head of Instructor Department also undertook to redesign Department Suzanne Durant Euzebe, MA and improve its website as a part of Tutor its drive to become more attractive to Curwen Best students. Professor of Popular Culture and Literary Joyce Harris, Studies Administrative Assistant The reinvigorated Writing Clinic began offering consultations and workshops Ian Craig, PhD Claudette King, again in the first semester. The Clinic Senior Lecturer in Spanish Departmental Secretary hosted a seminar on “Writing the Isabelle Constant, PhD Literature Review” on March 24, 2020 Senior Lecturer in French for both graduate and undergraduate TEACHING AND LEARNING Andrew Armstrong, PhD students. The Writing Clinic was also Lecturer in Literatures in English With the national shut down because of instrumental in helping the Department the COVID-19 pandemic, staff shifted to reach out to students during the Desrine Bogle, PhD emphasis from engagement and enhancing national shut down for COVID-19 to Lecturer in French of programmes to enhancing their facilitate the completion of their research Nickesha Dawkins, PhD personal skills as the Campus moved to projects. The Coordinator and volunteers Lecturer in Linguistics complete the semester through emergency facilitated two online workshops on Rosa Ana Herrero-Martin, PhD remote delivery of its courses. They “Conducting Research” and “Essay Lecturer in Hispanic Studies attended online workshops in the use and Writing Skills” on May 06, 2020 and May integration of Blackboard Collaborate and 11, 2020, respectively. Nicola Hunte, PhD Zoom into their classes to allow them to Lecturer in Literatures in English The Department continued to work complete teaching for the second semester on generating income through the Janice Jules, PhD online. Staff also made use of novel means Translation Bureau and by offering Lecturer in Linguistics of assessing their coursework through short courses through the Centre for Hélène Zamor, PhD the use of YouTube videos and WhatsApp Professional Development and Life- Lecturer in French chat groups in an effort to craft course Long Learning (CPDLL). The Translation assessments that could be administered Bureau grossed BBD 37, 343.84 during Jason Siegel, PhD remotely. These options ranged from the 2019-2020 financial year. Through Research Fellow student-produced videos for courses in the CDPLL, the Department secured Debra Providence, PhD public speaking and writing for the mass a contract with the Government of Temporary Lecturer in Literatures in media, to analyses of existing YouTube Barbados to provide language training in English videos for sociolinguistic variation and Mandarin Chinese, French, Portuguese turn-taking in conversation. Marco Schaumloeffel, MA and Spanish to local civil servants at a Temporary Lecturer in Brazilian Studies cost of BBD 20,000 per language. Twenty participants from across the civil service Paula Gonzalez, MA began an eight-week intensive training Foreign Language Assistant, Spanish course in PDLL153 – Beginners’ Mandarin Terrence Inniss, MA Chinese on February 24, 2020. This Foreign Language Assistant, French course was suspended on March 16, 2020 Carmen Céspedes Suárez, MA due to the presence of COVID-19 on Spanish Lectora the island, but resumed on May 11, 2020 and concluded on May 24, 2020 in an Sherry Asgill, MA online format. An additional twenty civil Instructor servants also took PDLL154 – Beginners’ Sophia Edwards, MPhil Portuguese for Business and Tourism Instructor which began on March 17, 2020 and was concluded online June 30, 2020. PDLL097 Zoanne Evans, MA – Beginners’ Spanish for Business and Instructor Tourism was also offered during the Chloe Walker, PhD same period. Instructor 24 Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature

PROGRAMMES LLL Table 3: Undergraduate Courses & Student Performance on Examinations The Department offered courses in fourteen programmes during Course Registered No. the reporting year. Key statistics follow: Chinese No. Sitting Code Students Passed CHIN 1001 24 24 17 Semester I LLL Table 1 - Programmes Offered in 2019/2020 CHIN 1002 9 9 8 Academic Year CHIN 1001 9 9 9 Semester II Discipline Programmes CHIN 1002 6 6 6 Minor in Communication Communication Studies Studies Course Registered No. Portuguese No. Sitting Code Students Passed Minor in Mandarin Chinese PORT 1001 23 23 19 Minor in Brazilian Studies Semester I PORT 3500 3 3 3 Major in French, French & Spanish, French with Semester II PORT 1002 6 6 6 Modern Languages Management Studies Academic Major in Spanish, Spanish & Course Registered No. Literacies No. Sitting French, Spanish with Code Students Passed Programme Management Studies FOUN 0100 134 120 86 Major in Linguistics, Linguistics Applied Linguistics with FOUN 1003 13 13 12 Communication Studies Semester I FOUN 1004 119 118 102 Minor in Creative Writing FOUN 1006 566 513 398 Literatures in English Major in Literatures in English, FOUN 1008 190 161 140 Literatures in English (Special) FOUN 0100 117 113 92 FOUN 1003 35 35 29 Semester II FOUN 1004 43 42 41 Statistics FOUN 1006 106 98 80 LLL Table 2: BA Degrees Awarded FOUN 1008 165 159 146

Upper Lower 1st Class LITS in Course Registered No. Degree 2nd Class 2nd Class Pass No. Sitting Honours English Code Students Passed Honours Honours LITS 1001 15 15 13 French and Spanish 5 2 1 – LITS 1005 14 13 13 French with Mgmt. LITS 2002 7 6 6 – – 1 – Studies LITS 2101 22 21 20 Spanish 1 - – – LITS 2209 9 8 8 Spanish with Mgmt. – 1 - 1 LITS 2306 14 13 13 Studies Semester I LITS 2403 29 29 28 Spanish with 1 – – – Education LITS 2514 14 14 14 Linguistics – – 1 1 LITS 2604 11 11 11 Linguistics with LITS 2901 12 12 9 – – 2 – Psychology LITS 3005 6 6 6 Literatures in 2 2 1 – LITS 3501 8 8 8 English Literatures in 2 – – – English (Special) Literatures in English with – – 1 – Education TOTAL 11 5 7 2 Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 25

LITS in Course Registered No. Course Registered No. No. Sitting Linguistics No. Sitting English Code Students Passed Code Students Passed LITS 1002 25 19 19 COMS 1101 15 15 15 LITS 1003 22 15 12 COMS 3000 6 6 5 LITS 2013 15 15 15 LING 1001 19 18 14 LITS 2118 13 13 10 LING 1005 16 16 9 LITS 2207 11 11 11 LING 2001 8 8 7 LITS 2516 12 12 12 Semester I LING 2004 7 7 6 Semester II LITS 2603 7 7 7 LING 2501 7 7 7 LITS 3101 13 13 13 LING 3005 10 10 10 LITS 3111 4 4 4 LING 3201 10 10 10 LITS 3303 10 10 10 LING 6005 1 1 1 LITS 3405 12 12 12 LING 6103 3 3 3 LITS 3502 2 2 2 COMS 1104 12 12 5 LITS 3601 19 19 19 COMS 2600 2 2 2 COMS 3000 6 6 6 Course Registered No. French No. Sitting LING 1002 16 16 15 Code Students Passed Semester II LING 2002 9 9 9 FREN 0101 35 30 26 LING 2099 8 8 7 FREN 0102 14 12 9 LING 2101 10 10 9 FREN 1303 7 7 7 LING 2302 4 4 4 FREN 1401 12 12 12 LING 3202 8 8 5 FREN 2001 17 17 17 Semester I FREN 2214 15 15 15 Course Registered No. Spanish No. Sitting FREN 2602 4 4 4 Code students Passed FREN 3003 5 5 5 SPAN 0101 28 28 26 FREN 3101 7 7 7 SPAN 0102 19 19 14 FREN 3502 9 9 9 SPAN 1001 19 19 18 FREN 0101 20 20 20 SPAN 1214 15 15 13 FREN 0103 11 11 11 SPAN 2001 15 15 14 Semester I FREN 1304 9 9 9 SPAN 2218 2 2 2 FREN 1402 11 11 11 SPAN 2702 10 10 10 FREN 2004 17 17 17 SPAN 3001 14 14 13 Semester II FREN 2301 10 10 10 SPAN 3502 15 15 15 FREN 3014 5 5 5 SPAN 3504 7 7 7 FREN 3501 13 13 13 SPAN 0101 27 27 23 HUMN SPAN0103 7 7 6 12 12 12 3010 SPAN 1002 18 18 17 SPAN 1205 17 17 15 Semester II SPAN 2002 15 15 14 SPAN 2404 12 12 11 SPAN 3002 14 14 14 SPAN 3503 8 8 8 SPAN 3608 13 13 13 26 Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature

RESEARCH on a comparative analysis of the role RECOGNISING AND of teacher quality and pedagogy with REWARDING EMPLOYEES RESEARCH IN PROGRESS the teaching of English in the Eastern Korah Belgrave continued research Caribbean with Drs. S. Robinson and K. Retirements into rhetoric in cartoons in Barbados and Thomas, with support from the Caribbean Evelyn O’Callaghan, Professor of West teachers’ attitudes to Home Language use Examination Council (CXC). Indian Literature retired in September in Caribbean classrooms. She collaborated Marco Aurelio Schaumloeffel 2019 after serving thirty-six years at the with Dr J. Jules on the production of an continued research on Papiamento and Cave Hill Campus. edited book Transformative Pedagogical Papiá Kristang towards the completion Perspectives on Home Language Use in of his PhD thesis in Linguistics. He Classrooms (scheduled for release by IGI also researched different aspects of Long Service Awards Global in September 2020). Hunsrückisch (German language variety Two members of LLL staff, Professor Desrine Bogle continued research in spoken in Brazil) and the history of the Curwen Best and Dr Ian Craig received postcolonial translation in the Anglophone ABC islands. Long Service Awards for 25 and 20 Caribbean. She continued work on a Jason Siegel continued editing a years, respectively. course textbook (Translation Capsules: previously unpublished lexicon of St A Translator’s Guidebook) for FREN3101 Barth French. He also continued to RECOGNISING AND French Translation, the design of an research Caribbean dialectology to create REWARDING STUDENTS undergraduate certificate in translation, a a linguistic atlas of the Caribbean and postgraduate online translation certificate worked on a project to examine the effects Mrs Jacinth Howard, student in the and a BA in Applied French Studies. of using a vernacular language in banking Doctor of Philosophy programme, Isabelle Constant is continuing work on documents. He began research on the Literatures in English, successfully a book in honour of J. M.G. Le Clézio; she genesis and contents of the “Dictionary of defended her thesis entitled, “Exploring is editing and contributing articles in the Caribbean English Usage—Larger Work” the Evolution of Science Fiction and African, Caribbean, and utopia chapters. card collection, and the effects of language Speculative Fiction in the Anglophone contact on dictionaries. Ian Craig continued to research study Caribbean” on June 04, 2020. abroad and immersion in the Caribbean Hélène Zamor continued research on context, as well as UWI-Cuba relations the relationship between China and the and research collaboration. Caribbean from cultural and educational points of view. Rosa Ana Herrero-Martin continued research on the archetypal analysis of the Orishas and their presence in Cuban and PROJECTS Hispanic Caribbean contemporary culture. The Department continued collaboration She also continued work on “Becariño: with the Centre for Professional Cuadernos de español del Caribe para Development and Lifelong Learning el Caribe”, a series of OER teaching (CPDLL), securing a contract with the Mrs Jacinth Howard and learning workbooks for the Spanish Government of Barbados to provide intermediate-advanced classroom in the language training in Chinese, French, Caribbean. Dr Herrero-Martin started a Portuguese and Spanish to civil servants at ENHANCING new line of research which focuses both on a cost of BBD 20,000.00 per language. STUDENT SKILLS the narrative mode of language, mind and consciousness: philosophical, holistic and On February 24, 2020, twenty participants Professor Emerita Barbara Lalla pedagogical explorations, as well as on the from across the civil service began the facilitated a workshop on “Writing related transformative-holistic teaching and eight-week intensive training in Beginners’ Research” for Linguistics students on learning paradigm in the foreign language/ Mandarin Chinese and another twenty civil January 30, 2020. culture/literature classroom. servants also started PDLL154 – Beginners’ Portuguese for Business and Tourism on Janice Jules continued research in March 17, 2020. Beginners’ Spanish, which “Caribbean Teachers’ Attitude to Home was offered to the general public, also Language Use in the Classroom”. She began on February 24, 2020 with eight further collaborated with Dr K. Belgrave participants. on the edited book Transformative Pedagogical Perspectives on Home Language Use in Classrooms (to be published by IGI Global in September 2020). Her research also included an ongoing research project Professor Emerita Barbara Lalla Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 27

ENHANCING EMPLOYEE WELCOMING VISITORS AND Rosa Ana Herrero-Martin SKILLS BUILDING INTERNATIONAL • Established links with Professor Eva- RELATIONS Lynn Jagoe, Professor of Comparative Literature and Spanish and Portuguese Korah Belgrave at the University of Toronto (UofT), Completed the certificate Research Korah Belgrave • to offer a couple of experimental Supervisor Development Course offered The Department hosted the launch of • workshops to a group of undergraduate by the School for Graduate Studies and Dr Godfrey Steele’s book in and graduate students from both Research and CETL, The UWI, Cave Hill Communication Studies entitled Health programs at the UofT. These sessions Campus, September 2019. Communication: Principles and Practices will pivot on a selection of self-inquiry on October 24, 2019. Dr Steele is a Attended CETL training workshops and self-expression tools from the • colleague in the Department of Literary, on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and transformative and holistic pedagogical Cultural, and Communication Studies, St Zoom in preparation for online remote paradigm applied by Dr Herrero-Martín Augustine Campus, The UWI. teaching. in Hispanic literature, theatre and • Dr Jo Angouri, Academic Director for culture classes at the Cave Hill Campus. Education and Internationalisation at Ian Craig Established linkages with Colombia’s the University of Warwick visited the • • Attended a grant writing workshop Banco de la República Cultural Center Department to discuss possible area of organised by the Cave Hill Office of and Library on the island of San Andrés collaboration. Research and Innovation (CHORI), to participate as a guest presenter February 07, 2020. • Representatives from Northern Illinois in their 2021 cultural programme of • Attended the online RICCH Master University and Clemson University conferences. Talk Series on Proposals for Successful met with the Head of Department to Funding by Mr Daniel Best, Director discuss the establishment of a joint study Jason Siegel of the Projects Department of the abroad programme designed to highlight • Barbara Lalla, Professor Emerita, Caribbean Development Bank on the essence of the Middle Passage Language and Literature, The University May 12, 2020. experience through the disciplines of of the West Indies, St. Augustine history, education, literature and the Campus was invited to deliver the performing arts. Janice Jules Keynote Address for the Richard • Obtained a certificate in Research • Professor Rachel Lichtenstein from Allsopp Memorial Lecture held in Supervisor Development Course offered Manchester Metropolitan University January 2020. by the School for Graduate Studies and (MMU) visited the Campus to discuss a • Professor Rebecca Shapiro of the Research and CETL, The UWI, Cave Hill proposed a two-week creative writing City University of New York (CUNY) Campus, September 25, 2019. summer school with a mixture of paying visited for a semester to do archival participants from MMU, North America, lexicographic research and engage with • Attended CETL training workshops the Caribbean, and the U.K., with some on Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and students to better understand CUNY subsidised places and priority being given students from the Caribbean diaspora. Zoom in preparation for online remote to The UWI students from Barbados. teaching. She and Dr Siegel began to collaborate The Summer School is proposed for on an article about teaching linguistics June 2021 in Barbados. and lexicography to Caribbean students. Marco Schaumloeffel Ms Anja Penssler-Beyer, a second year Obtained a certificate in Expert in • • Professor Bettina Migge of University • PhD candidate, lecturer at Potsdam Remote Teaching. Moonshot Educação. College of Dublin and Dr Siegel are University, Germany and adjunct Curitiba, Brazil. 2020. collaborating on an upcoming panel on lecturer at the Dahlem School of Caribbean lexicography for a future • Attended training sessions on Kentico Education with Freire Universität Berlin Society for Caribbean Linguistics CMS, Blackboard Collaborate Ultra visited the Department. Ms Penssler- meeting. Online Workshop and several other Beyer discussed the possibility of CETL courses related to remote working and conducting research with • Professor Emeritus Ed Finegan of the teaching. the Department in the discipline of University of Southern California Linguistics. and Professor Michael Adams of Indiana University invited Dr Siegel to • ELAN Project Manager, Ms Ghislaine contribute a chapter on Dictionaries Moetus-Schuller visited the Department and language contact to the Cambridge to discuss scholarship opportunities Handbook of the Dictionary, to be —October 16, 2019 and February 25, published in 2021 by Cambridge 2020. University Press. 28 Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature 2019/2020 SERVING AND ENGAGING Hélène Zamor Marco Schaumloeffel • Coordinator for Modern Languages • Chief Examiner, CXC Portuguese since January 2019. Panel (CCSLC, CSEC), 2019-2020. Korah Belgrave • Member, Local Organising • Continued to serve in the capacity of • Moderator for the Portuguese CSEC Committee, ACHEA 2020. Principal’s representative on Campus examination papers, 2019-2020. Council, Open Campus (2019-2021). • Executive Officer, Society for • Assistant Chief Examiner, CSEC Caribbean Linguistics. • Organised visits for ELAN Project Portuguese 2019-2020. Manager, Ghislaine Moetus-Schuller Member, Academic Board, Cave Hill Peer-reviewed article for Projekt, • - October 16, 2019 and February 25, • Campus, The UWI. a publication of the Association 2020. of Teachers of German in Brazil, Desrine Bogle March 2020. Member of The UWI Multilingual PUBLIC SERVICE • Hélène Zamor UWI Committee. RENDERED Presented on Martinique’s culture Cave Hill Coordinator of • • and curated a one-day exhibition at Experiential Learning for Cave Hill Korah Belgrave the Language Day, Ellerslie Secondary students of Modern Languages for • Co-facilitator of workshop “Writing School, December 09, 2019. the Barbados Tourism Marketing for the Work-place” at the CARICOM Presented on the Barbadian and Incorporation’s National Tourism Secretariat CSME Unit, Haggatt Hall St. • Martinican Rum Making for translators Host Programme at island’s seaport. Michael, September 09, 2019. from Switzerland who attended Isabelle Constant the English in the Caribbean for Desrine Bogle Interpreters-ESL programme, Graduate Coordinator for the • • Presenter, “Benefits of Learning French” coordinated by Dr Stacy Denny, period ending 2019-20. Language Day, Ellerslie Secondary The University of the West Indies, School, Barbados. December 09, 2019. Cave Hill campus, January 06, 2020. Ian Craig • Alliance Française Network for the • Coordinated and chaired Spanish Anglophone Caribbean Representative Section Retreat, January 24, 2020. for Barbados, Inaugural Caribbean • Member of The UWI Language French Teachers Symposium, Port of Policy Working Group, convened Spain, Trinidad, November 28, 2019. in November 2019 and chaired by • CAPE French Syllabus Review, CXC Anthony Perry, Programme Officer Headquarters, October 2019. in the Office of the Vice Chancellor. • CAPE French Assessment Review, CXC • Attended a series of Zoom meetings Headquarters, October 2019. and contributed to refinement of successive drafts of a UWI Language • Chief Examiner, Examining Committee, Policy for presentation to BUS in CAPE French, CXC. May 2020. Janice Jules Rosa Ana Herrero-Martin • Presenter, the You Tube video • FHE Representative on Board of “Moving towards Student Centredness” Studies, Institute for Gender and on EFLtalks, Action TESOL Caribbean, Development Studies. April 26, 2020. • Organiser and co-facilitator of workshop Marco Schaumloeffel “Writing for the Work-place” at the • Coordinator and translator, The CARICOM Secretariat CSME Unit, UWI Translation Bureau. Haggatt Hall St. Michael on September 09, 2019. • Chaired session, “Linguistics in the Caribbean” the Islands in Between Conference, the USA Virgin Islands, October 31 to November 02, 2019. 2019/2020 Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019–2020 29 2019/20202019/2020 Codrington College Vision Statement: To be a globally recognised seminary for thought leadership in religious expression and in the development of transformational leaders. During the 2019/2020 academic year, Codrington College upgraded its pedagogy by implementing the My eLearning platform. In addition, the MA Caribbean and African Theology Programme came on stream in Semester II, 2020.

The College was the beneficiary of MEET THE TEAM RECOGNISING AND a grant from Trinity Church, Wall REWARDING STUDENTS Street, New York, US, which enabled Rev’d Michael Clarke, D. Min, the undertaking of four major Principal (Full-time) Codrington College is proud of its projects: students’ success. During the review period, seminarians Nicolas Small- (1) The design and creation of a Rev’d Canon Kirkley Sands, PhD Warner was awarded the Faculty of labyrinth to be used by students (Full-time) Humanities and Education’s Level I and visitors for spiritual prize while Raymon Cummings was the purposes; The Most Rev’d John Holder, PhD (Full-time) recipient of the best overall results in (2) The upgrading of the Campus’ IT FOUN 1006: Exposition for Academic infrastructure which included the The Venerable Eric E. Lynch, MA Purposes. upgrade of equipment in the IT (Part-time) room, installation of internet and Wi-Fi points and The Very Rev’d Jeffrey Gibson, D. Min ENHANCING (3) The upgrade of lecture rooms (Part-time) EMPLOYEE SKILLS one and two with flip digital The 2019/2020 academic year also saw screens, remote control Rev’d Canon Noel Burke, MA (Part-time) three members of faculty, Dr Marcelle cameras, video switchers and Brathwaite, Dr Sonia Hinds and the monitors, and a channel wireless Reverend Trevor O’Neale successfully microphone conference system; Rev’d Trevor O’Neale, MA (Part-time) completing the post-Graduate and Certificate in Teaching and Learning: (4) The refurbishment of all dorms. Rev’d Dr Marcel Brathwaite (Part-time) The Codrington College successfully WELCOMING VISITORS co-hosted a Global Leadership Rev’d Sonia Hinds, D. Min AND BUILDING Conference with Trinity Church, Wall (Part-time) INTERNATIONAL Street, via Zoom during March 19-20, RELATIONS 2020. Monsignor Harcourt Blackett, MA On January 29, 2020, Codrington (Part-time) College received a visit from the Advisor to the Emir of the United Arab Emirates – Mr Nusseibeh, who was accompanied by Mr Suleiman Bulbulia of Barbados, and Rabbi Dr Thomas Salamon, who was in Barbados on holiday from the United Kingdom. The visit comprised a visionary session regarding establishing an Inter Faith Institute for Peace at Codrington College.

BENEFACTORS

Codrington College’s latest benefactor is Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York, the US. 2019/202030 Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019–2020 2019/20202019/2020 Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination

WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT

The mission of the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (EBCCI) is to provide an enabling environment for creative and intellectual exploration, where artistic manifestations, creative and intellectual outputs are the product of quality research, training and practice, rooted in and reflective of the Caribbean experience. The vision of the Centre is to be recognised globally as a leading internationally competitive Caribbean institution that fosters art creation, knowledge production, innovation and creativity.

The Centre welcomed the news that on As part of the efforts to develop the The pandemic forced the EBCCI to cancel October 31, 2019, The UWI Senate had entrepreneurship drive among students, all events planned for the remainder established the Faculty of Culture, Creative the Centre was invited to conduct training of the academic year, including the and Performing Arts and the EBCCI would workshops for students of the First Year end-of-semester student performance transition as a department under this new Experience programme on the art of examinations, the 8x10 Theatre Festival Faculty when operations began on August creating public service announcements and World Poetry Day. However, 1, 2020.The Faculty is The UWI’s ninth using cell phones. Two workshops, work continued during the closure on Faculty and the seventh Faculty at the Cave facilitated by Mr Jason Russell, were held the development of new courses and Hill Campus. The academic year therefore in October 2019 and February 2020 with programmes. The new BA Music and represented the EBCCI’s final year as a over 80 students enrolled. BA Music with Education programmes were presented to the CELT for review department in the Faculty of Humanities On February 04, 2020, the Centre was and the Centre refined the document in and Education since the Centre’s inception. saddened by the news of the passing of accordance with the recommendations in In remaining committed to its outreach Caribbean literary giant, Professor the preparation for submission to Academic objectives, the Centre held the 2019 Earl Honourable Edward ‘Kamau’ Brathwaite Quality Assurance Committee. (AQAC). Warner Memorial Lecture, in collaboration (1930-2020). In honour of Professor Furthermore, to give students the with the Earl Warner Trust (Barbados), Brathwaite’s life and work, the Centre opportunity to pursue study in specific art on October 31, 2019. The lecture entitled hosted ‘Walk Good Kamau’ on February forms, the Curriculum Sub-Committees “A Vision of Change: Earl Warner and 10, 2020, an event featuring dance, music, undertook rigorous work towards Barbadian Theatre”, was delivered by drumming, poetry and screening of developing the BFA Dance, BFA Film, Dr Elaine Savory, Professor of Literature recordings of Kamau’s work. The event and BFA Theatre Arts programmes. and Chair of Environmental Studies, New was later aired on UWI TV Global. The offering of minors and certificate School University, New York. Additionally, March 2020 was a significant period programmes was also at discussion stage. the 2019 George Lamming Distinguished on the academic calendar when the The EBCCI joined the ‘University Cares’ Lecture entitled “Song for the Beloved: Centre experienced a major disruption initiative, designed to explore ways Memory, Violence and the Principle of in operations due to the COVID-19 to engage the community and offer Justice as Caring Work” was held on pandemic. The UWI closed the physical psychological and other support in the November 26, 2019. The lecture was Campus and embarked on a COVID-19 post-COVID-19 lock down phase. The delivered by scholar, theatre worker and response plan to ensure the health, safety expectation was that the EBCCI could poet, Dr Honor Ford-Smith, who is an and well-being of the campus community. assist in using the arts and cultural Associate Professor in Community and This included a shift from face-to-face knowledge in creating graphics and audio- Environmental Arts, York University, teaching to an online teaching modality visual material that would enable reach of a Toronto. using platforms such as Blackboard wider audience. Collaborate, Zoom and Microsoft Teams and the development of alternative online Finally, the EBCCI team was honoured final assessments. This also required with the task of producing the launch of remote working to support administrative the new Faculty of Culture, Creative and operations while incorporating Zoom Performing Arts on behalf of the Faculty’s technology to facilitate departmental Implementation Committee, which as a meetings. result of the COVID-19 pandemic, had to be reconceptualised as a virtual event, to be streamed on UWI TV and across various online platforms. Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 31

MEET THE TEAM TEACHING AND LEARNING

Faculty The EBCCI experienced an increase in who were awarded the BFA Creative Arts Mr Andrew Millington, student enrolment for 2019/2020 over degree. These included Danielle Lloyd BA (UWI), MFA, MA (Howard) the previous four academic years at both with First Class honours; and K-Shan Senior Lecturer in Film and graduate and undergraduate levels. For Doyle, Ashley Greene, and Danielle Officer-in-Charge 2019/2020, there was a 46% increase in Marshall who graduated with Upper undergraduate student enrolments at all Second Class honours. Danielle Lloyd was Ms L. Amanda Cumberbatch, levels with 41 students enrolled in the also the recipient of the Helene Carnegie BA (UWI), MA (Warwick) undergraduate programme compared to Prize for the Creative Arts, 2019/2020. Lecturer in Theatre 28 in 2018/2019. This figure included 17 At the graduate level, there were 3 (joined the Centre in semester 2) new undergraduate students, an 89% students graduating with the MA Creative increase over the previous year. The Arts degree. Mr Russell Watson, increase was also recorded at the graduate Cert Ed (UWI), BFA (SAIC), MFA (SAIC) For more detailed statistics, the following level, with 6 students enrolled in the MA Lecturer in Cinematography (joined the tables provide comparative data showing Creative Arts programme, 5 of whom Centre in semester 2) the enrolment trends at both graduate and were new. undergraduate levels for a five-year period, Dr Yvonne Weekes, The Centre also celebrated the as well as the graduation results. BA, Cert Ed, Med, PhD (UWI) achievement of 6 undergraduate students Lecturer in Theatre

Administrative Staff UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME Ms Alison Johnson, BSc (UWI) EBCCI TABLE 1: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creative Arts Administrative Officer Student Enrolment (All levels) 2019/2020* Ms Dawn-Marie Bishop, (New students included Full-time Part-time TOTAL BSc, MSc (UWI) in total) Secretary Bachelor of Fine 24 17 41 (17) Arts Facilities and Programming Master of Arts 4 2 6 (5) Mrs Carla Springer-Hunte, *Source UWI Statistics BSc (UWI), MA (City Univ. London.) Manager EBCCI TABLE 2: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creative Arts Ms Nicole Pinder, Comparative Five-Year Enrolment* BSc (UWI) Administrative Assistant 2019/2020 41

Technical Staff 2018/2019 28 2017/2018 29 Ms Paula Mascoll, BFA (BCC) Senior Technical Officer 2016/2017 37 2015/2016 50 Mr Ronellon Farley, BA (Middlesex) *Source UWI Statistics Technical Officer (Sound)

Mr Franchero Ellis, EBCCI TABLE 3: Bachelor of Fine Arts BSc (UWI) Five-Year Comparative Undergraduate Graduation Results Technical Officer (Audio Visual Upper Lower Major First Class Pass Total and Multimedia Services) Second Second Mr Jason Russell, 2019/2020 1 3 0 2 6 BSc (Full Sail) 2018/2019 0 0 1 0 1 Technical Officer (Film) 2017/2018 1 7 2 0 10 Mr Chris Griffith 2016/2017 2 3 4 1 10 Media Aide (Lighting) 2015/2016 3 9 6 1 19 32 Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination

GRADUATE PROGRAMME RESEARCH WELCOMING VISITORS AND BUILDING EBCCI TABLE 4: Weekes, Yvonne. The Golden Hat INTERNATIONAL Masters of Arts Programme and Everywhere Walking (poems) RELATIONS Five-Year Comparative Graduate in Interviewing the Caribbean: Traumas Enrolment and Graduation Results and Triumphs edited by Opal Adisa. Vol The UWI and the University of Havana 2. Jamaica. University Press. 2019. pp. held fruitful discussions with Cuban Year Enrolment Graduation 138-141. Print. Ambassador Sergio Jorge Pastrana during October 2019 in relation 2019/2020 6 3 to the proposed Memorandum of 2018/2019 0 1 ENHANCING STUDENT Understanding between the two SKILLS institutions. As a result of these 2017/2018 5 3 discussions, the Centre was visited by The Centre was delighted to support 2016/2017 3 0 Mr Lesmes Gonzalez, an official from the participation of dance student, the Ministry of Culture, Cuba, who 2015/2016 2 0 Christian-Paul Gibson, in the Jamaica agreed that a collaboration should be Dance Umbrella Festival hosted by the established in relation to education in Phillip Sherlock Centre for the Creative the arts. Discussions also surrounded Arts at The UWI, Mona Campus the establishment of an exchange from February 27-March 01, 2020. programme between the Cave Hill Mr Gibson was specially invited by Campus and the University of Havana. the Director and Coordinator of the Festival and performed his piece “His Substance”. Apart from his exposure to the artistic community, participation in the Festival presented Mr Gibson with the opportunity to share the stage with international dancers and attend workshops on developments in the art form. The Centre recognised too, that this would provide some visibility to the work of the department. Faculty of Humanities &2019/2020 Education 2019/2020 33 2019/20202019/2020 School of Education

WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT

Vision Statement: An innovative, transformative and unparalleled leader in education. Mission Statement: Rooted in the Caribbean, we engender quality professionals in education and advance global thought through collaboration, research, innovation and community engagement.

Major activities within the School of Education (SOE) for the 2019/2020 academic year.

• The Secretariat of the Eastern technologies needed for online teaching • In January 2020, the SOE hosted a Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher and learning, the Ministries of Education writing clinic designed to support young Education (ECJBTE) which is located were encouraged to consider reviving academics and graduate students in in the SOE, in keeping with the new and strengthening the use of traditional their writing for publication. Dr Janice arrangement for the Board to have technology such as radio and television. Fournillier, an Associate Professor multiple meetings in the calendar year, with Georgia State University spent In response to a call for papers by the planned and hosted the last online • one week facilitating the clinic. The Journal of Education for Teaching, for meeting in October 2019. In January participants submitted papers to a special issue dealing with regional 2020, the Secretariat planned the different journals for publication and for responses to COVID-19 to help Board’s annual face-to-face meeting presentation at various conferences. teachers cope with teaching and learning which was held in St. Lucia. This was during the pandemic, the Chair and The SOE submitted successful bids for the first time in recent years that this • Academic Coordinator of the ECJBTE several major consultancies to deliver meeting was held outside of Barbados. submitted an article describing the services in countries of the Eastern • In March 2020 when the threat from activities of the ECJBTE in the Eastern Caribbean. These included: COVID-19 forced the closure of schools Caribbean and Barbados. The paper was The delivery of a programme of across the region, the Secretariat of the accepted and published in August 2020. -- training for Early Childhood Care ECJBTE rapidly responded to ensure The SOE revived its journal, Caribbean and Development practitioners in that students could, as much as possible, • Educational Research Journal (CERJ) in Montserrat; continue to be engaged in educational 2019/2020. Since the last issue was pursuits. The Secretariat used the The delivery of a certificate course published in 2016, the editorial team -- Board’s first online meeting for the year in reading instruction, commissioned took steps to bring the volumes up to to consult with the members and to by the Organization of Eastern date. For this purpose, a general issue chart a way forward. The Director of Caribbean States (OECS) Commission (Volume 4, No. 2) was published and the Academic Programming and Delivery under their USAID-funded early contributions for five special issues were Division within The UWI Open Campus learners programme, for teachers in solicited. One of these special issues was in attendance. In this meeting, 6 OECS countries. This course, which (Volume 5) was published in July 2020. a collaborative effort was initiated initially was to be delivered primarily Another special issue was prepared for primary and secondary teachers, via face-to-face mode, had to be during the 2019/2020 academic year college lecturers and personnel from converted to online delivery owing and was published in October 2020. the Ministries of Education in the ten to the onset of COVID-19, and was The other three special issues and one member countries of the ECJBTE to successfully completed in July 2020. general issue are in the pipeline to receive emergency training in online be published shortly thereafter. The --The development of a system for teaching through the Open Campus. Journal was updated during the academic monitoring and evaluation of Technical By the end of March 2020, nearly 600 year under review and now has an and Vocational Education and Training educators from across the region had international co-editor, editorial board (TVET) in St. Vincent and the participated in the training and were and panel of reviewers. To modernise Grenadines; preparing for the start of the third term the journal’s submission process, the During the academic year, the SOE of the schools’ academic year where, for • ScholarOne online facilities were submitted a concept note and began the most part, students were engaged by purchased. The use of these facilities is discussion with USAID for funding for their teachers in an online environment. in the implementation stage and will be an educational research centre to be Recognising that not all teachers and fully on stream by the next academic set up in the Faculty of Humanities and students had access to the type of year. Education. By the end of the academic 34 School of Education

year, USAID indicated that they intended have the event postponed until 2022 • The SOE’s plans for an Educational and to make available to the SOE for this to allow it time to consider alternative Psychological Assessment Unit (EPAU) initiative, a sum of USD 3,700 000.00. operations in light of the restrictions were somewhat derailed by the onset that were put in place in response to the of COVID-19. During the lull, the The faculty working with the psychology • pandemic. proposal for funding was reviewed and programmes in the SOE hosted a updates were made. A consequence of webinar in July 2020. The SOE had its first cohort of students • this review is that the funding from the outside of Barbados complete the The SOE was due to host The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) • Master of Education programme. These UWI Schools of Education Biennial was raised from USD 107,000.00 to students are expected to graduate with Conference in 2021. A committee was USD 200,000.00. The EPAU will operate their Cave Hill Campus counterparts in established and plans were underway in unison with the educational research January 2021. when COVID-19 struck in March 2020. centre for both research and revenue The conference committee asked to generation.

MEET THE TEAM

Director Lecturers Temporary Lecturer Dr Sheron Burns, BA, Dr Suriya Daya, BA (UWI), MA (UoN), Professor S. Joel Warrican, MA (Virgin Islands), PhD (Alberta) DECPsy (UCL) BEd (UWI), M.Phil, PhD (Cantab.) Dr Grace Fayombo, BEd, MEd, PhD (Ibadan) Administrative Staff Professor Professor Donna-Maria Maynard, Dr M. Grace-Anne Jackman, Administrative Assistant BSc (Warwick), MA (Sussex), PhD (UWI) BSc (UWI), MSc (Oxford), Ms Marcia Downes MMR (Georgia), PhD (UF) Secretary Senior Lecturers Dr Mia Jules, BSc, MSc, PhD (UWI) Ms Tamara Springer, BSc Dr Stacey Blackman, BA, MEd (UWI), PhD (Cambridge) Dr Verna Knight, BEd, PhD (UWI) Stenographer/Clerk Mrs Tracia Walcott Dr Claudette Fongkong-Mungal, Dr Ian Marshall, BA, Dip. Ed, MEd, BSc, Dip. Ed, MEd, PhD (Boston) PhD (UWI) Dr Coreen Leacock, Cert. Ed, Dr Jason Marshall, BA, PhD (UWI) BEd (UWI), MPhil, PhD (Cantab.) Dr Babalola Ogunkola, BSc, Dr Sandra Robinson, BEd (UWI), PGDE (Lagos), MEd, PhD (Ibadan) MSC (Oxford), PhD (Hull) Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 35

TEACHING AND LEARNING

In the 2019/2020 academic year, the School of Education (SOE) continued with its programme review and renewal. Steady progress was being made with course development, but the arrival of COVID-19 brought much of this work to a halt as faculty devoted their time to formulating and activating a response to the pandemic. In the second semester of the academic year, like the other departments on the campus, the SOE faculty devoted time transitioning our operations to the online environment. Of major concern was our changing over our teaching from face-to-face classes to the virtual classrooms when it was not possible to meet our students. We also joined the rest of the campus in creating alternative assessments for the second-semester courses that were normally assessed by examinations, since adherence to the health protocols associated with the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of examinations.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION:

BA Psychology Programme MEd Programme Diploma in Education (Primary) The Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) The MEd has been approved for The Diploma in Education (Primary) is an exposes students to the science of delivery in the following nine (9) areas of in-service, part-time training programme mind and behaviour. Areas explored specialization: for University graduates who teach at the primary level and who have had no include what motivates us; how the (1) Curriculum Studies human brain works; the stages of previous professional training. (2) Educational Leadership cognitive development; how we learn; The programme seeks to provide and how Psychology is applied to solve (3) Inclusive Practices for Special participants with a sound foundation in practical problems. Research focuses Needs Students the theory and practice of education and on issues of Psychology and Education (4) Language & Literacy Education enhance their personal and professional with a special interest in adolescents growth. This programme is therefore (5) School Counselling and emerging adults of the Caribbean. critical, since no other programme Holders of this degree can pursue (6) Science & Technology Education currently exists that is designed to meet careers in fields of Psychology; Mental (7) Social Context & Education Policy the training needs of the target group. Health; Advertising or Marketing; Education; Human and Protective (8) Testing, Measurement & Evaluation Services; and Communications. (9) ​The Psychology of Education Diploma in Education (Secondary) BEd Programme The Diploma in Education is an in-service The Bachelor of Education (BEd) programme for secondary teachers who is a professional degree, normally Master of Philosophy (MPhil) possess a first degree but have not been intended for practitioners in the field and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) exposed to any professional training in of education. This programme aims Programmes teaching. It is designed to ensure that at building and improving the skills of teachers, through exposure to a range teachers with an Associate Degree in The School of Education offers both of relevant experiences and processes, Education or a Teaching Certificate as well the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and function with a high degree of effectiveness as persons wishing to start in the field Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) research in the classroom in the context of rapidly of Early Childhood Care and Education. degrees. Candidates undertake in- changing global, regional and school depth, independent original research environments. working closely with their supervisor and advisory committee. The culmination of this research experience is a thesis, which is examined by both internal and external examiners and Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of orally defended by the candidate. Teacher Education Associate Degree The ADE programmes expose candidates to subject content, pedagogy and practical teaching. There is a ten-week teaching practicum where candidates are attached to schools and teach under supervision. 36 School of Education

RESEARCH (Forthcoming) • Understanding the Psychosocial Effect of Professor Donna-Maria Maynard COVID-19 ON Adolescents of Migrant • Marshall, J., Maynard, D-M., Parents. (Fayombo, G. A., & Maynard, D) Fayombo, G., Jules, M., & Daya, S. An Dr Sheron Burns Learning in COVID-19: The Perspectives Investigation of the Intrapersonal and Principal Investigator for research • • of Parents, Students, and Teachers Interpersonal Experiences of Caribbean entitled: An Investigation of the in Special Education in Barbados. Stakeholders in Education when Intrapersonal and Interpersonal (Blackman, S., Fayombo, G. A., Lynch, J., Facilitating Online Schooling during a Experiences of Caribbean Stakeholders & Mahon, E.) Pandemic: Implications for Psychological in Education when Facilitating Research and Practice. (The UWI Online Schooling during a Pandemic: Learning during Lockdown: Students’ • Psychoeducational Assessment, Implications for Psychological Research Experiences of Teaching, Learning and Research and Training project and Practice Assessment during COVID-19 across [UWIPART] Team). the Campuses of the University of the Co-investigator for research • West Indies’. (Blackman, S., Fayombo, G. Maynard, D-M., Kahn, K., Minott, C., entitled: An Exploration of • A, Jackman, G., & Marshal, I.) & Abel, W. A needs assessment of the Adolescents’ Experiences during the mental health and psychological state COVID-19 Pandemic. Exploring Students’ Choices of Lecture • of UWI stakeholders in the Caribbean Delivery Mode among the University Burns, S. (In Press). Every Learner during the COVID-19 pandemic. (The • students at Cave Hill Campus. Succeeds: Reconceptualising Quality Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Early Childhood in the Organisation Services [MHPSS] Team of The UWI of the Eastern Caribbean States. In Dr Mia Jules Regional COVID-19 Task Force). Z. Kinkead-Clark & KA Escayg (Eds.), A Rapid Response Study of the • Jules, M. A., Maynard, D-M., Reconceptualising quality in early childhood Psychological and Behavioural Responses • Campbell, M., Emmanuel, M., Lipps, G., education, care and development: of Selected Public Service Providers in Khan, K., Goodwin, R. & Gouse, H. A Perspectives from the others. Basingstoke: Barbados During COVID-19 Pandemic. Multi-site rapid response study of the Palgrave Macmillan • A Comparative Analysis of Psychosocial psychological and behavioural responses (Organisational and Personal) Factors of selected public service providers and Dr Suriya Daya Influencing Teacher Career Trajectories first line responders during COVID-19 • Co-conducting research: “An in Three Educational Jurisdictions. pandemic (Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad Investigation of the Intrapersonal and and Tobago, United Kingdom, and South Interpersonal Experiences of Caribbean Dr Coreen J. Leacock Africa). Stakeholders in Education when • Factors affecting student achievement Facilitating Online Schooling during a in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean; Pandemic: Implications for Psychological Co-Principal Investigator on a team of Research and Practice.” A five-member researchers from the Cave Hill Campus, team from the School of Education, The the Open Campus, SVG Community UWI, Cave Hill Campus is undertaking College, TA Marryshow Community this research. College, and University of South Florida.

Dr Grace Fayombo Dr Jason Marshall • Exploring Adolescents’ Experiences • Principal Investigator for research during COVID-19 Pandemic (Fayombo, entitled: An Investigation of the G.A. & Marshal, J.) Intrapersonal and Interpersonal • An Investigation of the Intrapersonal and Experiences of Caribbean Stakeholders Interpersonal Experiences of Caribbean in Education when Facilitating Stakeholders in Education when Online Schooling during a Pandemic: Facilitating Online Schooling during a Implications for Psychological Research Pandemic: Implications for Psychological and Practice. Research and Practice. (Marshal, J., • Co-investigator for: An Exploration Maynard, D., Daya, S., Fayombo, G. A., of Adolescents’ Experiences during the Jules M.) COVID-19 Pandemic. Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 37

ACADEMIC CONFERENCES PROJECTS RECOGNISING AND AND PAPERS PRESENTED REWARDING EMPLOYEES • The School of Education submitted • Griffith, S. & Maynard, D-M. Early- a concept note to the United States Childhood Teachers’ Screening and Agency for International Development Professor Donna-Maria Maynard Referral Practices for Social-Emotional, (USAID) and began discussions with received the Principal’s Award for Behavioural, and Learning Challenges in the organisation to fund an educational Outstanding Research Barbados. 14th Annual Caribbean Child research centre. The amount for this The School of Education congratulated Research Regional Conference Barbados project is USD 3,700,000.00. Professor Donna-Maria Maynard on being (November 14-15, 2019). The UWI, the recipient of the Principal’s Award for The SOE submitted successful bids for SALISES. • Outstanding Research. The School also several major consultancies to deliver congratulated her on her promotion to the Maynard, D-M. Psychological services in countries of the Eastern • rank of Professor. Implications of the Barbados Secondary Caribbean. These included: School Entrance Examination. Online A programme for the training of Early Professor Maynard’s Profile: Education Forum, The Barbados Society -- Childhood Care and Development • Professorship: Psychology (Clinical and of Psychology (May 07, 2020) practitioners in Montserrat; Counselling Psychology) • Fayombo, G.A. (2020). “Psychological --The School of Education was • Background: Professor Maynard, a Developmental Principles in Supporting contracted by the Organisation of registered clinical psychologist, has Online Education for Children”. Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) 19 years of work experience teaching Presented during the Inaugural Commission to deliver a certificate psychology and counselling in the Psychology Lunchtime Webinar: course in reading instruction for Caribbean at the undergraduate and Promoting Education in an Online teachers in six OECS countries. graduate levels, as well as providing World: Psychological Insights for the This was done in collaboration with research and clinical supervision for future Organised by Psychology Team, their USAID-funded early learners psychologists and counsellors in training. School of Education, The UWI programme. This was successfully Professor Maynard’s research agenda is Cave Hill, Barbados. July, 2020. completed in July 2020. comprised of three overlapping strands of Psychology: clinical, counseling • Jules, M. A. & Ward, L. Parental The development of a system for • and educational; with emphasis on Involvement, Family, Functioning and monitoring and evaluation for adolescents and emerging adults, identity Academic Engagement in Caribbean technical, vocational education and development, sexuality, psychological Secondary School Student. Paper training (TVET) in St. Vincent and the assessment and psycho-educational presented at the 14th Annual Caribbean Grenadines. Child Research Conference Barbados, issues affecting students and teachers. The School of Education will establish November 14, 2019 • International Research Activities: an Educational and Psychological • Professor Maynard has engaged in a • Burns, S & Jules, M. A. The CRC Assessment Unit (EPAU) which will be number of cross-faculty and multi- Impact on Early Childhood Development funded by the Caribbean Development centric research projects with faculty in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Bank in the sum of USD 200,000.00. at international institutions. For Paper presented at the 14th Annual The EPAU will operate in conjunction example, she is currently conducting Caribbean Child Research Conference with the educational research centre for research with colleagues in clinical Barbados, November 14, 2019. both research and revenue generation. psychology at Florida International University to survey the screening and referral practices of early childhood educators for emotional-behavioural and learning problems in young children. This research along with her psychoeducational assessment research agenda is geared towards the promotion and support of early detection of children with learning disabilities and learning difficulties with the long term goal of developing culturally-relevant effective interventions to assist students with these learning challenges. 38 School of Education

• Other Awards: Over the years, she RECOGNISING AND ENHANCING EMPLOYEE has received the following: REWARDING STUDENTS SKILLS The University of the West Indies, -- Most Improved Psychology student CETL/Guild Recognition Award for Dr Suriya Daya Outstanding Contribution to Student Ms Somara Bovell was awarded the • Pursued a Certificate in University Learning (2018) prize for the Most Improved • Teaching and Learning, Instructional BA Psychology Student --The UWI, Cave Hill, Principal Award Development Unit, The UWI, for Excellence in Teaching (2014) Cave Hill Campus. --The UWI Inaugural Campus Research First Class Honours Students – • Participated in a Writing Retreat for Day Award for best collaborative BEd Programme publishing in academic journals. research (2010) • Ronisha Alexander • Successfully completed the CITI • Promotions • Kenroy Birch Research Ethics training program: Social and Behavioural Research --Donna-Maria Maynard was promoted • Sunil Lynch to Professor of Clinical and (May 31, 2020). Ramona McDowall Counselling Psychology • Leah McNicholls Dr Grace Fayombo --Dr Stacey Blackman was promoted to • Senior Lecturer, Special Education. • Maxim Ryan Webinars attended Ashanna Samuel-Jack • “Be ready to teach Online. Getting • started with e-Learning- Introduction • Phylicia Warner-Nolan to eLearning/Moodle system”. LONG SERVICE AWARDS Mon, March 16, 2020 The following members of staff received First Class Honours Students – • “Online Teaching using Blackboard Long Service Awards for 15 years of BA Psychology Programme Collaborate. Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web- service to The University of the West Trevor Charles Indies, Cave Hill Campus: • conferencing tool”. Wednesday, • Jodie Lubin March 18, 2020 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. • Dr Stacey Blackman “MyCaveHill eLearning Basics – • Dr Coreen Leacock • Departmental Prize (Education) Navigation and Components”. Weds • Ms. Marcia Downes August 17, 2020. (Organised by The Brigitte Blackman – • Centre for Excellence in Teaching and • Miss Tamara Springer Level 1 Prize for Education Learning (CETL) Cave Hill Campus). Talyjah Hyatt – • APA COVID-19 Town Hall with a Level II Prize for Education • Special Focus on “Conducting and • Phylicia Warner-Nolan – Applying Psychological Research in Level III Prize for Education the Pandemic”. Featuring special guest, Dr Jim Diaz-Granados, APA’s acting Chief Science Officer and Deputy CEO, Departmental Prize (Psychology) May 2020. • Maria Cothran – • “Implementing Hybrid-Flexible Level 1 Prize for Psychology (HyFlex) Courses and Programmes: • Trevor Charles – Student Self-Hybrid Learning and Level III Prize for Psychology Instructional Continuity” facilitated by Dr Brian Beatty, Creator of the HyFlex Approach, San Francisco State University scheduled for Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. (AST). (Organised by The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Cave Hill Campus). • “Be Ready2Teach Series: MyCaveHill eLearning for Instructors - Editing and Configurations”. Wednesday, September 02, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 39

(AST). (Organised by The Centre for WELCOMING VISITORS AND SERVING AND ENGAGING Excellence in Teaching and Learning BUILDING INTERNATIONAL (CETL) Cave Hill Campus, Facilitated RELATIONS Dr Sheron Burns by Mr Omar Small). Student Enrolment and Retention Unit “Designing Alternative Assessments: • • Dr Sheron Burns (SERU) November 2019 - Coordinated Assessing Learning in Hybrid and Dr Gladys Sterenberg – Lecturer, the School of Education’s exhibit to Online Environments” facilitated • Mathematics Education and Teacher showcase the Bachelor of Education, by Dr Brian Beatty, Creator of the Education, Mount Royal University, Early Childhood Care and Education to HyFlex Approach, San Francisco State Calgary, Alberta, Canada, (January 17 – secondary school students at Open Day. University scheduled for Thursday, February 07, 2020) September 03, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. • Faculty Outreach Committee: (AST). (The Centre for Excellence in September – November 2019 - Planned Dr Mia Jules Teaching and Learning (CETL) Cave Hill and helped to host UNICEF sponsored Campus). Collaborating with the following PopUP Festival at the Ellerslie Secondary international colleagues on COVID-19 Argos Training SOE, Tuesday, April School on World Children’s Day. • socio-psychological research: 04, 2020 at 10:30-11:30, facilitated by • Caribbean Child Research Conference ARTHUR, Timothy. • Robin Goodwin, PhD. Department Committee January - November of Psychology, Warwick University, 2019 - Assisted with the planning for Dr Mia Jules Coventry, United Kingdom conference. Helped to review poster • Workshop Attendee. Participated • Hetta Gouse, PhD. Department of submissions for the conference. in a session on UWIScholar for Faculty Psychiatry and Mental Health, University Members. Facilitator: Mrs Ingrid Iton. of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Dr Suriya Daya The Sidney Martin Library, October Africa. • Oversaw the planning for the Psycho- 14, 2019. educational Assessment Unit in the Professor Donna-Maria Maynard School of Education, in collaboration Professor Donna-Maria Maynard • Collaborated with Dr Dominiqua Griffin with colleagues from the School of • Participated in a UWIScholar Training of California State University, Fresno Education. session for Faculty Members. Facilitator: (M.S. in School Counseling Coordinator, • Assisted with the planning of a virtual Mrs Ingrid Iton. The Sidney Martin Pupil Personnel Services Coordinator, Inaugural Psychology Lunchtime Library, October 18, 2019. Assistant Professor of School Webinar on “Promoting Education in an Counseling, Counselor Education and Online World: Psychological Insights for Dr Jason Marshall Rehabilitation. Guest presenter for the the Future” with the UWIPART team “School Counselling Online: Individual through the School of Education. Continuous Professional Development and Groups” Webinar for the M.Ed. Activities School Counselling specialization – URL: • Made a presentation entitled: • Completion of the Postgraduate https://youtu.be/j0ckZKFxGe0 . “Supporting Emergency Online Learning: Certificate in University Teaching and Self-Regulation and Autonomy with Met with Professor Gladys Sterenberg, Learning. Final Course: CUTL 5207: • Students.” PhD, Department of Education, Mount Reflective Teaching for Learning Royal University, Calgary to explore • Worked with the Director (SOE) to • Attended workshops on using electronic programs and the possibilities for our obtain funding for the assessment unit in software to enhance teaching and students and researchers to exchange School of Education from the Caribbean learning (hosted by the Centre experiences and knowledge February Development Bank. Also, arranged for for Excellence in Teaching and 04, 2020. other sponsors to support the initiative. Learning) • Membership Chair of the Caribbean • Served on the Biennial Conference • Attended the American Psychological Alliance of National Psychological Committee, attended meetings, Association Town Hall Meeting: Associations (CANPA). responsible for sourcing venue. Conducting Psychological Research American Psychological Association, • Active member of the Psychology During a Pandemic. • International Affiliate member. Retreat Group. Assisted with planning for the revision of the BA Psychology program offerings and creation of postgraduate programs in psychology. 40 School of Education

• Faculty Outreach Committee: Worked • Health and Safety Sub- --Madden, M. (April 03, 2020) with a team of faculty in FHE to host Committee Contributor to Young workers less careful about the UNICEF Pop-Up Festival at The Category E of the Health and Safety COVID-19. Barbados Today p.4 Ellerslie School on November 20, 2019 Policy. Category E outlines proposed Safeguard Yourself. (April 03, 2020). to celebrate World Children’s Day. health and safety protocols for on-site -- The Barbados Advocate. teaching practice and student learning. Student Enrolment and Retention Unit • Recommendations were submitted to Non-Author Contributor. Shared (SERU): At The UWI Open Day held • the sub-committee on May 31, 2020. research findings from the research on November 15, 2019, I spoke on project of Ms. Lois Ward — a former the topic “Psychology for Everyday • Reviewer for the Journal of Black research supervisee. The following Living” and role plays from some Psychology. Submitted review of article was published: psychology students to present the BA manuscript on May 13, 2020. programme and careers in Psychology Study: Parent Role Key in Discussant at The Barbados Society -- to the targeted audiences of senior • Educational Performance (March of Psychology Education Forum - Re: school students interested in pursuing 2020). CHILL News p. 17. Retrieved the psychological implications of our Psychology from https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/chill/ current educational system (specifically issues/chill-24-2020.aspx relating to the Common Entrance Dr Mia Jules Exam). Held May 07, 2020 at 5:30 PM • Faculty Representative at Open • Coordinator, BA Psychology via Zoom. Day Post-mortem Meeting. Attended at Programme for the 2019 – 2020 the request of the Deputy Dean of the Webinar Presenter for The UWI academic year. • Faculty of Humanities and Education Cave Hill Campus, Sagicor Cave Hill (Chaired by Ms. Sonia Mahon). Representative of the Faculty • School of Business and Management. December 02, 2019. of Humanities and Education at Webinar entitled: Coping with Academic Board for 2019–2020. Anxiety - Personal and Professional • Moderator of a public forum Organised by the Barbados Society Representative of the Faculty of Perspectives. • of Psychology (BSP) for Psychology Humanities and Education on the --May 06, 2020 from 11:00 - 12:30 pm Week 2019. Public Forum entitled: Staff Development Committee for via Zoom for Sagicor employees “Preventing Youth Violence and 2019–2020. across the Caribbean Suicide” held at The L.V. Harcourt • Committee Member to review the --April 17, 2020 from 2:00 - 3:15 pm Lewis Training Centre at the Barbados BA Psychology programme and develop via Zoom for the general Barbadian Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit courses offered by The Psychology public Union Limited (BPWCCUL) on Unit of the School of Education, Faculty November 21, 2019 from 6:00 - 8:00 Non-Author Contributor. of Humanities and Education, Cave Hill. • pm. Forwarded a press release to the • Chair of The UWI Schools of editors of news houses based on the • Workshop Facilitator and Education Biennial Conference findings of a rapid response study of Photographer at the inaugural Pop- Scientific Sub-committee. the psychological and behavioural Up Festival at The Ellerslie Secondary • Webinar Presenter for The responses of selected public service School. The Festival was facilitated UWI Cave Hill Campus School of providers in Barbados during by the Faculty of Humanities and Education in association with the COVID-19 pandemic. The following Education and the United Nations Psychoeducational Assessment articles were produced based on the Children’s Fund (UNICEF), geared Research and Training (UWI PART) findings shared: towards helping young people to manage their emotions in order to Project. Webinar entitled: Promoting Workplace Backing Proven Effective -- counteract the island’s growing culture Education in an Online World: During Pandemic. (April 14, 2020). of violence. Held November 20, 2019. Psychological Insights for the Future. The Daily Nation. Held July 01, 2020 via Zoom and COVID-19 Impact on Workers. • University and Faculty broadcast on Facebook live on the -- (April 11, 2020). Easy Magazine, The Representative at The UWI Faculty of Humanities and Education’s Nation Barbados Cave Hill Campus 2019 Open Day. website. Responsible for organising and manning COVID-19’s psychological impact Presentation entitled: Engaging -- the Psychology Open Day Booth. • on workers. (April 08, 2020). The Online Peers in the Learning Process. November 15, 2019. University of the West Indies, Cave Contributor to a press release sent to Hill Campus News and Events • Design Contributor. Assisted with the editors of regional news houses Centre. Retrieved from: https://www. the redesign of the Poster for the 14th summarising follow-up answers to the cavehill.uwi.edu/covid19/uwi-news- Annual Caribbean Child Research questions posed by webinar attendees. releases/covid-19’s-psychological- Conference. impact-on-workers.aspx Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 41

• Promotional Video Contributor. October 15, 2019 at the 3W’s Pavilion External Assessor (2019-2020) Worked with the Student Enrolment The UWI Cave Hill Campus. • Diploma in Education (Primary and and Retention Unit to market and Secondary) - Teaching Practicum for Represented the Director of the promote the 2019 UWI Open Day -- students at Erdiston Teachers’ College/ School of Education by giving Activities specifically for the Faculty of Grenada Teacher’s College opening remarks about the SOE. Humanities and Education. Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkQQk --Presented prizes to awardees in Reviewer (2019/20) Swrdlw&feature=youtu.be Psychology and Education. • Reviewer, Caribbean Education Research Journal, University of the West Indies, Interview Panel Member. • Workshop Facilitator. Conducted • Cave Hill two sessions on “Healthy Decision Interviewed prospective candidates for Making” for the Heart & Stroke an academic position in the Faculty of • Reviewer, American Educational Research Foundation of Barbados Inc. “Yute Humanities and Education during the Association (research papers for AERA Gym” Programme. The workshop 2019 - 2020 academic year. 2020 Conference) targeted two age groups: 6 – 8 years and 11 – 16 years. Held November 09, Dr Verna Knight Dr Coreen J. Leacock 2019; The Hassell & Symmonds Cardiac Bachelor of Education Programme • Academic Coordinator, Eastern Care Centre, No. 3 Railway View, Coordinator Caribbean Joint Board of Teacher Ladymeade Gardens, Jemmotts Lane, Education Coordinated the Bachelor of Education St. Michael. • programme at Cave Hill Campus. --Held responsibility for the day-to-day University and Faculty operations of the Associate Degree • Continued to coordinate the Bachelor’s Representative. Participated in an • in Education (ADE) programmes Degree programme franchised to outreach activity at Queens College. regulated by the ECJBTE, ensuring St. Vincent and the Grenadines Facilitated by the Student Enrolment that the regulations are implemented Teacher’s College (St. Vincent and the and Retention Unit of The UWI Cave with integrity. This included liaising Grenadines, and the Sir Arthur Lewis Hill Campus on November 01, 2019. with Teacher Education Division of Community College, St. Lucia. Marketed courses offered in the the national colleges in the region; -- Coordinated the Review of the BED Faculty of Humanities and Education • handling concerns of students and programme (On-Going). at The UWI lecturers, overseeing the setting, Revised the Programme and courses administering and moderating Design Contributor. Assisted with • • within the BED Specialization – Social of assessments as well as the the selection and creation of graphics Studies Education (On – Going). preparation and distribution of for the 2019 Psychology Week poster students’ results, overseeing the of the Barbados Society of Psychology. Eastern Caribbean Joint Board of practicum activities, overseeing • Standing Committee Member on Teach Education: the preparation and delivery of The Caribbean Alliance of National • Associate Degree in Education Subject transcripts requested by students. Psychological Associations (CANPA) Coordinator It also involved overseeing the Education and Training Committee. • ADE Subject Coordinator for Social development of new programmes and courses for the ADE and the School of Education Website Studies, History, and Geography • review of existing programmes and Contributor. Assisted the courses. courses; planning meetings of the coordinator of the School of Education • Convened Board of Studies for Social ECJBTE and interacting with the website by providing content such Studies, History, and Geography various stakeholder groups that as photos and written text as well to discuss, and finalize Alternative comprise the ECJBTE (e.g. Ministries as referring past students to provide Assessments for Semester II 2019/20 of Education, colleges, teachers’ testimonials to market and promote (In response to Covid Restrictions) organisations, OECS Commission); the BA Psychology programme online. Chair - ECJBTE/ Education Committee. identifying opportunities for the Contributions were made throughout • Secretariat of the ECJBTE to bid the 2019 - 2020 academic year. Chair - Faculty of Humanities & • for consultancies to deliver services Education Entrepreneurial Committee • School of Education of professional development for Representative. Attended the Faculty • SOE Department Representative teachers in the region. I also of Humanities and Education Annual – The UWI, Cave Hill Campus managed the three major projects Prize Giving Ceremony, in recognition Entrepreneurship Committee. that were awarded to the ECJBTE of the outstanding achievement of • Faculty of Humanities & Education Secretariat during the academic year. the 2018/2019 faculty prize winners representative, The University of the and first class honors graduates. Held West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, Teaching and Learning Committee. 42 School of Education

• Co-author, Proposals for consultancies Professor Donna-Maria Maynard • Had oversight of the Dean’s office, (3 written; 3 successful) • COVID-19 Task Force Member: Faculty of Humanities and Education (September 29 –October 05, 2019, Co-Author, Grant applications (2 https://youtu.be/ei23mdFO_qY (366 • • December 16-23, 2019 [and the written) for funding for SOE initiatives views to date). These video clips have Centre for English Language Learning], been circulated on social media and are • Coordinator, Postgraduate Diploma in February 09-15, 2020 July 19-25, 2020) currently housed in YouTube, together Education (Secondary) on four occasions. they have had • Coordinator, School of Education Formalised the data collection process MHPSS Team of The UWI COVID-19 • Graduate Research Seminar Series • for Academic Advising provided Task Force collaborated with The External Assessor for Associate by faculty in FH&E. This was done • UWI Inter-Campus Guild Council and Degree in Education and Postgraduate by creating a Google Doc Form to I presented on “Time Management Diploma in Education (Secondary); be completed after each advising and Study Skills” at their Webinar session, which feeds the information Chair, Teaching and Learning entitled: “Coping with COVID-19 – A • into a database housed in an Excel Committee focus on Examinations” the Webinar spreadsheet. This format allows for was broadcasted live on UWI-TV • Associate Editor & Reviewer, Caribbean reporting in aggregate on common and Facebook Live (1.8K Views) Educational Research Journal concerns of the students, frequency URL: https://www.facebook.com/ of academic advising sessions and • Layout, Caribbean Educational Research watch/?v=556622601662745 Journal supports the management of academic • Non-Author Contributor to the advising in the Faculty. • Member, SOE Biennial Conference editors of news houses based on the Participated in Blackboard Collaborate Committee findings of a rapid response study of • Ultra Training online workshop: the psychological and behavioural Learn2Teach Online: Active Learning Dr Jason Marshall responses of selected public service using Synchronous Online Tools (March Coordination of the Associate providers in Barbados during • 26, 2020, June 17, 2020). Degree in Education: Psychology COVID-19 pandemic. The following Programme (Alternative articles were produced based on the • Chaired UWI/UNICEF Pop-up Festival Assessment Preparation): Worked findings shared: (Emotional Intelligence activities for with lecturers from various colleges achieving the and the United Nations Workplace Backing Proven Effective across the Eastern Caribbean to develop • Sustainable Development Goals) and During Pandemic. (April 14, 2020). The Alternative Assessments and Mark trained volunteers. The event occurred Daily Nation. Schemes for: at the Ellerslie School with assistance COVID-19 Impact on Workers. (April from staff and student volunteers PSY 102: Managing Instruction • -- 11, 2020). Easy Magazine, The Nation (November 20, 2019). and Classroom Dynamics at the Barbados. Primary Level • Participated in workshop on COVID-19’s psychological impact “Stimulating Tertiary Educational PSY 202: Managing Instruction • -- on workers. (April 08, 2020). The Providers towards Sustainable and Classroom Dynamics at the University of the West Indies, Cave Education” Barbados Accreditation Secondary Level Hill Campus News and Events Centre. Council. (October 03, 2020) Representative for the Faculty Retrieved from: https://www.cavehill.uwi. • Facilitated a Graduate Thesis/Research of Humanities and Education, at edu/covid19/uwi-news-releases/covid-19’s- • Paper Writing Seminar for the School a recruitment drive Organised by psychological-impact-on-workers.aspx for Graduate Studies and Research the Student Enrolment and Retention Madden, M. (April 03, 2020). Young (February 28, 2020) Unit (SERU): Delivered a presentation • workers less careful about COVID-19. encouraging students to consider the Peer observed and reviewed Barbados Today, p.4 • Faculty of Humanities and Education when Dr Fayombo’s classes: one face-to-face applying for enrolment • Safeguard Yourself. (April 03, 2020). lecture and tutorial (March 12) and one The Barbados Advocate. online tutorial (April 07). • Panelist and Presenter at the Inaugural Psychology Lunchtime • Member of Shortlist Committee • Participated in a Seminar on the Webinar entitled Promoting for Lecturer position in Gender and provision of psychosocial support Education in an Online World: Development Studies (July 09, 2020). and self-care for hotline workers, Psychological Insights for the • Attended Webinar by The UWI Cave community leaders and lay workers Future. My presentation was entitled: Hill Campus School of Business, APA Telepsychology Best Practice 101 Exploring the Psychology Behind Learning entitled: Coping with Anxiety - Series. Styles: Catering to Student Learning Personal and Professional Perspectives. Differences in Online Teaching (April 07, 2020). Faculty of Humanities & Education 2019/2020 43

• Coordinator of the M.Ed. School • Maynard, D-M. Transitioning to Professor S. Joel Warrican Counselling Programme delivered Online teaching and learning: The • Visiting scholar to Georgia State in Barbados, St. Vincent and the self-reflective teacher in practice. University, where I delivered three Grenadines and St. Kitts and Nevis. The UWI Cave Hill Campus School public lectures, taught a graduate of Education in association with Member of The University of the West course and engaged with the university • the Psychoeducational Assessment Indies, Cave Hill/Ministry of Health community in February 2020; Papers Research and Training (UWI Institutional Review Board (IRB), to presented: PART) Project. Webinar entitled: review applications and attend monthly Home and School Literacies: Never Promoting Education in an Online -- meetings. the Twain Shall Meet (Unifying Two World: Psychological Insights for the Worlds through a Third Space); • Updated CITI certification - Future via zoom and broadcasted Verify at www.citiprogram.org/ on Facebook live on the Faculty --Autoethnography: Mirror for verify/?w86b7e836-97b4-4382-ae1a- of Humanities and Education page Professional Self-Examination; 18543f656feb-24522012 (July 01, 2020; see attached report) --Conducting Research in the • Member of the 14th Annual Caribbean URL: https://www.facebook.com/ Caribbean: Peering through the Child Research Conference 2019 watch/?v=272039287215128 . Lenses of Western Frames Planning Committee. • Chaired UWI/UNICEF Pop-up Festival • Member of CARICOM Task Force on • Representative of the Faculty of (Emotional Intelligence activities Caribbean New Schools Model. Humanities and Education Timetable for achieving the United Nations Member of CARICOM Technical Committee. Sustainable Development Goals) and • trained volunteers. The event occurred Working Group for Basic Education Membership Chair of Caribbean • at the Ellerslie School with assistance Quality Management. Alliance of National Psychological from staff and student volunteers Chair, Board of Directors, SVG Associations (CANPA). • (November 20, 2019). Community College, July 2020. Vice President of the Barbados Society • Organised and participated in Outreach Ministerial Advisor, SVG Ministry of of Psychology. • • visits with SERU to Secondary Schools Education, National Reconciliation and • Coordinator of practicing psychologists in Barbados, promoting The UWI’s Information for Post-Secondary and to work with the Yute Gym Obesity programmes. Facilitated group session Tertiary Education, July 2020. Programme. at The Alleyne School. • Campus Focal Point for UWI Digital • Editorial board member: Caribbean • The UWI Cave Hill Campus Online Transformation Initiative Academic and Journal of Psychology. Recruitment sessions hosted by the ODL/CPE Domains. • Reviewer: Canadian Journal of Student Enrollment and Retention Unit. Counselling Psychology; The Caribbean Made presentations to prospective Review of Gender Studies. students on the programmes of the Faculty. Coordinated and emceed • Created recruitment video the FH&E Faculty Live Insert (July 17, presentations for postgraduate 2020). programmes in FH&E and the BA Psychology programme. • Chaired the Faculty Outreach Committee for The UWI Open Day • Assisted with the planning of a public 2019 (November 15, 2019). forum for the Barbados Society of Psychology (BSP) for Psychology • Presented an overview of programmes Week 2019. Public Forum entitled: and activities in the FHE at SERU “Preventing Youth Violence and meeting with Guidance Counsellors Suicide” The L.V. Harcourt Lewis (September 27, 2019). Training Centre at the BPWCCUL • Worked with SERU to market and (November 21, 2019). promote the 2019 UWI Open Day • Member of the Anglican Advocacy and Activities specifically for the Faculty of Social Justice Commission. Humanities and Education. Promotional Video Contributor - URL: https://www. • Assisted Dr Rocha in organising an youtube.com/watch?v=tkQQkSwrdlw&fea Online Career Development series of ture=youtu.be Presented postgraduate Seminars for students and graduates. recruitment session (June 22, 2020) 44 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS Faculty of Law2019/2020 2019/2020

2019/2020• Faculty of Law • Faculty of Law Library 2019/2020 2019/2020 2019/2020Dean - Dr David S Berry

DEAN DEPUTY DEAN Dr David S Berry (Academic and Student Affairs) BA (UT), LLB (UBC), LLM (Queen’s), Mr Jefferson O’B Cumberbatch PhD (Edin), MCIArb, LLB (UWI), Leg Ed Cert, Attorney-at-Law Legal Ed Cert, Attorney-at-Law From January 2020 Ms Nicole Foster LLB UWI; LLM Cantab; LLM WCL; Leg Ed Cert; Attorney-at-Law

DEPUTY DEAN (Postgraduate and Research) Professor Alina Kaczorowska-Ireland BCL Univ Poznan; DEA & PhD Univ Nice; Barrister (France)

LAW LIBRARIAN Officer in Charge Ms Beverley Wood BA, MLS (UWI) 2019/2020 Faculty of Law 2019/2020 45 2019/20202019/2020 Faculty of Law Report August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020

I. Highlights The second half of the 2019/20 academic year was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, an event that caused the temporary suspension of teaching, a transition from face-to-face to remote emergency teaching, and the introduction of protocols for the new academic year. Notwithstanding the challenges of navigating in the environment, the Faculty managed to successfully complete its teaching and alternative online assessments, even launching a new student-inspired initiative in the process: the Law Beautification Project.

This year, we also witnessed a number in these assessments improved overall, sponsored by the World Intellectual of important staffing developments. the cancellation of summer school Property Organisation. The Faculty Long-standing member of staff and threatened the on-time graduation also commenced its double degree Deputy Dean Jefferson Cumberbatch of many students in the Faculty. We programme with the University of left the Faculty at the end of December cooperated with the Open Campus Leuphana, based in Lüneburg, 2019 to join the bench as a judge of the to facilitate the majority of students The Faculty was pleased to offer Barbados Court of Appeal. Professor by permitting registration to their several guest lectures to the University Velma Newton was awarded Commander programmes during the summer period. community and the public during of the Order of the British Empire in The Faculty’s International Mooting the course of the reporting period, the Queen’s New Year’s Honours for programme continued during this period. including lectures by the President of her outstanding contribution in the field The Cave Hill team performed well in the Caribbean Court of Justice and the of legal education and the development the John H Jackson Moot Court Competition President of Trinidad and Tobago, both of law libraries. Other academic staff (in the area of international trade law), proud alumni of Cave Hill Law. members were honoured by being placing second in the North American appointed to regional committees, As part of its outreach activities, on Round and also earning awards for the July 30, 2020 the Faculty hosted the councils and boards. And three new Best Memorial for the Complainant, the 19 th Annual Caribbean Commercial Law academic colleagues will join the Best Memorial for the Respondent, and Workshop on the theme ‘Commercial Faculty for the upcoming year including Best Overall Memorial. Kara John was Law in the Digital Age’. Due to COVID-19 Ms Beatrice Hamilton, Dr Reid Krell, and awarded the Best Orator in the grand restrictions the workshop was offered Dr Antonius Hippolyte. finals. This was an especially noteworthy virtually. The topics covered included The Faculty continues to play a central performance bearing in mind that this ‘Critical Issues in data protection’ by role in the development of law regionally. is only the second time that the UWI Bartlett Morgan, Senior Associate, Lex Its two main research projects, the participated in this competition and it Caribbean; ‘COVID-19: digital legal University Rights Advocacy Project took place during pandemic. practice and client advice’ by Mary (URAP) and the IMPACT Justice Students were honoured in two Dean’s Mahabir, QC, Partner, Lex Caribbean and Project, both progressed in wonderful List ceremonies and were financially ‘Practical issues in (online) employment ways. IMPACT is supporting a range of assisted through the provision of three law’ by Sharalee Gittens, Attorney-at- initiatives while URAP’s advocacy has Student’s Trust Fund – Law bursaries Law, Chancery Chambers. successfully challenged laws in violation of BBD 3,000 each. Two additional of both human rights treaties and bursaries in the amount of BBD 2,500 constitutional law. each, generously donated by the Toronto On the matter of teaching, the Faculty’s law firm of Koskie Minsky LLP, were also undergraduate admission levels again awarded. increased while the student body retained The Faculty saw increased registration its strong, regional character. Of course, in its LLM programme. Students from the introduction of remote emergency across the region and a student from teaching in March 2020 saw the Faculty the USA took LLM courses with the adopt online alternative assessments for Faculty, including two courses in the area Semester 1. While student performance of intellectual property law which were 46 Faculty of Law

II. WORK OF THE FACULTY

A. C. Matthews, Janeille BA Villanova; MPA Administrative, Technical and Academic staff & JD Harvard; MPhil & PhD LSE; Leg Ed The Faculty comprised 11 full time Cert; NY Bar; Attorney-at Law Support Staff academic staff members for the 2019- Yearwood, Ronnie BSc UWI; LPC College The Faculty was ably supported by the 20 academic year: of Law Moorgate; GDL BPP Univ Law following ATS staff members: School; LLM & PhD Newcastle; Solicitor (England & Wales; Eastern Caribbean) Dean of Law and Administrative Assistant University Dean of Law (Projects) Berry, David S BA Toronto; LLB UBC; Junior Research Fellow Payne, Lorna BSc & MSc (UWI) LLM Queens; PhD Edin; Leg Ed Cert; Brathwaite, Rashad LLB UWI; LLM MCIArb; Barrister & Attorney-at-Law Warwick; Leg Ed Cert; Attorney-at-Law Administrative Assistant (Law) Primus, Karen BSc (UWI) Deputy Dean With the departure of Jefferson (Academic and Student Affairs) Cumberbatch to join the Barbados Office Attendants Cumberbatch, Jefferson O’B. LLB Court of Appeal at the end of UWI; Leg Ed Cert; Attorney-at-Law December 2019, the Faculty was Clarke, Donna pleased to welcome Dr Jason Haynes Hinds, Jocelyn as a Lecturer in January 2020. Mrs Deputy Dean Nicole Foster also assumed the Office Assistant (Postgraduate and Research) role of Deputy Dean, Academic Kaczorowska-Ireland, Alina BCL Univ and Student Affairs effective Mapp, Beal Poznan; DEA & PhD Univ Nice; Barrister January 15, 2020 following Jefferson (France) Cumberbatch’s departure. Stenographer/Clerks Brewster, Amir Senior Lecturer McDonald, Destinee Ostroukh, Asya LLB & LLM Kuban Taylor, Shakita Dip (LCCI) State Univ (Russia); PhD Institute of State B. and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences; Phillips, Justin Senior Staff Serving in Docent; PhD Edin Wood, Shamelia Related Entities

Senior Lecturer Law Library Walcott, Lesley LLB UWI; LLM Lond; Caribbean Law Institute Please see the separate Report of the Leg Ed Cert; Attorney-at-Law Centre (Officer in Charge) Law Library. Newton, Velma CBE, SCM, BA, MA Lecturers and LLB, UWI; FLA; LegEd Cert; Foster, Nicole LLB UWI; LLM Cantab; Attorney-at-Law LLM WCL; Leg Ed Cert; Attorney-at-Law Haynes, Jason LLB UWI; LLM Durham; Law Librarian PHD Durham; Attorney-at-Law (Officer in Charge) James, Westmin LLB UWI; LLM Cantab; Wood, Beverley BA & MLS Leg Ed Cert; Attorney-at-Law Lieutenant Colonel Junior Browne resumed Lancaster, Alana BSc LLB & PG Dip Dev duties as Officer in Charge of the Law Studies UG; M Nat Res Management Library from April 2020, following a period UNPHU; LLM Dalhousie of national service. Faculty of Law 2019/2020 47

D. Dean’s Council and Law Beautification Project Appeal Launch A meeting of the Dean’s Council was convened by the Chair, Oliver Jordan, on February 25, 2020. Council members agreed to hold an Alumni reception and launch of the Law Beautification Project on April 15, 2020, at the 3Ws Pavilion. Unfortunately, events related to the COVID-19 virus forced the cancellation of this ceremony. Instead, letters soliciting donations to the Project were sent out to alumni and potential sponsors and a virtual launch was held on July 30, 2019 which included welcome remarks by Cave Hill Campus Principal and PVC Prof The Hon. Eudine Barriteau.

E. Vision Statement The Faculty was unable to realise the goals identified last academic year to advance the three Strategic Plan pillars of Access, Alignment and Agility. In particular, under the Access /Agility pillars it had to delay the planned roll out of its hybrid offering of Level 1 courses due to COVID-19 constraints. It did however make progress with the offering of joint degrees and hopes to have the Caribbean Law Review reinstated by March 2023. The Faculty is also hoping to be in a position to roll out the full hybrid offering of the Level 1 courses by September 2021. In terms of Alignment, the Faculty did in fact offer Commonwealth Caribbean Sports Law during semester 1 in its undergraduate programme.

F. 50th Anniversary Planning th The Faculty’s 50 Anniversary Planning Committee met on March 09, 2020, to make recommendations to the Campus on potential activities over the next academic Dean’s Council and Law Beautification Project Appeal Launch th year to celebrate the 50 Anniversary of the Faculty of Law. The members of the Committee are: Dean (ex, officio, Chair), Member, Representative, Law Society, Mrs Nicole Foster, Mr Westmin James, Representative, Law Library. However, the Ms Alana Lancaster, Mrs Marguerite Faculty had to postpone anniversary events Knight-Williams, Mrs Tanya Bastian- until January 2021. Galanis - Faculty of Law Alumni 48 Faculty of Law

III. Research in Progress 3. The Orozco Litigation in Belize and additional St. Augustine and Mona students are expected to work URAP members also continued with the group during this academic their work on the Orozco litigation year. A. University Rights Advocacy in Belize winning the narrow appeal Project (U-RAP) filed by the Attorney General 6. Recent Activities: Caribbean against the 2016 ruling in Orozco’s The Faculty of Law UWI Rights Advocacy Social Justice and Pro Bono favour. Orozco and United Belize Project (U-RAP) was established in Lawyering Group (Caribono) Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) 2009. The U-RAP Team is a group were represented by Christopher The Caribono Network was of teachers in the Faculties of Law at Hamel-Smith SC, Lisa Shoman QC established by U-RAP in January Cave Hill, Mona and St Augustine that and Westmin James in the appeal 2017. In June 2020, Caribono functions as a collective in executing proceedings. The Court of Appeal members agreed to reform its an outreach project. U-RAP’s mission affirmed the lower court ruling on structure and workings to create a is to promote human rights and social December 30, 2019. Caribbean Coordinating Mechanism justice in the Caribbean by undertaking to administer its work. U-RAP is a and participating in strategic litigation, 4. New Project member of the CCM. The Co-chairs socio-legal research and legal education in of the CCM are Leslie Mendez With the end of U-RAPs litigation on collaboration with Caribbean lawyers and (Belize) and Rashad Brathwaite criminalization of LGBTQ persons in Caribbean civil society organisations and (Barbados). by working with students of the Faculties the Caribbean, it is now shifting its of Law (u-rap.org). focus to accountability of magistrates and police for addressing intimate 1. Personnel partner violence in the Caribbean. B. Caribbean Law Institute This new project will have both Centre – IMPACT Justice U-RAP comprises members a research and strategic litigation across the Mona, Cave Hill and Project element. The strategic litigation St. Augustine campuses and an element will be focused on Guyana The IMPACT Justice Project, headed by administrator based at Mona. and Trinidad and Tobago as well as Professor Velma Newton, continued its Dr Arif Bulkan, Senior Lecturer at public and legal education. work in its sixth year. During the review St Augustine and Tracy Robinson, period, the IMPACT Justice Project Senior Lecturer at Mona are co- During the period under review Implementation Unit comprised the coordinators. U-RAP’s Research URAP also participated in the following persons: Coordinator, Lecturer Dr Janeille Caribbean Association of Judicial Matthews is part of the U-RAP Officers’ (CAJO) conference in • Regional Project Director: Professor Team based at Cave Hill as is Belize City in October/November Velma Newton Westmin James who leads in the 2019, leading a discussion and • Project Officer: Ms Charleen Walkes area of advocacyand litigation. equality and judicial integrity. Project Officer: Mr Jamar Payne At Mona, Dr Ramona Biholar Mr Westmin James was among the • (International Human Rights Law URAP colleagues who led this panel • Project Assistant (Administration): Specialist) is a part of the team. discussion. Hakeem Clarke Gabrielle Elliott-Williams was Project Assistant (Accounts): 5. Work with Students • invited in September 2020 by the Mr Henderson Waithe members of U-RAP to join its team. In October/November 2019, as part During the reporting period, the Project U-RAP cofounder, Douglas Mendes of U-RAP’s Summer Fellowship focussed on increasing the uptake of its SC, serves as U-RAP Advisor. Programme, Rojae Brown worked model legislation by CARICOM Member with U-RAP, supporting a brief States. By the end of August 2020 it had 2. Funding visit to Belize to participate in drafted 11 Model Bills: an UNCITRAL On September 17, 2020 The in the Caribbean Association of approved Arbitration Bill (2017); a Business UWI signed a Memorandum of Judicial Officers Conference and to Names Registration Bill and Regulations Understanding with Open Society conduct various public education (2018); a Climate Resilience Execution Foundation (OSF), extending its activities. Brown is the recipient of Agency (CREAD) Bill for Dominica (2018); OSF funding for a further two a Commonwealth Scholarship and is a Community Mediation Bill (approved years. URAP also continued now studying in London. by the Legal Affairs Committee of its student fellowships and In light of the COVID 19 pandemic, CARICOM) (2017); a CARICOM Sexual CARIBONO training work. there were no summer fellowships Harassment Bill (2017); a Dominica for 2020 but MonaLaw graduate Hospitals Authority Bill (2020); an Insolvency Kellog Nkemakolam worked with Bill (2020) (updating legislation adopted U-RAP during the course of 2020 from Canada years earlier by Barbados, Faculty of Law 2019/2020 49

St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Integrating Gender Equality Governance and Human Rights Trinidad and Tobago); a Major Organised Gender equality considerations The IMPACT Justice Project has not Crime Agency (MOCA) Bill for Jamaica played a constant part in the drafting focused on governance, meaning the (2015); an OECS Judicial Pensions Bill (2018 of model Bills, training programmes, way that organisations or countries so far adopted by the Governments the preparation of manuals and policy are managed, except in some of of St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda and reviews. During the reporting period its policy reviews. However, it has Anguilla; a Trade Marks Bill (2018) and they were included in a “Women and embraced a human rights based draft amendments to the Sexual Offences the Law Series” in - approach to development which Act of Antigua and Barbuda. However, includes addressing discrimination a Partnership for Peace Violence only three of the Bills – the Climate • (across all grounds prohibited by Intervention Programme between Resilience Execution Agency (CREAD) human rights law) and prioritizing IMPACT Justice and the Grenada Bill for Dominica; the Major Organised groups that are vulnerable to having Legal Aid Clinic in which the Crime Agency (MOCA) Bill (Jamaica) and their human rights violated. During Project sponsored a counselling the OECS Judicial Pensions Bill have been the reporting period, it extended a programme for young men who had adopted. Parts of the Arbitration Bill and study on access to justice for persons been charged with using violence the CARICOM Sexual Harassment Bill have with disabilities which began in the on women; influenced legislation adopted in some OECS in 2017 to other CARICOM countries, others are considering the • two violence against women and countries and began a similar study Model Mediation Bill, and it is likely that girls panel discussions that aired on the elderly in a selection of these the Dominica Hospitals Authority Bill (2020) on CBC TV and focussed on countries. will be enacted by that country and the inter-partner violence during the Insolvency Bill by Barbados during 2021. COVID-19 lockdown in Barbados; The strategy is to focus on the drafting • the preparation of a leaflet on I V. Teaching and of legislation specifically requested people factors to consider in Students by individual States, hold sessions developing and implementing a throughout the region to publicise COVID-19 violence against women legislation already drafted and assist and girls response plans; A. Undergraduate States to tailor the model Bills to meet a desk study on access to legal aid Student Matters their needs. Having said this, with • services for vulnerable survivors of general elections taking place in four Violence Against Women and girls 1. Admissions participating countries during the first in Guyana, Jamaica and St. Lucia; part of Year 7 and governments setting In the 2019-20 academic year 160 and new national priorities, rapid adoption of students were admitted into the IMPACT Justice model legislation has not • a model for developing a “Know Faculty of Law LLB programme, happened. Your Rights” social awareness comprising 119 new students, campaign for Intimate Partner 9 transfer students from other Other initiatives taken during the Violence Survivors in St. Lucia. Faculties, 29 returning or re-entering reporting period include: students and 3 foreign exchange The series was ongoing at the end of establishing sustainable service points students. When combined with • the reporting period. for mediation and Restorative Practices the 271 continuing students, the in 6 countries; total undergraduate law population • developing monitoring and reporting Environmental Sustainability totalled 431 students. This was a slight increase on the previous year, mechanisms for ADR service delivery; During the reporting period, the admissions for which totalled 109. Project funded the update of the • conducting activities that will Please see Law Table 1.0. raise awareness of gender-based 2015 Jamaica Climate Change violence against women and girls and Policy Framework. The update was The Faculty also continued to teach environmental sustainability; completed and submitted to Cabinet a number of cross-Faculty students, for approval as a Green Paper in July who were completing double majors analysing gaps in provisions for the • 2020. Information was received in or a major and minor with Law in elderly and persons with disabilities in September that it was likely to be either the Faculty of Humanities and the region; and approved in October/November Education or the Faculty of Social • the collection and analysis of 2020. In response to a request by the Sciences. COVID-19 regulations across the Environmental Protection Agency of region. Guyana, the Project also prepared a review of that country’s Environmental Protection Act, 1996. 50 Faculty of Law

2. Registration Law Table 1.0 Undergraduate Law Registration Status, 2019-20

Law Table 2.0 illustrates undergraduate Number Number Category Subcategory Total registration in terms of programme and full Continuing Admitted 2019 and part time status. Tables 3.0 and 4.0 set Undergraduate Continuing 271 – – out student population statistics by age and LLB Students country of origin/nationality. Although a Foreign Exchange – 3 – majority of students fall within the ‘24 and New first time – 119 – under’ age bracket, mature students are also a significant proportion of the student New first time transfer – 9 – body. Returning re-entry – 29 – The country of origin data demonstrates Specially admitted – 0 – the continued strength of the Faculty (Subtotal 160) – as a key regional provider of legal Total 431 education. Although the Faculty serves a strong Barbadian student population, Law Table 2.0 Undergraduate Law Registration 2019-20 approximately 52% of Law students come from outside of the country. This means PROGRAMME MALE FEMALE TOTAL that the Faculty continues to attract the Bachelor of Law majority of its students from across the entire Caribbean. Full time 107 314 421 Part time 4 3 7 Since Cave Hill Law has retained the regional diversity of its student population Non-degree – which remains unique in the UWI Law Full time 0 2 2 system – it has continued to teach in a Part Time 1 0 1 comparative manner the legal systems of TOTALS 112 319 431 the Caribbean. This is one of its great, continuing strengths, and we remain committed to fulfilling this role. Law Table 3.0 Undergraduate Law Registration by Age

AGE MALE FEMALE TOTAL 24 & under 72 237 309 3. Undergraduate Student 25 to 34 17 37 54 Performance 35 to 44 12 26 38 Please see Appendix 1, below. As 45 to 54 8 16 24 noted above, student performance 55 & over 2 1 3 during semester 1 of 2019/20 was affected by the move to online alternative assessments. No Law Table 4.0 Total Full Time Undergraduate Law Students by Country (No supplementals were granted during of Students) the period under review due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COUNTRY NUMBER COUNTRY NUMBER All course directors retained the Antigua and Barbuda 15 Nigeria 1 obligation to write the required Barbados 209 St Kitts and Nevis 10 reports to BUS if failure rates were at 25% or above. Belize 22 St Lucia 6 British Virgin Islands 5 St Vincent & the Grenadines 10 Canada 0 The Bahamas 16 Commonwealth of Dominica 16 Trinidad & Tobago 84 France 1 USA 1 Ghana 1 GRAND TOTAL 431 Grenada 9 Guyana 4 Jamaica 21 Faculty of Law 2019/2020 51

4. Undergraduate Graduation Data Law Table and Chart 5.0: Faculty of Law Graduates 2019 - 20

A total of 87 students graduated with the Second Class Second Class First Class LLB degree. Table and Chart 5.0 classify Honours Honours Pass Grand Total Honours graduates according to degree standing. (Upper) (Lower) 10 35 34 8 87 These figures reveal academic performance similar to that obtaining in previous years and demonstrate consistency in the overall quality of the Faculty’s graduates. 9.2% 11.5% 1st Class

5. Washburn Programme Upper 2nd Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lower 2nd the Faculty was not able to host the 39.1% 40.2% Washburn Summer Programme in Pass the summer of 2020. Washburn has also indicated its desire to move from a summer to a January programme from January 2022.

Chart Graduates 2018-2019 6. Confucius Institute During the week of November 11-15, 2019, a number of activities were arranged between the Cave Hill Campus and delegates from the China UWI University of Political Science and Kemar Stewart Law – our partner university under • Students were judged on inter alia the Confucius Institute framework. • Xarriah Browne the strength of their arguments, The Faculty of Law arranged and/or • Kylene Parris their ability to respond to participated in the Caribbean-China challenges from the opposing Debra Francis International Debating Championship, • team, and their compliance with the Principal’s Dinner and Award CUPL rules regarding their assigned Ceremony (for the Championship, • Mr Yuyang Chen roles and time limits. Ultimately, both held on November 13, 2019), the Chinese team won by the and the UWI-CUPL Research • Ms Zitian Tan narrowest of margins – 654 points and Teaching Colloquium, held on • Ms Qingying Yu to Cave Hill’s score of 652 points. November 14, 2019. • Ms Jinlin Yan Caribbean-China International UWI-CUPL Research and Debating Championship Teaching Colloquium The Caribbean-China International The questions debated were as The Research and Teaching Debating Championship was the first follows: Colloquium was held in the of its kind in the region, bringing Question 1: This House would afternoon of November 14. together one team from China -- require the genetic alteration of The Colloquium was organised and one from the Caribbean. It unborn babies to eliminate all to allow the visiting delegates was held in English and run under forms of birth defects so as to from CUPL to interact with the the World Universities Debating improve their quality of life. full time academic staff of the Championship Rules. The debate was Faculty of Law. Each attendee co-coordinated by then Dean David --Question 2: This House would was required to provide a short Berry and Mr Khaleid Holder. The not allow use of any form of summary of his or her research teams comprised: non-renewable energy. and teaching interests, and then Question 3: This House prefers -- as a group discussions were held a world in which same sex on a number of potential future couples can adopt children. 52 Faculty of Law

activities between our two institutions, 7. International Mooting Inter-American Court of Human including: The Faculty was scheduled to Rights Moot Court Competition, Washington DC, May 2020 Future moots/debates – CUPL participate in four International • This Competition is a trilingual delegates expressed a preference for Competitions in academic year 2019- (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) moots over debates. They indicated 2020: the Caribbean Court of Justice competition organised by the American a willingness to host a debate in International Moot Court Competition University Washington College of Law Beijing around the dates of the next in Trinidad (; the Caribbean-China in Washington DC with participants Confucius Board meeting (tentatively International Law Moot Court from universities throughout the scheduled for the middle of June Competition, Barbados (June 2020), Americas and beyond. The competition 2020). However formal confirmation the Inter American Court of Human is usual based on a cutting-edge topic would have to follow consultation Rights Moot Court Competition currently debated within the Inter- with other colleagues upon their in Washington DC. (May 18 – 22, American system. This year’s topic was return to China. 2020) and the John H Jackson Moot Court Competition on WTO Law (All the Rule of Law and Human Rights: Chinese Law course – the Dean • American Round) in Washington DC Strengthening Democratic Institutions. explained that the Cave Hill Faculty (April 11 – 13, 2020) and (Final Round) The Cave Hill Team was represented of Law had developed and had Geneva, Switzerland. by Ms Ashley Forsythe and Ms approved a course on Chinese Danique Gooden and their Coach law and had scheduled it for The Faculty was scheduled to was Mr Westmin James. The oral aspect offer. However, no Chinese legal participate in four international of the competition was cancelled and academic had been available to teach Competitions in academic year 2019- rankings were based on Memorials. the course and so its offer was 2020. The Caribbean Court of Justice The Cave Hill Team received a Prize for postponed. The Dean asked whether International Moot Court Competition the Third Best Memorial for the Victim it would be possible for a member of in Trinidad (May 19 – 20 2020), The in English. The students presented on CUPL’s academic staff to visit Cave Caribbean-China International Law the memorial they prepared for their Hill to teach a course, either as a full Moot Court Competition, Beijing assessment. semester course, or a short course China ((June 2020), the Inter American Caribbean Court of Justice (say, over Christmas or at the start Court of Human Rights Moot Court International Moot Court of the summer). The CUPL delegates Competition in Washington DC. (May Competition thought that this might be possible 18 – 22, 2020) and the John H Jackson This Competition which is organised but would require confirmation. Moot Court Competition on WTO Law (American Round) in Mexico. by the Caribbean Court of Justice to • Legal Research Centre – Discussions promote the original jurisdiction of were held on the best way to John H. Jackson Moot Court the Court and was to take place in implement the existing MOU Competition on WTO Law Trinidad and Tobago March 2020. The to establish a Caribbean-China This year was the Faculty’s second Cave Hill team was comprised Ms Elise Legal Research Centre. it. It was year participating in the John H Marcelle, Ms Stacy Smith and Ms suggested that if a series of Chinese Jackson Moot Court Competition on Siobhan Phillps. Their coach was Mr academic staff members could WTO Law. The aim of this moot is to Westmin James. The Team completed be sent by CUPL to Cave Hill to enhance knowledge of international and submitted their memorials but teach in the Faculty of Law and to trade law and WTO dispute settlement the oral aspect of the competition engage in research, that fruitful procedures. The All-American Round was postponed and in fact never collaboration would likely ensue. was to take place in Mexico but moved occurred. The students presented on It was felt that having someone online after the pandemic prevented the memorial they prepared for their on the ground who could become travel. The Cave Hill team comprised assessment. familiar with Caribbean law, and who Ms Kara John, Mr Matthew Chin Caribbean/China International Moot Cave Hill colleagues could become Barnes and Ms Sara Baksh. Their Court Competition familiar with, would promote strong coach was Mr Westmin James with The Annual Caribbean/China cooperation and joint undertakings. assistance from Dr Jan Yves Remy. The Team advanced to the Grand Finals and International Moot Court Competition Double/Joint LLM – Dean Berry was to be held in Beijing, China in June • placed 2nd in the All American Rounds. suggested that the two institutions 2020. The Cave Hill Team was to be The Cave Hill Team also won the Prize could explore a double LLM along comprised of Mr Alexander Dolsingh for Best Written Arguments for the the lines of the Faculty’s UWI- and Mr Brandon Jones-Chow Lin State, Best Written Arguments for the Leuphana double degree. CUPL On. Unfortunately, due to pandemic Respondent and Best Oralist in the delegates expressed interest but there could be no travel to China and Grand Finals. noted that the matter would have to the Caribbean-China Moot International be subject to further discussion. Law Moot Court Competition was Faculty of Law 2019/2020 53

cancelled. The students were entered B. Law Graduate Programmes Table 8.0 Total Graduate Law into and did memorials for the Nelson Students by Country Mandela Moot Court Competition. That 1. Admissions Competition was also postponed till after COUNTRY NUMBER graduation of the students. The students As illustrated by Law Table 6.0, below, a Antigua & Barbuda 3 presented on the memorial they prepared total of 32 new first time students were Barbados 8 for their assessment. admitted to postgraduate programmes, and ? continued and 21 completed their Belize 1 studies. Of those students, approximately Dominica 1 8. New Course Offerings ?% were female. Ghana 1 The Faculty designed and approved a Grenada 1 number of new courses over the course of Law Table 6.0 Registration in Law the academic year, including Graduate Programmes Guyana 1

LAW 3865 (Introduction to International STUDENT Jamaica 1 • M F T Investment Law) and LAW 3645 TYPE Kenya 1 (Commonwealth Caribbean Sports Graduate The Bahamas 1 Law) were both introduced into the undergraduate programme and taught Completed 17 31 48 Trinidad & Tobago 2 by Dr Jason Haynes. Continuing 6 10 16 GRAND TOTAL 21

• LAW 3800 Forensic Criminology New First Time 11 21 32 was also introduced into the undergraduate programme and 17 31 48 2. Graduation taught by Dr Janeille Matthews. A total of 21 students graduated from the Faculty’s LLM programmes, as reflected in Law Table 7.0 shows registration by major Table 9.0, below. These graduates included 9. Dean’s List Award and Ceremonies and Table 8.0 shows the nationality of our students hailing from Antigua & Barbuda, postgraduate students. A Dean’s List Ceremony was held on Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, February 28, 2020 to honour those Guyana, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Trinidad & students who had obtained a semester Tobago, Ghana and Kenya. GPA of 3.60 or above in Semester II, Law Table 7.0 Postgraduate last academic year, and Semester I of Registration by Major Law Table 9.0 Graduate Degrees the current year. This ceremony was Awarded by Programme the largest to date in the Faculty of Law and it was encouraging to see so many Programme / Major M F T students reaching the very high threshold M F T Masters of Laws 4 17 21 required for the Award. from 12-2.00 PM PART TIME PART FULL TIME/ in the Faculty of Law Moot Court Room. PROGRAMME A total of 63 students were recognised Master of FT 10 23 33 3. Legislative Drafting on the Dean’s List, having achieved a Laws PT 1 9 10 semester GPA of 3.60 or above based On September 12, 2019, the Faculty hosted upon a minimum of five courses (Full Time Doctor of FT 0 0 0 a reception for the incoming LLM in Students) or three courses (Part Time Philosophy PT 1 0 1 Legislative Drafting students. Welcoming Students). Non Degree FT 3 1 4 remarks were made by Dean David PT 1 1 2 Berry and the course director, Ms Shelley Collymore. Students from a range of 10. Student’s Trust Fund – Law TOTALS 16 34 50 CARICOM countries were welcomed into The Student’s Trust Fund – Law, is a needs- the programme. based bursary originally established by Professor Keith Patchett, the first Dean of 4. Support from World Intellectual Law. Interviews for the Fund were held on Property Organization (WIPO) April 02, 2019 and three bursaries in the amount of BBD 3,000 each were awarded WIPO office continued to support the to students who were suffering serious LLM programme by providing funding financial hardship. for two (2) Intellectual Property courses in the LLM, in the areas of International Intellectual Property Law and Patent Law. 54 Faculty of Law

V. Staff Activities • Attended the Inauguration of the • Attended Washington DC seminar Law Reform Commission (November on “Sustainable DeFi and Financial Academic staff of the Faculty of Law 01, 2019). Inclusion” which brought together continued their strong participation in leading experts on new technologies Participated in the CARICOM Regional conferences and other academic and • related to finance (February 17-18, Stakeholder’s Consultation, held at the professional activities, as evidenced in the 2020). CXC Headquarters, and the CARICOM list below. Regional Stakeholder’s Town Hall • Submitted his Expert Review for Meeting, held at the EBCCI (November the International Resource Panel’s Dr David S Berry 04, 2019). (IRP) report on “Mapping the Honours Impacts of Land-Based Activities • Met with members of the Centre for on Coastal Resources in Support Selected as one of the Eminent Caribbean • Reparation Research and the other of the Sustainable Blue Economy” International Jurists. The award was two Law Deans to discuss possible (February 28, 2020). conferred by the Caribbean Academy international legal strategies, including for Law and Court Administration in litigation strategies, related to securing October 2019. reparations for the Caribbean (January 14, 2020) Rashad Brathwaite • Invited to serve as Expert Reviewer Papers/Lectures/Presentations by the International Resource Panel, • Together with Professor Kaczorowska- a body created by the United Nations Ireland, I met with Professor Ignacio • Yearwood, Ronnie and Rashad Environmental Programme in 2007. Goicoechea, the Representative for Brathwaite, ‘The Learning Styles Latin America and the Caribbean of of Law Students at a Caribbean Activities The Hague Conference on Private Tertiary Institution’, delivered at the • Co-taught with Shan Greer the International Law on the prospect of International Institute of Social and sections on the arbitration agreement, greater teaching and research emphasis Economic Studies Academic Workshop, commencement, appointment of in the areas covered by the Hague August 2019 Croatia. arbitrators, and independence and Conference (January 17, 2020). impartiality of the arbitral tribunal for the CIArb course on Law, Practice and • Participated in Council of Legal Jeff Cumberbatch Procedure of International Arbitration Education (CLE) meetings in The (August 31, 2019). Bahamas (January 29 to February 02). Honours The most significant development • Co-taught with Pat Cheltenham the related to Cave Hill Law was the • Appointed to the Barbados Court of section on interim relief for the CIArb successful negotiation of a ‘default’ Appeal effective January 2020. course on Law, Practice and Procedure arrangement related to the continuation of International Arbitration (October of the tripartite UWI-University of 26, 2019). Guyana-CLE Agreement. This default Nicole Foster arrangement will ensure that at least a • On behalf of the Council of Legal basic agreement will be in place at the Honours Education (CLE), met with the Barbados end of the year in the event that further Member, PETRA (Prevention of Disease Accreditation Council (BAC) on • negotiations are unsuccessful, and Using Trade Agreements) Network September 02, 2019, to explore whether thereby help UG students plan for Law (February 2020). BAC could assist the CLE with its School attendance. This research network is led by co- admissions processes. investigators from the University of • Participated in the Cross Campus • Attended the meetings of Council of Chester, University of Cambridge, meetings at Mona, in Jamaica, including University of Liverpool, Imperial College Legal Education in Kingston, Jamaica, the Committee of Deans and the Board from September 03-07, 2019. London and University of Sydney for Graduate Studies and Research among others and aims to explore the (February 09-14, 2020). • Served on the Open Campus relationships between trade policy and NCDs, focussing mainly on tobacco, Appointments Committee (September Attended the Virtual Regional • alcohol and ultra-processed foods to 26, 2019). Preparatory Meeting for the Inter- determine how trade can improve Governmental Conference on Marine Appeared as Lead Counsel (in capacity health. • Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond of amicus curiae) on the Cave Hill Law National Jurisdiction, as a UWI Faculty legal team in the hearing by the appointed member of the CARICOM Caribbean Court of Justice of its first team (February 26-28, 2020). Advisory Opinion request (October 22-23, 2019). Faculty of Law 2019/2020 55

Activities Hilton, Barbados (September 25, 2019) • Panellist, Jamaica Information Service (Powerpoint, 18 slides) ’Think Tank’ Editorial Forum on • Presented on ‘Introduction to WTO childhood obesity and the draft regional law and disputes relevant to NCDs’ • Presented on ’Trade Policies - Barriers standard on front of package labelling and ‘Introduction to investment to and Opportunities for Implementing (Kingston, November 20, 2019) treaties and claims concerning Nutrition Policies at HCC regional health measures including the Philip meeting ‘Accelerating Nutrition Policies • Attended Meeting of Officials Morris v Uruguay case at PAHO’s in the Caribbean: Creating Supportive Preparatory to the Fifth Meeting of the Subregional Workshop on the Use Environments for Healthy Children, Joint COTED COHSOD, October 29, of Law to address Noncommunicable Accra Beach Hotel & Spa, Barbados 2019 (virtual meeting) Diseases in the Caribbean, Miami (September 17, 2019) (Powerpoint, (Powerpoint, 55 slides) (March 04, 20 slides) • Appeared as Counsel (in capacity of 2020, Miami) amicus curiae) on the Cave Hill Law • Presented to the Queen’s College Faculty legal team in the hearing by the • Presented on ‘Exploring the Pursuit Parent Teachers Association on Caribbean Court of Justice of its first of Effective Public Health Policies ‘Combating Childhood Obesity’ as Advisory Opinion request (October through a Trade Lens’ at webinar part of Heart and Stroke Foundation 22-23, 2019). hosted by Healthy Caribbean of Barbados’ sensitisation sessions for Coalition (Powerpoint, 22 slides) their ‘Model Schools’ (September 2020) • Radio interview on childhood obesity, (January 30, 2020) (Powerpoint, 21 slides) the rights of the Child under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of • Panellist, CBC TV current affairs • Represented the Cave Hill Faculty the Child and the Heart and Stroke programme ‘The People’s Business’ of Law at the PAHO Subregional Foundation of Barbados Inc’s initiative on the topic of Childhood Obesity in Workshop on the Use of Law to address to remove sugary drinks from schools Barbados (Jan 12, 2020) Noncommunicable Diseases in the (Starcom Radio, October 10, 2010) Caribbean’, Miami (March 03-05, 2020) • Presented on ‘Implementing Front • Attended 37th meeting of the of Package Warning Labels in • Interviewed by Barbados Advocate for CARICOM Council for Human and CARICOM: Trade and other Practical expert comment from an international Social Development (COHSOD) Considerations’ at the Heart Foundation (human rights) law perspective on (Washington DC, September 28, 2019) of Jamaica’s Forum on ‘Moving Towards Chile’s recent research on the success (specially invited guest) Front of Package Nutrition Labelling of their childhood obesity prevention in Jamaica - Empowering Consumers measures. Interview subsequently • Attended regional meeting on to make Healthier Choices’ (Kingston carried as a front page story “Regulate ‘Accelerating Nutrition Policies in & Montego Bay, Nov 18 - 21, 2019) the Food Environment’ in the Feb 27, the Caribbean: Creating Supportive (Powerpoint, 17 pages) 2020 Barbados Advocate (Feb 25, 2020) Environments for Healthy Children’, Accra Beach Hotel and Spa, Barbados • Presented on ’Childhood Obesity and • Peer reviewed ‘The Caribbean Court (September 17-18, 2019) Regulation of School Food Environments of Justice Decolonizing Caribbean in the Caribbean: What Role for the Constitutionalism’ and ‘Amid Convention on the Rights of the Child?’ Domestication and Afriexit: Whither at the SALISES 14th Annual Caribbean Nigeria and South Africa on the Westmin James Child Research Conference (Barbados, International Criminal Court?’ for Nov 14, 2019) (Powerpoint, 26 pages) the Commonwealth Law Bulletin Honours (February 2020) Appointed as a member of the Presented on ‘Exploring the Pursuit of • • Caribbean Community Administrative Effective Public Health Policies through Conceptualised and designed webinar • Tribunal (“CCAT”). A Trade Lens’ to CARICOM Ministers hosted by Healthy Caribbean Coalition of Health as part of their deliberations on Exploring the Pursuit of Effective Activities during their closed Ministerial Caucus Public Health Policies through a Trade Presented a paper on “Equality for All (specially invited guest) (September 29, Lens’ (January 30, 2020) • in the Administration of Justice: Lessons 2019) (Powerpoint, 21 slides) • Attended Campaign for Tobacco Free for Enhancing Judicial Integrity”, at • Presented on ’The United Nations Kids/Global Health Advocacy Incubator the Caribbean Association of Judicial Convention on the Rights of the Child Workshop on ‘Legal and Policy Aspects Officers 6th Biennial Conference and Policy Work in the Caribbean’ at of Regulating the Promotion of Non- (November 02, 2019). the Heart and Stroke Foundation of communicable Disease- Related Barbados’ Orientation on Childhood Products, Washington DC (December Obesity Prevention for Media Managers’, 04-06, 2019) 56 Faculty of Law

• Presented a paper on “Know Your Alana Lancaster • Attended launch of the report on Rights Know Your Power: All Persons Caribbean Children Facing the Activities are Equal before the Law and Entitled Climate Crisis (UN House Barbados, to the Equal Protection of the Law” to • Co-presented with Kelly Houreau, November 22, 2019) at UN House in the Garafuna Community in Dangriga, Director of the James Michel Barbados. Belize (October 31, 2019) Blue Economy Research Institute, Attended meeting between the University of the Seychelles at • UNICEF Office for Barbados and Constitutional and Electoral Law the Skills for the Future Summit • the Eastern Caribbean Area and the Specialist for the Organization of hosted by the Ministry of Education, Caribbean Examinations Council to American States (OAS) on the OAS Technological and Vocational Training discuss joint collaboration on research Election Observer Mission to Guyana of the Government of Barbados aimed in relation to children, women (March 2020) (Barbados, October 31, 2019). and other vulnerable populations • Electoral Justice Specialist for the • Attended the regional flagship events who rely on the marine environment Organization of American States on the blue economy and renewable and are facing the climate crisis. (OAS) on the OAS Election energy, Blue Economy Caribbean Elements of this research will also be Observer Mission to Dominica 2019, and the Eleventh Caribbean incorporated into the curriculum of (December 2019) Renewable Energy Forum (October CAPE Environmental Science. 15, 16 -18, 2019, Miami, Florida.). Member, UWI/CARICOM delegation Appeared as Counsel (in capacity of • • assisting with the development of amicus curiae) on the Cave Hill Law • Attended a strategic planning meeting CARICOM’s inputs to the UN Oceans Faculty legal team in the hearing by at the Nelson Mandela University Conference including the hosting of a the Caribbean Court of Justice of to discuss potential areas of side-event. its first Advisory Opinion request collaboration and cooperation under (October 22-23, 2019). the One Ocean Hub, Summerstrant, • Engaged in discussions aimed at Port Elizabeth, Republic of South preparing for a Roundtable Discussion Africa (Aug 05-07, 2019) on “Establishing a Code of Ethics/ • Supervised Ms Frederique Riam, a Practice for Conservation of Marine Alina Kaczorowska-Ireland future attorney and visiting researcher Heritage in the Caribbean” for the from the University of Paris 1 2020 Caribbean Heritage Network’s Honours Pantheon-Sorbonne working with Caribbean Conversations in • Selected as one of the Eminent Caribaea Initiative for 6 months Conservation Conference (postponed Caribbean International Jurists. (August 2019 - January 2020). because of COVID-19) The award was conferred by the With the assistance of the Office • Commenced stakeholder engagement Caribbean Academy for law and • of the Principal, the Office Planning in Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent Court Administration (CALCA) in and Infrastructural Service, the & the Grenadines, Jamaican and October 2019. Bursary and the Office of the Belize for the One Ocean Explorers Programme in the Caribbean Hub. Activities Registrar, finalised the Collaboration Agreement between The University • Met the judges of the CCJ and persons of Strathclyde and The University of invited by the CCJ preparation of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. a Referral Manual Concerning the The Agreement will provide for Dr Janeille Matthews Initiation by the National Courts or specified actions in the Caribbean Tribunals of the Contracting Parties region under the One Ocean Hub, Honours to the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas which aims to transform the region’s Member, Community Legal Services of the Referral Proceedings before the response to the urgent challenges • Commission. CCJ. (September 06, 2019). facing our oceans. • Appointed to an inter-regional Activities Taskforce to participate in the • Spearheaded a research mission to development of a regional blended Guyana to investigate why so many financial instrument (including equity, women are dying in the context impact investment, mezzanine and of domestic violence in the face debt as well as a risk mitigation of very progressive legislation window) as part of the Island and government and social policy Resiliency Action Challenge. (August 2019). Faculty of Law 2019/2020 57

• Completed research on sentencing VI. Visitors and practices for Barbados National International Links Sentencing Guidelines Committee (September 2019). GUEST LECTURES

Dr Ronnie Yearwood VISITORS AND GUEST LECTURES

Honours The Faculty was pleased to welcome Robert Volterra, Founding Partner of • Member, UWI Cave Hill Innovation Volterra Fietta on October 28, 2019 to Disclosure Committee (in talk with our students as part of our November, 2019). Lunchtime Guest Lecture Series. Mr Volterra met with students and spoke, Activities in an informal setting, about topical • Yearwood, Ronnie and Rashad developments in public international law in Brathwaite, ‘The Learning Styles the form of a question and answer session. of Law Students at a Caribbean As part of its Lunchtime Guest Lecture Tertiary Institution’, delivered at Series the Faculty was also pleased to the International Institute of Social host Dr Joshua Jowitt, a Lecturer in and Economic Studies Academic Executive Workshop on International Law from the Newcastle Law School, Workshop, August 2019 Croatia. Taxation Law on the topic of ‘Pushing the boundaries • Represented the Faculty of Law at/ of Legal Personhood’, September 20, The Faculty held an International Tax assisted with the UWI Caribbean 2019, and Carina Clare, a Barrister at 3 Law Workshop in Trinidad and Tobago – China Symposium: Exploring Temple Gardens in London, on the topic on the Theme ‘Taxation Issues in Cross- New Horizons in Caribbean-China of ‘The Jury and its Role in Delivering Border Commercial Transactions’, Trade and Investment Relations Justice: Perspectives from Practice’, on from November 28-29, 2019, at the (November 12, 2019) November 08, 2019. These talks were both Hyatt Regency, Trinidad and Tobago. Mr Westmin James conceptualised and led Represented UWI at the coordinated by Dr Ronnie Yearwood and • the workshop, which was co-coordinated WIPO Workshop on Access to were well received by staff and students with Ms Lorna Payne. Lecturers included Technology for Innovation and alike. Mr Jivaan Bennett, Attorney-at-Law/ Establishing a Technology and Solicitor (England and Wales) and Visiting Innovation Support Centre (TISC) Lecturer on the King’s College London’s Network (Trinidad and Tobago, CONFERENCES AND International Tax Law LLM, as well as eight December 2019) WORKSHOPS other legal luminaries from the region. • Organised two well attended two The workshop attracted 30 participants lunch time guest lectures: Dr Joshua Caribbean Commercial from across the region. Jowitt, Pushing the boundaries of Law Workshop Legal Personhood’ (September As part of its outreach activities, on July 20, 2019) and Carina Clare, ‘The 50th Anniversary Retreat 30, 2020 the Faculty hosted the 19th Annual Jury and its Role in Delivering th Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop on The Faculty’s 50 Anniversary Planning Justice: Perspectives from Practice’ the theme ‘Commercial Law in the Digital Committee met on March 09, 2020, to (November 08, 2019). Age’. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the make recommendations to the Campus on potential activities over the next academic workshop had to be offered a free virtual th one day workshop from 9 – 11 a.m. due to year to celebrate the 50 Anniversary COVID-19 restrictions. The topics covered of the Faculty of Law. The members were: ‘Critical Issues in data protection’ of the Committee are: The meeting is by Bartlett Morgan, Senior Associate, summarised in the Report tabled at Lex Caribbean; ‘COVID-19: digital legal Faculty Board. practice and client advice’ by Mary Dean (ex, officio, Chair), Mrs Nicole Mahabir, QC, Partner, Lex Caribbean and Foster, Mr Westmin James, ‘Practical issues in (online) employment Ms Alana Lancaster, Mrs Marguerite law’ by Sharalee Gittens, Attorney-at-Law, Knight-Williams, Mrs Tanya Bastian- Chancery Chambers. Galanis - Faculty of Law Alumni Member, Representative, Law Society, Representative, Law Library. 58 Faculty of Law

The Faculty held a retreat at the Savannah President, Lisa M. Shoman SC (Belize), VII. Benefactors Hotel to discuss plans for the 50th J Emile Ferdinand QC (St Kitts & Nevis, Anniversary celebrations to honour the Commonwealth of Dominica), Dancia creation of the Faculty of Law in 1970. Penn OBE, Qc (The British Virgin Prizes and Scholarships The Faculty also used the occasion to Islands), Westmin R.A. James (Trinidad Through the kind intervention of say farewell and to express gratitude and and Tobago). The Faculty was pleased Deputy Dean Jeff Cumberbatch, the best wishes to Mr Michael Blunt and Mr to note that all five of the appointed Toronto law firm of Koskie Minsky Jefferson Cumberbatch, both of whom members are alumni of the Cave Hill LLP made a very generous donation of served the Faculty with distinction for Faculty of Law. BBD 5,000 to support the Students’ very long periods of time. The anniversary Trust Fund – Law. The Charles C. year commenced in August/September Leacock Memorial Scholarship was International Network of 2020. However, anniversary events were also approved by F&GPC on December Tradelab Clinics postponed to January 2020. 04, 2019 with the first scholarship The Trade lab clinic directed by expected to be awarded in 2020. Dr Yearwood (Faculty of Law) and RELATIONS WITH OTHER Dr Remy (SRC) (in Semester 2, INSTITUTIONS 2019) was officially accepted in the international network of Tradelab clinics in November 2019. This makes The UWI Caribbean Court of Justice Cave Hill Campus and its Faculty of VIII. Appendix 1: The Faculty was pleased to participate Law, the only university and law faculty Undergraduate Law as amicus curiae in the matter of a in the Caribbean (and Latin America) Student Performance request for an Advisory Opinion by that is part of this international network the Caribbean Community pursuant of clinics which includes, Georgetown to Article 212 of the Revised Treaty of University, Queens University, and A. Notes on the UWI Grading System Chaguaramas and Rule 11.3 (1) of the National University of Singapore. Under the current Grade Point Average Caribbean Court of Justice (Original Regulations (effective August 2014) the Jurisdiction) Rules 2019. This was a following letter grades and GPA scores are University of Strathclyde historic hearing as it is the first (and awarded for each percentage band: only) advisory opinion request the With the assistance of the Office of the Court has received to date. Hearings Principal, The Office of Institutional took place from October 22-23, 2019 Planning & Infrastructural Service, GRADE GPA MARKS at the Caribbean Court of Justice the Bursary and the Office of the A+ 4.30 90-100 Headquarters in Trinidad and Tobago. Registrar, Ms Alana Lancaster finalised A 4.00 80-89 The Cave Hill Law team, comprised of the Collaboration Agreement between A- 3.70 75-79 Dr David S Berry, Mr Westmin James, The University of Strathclyde and The Ms Nicole Foster, and Dr Jan Yves Remy. University of the West Indies, Cave B+ 3.30 70-74 Hill Campus. The Agreement provides B 3.00 65-69 for specified actions in the Caribbean Caribbean Community B- 2.70 60-64 region under the One Ocean Hub Administrative Tribunal C+ 2.30 55-59 aimed at transforming the region’s On Sunday, February 16, 2020, the response to the urgent challenges facing C 2.00 50-54 evening prior to the launch of the our oceans. The Hub is funded by UK F1 1.70 40-49 Caribbean Community Administrative Research and Innovation (UKRI) through F2 1.30 30-39 Tribunal (CCAT), the Faculty was the Global Challenges Research Fund F3 0.00 0-29 pleased to be able to host the members (GCRF) and puts UK-led research at of the tribunal to a dinner to celebrate the heart of efforts to tackle the United Letter grades below the minimum passing their elevation to the bench. CCAT is Nations Sustainable Development Goals average – a ‘C’ or a GPA of 2.0 – are a tribunal created to handle disputes in Africa, the South Pacific and the divided into three categories of failure, between employees of regional Caribbean. F1, F2 and F3. organisations and the organisations themselves, disputes which cannot be resolved before national courts because of the immunities of these regional organisations. The tribunal is comprised of the following members: Patterson K. H. Cheltenham QC (Barbados) Faculty of Law 2019/2020 59

B. Cave Hill Campus, The University of the West Indies

1. Semester I, 2019-20

Failure COURSE COURSE TITLE A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- F1 F2 F3 Rate CODE - % REGISTRATION

LAW 1010 Law and Legal Systems 174 0 1 1 14 10 41 17 54 0 30 5 1 20.69

LAW 1110 Criminal Law I 174 0 6 8 21 31 37 32 15 0 15 8 1 13.79

LAW 1231 Legal Methods, Research I 167 1 18 27 44 34 25 5 8 0 0 3 2 2.99

LAW 2010 Law of Torts II 146 0 6 9 13 18 46 22 25 0 6 0 1 4.79

LAW 2110 Law of Contract II 151 1 0 3 3 3 4 7 31 0 15 43 41 65.56

LAW 2210 Real Property I 182 2 16 21 22 32 19 23 19 0 19 7 2 15.38

LAW 2310 Public International Law I 186 0 7 9 13 10 21 14 61 0 3 18 30 27.42

LAW 2510 Jurisprudence 155 17 35 14 19 19 18 9 17 0 3 2 2 4.52

LAW 3020 Employment Law 84 0 9 7 6 15 20 8 8 0 10 1 0 13.1

LAW 3110 Company Law 63 3 10 12 12 15 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 3.17

LAW 3170 Law of Trusts 33 0 1 2 4 4 7 5 4 0 5 1 0 18.18

LAW 3210 Family Law I (Husband & Wife) 96 1 23 27 25 11 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 4.17

LAW 3260 Gender & the Law in the C'wlth 51 0 4 12 11 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.96

LAW 3290 Sup Independent Research 7 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LAW 3660 Carib Securities Regulation 15 0 3 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 6.67

LAW 3720 Intl Law of Human Rights 53 2 4 5 6 6 9 10 10 0 1 0 0 1.89

LAW 3760 Intellectual Property 55 1 20 14 7 4 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

LAW 3840 Alt Dispute Resolution 50 0 1 3 19 13 10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

Table Key AM: Absent Medical FNP: Failed no penalty Coloured row: above 25% failure rate NG: No grade DNS: Did not submit LW: Late withdraw FA: Failed absent 60 Faculty of Law

2. Semester II Exams, 2019-20

COURSE COURSE_ A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- P F F1 F2 F3 AM ANP DNS FA FM LW CODE TITLE MALE FEMALE FULL_TIME PART_TIME NO_ GRADE STUDENTS_ REGISTERED Failure Rate - % Failure TOTAL_GRADES OTHER_GRADES

LAW1020 Constitutional Law 166 5 19 15 11 15 12 17 45 0 0 0 11 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166 16.27 0 163 3 43 123

LAW1120 Criminal Law II 136 0 3 4 19 25 22 24 24 0 0 0 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 11.03 0 134 2 36 100

Legal Methods, LAW1232 149 2 23 26 26 27 15 14 9 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 4.7 0 145 4 40 109 Research II

LAW1310 Law of Torts I 132 0 4 20 42 30 17 13 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 2.27 0 130 2 36 96

LAW1410 Law of Contract I 145 0 6 27 39 33 20 10 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 5.52 0 142 3 41 104

LAW2220 Real Property II 147 16 28 13 19 14 23 13 7 0 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 147 8.84 0 142 5 36 111

Public LAW2320 International 144 0 12 17 21 22 25 16 16 0 0 0 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 10.42 0 139 5 30 114 Law II Administrative LAW2710 169 5 49 34 40 15 13 5 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 169 2.37 0 161 8 36 133 Law Equitable LAW2810 158 0 6 10 18 23 39 26 22 0 0 0 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158 8.86 0 154 4 42 116 Remedies Commonwlt'h LAW2910 Carib Human 157 1 6 11 14 15 5 28 50 0 0 0 0 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 17.2 0 151 6 30 127 Rights Discrimination in LAW3030 68 0 19 12 13 11 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 1.47 0 61 7 18 50 Employment Law of Corporate LAW3120 75 0 3 25 19 14 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 75 0 14 61 Management Int'l Commercial LAW3165 29 0 2 6 7 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 29 0 4 25 Arbitration Admin of Trusts & LAW3180 14 0 3 2 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 5 9 Estates Family Law II LAW3220 120 0 33 44 29 6 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 0 0 120 0 36 84 (Children) International LAW3280 14 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 5 9 Mooting Sup Independent LAW3290 25 3 7 7 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 6 19 Research International Trade LAW3375 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 3 6 Law Clinic

LAW3400 Insurance Law 73 0 12 15 7 4 25 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 71 2 17 56

Intl Environmental LAW3460 20 1 3 3 7 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 7 13 Law Competition Law LAW3650 18 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 11.11 0 17 1 7 11 in the CSME International Tax LAW3680 31 5 5 4 5 3 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 31 0 13 18 Law & Policy

LAW3740 Comparative Law 16 3 7 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 15 1 3 13

Alt Dispute LAW3840 32 0 0 0 11 13 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 32 0 13 19 Resolution Intro to Intl LAW3865 44 4 12 11 7 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 44 0 13 31 Investment Law Faculty of Law 2019/2020 61

3. Summer Supplemental / Open Campus Exams, 2019-20

Failure COURSE COURSE TITLE A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- P F F1 F2 F3 Rate CODE - % REGISTRATION

LAW1010 Law and Legal Systems 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LAW2110 Law of Contract II 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LAW2210 Real Property I 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LAW2220 Real Property II 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100

Public International LAW2310 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 50 Law I Public International LAW2320 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 50 Law II

LAW2710 Administrative Law 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50

LAW2810 Equitable Remedies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LAW3020 Employment Law 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Discrimination in LAW3030 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100 Employment Law of Corporate LAW3140 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50 Insolvency Admin of Trusts & LAW3180 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Estates Int'l Law of Indigenous LAW3580 26 0 0 4 10 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 People

LAW3908 Comparative Tort Law 19 0 1 0 2 1 3 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table Key AM: Absent Medical FNP: Failed no penalty Coloured row: above 25% failure rate NG: No grade DNS: Did not submit LW: Late withdraw FA: Failed absent 2019/2020 62 Faculty of Law 2019–2020 2019/20202019/2020 Faculty of Law Library

INTRODUCTION

Miss Beverley Wood continued as Officer-in-Charge until June 30, 2020, after which she returned to the Sidney Martin Library. Lt Col Junior Browne, who had been on leave from the Law Library from April 2018, returned to his post as Officer-in-Charge. The Faculty of Law Library wishes to express thanks and gratitude to Miss Wood for her period of stewardship.

Acknowledgement is also given to Lt ADMINISTRATION AND Col Browne, who was promoted in the PROJECTS Barbados Defence Force, during his leave entitled “ Surveying Your Collection: from The UWI. Miss Waveney Webster The Administration and Projects Division For Preservation, Conservation and and Miss Sheldine Greene continued as continued to be responsible for the overall Digitization” which was held on heads of Technical Services and Public management of the Law Library and for Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 9:00 Services respectively. projects such as WILIP and CARILAW. am - 12:00 pm. The workshop was attended by Ms Sheldine Greene and COVID-19 STAFF Mr Larry Craig. The effects of the COVID-19 virus reached The Division was staffed as follows: Miss The CHN “Caribbean Conversations in the shores of Barbados by March 2020, Beverley Wood, Officer-in-Charge (Ag), Conservation” workshop scheduled for which led to the University shut down until June 30, 2020; Lt Col Junior Browne, March 16-19, 2020 was postponed. in March 24,2020. A national shutdown Officer-in-Charge (reassumed duties 3. BOAP Twenty-Third Annual followed shortly on March 28, 2020. on July 01, 2020); Mrs Erene Knight, Conference The University reopened on the June Administrative Assistant; Miss Leeandra 08, 2020 after a lifting of the shutdown. Gilkes, Grade II Clerk; Miss Anne-Marie The Barbados Association of Office The effects of COVID-19 are ongoing and Beckles, Grade III/II Clerk; Mr Michael Professionals Conference under the wide ranging. The University instituted Griffith, Grade II Clerk; Mr Terry Jones, theme “Driving Initiatives Through protective measures (wearing of masks, Office Assistant; Miss Bernadette Grant Innovation” was scheduled to be held physical distancing etc). and Miss Carol-Ann Wilkinson, Office on April 21-22, 2020. Ms Leeandra Attendants. Gilkes was nominated to attend. The This saw some changes to the operation of conference was however cancelled the Law Library, with some staff members Staff members participated in a number of due to the COVID-19 pandemic. working from home and slight alterations workshops aimed at enhancing their skills. These are as follows: to some layouts, namely in the lunchroom, 4. Campus IT Services which could accommodate a maximum of 1. Banner 9 two (2) persons seated. It should be noted Campus IT Services conducted two that the Department is awaiting the final Training sessions on “Entering training sessions on “Introduction installation of sneeze guards by the Office Requisition in Banner 9 – Updated to Microsoft Teams”. These sessions of Institutional Planning and Infrastructural Invitation” were held on Tuesday, were held in the Law Library on Services. October 22, and Thursday, October Wednesday, June 24 and Thursday, 24, 2019 in the Centre for Excellence June 25, 2020, and were attended by in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Stephanie Clarke, Sheldine Greene, Training Lab. These sessions were Michael Griffith, Nicholas Hunte, attended by Mrs Erene Knight and Waveney Webster, Natalie Bannister, Mrs Janice Lovell. Erene Knight, Phonsea Millington, Leeandra Gilkes, Terry Jones, Larry 2. CHN Workshop Session 12B Craig and Anne-Marie Beckles. The Caribbean Heritage Network (CHN) in collaboration with the Barbados Museum and Historical Society (BMHS) hosted a workshop Faculty of Law 2019/2020 63

PUBLIC SERVICES Library Awards, Projects and the island. The theme was “Women in DIVISION Achievements Law in Barbados”. The scanning of legislation is an on-going Ms Phonsea Millington worked on a Building Maintenance project that continues to move forward. project where she acquired a number of During the academic year 2019/2020, During January 2020, the Law Library portraits of some distinguished Cave Hill leakage within the Library was at held a display and different competitions Faculty of Law alumni from across the a minimum. Careful monitoring for staff and students to celebrate Caribbean. The portraits of Mr David was given to the crisis sections in a awareness of the University’s Mission, Elliott Ritch, The Hon Madame Justice desperate attempt to assist the Project Vision and Values, also known as Maureen Rajnauth-Lee, Her Honour Mrs Management department in alleviating MIVIVA. This project began its final Deborah Thomas-Felix, Justice Anthony the situation in order to protect the planning phase in December of 2019 Carmona, Mrs Faith Marshall-Harris, library’s assets. However, the rise in after an initial summer 2019 planning Professor Eddy Ventose, Professor The fungus, mold and spores growing on phase. The display was mounted in the Honourable Andrew Burgess, and Her the walls of the Library and the lack of Public Services Division. Ladyship The Honourable Dame Janice air-purifying units, continue to be of Pereira, are to be affixed to the walls grave concern to patrons and staff of the The MIVIVA activities included a number of the Law Library as an inspiration to library. of quizzes created by Mr Larry Craig, students, as well as to serve to beautify while Ms Waveney Webster created a A representative from the company the Law Library. Word Search for both staff and students. “Pure One” met with Ms Beverley Wood, They were designed to be educational Mr Nicholas Hunte, along with his Ms Waveney Webster, Ms Sheldine and fun-filled. The staff quiz was based colleague Michael Griffith, completed Greene and Mrs Erene Knight on on elements of the University’s Triple the work on the new and improved Thursday, February 19, 2020 to discuss A Strategy, while the student quiz was website, which is aimed at being more the suitability of Sky Atmosphere a based on their knowledge of the Law user-friendly and informative. The launch purifiers for the Law Library. A follow up Faculty and Library. The objective of would coincide with the academic year meeting was scheduled for March which these activities was to strengthen/foster 2020/2021. was postponed due to the COVID-19 positive staff/student relations. The Head of the Public Services Division, pandemic. student quizzes were won by Miss Sarah Ms Sheldine Greene received two Pulse Some of the air-conditioning units Baksh and Mr Maxron Holder, while the Points awards for the academic year, throughout the Division that have not staff quizzes were won by Miss Anne- bringing the total number of awards to been working, were fixed. However, the Marie Beckles and Ms Stephanie Clarke. four within that division. issues in the Rare Books section, the On a lighter note, Ms Greene initiated Mr Larry Craig and Ms Sheldine lower section, and the basement still a “Secret Love Project” during the Greene attended the CHN Workshop need to be addressed. Of grave concern Valentine week of February 10-15, Session 12B: Surveying your collection is the potential for irreparable damage 2020 aimed at spreading more love and for Preservation, Conservation and to such rare and valuable assets, and the kindness among work colleagues. During Digitization Workshop hosted by the potentially catastrophic consequences it that period, each participant randomly Barbados Museum and Historical Society could have. drew their Secret Love’s name from the on March 18, 2020. love pile and each day would secretly Machinery and Technology leave a kind note, inspirational verse or a small token of appreciation for that Visitors The Library is awaiting the introduction person. The climax was on Friday 15th, The Division received S Earl Hamilton, a of the PaperCut technology, which is where each participant brought a token graduate of 1976, and Marcia Hamilton to be be employed to bring the Smart of appreciation for their secret love and who visited from Jamaica. There were machines online in order to facilitate each player was given an opportunity to other visitors who did not consent to printing, scanning and copying for the guess who drew their name. signing the visitor’s book. benefit of students. Ms Stephanie Clarke mounted a display during the month of March to recognise Statistics Security Issues and honour some of the women who The usage of Reading Room Materials The Law Library is forging ahead to are at the forefront of Law in Barbados decreased by 36% when compared to acquire an adaptable and efficient book and are alumni of the University of the the same period last year. This could be detector system that is compatible with West Indies. The focus was on those attributed to the impact of COVID-19. its current book security technology. women who were admitted to the Urgency is a key factor, as the present Bar between 1970 and 1992, hold a The demand for overnight loans system has been out of operation for prominent position in their field, and decreased by 33% when compared to over an academic year. were the first to hold such positions in the previous year. The availability of 64 Faculty of Law Library

online resources and the reduced foot has severely impacted the collection Gifts traffic due to the impact of COVID-19 development of the law library. There The Law Library received 12 gifts of were the main factors for the decline. continues to be some threats of closing which 10 were donations from the some accounts for late payment by The demand for open shelf loans Impact Justice Improvement Project, vendors though there has been some decreased by 13%. The impact of the one from Justice Winston Anderson improvement in invoice payments. pandemic and the availability of online and the other from the Principal’s materials were the main causes for the Office. decline. Claims Photocopying and fax requests for the A total of 205 claims for Reports and ALEPH Commonwealth Caribbean increased Journals were sent to various vendors During the period under review, a total marginally by 0.3%, when compared and 98 items were received. Claims to the same period the previous year, of 217 items were processed and added were mainly sent to Gaunt, LexisNexis, to the library’s collection. Materials while photocopying and fax requests Thomson Reuters, EBSCO, William S for Non-Commonwealth Caribbean processed by the Cataloguing Division Hein and Wildy & Sons. Two textbooks are shown in Tables 11 and 12. There territories decreased drastically by were claimed and one was received. 77%. This decrease could be linked was a decrease of 459 items from the to the work stoppage created by the previous reporting period of 776. The COVID-19 pandemic played a critical world pandemic. Binding role in the receipt of library materials The total number of requests per During the period August 2019 - July as vendors discontinued shipping items. month was reduced by 52% when 2020, a total of 163 items (Law Reports, In addition, the downloading of compared to figures from the previous Periodicals and Judgments) were sent to records continued for English and years. the binders, while 158 were returned. Canadian Reports into Aleph. The In addition, 35 textbooks were sent for Canadian Reports were: Business repairs. (See Table) Law Reports; Canadian Bankruptcy TECHNICAL SERVICES Reports; Canadian Cases on the Law of Legislation Insurance; Canadian Cases on the Law of Securities; Canadian Cases on the A total of 2438 items of legislation Law of Torts; Canadian Criminal Cases; Staff were received from all Commonwealth Canadian Insurance Law Reporter; Caribbean countries including the The Technical Services Division is Canadian Labour Law Cases; Canadian Turks and Caicos Islands (Table 10). staffed by Mrs Janice Lovell, Ms Joy-Ann Labour Relations Board Reports and There was a decrease of 498 items Roach and Ms Natalie Bannister and Canadian Patent Reporter. These of legislation over the preceding year supervised by Ms Waveney Webster. recordswere downloaded by Janice of 2936. Lovell. Similarly, the English Reports comprising Appeal Cases, Chancery, Material Received 2019/2020 Judgments Common Pleas, Crown Cases, Queen’s A total of 566 items were received Bench, King’s Bench, Equity, Exchequer A total of 1724 judgments were received during the period 2019/2020. This were downloaded by Joy-Ann Roach. or downloaded from websites during comprised of 9 Bibliographies/ the 2019/2020 academic year. There During this period, Waveney Webster References, 11 Law Commission was an increase of 312 judgments over completed the updating of Indexes for Reports, 308 Periodicals (bound and the period 2018/2019 of 1412. Janice Barbados, Belize, Dominica and the loose), 178 Law Reports (bound and Lovell processed 402 and Joy-Ann British Virgin Islands. She was assigned loose), 36 textbooks, 32 loose leaf Roach 691 additional judgments totaling the task of overseeing the MIVIVA Supplements and 2 legislation (Revised 1093, adding to the existing 1724 for a concept to raise the awareness of the Laws). This figure shows a decrease of grand total of 2817. The assistance of University Triple A Strategy by the Law 495 items from 1061 in 2018/19. Janice Lovell, Joy-Ann Roach, Leeandra Library. The Library staff mounted Gilkes and Ann-Marie Beckles is greatly a display in the Library relating to MIVIVA. Orders appreciated for downloading and processing the additional judgments. Ms Joy-Ann Roach was instrumental Orders were placed for 35 titles and 13 The processing of judgments has since in creating a display for Cancer were received. With reducing budgets, been re-assigned to Janice Lovell and Awareness Month. the Library continued to concentrate Joy-Ann Roach. Janice Lovell has also on payments for standing orders started on the inventory of all judgments and only ordered the books that are held in the Law Library. necessary for the various courses. This Faculty of Law 2019/2020 65

PROFESSIONAL STAFF • 2019 – Present – Chair, Programme Faculty Committees ACTIVITIES Committee for CCELD 2020 • Teaching Learning Sub Committee • 2018 – Present – Member – • Legal Methods, research and Writing Beverley Wood Barbados Museum and Historical Sub-Committee (Librarian III. Officer-in-Charge Society Associations to June 2020) • 2018 – Present – Member – Cell Leader of the UWI Cave Hill American Library Association • Professional Activities/Service Credit Union, 2010 – present • June 11, 2020 – Attended UWI • 2012 – Present – Member – Editorial • Certified Member of the Barbados Libraries webinar – Agility and Committee, Caribbean Library Journal Red Cross Association 2008 – Adaptability: The Caribbean • 2012 – Present – Member – present Academic Library Navigating the Marketing Team, Caribbean Library Safety Officer for the Law Library, COVID-19 Pandemic Journal • 2008 – present. • May 07, 2020 – Attended ACHEA • 2010 – Present – Co-Owner and webinar – Ubuntu: Emotional Administrator of the Caribbean Intelligence in COVID-19 Times Librarians Listserv. Waveney Webster • April 24, 2020 - Attended ACRL (Librarian II - Head, Acquisitions and Presents webinar – Resilient Cataloging Divisions) Materials for College and University Sheldine Greene Teaching and Learning: Copyright Professional Activities/Service Activities and Open Education Strategies. (Librarian II - Head, Public Services • (Librarian II – Head, Technical Division) Services Division) • April 14, 2020 – Attended ACRL Presents webcast – Beyond Professional Activities/Service Activities Activities ‘Managing Change’: Leading Through • Attended the following webinars: • July 21-25, 2019 – Attended 34th Seismic Shifts --October 30, 2019 – “Emerging Annual CARALL Conference, St. • February 25, 2020 – Attended ACRL Technology John’s, Antigua. Presents webinar – Understanding --February 20, 2020 – “Library • November 01-04, 2019 - Attended Fair Use Through Case Law safety and security: Keeping your Charleston Library Conference, • February 07, 2020 – Attended staff, patrons, and facilities safe” South Carolina, USA Grant Writing Workshop hosted --March 02, 2020 – ‘Using • Attended the following webinars: by Cave Hill Office of Research and Turnitin to Support Academic --January 02, 2020 – Transform Innovation Integrity: Originality evaluation/ your catalog: One University’s • October 22, 2019 – Attended similarity checking/plagiarism Experience with BIBFRAME – ACRL Presents webinar – Open for detection of assignments”. basic discovery Students and Education: OERs Level --March 03, 2020 – “How to Get --May 20, 2020 – Artificial the playing field Published in an Academic Journal” Intelligence in the Research Environment • September 13, 2019 – Conducted --May 20, 2020 – Visioning and training for Postgraduate students of Goal Setting for the New Reality Membership of Professional Associations the Faculty in the use of OSCOLA Webinar”. Caribbean Association of Law citation manual • --May 27, 2020 – “Leading Effective Libraries (CARALL) August 05-08, 2019 – Participated in • Virtual Teams Webinar”. Chartered Institute of Library and the ALA Leadership Institute. • • Attended the CHN Workshop Information Professionals (CILIP) Membership of Professional Associations Session 12B: Surveying your • 2017 – present – Member, • 2020 – Present – Secretary, ICOM collection for Preservation, Governance Committee (CARALL) Barbados Conservation and Digitization by the Barbados Museum and Historical • 2019 – present – Member, Joint 2020 – Present – Member, Planning • Society. Degree Programme Committee, Committee for 19th Annual ACHEA Faculty of Law Conference • Taught a refresher course for the LAW 3290 class Independent 2019 – Present – Member, Planning • Paper, in the use of Electronic Legal Committee for Caribbean Canada Resources. Semester I, 2019 and Emerging Leaders’ Dialogues Semester II, 2020. (CCELD) 2020 66 Faculty of Law Library

STAFF LIST ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL & Miss Joy-Ann Roach (Full time) SUPPORT (ATS) STAFF Miss Risa Waldron (Part time) Miss Carol Ann Wilkinson (Part time) Mr Phillip Alleyne (Part time) PROFESSIONAL STAFF Miss Natalie Bannister (from July 2019) (Full Officer-in-Charge time) STUDENT ASSISTANTS Miss Ann-Marie Beckles (Full time) Lt Col Junior S. Browne ED, BSc, LLB Mr Baldwin Alcindor (Hons), MA LIS (Officer-in-Charge) Mrs Stephanie Clarke (Full time) Mr Larry Craig (Full time) Mr Oshude Bruce Head, Public Services Division Miss Leeandra Gilkes (Full time) Mr Keric Duval Miss Sheldine Greene BSc, MSc Miss Bernadette Grant (Full time) Ms Chelese Goodridge Head, Technical Services Division Mr Michael Griffith (Full time) Miss Sherri Hinds Miss Waveney Webster BSc Econ. (Hons.), Miss Cheriah Holder (Part time) Mr Terrel Howard MSc Mr Nicholas Hunte (Full time) Officer-in-Charge to June 2020 Mr Terry Jones (Full time) Ms Shannika Ifill Miss Beverley Wood BA (Hons), MLS Mrs Erene Knight (Full time) Ms Jervez Laurent Mrs Janice Lovell (Full time) Ms Chelsea Lawrence Mrs Phonsea Millington (Full time) Ms Abigail Richards Miss Pamela Phillips (Part time) Ms Faith Sealy

LawLib Table 1: Carilaw Statistics August 2019 – July 2020

2019 2020

Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July

Cases Edited 0 27 77 105 158 65 138 144 154 59 3 171

Cases Scanned 0 0 34 10 131 16 118 195 96 0 0 212

Cases Uploaded 0 0 149 23 0 134 263 129 21 0 0 247

Cases Sent for Classification 0 0 178 79 0 0 162 248 178 0 0 77

Cases Returned from Classification 0 0 94 0 209 0 48 136 180 0 98 31

LawLib Table 2: CARILAW Statistics August 2019 - July 2020 Faculty of Law 2019/2020 67

LawLib Table 3: WILIP LawLib Table 4: XEROX EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS AUGUST 2019– JULY 2020 AUGUST 2019-JULY 2020

Amount Amount Amount BBM Xerox Receipts Date Date Particulars (Expenditure) (Income) (Expenditure) (Rentals) (for month end)

August - 392.00 19-08-14 - - 1,956.77` - 19-08-31 - - - 2,394.75 September - 616.00 19-09-12 - 1,956.77 - October - 1,798.00 19-09-30 - - - 4,555.30 19-10-11 - - 2,009.21 - November - 1,104.00 19-10-31 - - - 2,688.80 December - 1,680.00 19-11-15 Toner 4 93.50 - - 19-11-15 Paper 1,238.45 - - January 1,377.00 650.00 19-11-15 - - 2,009.21 - 19-11-28 Fuser 970.55 - - February - 1,064.00 19-11-30 - - - 3,059.60 March - 4,248.00 19-12-02 Waste Container 231.42 2,009.21 - 19-12-12 - - - - April - - 19-12-31 - - - 2,867.40

May - - 20-01-09 Toner 2,178.87 - - 20-01-14 - - 2,009.21 - June 384.05 594.00 20-01-31 - - - 11,088.40 July 620.31 168.00 20-02-11 Toner 1,480.50 - - 20-02-11 Maintenance Kit 2,260.76 - - Total Receipts for the year = $12,314.00 20-02-14 - - 2,009.21 - Less Total Expenditure for the year = 20-02-28 - - - 3,837.70 $2,345.36 20-03-11 - - 2,009.21 - Net Income = 20-03-17 Paper 620.31 - - 20-03-31 - - - 5,147.85 $12,314.00 - $2,345.36 = $9,968.64 20-04-14 - - 2,009.21 - 20-04-30 - - - - 20-05-1 - - 2,009.21 - 20-05-31 - - - - 20-06-14 - - 2,009.21 - 19-06-30 - - - 832.75 20-07-09 Paper 954.00 - - 19-07-31 - - - 842.90

Receipts for Student Copying $7,445.19 Total Xerox Receipts for the Year =$37,315.45 Less Total Expenditure for the year = $9,457.81 + $21,996.43 = $31,454.24 Net Income = $7,445.19 + $37,315.45 - $31,454.24 = $13,306.40 68 Faculty of Law Library

LawLib Table 5: MATERIAL LawLib Table 6: ITEMS PROCESSED LawLib Table 7: RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR TO THE BINDERY DURING THE MISCELLANEOUS 2019/2020 2019/2020 YEAR 2019/2020

TITLE TOTAL NO. OF NO. OF GIFTS RECEIVED 4 TITLE ITEMS ITEMS BIB/REF 9 SENT RETURNED ORDERS PLACED 35 LAW COMMISSION REPORTS 11 LAW 22 21 ORDERS RECEIVED 13 REPORTS PERIODICALS (Bound & Loose) 308 CANCELLATIONS 2 PERIODICALS 100 62 LAW REPORTS (Bound & Loose) 178 CLAIMS SENT (REPORTS & 205+ JUDGMENTS 6 41 JOURNALS) TEXTBOOKS/TREATIES 36 CLAIMS RECEIVED 98 LOOSE LEAF SUPPLEMENTS 32 REPAIRS – – (REPORTS & JOURNALS) REPORTS/ CLAIMS SENT LEGISLATION (Revised Laws) 2 2 TEXTBOOKS/ 35 34 (TEXTBOOKS) LEGISLATION TOTAL 566 CLAIMS RECEIVED 1 163 158 (TEXTBOOKS)

CLAIMS MAINLY SENT TO THE FOLLOWING • + GauntLexisNexis • Thomson Reuters • EBSCO • William S. Hein • Wildy & Sons Ltd.

LawLib Table 8: JUDGMENTS RECEIVED BY TERRITORY AND COURT 2019/2020

TERRITORY HIGH COURT COURT OF APPEAL PRIVY COUNCIL

ANGUILLA 3 - -

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 4 1 -

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 7 2 -

DOMINICA 1 - -

MONTSERRAT - 1 -

ST. LUCIA 9 - -

ST. VINCENT 5 1 -

ST. KITTS 9 - -

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 282 68 9

TOTAL 320 73 9

LawLib Table 9: LEGISLATION – GUYANA

ACTS ORDERS REGULATIONS

7 132 24 Faculty of Law 2019/2020 69

LawLib Table 10: LEGISLATION RECEIVED DURING 2019/2020

SI’S/SRO’S/ ACTS/ GAZETTES/ TERRITORY LEGAL TOTAL ORDINANCES BILLS/OTHER NOTICE

Anguilla 3 13 16

Antigua & Barbuda 21 49 91 161

Bahamas 39 55 2 96

Barbados 67 99 154 320

Belize 28 70 82 180

Bermuda 39 69 - 108

British Virgin Islands 10 59 86 155

Cayman Islands - 18 163 181

Dominica 4 32 30 66

Grenada 7 24 42 73

Guyana 7 156 - 163

Jamaica 29 - - 29

Montserrat 9 35 - 44

St. Kitts & Nevis 23 21 52 96

St. Lucia 17 145 53 215

St. Vincent & the 24 25 38 87 Grenadines

Trinidad & Tobago 10 234 - 244

Turks & Caicos Islands 5 22 14 41

TOTAL 342 1,126 807 2,275

Total Legislation received for 2019/2020 2,275 Additional 163 2,438 70 Faculty of Law Library

LawLib Table 11: MATERIALS PROCESSED IN THE CATALOGUING DEPARTMENT

A. Statistics of Material Processed by Type of Material between August 2019-June 2020

Total No. Items of Items New New Addit’l Re-Classified Contin- Returned CATEGORIES Processed Items Editions Copies Items uations From the in each Bindery Category Bibliographic/ 4 - 9 - - - 13 Reference

CD-ROM ------

Law Commission 8 - - - - - 8 Reports

Periodicals - - - - 14 57 71

Photocopied Articles Including ------Analytic Entries Legislation (Revised eds. ------of Acts & S.I.s) Legislation (Individual Statutes 1 - - - - 5 6 or S.I.s) Textbooks & 17 10 29 - - 24 80 Treatises

Theses ------

W.I. Government ------Reports

Law Reports - - - - 52 21 62

TOTAL 30 10 38 - 66 107 251 Faculty of Law 2019/2020 71

LawLib Table 12:

B. Statistics of Materials Processed by Location between August 2019-June 2020

Open Rare Tax CATEGORIES Reserve Total Number Shelf Books Law Bibliographic/ 13 - - - 13 Reference

CD-ROM - - - - -

Law Commission 8 - - - 8 Reports

Periodicals - 71 - - 71

Photocopied Articles Including - - - - - Analytic Entries Legislation (Revised eds. - - - - - of Acts & S.I.s) Legislation - 6 - - 6 (Individual Statutes or S.I.s) Textbooks & 37 43 - - 80 Treatises

Theses - - - - -

W.I. Government - - - - - Reports

Law Reports 1 70 - 2 73

TOTAL 59 190 - 2 251

Total number of items processed for 2018-2019 = 776 Total number of items processed for 2019-2020 = 251 Decrease = 525 72 Faculty of Law Library

LawLib Table 13: Reading Room Material

MONTH 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020

August 16 21 4 24 3 27

September 1152 657 306 308 425 288

October 1098 979 547 451 359 352

November 954 684 415 300 414 349

December 329 206 154 143 95 134

January 314 182 178 100 152 142

February 783 578 484 334 416 262

March 1091 645 606 348 400 165

April 628 496 539 323 263 -

May 156 120 186 99 103 -

June 33 15 12 29 35 -

July 33 13 25 35 50 18

TOTAL 6587 4596 3456 2494 2715 1737

LawLib Table 14: OVERNIGHT LOANS

MONTH 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020

August 9 7 0 0 1 1

September 712 260 148 137 129 112

October 612 341 368 203 126 132

November 663 368 275 150 145 131

December 219 113 123 82 50 66

January 163 87 115 46 29 40

February 349 247 261 157 169 123

March 552 341 352 217 219 83

April 439 361 273 158 142 -

May 87 75 76 62 44 -

June 3 1 6 12 1 -

July 13 2 8 6 4 18

TOTAL 3821 2203 2005 1230 1059 706 Faculty of Law 2019/2020 73

LawLib Table 15: OPEN SHELF LOANS

MONTH 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020

August - 1 - - 2

September 95 94 96 77 71

October 208 180 146 106 113

November 186 128 119 116 126

December 77 62 36 30 47

January 51 60 40 37 58

February 141 121 117 114 85

March 162 152 143 149 61

April 100 138 128 122 -

May 23 39 34 33 -

June - 15 1 5 -

July - 3 13 22 -

TOTAL 1043 993 873 811 563

LawLib Table 16:

PART A Photocopying and Fax Requests Commonwealth Caribbean

COUNTRY 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020

Anguilla 1 1 3 0 2 2 Antigua 0 0 2 0 0 0 Bahamas 18 21 25 9 7 2 Barbados 772 318 916 603 740 811 Belize 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bermuda 0 0 0 0 0 0 B.V.I. 2 0 0 0 7 0 Cayman Islands 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dominica 11 6 14 22 28 7 Grenada 66 36 15 107 32 25 Guyana 22 7 17 1 1 0 Jamaica 14 11 21 4 0 5 Montserrat 56 22 15 48 15 0 Nevis 0 0 0 0 0 0 St. Kitts 0 11 9 15 11 37 St. Lucia 5 5 12 4 5 0 St. Vincent 13 9 2 26 1 0 Trinidad & Tobago 79 30 51 65 50 40 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 1059 480 1102 904 900 929 74 Faculty of Law Library

LawLib Table 16

PART B Photocopying and Fax Requests

Non-Commonwealth Caribbean

COUNTRY 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020

Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0

Canada 91 33 231 123 199 49

Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0 0

Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0

South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0

Suriname 0 0 0 0 0 0

Uganda 0 0 0 25 0 0

U.K. – England 0 0 1 1 0 0

U.S.A. 20 0 0 0 14 0

TOTAL 111 33 232 145 213 49 Faculty of Law 2019/2020 75

LawLib Table 17

REQUESTS PER MONTH 2019/2020

COUNTRY Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Total

Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Antigua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bahamas 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Barbados 3 18 21 24 10 9 12 7 0 0 12 22 138

Belize 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

British Virgin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Islands

Canada 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10

Cayman Is. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dominica 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 6

England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Grenada 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 10

Guyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jamaica 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5

Montserrat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nevis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St. Kitts 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6

St. Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

St. Vincent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Trinidad 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 7

Turks and 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Caicos

Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 6 20 28 30 14 14 16 11 0 0 19 28 186 76 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS Faculty of Medical2019/2020 Sciences 2019/2020

2019/2020• Faculty of Medical Sciences • George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre 2019/2020• Medical Education 2019/2020 2019/2020Dean - Dr O. Peter Adams

DEAN Dr O. Peter Adams BSc (Lond), MBBS, MSc, DM (Fam. Med) (UWI)

DEPUTY DEAN (Pre-Clinical) DIRECTOR, GEORGE ALLEYNE CHRONIC Dr Damian Cohall DISEASE RESEARCH CENTRE BSc (UWI), PhD (UWI) Professor Simon Anderson BSc (UWI), MBBCh (Cardiff), MSc (Oxford), MPhil (Cambridge), PhD (UWI), MRCP (London), MRCP (UK), FESC DEPUTY DEAN (Clinical) Dr P. Michele Lashley MBBS (UWI), DCH, DM (Paed) (UWI), FRCP (Edin) DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION Dr Azim Majumder MBBS, MHPEd, PhD (Aberd), DEPUTY DEAN (Research) Diploma Health Economics Dr Madhuvanti Murphy BSc, MPH, DrPh. (Miami) 2019/2020 Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 77 2019/20202019/2020 Faculty of Medical Sciences Report Year ending July 31, 2020

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Faculty’s Vision To recruit and train students as health care professionals in Medicine as well as Nursing and fields allied to health, who can meet the needs of and improve the health care delivery system for the people they serve and who strive for professional excellence throughout their career in a constantly changing world.

Synopsis of Faculty’s activities The self-study in preparation for a site Key Statistics visit by the Caribbean Accreditation The 2019/2020 academic year Authority for Education in Medicine was dominated by the COVID-19 MedChart 01: MBBS and Other Health Professions pandemic, which had a major impact Registration/Gender (CAAM-HP) due in the first half of on the delivery of teaching, in 2021 took place despite the onset particular that of clinical students of COVID. The Continuing Medical 300 and of the conducting of exams and 30 Education (CME) Committee research. The first two cases of 250 25 turned the threat of the COVID-19 COVID-19 were reported in Barbados pandemic to traditional conferences on March 17, 2020, and with very little 200 20 into an opportunity. A virtual CME time to prepare, the faculty shifted programme was launched using Zoom 150 15 teaching and examinations online. For webinar complemented by fully online the MBBS programme the aim was to 100 10 registration and payment. A CME maintain standards and graduate well programme is now being delivered 50 5 prepared physicians on time. Clinical every 2 weeks with 2-hour meetings. clerkships were redesigned to allow 0 0 some aspects of clinical teaching to The internationalisation quest Full-time Full-time Part-time take place remotely. Examinations continued with preparations being Male Female Male Female that took place in the second made to launch a fully online Executive semester were all held online. At the MBA in Health Care Management same time, many staff and students partnering with Sagicor School of made important contributions to the Business and Management, expanding national response to COVID-19. the MSc Nursing programmes to St MedChart 02: BHSc Registration/ Vincent and pursuing links with the Gender/Full Time or Part Time The student assistance fund of the University of Ghana and universities Faculty was able to assist eight in Kenya. students with paying their rent after 300 the onset of the lockdown and the 30 reduced regional air travel prevented 250 25 them from returning home in a timely fashion. 200 20 Regular activities, for example, the 150 15 Oath Taking Ceremony, Pinning 100 10 Ceremony and the staff/student cricket match all occurred as usual, 50 5 as they took place in the pre-COVID 0 0 period. Students scored their first Full-time Full-time Part-time victory against staff in the annual T20 cricket match. Male Female Male Female 78 Faculty of Medical Sciences

Admission to MBBS Programme at Cave Hill Campus by Year

The MBBS Undergraduate MedChart 03: Admission to MBBS Programme at Cave Hill Campus by Year Programme Sixty-three new students were admitted to the MBBS programme. 100 94 As usual, most students were from 90 84 Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and 80 the Bahamas. 72 70 75 The first COVID-19 cases were 72 68 identified in Barbados on March 17, 66 60 63 60 2020 . Not only did the pandemic 59 50 cause an abrupt pause in teaching, 40 it resulted in students overseas 40 on elective needing to cut short 30 their elective and to return home. 20 Subsequently, when teaching was suspended in Barbados, some 10 regional students had delays in 0 returning to their home islands 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 because of the disruption in regional air travel. During this period the student assistance fund was able tents erected and was used as a allow some aspects of teaching to to assist eight (8) students with COVID-19 testing site, the student take place remotely. The decision the payment of rent for a total of longue in the Queen Elizabeth was to start with online teaching BBD 6,200. So far, there has been a Hospital (QEH) which was used for lectures, tutorials and in some disbursement of BBD 16,766 from for nurses on call and the seminar cases clinical case conferences. this fund to students. The fund room in the Williams Annexe in the In the case of year-4 clerkships, receives donations from Faculty of QEH which was used for storage of Pathology and Microbiology, Social Medical Sciences (FMS) staff. COVID-19 related medical supplies. and Preventative Medicine and the Elective were chosen for full online Five (5) students on elective at the A challenging aspect of the pandemic delivery and examination with the University of Glasgow in Scotland was the rapid adaption of teaching intention of restarting face-to- had to return home abruptly due and examination modalities that was face clinical contact subsequently to the spread of COVID-19 in the necessary. There was a substantial for the remaining clerkships. For United Kingdom (UK). This was the reduction in clinical learning the year-5 clerkships the decision first year of an arrangement with experiences available to students was that clerkships would have an that university to accept Cave Hill initially because staff were diverted online component delivered upfront MBBS students with no elective to COVID-19 duties and routine and when this was completed fee charged. A PhD Pharmacology clinics and elective surgeries were for all clerkships, face-to-face student was also at that University reduced. Clinical clerkships were clinical contact would resume for a and engaged in laboratory work. suspended in Barbados on March shortened period. This work also had to be suspended. 17, 2020 the same day the first 2 There were MBBS students at COVID-19 cases were reported Phase-1 teaching was completed University of London hospitals, on the island. Prior to this, clinical entirely online. University of Miami and at hospitals clerkships at all the other FMS in Trinidad on elective. They all had MBBS Examinations teaching sites of The UWI had The MBBS exams due for May/ to return to Barbados, cutting short been suspended. A Cross-Campus their elective except for those in June 2020 took place under Continuity of Clinical Clerkship emergency COVID conditions at Trinidad who remained in their home Committee was set up to make country. the end of June. Clinical exams recommendations on how teaching were not possible and the written Due to the emergency COVID-19 could continue. The idea was to papers were held later than usual situation the Ministry of Health and devise a strategy so the best use at the end of June 2020. Exams Wellness and the Queen Elizabeth could be made of the ‘downtime’ were administered online for all Hospital requested and were granted while clerkships were paused campuses simultaneously using a use of certain FMS facilities. These with the aim of graduating well common university Moodle platform. were the unpaved car park at the prepared physicians on time. Clinical Approximately 525 students sat Clinical Skills Building which had clerkships were redesigned to these examinations synchronously Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 79

across all UWI sites using a common other UWI campuses. Due to the may not take place at the anticipated university Moodle platform. All Cave COVID-19 pandemic only six (6) time. However, the FMS at all sites Hill students were able to complete students completed electives with has set up committees to complete the exams. Although there were no five (5) of these students coming the self-study with the aim of clinical exams all students would from Mona and one (1) from submitting the required report by have previously passed clerkship Slovakia. It is not anticipated that the end of December. clinical examinations, thus standards any students will be accepted until were ensured. The online nature of there is a solution to the COVID the exams and the lack of clinical pandemic. Staff vs Students Cricket Match exam were in keeping with what For the third consecutive year the other reputable universities in the staff and students played a T20 UK did. The Caribbean Authority CAAM-HP Accreditation cricket match against each other at for Accreditation of Medicine and The 5-year accreditation period the 3Ws Oval. Both teams featured other Health Professions (CAAM- for the FMS ends in the upcoming a female player. The students, HP) were informed of the necessary 2020/2021 academic year. A captained by Michah Vaughan, changes. reaccreditation site visit has been chalked up their first victory, winning scheduled for March/April 2021 with by 55 runs. Man of the match, Josh the exact timing to be confirmed Dookie of the students’ team scored MBBS Graduation Rates by CAAM-HP. CAAM-HP has 101, helping the students to reach The eighth cohort of students currently suspended site visits due 211 for 3 off their 20 overs. Dr Peter to enter the full five-year MBBS to the COVID-19 pandemic and it Jolly for the staff was bowler of the degree programme wrote their final is possible that the UWI site visit match. The faculty replied with 156. examinations at the end of June 2019. Fifty students were successful at their final examinations during the academic year. Twenty-three students took the final examinations in November/December 2018 with 18 graduating, and forty-three students took the final examinations in June 2020 with 39 students graduating. Of the 56 students who took the exams for the first time during the academic year, 52 passed, resulting in a 93% pass rate.

Internships – MBBS graduates

All Barbadian UWI graduates Photo: Josh Dookie receiving Man of the Match award from the Dean applying for internship posts at the QEH at the end of June 2020 were successful. The QEH started internship programmes for these graduates in August, one month late, to accommodate the late graduation date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The delay also allowed the hospital to process the necessary contracts.

Student Elective Programme for Overseas Medical Students The Faculty of Medical Sciences continues to coordinate the elective programme for clinical students Photo: The teams and some supporters from other medical schools and 80 Faculty of Medical Sciences

Pinning Ceremony was 47. Sixteen (16) students were Postgraduate programmes admitted in 2019-2020. The academic The Pinning Ceremony held at the Admission to the 4 to 6-year programme coordinator is Dr Roger Errol Barrow Centre for Creative professional residency DM degree Sealy, adjunct faculty in the Faculty of Imagination (EBCCI) on October training programmes continued to Medical Sciences. 26, 2019 was well attended. Of be in demand, but was limited by note, students were presented Thirteen (13) students completed the availability of clinical posts at with newly designed white coats the programme in 2019-2020. The the Hospital and the Polyclinics. The with the Cave Hill crest in addition designation of the degrees were: 5 fee-paying Diploma in Family Medicine to the pins. Miss Tamara Nancoo, first class honours, 6 upper second and the taught Masters in Public Lecturer in Orthopaedics, delivered class honours and 2 lower second Health continue to attract applicants. the Feature Address. class honours. Six (6) students made Those enrolled in research degrees the Dean’s list and the top performing (PhD/MPhil) made up only a small Ms Zalika Knight made the students were Ms Dacia Butcher (Year proportion of postgraduate students. Dean’s honour’s list as the most 3) and Ms Melissa Griffith (Year 2). There were four students enrolled outstanding student of the 2019- in the PhD/MPhil programme in 2020 academic year. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a Pharmacology at the preclinical site. shift in the mode of pedagogy for the programme from March 23, 2020 The 10 DM clinical programmes were Oath Taking Ceremony when the physical campus was closed. all affected by the COVID-19 pandemic The Oath Taking Ceremony which is Teaching resumed on April 6, 2020 via with DM examinations being postponed usually held at the end of the academic the online mode and the completion from May/June 2020 to November/ year could not occur this year because of semester 2 assessments was done December 2020. Many DM residents of the COVID-19 situation. This would online. Feedback from both staff and their clinical supervisors were have been a major disappointment for and students about the teaching and involved in the clinical service response the new MBBS graduates. assessment arrangements during this to the pandemic. Additionally, many period outlined that the measures research projects were suspended were appropriate within the pandemic because of the lockdown and the Bachelor of Health Sciences climate and fulfilled the faculty’s uncertainty around the pandemic The Bachelor of Health Sciences is mandate. prevented face-to-face contact with a 3-year (full-time) or 7-year (part- research subjects. time) programme with concentrations in Community Health, Biomedicine Ethics Humanities and Society, Healthcare Administration and MedChart 04: Postgraduate - Registration Management, Nutrition and Society, Environmental Health and Health Informatics. This programme trains and 40 develops professionals who want to establish careers in health promotion, 35 administration and para-clinical services. The programme is self- 30 financing programme with the tuition set at BBD 410.00 per credit. Students 25 enrolled part-time and full-time must take at least 96 credits to complete the 20 programme. The Faculties of Medical Sciences, Humanities, Science and 15 Technology, Social Sciences and Law deliver courses in this programme. The Bachelor of Health Sciences and 10 the MBBS are the only undergraduate degrees offered by the Faculty of 5 Medical Sciences. The Bachelor of Health Sciences was 0 Master in Public Health MSc./PgDip. Doctor of Medicine Phd./Mphil introduced in the 2015/2016 academic year with an admission quota set at 15 Male Female students. Total enrolment in 2019-2020 Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 81

The lockdown also affected the PhD of the University of Nairobi; and (2) Response Team document while others programmes with students not being explore joint areas of research, through conducted research. able to come in for a period to conduct UWI Faculties of Medical Sciences, and The UWI offered support to the Ministry laboratory research. Science and Technology, along with of People Empowerment and Elder the George Alleyne Chronic Disease Affairs for National Assistance Board Research Centre (GA CDRC), in areas (NAB). Five members of staff from the Executive MBA in Health such as non-communicable diseases NAB Headquarters tested positive Care Management – especially exploring genomics as for COVID-19 along with one person A new programme, the EMBA in the basis for treatment, vector-borne from the Home Help department. Dr Health Care Management, was diseases, HIV/AIDS medicine and Wendy Sealy assisted the Ministry in developed during the 2019-2020 medicinal cannabis. During this visit, preparing contingency plans in case the academic year in collaboration with the two institutional MoUs were signed situation had escalated. The decision was Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business by The UWI and two institutions – taken that an external agency would be and Management (through which the the University of Nairobi, and also, contracted to provide home care services programme will be run). The fully Kenyatta University. to approximately 200 clients who were online programme is geared towards The previously articulated UWI Cave totally dependent on such care, as well health professionals wishing to develop Hill Campus Bachelor in Preclinical as various levels of care to another 800 leadership and management skills, with Sciences, approved by the UWI clients, if warranted. Dr Sealy guided and a core of graduate level public health Board for undergraduate Studies implemented the development of the courses from the FMS. The programme (BUS) in February 13, 2019, was Terms of Reference for the contracting received Board for Graduate Studies approved by the National Council for of home care services, as well as the and Research (BGSR) approval in May Tertiary Education of the Republic of associated documents for volunteer 2020, for a January 2021 intake. Ghana, the penultimate step towards services for this eventuality. full approval in Ghana, in August International Links Dr Kenneth Connell was a member of the 2020. Once this approval is obtained treatment team at the quarantine centres. Recognising The UWI’s commitment students can be accepted to an Family Medicine residents were involved to increasing Access, in its 2017- articulated Bachelor of Preclinical in triage and examination of patients with 2022 Triple A Strategic Plan, the Sciences (UWI)/ MB ChB (University respiratory symptoms, identifying patients Cave Hill Campus continued strong of Ghana). for COVID testing and performing COVID efforts at internationalisation with Academic talks towards testing. Some residents also performed competitive institutions around the operationalization of an MoU shifts on the COVID hotline and were globe. To this end, a Campus team, between The UWI and the involved in contact tracing, whilst others led by the Campus Principal & Pro University of Miami continued during volunteered as clinical support staff for the Vice-Chancellor, Professor The Most the period under review. QEH and the COVID isolation centres. Honourable V Eudine Barriteau, as well as Professor Justin Robinson, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences & National COVID-19 Medical Library Director (Ag) of the Sagicor Cave Hill response by the FMS MEDCARIB Database – The library serves School of Business and Management, Dr Keisha Thomas-Gibson was the as the National Coordinating Centre for and Chair of the Principal’s Task Force Consultant Anaesthesiologist directly the MEDCARIB project in Barbados. It is on FMS International Outreach, Dr involved in airway management of also a participant in the PAHO/BIREME Kenneth Connell, embarked on an patients with COVID-19 at the Isolation Virtual Health Library project. The Medical educational institutional visit, under Centre at the start of the pandemic Librarian (Ag), Ms Jennine Knight is the the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign in Barbados. She was responsible for National Representative for this project. Affairs of the Republic of Kenya from the writing of COVID-19 protocols for She also serves at the Deputy Chairperson January 07-11, 2020. the Department of Anaesthesia at the of the Communication Committee, The goal of the visit was to establish QEH and at the Isolation Centre. She which has the mandate of formulating and stronger academic relations between intubated the first two patients requiring implementing the Communication Strategy The UWI, Cave Hill Campus and ventilation. She was also responsible for the Region. universities in Kenya – University of for simulation training for staff in all Library Displays – Two Displays were Nairobi & Kenyatta University. The departments of the QEH and in the mounted during the academic year: The specific objectives relating to the Isolation Centre. Cycle of Medicine in November 2019 and FMS, were to: (1) detail key specific Other staff, eg the Public Health the Fragile Mind in June 2020. programmes offered by the FMS – group in collaboration with GACDRC MBBS, MPH, PhD Pharmacology – to Donations – The Estate of Tony Gale prepared a Public Health COVID-19 respective Faculties and Departments donated his books to the library. From 82 Faculty of Medical Sciences

the selection of books available, 36 books In light of COVID-19 pandemic, the face- FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS were added to the library’s collection. to-face 87th UWI / BAMP CME scheduled for May 2020 was cancelled. Information Literacy Training – Ms Jennine RECOGNISING AND Knight conducted eight sessions with a After some brainstorming and market REWARDING STAFF total of 89 students attending. Library research, the FMS CME committee Promotions tours were also conducted for new launched a virtual CME programme using Dr Michael Campbell was promoted students. the Zoom Webinar platform for delivery to Senior Lecturer in Counselling and TouchNet for online registration Reassignments – Mr Addison Bradshaw Psychology. has replaced Ms Natalie Bannister who and Payment. Mr Samuel Eugene from was reassigned to the Law Library from the department of Campus Information September 2019. Technology assisted with the use of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Zoom Webinar and Ms Cheryl Mayers- Excellence Goddard and Karen Smith of the Bursary Dr O Peter Adams, Faculty of Medical Continuing Professional Education were instrumental in setting up TouchNet. The Barbados Medical Council accredited Sciences, Cave Hill Campus and The 86th joint University of the West Indies the online CME. Professor Rohan G Maharaj, Faculty of (UWI), Barbados Association of Medical Medical Sciences, St Augustine Campus Practitioners (BAMP) Continuing Medical Online CMEs started on June 19, 2020 and – Principal Investigators with the Education (CME) conference occurred to date we have completed seven 2-hour Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes on November 15-17, 2019. This year, the blocks on a variety of topics. The average Research Network (ECHORN) and conference was in partnership with the attendance is 70 persons per block. the Yale Transdisciplinary Collaborative Caribbean Endocrine Society (CarES). Net Completed financial statements have been Centre for Health Disparities Research income was approximately BBD 40,000. received from the Bursary for the first focused on Precision Medicine (Yale- 4 blocks for which the income was BBD The president of CarES, Dr Diane TCC) received the Vice Chancellor’s 13,699. Hislop-Chestnut presented a midday Award for Excellence for International public lecture on Polycystic Ovarian Collaboration – The Globalisation Award. Syndrome(PCOS) on Friday November West Indian Medical Journal 15, 2019 at the Errol Walrond building. The West Indian Medical Journal This was accompanied by a presentation Principal’s Award for Excellence continued to hold regular Editorial from a member of the PCOS support Board (Chair: Dr Peter Adams) and Dr Kenneth Connell for Outstanding group in Barbados. On the evening of Editorial Committee (Editor in Chief: Public Service Friday, November 15, there was a public Professor Emeritus Rainford Wilks) lecture at the Grande Salle entitled “HIV meetings. The goal is to develop a and the Brain” by Dr Hadi Manji, a visiting Long Service Awards modern efficient Journal which attracts neurologist from the UK. This event was Twenty-Five years good quality manuscripts and particularly under the patronage of Dr Carol Jacobs, Dr P. Michele Lashley showcases the research from the who was the recipient of this year’s region in a global context, a steady distinguished colleague award. Other improvement in its Impact Factor and Retirees distinguished attendees included Sir Paul importantly, financial self-sufficiency by Mr Emmerson Haynes (1987-2019) Altman (Chair, Campus Council, Cave Hill) being able to attract meaningful Article and a video tribute from Professor Edward Processing Charges. Issues identified Greene (Chancellor, University of Guyana). Staff movements included the need for upgraded human The conference continued on November resources; improved infrastructure, Dr Sankalan Sarkar joined us for the 16-17 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford especially ICT; modernising editorial Academic year as a replacement for Complex. There were 2 named lectures: processes (abandoning paper-based Dr Subir Gupta who was on sabbatical. (1) George Nicholson Memorial operations and ultimately moving to Dr Alain Reid joined as Temporary Lecture by Dr Emile Mohammed; and web-based processes); a significant Lecturer in Pathology, he replaced Dr (2) Distinguished lecture by Dr Carol financial investment and support from Jacqueline William who left at the end Jacobs entitled “My Journey”. Six persons the academy and its network to secure of the previous academic year. delivering presentations at this conference high-quality articles which would allow Dr Dale Springer joined us as were from overseas: Prof Marshall the Journal to meet the criteria set by Temporary Lecturer in Surgery as a Tulloch-Reid (Jamaica), Dr Virendra Singh PubMed for restoration to that indexing replacement for Dr Adrian Peters. (Trinidad), Dr Diane Hislop-Chestnut platform. (Virgin Islands); Dr Michael Boyne Dr Mahuvanti Murphy moved from the (Jamaica), Dr Emile Mohammed (Trinidad) FMS to GA CDRC. and Dr Hadi Manjii (UK). Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 83

Mrs Margaret Mongerie joined the proceedings in the Public Health Faculty as Administrative Assistant to Seminar Room of the Errol Walrond the University Medical Dean, Dr Peter Building (Clinical Skills Complex). Adams.

Mrs Tameshia Brandford joined the Graduating Students – Faculty as an ATS staff member. Postgraduate Programmes Mrs Pamela Weekes replaced Eldawna The number of postgraduate Bynoe who was transferred outside of students graduating during the the Faculty. 2019/2020 academic year was Mr Emmerson Haynes retired and was reduced because of delays caused replaced by Mr Brian Elcock. by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these students are now expected Mr Wesley Moore was transferred to to complete their programmes in the Centre for Biosecurity Studies and Ms Zalika Knight December 2020. was replaced by Ms Shade Bishop.

DM Emergency Medicine • BHSc year 2: Nicolette Gibbons, • Christina Choo RECOGNISING AND Jonathan Glasgow, Melissa Griffith REWARDING STUDENTS DM Paediatrics BHSc Year 3: Dacia Butcher, Vernil • Kerriann Pereira Ferdinand, Andrienne Harper • Outstanding Phase-1 DM Surgery MBBS Student Featured postgraduate student • Shabier St John Ms Zalika Knight is a Barbadian and Tamisha Hunte was the recipient of in her first year of the Bachelor of MPH Public Health the Arnott Cato/City of Bridgetown Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Nikisha Hazel (COB) Scholarship. Hunte is a student • (MBBS) programme at the Faculty • Gillian Little of Medical Sciences, The University of the Master of Public Health programme offered by the Faculty of the West Indies at the Cave Hill PHD Medical Microbiology of Medical Science, University of Campus. She was a former student of • Kirk Douglas the Faculty of Science and Technology the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. She received the sum of BBD 5,000 where she was awarded a Bachelor of PHD Public Health in January 2020 and a trophy during Science (BSc) in Biology with upper • Allison Dasantos second class honours in 2018. She credits her success so far to her faith in God and perseverance. She is the top performing undergraduate student in the faculty with an accumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) for year 1 MBBS of 4.15. Ms Knight is recognised on the Dean’s List for Academic Merit.

Dean’s List – Phase 1 MBBS and Bachelor Health Science students • MBBS year 1: Dominique Armstrong, Kevon Hewitt, Zalika Knight, Kianna Rock, Cheneisse Simmons • MBBS year 2: Ebonique Caesar, Nathan Lovell, Anisa Thompson • MBBS year 3: Clementine Forte- Che-A-Tow, Marianna Lalgee, Doninique Persaud, Ronette Rouse, Angelique Smith Photo: Tamisha Hunte centre with trustee of the Arnott Cato Foundation Clyde Cave (left) and President of the City of Bridgetown Cooperative Credit Union (right) 84 Faculty of Medical Sciences

ENHANCING STUDENT MedChart 05: Electives Country Placement SKILLS Bachelor of Health Sciences Internships During this year, students accessed internships at the Caribbean Public Jamaica, USA, 3 Health Agency (CARPHA) in St 3 Lucia, The Trinidad Public Health Scotland, 5 Laboratory in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago, and the Best-dos Santos Public England, 4 28 Health Laboratory in Barbados.

MBBS Overseas Electives Forty-seven clinical students did electives outside of Barbados during the academic year. All other students completed electives in Barbados.

Series 1

ENHANCING EMPLOYEE SKILLS MedChart 06: Electives done overseas were in the following clinical Disciplines. Post Graduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning 16 15 FMS staff continued to complete and benefit from the PGCUTL. Two 14 persons successfully completed the 12 programme during the academic year 10 under review – Miss Tamara Nancoo, 8 8 Lecturer in Orthopaedics and Dr 6 6 Wendy Sealy, Lecturer in Nursing. 4 4 3 This brings the total number of FMS 2 2 2 2 staff completing the certificate to 36. 2 1 1 Four FMS participants commenced 0 the programme in September 2019, bringing the number of current Urology Psychiatry Radiology FMS participants to twelve. Many of Paediatrics Orthopaedics Opthamology General Surgery Otolaryngology these participants are part time or Internal Medicine temporary staff. Emergency Medicine

Obstectrics & Gynaecology Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 85

Pre-Clinical – Phase 1

TEACHING AND Year 3 MEET THE TEAM LEARNING MDSC3101 Clinical Haematology Academic Staff MDSC3102 Renal/Urinary & MBBS Phase I Courses and Reproductive II Cave Hill Clerkships MDSC3103 Human Nutrition Director of Medical Education Year 1 MDSC3104 Health Services Azim Majumder, MBBS, MHPEd, MDSC1000 Fundamentals of Disease Management PhD(Aberd), Diploma Health Economics and Treatment MDSC3200 Understanding Research MDSC1103 Meiosis to Man – MDSC3201 Junior Medicine Clerkship An Introduction Anatomy to Embryology and MDSC3202 Junior Surgery Clerkship Senior Lecturer Histology MDSC3203 Aspects of Family Medicine Uma Guar, MBBS(Delhi), MS Anatomy MDSC1104 Introduction to – Child Health Molecular Medicine Lecturer MDSC1105 The Locomotor System Bachelor of Health Sciences Keerti Singh, MBBS, MSc MDSC1201 Cell Biology MDSC 1005 Structure & Functions 1 MDSC1202 Introduction to Medical (Cell Tissues) Practice (Unit 1) MDSC 1006 Health Care Systems Biochemistry, Molecular Biology MDSC1203 Health Care Concepts MDSC 1007 Fundamentals of Human Senior Lecturer MDSC1205 The Respiratory System Nutrition Nkemcho Ojeh, BSc (Wales), MRes MDSC1206 Neuroscience in the MDSC 2005 Structure & Functions 2 (Manchester), PhD (Lond.) Peripheral Nervous (Organ Systems) System MDSC 2006 Essential Pathophysiology MDSC 2008 Human Development & Pharmacology Year 2 Behaviour Senior Lecturer MDSC2103 The Cardiovascular MDSC 2009 Health Sciences Research Damian Cohall, BSc (UWI), PhD Pharmacology (UWI) System MDSC 2010 Nutrition for Today

MDSC2104 Digestive System MDSC 3000 Biological Principles of Lecturers MDSC2105 Health and the Treatment & Prevention Ambadasu Bharatha, BSc, MSc, PhD Environment MDSC 3001 Nutrition Education (India) MDSC2201 The Endocrine System MDSC 3002 Epidemiology 1 and the Skin Kenneth Connell, MBBS, DM, PhD (KCL), MDSC 3003 Environmental Health MDSC2202 Introduction to Medical FACP, FRCP (Lond.) Practice (Unit 2) MDSC 3004 Nutrition & Metabolism MDSC2203 Neuroscience II – The MDSC 3005 Statistics of Public Health Central Nervous System MDSC 3006 Nutrition in the Physiology MDSC2204 Renal/Urinary and Prevention & Treatment Lecturer (sabbatical) Reproductive I of Disease Subir Gupta, BSc, MSc, PhD(Calc) MDSC 3007 Nutrition throughout the Lifecycle Temporary Lecturers MDSC 3008 Health Services Karisha Hinkson-LaCorbinere, MBBS, Management DM Anaes & Intensive Care

MDSC 3900 Practical Research Sankalan Sarkar, BSc, MSc, PhD for Medical & Health Sciences 86 Faculty of Medical Sciences

Nursing Administrative Technical & WELCOMING VISITORS Service Staff Lecturer AND BUILDING Wendy Sealy, RN, BScN (Ed), MEd, PhD Administrative Assistants INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS K. Suzanne Archer, BSc (Hons) Margaret Mongerie PHASE I Nutrition Stenographer Clerks Part Time Lecturer Uma Guar Meshelle Carrington, MSc, RD Pamela Alleyne Chaired a scientific session in 67th Tameshia Brandford • NATCON, Nov 2016, VMMC New Donna Sisnett, BSc (Hons), MSc Delhi India Public Health & Epidemiology Lisa Chase, BSc Kirk Marshall Nkemcho Ojeh Lecturers Honorary Lecturer in the Centre Clemon George, PhD (Laval) • for Cell Biology & Cutaneous Stenographer Clerk Research, The Blizzard, Queen Heather Harewood, (Temporary) Mary University of London, UK Adé Broomes, BSc BSc, MBBS (UWI), MPH (December 2017 – current). (Birmingham), DrPH (UWI) Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medical Laboratory • Dermatology and Cutaneous Technologists Temporary Lecturer Surgery, University of Miami, Miller Natalie Greaves, MBBS (UWI), PhD Kiana Hall, BSc, MSc School of Medicine, Miami, Florida (Warwick) (September 2015 – current). Keisha Mascoll, BSc, MPhil • Forged research collaborations Associate Lecturers with the Dermatology Department, Walter Alleyne, BSc, MBBS, MPH Medical Laboratory University of Miami, Florida (June 2012 – current). Elizabeth Ferdinand, MBBS, MPH Technician (Temporary) Cheryl McCollin, MBBS, MPH Janneve Broomes, • Forged research collaborations with the Centre for Biology & E. Arthur Phillips, MBBS, BSC, Cutaneous Research, Queen Mary MPH, MSc, Office Assistant (Temporary) University of London, UK (August Rondell Clarke 2008 – current). Part-Time Lecturers Steve Daniel, MSc W. Austin Greaves, MPH SERVING AND ENGAGING Selvi Jayaseelan, BSc, PhD

Service rendered to the UWI PHASE I

Damian Cohall • Chair, Faculty of Medical Sciences Evaluation and Promotion Committee • Member, Faculty of Medical Sciences’ MBBS and BHSc Student Admissions Committee • Member, Campus Health and Medical Services Committee • Co-chair, FMS, Cave Hill CAAM- HP Reaccreditation Committee Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 87

• Member, Student Enrolment and • Member: Faculty of Medical PUBLIC SERVICE Retention Unit’s (SERU) Taskforce Sciences Task Force on RENDERED on Student Retention and Retention International Outreach Plan Working Group • FMS Phase 1 Representative, Nkemcho Ojeh Damian Cohall Undergraduate – University Medical • University member of the Campus • Made numerous presentation Curriculum Committee Committee on Examinations on Medical Cannabis and other • FMS Representative, Academic • FMS Representative at the Science medicinal/wellness based products Board, UWI, Cave Hill and Technology Faculty Board (See Section on Invited Lectures – meetings Academic & Non-Academic). • Member, Faculty of Medical Sciences’ Postgraduate and • Chair of the student/staff liaison • Advisor, Cannabis Unit – Ministry Research Committee Committee (preclinical) of Agriculture and Food Security, Government of Barbados (August Member, UWI Staff Lounge Co-Chair of the Faculty of Medical • • 2019 – Present). Advised and Management Committee Sciences Research Floor Laboratory participated in the following Committee • Chair, FMS Continuous implementation activities for Improvement Initiative Committee • Chair of the Library/Resource the Barbados medicinal cannabis Committee for the Faculty of Chair, UWI Cave Hill’s Wellness industry: • Medical Sciences (Health Week) Committee --Development of the ten (10) Member of the University Medical Member, Quality Assurance • year strategic plan for the local • Curriculum Committee (UMCC) Committee of Academic Board medicinal cannabis industry. Cross Campus Sub-Committee on Establishment of the operating Student Support and Guidance -- Uma Guar modes for the Cannabis Unit • Represented FMS for Chancellor’s • Member of the University’s under the Ministry of Agriculture commission on Governance May 7, Admissions Committee and Food Security. 2019 at UWI Cave Hill campus • Member of the University’s --Establishment of the training Interfaculty time-tabling Committee • Faculty Medical Sciences and certification plan of action representative to Social sciences • Member of the Caribbean through the local Technical and Accreditation Authority for Vocational Education and Training Helped in data Collection for • Education in Medicine and other (TVET) Council and other CAAM HP report Health Professions (CAAM-HP) strategic partners. Cross-Campus Sub-Committee on Establishment of strategic Azim Majumder -- Student Support and Guidance partnerships for capacity building Member: Campus Teaching, • in the areas of research and Learning and Assessment • Member of the CAAM-HP Task development and training. Committee Force for the faculty Selected as a Technical Expert Member: Faculty Evaluation and • Member of the Curriculum • • and Member, Barbados Drug promotion Committee Committee for BHSc Health Sciences programme Service Advisory Committee • Member: Faculty Admission on Determination of Efficacy Committee • Member of the Faculty of Medical and Safety of the antimicrobial Sciences Research and Postgraduate product Spectricept as an industrial • Co-Chair: Staff-Student Liaison Committee Committee and domestic sanitizer against • Member of the University Learning COVID-19 virus, Barbados Drug • Member: UWI Cross-Campus Resource Centre Advisory Service, St. Michael, Barbados Undergraduate Sub-Committee on Committee student Assessment • Selected as a Technical Expert • Member of the Academic advising for the development of the • Member: UWI Cross-Campus Committee for medical students occupational standards in Cannabis Postgraduate Sub-Committee on cultivation and extraction by the student Assessment Technical and Vocational Education • Member: Cross-Campus and Training (TVET) Council (2020 Postgraduate Sub-Committee on – Present) Student Support and Guidance 88 Faculty of Medical Sciences

• Developed and implemented a • Reviewer for Scientific Journals • Member and Vice President of 4-day Master Cannabis Rounds --West Indian Medical Journal the Optimist International Club course for healthcare professions in --UWI Press of Barbados North (OCBN); a the Eastern Caribbean. The course --International Journal of Drug subsidiary of Optimist International was accredited by the Medical and Policy foundation. Registration no. # Nursing Councils of Barbados. 0076. Facebook Optimist Club of (2020). Azim Majumder Barbados North. Served as Vice President from October 2016 to Requested consultation on the • Participated and assisted in the • July 2020. Organised community Medicinal Cannabis Regulations community health check-ups during health presentations and free health 2020 from the Cannabis Unit of the recruitment visit conducted check-ups in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and by The Student Enrolment and the Faculty of Medical Sciences Food Security to accompany the Retention Unit, at the Sheraton students of The UWI, Cave Hill and Medicinal Cannabis Industry Act Mall, Christ Church. February 29, the Optimists International Club of 2019. 2020. Barbados, at the St John the Baptist • Requested oral and written • Participated and assisted in the church, Since 2018, Last event: contributions from the Parliament FMS booth at the Cave Hill November 23, 2019. of Barbados on the Joint Select Campus, UWI Cave Hill Open Day, Committee on the Medicinal organised by the Student Enrolment • November 15, 2019 UWI Cave Hill Cannabis Industry Act 2019. and Retention Unit (SERU), Open Day organised by the Student November 15, 2019 Enrolment and Retention Unit • Editorial Board Member, West (SERU): Worked in the FMS booth Indian Medical Journal at the Cave Hill Campus, interacted Keerti Singh Member, Queen Elizabeth’s with the secondary school students • February 29, 2020: Actively Hospital’s Drug and Therapeutic • and answered their questions on participated and assisted in the Monitoring Committee (DTC). FMS programmes. community health check-ups during The committee continues to make the recruitment visit conducted strides in addressing the access of by The Student Enrolment and formulary and non-formulary drugs Retention Unit, at the Sheraton to the patients of the hospital and Mall, Christ Church, 11:00 am- 5:00 wider community. pm. Member, Queen Elizabeth Hospital • January 03-05, 2020: Assisted in Drug and Therapeutics Monitoring • Organizing a Yoga Workshop for Committee’s Subcommittee on FMS and QEH staff at the HFLT Policy and Procedures, St. Michael, foyer, FMS Cave Hill. Training was Barbados given by yoga expert from Isha • Member, Advisory Board, Eastern foundation of hatha yoga, USA. Caribbean Health Outcome (continuing practice sessions for Research Network (ECHORN), participants every Sunday morning Barbados (August 2016 – Present) at Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, • Auditor and Team Secretary, currently at a halt due to COVID) Caribbean Accreditation Authority • Service in Health, QEH Laboratory: for Medicine and other Health Performing semen analysis Professional and processing of samples for --Health City University – Site Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) Surveyor every Thursday afternoon for the samples referred from the Metropolitan University College -- fertility clinic at the Obstetrics and of Medicine – Site Surveyor Gynaecology department, QEH • Editorial Board Member, West Barbados and from Polyclinics, Indian Medical Journal since: March 2019. • University Student Outreach --Queens College --UWI Open Day Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 89

WORK OF THE • Developed and implemented of --Keeping Records for the DEPARTMENT a 4-day Master Cannabis Rounds student’s assessments final and in course for healthcare professions in course exams the Eastern Caribbean. The course --A study to determine general Dr Ambadasu Bharatha was accredited by the Medical and public knowledge about Nursing Councils of Barbados. congenital malformation The following roles within the (2020). department in both undergraduate Developed clinical elective Azim Majumder and graduate were held by Dr -- exchange programme between Bharatha: The following duties were performed the Faculty of Medical Sciences, by Dr Majumder during the academic He was the Faculty advisor for • UWI, Cave Hill and the year of 2019/2020 in his role as seven (7) students of year 2 MBBS, University of Glasgow, School of Director of Medical Education: and six (6) students of year 1 MBBS. Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing (1) Led the vetting process of the Postgraduate roles; he was the --Established cooperation • exam papers for Phase 1 courses advisor for five (5) students and between the Chongqing Medical supervised one (1) student. University and the University (2) Involved in the development of West Indies, UWI, Cave Hill of Certificate and Diploma to facilitate faculty and student Dr Damian Cohall Programmes in Health Policy and cultural exchange Health Systems. Pan American The following administrative roles Member, Steering committee Health Organization (PAHO/ were held by Dr Cohall during -- on Medicinal Cannabis Initiatives, WHO) and Faculty of Medical 2019/2020 period: UWI, Cave Hill Sciences, University of West • Deputy Dean – Preclinical, The following MPHIL/PhD students Indies, 2020. (Ongoing) Faculty of Medical Sciences are supervised under the guidance of (3) Involved in the development of • Chair, Faculty of Medical Sciences Dr Cohall: eMBA-Health Care Management Evaluation and Promotion (1) Dr Stephanie Date, MPhil in programme Committee Pharmacology (4) Involved in designing guidelines • Chair, Continuous Quality (2) Ms Kim Archer, PhD in for online learning and Initiative, FMS, UWI, Cave Hill Pharmacology assessment – Phase 1, and Phase 2 courses • Co-chair, FMS, Cave Hill CAAM- (3) Mr Ryan Hall, MPhil in HP Reaccreditation Committee Pharmacology (5) Involved in designing guidelines • Member, Academic Quality for online assessment – Cross- (4) Ms Deidre Shepherd, MPhil in Campus Final Year exit exams Assurance Sub-committee of Pharmacology Academic Board (academic year 2019-2020) (5) Ms Sherry-Ann Allsopp, PhD in (6) Acted as the Chief Invigilator of • FMS Phase 1 Representative, Pharmacology Undergraduate – University Medical MRCP Part 1 and 2 Exam, Royal Curriculum Committee College of Physicians (UK) – Dr Uma Guar Barbados Centre. • Programme Coordinator – Dr Guar organized and participating MPhil/PhD in Pharmacology (7) Act as the facilitator of the in the integrated teaching with workshop titled: “An evaluation • Programme Director, MPhil/ department of Psychiatry and of MCQs, EMQs and OSCEs PhD in Pharmacology Ophthalmology: of final year MBBS Medicine & Therapeutics Examination: Item • University Examiner, MPhil/PhD Central Nervous system analysis, standard setting and in Pharmacology Summary: blueprinting” organized for cross- Course coordinator and Development and coordinated • -- campus clinical examiners. Examiner for the following: the integrated curriculum for 1st --Fundamentals of Disease and and 2nd year for MBBS phase I (8) Act as the facilitator of the Treatment – MDSC1000 program in Anatomy workshop titled: “Maintaining and --Biological Principles of --Assessments and Evaluation of Improving Quality and Standard Prevention and Treatment – the above-mentioned courses of High-Stake Examinations” MDSC3000 --Setting up question papers for attended by cross-campus clinical --Basic Research Skills in the, in- exams course, final and examiners. Pharmacology – PHAL6013 resist examinations --Basic and Integrated --Managing the histology lab Pharmacology – PHAL6012 --Preparation of histology slides 90 Faculty of Medical Sciences

Dr Nkemcho Ojeh CONFERENCES/ Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica Dr Ojeh was the recipient of WORKSHOPS ATTENDED (February 16 – 19, 2020). three teaching awards in Phase 1 (5) Oral Presentation entitled (preclinical) of the MBBS programme Following is a listing of conferences “Medical Marijuana: Prohibition and Bachelor of Health Sciences and workshops attended by Phase I to Mainstream Anti-Money programme by the Medical Students Faculty: Laundering (AML) Opportunities Association, (January 2020). and Risks”. The Barbados Chapter of ACAMS. Zoom The following administrative roles Damian Cohall were also held by Dr Ojeh during Online Webinar, Barbados (April 2019/2020: Presentations (Academic and Non- 24, 2020) Academic meetings) (6) Panelist “The Endocannabinoid • Phase 1 MBBS Coordinator Presented at numerous meeting, • System”. The Barbados Medical Course coordinator and First seminars, conferences & panel • Cannabis Conference. Walcott Examiner for the following discussions on Medicinal Cannabis Warner Theatre, Errol Barrow courses: and other related topics. See below: Centre for Creative Imagination, Introduction to Molecular -- The University of the West Medicine – MDSC 1104 Invited Lectures/Chairmanships/ Indies, St. Michael, Barbados. Cell Biology – MDSC 1201 Conferences (Academic): -- (February 22, 2020) --Structure and Function 1 (Cells (1) Invited presentation entitled & Tissues) – HESC 1000 “Psychiatric Predisposition”. (7) Panelist “Medicinal Cannabis The Medicinal Cannabis Master around the World”. The Dr Ojeh was also on the -- Rounds, Sagicor Cave Hill School Barbados Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee for of Business and Management, Conference. Walcott Warner the PhD in Pharmacology The University of the West Theatre, Errol Barrow Centre programme for the candidate Indies, Cave Hill Campus, St. for Creative Imagination, The Dr Stephanie Dates at the Michael, Barbados (March 12-15, University of the West Indies, St. Faculty of Medical Sciences. 2020). Michael, Barbados. (February 22, (2) Invited presentation entitled 2020) Keerti Singh “SWOT of the Medicinal (8) Panelist “Opportunities for Dr Singh was involved in Cross- Cannabis Industry”. The Economic Growth in Barbados”. Campus teaching in Anatomy Medicinal Cannabis Master The Barbados Medical Cannabis project using Information Rounds, Sagicor Cave Hill School Conference. Walcott Warner Communication and Technology of Business and Management, Theatre, Errol Barrow Centre (ICT) in collaboration with UWI The University of the West for Creative Imagination, The Mona, launched yr. 2016-2017. Indies, Cave Hill Campus, St. University of the West Indies, St. Teaching sessions are done with the Michael, Barbados (March 12-15, Michael, Barbados. (February 23, Polycom System and zoom video 2020). 2020) conferencing. (3) Invited presentation entitled (9) Panelist “The Role of Strategic The following administrative roles “Quality Control in Product Partnerships: Trade Agreements were performed by Dr Singh during Development & Product in Barbados”. The Barbados the academic year of 2019/2020: Specifications and Testing Medical Cannabis Conference. • Chief Invigilator, MRCP (UK) Requirements”. The Medicinal Walcott Warner Theatre, Errol Part 1 & 2 2019/03 Written Cannabis Master Rounds, Sagicor Barrow Centre for Creative Examination held on October 22, Cave Hill School of Business and Imagination, The University of 2019 and January 7, 2020, at the Management, The University the West Indies, St. Michael, FMS Conference room, Victor of the West Indies, Cave Hill Barbados. (February 23, 2020) Cooke Building, UWI Cave Hill, Campus, St. Michael, Barbados (10) Panelist “Conversation Starters: Barbados. (March 12–15, 2020). Crypto-Currencies, Cannabis • CAAM-HP Cave Hill Campus (4) Invited feature presentation and Compliance”. The Barbados Sub-committee – Co-Chair of entitled “SWOT Analysis of Association of Compliance Sub-Committee responsible Medicinal Cannabis Industry: Professionals. The Courtyard for completing the Educational The Canadian and Caribbean Marriott, St. Michael, Barbados Resources Section since January Connection”. Canadian – (October 28, 2019) 2020. Caribbean Research Symposium, Regional Headquarters, The University of the West Indies, Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 91

(11) Oral Presentation entitled “Medical (17) Oral presentation entitled • Promoting education in an online Cannabis: SWOT Analysis”. The “Understanding the mode: psychological insight for Barbados International Business pharmacological components the future. Department of Social Association (BIBA) International and beneficial uses of cannabis” sciences UWI Cave Hill campus July Business Week 2019. The Lloyd and panelist discussing 1, 2020 Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. “Medical Implications around • Virtual professional development Michael, Barbados (October 24, Marijuana”. Barbados Employers sessions CETL UWI Cave Hill July 2019) Confederation Forum on the 2, 2020 Decriminalization of Marijuana. (12) Panelist “Medical cannabis”. The • Best practice for drafting and The Savannah Hotel, St. Michael, Barbados International Business submitting manuscript during Barbados. (June 13, 2019). Association (BIBA) International COVID 19 Dr Bidyadhar Sa, UWI St Augustine July 2, 2020 Business Week 2019. The Lloyd Non-Cannabis Presentations: Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. • Upgrade seminar – Expanding the (1) Panelist on a webinar entitled tool kit. The effectiveness of digital Michael, Barbados (October 24, “Beyond COVID-19: Boosting 2019) course. The instruction of standard Immunity with Caribbean English grammar to Bajan UWI (13) Oral Presentation to the Joint Medicinal Plants”. Hosted by Dr Cave Hill July 6, 2020. Select Committee of Parliament Valma Jeremy, Environmental • Lecture – presentation Lecture July on “The Medicinal Cannabis Engineering Scientist and award 6, 2020 Industry Bill, 2019”. The Parliament winning bee keeper from • Virtual professional development of Barbados. The Lloyd Erskine Grenada. This was sponsored sessions CETL UWI Cave Hill July Sandiford Centre, St. Michael, by JECO Caribbean (1995) Inc. 7, 2020 Barbados (September 24, 2019). (April 22, 2020). • Ophthalmology research UWI (14) Oral presentation entitled “The (2) Oral Presentation entitled Department of ophthalmology July Role of UWI in Public Education “Cosmeceutical & Nutraceutical 10, 2020 and Training for the Medicinal Industry – Caribbean Based • Shape your future UWI Cave Hill Cannabis Industry”. The Barbados Natural Products”. The 4th July 16, 2020 Medical Cannabis Conference. CARIFORUM EU Business • Shape your future UWI Cave Hill Walcott Warner Theatre, Errol FORUM. Frankfurt, Germany July 17, 2020 Barrow Centre for Creative (September 27, 2019). • Compassion in Medical practice by Imagination, The University of the Dalai Lama Yoga scholars, PGIMER West Indies, St. Michael, Barbados. INDIA July 23, 2020 (June 30, 2019) Uma Guar • Re visioning medical education, student’s perspective July 27, 2020 (15) Oral presentation entitled ONLINE Conferences /workshops/ The launch of law Enhancement and “The Pharmacology of Medical seminars attended • beatification project. UWI cave hill Cannabis” and panelist discussing • Pregnancy Wellness & COVID- campus July 28, 2020 “Setting up a Medical Cannabis 19’UWI HARP April 24, 2020 Teaching anatomy and dissection Framework in the Caribbean”. • Contraception: Exploring Options • Wolter Kluwer July 29, 2020 The Barbados Medical Cannabis and New Trends for Women and Conference. Walcott Warner Men”, UWI HARP May 20, 2020 Theatre, Errol Barrow Centre • Designing the future, the Azim Majumder for Creative Imagination, The Caribbean University sector (1) Association for Medical University of the West Indies, presented by Jose. UWI May 27, Education in Europe (AMEE) St. Michael, Barbados. (June 29, 2020 Conference 2019, Vienna Austria, 2019) • Teaching anatomy remotely -lab August 24–28 2019. experiences COVID June 10, 2020 (2) Virtual Educa Connect. A (16) Oral presentation entitled “The Conference IMSA June 15 to 18, • virtual education conference Role of the University of the 2020 on “Educational Reset: Digital West Indies in the Development Annual Conference AACA June 15 • Ecosystems for the human of the Medical Cannabis to 19, 2020 development”. July 21–23, Industry”. The Barbados Medical Black board collaborate training • 2020 (https://virtualeduca.org/ Cannabis Conference. Walcott UWI June 17, 2020 connect/) Warner Theatre, Errol Barrow • Labster presentations FMS June Centre for Creative Imagination, 17, 2020 (3) Science and Technology Festival, The University of the West • Lecture presentation Lecture June University of the West Indies, Indies, St. Michael, Barbados. 17, 2020 Barbados March 5–7, 2020. (June 29, 2019) 92 Faculty of Medical Sciences

Nkemcho Ojeh RESEARCH niruri, Mormordica charantia and Catharanthus roseus to Oral Presentations Lower the Glucose in Type 2 (1) Is Hypertension in African Diabetic Streptozotocin induced Descent Populations Ambadasu Bharatha Sprague Dawley Rats. Accounted for by an Imbalance Title: Effect of Vitamin C on in the Ability of the ACE2/Ang- Chronic Constriction Injury (CCI) (4) The Campus Research Awards (1-7)/mas axis to Counteract induced Neuropathic Pain in rats. Committee, The University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus the Activity of the ACE/Ang II/ (In collaboration with Department Graduate Student: Dr Stephanie AT1 axis? of Pharmacology, BLDE University’s -- Date Damian Cohall, Nkemcho Shri BM Patil Medical College, -- Amount Awarded: USD 2,500 Ojeh, Peter Adams, Marcella Vijayapur, Karnataka, India) -- (2019/2020) Nunez -Smith and Carlos M Graduate Project Title: How Ferrario -- Damian Cohall Effective is Metformin Therapy --NIMHD Transdisciplinary Grants 1 & 2 were awarded in the in Delaying the Diagnosis Collaborative Centers on academic year 2017/2018 were of Endometrial Cancer in Health Disparities focused dispersed over a two-three-year Barbadian Postmenopausal on Precision Medicine, 2018 period which continued into Women with Type Two Annual Grantees Meeting, academic year 2019/2020. Diabetes? A Retrospective Bethesda, MD, December (1) NIH-NIMHD Yale Cohort 2018. Transdisciplinary Collaborative (5) The Campus Research Awards Center for Health Disparities Poster Presentations Committee, The University of Research focused on Precision Is Hypertension in African West Indies, Cave Hill Campus • Medicine (Yale TCC) Descent Populations Accounted --Graduate Student: Mr Ryan Hall Date Awarded: May 2018 for by an Imbalance in the Ability -- --Amount Awarded: USD 14,000 Amount Awarded: USD 24,857 of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/mas axis -- (2019/2020) Project Title: Is Hypertension to Counteract the Activity of the -- --Graduate Project Title: The in African Descent Populations ACE/Ang II/AT1 axis? Damian Elucidation of the Mechanism Accounted for by An Imbalance Cohall, Nkemcho Ojeh, Peter of Action Associated with in the Ability of the ACE2/Ang- Adams, Marcella Nunez-Smith Phytocannabinoids(s)’ Inhibition (1-7)/mas axis To Counteract and Carlos M Ferrario.Yale- of Epileptic Activity via the Activity of the ACE/Ang II/ TCC Governing Board Annual DREADD Muscarinic (M1) in an AT1 axis? meeting, Yale University, New Induced Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Haven, Connecticut, USA, (2) The UNDP GEF Small Grants Mice Model. October 10-11, 2019. Programme --Date Awarded: January 2018 Amount Awarded USD 50,000 Keerti Singh -- --Project Title: Barbadian • July 21–23, 2020: Attended Medicinal Plants: Development ‘Virtualeduca.connect’. A of College Land, St. John into a virtual education conference Health and Wellness Tourism on “Educational Reset: Digital Destination Ecosystems for the human (3) The Campus Research Awards development”. Organized by Committee, The University of Ministry of Education, Republic of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus Panama. Graduate Student: Ms Kim -- • July 10 –11 2020: Attended the Archer virtual COVID-19 Conference, --Amount Awarded: USD 9,500 “An IAS Virtual Conference, (2019/2020) organized by International AIDS --Graduate Project Title: Society (IAS) – USA. The Inhibition of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4, Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase-1 and Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases using the Chemical Constituents Extracted from Phyllanthus Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 93

PROJECTS landmarks to assist in community Date: September 2017 – Present development in College Land, St. Investigators: Dr Damian Cohall John, Barbados. (Supervisor) and Ms Kim Archer (Thesis Student) Damian Cohall Aim: To inhibit Dipeptidyl The following projects were pursued Title: Audit of Analgesic Medication Peptidase-4, Diacylglycerol during the last year: Use in the In-patient and Out-patient Acyltransferase 1 and Protein Title: Drug – Herb Interaction: setting of the Queen Elizabeth Tyrosine Phosphatases using the Database of Medicinal Plants of the Hospital chemical constituents extracted Caribbean and Possible Interactions Date: May 2016 – Present from Phyllanthus niruri, Mormordica with Conventional Medication Investigators: Damian Cohall, charantia and Catharanthus roseus and Investigators: Damian Cohall, Naomi Whittaker, Peter Chami, determine their anti-diabetic effects Curtis Gittens & Kwame Lewis Simone Antrobus, Joshua Webster on type 2 diabetic streptozotocin Date: September 2010 – Present and Nathan Gibson induced Sprague Dawley rats. Aim: The aim of this project is to Aims: 1) To determine the identify medicinal plants used to consumption of analgesic medication treat common ailments observed in in the in-patient and out-patient Title: How Effective is Metformin the Caribbean. A database of these settings of the Queen Elizabeth Therapy in Delaying the Diagnosis plants will be created outlining their Hospital over the period 2011-2016. of Endometrial Cancer in Barbadian taxonomy, folklore uses, bioactive 2) To determine the knowledge, Postmenopausal Women with Type compounds, documented or possible attitudes and practices of physicians Two Diabetes? A Retrospective drug-herb interactions and toxicity to prescribing analgesic medication Cohort Study Date: September using cheminformatics and in vitro/in at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. 2017 – Present vivo testing methods. Investigators: Dr Stephanie Date (Thesis Student), Dr Damian Best Title: Is Hypertension in African and Dr Damian Cohall (Thesis Title: Factors Affecting Academic Descent Populations Accounted Supervisor) Performance of First Year Medical for by An Imbalance in the Ability Aim(s): To determine whether Students of the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/mas axis To metformin use, of any dose or Date: September 2012 – Present Counteract the Activity of the ACE/ duration, is superior to use of an Investigators: Damian Cohall, Ang II/AT1 axis? alternative hypoglycaemic agent, or Ashlia Lovell, Peter Chami, Tobi Date: July 2017 – Present lifestyle modification, at delaying the Rotimi and Desiree Skeete Investigators: Drs Damian Cohall, diagnosis of endometrial cancer in Aim: This project entails Nkemcho Ojeh and Carlos Ferrario Barbadian postmenopausal women coordinated studies are Aim: To determine if an over with type 2 diabetes. investigating the factors, inclusive expression of the pressor arm of matriculation, attendance and of the RAAS (ACE1/Ang II/ AT-1 assessment strategies, which impact receptor) over the depressor axis Title: The Elucidation of the academic performance of students in (ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas receptor) Mechanism of Action Associated the first year of medical school. predispose persons of African with Phytocannabinoids(s)’ Inhibition descent to hypertension and other of Epileptic Activity via DREADD

cardiovascular disease related events. Muscarinic (M1) in an Induced Title: Barbadian Medicinal Plants: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Mice Model. Development of College Land, St. Study Date: September 2017 – John into a Health and Wellness Graduate Students Theses Present Tourism Destination Title: The Inhibition of Dipeptidyl Investigators: Mr Ryan Hall (Thesis Date: January 2016 – Present Peptidase-4, Diacylglycerol Student), Dr Damian Cohall (Thesis Investigators: Damian Cohall and Acyltransferase-1 and Protein Supervisor) and Professor Andrew Reverend Michael Clarke Tyrosine Phosphatases using the Tobin (Thesis Co-supervisor – Aims: 1) Establish a collaborative Chemical Constituents Extracted University of Glasgow) team between UWI and Codrington from Phyllanthus niruri, Mormordica Aim(s): To elucidate the College to archive, preserve and charantia and Catharanthus roseus mechanism of action associated with cultivate medicinal plants historically to Lower the Glucose in Type 2 phytocannabinoids(s)’ inhibition and currently used to treat ailments Diabetic Streptozotocin induced of epileptic activity via DREADD in Barbados. 2) To develop value Sprague Dawley Rats. muscarinic (M1) receptor in an added products for social inclusion, induced temporal lobe epilepsy mice establishment of medicinal agro- model. parks and tourism heritage 94 Faculty of Medical Sciences

Title: The Effect of Cannabinoids Nkemcho Ojeh Barbados): Dr Nkemcho Ojeh on Vascular Reactivity in the Aortic • Patterns of skin diseases in and Dr Damian Cohall. Strip of Sprague Dawley with Barbados Co-Principal Investigators Induced Endothelial Dysfunction --Start Date: May 2019 (ongoing) (Wake Forrest School of Study Date: September 2019 – Medicine, North Carolina, Is hypertension in African descent Present • USA): Prof. Carlos Ferrario. populations accounted for by Investigators: Mrs Deidre Shepard an imbalance in the ability of (MPhil Thesis Student), Dr Damian the ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/mas axis to Cohall (Thesis Supervisor) counteract the activity of the Aim: To determine the effect of ACE/Ang II/AT axis? various combinations of (THC, CBD 1 Start Date: November 2018 & CBN) on vascular reactivity in the -- (ongoing) aortic strip of Sprague Dawley Rats. • Comparing the learning styles of first and fifth-year medical Title: The Effect of Cannabinoids on students of the Faculty of the Homeostasis of Blood Glucose in Medical Sciences, UWI, Cave Hill Sprague Dawley with Drug Induced Campus and its relationship with Type II Diabetes educational achievement Study Date: September 2019 – --Start date: December 2017 Present (ongoing) Investigators: Mrs Sherry-Ann Factors affecting chronic diabetic (PhD Thesis Student), Dr Damian • wound healing Cohall (Thesis Supervisor) (Collaborative research work with Aim: To determine the effect of the department of Dermatology various combinations of (THC, CBD and Cutaneous Surgery, University & CBN) on glucose homeostasis in of Miami) Sprague Dawley with Drug Induced Start date: January 2016 Type II Diabetes. -- (ongoing) • Keratinocyte stem cell biology and wound healing Uma Guar (Collaborative research work with Manuscripts in progress the Dermatology department, • Psychophysiological effects of Queen Mary University of yoga on stress management London) among medical and allied health --Start date: June 2014 (ongoing) professional students during • Investigating the cellular COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative mechanisms of keloid and review hypertrophic scar formation in the • Teaching Anatomy and Dissection Barbadian population in an Era of Social Distancing and --Start date: May 2009 (ongoing) Remote Learning • Challenges and opportunities of Research Funding Pre-Clinical Medical Education: (1) NIH International funding; COVID-19 crisis and beyond awarded USD 25,000 in 2018 – 2020 Project title: Is Hypertension in African Descent Populations Accounted for by an Imbalance in the Ability of the ACE2/Ang- (1-7)/mas axis to Counteract the Activity of the ACE/Ang II/

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MBBS Phase II Courses and MEET THE TEAM Associate Lecturer Clerkships M. Sajeev, MBBS, DCH, MRCP (UK) MRCPCH (UK) Year 4 Queen Elizabeth Hospital / Errol MEDC 4345 Anaesthesia & Intensive Walrond Clinical Skills Building Care Honorary Professor MEDC 4344 Ophthalmology ACADEMIC STAFF Anne St. John, MBBS (UWI), FRCP (Can) MEDC 4343 Otolaryngology I (ENT) BY SPECIALITIES MEDC 4330 Obstetrics & Gynaecology Associate Lecturers I Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Jennifer Campbell, BBS (UWI), DCH, DM (UWI) MEDC 4320 Orthopaedic Surgery I Lecturer Clyde Cave, MBBS (UWI), DCH, FRCP MEDC 4314 Pathology & Microbiology Keisha Thomas-Gibson, MBBS, DM (Can) (Anaes & Intensive Care), Fellowship in MEDC 4312 Dermatology Simulation, Angela Jennings, MBBS, DM (UWI) MEDC 4311 Radiology (Paediatrics) Ranita Jhagroo, MB BcH, BAO, MRCPCH, MEDC 4310 Radiotherapy Senior Associate Lecturer Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, MBBS, DM MEDC 4309 Social & Preventative Michael Fakoory, MBBS (UWI), DM (Paediatrics) Medicine (Anaes) Gayle Medford, MBBS, DCH, DM (Paeds) MEDC 4308 Medical Ethics & Julianne Steel-Duncan, MBBS, DM Humanities Associate Lecturer (Paeds) MEDC 4350 Family Medicine Curtis Alleyne, BSc (Hons), MBBS, DM Gillian Birchwood, MBBS, Fellowship (Anaes) MEDC 4303 Psychiatry Ranita Jhagroo Sophia King Associate Lecturer Year 5 Kimberly Johnny, MBBS MEDC 5320 Medicine & Therapeutics Philip Gaskin, MBBS, DM (Anaes & Emergency Medicine II Intensive Care) Associate Lecturers MEDC 5340 General Surgery Tamara Greaves, MBBS, DM (Anaes & Reginald King, MBBS (UWI), DM (Emer Intensive Care), Fellowship in Intensive MEDC 5331 Obstetrics & Gynaecology Med) (UWI), Care II Harold Watson, MBBS (UWI), MSc Kumar Mahadevappa, MBBS, DA, MD (Emer Med), DM (Emer Med) (UWI), MEDC 5301 Child Health II Errol Marshall, MBBS, DM (Anaes & Chaynie Williams, MBBS, DM, MHA MEDC 5346 A & E Medicine Intensive Care) Anne-Marie Cruickshank, MBBS (UWI), MEDC 5302 Community Health DM (Emer Med) (UWI), Rawle Springer, MBBS, DM (Emer Med) (UWI), Child Health Haresh Thani, MBBS (Ind), FRCS (Glas), Professor of Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases Alok Kumar, MBBS (India), DCH (India), Associate Lecturer (Emergency MD (India) Medicine) David Byer, MBBS, DM Lecturer P. Michele Lashley, MBBS (UWI), DCH, Essential National Health DM (Paed) (UWI), FRCP (Edin) Research Lecturer Pamela Gaskin, PhD 96 Faculty of Medical Sciences

Family Medicine Associate Lecturers (Dermatology) Associate Lecturers Dean and Senior Lecturer Suleman Bhamjee, MBBS (UWI), Carlos Chase, MBBS, DGO, Dip Derm CLM DM (UWI) O Peter Adams, MBBS, MSc, DM (Fam. Med), (UWI) Andrew Forde, (M) BSc, MBBS (UWI), Ibikunle Adebayo Ogunbiyi, MBBS, Dip Derm (Lond), SAAD FRCS (Ed.), MRCOG (UK), DFFP Cindy Flower, MBBS, DM (UWI) Hugh Thomas, MBBS (UWI), MRCOG Lecturers Wayne Welch, MBBS (UWI), MRCOG Euclid Morris, MBBS, MSc, MRCGB Associate Lecturers Tracy Archer, MBBS, DRCOG, Joanne Paul-Charles, MBBS, MSc, MRCOG DM (Fam Med) Graham Griffith, MBBS (UWI), DM (Internal Med) (UWI) Vikash Chatrani, MBBS, Richard Ishmael, MBBS (UWI), DM (OBGYN), FACOG, FICS Part-time Lecturer FAAP, FACC, FRCP (Can), FCCP, NaTisha Robinson, MBBS, MRCOG, Colin Alert, MBBS, MSc, Michael Krimholtz, MBBS, Fellowship Maternal & Fetal Medicine DM (Fam. Med), (UWI) MRCP, MSc, MD Joseph Herbert, MBBS, MSc, Raymond Massay, BSc McM, DM (Fam. Med), (UWI) MBBS, (UWI), FRCP (UK) Pathology / Microbiology / Stephen Moe, MBBS (UWI), Haematology Associate Lecturers Dip (Internal Med), Dip, Senior Lecturer (Haematology) Adrian Lorde, MBBS MSc (UWI) Cheryl Alexis, MBBS (UWI), (Fam Med) Associate Lecturer (Medicine) Dip (Child Health), MSc (Haematology) O. N. DaCosta Thompson, MBBS, Dawn Alleyne, MBBS (UWI), FCCP, (UK) MRCP MSc, DM (Fam. Med), (UWI) Associate Lecturer (Medicine) Temporary Lecturer (Pathology) Part-time tutor Lisa Belle, MBBS DM (Internal Dr Alain Reid, MBBS, DM (UWI) Achea Bea Dyer Medicine) Lecturer (Microbiology) Associate Lecturer (Medicine) Marquita Gittens-St Hilaire, BSc, PhD Medicine and Wayne Clarke, BSc, MBBS (UWI) Medical Sub-specialties DM (Internal Med) Lecturer (Anatomical Pathology)

Lecturer Desiree Skeete, MBBS (UWI), Associate Lecturer Colette George, MBBS (UWI), DM (Pathology) (Infectious Diseases) MRCP (UK) Corey Forde, MBBS, DM, Arianne Harvey, MBBS, ABIM Part time Lecturer (Pathology) Patsy Prussia, MBBS Associate Lecturer (Medicine) Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology Anne-Marie Hassell, BS, MDCM, Associate Lecturer (Pathology) Henry S. Fraser GCM, BSc Lond, David Gaskin, MBBS (UWI), MBBS (UWI), PhD (Lond.) Associate Lecturer DM Path (UWI) (Rehab Medicine) Honorary Professor Harley S L Moseley, MBBS, Cert. Associate Lecturer Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, David Corbin, BA, MB BChir Camb, (Haemotology) MRCP (UK) Theresa Laurent, BSc (Hons), Associate Lecturer (Geriatrics) MBBS, DM (Haem) Senior Associate Lecturer Ambrose Ramsay, BSc (Hons) MBBS, Dip. Gerontology, Rudolph Delice, MBBS, Associate Lecturer (Microbiology) DM Medicine (UWI) Delores Lewis, BSc, MSc (Micro) Sean Marquez, MBBS (UWI), Obstetrics & Gynaecology MBBS (UWI) FRCP (Can) Lecturers Dawn Scantlebury, MBBS, DM (UWI) Garth McIntyre, MBBS FRCOG Damian Best, MBBS, MRCOG, DM Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 97

Bioethics / Psychology / Surgery & Surgical Subspecialties Senior Associate Lecturer (Surgery) Psychiatry Lecturer (Ophthalmology) Selwyn Ferdinand, MBBS (UWI), Lecturer (Psychology) Dawn Grosvenor, MBBS (UWI), FRCS (Edin) Maisha Emmanuel, MBBS (UWI), MRCOphth, FRCS (Glasg), FRCOphth DM (Psych) (UWI), MSc (Birm) Associate Lecturers Lecturer (Orthopaedics) (Surgery) Lecturer (Clinical Psychology) Tamara Nancoo, MA (Cantab), Anthony Harris, MBBS (UWI), Michael Campbell, BA, MS, PhD MBBChir, PGDip (SEM), FRCS (Edin) FRCS (Tr&Orth) Halstead Howell, MD, FACS Associate Lecturer (Psychiatry)

Joanne Brathwaite-Drummond, Lecturer (Surgery) Associate Lecturer MBBS, DM Margaret O’Shea, MBBS, (Orthopaedics) DM (Gen Surg) (UWI), FCCS Jerome Jones, MD Associate Lecturer (Psychiatry)

Cyralene Bryce, BSc (Hons.) MBBS, Temporary Lecturer Associate Lecturer DM (Psych) (Surgery) (Ophthalmology) Adrian Peters, MBBS (UG), DM (Gen Surg) (UWI) Mohammed Kazi, BSc, Associate Lecturer MBBS (UWI), FRCS Ermine Belle

Lecturer (Surgery) June Price Humphrey Associate Lecturer (Urology) Alan Smith, MBBS (UWI), DM

(Cardiothoracic), FCCS, Vijay Kumar, MBBS, Associate Lecturer MS (Gen Surgery), FCCS, AUA (Psychiatry)

Professor Emeritus of Surgery Sharon Harvey, MBBS (UWI), Associate Lecturer (Surgery) MRC Psych Errol Walrond, CHB, FRCS, FACS Kirk Millar, BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRCS

Associate Lecturer Associate Lecturer Associate Lecturer (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) (Ophthalmology) (Orthopaedics) Shirley Alleyne David Callender, MBBS, FRCOphth Natalie Roberts-Farnum,

MBBS, MSc, MFSEM Associate Lecturer

(Orthopaedics) Radiology & Radiotherapy Associate Lecturers Randolph Carrington, BSc (Hons), Associate Lecturers (Ophthalmology) MBBS, FRCS (Edin), FRCS (Radiology) (Intercollegiate Board in Trauma and Gita Sajeev, MBBS, Dip (Ophth), Peter Jolly, MBBS (UWI), Orthopaedic Surgery), MRCOphth, FRCS DM (Rad) (UWI), FRCR Roger Thomas, MBBS (UWI), Latha Kandamaran, MBBS, DMR FRCOphth Associate Lecturer (Fellowship in oncology Imaging) (Orthopaedics) Radhakanth Shenoy, MBBS, Prasad Chode, MBBS, Dip., Associate Lecturer DMRT, DM MS (Orthopaedics) (Paediatric Surgery) Graeme Thomas, MBBS, DM (UWI) Michelle Vincent, MBBS, MRCS, DM (Paed Surg) Associate Lecturers (Surgery)

Ayana Crichlow, MBBS (UWI), DM Orthopaedic Surgery Senior Associate Lecturer (Surgery) Philip Griffith, MBBS, DM (Surg), Cert. Minimally invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Ramesh Jonnalgadda, MBBS, MS Madr, FAIS, FCCS, FRCS David Rosin, MS, FRCS, FRCS (Ed), FICS, FCCS (Hon), DOHM 98 Faculty of Medical Sciences

Associate Lecturer WELCOMING VISITORS AND the Patron of TLC Baroness Floella (Plastic Surgery) BUILDING INTERNATIONAL Benjamin who attended the surgery Judy Ward, MBBS FRCSC RELATIONS and met with Prime Minister, key persons in government and the British High Commissioner in support of the Associate Lecturer (Surgery) Phase II transplant programme in Barbados. The Christopher Warner, MBBS (UWI), Baroness also met key administrative FRCS (Edin), FCCS Mike Campbell personnel at the Queen Elizabeth • Paul Braunschweiger, PhD, Professor Hospital and gave numerous print and Emeritus of Radiation Oncology, TV interviews. University of Miami and Managing Administrative, Dr O’Shea also presented with Baroness Director, CITI Program. Technical & Service Staff Benjamin and the CEO of TLC at a Prof Braunschweiger has Administrative Assistant • press conference after the successful collaborated with UWI to support Transplant in February 2020 on the Judy Best, BSc (Hons) the development of research ethics status of Transplantation in Barbados. capacity, including human participant Sponsors of the programme remain Stenographer Clerks and animal protection, in the Republic Bank, Elegant Hotels and the Caribbean. Janelle Mondesir, BSc (Hons) Sir Peter Moores Trust Pamela Weekes Prof Rosin and Dr Dale springer Esther Harrison Family Medicine facilitated a lecture by Prof Irvin Modlin Drs Peter Adams and Euclid Morris of Yale University on Carcinoid tumours: Stenographer Clerks visited the UK in December 2019. The slow pace of progress” at the (Temporary) On December 04, 2019 they visited Queen Elizabeth Hospital November DeShawn Earl-Best, ASc a teaching site for General Practice 2019 Vicky Viener, BSc trainees in Southampton. This and the entire visit was arranged by Professor Johnny Maris-Lyons of the West SERVING AND ENGAGING Medical Laboratory Technologist Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Jason Jordan, PhD Group and of the GP Education Unit at the Southampton General Hospital. Mike Campbell Medical Laboratory Technologist They were able to observe and participate in teaching sessions and Service to UWI Juann Ward, FMT review teaching materials. On the night • Chair, Research Ethics Committee

of December 05, 2019 they had dinner (Institutional Review Board), Clinical Photographer/ with Professor Emeritus Roger Jones, University of the West Indies, Audiovisual IT Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Cave Hill/Barbados Ministry of Emerson Haynes General Practice. At the Royal College Health and Wellness Chair, UWI HIV and AIDS Brian Elcock, of General Practice (RCGP), London on • December 06, 2019 they observed the Response Programme, Cave Hill Clinical Skills Assessment examinations Campus IT Support Technician for membership in the RCGP. They then • Member, UWI Cross-Campus Alan Barrow, BSc had a meeting with Mr Matt Devanny, Research Ethics Committee International Programme Development • Member, Cave Hill Campus Data Handling Committee Office Assistant Officer of the RCGP to discuss the RCGP International training programme. Jamal Inniss Service to Faculty of Medical Sciences • Member, Admissions Committee Surgery • Member, Research and Postgraduate Committee Dr Margaret O’Shea established a • Member, Quality Assurance link with the Transplant Link Charity Review Team in October 2015, to restart kidney • Member, Psychiatry Specialty transplants in Barbados with one Board further successful of transplants performed during February 2020. This year’s transplant visit was attended by Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 99

Public Service Michele Lashley WORK OF THE Chair, Research Ethics DEPARTMENT • Public Service Presentations Subcommittee, Queen Elizabeth Panel Member for the Healthy Hospital • Caribbean Coalition for the ANAESTHESIA AND Member, Ethics Committee, • World Obesity Federation webinar INTENSIVE CARE Queen Elizabeth Hospital (www.obesity.org) – “Children, Chair, Ethics Committee, The department of Anaesthesia and • Obesity and COVID-19: Risks and Barbados Society of Psychology Intensive Care has maintained a recommendations for the most Member, Research Subcommittee, slow but steady intake into the DM • vulnerable populations” April 17, National HIV/AIDS Commission program. The program continues 2020 https://www.youtube.com/ to generate significant interest from watch?v=ECOJaH3BYBo Regional/International Service potential candidates throughout both • Member, COVID-19 Technical • Appearance on Radio Program the Caribbean and North America. Advisory Group, Caribbean Public “FOR THE HEALTH OF IT” The ability to increase the intake into Health Agency produced by the Diabetes Association the programme is limited by lack of • Member, Executive Committee, on Voice of Barbados FM 92.9 availability of clinical attachments Caribbean Network of Research Diabetes Care and Puberty – with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Ethics Committees -- June 30, 2020 & July 7, 2020 and the absence of additional full-time • Member, Disaster Mental Health lecturers to conduct a 2-part 4-year Committee, Caribbean Alliance of • Live Presentation on Social Media DM program. National Psychology Associations Platform for diabetes Foundation The ongoing critical staff shortages Member, Psychosocial Support of Barbados on “type 1 Diabetes • and work commitments exponentially Team, Caribbean Disaster children and the COVID-19 epidemic” increased in the later half of the year as Emergency Response Agency – May 6, 2020 Anaesthetist worldwide and likewise at Member, Organizing Committee, • the Queen Elizabeth Hospital took the Caribbean Regional Conference of burden of being on the frontline in the Psychology 2021, St. Croix, USVI COVID-19 pandemic. • Member, Global Citizen Psychologist Selection Committee, The department of Anesthesia took American Psychological a lead in management of the initial Association critically ill cases admitted to the Enmore facility. Dr Keisha Thomas-Gibson trained the physicians and nurses in the Arianne Harvey Department of Anesthesia and • Involvement by Department of Intensive Care for airway management Medicine clinical and teaching staff protocols as it specifically relates in multiple aspects of COVID to COVID-19, donning and doffing response: of personal protective equipment • New and added care requirements (PPE), transport of the critically ill and of COVID patients management in operating theatre. Increased care requirements of • Additionally, training with the use non- COVID patients due to of simulation was provided for the department restructuring departments of Obstetrics and New and added administrative • Gynecology, Accident and Emergency, roles on hospital, national and and Paediatrics. medical association boards created for MOHW response to COVID During this academic year we • New and added academic roles on benefited from the assistance of an local and cross-campus teaching, Anesthesiologist from the Republic of education and learning boards China. created for UWI response to Dr Sherry Lashley completed COVID her fellowship in Cardiothoracic and Intensive Care at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge and rejoined the department in September 2019. She has demonstrated great enthusiasm 100 Faculty of Medical Sciences

and commitment to teaching on her 2020, the exam will be administered conferences, bi-weekly audit meetings, return and was recommended to be an online due to the COVID 19 pandemic. ward rounds, surgical outpatient clinics, associate lecturer in AIC. There were also elective students who surgical lists, on call surgeries, ward rotated through the department. rounds and tutorials for undergraduate Dr Cho Fook Lun has been accepted to and postgraduate students in General pursue a fellowship in Head and Neck 1 DM General Surgery candidate was Surgery. and Advanced airway anesthesia at successful in his second attempt at the the Imperial College London, Charing Part 2 Exam in Nov/Dec 2019, whilst End of clerkship exams for third and Cross Hospital commencing this fall. 1 DM General Surgery candidate was final year students were held at the unsuccessful in his first attempt at the end of each rotation. The Polyclinic DM Part 2 exam, and will resist in Nov/ outreach programme established by Dr MEDICINE AND MEDICAL Dec 2020. Ramesh continues. SUB-SPECIALITIES 1 DM General Surgery Part one The 20th Annual Professor ER candidate was successful in three Walrond Surgical Symposium scheduled Sean Marquez of four subjects of the DM Part 1 for July 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth • Clinical neurology teaching sessions examination in May/June 2019. Hospital was postponed due the for final year medical students in COVID 19 pandemic The Organizing Due to the COVID 19 pandemic a new the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Committee for 2020: Dr Maisha online format for delivering course University of the West Indies, Cave Emmanuel, Lecturer in Psychiatry, Dr work to undergrad has been set up Hill. Arianne Harvey Lecturer in Medicine by the department as all face-to- --Cranial nerve examination Part 1 and Drs Margaret O’Shea, Dale face activities for students has been (September 07, 2019) – 6 hours. Springer and Alan Smith, Lecturers in cancelled. Post graduate students are --Cranial nerve examination Part 2 Surgery. (October 05, 2019) – 5 hours. continuing their training but online --Motor system examination classes are being delivered to cover Teaching, Students and Service: (November 02, 2019) – 6 hours. didactic teaching due to the COVID 19 (66) Junior clerkship undergraduate --Sensory system examination pandemic. students and (60+) final year students (December 07, 2019) – 4 hours. rotated through general surgery department during the year. Forty-one • Clinical neurology teaching sessions PATHOLOGY AND students are scheduled to sit the MBBS for: MICROBIOLOGY --Medical residents enrolled in the Surgery examination in June 2020, the exam was administered online due to DM program of internal medicine Marquita Gittens-St.Hilaire in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, the COVID 19 pandemic. There were Pathology and Microbiology University of the West Indies, • also elective students who rotated Clerkship Coordinator for 4th Year Cave Hill. through the department. MBBS students. The clerkship is --Family Medicine residents enrolled usually face-to-face, however, due to 1 DM General Surgery candidate was in the MSc and DM programs of the COVID-19 pandemic, the usually successful in his second attempt at the Family Medicine at the Faculty of start of the 4th year clerkship was Part 2 Exam in Nov/Dec 2019, whilst Medical Sciences, University of the delayed to start June 5, 2020. This 1 DM General Surgery candidate was West Indies, Cave Hill. clerkship accommodated 48 persons unsuccessful in his first attempt at the --Psychiatry Residents enrolled in in the first instance and 22 in the DM Part 2 exam, and will resit in Nov/ the DM program for Psychiatry in second group and thoroughly online Dec 2020. the Faculty of Medical Sciences, session. 1 DM General Surgery Part one University of the West Indies, candidate was successful in three Cave Hill. • Sole lecturer in Clinical Microbiology of four subjects of the DM Part 1 March 2020 – cancelled due to to undergraduate (1st, 2nd and 3rd -- examination in May/June 2019. COVID-19. year) medical students and Bachelor --April 2020 – cancelled due to of Health Sciences Students (1st, 2nd Due to the COVID 19 pandemic a new COVID-19. and 3rd year) online format for delivering course work to undergraduate students has been set up by the department as all Surgery Surgery face to face activities for students has (66) Junior clerkship undergraduate Service activities included managing been cancelled. Post graduate students students and (60+) final year students two General Surgery Firms (Dr are continuing their training but online rotated through general surgery O’Shea and Dr Springer). Dr Alan classes are being delivered to cover department during the year. 41 Smith provides the Cardiothoracic didactic teaching due to the COVID 19 students are scheduled to sit the and Vascular services to the pandemic. MBBS Surgery examination in June QEH. Activities include bi-weekly Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 101

CONFERENCES AND (5) Campbell, M.H., Harper, A., RESEARCH WORKSHOPS ATTENDED & Sam, J. (February, 2020). Disaster mental health activities in Barbados [conference PETER ADAMS Peter Adams presentation]. Caribbean (FAMILY MEDICINE) Perspectives on Disaster and (1) Cave Hill Office of Research Title: Adult Eastern Caribbean Mental Health. University of the and Innovation. “Publishing your Health Outcomes Research Network Bahamas, Nassau. Research” at the Conversation (ECHORN) Cohort Study and The Yale with Journal Editors Workshop, (6) Campbell, M.H. (October, Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Cave Hill, September 23, 2019 2019). International research Health Disparities Research Focused on (invited presentation) opportunities in psychiatry Precision Medicine (YALE-TCC) [conference presentation]. (2) Caribbean College of Family Dates: July 1, 2011 – 2021 PsychSIGN International Online Physicians Conference. “Family Conference. Funding for August 16, 2016 to May 3, Medicine Programmes in the 2021 from MIMHD/NIH for USD 507,216. (7) Campbell, M.H. (October, 209). Caribbean” at the CCFP Triennial Funding from June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020 Achievements in Caribbean Conference at the Alhambra USD 94,393 Hotel, Kingston. Jamaica by research ethics [conference Zoom, February 29, 2020 (Invited presentation]. 11th Annual Investigators: Peter Adams, BSc, MBBS, presentation) Bioethics Forum, Bioethics Society DM, Rohan Maharaj, BSc, MB, BS, MHSc, of the English-Speaking Caribbean, DM, FCCFP, Cruz Nazario-Delgado, PhD, Maxine Nunez, RN, DrPH, Marcella Mike Campbell Barbados. Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS (1) George, C., Campbell, M.H. (8) Campbell, M.H. (September, 2019). (July, 2020). Depression and Psychological First Aid [training Funding: NIMHD/NIH anxiety during the COVID-19 seminar series]. Ministry of Health, Description: The Eastern Caribbean epidemic in Barbados [research Montserrat. Health Outcomes Network (ECHORN) poster]. COVID-19 Conference. is a cross-island collaborative to develop International AIDS Society. Michele Lashley a population-based, observational cohort (2) George, C., Harewood, H., • Respondus Course –facilitated by study that estimates prevalence of known Campbell, M.H., Singh, K., Haynes, Mr Troy Carrington The Centre for and potential risk factors for cancer, T., & Augustus, E. (July, 2020). Excellence in Teaching & Learning diabetes, and cardiovascular disease over NPI uptake and psychosocial -(CETL) February 2019 time. The sites are Barbados, Trinidad, Puerto Rico and USVI. The cohort was impact of COVID-19 in Barbados: Medutopia Medical Education • set up in Barbados with a NIMHD U24 Implications for a second Workshop, Columbia, SA , March grant of USD 748,546 for the period wave of infection [research 2020 paper]. COVID-19 Conference. September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2016. The Centre for Excellence in International AIDS Society. • Research is done in collaboration with Yale Teaching & Learning – Blackboard University, University of Puerto Rico and (3) Campbell, M.H. (June, 2020). Collaborate training – March-April the University of the USVI. Achievements in Caribbean 2020 Research Ethics: Advances and Wave 2 of this study is being conducted in collaboration with the Yale-TCC and prospects for capacity building Sean Marquez [symposium presentation]. is funded for the period August 16, 2016 Attendance at 10th Annual Bioethics in the Caribbean Small • to May 31, 2021 by a Precision Medicine Ophthalmology and Neuro- Island Developing States. 15th grant for USD 507,216. Peter Adams is the Ophthalmology Conference from World Congress of Bioethics. Barbados site Principal Investigator and February 21 -22, 2020 at Accra University of Pennsylvania, Euclid Morris the ECHORN Director. This Beach Hotel, Hastings, Barbados. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. grant is funding the following: (4) Sa, B., Ealie, C., Victor, V. Youssef, • Wave 2 follow up of the F., Campbell, M.H., & Majumder, Adult ECHORN Cohort M.A.A. (March, 2020). Exploring study members. virtual empathy versus real-life --Subproject 1 – Biobanking: empathy among students across This includes the collection of five faculties [research poster]. biological samples, processing, 2020 National Health Research and storage to test future Conference, Trinidad & Tobago. hypotheses examining biomarkers 102 Faculty of Medical Sciences

and genetic polymorphisms that Title: Yale-TCC Demonstration Coinvestigator: Ian Hambleton Prevention Program/Lifestyle were collected prior to disease Funding: NHLBI/NIH for USD 543, Intervention Metformin Escalation occurrence (eg, GSTMs and lung 388. Funding for August 1, 2019 to June cancer; IGF and breast cancer or Dates: July 01, 2017 – 2021 30, 2020 was USD 119,940. diabetes). Investigators: Peter Adams, BSc, Description: The Paediatric Eastern --Subproject 2 – Diabetes: MBBS, DM, Rohan Maharaj, BSc, MB, Caribbean Health Outcomes Research The overarching goal of BS, MHSc, DM, FCCFP, Cruz Nazario- Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study this sub-project is to use a Delgado, PhD, Maxine Nunez, RN, (P-ECS) focuses on cardiovascular risk precision medicine approach DrPH, Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, factors among children in the Eastern to identify novel biomarkers MHS Caribbean and complements existing associated with type 2 diabetes Co-Investigators: Dr N Sobers- US-based paediatric research. The (T2D) development, thereby overall objective is to characterize facilitating early diagnosis Grannum, Dr J Herbert, Dr J Paul- Charles intergenerational factors that and potential therapeutic contribute to paediatric cardiovascular targeting of the disease. The Funding: NIMHD/NIH risk. Additionally, this study is designed primary objective is to identify Hypothesis or Aims: to examine the relationship between biomarkers using state-of-the sleep deficiency and paediatric obesity, Determine if evidence-based lifestyle art metabolomics and genomic • hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, and interventions to prevent diabetes analyses of blood and urine diabetes. Peter Adams is the Barbados can be effective in Caribbean collected from participants in site Principal Investigator and Ian populations. the ECHORN cohort study. Hambleton the Senior Analyst. The central hypothesis is that a • Determine if use of Metformin in unique signature of blood and individuals at high risk for developing urine metabolites will predict diabetes in the Eastern Caribbean MIKE CAMPBELL the development of T2D earlier can prevent or delay the onset of and more accurately than diabetes. (1) Grosvenor, D. et al. Caribbean traditional biomarkers. glaucoma knowledge, attitudes, Strengthen the capacity and • and practices study. --Subproject 3 – readiness of organisations in the Hypertension: The region to implement evidence-based (2) Campbell, M.H. & Emmanuel, M.K. overarching goal of this interventions. A needs assessment of households sub-project is to examine in St. Croix in the aftermath of Methods: Perform a quasi- momentary Ambulatory Blood Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Pressure (ABP) in relation experimental trial offering lifestyle (3) CARPHA COVID-19 Mental to individual variability in intervention workshops and metformin Health and Psychosocial Support environment, lifestyle, and if required to eligible persons with pre- Research Group related contextual factors diabetes members of the ECHORN Impact/Expected Impact: Main (4) Barbados COVID Population Cohort. Our primary objective aim will be to reduce the burden of Health Survey is to develop individual level diabetes in Barbados and strengthen (5) Cave Hill Campus Student Health phenotypes of hypertension the capacity of the Ministry of Assessment risk, based on contextual Health to conduct evidence-based factors and the momentary interventions in the future Manuscripts Accepted effects these have on ABP, using Campbell, M.H. & Shalom A. (2021). advanced analytic techniques. International regulation and global Our central hypothesis is that Title: Paediatric ECHORN Cohort ethics in culturally responsive clinical the integration of individual- Study research. Forthcoming in Vernaglia, specific contextual data with Dates: July 01, 2018 to June 30, 2023 L.W., Chmielewski, M.R., & Faget, ABP profiles will better classify K.Y. (Eds.). Clinical Research Compliance Investigators: Peter Adams, BSc, risk for HTN. Manual: An Administrative Guide. New MBBS, DM, Rohan Maharaj, BSc, MB, York: Wolters Kluwer. BS, MHSc, DM, FCCFP, Cruz Nazario- Delgado, PhD, Maxine Nunez, RN, Manuscripts Submitted DrPH, Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, Sa, B., Campbell, M.H., Singh, K., MHS Gupta, S., Victory, V.M., Youssef, F.F., Adams, O.P., & Majumder, M.A.A. (2020). Relationship of parental occupation to self-esteem, emotional Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 103

intelligence, and empathy among the development of hospital-acquired study with Glob Surg based in students from medical and other health infections (HAIs)? Birmingham UK entitled Covidsurg- Cancer investigating the effects of professions programs. Submitted to The aim of this study is to assess the COVID 19 pandemic on elective BMC Psychology. healthcare providers’ knowledge, surgery cancer care. Campbell, M.H., Gromer-Thomas, J., attitudes, and practices (KAP) Emmanuel, M.K., & Harvey, A. (2019) regarding infection control in a tertiary Prof Rosin is collaborating with Prof Attitudes toward transgender among healthcare facility in Barbados. Modlin investigating the molecular undergraduate medical students in signature of prostate cancer in Barbados. Submitted to Archives of Barbadian men of African descent. Dr Sexual Behavior. In revision. Title: A survey on antibiotic therapy Amelia Haynes DM Surgery trainee is knowledge, attitudes and practices assisting with the study. amongst healthcare workers in primary Harold Watson and tertiary care healthcare facilities MARQUITA Research Grants: H Watson Principal Investigator: M Gittens-St. GITTENS-ST HILAIRE Hilaire 2018/01-2022/12 NHLBI 2 RO1 (PATHOLOGY AND HL104608-06: MICROBIOLOGY) Date: In-progress CAPPA 2- New Approaches for Title: COVID-19 infections in Research Question: How does Empowering Studies of Asthma in Barbados and the Caribbean: Genetic the knowledge, attitudes and Populations of African Descent as and serological characterization studies practices among physicians correlate Subrecipient Principal Investigator Principal Investigator: Dr M with antibiotic usage, resistance UWI/UC Denver Colorado Gittens-St Hilaire development and their prescribing collaboration with Professor Kathleen patterns? Date: Submitted for IRB Approval (30 Barnes. April 2020) The aim of this study is to assess Nasal eQTL: Multi-omic Studies antimicrobial prescriber knowledge, Aims and Objectives of Asthma Severity in an African attitudes, and practices (KAP) Enhance current scientific knowledge Ancestry Population as Subrecipient regarding antimicrobial prescribing of COVID-19 infection in Barbados and Principal Investigator UWI/UC Denver and resistance in primary and tertiary the Caribbean by: Colorado collaboration with Professor healthcare facilities in Barbados. --Examining genotypes of SARS- Kathleen Barnes. CoV-2 viruses from COVID-19 patients’ nasopharyngeal samples (Barbados & Caribbean) using ANAESTHESIA & genetic sequencing and sequence INTENSIVE CARE alignment. --Evaluating the neutralizing SARS- Dr Tiffany Antrobus has completed CoV-2 specific IgG of recovered and submitted her research project COVID-19 patients and its entitled, “Emergency Laparotomy and duration, the risk factors affecting mortality --Examining the true seroprevalence at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Barbados”. Her supervisor for the Barbadian population. (awaiting project was Dr Keisha Thomas-Gibson. final IRB approval) Dr Ashlí Antoine and Dr Kimberlee Clarke have commenced their individual research projects. Title: Knowledge, self-reported practices and attitudes of infection control among healthcare workers at a SURGERY tertiary healthcare facility in Barbados Dr O’Shea is currently supervising Principal Investigator: Dr M the case book project of Dr Jamar Gittens-St.Hilaire Crichlow: A retrospective Review of the risk factors associated with Date: In-progress breast cancer prevalence at the Queen Research Question: How does Elizabeth Hospital Barbados the knowledge, attitudes and Dr O’Shea is currently supervising Dr practices of infection control among Greg Padmore on the collaborative healthcare workers correlate with 104 Faculty of Medical Sciences

QUALITY ASSURANCE TEACHING AND Public Health LEARNING The department continued to work towards implementing the Number of students according to years Group recommendations of Prof Liam Smeeths’ and programmes, including postgraduate May 2012 MPH External Review. students; degrees awarded including Discussions commenced in academic higher degrees: WORK OF THE year 2019-2020 regarding participation Medical Undergraduates DEPARTMENT in the university-wide assessment Year 1 – 69 of public health programmes by the Year 2 – 63 Quality Assurance Unit. This activity, Year 3 – 66 The Public Health group is originally scheduled for April 2020, was Year 4 – 72 involved in teaching of students postponed due to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. (generally no public health teaching at the undergraduate and occurs in MBBS year 5)

postgraduate levels. At the Masters in Public Health (MPH) undergraduate level teaching Full-time Students – 9 STAFFING Part-time Students – 16 is delivered in the MBBS Regional Students – 7 programme from years 1 to 4 International Students – 2 Graduates – Twenty (20) MPH students and in the Bachelor of Health Dr Heather Harewood, BSc, MBBS (UWI), MPH (Birmingham), DrPH (UWI) expected to be eligible for graduation in October 2020/January 2021 Sciences programme. In response Lecturer in Public Health and to student interest, an elective in Epidemiology. Continued as Programme Coordinator of the MPH and assumed PhD Programme Public Health was developed for responsibility as Head of the Public Health group. Number of PhD students – 5 students in the fourth year of the MBBS programme. Dr Natalie Greaves, MBBS (UWI), PhD DrPH supervision (Warwick) 1 student (awaiting examination of Lecturer in Public Health. Assumed thesis) At the postgraduate level, the duties as coordinator of the MPhil/ department is responsible for the PhD programme in Public Health and delivery of the Master of Public Health Epidemiology. (MPH) programme and the MPhil/ TEACHING ACTIVITIES PhD programmes in Public Health and Dr Clemon George, PhD (Laval) in Epidemiology. The MPH promotes Lecturer in Public Health. Continued cross-faculty fertilization by enabling as coordinator of the MPH research Several full-time lecturers and Associate access to its research methods and data projects. lecturers, at both undergraduate and analysis courses by students from other postgraduate level, continue to receive FMS graduate programmes, primarily end of semester course evaluation students from the Master of Science in ratings which exceed the mean Nursing and from the Family Medicine ratings for the faculty. In Semester 2, and the Paediatrics DM programmes. there was a smooth transition to the online delivery mode for teaching and assessment which was occasioned by the Academic Advising and advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Research Supervision The PH group collaborated with the The PH group is actively involved in the Cave Hill School of Business to develop faculty’s academic advising programme a newly approved course EMBA- Health for undergraduate students. The faculty Care Management. also provides academic advising for the MPH students and research supervision primarily for MPH, but also for DM students. Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 105

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING • Qualitative Data Analysis (PBHE Supervision 6060) courses: course coordinator • DM Research Project co-supervisor- Dr Natalie Greaves and primary lecturer (Elective DM-Obstetrics and Gynaecology- • Behavioural Medicine (MDSC X1301), Course) Research supervision: Nicole Branch supervised five students in the MPH formerly Health Care Concepts Year Dr Heather Harewood 1 MBBS: guest lecturer programme and co-supervisor for one DM Obstetrics candidate Examiner Health and the Environment • Third year Internal Medicine end of (MDSC2105), Year 2 MBBS: course • Dr Clemon George clerkship OSCE examinations coordinator and primary lecturer. • Health Promotion (PBHE 6000): Doctor of Public Health Programme Health Services Management • • course coordination and lecturing comprehensive examination, UWI (MDSC 3104), Year 3 MBBS: course support Mona coordination and lecturing support. Epidemiology of Priority Diseases • Core topic tutorial/ lecture • Understanding Research (MDSC (PBHE 6110): course coordinator and Aspects of Family Medicine (MDSC 3200): Year 3 MBBS: guest lecturer primary lecturer • 3303) – Year 3 Child Health Junior Social and Preventative Medicine • • Epidemiology 1 (PBHE 6200): course Clerkship Clerkship (MDSC4309), Year 4 MBBS: coordinator and primary lecturer course coordinator and lead lecturer Supervision Research supervision: supervised four • Supervisory Panel, PhD Pharmacology students in the MPH programme • Dr Clemon George – Stephanie Dates Behavioural Medicine (MDSC X1301), • Dr Heather Harewood Specialty Boards formerly Health Care Concepts Year Dr Heather Harewood continued as a 1 MBBS: guest lecturer • Health Economics (PBHE 6050): • Course coordinator and primary member of the DrPH Specialty Board, • Understanding Research (MDSC lecturer UWI Mona 3200): Year 3 MBBS course: course

coordinator and primary lecturer • Family Health (PBHE 6300): Co- Course coordinator and lecturing FUNCTIONAL MERGER support Dr Heather Harewood of the Public Health Group (PHG) • Health and the Environment • Health Care Systems (PBHE 6400): and the George Alleyne Chronic (MDSC2105), Year 2 MBBS: course Course coordinator and primary Disease Research Centre (GA- coordination and lecturing support lecturer CDRC) Health Services Management • Primary Health Care (PBHE 6500): • During the academic year under (MDSC 3104), Year 3 MBBS: course Lecturer and Examiner review, the PHG and the GA-CDRC coordinator and primary lecturer • Environmental Health (PBHE 6600): continued collaborative research and • Public Health Elective Clerkship Course coordinator and primary teaching. Most recently the collaborative (MEDC 4303): Year 4 MBBS course: lecturer operating under the designation, the course coordinator and primary • Research supervision: supervised five UWI COVID-19 Pubic Health group, lecturer students in the MPH programme supported the work of Ministries of Health and other entities across the region through technical assistance and POSTGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANCE WITH research activities. OTHER COURSES Dr Natalie Greaves The members of the UWI COVID-19 • Qualitative Research Methods (PBHE Dr Natalie Greaves Pubic Health group are as follows: 6930): course coordinator and • Examiner on 3rd year Internal Medicine primary lecturer end of clerkship OSCE examinations • PH Group: Dr Heather Harewood, Primary Health Care (PBHE 6500): Dr Natalie Greaves • Core topic tutorial course coordinator and primary DM in Internal Medicine- lecturer • GA-CDRC: Prof Ian Hambleton, Topic Palliative Care including • Dr Madhuvanti Murphy, Dr Natasha Epidemiology of Priority Diseases communication in death and dying • Sobers, Dr Kim Quimby and (PBHE 6110): guest lecturer Dr Christina Howitt. 106 Faculty of Medical Sciences

RESEARCH Title: LGBTQ+ COVID-19 Health Role of PHG group: Dr Natalie Survey Greaves – Co-Principal Investigator and Qualitative Methodology lead, Dr Dates: April 22 to May 06, 2020 Brief description of main research projects Heather Harewood – Qualitative Data at departmental as well as individual staff Principal Investigator: Dr Clemon Analyst levels. George Collaborating Agencies – The Title: Cave Hill COVID-19 Public Collaborators: Dr Nastasia Rambaran Ellerton Wesleyan and Mount of Health Group research outputs (Equals-Barbados), Michael Rapley Praise Wesleyan Holiness Churches, In response to an initial request from (Equals-Barbados), Joel Simpson Abundant Life-Assembly Church- the Ministry of Health and Wellness (SASOD – Guyana), Kenita Placide, Barbados, New Testament Church of Barbados, the research group was (United and Strong, St Lucia), Kerlin God Charles, (GreenChap Grenada) formed by lecturer from the PH group Impact/Expected Impact: Inform and from the GC-CDRC. The main policy and interventions aimed at deliverables have been evidence briefs RESEARCH IN PROGRESS achieving sustained weight loss in faith- and technical assistance to inform based community settings for persons the planning, implementation and living with diabetes. evaluation of the responses of the CONTINUING PROJECTS Barbados government and the wider CARICOM to the ongoing COVID-19 Title: A Qualitative Exploration Title: Cancer Awareness and Realities pandemic. of the Factors Influencing Exclusive Project – Breast Cancer (Jamaica) Breastfeeding among Women in Examples of this work can be found at: Dates: March 2019-Present. Data Barbados: The Implications for Policy https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/covid19/cave- analysis has commenced. hill-covid-19-research.aspx and in the and Practice Principal Investigators: Dr Natalie Public Health Group’s publication list. Dates: March 2019 – February 2021. Greaves and Dr Heather Harewood Data collection for Phase 1 has been completed. Co -PI: Dr Jacqueline Vigilance, Title: Barbados COVID-19 Population Northern Caribbean University Health Survey Principal Investigators: Dr Heather Harewood, Co-PI: Dr Natalie Greaves Funding: Nil Dates: April 22 to May 06, 2020 Funding: Graduate Studies Staff Project Description: A qualitative Principal Investigator: Dr Clemon Award study examining the lived experiences George of women with a diagnosis of breast Hypothesis/Aims: To explore cancer in Jamaica Co-Principal Investigators: Dr Mike the factors influencing exclusive Campbell, Dr Tonya Haynes, Dr Keerti breastfeeding among women in Impact/Expected Impact: Inform Singh, Ms Eden Augustus and Dr Barbados policy and interventions aimed to Heather Harewood address care pathways for women living Methods: Use of qualitative with breast cancer. Funding: None approaches to understanding Hypothesis/Aims: To investigating the factors influencing exclusive the impact of COVID-19 on people living breastfeeding among women in Title: Pediatric ECHORN Study in Barbados. To explore the knowledge, Barbados attitudes and practices of Barbadians Dates: July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023 Impact/Expected Impact: Inform regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Investigators: Peter Adams, BSc, the development of policy and MBBS, DM, Rohan Maharaj, BSc, MB, Methods: Cross-sectional survey using strengthening of programmes aimed BS, MHSc, DM, FCCFP, Cruz Nazario- the SurveyMonkey online platform with at improving the rate of exclusive Delgado, PhD, Maxine Nunez, RN, distributing links via public websites breastfeeding. and push text messaging. DrPH, Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS Impact/Expected Impact: Inform the development of policy and Title: Barbados Diabetes Remission Role of PHG: Co-investigators in the strengthening of programmes aimed at Study 2: June 2018- present specific sub-section of the study which containing the COVID-19 pandemic in Principal Investigator: PI – Dr Kim is using systems dynamics modeling Barbados. Quimby to examine paediatric obesity. Dr Harewood, systems dynamics lead and Funding: Massy Foundation Dr Natalie Greaves, team member, (Barbados) Inc. coordinated the piloting of the systems Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 107

dynamic workshop for the Barbados Role of the PHG group: Dr Heather (5) Holder Channal, Greaves N. arm of the Yale ECHORN study. Harewood is a research collaborator “Preferred Place of Death for Funding: NIMHD/NIH grant for USD and student co-mentor Breast Cancer patients receiving 543,388 Impact/Expected Impact: Inform Palliative Care (PC) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados” Aims: This is an NIH/NHLBI funded the development of an emergency preparedness plan using the NCD study designed to examine the Poster presentation emergency kits to strengthen the neighborhood level factors contributing (1) Little G, Greaves N. “A capacity of small island developing to higher cardiovascular risk among the qualitative investigation of states to deliver NCD care post- progeny of the ECHORN cohort the factors influencing the disaster. Methods: Use of qualitative methods Implementation of Global and systems dynamics to map the Hearts Initiative in a Small Island Developing State” factors relevant to the paediatric INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH ECHORN cohort Dr Greaves has designed research with (2) Thornhill S. Harewood H. “Study Impact/Expected Impact: Inform colleagues from the University of Miami Investigating the Knowledge, policy and interventions aimed to and Harvard University to investigate Attitude and Practices of address paediatric cardiovascular risk Pain and suffering in the Caribbean Pharmacists in Barbados towards factors (funded project to commence Jan Generic Drugs” 2021). (3) Vigilance J, Copeland S, Greaves N, Harewood H. “Factors Title: Improving Household Nutrition Influencing Choice of Care Security and Public Health in the FORTHCOMING Provider for Women diagnosed CARICOM PUBLICATIONS with Breast Cancer in Urban Dates: January 2018 – January 2022. Jamaica”. Implementation of interventions based Manuscripts Accepted for (4) Vigilance J, Copeland S, Greaves on the research findings. CARPHA conference 2020 N, Harewood H. “Factors Funding: Canadian International (deferred due to COVID-19) Influencing Choice of Care Development Research Centre Provider for Women diagnosed Oral Presentation with Breast Cancer in Urban Role of PHG group: Dr Natalie (1) Harewood H, Greaves N, Jamaica”. Greaves and Dr Heather Harewood Foster-Estwick A, Dunn L, are involved as qualitative researchers Samuels TA, Unwin N, Murphy MM. “Food Security and Food Impact/Expected Impact: Inform STAFF ACTIVITIES policy and interventions aimed to Safety: Implications for Sustainable address identified gaps in the food Food Systems in CARICOM”. system in order to promote regional (2) Harewood H, Greaves N, Academic conferences attended and food security. Foster-Estwick A, Dunn L, Papers read, other conferences attended, honours and awards, and public service. Samuels TA, Unwin N, Murphy MM. “Food Security and Food NEW PROJECTS Safety: Implications for Sustainable ACADEMIC COURSES/ Food Systems in CARICOM”. WORKSHOPS Title: Managing Non-Communicable (3) Murphy MM, Greaves N, Foster- Diseases after Natural Disasters in the None were attended this Estwick A, Dunn L, Samuels Caribbean academic year. TA, Unwin N, Harewood H. Dates: January 2020 to May 2021 “Understanding Consumer Food Investigators: Peter Adams, BSc, Consumption Behaviour in the CONFERENCES MBBS, DM, Rohan Maharaj, BSc, MB, Context of Non Communicable BS, MHSc, DM, FCCFP, Cruz Nazario- Diseases”. Conferences Attended The International AIDS Society Virtual Delgado, PhD, Maxine Nunez, RN, (4) Murphy MM, Greaves N, Foster- Conference, July 10-11, 2020. (Dr C DrPH, Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, Estwick A, Dunn L, Samuels George, Dr H Harewood) MHS TA, Unwin N, Harewood H. Preceptors: Dr Peter Adams and Dr “Understanding Consumer Food Saria Hassan Consumption Behaviour in the Context of Non Communicable Invited conference presentations Funding: funded by the Yale Diseases”. Greaves, N. Status Report of MacMillian Center Hecht Award. COVID-19 across the CARICOM 108 Faculty of Medical Sciences

territories. Navigating the safe return Dr Heather Harewood (5) “Managing stress and isolation during to dental practice – A new normal? Dr Harewood served in the following COVID-19”. (Teenagers), Chapel (Online Symposium). The University of capacities: Session. Barbados SDA Secondary the West Indies, School of Dentistry, St School. May 15, 2020 (1) Executive member of the Queen’s Augustine June 14, 2020 (6) “Keeping it real: Achieving balance College Association, Barbados (Jan and success during COVID-19”, Greaves, N.S. Palliative Care 2018 – present) Advocacy in the era of COVID-19. Bridgetown Seventh-day Adventist (2) Member of the Reproductive Health Global Palliative Care Series webinar: Primary School. May 19, 2020 Committee, Ministry of Health and Advocating for Integration of Palliative Wellness Barbados (2015 – present) Care into National COVID-19 Dr Clemon George Responses. World Hospice and (3) Provision of Maternal and Child (1) Faculty Representative, UWI Cave Hill Palliative Care Alliance ( July 02, 2020) Health Services, Eunice Gibson Open Day, November 15, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj8oa Polyclinic, Ministry of Health and U7hkzo&feature=youtu.be Wellness Dr Heather Harewood

PUBLIC SERVICE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES Recruitment Activities (1) Faculty Representative, UWI Cave Hill Dr Natalie Greaves: Dr Natalie Greaves Open Day, November 15, 2019 Dr Greaves serves in the following General Media Presentations (2) Faculty representative for the capacities: (1) Cancer Awareness two-part series- Student Enrolment and Retention (1) Executive Committee Member of Feb 15, and 29, 2020. Aired on Unit (SERU) recruitment visit to the the East Caribbean Conference of 104.7 FM-NBG, Barbados (Featured Queen’s College PTA meeting held on Seventh Day Adventist (Islands of presenter) February 15, 2020 Barbados and Dominica (2014 – (2) On the frontline: Through the eyes of (3) Faculty representative for the “Shape present) a first responder- Thursday night Talk Your Future Webinar Series” hosted by SERU. Participated in the sessions (2) Lead for the palliative care section (Youtube Show), Barbados (Host) held on June 15, 22 and 29, 2020 of the National Cancer Control (3) Combatting COVID-19 through Data, Rapid Action Plan for Barbados. April 23, 2020 UWI-TV (Host) (4) Faculty representative for the “Faculty (May 2015 – Present). Ministry of (4) COVID-19 in the African Diaspora- Live” webinar hosted by SERU. Health Barbados. May 3, 2020 – G98.7 FM- Grapevine Participated in the sessions held on July 16, 2020 (3) Caribbean Palliative Care Association Show, Toronto (Guest-for Barbados) Steering Committee member and COVID-19 Public Education/ Sensitisation COVID-19 Public Education/ Sensitisation symposium workshop participant Presentations Presentations (2017 – Present (1) “COVID-19 101: practical tips to (1) “What we need to know about stay safe”. Presentation to the (4) Member Bridgetown Seventh Day COVID-19”. St Thomas Post membership, Un United Pentecostal Adventist Primary School Board (June Office Customer Appreciation Day Council of the Assemblies of God. 2018 – present) (Welchman Hall SDA Church). March March 22, 2020 (5) Member Credit Committee, Barbados 16, 2020 (2) Host on the UWI-TV event Seventh-day Adventist Cooperative (2) “COVID-19 Keeping your family safe”. “Combatting COVID-19 through Credit Union Ltd (August 2018 – Bridgetown Seventh-day Adventist Data”. April 23, 2020 September 2019) Primary School. Parents Teachers Association Meeting. February 18, (3) “COVID-19: Health and Safety for (6) Professional Advisory Board, 2020 Gatherings”. Training session for Barbados National Cancer Registry ushers, United Pentecostal Council of (3) “What is COVID-19? Staying safe (January 2019 – present) the Assemblies of God. July 16, 2020 (children ages 3-11 years)”. Assembly, (7) Church Leader Gall Hill Seventh-day Bridgetown Seventh-day Adventist (4) Panellist: “Workplace Health and Adventist Company (2017-2019) Primary School Wellness: Open for business in COVID-19”. A marketing webinar (4) “Understanding COVID-19”. Hearing Dr Clemon George for businesses hosted by Centre for Impaired SDA Church, East Caribbean Development and Lifelong Learning • Dr George presented at UWIHARP S Conference of SDA. April 18, 2020. files series (CPDLL). July 22, 2020. Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 109

UWI SERVICE (4) Lead of the Self-Study Team for the REVIEWER/REFEREE ACTIVITIES quality assurance review of the Public Dr Natalie Greaves served in the following Health programmes at Cave Hill Dr Natalie Greaves capacity: (1) Chair, Faculty Entrepreneurship Campus (January 2020 – present -this Committee (Oct 2019 – present) review has been postponed due to Referee Activity COVID-19) (1) BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care (2) Faculty of Medical Sciences 2018- (ad hoc) Representative on the board of the (5) Host on the UWI-TV event Faculty of Social Sciences (2018 – “Combatting COVID-19 through (2) Journal of Epidemiology & Community present) Data”. April 23, 2020 Health 2019- (ad hoc) (3) Participant on Cross-campus meetings (6) Member of the Health & Safety Protocols Subcommittee on on MBBS Medicine and Therapeutics- Dr Heather Harewood served in the COVID-19 of the Cave Hill, Health Community Health Sub-group (2019 following capacities: – present) and Safety Steering Committee (commenced May 2020) • 2018-present: Reviewer, American (4) Member, Self-Study Task Force for Public Health Association the continued accreditation of the (7) Presenter. “Returning to work safely MBBS programme at the University during COVID-19”. A health and • 2013-present: Collaborator, Global of the West Indies: Sub Committee: safety orientation session coordinated Burden of Disease, Institute for Health Educational Programme (2019 – by INPLAIS for UWI custodial staff in Metrics and Evaluation preparation for the re-opening of the present) campus. June 02, 2020 (5) Faculty of Medical Sciences (8) Presenter. “Infection control- an EXTERNAL ACADEMIC Representative – Medical Council of ACTIVITIES Barbados Continuing Professional Introduction”. A health and safety Education Committee (2019 – session with a focus on COVID-19 for • Dr Natalie Greaves- serves as present) UWI custodial staff coordinated by collaborator with the Jamaica INPLAIS. August 24, 2020 Cancer Care and Research Institute (6) Member of the Self-Study Team for (JACCRI)/ Harvard/MGH Center on the quality assurance review of the (9) Panellist: Workplace Health and Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, Public Health programmes at Cave Wellness: Open for business in and Health Disparities (March 2020- Hill Campus (January 2020-present COVID-19. A marketing webinar present) -this review has been postponed due for businesses hosted by Centre for to COVID-19) Development and Lifelong Learning • Dr Heather Harewood serves as (CPDLL). July 22, 2020 (7) Combatting COVID-19 through Data, local supervisor, MPH candidates April 23, 2020. UWI-TV (Host) University of Liverpool (November 2018 to present) (8) Member of the Health & Safety ASSOCIATIONS Subcommittee on COVID-19 of the Cave Hill, Health and Safety Steering Dr Natalie Greaves Committee (May-June 2020) RECOGNISING AND • 2020: Member, International REWARDING STUDENTS Association of Hospice and Dr Clemon George Palliative Care (1) FMS Representative, the Board of MPH PROGRAMME Studies, at the Institute for Gender & Dr Heather Harewood • Channal Holder, Gillian Little, Development Studies: Nita Barrow • 2018-present: Fellow, Royal Society Shamika Thornhill and Eden Unit (2018-2020) for Public Health Augustus successfully submitted (2) FMS Representative on UWI HARP manuscripts which were accepted 2017-present: Member, American (2018-2020) • for the CARPHA 2020 conference Public Health Association (deferred due to COVD-19) Dr Heather Harewood 2015-present: Member, Healthy • Tamisha Hunte, 2019-2020 recipient Caribbean Coalition • (1) Member, FMS Postgraduate & of the Arnott Cato award for Research Committee (2016 – present) • 1995-present: Member, Barbados an MPH student demonstrating (2) Member, BHSc Curriculum Association of Medical Practitioners potential to contribute to public Committee (2015 – present) health (3) Represents the Faculty of Medical • Kern Rocke PhD candidate in Sciences as a member of the UWI Epidemiology (Year 1 student). Since Cave Hill Financial Aid Committee the start of the COVID-19 outbreak (2015 – present) Mr Rock has drawn on geo-spatial 110 Faculty of Medical Sciences

analysis skills to help develop and TEACHING AND STUDENTS deliver an international taught course Nursing on GIS Fundamentals in conjunction CURRENT with The World Health Organization and GOARN – The Global Outbreak • 8 students: five (5) final year: three (3) Alert and response Network (for WORK OF THE 2nd year DEPARTMENT course details see: https://learn.arcgis. • Five (5) final year students have com/en/paths/goarn/). submitted IRB applications and three • Stephanie Whiteman PhD candidate The Master of Science in Nursing (3) have receive provisional approval in Epidemiology (Year 1student) is to conduct their research, the other the recipient of a Vital Strategies (MScN) programme commenced two (2) are being reviewed, for re- Health Food Policy Fellowship which during the 2018-2019 academic submission. Two (2) students have will cover her tuition and university received full approval and commenced related fees for 5 semesters of her year with specializations in data collection. programme. Education and Administration. • Final year students completed the • Ms Whiteman was accepted in the The taught curriculum remained the same following courses in the Summer NCD Child Young Leaders Program as that adapted from the Mona campus, Semester as standard courses not as and during February 09-11, 2020 however, lecturers were encouraged Summer Courses: she participated as a workshop to identify and document the strengths • NURS 6705: Nursing Administration rapporteur at the Global NCD and challenges as well as updated and Practicum and Seminar (completed with Alliance Forum 2020 in Sharjah, innovative interventions which were only seminar outstanding) United Arab Emirates in her capacity utilized during the teaching/ learning NURS 6805: Nursing Education as an NCD Child Young Leader and process to enhance course delivery. It is • Practicum and Seminar (completed with Workshop Rapporteur. noted that the MScN students take classes only seminar outstanding) with the MPH students for mandatory quantitative and qualitative research • The current batch of 5 students (3: VISITORS courses, which serves to strengthen Administration and 2: Education) are cross-fertilization across the faculty. The expected to successfully complete the programme in August 2020. Due to PAHO programme is expected to graduate its first cohort in January 2021. the COVID-19 pandemic this cohort is • Dr E Benjamín Puertas, Sub-regional expected to complete their final courses Advisor, Human Resources for in October 2020. Health. Sub-regional Program for the RESEARCH IN PROGRESS It must be noted that all these students Caribbean, PAHO/WHO • are employed in the public sector in Mrs Jessie Schutt-Aine, Subregional Barbados and on many occasions during • Dr Wendy Sealy, Programme Program Coordinator, Office of the pandemic were actively involved as Coordinator, is collaborating with Sub-regional Program Coordination frontline workers in a cross-section of a team of colleagues to prepare a – Caribbean, PAHO/WHO areas including surveillance, testing and research paper for publication, entitled general health service delivery, while “Needs assessment survey among completing their studies. nurses of Caribbean countries for the development and implementation of Master of Science nursing programmes in the FMS, UWI Cave Hill, Barbados”. Application for grant funding was submitted to the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for research on NCDs in collaboration with UWI, St Augustine and University of Central Florida to pursue a research study on the “Assessment of Chronic Illness Care in the Caribbean: A Mix Methods Study”. (In progress). Dr Sealy is a co- investigator for this project. Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 111

STAFF ACTIVITIES Ministry of People Empowerment and Review the Shaw Centre for Paediatric Elder Affairs, April 2020 – present. Excellence and overview of key deliverables • Regional Examination for nurse • Reviewer for follow-up care to the registration (RENR) reviewer National COVID-19 Hotline, Ministry Introduce objectives of the Excellence and of Health and Wellness, April 2020 – Innovation in Paediatric Education stream Dr Sealy continues to be a reviewer of • present. of the project the RENR which entails reviewing items submitted by item writers and making • Consultant to Bishop and management Outline objectives and approve the terms recommendations for revision and team re COVID-19 pandemic, Anglican of reference for the Nursing Education approval of the same, March, 2019 until Diocese of Barbados, March 2020 – Working Group present. present. Review project timelines and next steps • Member of the Nursing programme The group will be jointly chaired by Dr Review Committee of the Barbados Financing of the MScN Programme Wendy Sealy, UWI, Cave Hill Campus Community College (BCC) and Ms Stephanie DeYounge, Sick Kids The MScN programme is currently a self- Caribbean. • Dr Sealy was selected and approved to financing programme and although there is be a member of the Nursing Programme great interest, a number of persons have This programme is proposed for Review Committee of the BCC to deferred entry citing the constraints of implementation in September 2021. review and make recommendation financing the programme at this time. To for the enhancement of the structure assist with this, a letter was forwarded and processes for the general nursing by the Principal of UWI Cave Hill campus Expansion of the MScN Programme programme in July, 2019. This process is to the Minister and Permanent Secretary, to OECS countries currently ongoing. Ministry of Health and Wellness as well as A pilot progamme is proposed to Research Training the Ministry of Education, Technological commence in St Vincent and the and Vocational training requesting financial Grenadines Community College. A Dr Sealy participated in Grant Writing • support for the MScN programme. This detailed proposal with budget has been Workshop sponsored by Office of area of funding support is still being submitted to the Dean and Deputy Dean Research, Innovation and Community at explored. Post Graduate Studies and Research Cave Hill (RICCH), February, 2020. A for final approval. Once approved the concept note was prepared for a follow- programme is proposed to commence in up workshop. WHO/PAHO Consultancy January 2021. Dr Sealy is currently serving as a Committees consultant through WHO/PAHO, to the following project: • Dr Sealy is a member of the following committees: Case Studies for the COVID-19 Response for HRH Policy development in three Member of the campus operations • selected countries of the Caribbean Sub- committee of COVID 19, March 2020 – region (Belize, Grenada and Jamaica). present. • Member of FMS Simulation Committee, January 2020 – present. New Programmes • FMS representative on Implementation Paediatric Nursing Programme: Shaw and Programme Development Paediatric Centre for Excellence: Committee of Faculty of Culture and After a series of meetings between May Creative Arts, February, 2020 – present 2020 – July 2020, the Nursing Education • Member of FMS Entrepreneurship Working Group committee was formed Committee, January 2019 – present. comprising stakeholders from the health and education sectors. See Appendix 1: Draft Terms of Reference for the Nursing COVID-19 Activities Education Working Group to establish a • Dr Sealy participated in the following training programme in Paediatric Nursing COVID-19 activities during the period at the FMS, UWI, Cave Hill. under review: The first meeting of the group was held on • Consultant to Minister and National August 20, 2020. The meeting presented Assistance Board re COVID-19 crisis, an overview of the following: 2019/2020 112 Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/20202019/2020 The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre August 2019 to July 2020

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External Review 2020 The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre (GA-CDRC) held its external review during the period March 11- 13, 2020. This was in preparation for the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR), Quin-Quennial Review (QQR) scheduled for November 2020. The review panel consisted of the following individuals:

• Professor Mark Woodward, Seminars and Lectures Hosted GA-CDRC 5K Walk/Run University of Oxford (Chair) The GA-CDRC hosted a seminar on Despite the inclement weather, the • Professor William Cushley, “Microelements in Life Expectancy and GA-CDRC hosted its annual 5K Walk University of Glasgow Ageing (MILEAGE)” by Professor John and Run on Sunday, November 10, 2019 Beattie (University of Aberdeen) and under the theme “They All Matter, Dr Peter Adams, Dean, • Professor Irina Korichneva (Université Find the Cure!” The event was held Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS), de Picardie Jules Verne) in the GA- in partnership with the Ministry of The UWI, Cave Hill Campus CDRC Seminar Room on Wednesday, Health and Wellness (MoHW) and • Professor Marshall Tulloch-Reid, January 22, 2020. the Barbados Moves initiative, as well Director of the Epidemiology as the QEH. The event demonstrated The Barbados National Registry’s Research Unit, CAIHR the Centre’s commitment to reducing annual seminar entitled “Reversing risk factors for NCDs and also raised • Dr Sandra Richards, the Trend of Late Stage Cancer” was funds for its research. The Most Hon Programme Officer, The UWI held at the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Professor Eudine Barriteau, Principal of Quality Assurance Unit Business and Management, The UWI Cave Hill Campus and patron for the on October 31, 2019. The seminar event welcomed the 125 participants focused on the late-stage presentation who went on to complete the course of some cancer patients and what may successfully. possibly be the driving force behind this. Obstacles to early detection, common myths surrounding cancer, taboos associated with female genital cancers, symptoms that are not to be ignored, the link between nutrition and cancer survival and best practice relative to screening were examined.

Journal Club GA-CDRC Journal Club hosts meetings on the fourth Wednesday of each month. For the academic year 2019/2020, the Club featured presentations from new graduate students, Kern Rocke, Eden Augustus and Stephanie Whiteman, as well as from senior academics. Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 113

MEET THE TEAM DEPARTMENTAL SECRETARIES RESEARCH Ketricia Arthur, BSc (UWI) DIRECTOR and PROFESSOR Stephanie McConney Cave Hill COVID-19 Public Health Group Simon Anderson, BSc (UWI), MBBCh (Cardiff), MSc (Oxford), IT SUPPORT In mid-March 2020, the Barbados MPhil (Cambridge), PhD (UWI), Ministry of Health and Wellness Alan Barrow, BSc (UWI). MRCP (London), MRCP (UK), FESC asked The University of the West (joint appointment with Faculty of Indies for evidence to help with the Medical Sciences) planning of government’s response to HONORARY PROFESSORS the emerging COVID-19 outbreak. Anselm Hennis, MBBS (UWI), SECURITY From this first request, a group of MSc (LSHTM, London), PhD (LSHTM, researchers from the George Alleyne Wayne Brathwaite London), FRCP, FACP Chronic Disease Research Centre and the Cave Hill Faculty of Medical Nigel Unwin, BA (Oxford), BM BCh OFFICE ATTENDANT Sciences provided evidence-based (Oxford), MSc (Manchester), DM (Oxford), support to the Barbados government, FRCP (Edinburgh), FFPH (UK) Sandra Holder and the wider CARICOM region. This Mark Woodward, BSc (Birmingham) included advice on possible national MSc (Reading), PhD (Reading) PROJECT STAFF interventions and on emergency, Project: Barbados National Registry public health process planning backed up by statistical modelling and daily PROFESSORS for Chronic NCDs Jacqueline Campbell outbreak surveillance. The Group Ian Hambleton, BA (Brunel), worked closely with the Caribbean MSc (Reading), PhD (Southampton). David Corbin, MA, MB BChir (Cantab), Disaster Emergency Management Professor of Biostatistics and Informatics FRCP (London) Agency (CDEMA) to provide technical Rudolph Delice, MBBS (UWI), support and surveillance updates to SENIOR LECTURERS DM (Int. Med), FACP CARICOM member states. Madhuvanti Murphy, BSc (UMiami), Martinette Forde, RN (BCC) A range of daily surveillance outputs produced by the group may be found MPH (UMiami), DrPH (Columbia) Shelly-Ann Forde, BSc (UWI) online: https://tinyurl.com/uwi-covid19- Kim Quimby, MBBS (UWI), Kirt Gill, BSc (UWI) surveillance. A number of scientific MSc (KCL), PhD (UWI) Karen Greene publications are currently available and these represent some of the first Ashley Henry, AS (BCC), BSc (UWI) LECTURERS publications on COVID-19 in the Tamisha Hunte, BSc (UWI) Caribbean region. Christina Howitt, BSc (Bristol), MSc (London), PhD (UWI) Patsy Prussia, MBBS (UWI), DM (Path) (UWI), FIAC Natasha Sobers, MBBS (UWI), MPH (UoSF), FRSPH, PhD (UWI) Nicolette Roachford, BSc (UWI) Abigail Robinson, BSc (UWI) POST-DOCTORAL Coreen Smith André Greenidge, BSc (UWI), PhD (UWI) Project: Data Group RESEARCH MANAGER Catherine Brown, BSc (Waterloo), MPH (UWI) Tanya Martelly, BSc (British Columbia), MPH (UWI), MBA (SGU) Project: Improving Household Nutrition Security and Public Health ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT in the CARICOM (FaN) Kristy Ward, BSc (UWI) Ashley Foster-Estwick, BSc (UWI), MA (Kent) Waneisha Jones, MBBS (UWI), MPH (UWI) 114 The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre

Cave Hill COVID-19 RESEARCH IN PROGRESS stroke, heart attack and cancer. The Public Health Group major aims are to: Reduce morbidity and mortality due GA-CDRC FMS Public Health The Centre’s research in progress has • to NCDs Dr Madhuvanti Dr Heather been organised thematically into three Murphy Harewood categories: Life Course exposures in • Guide future social policy, health policy and investment Dr Natasha Sobers Dr Natalie Greaves Health and Development; Interventions, Implementation and Policy; Biomarkers and Inform clinical health policies and Dr Kim Quimby – • Nutrition in Health and Disease. practice Dr Christina Howitt – • Monitor and measure progress in Prof Ian Hambleton – health status improvement and policy THEME: LIFE COURSE achievement Since that time, the Group has EXPOSURES IN HEALTH Support national, regional and contributed to the COVID-19 • AND DEVELOPMENT international epidemiological and response in the Caribbean and clinical research. elsewhere, with the following The overall objective of this theme is to highlights: conduct research to inform intervention for The three registries started in 2008, 2009 and 2010 respectively, drawing A number of regional presentations improving health and development through (1) investigating the impact of prenatal, early on the economies of scale in shared to: CDEMA, COHSOD, CARICOM administration and processes. The Heads of Government by Drs childhood, and other exposures along the life course on development, health, nutritional registry provides an annual assessment Quimby, Murphy, Hambleton in of the number of heart attack, stroke particular. status, and disease, (2) estimating the burden of disease and associated risk factors in the and cancer events, the number of UWI-TV Session on “Evidence-Driven Caribbean, and other relevant populations, hospital assessments and length of Decision Making in the Caribbean and the impact on population health, overall hospital stays through annual reports. COVID-19 Response” by the Group. wellbeing, and development. Cases are ascertained through the active pursuit of medical and death records, Drs Murphy, Harewood, Sobers and discharge summaries, and pathology Greaves appointed as members of reports at primary and tertiary health the “Barbados Ministry of Health I. Population Health sources. Cardiovascular disease patients and Wellness COVID-19 Health are followed 28 days and one-year post- Advocates Team”. The Barbados National Registry event to determine the outcome and Dr Murphy appointed as The UWI for Chronic Non-Communicable vital status. representative on the “Regional Disease (BNR) Core Health Group” led by CDEMA, GA-CDRC Investigators: Natasha including CARPHA and PAHO, and Paediatric ECHORN Cohort Study: Sobers (Principal Investigator), Ian also serves as an Advisor on Public intergenerational factors that Hambleton, Kim Quimby, Christina Health (currently COVID-19-related) contribute to cardiovascular risk in Howitt and Simon Anderson to the Caribbean Commission on the the Eastern Caribbean Other UWI Investigator: Patsy Prussia Economy. GA-CDRC Investigators: Ian R Dr Sobers was appointed as a External Investigators: Kenneth Hambleton and Christina Howitt George, Ministry of Health; David member of the Barbados Association Other UWI Investigators: Peter Corbin, Rudolph Delice, Queen of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) Adams (Barbados PI), Faculty of Medical Elizabeth Hospital COVID-19 Task Force (Co- Sciences, Cave Hill Campus; Rohan chairs, coordinates and presents Funding Obtained: 2017–2022 BBD Maharaj, St Augustine Campus. epidemiological data at meetings), and 3,106,220 from the Ministry of Health External Investigators: Nunez Smith, appointed to serve on the Ministry and Wellness of Barbados of Health Contact Tracing Ethics Yale University (Principal Investigator); Committee. Start Date: April 2007 Cruz Nazario, University of Puerto Rico; Funded through to: March 2022 Maxine Nunez, University of the Virgin Drs Sobers and Howitt assist the Islands. Ministry of Health and Wellness Summary: The Barbados National with contact tracing, epidemiological Registry for Chronic Non- Funding Obtained: USD 190,275 analysis and surveillance. Communicable Disease (BNR) was allocated to the GA-CDRC from Yale initiated to provide information and an University evidence base for government’s NCD Start Date: January 2018 strategy, in light of knowledge that over End Date: June 2024 80 percent of deaths were related to Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 115

Summary: The epidemic of Caribbean immigration to the US. US External Collaborators: Joy St. John, cardiovascular risk factors among and Caribbean Blacks also share disease CARPHA; Andria Grosvenor, CDEMA ethnic minority children will inevitably burden; cancer and cardiovascular Funding Obtained: BBD 18,000 from worsen adult cardiovascular disease disease (CVD) account for their greatest CDEMA/DFID disparities. This proposal establishes a health disparities – causing more deaths longitudinal intergenerational cohort in Black individuals in the US and the Start Date: April 2020 study in the Eastern Caribbean focused Caribbean than any other ethnic group. End Date: December 2020 on furthering our understanding of Yet, there is a paucity of cancer and Summary: On January 30, 2020, the intergenerational factors contributing CVD comparative research between the World Health Organisation (WHO) to cardiovascular risk, as well as the US-born Black American and African- announced that the Coronavirus Disease role of sleep duration and quality. Being Caribbean sub-groups. While the NIH (COVID-19) outbreak was a Public Health cognisant of the importance of parental has invested in studying US minority/ Emergency of International Concern. perception of risk in determining immigrant populations, comparisons Within one month, on February 28, 2020, engagement in interventions targeting with Caribbean cohorts are needed WHO updated the global risk assessment cardiovascular risk, we propose to untangle the effect of biological, levels for the COVID-19 from High to a mixed-methods study that will environmental, behavioural, and cultural Very High and in just under a fortnight, on explore parental perceptions of health care system determinants of March 11, 2020 COVID-19 was declared childhood obesity. Additionally, we CVD and cancer risk and outcomes. a pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak will develop and operationalise a In partnership with the University of is occurring in a potential multi-hazard comprehensive portfolio of regionally- the West Indies (UWI), the African environment. The Caribbean started the relevant structural/social determinants Caribbean Cancer Consortium (AC3) is response to the novel coronavirus threat of cardiovascular health utilising already making headway into expanding in January 2020 which is being monitored participatory approaches. The ultimate an existing population-based cohort for by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency goal of this project is to identify cancer and CVD research in Jamaica. Management Agency. In keeping with individual and neighbourhood level The Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey the Regional Response Mechanism, The interventions that can curtail the (JHLS-III), conducted in 2016-17, is a UWI team has been supporting country epidemic of cardiovascular disease in national representative sample of over response, COVID-19 assessment and the region. 3,000 persons. The JHLS-III collected analysis through the development of bio-specimens and epidemiological data surveillance products. As the Caribbean on CVD, cancer, other chronic diseases Public Health Agency has advised that Extending a Caribbean based and their risk factors, and medical the aim for all countries now is to cohort to promote US-Caribbean history. This proposal will be a natural stop transmission, prevent the spread comparisons to facilitate research extension of this project by expanding of the virus and save lives, the work addressing black health disparities. the JHLS-III and building the data mining, being undertaken by The UWI is being storage and analytics infrastructure GA-CDRC Investigator: Ian R prioritised as the first area of support. needed to harness and share data Hambleton The aim of this work is for The UWI to from epidemiological measures and Other UWI Investigators: Marshall make a number of arrangements so that biospecimens to promote comparative Tulloch-Reid (Jamaica PI) & Novie countries can directly access their data in a research in cancer and cardiometabolic Younger, CAIHR secure manner and receive guidance. These disease. This proposed infrastructure include hosting/disseminating, country External Investigators: Camille building project will harness and prepare support and the creation of regional level Ragin (Principal Investigator), Research multi-level data for future US-Caribbean products such as trajectory models for Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center comparative studies. CARICOM and a heat map for the 14 Funding Obtained: USD 9,152 to the CDEMA Participating States and 7 UK GA-CDRC from the National Institutes Emergency Response Support for Overseas Territories. of Health (Grant ID: 1R01MD013347-01) COVID-19 Outbreak in CDEMA Start Date: January 2018 Participating States End Date: June 2022 GA-CDRC Collaborators: Ian Summary: Fifty percent of Non- Hambleton, Madhuvanti Murphy, Hispanic Black immigrants in the Natasha Sobers, Christina Howitt, Kim United States (US) originate from the Quimby Caribbean. Thus, the health of US Other UWI Collaborators: Heather and Caribbean populations are closely Harewood, Natalie Greaves, Faculty of intertwined due to both regional Medical Sciences, Cave Hill Campus; proximity and the high volume of Clive Landis, Cave Hill Campus 116 The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre

II. Public Health Nutrition Intervention Co-creation to Understanding gender and Improve Community-based place-based differences in

food Production and Household Caribbean health: connecting Improving Household Nutrition Nutrition in Small Island data and researchers for greater Security and Public Health in the Developing States (ICoFaN) understanding of complex health CARICOM (FaN) inequalities GA-CDRC Investigator: GA-CDRC Investigators: Madhuvanti Murphy GA-CDRC Collaborators: Madhuvanti Murphy, Ian R Hambleton Madhuvanti Murphy External Investigators: Nigel Unwin and Christina Howitt (PI), Cornelia Guell, Karyn Morrissey, Other UWI Collaborators: Other UWI Investigators: T Alafia University of Exeter; Gordon Hickey, Ishtar Govia, CAIHR Samuels (Principal Investigator), CAIHR; McGill University; Morgan Wairiu, External Collaborators: Karyn Leith Dunn, IGDS, Mona Campus; Viliamu Lese, University of the South Morrisey (Principal Investigator), Althea LaFoucade, HEU, St Augustine Pacific, Nita Gandhi-Forouhi, University Cornelia Guell, Federico Caprotti, Campus of Cambridge, Predner Duvivier, Exeter; Henrice Altink, York External Investigators: Fitzroy Henry, University of Haiti. Funding Obtained: GBP 41,794 from University of Technology, Jamaica; Funding Obtained: GBP 990,806 for Global Research Challenge Fund (UK) Nigel Unwin, University of Cambridge, the entire grant with GBP 206,672 UK; Gordon Hickey, McGill University, coming to The UWI by BBSRC through Start Date: January 2020 Canada. University of Exeter End Date: December 2020 Funding Obtained: CAD 4,000,000 Start Date: February 2020 Summary: Round Table: Coordinating over 4 years is the entire value of the End Date: February 2023 nutrition-related research in the grant from the Canadian International Caribbean for a harmonised response to Development Research Centre. Summary: Over the past 3 decades, post-COVID19 food systems. malnutrition in Small Island Developing Start Date: January 2018 States (SIDS) has been exacerbated by A Round Table discussion with End Date: January 2022 an increasing reliance on food imports, researchers currently researching the Caribbean region was held on Summary: The FaN project will the majority of which are of low Wednesday, July 8, 2020, to share leverage findings from the prior Farm nutritional quality. SIDS Governments thinking on immediate research needs to Fork project, creating pathways for have committed to increasing the to capture impacts on food access and agriculture and schools to improve local production and consumption of availability, and to develop a road map of school feeding and the diets of nutritious food as a way of increasing current work and coordinated response children, as well as being a follow up food security and sovereignty to research post-COVID19. Round table to the Port of Spain evaluation project, and addressing the high burden of objectives:- To develop consensus on implementing policies and programmes malnutrition-related morbidity and the priorities for future nutrition-related to confront the rising tide on NCDs mortality. This project builds on the research in the region (acknowledging in the Caribbean. Furthermore, this Community Food and Health (CFaH) the COVID19 situation and impacts project will engage with stakeholders project (MRC grant no. MR/P025250/1), on food systems); To develop a draft to understand how local food systems and the goal is to co-create and strategy or ‘road map’ linking key currently determine dietary patterns evaluate community and household level contacts to answer the research in our populations; and develop, interventions aimed at improving local priorities identified. Follow up (public) implement and assess an integrated, food production and nutrition. This will webinars based on the outcomes from adaptable and gender-sensitive package be informed by evidence reviews and this Round Table will be held between of interventions addressing identified participatory model building to map September - December 2020. leverage points within the local food local food systems and take a gender- systems, in order to increase healthy sensitive approach. The GA-CDRC will Webinar topics will include: be responsible for the work being done eating and sustainable rural livelihoods. (1) How to standardise nutrition in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Some of these interventions include evaluation tools: discussion on open revision of the CXC curriculum to access, a possibly shared facility, include upstream determinants of NCDs shared software, and building and an enhanced capacity to monitor research capacity salt, sugar and fat in packaged foods. The lessons learned from these countries will be used to propose a wider CARICOM intervention, which can be adapted, adopted and implemented. Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 117

(2) How to make an inventory and THEME: INTERVENTIONS, Persons eligible to participate in the map existing, but fragmented data IMPLEMENTATION AND study will be provided with a very sources across the region: sharing low-calorie liquid diet over an 8 - 12 of existing review protocols, POLICY week period, supplemented by high coordinating ongoing work and how This research theme is perfectly fibre, low carbohydrate vegetables. This to best link these; best software for aligned with the Vision of CAIHR “to will be followed by a 3-month period visualising work, plans on how to enhance health and well-being during which individuals will be given expand to slowly build a picture for through innovative research and ongoing dietetic advice as they return the region. effective health interventions”. It to a balanced solid diet. Qualitative work will be undertaken to help identify (3) How to develop a cross-sector incorporates research essential to the from the points of view of the study communication platform for understanding, development, evaluation participants’ barriers and facilitators research: this platform could host and analysis of effective interventions to the successful completion of the harmonised open-access tools, data including pharmacological approaches intervention. inventory, geographical mapping to address local and global health issues etc.; including inequalities, child development, interpersonal violence, cardio-metabolic (4) How to share COVID-19 disease and cancer, chronic diseases and Chronic Disease Self-Management related research challenges and mental health, sickle cell disease, and NCD Program for Hypertension Control opportunities: “scenario analysis” policy. in Churches (CHIC) for discussing and understanding GA-CDRC Investigators: Natasha the different challenges and Sobers (Principal Investigator), Ian opportunities potentially affecting 1. Interventions to improve Hambleton, Simon Anderson different projects, and engagement prevention, management and of policy actors in a discussion Other UWI Investigators: Trevor control of cardiometabolic around food systems change under Fergusson, CAIHR different plausible COVID-19 disease and cancers Funding Obtained: USD 15,811 futures and the associated from Bernard Lown Scholars in intervention opportunities and Cardiovascular Health Program Implementation of a very low- challenges. (Harvard) and BBD 10,980 from the calorie diet to reverse type 2 GA-CDRC Appeals Fund diabetes in a community setting utilizing churches as hubs (BDRS2) Start Date: June 2020 GA-CDRC Investigators: Kim End Date: May 2021 Quimby (Principal Investigator) Ian R. Summary: Background: In Barbados, Hambleton and Natasha Sobers levels of hypertension (40.7%) are high Other UWI Investigators: Natalie and are the greatest metabolic risk Greaves, Madhuvanti Murphy and factor of deaths due to cardiovascular Colette George, Faculty of Medical and Non-Communicable diseases Sciences, Cave Hill Campus (NCDs). The government of Barbados has committed to improving the health Funding Obtained: BBD 143,982 from system and training providers through Massy Foundation (Barbados) Inc the implementation of clinic-based Start Date: June 2018 initiatives. However, no structured End Date: July 2021 emphasis has been placed on patient education and empowerment. The Summary: The aim of this project, application of Chronic Disease Self- which builds on the work of BDRS1, Management Programs (CDSMPs) is to investigate if sustained weight in the community can facilitate the loss due to caloric restriction can be optimization of care of patients with achieved in a community setting, using NCDs by operationalising two core churches as hubs; and if this weight elements of the Chronic Care Model loss can lead to the re-establishment (CCM): self-management support of normal metabolism (using the and identification of community normalisation of blood sugar levels resources and policies to support while off glucose-lowering medication healthy lifestyles. Our overall goal is to as a proxy) in a person with pre- evaluate the effectiveness and cultural diabetes or T2DM. appropriateness of a hypertension 118 The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre

self-management programme in a small Strengthening capacity to tackle Canada. Scholars will be challenged to island developing state with a high Non-Communicable disease critically analyse and lead analysis of burden of NCDs. (NCD) in the Caribbean the root causes of problems, thereby facilitating the community to design Methods: We propose to conduct GA-CDRC Collaborators: and undertake appropriate community- a cluster-randomised trial providing Simon Anderson (Barbados PI), based interventions. Scholars will culturally appropriate lifestyle Madhuvanti Murphy need to evaluate the social, political, workshops, self-monitoring training Other UWI Collaboratoring Sites: and environmental dimensions of and tools to enhance medication Epidemiology Research Unit, CAIHR and the problems. They will develop an adherence. We will focus on the Caribbean Centre for Health Systems understanding of the need to inspire assessment of effectiveness while Research and Development through building trust, breaking down incorporating measurement of barriers and leading change through implementation process outcomes, External Collaborators: Christine community development. Scientific which therefore makes this a type Nisbet, Hassan Vatanparast, University leadership will be encouraged by 2 effectiveness-implementation of Saskatchewan; Yuri Arnold, InfoMED providing in-depth research writing hybrid design. There are three main Red de Salud de Cuba training and planning a symposium at components to this study. We will Funding Obtained: CAD 298,000 which all scholars will be expected to adapt the Stanford CDSMP to ensure from the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II present (either in person or virtually). cultural appropriateness to Barbados. Diamon Jubilee Scholarship Program Scholars will be mentored and coached Secondly, we will determine the clinical (QES) by faculty and peers (especially alumni) effectiveness of CDSMP combined Start Date: 2020 to develop presentation skills prior to with medication enhancement tools. the symposium. Faculty will work with Our main measure of effectiveness End Date: 2024 scholars to develop research teams will be systolic blood pressure control. Summary: The objectives of this with the aim of publishing results. Thirdly, we will seek to understand project are to build capacity in the barriers and facilitators to senior University of Saskatchewan implementation and sustainability of (USask) healthcare and education 2. Guiding and evaluating CDSMP plus self-monitoring tools in students through engagement in faith-based organisations. health promotion internships in the policy interventions for Impact and novelty: No previous Caribbean to prevent and control Non-Communicable studies have evaluated the effectiveness NCDs, including type 2 diabetes, as diseases (NCDs) of CDSMPs on hypertension in well as enhance knowledge and skills of Barbados and no published articles Caribbean graduate students in novel exist from the Caribbean. We preventative approaches in tackling Establishing a Global Diet and anticipate based on studies in other NCDs, including type 2 diabetes. This Activity Research Network countries that we will achieve an regional collaboration will promote (GDAR) via an NIHR Global increase in the proportion of patients QES opportunity to students in all Health Research Group on Diet with controlled hypertension leading partner universities (Barbados, Jamaica and Activity to reduced sickness and deaths and Cuba). Canadian scholars will come GA-CDRC Investigator: from heart attacks and strokes. from programmes at USask, including Ian R. Hambleton. Findings on the factors impacting Nursing, Pharmacy and, Nutrition, implementation will be transferable to School of Public Health, Education, Other UWI Investigators: small island developing states and other Sociology and Anthropology, while Marshall Tulloch-Reid, T. Alafia predominantly black populations. international scholars will come Samuels, CAIHR. from programmes related to NCDs External Investigators: Nick in medicine, nursing, education, Wareham and Nigel Unwin, Cambridge pharmacy, life sciences, and laboratory University (Principal Investigators) technology. Funding Obtained: GBP 2,049,327 The project will provide exceptional for the entire grant with approximately cultural competency learning GBP 185,357 coming to The UWI from opportunities and field experiences for the UK National Institute for Health students. Community partnerships will Research through the University of include international trans-disciplinary Cambridge scholars in community-based research teams that work in vulnerable Start Date: April 2018 communities in the Caribbean and End Date: May 2021 Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 119

Summary: Global Diet and Activity THEME: BIOMARKERS AND and endogenous processes leave on the Research Group and Network (GDAR) NUTRITION IN HEALTH tumour tissue and surrounding areas. This is funded through the NIHR Global approach has identified over 50 different Health Research initiative. Our goal is AND DISEASE mutational signatures in other cancer to help prevent Non-Communicable The overall objective of this research theme types to date, corresponding to several diseases (NCDs), such as type 2 is to research to inform the development and oncogenic processes. The aims are to diabetes, heart disease, and cancers, the use of biomarkers (static and or kinetic) conduct an integrative genomic analysis in low and middle-income countries to assess exposure and risk, nutrition intake of mutational signatures in tumours and (LMICs). and status, and the adaptive and metabolic surrounding non-tumour (“normal”) lung tissue from 2,000 never smokers. These diseases are a major and growing responses to external influences and the Barbados, with its low rates of lung cause of death and disability, and two intrinsic susceptibility of individuals and cancer, will serve as one of the sub-sites of the most important causes of this populations in health and disease. for data collection to investigate the trend are unhealthy diets and a lack aetiology and progression of lung cancer in of physical activity, both of which 1. Genetic modifiers of never smokers through a comprehensive are associated with rapid economic genomic landscape analysis with pathology, development. The GDAR group and gene expression clinical, radiological, and epidemiologic network will generate evidence on assessment. the factors that lead to poor diet and Tracing lung cancer mutational physical inactivity, design and evaluate processes in never smokers interventions to change these factors (Sherlock Lung Study) (also known as determinants), and use mathematical modelling to investigate GA-CDRC Investigators: the long-term health and economic Simon Anderson (Barbados PI), Natasha effects of such interventions. Sobers, André Greenidge, Eden Augustus Although NCDs are often thought of Other UWI Investigators: as diseases of affluence, they are more Desiree Skeete, Alan Smith, FMS, Cave Hill common in LMICs than in high-income External Investigators: Maria Teresa countries. In LMICs most people with Landi (Principal Investigator), NIH, NCDs are of working age. Death or Camille Ragin, FCCC disability caused by an NCD can leave a family destitute, particularly those Funding Obtained: USD 25,000 from in the poorer sections of society who the National Institutes of Health/National are increasingly exposed to the risks Cancer Institute causing NCDs and who often find it Start Date: 2020 difficult to afford and access healthcare. End Date: 2021 NCDs are, therefore, limiting the ability of LMICs to develop socially and Summary: Lung cancer in never smokers economically. includes approximately 10-25% of all lung cancers worldwide, ranks among the most In response to this, the United Nations common causes of cancer mortality, and developed Sustainable Development has a distinct natural history, restricted Goals that commit countries to reduce histological subtype (almost exclusively mortality from NCDs in adults aged 30 adenocarcinoma), a likely different profile to 70 years by one third by 2030. The of oncogenic mutations, and response work of GDAR work will contribute to targeted therapy compared to lung towards meeting this important target. cancer in smokers. Although few risk Our work involves finding solutions factors are known to contribute to the that are affordable and created in aetiology of lung cancer in never smokers, partnership with local communities. a large fraction of cancer cases cannot be GDAR builds on the expertise and explained by established environmental and knowledge of research in Cameroon, genetic risk factors, highlighting the need the Caribbean, Kenya, South Africa and for research in this area. One promising the UK. approach to identify the etiological factors involved in lung tumorigenesis in never smokers is based on the study of the “mutational signatures” that the exogenous 120 The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre

RECOGNISING AND capacity as an NCD Child Young Leader REWARDING STAFF and Workshop Rapporteur. Ms Whiteman was also awarded a prestigious Vital Strategies Healthy Food Tanya Martelly Policy Fellowship funded by Bloomberg Tanya Martelly graduated from St. Philanthropies. This Fellowship supports George’s University, St Georges outstanding PhD candidates from select Grenada with a Masters in Business countries around the world who are Administration in Multi-Sector Health passionate and committed to pursuing a Management. Due to her academic field that will allow them to contribute performance resulting in a graduating to healthier food environments through public policy. Tanya Martelly – grade point average of 4.0, she was 2019 St George University Valedictorian designated a Chancellor’s List honoree for Fall 2019 and was selected to be Mr Kern Rocke, contributing to a the Class Valedictorian at the 2020 global GIS training initiative! Commencement Ceremony for the Kern is pursuing a PhD in Epidemiology School of Graduate Studies. attached to the Data Sharing Workgroup at the GA-CDRC. He has an MSc Epidemiology and BSc (Hons) RECOGNISING AND Human Nutrition and Dietetics both REWARDING STUDENTS from UWI. He has completed other ESRI courses in Spatial Data Science and Cartography. Ms Eden Augustus Kern Rocke, will be one of the ArcGIS Ms Eden Augustus (PhD doctoral trainers on the WHO, Global Outbreak Eden Augustus – candidate) received an award for Alert and Response Network (GOARN) 2019 Academic Excellence Awardee Academic Excellence having 6-week ArcGIS Foundational Training obtained a Distinction in her Course for GOARN partners online. recently completed Master in This course will enable participants to Public Health at the Reception in collect and process data to visualise Honour of Scholarly Excellence on and monitor outbreak trends and risks, October 17, 2019. and thus make more precise and timely real-time operational decisions using GIS Ms Augustus presented at a webinar technology. entitled - “The Future Talks”: COVID and NCDs in the Caribbean - The Legacy, developed by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC). Ms ENHANCING STUDENT Augustus engaged in a study that SKILLS Stephanie Whiteman – examined the behaviour of the general 2020 Health Food Policy Fellow public during the height of COVID-19. Eden Augustus Ms Augustus has been invited to be a Ms Eden Augustus has been active Healthy Caribbean Youth Member by on Coursera undertaking Johns the HCC. Hopkins University online courses in: Introduction to Systematic Review & Stephanie Whiteman Meta-analysis; Data Science; Foundations Ms Stephanie Whiteman (PhD doctoral Using R Specialisation. candidate), attached to the Data Sharing Workgroup at the GA-CDRC, became a Yale-TCC Fellow in January 2020. Ms Whiteman was accepted in the NCD Child Young Leaders Programme. During February 9-11, 2020 she participated at Kern Rocke – ArcGIS Trainer 2020 the Global NCD Alliance Forum 2020 in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates in her Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 121

ENHANCING EMPLOYEE • UWI Quad Model Training in analysis • ACHEA Conference entitled The SKILLS financial statements for financial and Gender Divide: Poor Women & non-financial managers, May 29, 2020 Children Under COVID, June 22, 2020 Stata Training, Creating Maps and Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business Simon Anderson • • animated Maps with Stata, June 3, 2020 Webinar entitled Introduction to Professor Simon Anderson is undertaking IRB Human Subjects Ethics Training and Cyber Security, June 24, 2020. a postgraduate course in Health • Certificate June 2020 Stat Training Economics, Outcomes and Management Stata Multi-level/Longitudinal Model in Cardiovascular Medicine. • GACDRC/CAIHR REDCap training Training, June 23, 2020. Lead: Ms Jacqueline Campbell Webinars Kim Quimby These workshops were established • ACHEA Webinar entitled Excellent to assist GA-CDRC team members Dr Kim Quimby is undertaking a Customer Service: Now or Never, with technical support for REDCap. postgraduate course in Medical April 21, 2020 Delivery was by targeted bi-monthly, Leadership. • ACHEA Webinar Training entitled 1-hour sessions between March 18, Behaviour Change Amidst COVID-19: 2020, and June 24, 2020. The selected Kristy Ward Implications for Education, April 28 to topics covered in these sessions included 30, 2020 sessions on REDCap data entry, REDCap Training and Workshops database modelling and REDCap project Fox Chase Cancer Centre, NIH Grant • Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business • management. Application Workshop, August 4–11, Webinar entitled Planning Now and for 2019 The Future - Economic and Financial Outlook, April 24, 2020 • EU Grants Writing Training, April 22, WELCOMING VISITORS 2020 • Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business Webinar entitled COVID 19 – AND BUILDING ReDCap Training Session on securing • Discussing The Virus, Threats and INTERNATIONAL web application for building and Impact Confirmation, May 1, 2020 RELATIONS managing online surveys and databases. It is specifically geared to support • Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business online or offline data capture for Webinar entitled Digital Economy – • The Commonwealth Secretariat research studies and operations, May Strategies for Pivoting Businesses, visited the GA-CDRC on September to June 2020 May 8, 2020 9, 2019, to conduct an Evaluation of the Commonwealth Secretariate UWI Language, Linguistics & Literature • Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business • Support to Barbados and express Essay Writing and Grant Writing Webinar entitled Creating a their gratitude for work done on the Workshop, May 11 - 12, 2020 Psychologically Safe Workplace, May 15, 2020 2018 Commonwealth Health Ministers • National Science Foundation Grant meeting background paper on Non- Workshop on Proposal and Award • Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business Webinar entitled Coping with communicable Disease (NCDs) in the Policies and Procedures Guide, May 14 Commonwealth. - 22, 2020 Challenges - Strategies for HR Managers, May 22, 2020 • Prof William Cushley, University of • UWI, ProSuite Training, May 18, 2020 Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business Glasgow Stata Training, Ready Set Go Stata, May • • Webinar entitled Digital Economics – 19, 2020 • Prof Mark Woodward, The George Payment System Webinar, May 29, 2020 Institute of Global Health, University UWI QDA Miner Training to allows • Department of Management Studies of Oxford the researcher to perform advanced • Webinar entitled Auditing Analytics computer assisted qualitative coding Mr Peter Cohen visited the GA-CDRC Webinar, June 3, 2020 • on documents and images, May 20-30, and in particular the Edmund Cohen 2020 • Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business Vascular Laboratory as its benefactor Webinar entitled Perspectives on Stata Training, Bayesian analysis using Prof Marshall Tulloch-Reid, Director, • Economic Growth, June 5, 2020 • Stata, May 21, 2020 ERU, CAIHR Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business UWI SimStat & WordStat Training to • • Webinar entitled Perspectives Labour • Prof John Beattie, University of facilitate advanced statistical analysis on Relations in the Caribbean, June 12, Aberdeen numerical data, May 25, 2020 2020 Prof Irin Korichneva, Université de UWI WordStat Training to facilitate • • Picardie Jules Verne. robust content analysis and text mining features, May 27, 2020 122 The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre

SERVING AND ENGAGING • As part of these surveillance efforts, • COVID-19 Media Coverage Professor Hambleton produced daily --April 07, 2020, Quarantine Caution: COVID-19 surveillance reports for the https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/04/07/ DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY 20 CARICOM member states, along quarantine-caution/ SERVICE with regional summaries and free for use --April 23, 2020, Wider Focus Needed: slide sets. He produced 23 reports per https://www.barbadosadvocate.com/ Professor Simon Anderson day – over 650 reports per month news/wider-focus-needed Appointed Co-Director of the Glasgow between April and July 2020 – with • Webinar Discussion Forum on UWI Tv: Caribbean Centre for Development circulation (via UWI, and regional • Combatting COVID-19 through Data, Research agencies) across the Caribbean. Example April 02, 2020 Co-Chair, Faculty of Science and of references for surveillance outputs • Attend weekly Regional Core Technology (FST) Fund-raising (May 31, 2020, and July 31, 2020). • Coordination Group –Health, meetings Committee, Cave Hill Campus. • COVID-19 Daily Surveillance for the (CDEMA/CARPHA/PAHO/UWI) on Caribbean / CARICOM. fig share. behalf of The UWI, March 31, 2020, to Professor Ian Hambleton Figure. https://doi.org/10.6084/ present Provision of statistical expertise. m9.figshare.12746147.v2 • Attended and presented at the 9th University of the West Indies / Ministry • • COVID-19 Daily Surveillance for the & 10th Emergency Meeting of the of Health Institutional Review Board Caribbean / CARICOM. fig share. Conference of Heads of Government of (Ethics Board) for the review of research Figure. https://doi.org/10.6084/ the CARICOM April 15 & May 5, 2020, involving human subjects. m9.figshare.12746174.v1 on behalf of The UWI Modelling of potential COVID-19 • • REDCap. A major upgrade of study Attended and presented at the epidemic scenarios for Barbados. management and data collection • CARICOM 5th Special Emergency Presentation of modelling scenarios to software (from version 7.3.4 to version Meeting of the Council for Human Barbados government COVID-19 task 9.3.0). and Social Development (COHSOD) - force. • Data Group Operations Manual 2020 Health, on April 23, 2020, of behalf of • Analysis of seasonal viral / flu update. The UWI notifications since 2015. Analysis for Research Data Management (RDM) Attended the CARICOM Human the Ministry of Health and Wellness • • route-map created for Cave Hill Resource Development Cluster meeting COVID-19 preparations/planning. Campus. Prepared for Office of the on May 22, 2020, on behalf of the PVC • COVID-19 regional CARICOM Deputy Principal BUS. surveillance. Presentation of REDCap made to Development of a Common CARICOM In March 2020, the Barbados Ministry • • Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Policy on Health - COVID-19 led by of Health and Wellness asked The Research and Development. CARPHA, May 22, 2020. University of the West Indies for evidence to help the planning of Dr Madhuvanti Murphy Dr Kim Quimby government response to the emerging COVID-19 outbreak. From this first • Deputy Dean, Graduate Studies and • Chair, Faculty of Medical Sciences request, Professor Hambleton led the Research (2017-present) for the Faculty / Barbados Association of Medical surveillance analytics that provided of Medical Sciences Practitioners CME Committee – As non-emergency services closed due to evidence-based support to the Barbados UWI Research Week 2018 & 2020 • COVID curfews, the CME committee government and the wider CARICOM Committees region. This included advice on worked to transfer the bi-annual CAAM-HP Accreditation Committee possible national interventions and • face-to-face conference into a bi- 2020 on emergency, public health process monthly online service which still allows planning backed by statistical modelling • UWI-COVID-19 Public Health Research physicians to secure the number of CME and daily outbreak surveillance. Group credits necessary for registration Professor Hambleton works closely • Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados • Member, Campus Examinations with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Inc World Obesity Day March 04, 2020 Committee Management Agency (CDEMA) --Media Coverage: Barbados Today: UWI-COVID-19 Public Health Research to provide technical support and • https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/03/05/ Group. surveillance updates to CARICOM country-trailing-in-obesity-fight/ member states. Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 123

PUBLIC SERVICE • Salt & Sugar Displays, Outreach, Dr Madhuvanti Murphy Ministry of Health and Wellness, January • Public Health Advisor: Caribbean 25, 2019. Community Committee of the Economy, Professor Simon Anderson • World Cancer Day half-page 2019 to present • Commissioner: MoHW NCD advertisement in Nation Newspaper, • Commissioner: Barbados National Commission, Chaired by Prof Sir Trevor February 4, 2020. Population Policy Commission January Hassell • Salt & Sugar Displays, Outreach, Dr 2019 to present • Member: Inter-Agency Technical Mangayra, February 8, 2020. • Member: Barbados Childhood Obesity Committee (to prepare document • Salt & Sugar Displays, Outreach, Prevention Coalition March 2019 to for joint COSHHD-COTED meeting, Coverley Outreach, February 14, 2020. present. Chaired by CARICOM • Providing surveillance assistance to • Member: Caribbean Moves – Steering Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr Kim Quimby Committee, Chaired by CARPHA Collecting Nursing home COVID data • Presentation: April 8, 2020, Managing • Member: Advisory Committee and entering into database, May 4, 2020, during quarantine. Pearl’s Parent Chat. to Oversee Concept, Design & to June 6, 2020. • Presentation: April 26, 2020. Preparing Development of the OECS Diabetes • Providing data entry assistance to for post-COVID. Wesleyan Church Registry the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Board. • Member: PAHO/WHO Technical Entering COVID cases into database • Presentation: May 15, 2020, CDEMA Advisory Group on Non-Communicable May 4, 2020, to June 6, 2020. Policy for returning to work. 2020. Diseases, Chaired by Sir George Alleyne • Creating Ministry of Health and Co-Chair: Fund-Raising committee, FST Wellness Hotline database and nursing Mr Kern Rocke • home collection database, April 2020. Renewal Project • Completed 6-week training course Steering Committee member of the (MOOC – Massive Open Online • Mr André Greenidge Planetary Health Caribbean Regional Course) with the Environmental Hub. • Steering Committee member of the Services Research Institute (ESRI) Planetary Health Caribbean Regional --Spatial Data Science: The New Ms Eden Augustus Hub. Frontier in Analytics – Completed on United Nations (UN) Online Volunteer- April 4, 2020 • Professor Ian Hambleton https://www.onlinevolunteering.org/en https://www.esri.com/training/ Chair, Data Sharing Working Group for TrainingRecord/Certificate/krocke_uwi20 UN Academy of Somalia (Lecturer: • • The Yale University Transdisciplinary 17/5de567f9b6018918380d306b/240 Master in Public Health, Master in Collaborative Centre for Health Nutrition) Cartography – Disparities Research (Yale-TCC) / -- Completed on June 3, 2020 • Volunteer Nutritionist (Caribbean Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes https://www.esri.com/training/ Cancer Society) Trinidad / Jamaica / Research Network (ECHORN). St. Lucia- the creation of meal plans TrainingRecord/Certificate/krocke_uwi20 Cohorts Collaboration of Latin and meal plan adjustments (3 patients • 17/5eab16f78d26154cca7541c3/240 America and the Caribbean (CC-LAC) / monthly) The Location Advantage – Imperial College, London, UK. Steering -- Completed on June 22, 2020 • Volunteer: Heart and Stroke Foundation; committee member. Barbados Diabetes Association https://www.esri.com/training/ • Statistical Editor, Cochrane • Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition TrainingRecord/Certificate/krocke_uwi20 Collaboration. Appointed statistical 17/5e6f7ae8dc88fb2b0692f6d2/240 (Nutrition advise – Dr Lewis). editor with the Cochrane Collaboration (Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Dr Natasha Sobers Ms Shelly-Ann Forde on behalf of the Group). BNR Team Member of COVID-19 Taskforce of Member of Committee for the analysis • • the Barbados Association of Medical • Salt & Sugar Displays, Outreach, & production of the annual Barbados Practitioners (BAMP) Coverley display at Sheraton Centre HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report. (HIV/ Mall, July 9, 2019 AIDS Programme, Ministry of Health, • Member Editorial committee of BAMP • Salt & Sugar Displays, Outreach, Government of Barbados). Bulletin Coverley Medical Centre Staff Lounge, • Member of Barbados Childhood Obesity September 9, 2019, to November 9, 2019 Mrs Tanya Martelly Prevention Coalition Member of Ellerslie School Board of Management • Reversing the Trend of Late Stage Member: Society for Research • – Representative of the Barbados Cancer, CME Seminar, Sagicor Cave Hill Administrators International, January Association of Medical Practitioners School of Business, October 31, 2019 2020 to present. 124 The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre

• Member, International Advisory BENEFACTORS Board, Lancet Child and Adolescent Health Journal Amount Director and Founder of New Date Name of Benefactors Reason • Donated Testament Church of God Health GACDRC and Fitness Group. October 29, 2019 Gildan 1,000.00 5k Walk and Run GACDRC Ms Stephanie Whiteman December 13, 2019 Pharmacy Sales Limited 600.00 5k Walk and Run Yale-TCC Governing Board Meeting, • GACDRC December 13, 2019 Signia Global Financial 2,000.00 October 9-11, 2019, Yale University, 5k Walk and Run New Haven, Connecticut, Yale-TCC GACDRC January 6, 2020 Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1,500.00 Fellow 5k Walk and Run • CAIHR AT 20 Research Symposium, GACDRC July 22, 2020 Chancery Reinsurance Limited 8,333.00 September 17-18, 2019, Jamaica Research • Global NCD Alliance Forum 2020, February 9-11, 2020, Sharhaj UAE, Youth Delegate and Workshop Rapporteur.

TEACHING AND • Colette George – Determinants • Shontelle Millar – Depression among LEARNING of glycaemic control among type-2 family physicians. Statistical Support. diabetics. Statistical Support. • Professor Graham Serjeant – Effect of Nkandu Yumbe (MPH Yale) – An voluntary pre-marital SCD screening STUDENT MENTORING • investigation on Intimate Partner and counselling on incidence of SCD Violence (IPV), colourism and stress births in Jamaica Simon Anderson coping behaviours in Black Bajan Prime Minister’s Task Force on Supervisor: Eden Augustus, doctoral • • women. Statistical Support. COVID-19 response – Modelling student, PhD in Public Health. • Professor Graham Serjeant – Splenic of potential COVID-19 epidemic in function in homozygous sickle cell Barbados (March 18, 2020). Ian Hambleton disease: a comparison of Jamaica and • Stephanie Whiteman (PhD • Dr Amanda King – Associations Odisha, India Epidemiology). FoodScapes – assessing between socio-economic position • Nkemcho Ojeh – Patterns of the link between neighbourhood food and SLE in St. Lucia. Statistical skin diseases in Barbados: A accessibility and dietary quality. PhD Support. retrospective pilot study from one Supervision. • Professor Graham Serjeant / private dermatology clinic. Statistical • Dr Stephanie Date (PhD Professor Minerva Thame – Review Support. Pharmacology). How Effective is of pregnancy outcomes in SCD. • Natalie Guthrie-Dixon – The Effect Metformin Therapy in Delaying the Statistical Support. of Climate Change on the Incidence Diagnosis of Endometrial Cancer • Dawn Grosvenor – Diabetic of Acute Vaso-occlusive Crisis in Barbadian Postmenopausal Retinopathy Screening by Primary in Sickle Cell Disease. Statistical Women with Type Two Diabetes? Care Physicians in Barbados. Support A Retrospective Cohort Study. Statistical Support. • Dr Dale Babb / Ministry of Health Statistical Support. • Dawn Grosvenor – Surgical outcome and Wellness – An assessment of • Kern Rocke (PhD Epidemiology). of Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy in adherence to antiretroviral therapy StreetScapes – assessing the link Afro-Caribbean Patients. Statistical and retention in care among between the built environment as Support. persons living with HIV in Barbados. walking behaviour. PhD Supervision. • Kim Quimby – Is the church a viable Statistical Support • Marsha Njeri James (MSc site for a community-based diabetes • Shawna Crichlow (Ministry of Health Epidemiology). Survival analysis of remission intervention? Statistical statistician) – HIV KABP trends patients with squamous cell carcinoma Support. analysis 2009 – 2017. Statistical of the larynx receiving surgical and Support. non-surgical management. Internal Examiner. Faculty of Medical Sciences 2019/2020 125

Christina Howitt Kim Quimby • Stephanie Whiteman (PhD • MPH Research Project supervision: Epidemiology). FoodScapes – assessing Subira Hinds: Knowledge, attitude the link between neighbourhood food -- and practice of health care accessibility and dietary quality. PhD professionals regarding the acute Co-Supervision. care of vaso-occlusive crises in • Kern Rocke (PhD Epidemiology). Sickle Cell Disease in select clinics StreetScapes – assessing the link in Barbados: A cross-sectional study between the built environment (Distinction). as walking behaviour. PhD Co- Supervision.

Natasha Sobers Madhuvanti Murphy • MPH Project Supervision – • MPH Research project supervision – Dr Michelle Codrington: Association Natalie Toney: Improving Household between knowledge and behaviour Nutrition Security and Public Health around sugary drinks and dental caries in the St. Vincent and the Grenadines MPH Research Project Co-Supervision through Local Farming. • Shane Kirton - Geographic access to • MPH Research project supervision: post-stroke rehabilitation in Barbados. Lyndon Waterman: The experiences MPH Project Supervision – Onyekachi of parents and/or physicians in the • Nkulo – A Quantitative study on the delivery of care for children with effectiveness and compliance of a special needs in Barbados gym-based intervention program in • MPH Research Project supervision: Barbados Faithe Best: Gay, Bisexual and other International students requiring Men who have Sex with Men (gbMSM) • co-supervision: Dr Angela Jennings: understanding of sexual risk in the age MSc Allergy at Imperial College of PrEP and Treatment as Prevention: London. The knowledge, attitudes A Qualitative Study in Barbados and perception of physicians in the • Latoya Bartholomew – Primary management of asthma in Barbados supervisor for PhD in Public Health. DM Research Project Support: ‘I need your help’: An investigation • into the role of social support in --Dr Asanchia Harewood-Marshall – the reversal of Type 2 Diabetes in DM Family Medicine Barbados --Dr Anja Greaves – DM Pediatrics. • Dwayne Smith – Primary supervisor for DrPH (Mona) A Qualitative Study of Heterosexual Anal Sexual Activity among Street-Based Female Sex Workers in Barbados and its role in HIV/STI transmission and/or prevention. 126 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL2019/2020 REPORTS 2019/2020 Faculty of Science & Technology

2019/2020• Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences • Department of Computer Sciences, 2019/2020Mathematics & Physics • Centre for Resource Management & Environmental Studies (CERMES) 2019/2020 2019/2020Dean - Dr Colin Depradine

DEAN HEAD, Department of Computer Dr Colin Depradine Sciences, Mathematics & Physics B.Eng. (UCL), MSc (ICL), PhD (UWI) Dr Janak Sodha BSc, MSc, PhD (Manchester)

DEPUTY DEAN Dr Adrian Als HEAD, Department of Biological BSc, MPhil (UWI), PhD (Sheffield Hallam) & Chemical Sciences Dr Avril Williams BSc, PhD (UWI) DEPUTY DEAN (Outreach & Research) Dr Leah Garner-O’Neale BSc, PhD (UWI) DIRECTOR, Centre for Resource Management & Environmental Studies CERMES Dr Patrick McConney BSc. (Bangor), M. ES. (Dalhousie), PhD (UBC) 2019/2020Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 127 Dean’s Overview The academic year 2019-2020 saw the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) continue its efforts to expand its offerings in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) innovation and entrepreneurship with a specific focus on the student experience and outreach activities.

The highlight of the year was the MEET THE TEAM FOR 2019/2020 Stenographer/Clerk second Science and Technology Dean Claire-Dawn Cadogan, BSc (UWI) Festival, in Barbados, which took place Colin Depradine, BEng, MSc, PhD on March 5 – 7, 2020, and focused Office Assistant on local STEM-based innovation and entrepreneurship. The festival Deputy Dean Anthony Howel attracted students from the nursery to Adrian Als, BSc, MPhil, PhD the tertiary levels as well as the general IT Technician public. It created an atmosphere Deputy Dean (Outreach & Research) Shamar Kellman, BSc (UWI) of discussion and the sharing of experiences, which it is hoped will lead Leah Garner-O’Neale, BSc, PhD to future collaborations, creativity and Senior Mechanical Workshop Technician problem solving of local problems via Head, Department of Computer entrepreneurial and STEM solutions. Science, Mathematics and Physics Glendon Pile Soon after the festival, the Faculty, like Janak Sodha, BSc, MSc, PhD Grantley Forde those around the Caribbean, faced the new realities caused by the COVID-19 Head, Department of Biological & Senior Environmental Science pandemic. As a result, a number of Chemical Technician planned activities had to be cancelled Sciences Damian Greaves, BSc (UWI) due to health and safety protocols. Yet, in spite of the difficulties encountered, Avril Williams, BSc, PhD (UWI) the Faculty was able to meet the Senior Electronics Workshop Technician resultant challenges head on and was Director, CERMES Brian Haynes, BSc (UWI) able to deliver its courses during the Patrick McConney, BSc, MES, PhD island wide lockdown. Andrew Phillips, BSc (UWI)

Project Officer Natasha Corbin, BSc, MSc (UWI), PMP

Administrative Assistant Kay Browne, BSc, MSc (UWI)

Administrative Assistant (Projects & Planning) Lisa-Ann Rollins, BSc, MSc (UWI)

Secretary Shana Odle, (LCCI) 128 Faculty of Science & Technology

REGISTRATION AND SciTech Figure 1: Undergraduate Graduation Statistics by Class of Degree GRADUATION STATISTICS

UNDERGRADUATE At the end of the academic year 2019- 2020, there were 1032 undergraduate students registered, an increase of 91 students when compared to the previous year. Of that number 556 (approximately 54%) belonged to the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics. The most popular discipline continues to be the computational sciences of Computer Science, Information Technology and Software Engineering with a combined total of 435 (approximately 42%). At the end of the academic year, 116 undergraduate students had SciTech Figure 2: Undergraduate Graduation Statistics by Discipline graduated, with 22 first class honours (approximately 19% of the graduating total). Figure 1 shows the graduation statistics for the undergraduate programme by class of degree, figure 2 shows the graduation statistics by discipline, figure 3 shows the total graduation and enrolment numbers and figure 4 shows the percentage enrolment by discipline.

SciTech Figure 3: Total Graduation and Enrolment Numbers Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 129

The overall gender demographics SciTech Figure 4: Percentage Enrolment by Discipline for the Faculty is predominately male with 576 males (56%) and 456 females (44%). Most of the males are in the discipline of Computer Science with an enrolment of 262 or 25% of the total Faculty enrolment. The Departments, however, do not share similar demographics, with 72% of the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences being female and 76% of the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics being male. Figure 5 shows the total enrolment per discipline by gender and figure 6 shows the same data as a percentage.

SciTech Figure 5: Total Enrolment per Discipline by Gender

SciTech Figure 6: Gender Demographics Per Discipline 130 Faculty of Science & Technology

POSTGRADUATE SciTech Table 1: Enrolment by Postgraduate Programme

At the end of the academic Degree Females Males Total year 2019-2020, there were 96 Postgraduate Diploma 1 0 1 postgraduate students registered, an increase of 2 students when Master of Science 22 15 37 compared to the previous year. Table Master of Philosophy 15 19 34 1 shows the enrolment and gender Doctor of Philosophy 20 5 25 demographics by programme. Non Degree 0 2 2

The Faculty continued its tradition of a strong research output across SciTech Figure 7: Graduation Statistics for Postgraduate Degrees all disciplines, with a number of graduate students completing their MPhil and MSc programmes of study. At this level, there were 2 MPhil graduates; 1 in Ecology and 1 in Microbiology. Within the taught masters programmes, there were 5 graduates in MSc Natural Resource & Environmental Management. Figure 7 shows the graduation totals, for postgraduate degrees, for the last seven years. Figure 8 shows the total enrolment for the MSc programmes and figure 9 shows SciTech Figure 8: Total Enrolment per MSc Programme the enrolment for the research programmes. The decline in the number of students graduating with postgraduate degrees is primarily a result of the lockdown experienced during the early stages of the pandemic. Postgraduate students were unable to access their labs or perform field trips during this time and therefore, their research suffered delays ranging from a month to a year. The length of the delay was based on the type of research. For example, several SciTech Figure 9: Total Enrolment per Research Degree students lost all their biological samples which would have taken months to collect. Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 131

ACCESS Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day (NERD Day) FACULTY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD On February 28, 2020, the third Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day or NERD day The Faculty obtained approval for was held at the 3Ws Pavilion (see figure the new Faculty Innovation and 12). NERD Day is part of the Embrace Entrepreneurship (FINO) award. This Your Inner NERD initiative which begun award recognizes an innovative, out- three years ago and is focused on the of-the-box action, project or initiative entrepreneurial learning needs of the performed by a student or students of students in the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Science and Technology. Technology (FST). The NERD acronym The award will be offered for the first stands for: time in the academic year 2020-2021, with the winner being announced • Novel – be innovative and creative at the 4th NERD Day scheduled for • Extendable – be flexible and open- February 2021. minded Entering the FINO Award competition • Resourceful – use whatever is available is a simple three-step process, Determined – never give up Recognize, Describe and Submit. • These are the qualities needed to be a Recognize: Innovation occurs • scientist and/or an entrepreneur. This SciTech Figure 10: FINO Award Poster anytime and anywhere. Sometimes use of the acronym NERD puts a positive it is unexpected but most of the perspective on what is usually a negative time it is because of hard work and term. It is emphasizing to the students perseverance. The hardest part is that there is nothing wrong with seeking getting students to recognize their careers in STEM (Science, Technology, innovations and believing that they Engineering and Mathematics). can make a difference. Below are the major highlights of the Describe: The next step is for • event. the student to describe his/her innovation. This consists of stating • Private Sector Presentation: why it is innovative and how it makes “Tech Entrepreneurship in the a difference. Too often, ideas remain Caribbean” was presented by Ms hidden because students are afraid of Lucinda Robinson, Project Coordinator criticism and the possibility of failure. of the Caribbean Tech Entrepreneurship Programme (CTEP). • Submit: Finally, the student must submit the completed form. This is • Postgraduate Posters: As with the in fact the hardest part. Pressing the previous year, the Faculty’s postgraduate submit button can prove to be more work was one of the main highlights. difficult than it seems. It is here that Several of the Faculty’s postgraduate many students change their minds. students were given the opportunity to display posters showcasing their To promote the award, marketing research work. The work was presented material was created as well as a guide from the public’s point of view where manual as shown in figures 10 and 11. SciTech Figure 11: FINO Award Guide the focus was how the specific research Manual (First Two Pages) can solve real world problems. • Back in Time (BiT) Exhibition: This exhibition was expanded from previous years and focused on the technology from the past which was used by the staff of the Faculty. Figure 13 shows part of the exhibit. 132 Faculty of Science & Technology

• Future in Time (FiT) Exhibition: This exhibition focused on technology of the future. For this year, the focus was on robots (see figure 13 for part of the exhibit). • Puzzle Desk: A number of 3D puzzles of varying levels of difficulty were available to challenge visitors. • Computer Gaming Zone: The Faculty’s Computer Science Society provided a number of gaming consoles for visitors to engage in computer gaming. This display also included a virtual reality system. • Faculty Associations Displays: The Faculty’s Computer Science Society, Chemistry Society, Environmental Club and Meteorology Society provided displays highlighting their individual activities. SciTech Figure 12: NERD Day Poster SciTech Figure 13: Back in Time and Future in Time Exhibits • Best Dressed NERD Competition: This competition consisted of FST students dressing up in their creative NERD outfits throughout the day. This was a great opportunity for the FST students to Embrace their Inner NERD, which was the main theme behind the entire NERD Day event. Pictures can be found on the Faculty Instagram page @nerdatfst or https://www. instagram.com/nerdatfst/.

Science and Technology Festival On March 05-07, 2020, the Faculty, in collaboration with the National Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Smart Technology, held the island’s second Science and Technology Festival. The Festival was extremely successful with schools from the nursery to tertiary levels, from across the island, attending. The festival had over 34 exhibitors from the private and public sectors as well as the schools. Many were repeat exhibitors. The displays were also much larger than the previous year. The most popular display was by the Barbados Defense Force (BDF) which included their high-tech equipment such as their drone technology (see figure 14). SciTech Figure 14: Science and Technology Festival BDF Drone Demonstration Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 133

Faculty Clubs Innovation and The number of Faculty clubs and societies Entrepreneurship Webpage continued to grow with the addition of In keeping with the increased focus on the Physics Club and the announcement innovation and entrepreneurship, a slot of the Science Fiction Club and the STEM was created on the Faculty homepage that Entrepreneurship Society. The latter two links to an innovation and entrepreneurship will take in new members for the first time events page that lists world wide events in the academic year 2020-2021. Figure 15 that celebrate this area. The page can be shows the poster created for the Science found at https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/fst/ Fiction Club. A Faculty Clubs and Societies students-central-hub/faculty-innovation- Day is planned for the upcoming academic and-entrepreneurship-events.aspx (see year 2020-2021. figure 16). The Science Fiction Club focuses on the exploration of all forms of science Alumni and Entrepreneurship fiction, including videos (movies, Databases short clips, animation, etc.), literature (including creative writing such as novels, In keeping with the innovation and short stories and online stories) and entrepreneurship push, the Faculty is developing two essential databases, one entrepreneurship (including careers and SciTech Figure 15: Poster for Science Fiction Club self employment). Particular focus on to manage the alumni list for the Faculty Caribbean artists will be emphasized. and the other contains information about the businesses created by graduates of the The STEM Entrepreneurship Society Faculty. focuses on all aspects of STEM-based entrepreneurship. The primary objective The databases will enable the Faculty to is to provide opportunities for training and better manage its engagement with the other types of resources that will develop alumni, especially in the areas of internships, a student’s skill set in this area. workshops, mentorship and participation in Faculty outreach activities. The overall aims of a Faculty club or society are to: (1) Develop leadership and management ALIGNMENT skills. (2) Enhance the skills developed within The Faculty continued its efforts to increase the related Faculty programs. the diversity of its student population via (3) Develop self-reliance and its Science for ALL initiative, which focuses resourcefulness. on the 21st century scientist through the (4) Develop camaraderie among the changing of the current, outdated view of student body. who can be a scientist. With this in mind, the (5) Create a sense of belonging within the Faculty has adopted the position that all new SciTech Figure 16: Innovation and Faculty. Faculty policies, frameworks and initiatives Entrepreneurship Events Webpage must be approached from a universal design methodology, ensuring that all students and The list of clubs and societies within the staff can participate as well as be inclusive Faculty are listed below and details can of as wide a cross section of our society as be found at https://www.cavehill.uwi. possible. This philosophy permeates and edu/fst/students-central-hub/student- is integrated into all initiatives within the associations-clubs.aspx. Faculty. Cave Hill Environmental Club (CEC) • In keeping with this philosophy, the home Chemistry Society (ChemSoc) • page was expanded to include a slot called Computer Science Society (CSS) • Science for ALL. This leads to a page that lists FST Physics Club • world wide events that celebrate specific Science Fiction Club • aspects of this philosophy such as the month STEM Entrepreneurship Society • of October for Dyslexia Awareness month. The Cave Hill Meteorology (MET) • The page can be found at Society https://www. cavehill.uwi.edu/fst/students-central-hub/ science-for-all-events.aspx (see figure 17). SciTech Figure 17: Science for ALL Events Page 134 Faculty of Science & Technology

AGILITY

Real-time Data Collection One of the long-term objectives of the Faculty’s operational plan is to expand its collection and use of data in its decision-making process. It is envisioned that the data will give a clearer and more accurate picture of the current landscape and therefore enable the Faculty to make well informed and timely decisions. One area under consideration has been the use of real-time data SciTech Figure 18: Data Collection Form for Participant Registration collection and use. Collecting data in this way provides specific advantages with regards to the speed of the collection and analysis of the data. For example, at Faculty events held in early 2020, tablets and Microsoft Office 365 were used to collect data at the point of entry to the events to enable specific actions during and after the events. For example, persons entering the last Science and Technology Festival SciTech Figure 19: Faculty Entrepreneurship and Innovation Webpage were registered via this method. By collecting the information in this manner, Faculty Office staff knew which RECOGNISING AND Faculty Prizes schools were currently at the event REWARDING STUDENTS Table 2 contains the winners of the various and how many students from each Faculty Awards school were present. In the case of an External Awards emergency, this type of information is Ms Sherrel Charles was awarded the SciTech Table 2: Faculty Awards invaluable. See Figure 18. 2019/2020 UWI Open Scholarship. Ms This approach also enabled the Faculty Charles was a second year student in Prize Name of Student the Faculty of Science and Technology to perform post-event analysis such Dean’s Prize Connell Jno Baptiste as whether the mechanism chosen who was reading for a BSc Ecology with Proximé Accessit to to alert participants about the Environmental Sciences at the time of the Dalsha Lafeuillee Dean’s Prize event worked. The data was analyzed award. Shanee Hadiya within 24 hours due to the removal Faculty Prize Prosper of the need to transfer the data from SERVING AND ENGAGING The Graham Gooding paper form to digital form. Sherena Christmas • Dr Colin Depradine ​was invited by the Biology Prize Ministry of Creative Economy, Culture The Louis Chinnery Maurice Walkes Faculty Website and Sport to serve as a member of the Ecology Prize Barbados National Commission for the R. L. Seale & Co. Ltd. A new Faculty Innovation and Dalsha Lafeuillee United Nations Educational, Scientific Prize in Chemistry Entrepreneurship page was created to and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). highlight the Faculty’s initiatives in this area. The page can be found at https:// • The departmental reports for Biological www.cavehill.uwi.edu/fst/initiatives/ and Chemical Sciences; Computer entrepreneurship-and-innovation.aspx. Science, Mathematics and Physics See figure 19. as well as The Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), provide more information about staff activities undertaken for the purpose of ‘serving and engaging’. Faculty of Science & Technology2019/2020 2019/2020 135 2019/20202019/2020 Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Mission Statement: The mission of the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences is to empower and serve Barbados and the region through fostering teaching excellence/scholarship, knowledge creation and embracing innovation in the biological and chemical sciences.

Introduction to the BCS TABLE 1: Courses offered in the Department of Biological and Chemical Department’s Work Sciences in 2019/20

The Department of Biological and COURSE COURSE Chemical Sciences (BCS) is involved COURSE TITLE COURSE TITLE CODE CODE in the promotion of science through problem-based learning, incorporating BIOCHEMISTRY – CHEMISTRY – Coordinator: Thea Scantlebury-Manning Coordinators: Srinivasa Popuri and educational technology and project- Avril Williams based learning to help develop science BIOC1015 Introduction to Biochemistry process skills. We take an integrated CHEM0615 Preliminary Chemistry I BIOC2365 Primary Metabolism and interdisciplinary approach to CHEM0625 Preliminary Chemistry II learning and skill development and BIOC2366 Protein Biochemistry Introduction to Organic seek to impart skills such as critical CHEM1110 BIOC2370 Cell Signals Chemistry thinking, problem-solving, higher Introduction to Physical order thinking, design and inference, BIOC2371 Molecular Techniques CHEM1120 Chemistry along with soft skill competencies BIOC3260 Principles of Biotechnology Introduction to Experimental such as perseverance, cooperation, CHEM1125 Chemistry organisation, responsibility and BIOC3261 Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Introduction to Inorganic adaptability. Our aim is to develop a CHEM1130 BIOC3265 Principles of Bioinformatics Chemistry diverse talent pool of science-literate Fundamentals of Teaching students who are prepared for jobs BIOC3370 Basis of Human Disease CHEM2513 of the future, while maintaining the Chemistry BIOLOGY – Intermediate Inorganic national innovation base supporting CHEM2700 key sectors of the economy, and for Coordinator: Charles Sean Carrington Chemistry making the scientific discoveries and BIOL0051 Biology I CHEM2705 Intermediate Organic Chemistry creating the technologies of the future. BIOL0052 Biology II CHEM2710 Intermediate Physical Chemistry We also place value in the development Laboratory Methods in and enrichment of education-employer BIOL1020 Diversity of Life I CHEM2715 partnerships leading to work-based Chemistry I BIOL1025 Diversity of Life II Laboratory Methods in learning opportunities that transfer into CHEM2720 a skilled workforce. BIOL1030 Introduction to Genetics Chemistry II CHEM2725 Chemistry of the Environment In the 2019/20 academic year, the BIOL2166 Advanced Genetics I Department offered a total of seventy- CHEM2730 Quantitative Chemical Analysis two (72) courses as detailed in Table 1. BIOL2370 Flowering Plant Physiology CHEM3167 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry BIOL2371 Ecophysiology of Animals CHEM3175 Advanced Organic Chemistry BIOL2372 Plants for Caribbean Landscapes Environmental Chemistry & CHEM3218 BIOL2373 Skills for Biologists Toxicology

BIOL3025 Molecular Plant Pathology CHEM3620 Advanced Physical Chemistry

BIOL3990 Biology Project Laboratory Methods in CHEM3625 Chemistry III 136 Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences

BCS TABLE 1: Courses offered in the Department of Biological and Chemical aided to give students in BCS a highly Sciences in 2019/20 cont’d engaging practical science experience perfect for self-study and remote COURSE COURSE COURSE TITLE COURSE TITLE learning, and allowed for the successful CODE CODE completion of Semester II 2019/20. CHEMISTRY cont’d – MICROBIOLOGY – Coordinators: Srinivasa Popuri and Coordinator: Marilaine Mota-Meira Avril Williams Programmes MICR2260 Essential Microbiology CHEM3630 Methods in Instrumental Analysis In the 2019/20 academic year, the MICR2261 Eukaryotic Microbes Department welcomed 127 new CHEM3635 Biological Inorganic Chemistry MICR2262 Methods in Microbiology undergraduate students into 13 Nanostructures and CHEM3800 different programmes based on Supramolecular Chemistry MICR3265 Microbiology of Food our flagship Biochemistry, Biology, CHEM3950 Basic Project in Chemistry MICR3266 Ecology of Microorganisms Chemistry, Ecology, Environmental Science and Microbiology programmes: CHEM3955 Research Project in Chemistry MICR3267 Essential Virology Biochemistry Special Topics in Physical • CHEM3992 MICR3268 Microbial Pathogenesis Chemistry • Biochemistry & Chemistry MICR3990 Microbiology Project ECOLOGY – • Biochemistry & Mathematics Coordinator: Henri Vallès • Biological Sciences (Double) ECOL2460 Essentials of Ecology Teaching and Learning • Biology ECOL2461 Caribbean Island Biodiversity • Biology & Chemistry Spotlight ECOL2462 Marine Biota • Biology & Mathematics In March 2020, public health ECOL3100 Statistics for Ecologists Biology & Psychology requirements instituted to combat • Biology and Ecology of Coral Chemistry ECOL3460 the COVID-19 coronavirus resulted in • Reefs the temporary closure of the Campus • Chemistry & Mathematics ECOL3461 Ecology of a Changing Planet resulting in faculty having to transition to online delivery of content in order • Ecology Behaviour: An Evolutionary ECOL3462 Approach to complete the lectures, tutorials and • Environmental Science assessments. This proved especially ECOL3463 Tropical Crop Ecology Microbiology. challenging for the courses in the • ECOL3990 Ecology Project department that relied heavily on face to face delivery with access to whiteboards The Department saw a decrease in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE – for drawing structures, interactive the number of new undergraduate Coordinator: Isabelle Gouirand workshops and the in-person transfer of registrants from 152 in 2018/19 to 127 ENSC1000 Earth and its Environment practical skills. Staff members seamlessly this year, the latter of which is a return transitioned to the online mode and Introduction to Physical to previous norms. This academic year, ENSC1001 Geology: Dynamic Earth utilised Blackboard Collaborate (BBC), we saw a 27.5%:72.5% male to female MS Teams and Zoom platforms to ratio, an increase in the number of ENSC2000 Essentials of Oceanography complete teaching. One standout was males when compared to the 2018/19 Introduction to the Earth-Life the use of online quizzes that took full ENSC2001 academic year (24.3% M: 75.7% F). System advantage of random blocks to ensure ENSC2002 Earth’s Climate fair and authentic assessments. Another area of excellence was the use of tailored ENSC2003 Sustainable Energy Systems Learning Science resources to action ENSC3000 Climate Variation and Change online laboratory teaching. The adoption of a collection of high-tech online ENSC3001 Natural Hazards and Disasters laboratory activities integrated into Research Project in myeLearning and based around common ENSC3900 Environmental Science lab practicals in bioscience and chemistry Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 137

BCS Figure 1: Gender Comparison Of Incoming BCS TABLE 2: Major and minor combinations by class of degree 2019/20 Undergraduate Students CLASS OF DEGREE MAJOR MINOR QUANTITY

Biochemistry 1

Biochemistry Chemistry 1

Biology 1

Chemistry 2

FIRST Chemistry Biochemistry 3 (12 students) Chemistry Education 1

Chemistry Mathematics 1

Environmental Ecology 1 Science Environmental Ecology 1 Science

A total of 43 students graduated with Biochemistry 7 majors from the Department during Biochemistry and the 2019/20 academic year. This was 1 the first year that students graduated Chemistry with a major in Environmental Science. Biology 2 Table 2 lists their major and minor combinations by class of degree. Chemistry 4

Chemistry Biology 1

Chemistry Mathematics 1 UPPER SECOND (23 students) Chemistry Psychology 1

Ecology 1

Environmental Ecology 1 Science Ecology and Environmental 1 Science

Microbiology 2

Microbiology Psychology 1

Biochemistry 3

LOWER SECOND Biology 1 (7 students) Chemistry 1

Microbiology 2

PASS Biology 1 (1 student) 138 Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences

Seven (7) and eighteen (18) BCS TABLE 3: Postgraduate complement for the Department 2019/20 postgraduate students were registered in the research PhD and NAME SUPERVISOR PROGRAMME MPhil. programmes, respectively. The Andrea Veira Dr Francis Lopez PhD Biology postgraduate complement for the Department in the 2019/20 academic Aprajita Kulshrestha Dr Francis Lopez MPhil Biology year in Table 3. Chareez Gibson (Springer) Dr Leah Garner-O’Neale MPhil Chemistry

Pedagogical Highlight Cherish Forde Dr Leah Garner-O’Neale MPhil Chemistry “Tissue culture of sweet potato” was Dennis Connor Blades Prof Julia Horrocks MPhil Ecology introduced as an experiment into Holly Trew Dr Henri Vallès PhD Ecology the course BIOC3260 Principles of Biotechnology replacing the teaching Jabarry Belgrave Dr Francis Lopez PhD Ecology of tissue culture of more generic Jacklyn Broomes Dr Francis Lopez PhD Ecology foodstuff. Techniques and protocols used in the Ministry of Agriculture Jason Gibson Dr Francis Lopez MPhil Ecology and Food Security’s tissue culture Jeniece Germain Dr Henri Vallès MPhil Ecology lab in Barbados, were adapted in the Dr Angela Alleyne and design of the practical. Jonathan Shepherd MPhil Biology Dr Yvonne Vallès-Rodriguez

Kahdio Brandon Dr Avril Williams MPhil Chemistry

Kaninie Knight Dr Angela Alleyne MPhil Microbiology

Maria Butcher Dr Leah Garner-O’Neale MPhil Chemistry

Matthus Walter Dr Srinivasa Popuri MPhil Chemistry

Nadeshinie Parasram Dr Henri Vallès MPhil Ecology

Neil Yarde Dr Yvonne Vallès-Rodriguez MPhil Biology

Orville Roachford Dr Angela Alleyne MPhil Microbiology

Rontia Crichlow Dr Angela Alleyne MPhil Biology

Ryan Als Dr Francis Lopez PhD Biology

Shakara Springer Dr Thea Scantlebury-Manning MPhil Biochemistry

Shanice Mason Dr Angela Alleyne MPhil Biochemistry

Sharna Casimir Dr Leah Garner-O’Neale PhD Chemistry

Dr Shane Austin and Tracey Brathwaite MPhil Biochemistry Dr Angela Alleyne

Zhane Bridgeman-Maxwell Dr Leah Garner-O’Neale PhD Chemistry Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 139

MEET THE TEAM Research Assistant RESEARCH Head of Department Nikolai Holder, BSc, PhD (UWI) Avril R. Williams, BSc, PhD (UWI) Thea Scantlebury-Manning Administrative Assistant Development of research Professors Shirley Jones, BSc (London) collaboration with Dr Marquita Gittens-St. Hilaire (Faculty of Medical C. M. Sean Carrington, BSc (Edin.), Sciences) and Dr Yvonne Vallès- PhD (York - UK) Departmental Secretaries Rodriguez to investigate COVID-19 Julia Horrocks, BSc (Reading), Eldawna Bynoe and biomarkers of co-morbidities. PhD (UWI) Toni Russell Sean McDowell, BSc (UWI), Angela Alleyne PhD (Cantab.) Senior Technicians Assisted the cassava industry project Winston Tinto, BSc, PhD (UWI), and root crops working group at the Kim Ashby, BSc (UWI) CSci, CChem, FRSC Ministry of Agriculture and Food Jeff St. A. Chandler, BSc, MPhil (UWI) Security through the provision of Jason Crawford, BSc (UWI) Senior Lecturers/Senior results of the investigation of super- Research Fellows Kirk Mayers, BSc (UWI) elongation disease by PCR in cassava. Several knowledge-based products Angela Alleyne, BSc, M.Phil., PhD (UWI) Joanne Simmons-Boyce, BSc, PhD (UWI) have been provided to improve the Lionel Sobers, BSc (UWI) Jeanese Badenock, BSc (UWI), understanding and importance of this PhD (Dartmouth) Justin Sue, BSc, MPhil (UWI) disease as it impacts Barbados and the Isabelle Gouirand, Lic., Ryan Weekes, BSc (UWI) Caribbean region. PhD (Aix-Marseille I) Francis B. Lopez, BSc, PhD (UWI) Technicians RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Sergei M. Kulikov, MS (Novosibirsk Kenville Grimes, BSc (SU), MSc (CAU) State Univ.), PhD (Inst. of Catalysis Danielle Ifill, BSc (UWI) Angela Alleyne of Russian Academy of Sciences), D.Sc. (Russian Academy of Sciences) • Sweet potato and sweet potato virus disease. Sweet potato (Ipomoea Srinivasa Popuri, BSc (Nagarjuna), Laboratory Attendants batatas L. (Lam)) is affected MSc (DAVV), PhD (SVU) Darlene Savoury by single and synergistic virus Kareen Wilson co-infections manifested as Lecturers biotic stress and severe disease. Casey Allen, BSc (Utah), MSc (Utah), Office Attendants Consequently, breeding for disease PhD (Arizona) Denise Corbin resistance is used in disease management. However, there are Shane Austin, BSc (UWI), MSc (McGill), Paulette Murray few reports of resistance genes PhD (MUW) Jan Woodroffe (R-genes) against specific viruses Darren Browne, BSc, PhD (UWI) in sweet potato virus disease Leah Garner-O’Neale, BSc, PhD (UWI) Gardeners/Animal complex (SPVD). The project Bidyut Mohapatra, BSc (Orissa), House Attendants seeks to identify R- genes in the MSc (Calcutta), PhD (Kochi) sweet potato leaf phytobiome Andrew Harewood Marilaine Mota-Meira, Ing. (Curitiba), using Next Gen-sequencing Devon Slater MSc, PhD (Laval) and to enrich both regional and local knowledge of sweet potato Thea Scantlebury-Manning, BSc, germplasm in general. PhD (Concordia) Emma Smith, BSc (Liverpool), MSc Shane Austin (Heriot-Watt), PhD (Plym.) Continued research on natural Henri Vallès, Lic. (Oviedo), MSc (UWI), • products from marine sources that PhD (McGill) can inhibit or activate mitochondrial Yvonne Vallès, BSc (Oviedo), MSc (San activity. He is also conducting Francisco State), PhD (UC Berkeley) further work on anaerobic Suzanne Workman, BSc (Manchester), mechanisms of metabolism in M.Phil., PhD (UWI) a number of intertidal species, including nerite snails. 140 Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences

Jeanese Badenock Francis Lopez Henri Vallès • Continued investigations into the • Agro-ecological considerations for • Continued to oversee research synthesis of fused indoles and novel hedgerow cultivation of Leucaena by his three UWI postgraduate naturally occurring compounds with leucocephala (with postgraduate students on a variety of topics special focus on cyclopenta[b]indoles student Mr Jabarry Belgrave). including the ecology of marine and their derivatives. excavating sponges on Barbados’ • Diversity studies of Barbadian sweet reefs, population dynamics of cleaner potato (Ipomoea batatas) cultivars: Sean Carrington gobies and diversity of brachyuran towards the development of a crustaceans inhabiting freshwater Continued his research on the • core collection (with postgraduate and brackish water systems in conservation status of endemic plants student Ms Jacklyn Broomes). Barbados. As Adjunct Professor of the Lesser Antilles and did further at McGill University, he also co- research for the upcoming third Agroecological approaches in the • supervised two research projects on edition of the book A-Z of Barbados production of sweet potato (with parrotfish ecology. As a member of Heritage for which he also served as postgraduate student Ms Andrea the Collective Scientific Expertise editor. Veira). for the Artisanal Fishery of Haiti of the French Institute of Research Julia Horrocks • Biochar as a soil amendment for the Barbados turf grass industry (with and Development (IRD), he co- Marine Turtle Biology and • postgraduate student Ms Aprajita directed the research projects of Conservation Kulshrestha). three students from the University of --Addressing mongoose predation State of Haiti seeking to characterize on hawksbill turtles’ nests (with • Soil & plant responses to biochar fishing efforts by the artisanal Ministry of Environment & National infused with nutrients & ameliorants fisheries in southeast Haiti. Beautification, Government of (with undergraduate student Mr Barbados; J. Daltry, Fauna and Flora Nathaniel Farfan). Yvonne Vallès International, UK) • Dr Vallès, together with postgraduate --Nesting distribution of and bycatch Sean McDowell student, Neil Yarde, began threats to the endangered North • Continued his research on investigations into the identification West Atlantic leatherback in the noncovalent interactions in of Blackbelly Sheep populations on Wider Caribbean (Barbados Sea molecular clusters, especially those the island with a view to determine Turtle Project, The UWI/Wider involving chalcogen, pnicogen their level of genetic diversity to Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation and tetrel bonding. He continued establish breeding strategies to Network). his collaboration with Professor develop the Barbados Blackbelly Qingzhong Li of Yantai University, Monitoring variation in sand Sheep Industry. Dr Vallès was also -- China. temperatures at natural and re- the lead PI in a project from the Al nourished west and south coast Jalila Foundation (UAE) that explores beaches: the role of sand source, Srinivasa Popuri infant gut microbial communities sand colour, particle size and coastal • Continued to investigate the during their first year of life in two vegetation (with C. Daniel, Barbados development of sustainable Proton health contexts. She has also been Sea Turtle Project, The UWI). Exchange Membranes in Microbial working/collaborating with the Public Fuel Cells (MFCs) for wastewater Health Research Center at NYUAD • Terrestrial Biodiversity and treatment and energy production (UAE), in a study that involves Conservation while simultaneously evaluating the the use of OMIC approaches to --Designing the first bio-secure area effect of Sargassum Spp. on the MFC explore the Emirati oral microbial in Barbados: a safe space for the performance. community dynamics and their critically endangered Barbados relation to health and disease, and endemic Phyllodactylus pulcher (with Thea Scantlebury-Manning in particular to the prevalence of Ministry of Environment & National cardiovascular disorders. Finally, Dr The investigation of biomarkers of Beautification, Government of • Vallès is involved in the analysis of vascular disease in the Barbadian Barbados; J. Daltry, Fauna and Flora whitefly Bemisia( tabaci) populations population is ongoing with the International, UK). in Barbados through co-supervision assistance of postgraduate student, of postgraduate student, Jonathan Chlorocebus sabaeus and crop Shakara Springer. -- Shepherd. damage control (with Natural Heritage Department, Ministry of Environment & National Beautification). Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 141

Avril Williams • Continued her research work in the development of real-time biological and chemical sensors incorporating nanoparticles, antibodies and various nanocomposites, through collaboration with her colleagues at the University of the Western Cape. These sensors, including aptasensors, are applied to the detection of substances of topical interest. She also restarted her investigations into mechanically interlocked molecules (MIMs) for use in the development of drug delivery systems with postgraduate student, Kahdio Brandon. Hand Sanitizer Project. Inset Mr Justin Sue

FORTHCOMING RESEARCH GRANTS PUBLICATIONS • USD 23,000.00 – Conservation The University of the West Badenock, J.C. “Six-Membered and Propagation of Clean Sweet Indies, Ministry of Agriculture and Ring Systems: Pyridines and Benzo Potato Planting Material in Food Security, and the Food and Derivatives”. In: Progress in Barbados. Funded through FAO. Agriculture Organization of the Heterocyclic Chemistry, edited by • USD 30,000.00 – Molecular United Nations (FAO), and is funded Gordon Gribble and John A. Joule, Characterization of Sweet under a Letter of Agreement (TCP/ Elsevier. Potato Varieties in the Plan for BAR/3701) between The UWI Thannesberger, J., Rascovan, N., the Caribbean Regional Track of the and the FAO to assess key gaps Eisenmann, A., Klymiuk, I., Zittra, Pilot Program for Climate Resilience in the current practices of sweet C., Fuehrer, H.-P., Scantlebury- (PPCR). Funded through The Inter- potato growers for procuring Manning, T., Gittens-St.Hilaire, American Development Bank (IDB). planting material and in the current M., Austin, S., Landis, R.C. and sweet potato production systems • BBD 46,010.00 – Protocols for the of farmers for the continued Steininger, C. “Highly Sensitive Conservation and Propagation Virome Characterization of Aedes production and/or selection of clean of Sweet Potato Planting planting material. aegypti and Culex pipiens Complex Material through Tissue from Central Europe and the Culture. Funded under a Letter Dr Avril Williams and Mr Justin Caribbean Reveals Potential for of Agreement (TCP/BAR/3701) Sue (Senior Technician) Interspecies Viral Transmission”. between The UWI and the FAO. Pathogens. • Hand Sanitizer Project. To • USD 58,230.00 – Barbados Sea facilitate the public health protocols Monnereau, I., Mahon, R., Nurse, Turtle Project. Marine Turtle L., McConney, P., Turner, R., and instituted as a result of the Conservation Fund, Rausing Trust, COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Vallès, H. “Assessing Drivers of Sea Turtles Inc. Fisheries Sector Vulnerability to the Department commenced the Climate Change in Small Island production of the World Health Organization (WHO) formulation Developing States”. In: Butler, P. PROJECTS and Morris, C. (series editors). hand sanitizer for in-house as well The World of Small States. Springer. as campus-wide use. This then Dr Francis Lopez, Dr Angela blossomed into the commercial Alleyne and Dr Avril Williams sale of the hand sanitizer to • Protocols for the Conservation Departments/Units on Campus to and Propagation of Sweet ensure the safety and health of our Potato Planting Material staff and postgraduate students. through Tissue Culture. This work is a collaboration between 142 Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences

Dr Nikolai Holder • Cultivation and production of extracts from various medicinal plants for antiviral screening investigations as part of the COVID-19 Antiviral Drug development project. • Cave Hill Campus Anaerobic Digester Project Further development of the Anaerobic Digester in the Department for the eventual replacement of LPG by biomethane produced from landscaping waste on Campus. • Climate Change Division’s Anaerobic Digester Project Assistance was provided to Dr Nikolai Holder is the Principal Investigator on the Renewable Energy projects and he is ably assisted by the Ministry of Agriculture and some of our undergraduate students. Food Security to offer a short training session for farmers on the construction of small scale anaerobic digesters. The prototype system was displayed at Agrofest, 2019. • National Petroleum Corporation, Grass to Gas Project Cultivation of a specific variety of grass, for the production of biomethane to aid in the transition away from fossil fuels as part of the Government of Barbados’s mission to have a country that is “100% renewable by 2030”. • The Coconut Industry Anaerobic Digester Project This project is concerned with the Anaerobic Digester Project development of the coconut industry The Department of Biological and and attempts to determine the best Chemical Sciences methods of utilization of the waste from the thriving coconut industry. • BCS Staff Member Survival Guide The Standards of Practice • The Oistins Fish Market AD subcommittee finalised the ‘How Project (UNDP-associated) To…’ manual for new and junior This project is investigating the use academic staff members. The content of fish offal, in co-digestion with includes instructions on obtaining a grasses and similar types of organic visa, preparing for final exams and materials, to produce biofuel and the ordering process amongst others. digestate for use as a fertilizer. This manual has proven invaluable as • West Indies Rum Distillery a reference document and the sub- Anaerobic Digester Project committee is currently working on This project involves the conversion similar manuals for Administrative, of the vinasse from the distillery, in Technical and Service (ATS) staff and combination with other feedstocks postgraduate students. around Barbados, to biogas for the generation of electricity. West Indies Rum Distillery Anaerobic Digester Project Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 143

INCOME-GENERATING RECOGNISING PROMOTIONS INITIATIVES AND REWARDING Dr Jeanese Badenock and Dr Henri Vallés The following income-generating EMPLOYEES were both promoted to the rank of Senior initiatives were endorsed as the Lecturer. Department’s contribution to The Julia Horrocks UWI’s strategic plan. Provided editorial service for STAFF APPOINTMENTS (1) Sale of hand sanitizer in gallon and Springer, J. Best practices in green 350 mL sizes. monkey deterrence: A manual for Dr Nikolai Holder was appointed as a Research Assistant in the Department. (2) Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical farmers in Barbados. (Ed. by J.A. Studies (BITS) parallel programme Horrocks and S. Skeete). The Ministry of to attract international students RETIREMENTS to the shores of Barbados through Environment and National the incorporation of attractions Beautification, Barbados. Ms Cynthia Spooner such as the Barbados Sea Turtle 59 pp. 2020. Project, surfing classes and LONG SERVICE AWARDS Barbadian culture/cultural festivals Sean McDowell in the academic programme. Co-editor for a special issue 15 Years Service (3) Rental/Sale of Plants to of Frontiers in Chemistry, an Dr Jeanese Badenock supplement and/or reduce the international peer-reviewed open- Senior Lecturer number of ornamental plants access journal (impact factor: 3.420), Dr Francis B. Lopez that are rented for events on the on tetrel, pnictogen and chalcogen Senior Research Fellow Campus. bonding interactions in molecular systems. He also joined the Editorial Mr Devon Slater (4) Development of short courses Board of the Physical Chemistry Gardener targeting CAPE students that section of Molecules (impact factor: Dr Avril R. Williams would mainly address areas of 3.267). Senior Lecturer shortcoming in the School-Based Assessment (SBA). Yvonne Vallès 20 Years Service (5) Sale of microscope cleaning kits to Ms Jan Woodroffe Editor for a special issue of Frontiers schools. Office Attendant in Microbiology. (6) Servicing/rental of microscopes. Professor Sean McDowell Professor (7) Sale of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to undergraduate students.

Dr Jeanese Badenock Dr Francis B. Lopez Mr Devon Slater Dr Avril R. Williams

Ms Jan Woodroffe Professor Sean McDowell Ms Cynthia Spooner 144 Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences

RECOGNISING AND PRIZES DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS REWARDING STUDENTS (1) THE GRAHAM GOODING These awards were introduced in the BIOLOGY PRIZE 2018/19 academic year to recognise, Sherena Christmas acknowledge and celebrate the continuous SCHOLARSHIPS Major: Biochemistry (GPA = 3.73) excellent efforts and achievements of undergraduate students in the Department One postgraduate student, Mr Matthus (2) LOUIS CHINNERY and to use it as an instrument of Walter, received a postgraduate ECOLOGY PRIZE motivation to drive a positive learning scholarship while a total of sixteen (16) Maurice Walkes environment. The recipients of the awards BCS undergraduate students were the Major: Ecology with Environmental are selected solely through the use of the recipients of scholarships for the 2019/20 Science (GPA = 3.92) academic year: GPA over the relevant discipline courses. (3) R.L. SEALE & CO. LTD. SCOTIABANK (Eastern Caribbean) PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY Dalsha Lafeuille Gerald, Krista • Major: Chemistry with Mathematics Biochemistry & Chemistry (GPA = 4.05)

ARTHUR LEWIS OECS (continuing) • Alfred, Genesis – Ecology BCS TABLE 4: RECIPIENTS OF THE 2019/20 DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS • Bannis, Tehillah – Chemistry with DISCIPLINE NAME OF STUDENT AWARD Management SEMESTER I • Bonadie, Cedeira – Biology & Psychology Best Performance Raymond Farnum • Charlemagne, Sueann – Biology (Double) (Preliminary Year) Christmas, Sherena – Biochemistry Best Performance • BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Shanee Prosper (First Year) Dickie, Rafique – Biochemistry • Best Performance Joann Hypolite • Friday, Olive – Biochemistry (Second Year) • Vidal, Khalidd – Biology & Chemistry Vidal, Khalifah – Chemistry Best Performance • Marcus Fitzpatrick (Preliminary Year) Best Performance CHEMICAL SCIENCES Shanee Prosper ARTHUR LEWIS OECS (First Year) (new) Best Performance Sue Ann Charlemagne • Andrews, Ralycia – Biology & Psychology (Second Year) • Auguste, Luther – Ecology SEMESTER II Best Performance Raymond Farnum (Preliminary Year) ARTHUR LEWIS Indigenous Best Performance BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Shanee Prosper (continuing) (First Year) • Samuel, Larissa – Biology (Double) Claire Latendress Best Performance (Exchange Student) (Second Year) • Auguiste, Garry – Biology • Rodriguez, Dwayne – Biology Best Performance Raymond Farnum (Preliminary Year) ARTHUR LEWIS Indigenous Best Performance CHEMICAL SCIENCES Shanee Prosper (new) (First Year) Best Performance • Blanco, Gregory – Biology Vivian Arthurs (Second Year) Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 145

ENHANCING STUDENT SKILLS • Week 3 (September 18, 2019) WELCOMING VISITORS AND Internships Alternative Careers in Science BUILDING INTERNATIONAL Presenter: Dr Jeanese Badenock RELATIONS The usually vibrant and well-subscribed internship programme, CHEM3990 • Week 4 (September 25, 2019) Professional Placement for Chemists, Ethics in Science Dr Russell Fielding Presenter: Dr Thea Scantlebury- offered as part of the chemistry Dr Russell Fielding, Fulbright Scholar Manning programme in the Department, and Assistant Professor at the was suspended for this academic The ever-changing employment sector University of the South, USA was year owing to the COVID-19 public requires individuals with a diverse and resident in the Department as an health protocols. The launch of the agile skill set and consequently, the adjunct lecturer for one year during biological sciences analogue, BIOL3501 ‘Alternative Careers in Science’ talk his sabbatical year. He solely taught Professional Placement for Biologists seeks to communicate to the BCS both ENSC1001 Introduction to was also a casualty of the uncertainties students the versatility of a science Physical Geology: Dynamic Earth and associated with the coronavirus and the degree and introduces them to the ENSC2001 Introduction to Earth-Life cancellation of Summer School 2020. wide range of opportunities in diverse System and contributed to ENSC3000 Gratifyingly, however, we were able employment prospects. This effort is Natural Hazards and Disasters as to place Mr Joshua Prescod-Campbell, meant to better prepare graduates part of the Environmental Science an undergraduate ecology major, in for the ever-evolving employment programme. In addition to his teaching a 6-week independent internship sector through the embedding of such responsibilities, he gave a presentation with Mount Gay Distilleries in July information and recognition of self- entitled “Whaling in the Caribbean: 2020. The student did not receive reflection skills. Similarly, the ‘Ethics Implications for Conservation and credits for the internship but there in Science’ interactive lecture seeks to Public Health”. He later reprised was a small attached stipend and the impart on students the importance of this talk for the Barbados Museum & Department was able to maintain and honesty and integrity in all stages of Historical Society. build its relationship with the company scientific practice, from data collection which bodes well for future internship to publication to reporting data Dr Adesh Ramsubagh regardless of collaborators or funding opportunities. Mr Prescod-Campbell A recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s organisations, and to deeply integrate was tasked with the identification and Award for Excellence in Research, the scientific ethic into the work of all quantification of plant communities at Dr Adesh Ramsubagh, Senior scientists. the Mt. Gay farm and the adjacent gully Lecturer in Microbiology and Plant leading to a biomass estimation. Pathology, The UWI, St Augustine ENHANCING EMPLOYEE Campus presented on the topic SKILLS “Exploiting Microbial Bio-resources Student-Focussed Seminars – Opportunities and Challenges A series of seminars were introduced All members of academic staff for Economic Development in the to aid students in owning their underwent training for the emergency Caribbean Region” in October 2019. academic journey and overall online delivery of content when the Campus moved to remote teaching as development. These information Dr Ashley Noseworthy a result of COVID-19. The majority of conduits were hosted from Weeks 1 – Dr Ashley Noseworthy, President, these training sessions were accessed 4 in Semester I of the 2019/20 academic Edgewise Environmental Ltd (Atlantic through the Centre for Excellence in year, were well attended and stimulated Canadian Trade Mission to the Teaching and Learning (CETL), e.g. the dormant and/or missing interests Caribbean) visited in November 2019 Ready2Teach series, while in-house among the undergraduate students. The to explore potential opportunities for training was facilitated by Drs Darren presentations were: collaboration. She is an expert in the Browne and Emma Smith. • Week 1 (September 04, 2019) acoustic tracking of marine mammals. BCS101 – What every BCS Student Should Know Dr Jenny Daltry Presenter: Dr Avril Williams Dr Jenny Daltry (Fauna and Flora • Week 2 (September 11, 2019) International, UK) made site visits and BCS202 – Mapping your Journey held meetings on the progress of two Presenter: Dr Avril Williams Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded projects to conserve the endemic gecko Phyllodactylus pulcher in December 2019. 146 Department of Biological & Chemical Sciences

Dr Des Smith Dr Des Smith (Wildlands Consultants Ltd., New Zealand) worked with Dr Daltry (above) to survey different gecko sites and to develop a proposal for a biosecure area. He visited the Department in December 2019.

Dr Gregg Tomy Dr Gregg T. Tomy, Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Canada gave a presentation on “Hexabromocyclododecane and the United Nations Stockholm Convention” in February 2020.

Dr Patrick Leighton The Permanent Secretary, Mr Terry Bascombe, donated laboratory equipment to the Department to build Dr Patrick A Leighton from the the capacity required to facilitate postgraduate student, Mr Neil Yarde, in his genetic investigations of the University of Montreal, Canada Barbados Blackbelly sheep under the supervision of Dr Yvonne Vallès. presented on “Ecological Change and the Dynamics of Zoonotic Disease” during Sean Carrington his stay on the island in February 2020. SERVING AND ENGAGING • Chair of the Committee looking at the programmatic aspects of the FST Dr Beverley Wood The UWI Revitalisation Project. Dr Beverley P. Wood, Director of Government Analytical Services (GAS), Angela Alleyne Thea Scantlebury-Manning Barbados presented to staff and students • Quality Champion (Faculty on “The Relevance of a Chemist in representative to The UWI Quality • Member of the Steering Committee Achieving National Goals” in March Management Team at Cave Hill) of the Commercial Analytical Laboratory (CAL). 2020. • Faculty representative on the Advisory Committee of L.R.C. • Chair of BCS Curriculum Committee Dr Colin Turnbull – preparation and refinement of Member, Faculty of Science and Dr Colin Turnbull, Professor of Plant • the Diploma and MSc Chocolatier Technology, Teaching and Learning Sub- Sciences, Imperial College, London, programme to meet the quality Committee. visited the Campus in March 2020 assurance standards for approval. Coordinator, MSc Biosafety and gave a seminar on his research on • • Chair of the Campus Committee for aphid-plant interactions. The title of Undergraduate Awards. the seminar was “Attack vs Defence: Jeanese Badenock Cave Hill representative on Open Deciphering the Molecular Battles in Chair of the Academic Quality • • Campus Academic Board. Insect-Plant”. Assurance Committee – Led the campus through the process of securing • Faculty representative on Cave Hill approvals for alternative assessments Examinations Committee. BENEFACTORS necessitated by the move to emergency • Member of Cave Hill Principal’s Task remote online teaching as a result of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Force for Faculty of Medical Sciences pandemic. Security – USD 9,275.72 (FMS) International Outreach. Academic Board representative on the The Permanent Secretary, Mr Terry • • Faculty representative on FMS Board of Undergraduate Studies (BUS). Bascombe, donated laboratory Faculty Board. equipment to the Department to • Currently serving as co-chair for the • Member of Cave Hill Infrastructural build the capacity required to facilitate Usage of Student Evaluation Data (Used) Sub-committee for the Renewal of postgraduate student, Mr Neil Yarde, in Working Group of the Teaching and FST. his genetic investigations of the Barbados Learning Sub-Committee of BUS. Member of the Advisory committee Blackbelly sheep under the supervision • • Member of the Infrastructure Sub- for the development of the Animal of Dr Yvonne Vallès. committee of the Faculty of Science and House Facilities. Technology (FST) Revitalisation Project. Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 147

• Member of the Financial Aid Committee the Environment, Water Resources and by the Ministry of Environment & National and contributed to the Cave Hill Drainage; the Governing Council of the Beautification, Government of Barbados, Financial Aid Report entitled: Enhancing Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF). January 2020. Financial Aid Report – Towards a more Dr Badenock also served as the Treasurer strategic approach. of the Caribbean Diaspora for Science, Henri Vallès Technology & Innovation (CADSTI). • Co-Chair of the Cave Hill and Ministry Member of the Board of Directors of Health Joint Institutional Review of the Bellairs Research Institute of Board. Dr Leah Garner-O’Neale​ McGill University. Invited by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs Co-Chair of the Cave Hill and Ministry • and the Blue Economy to serve on the of Health joint COVID-19 focused Avril Williams Committee for the Development of the Institutional Review Board. Donations of hand sanitizer, made in analytical framework for the effective the Department to the World Health BCS representative on the • monitoring and testing of available Organization (WHO) recommended Rationalisation Committee and alternative products to single use plastics standards, were coordinated by contributed to the Programme – and styrofoam products. Dr Williams and donated to Trinity Course Rationalization Committee Academy and St. Stephen’s Primary to report presented to Campus Steering Sean Carrington facilitate the 11+ examination held on Committee and the development Chair of two charities – the Graham July 14, 2020. She also served as the of the Science Fee proposal which Gooding Trust Fund and the Peter Moores local organizer of the Commonwealth was presented to Campus Steering Barbados Trust. He is also a member of Chemistry Congress (CCC) and Committee. the CITES Committee and the Biodiversity remains a member of the Risk Analysis Working Group of the Ministry of the & Monitoring Committee for Industrial Avril Williams Environment. Development (RAMCID) which, under • Member of the Principal’s Task Force the aegis of the Barbados Investment for FMS International Outreach and Francis Lopez and Development Corporation, is Articulation Committees. Member of the National Botanical Gardens tasked with monitoring the health and • Member of the Steering Committee of Technical Expert Committee where safety status of workplaces and factories the Commercial Analytical Laboratory meetings were held in relation to the associated with the use and manufacture (CAL). Draft Master Plan. Dr Lopez also served as of hazardous materials at industrial facilities in Barbados. Also, Dr Williams Faculty representative on the Campus Chief Examiner, CAPE Biology, Caribbean • was invited to be a participant in the Matriculation Committee. Examinations Council, Barbados and as a judge at the Annual Flower and Garden International Atomic Energy Agency Faculty representative on the Staff • Show, Barbados Horticultural Society, (IAEA) Advisory Mission to Barbados Development Committee. January 2020. to prepare a Draft National Radiation Protection Policy for Barbados.

PUBLIC SERVICE Julia Horrocks Committee Chair: Monkey Management Committee (Ministry of Environment & Angela Alleyne National Beautification); CITES Scientific Member of the Anthony N Sabga (ANSA Authority, Ministry of Environment & McAL) Caribbean Awards for Excellence, National Beautification; Biodiversity Barbados Nominating Committee. As a Working Group, Ministry of Environment member of the local committee, chaired by & National Beautification. She is also an Dr Jeanine Comma, Dr Alleyne assists with expert reviewer for the Town and nominating and vetting local candidates for Country Development Planning Office the ANSA McAL award for Arts & Letters, and a member of the Barbados National Science & Technology, Public & Civic Trust Natural Heritage Committee. Contributions and Entrepreneurship. Dr Horrocks was recently appointed as a designated expert on the Scientific and Jeanese Badenock Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) Member of the National Advisory of the Specially Protected Areas and Committee on Chemicals Management Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol (Convention - Ministry of the Environment, Water for the Protection and Development of Resources and Drainage; the National the Marine Environment in the Wider Ozone Steering Committee - Ministry of Caribbean Region Cartagena Convention) Mr Crichlow (Principal) - Trinity Academy 148 2019/2020 2019/2020Faculty of Science & Technology 2019–2020 2019/2020 Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Introduction to the Department’s Work The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics (CMP) is comprised of five disciplines: Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics, Physics and Software Engineering. These disciplines are crucial to the advancement of technology, analytics, engineering, and the understanding of the physical aspects of the universe.

We offer every student and visitor to for crop inspection and the creation MEET THE TEAM our department an experience that of an assistive exoskeleton for arm sets them on the path to meeting rehabilitation. We have a wide range of Head of Department (2019/2020) their goals and contributing to the work in mathematics such as research Janak Sodha, BSc, PhD (Manchester) advancement of the Caribbean into diagnostic statistics in medicine region. We offer undergraduate and the patterns of usage of public Professors programmes that will help those who transportation, and mathematical want to qualify to work in the STEM diffraction theory. Our physicists Professor of Mathematical Statistics (Science, Technology, Engineering and conduct work that generates and Smail Mahdi, BSc, MSc (Constantine), Mathematics) driven industries of the characterizes polymer nanofibers with PhD (Montreal) region and beyond. The undergraduate applications for flexible sensors. With offering also prepares students for this work in polymer nanofibers, the Professor of Physics local and international postgraduate nanoscale dimensions of the nanofibers Tane Ray, BSc (Illinois), PhD (Boston) programmes. Our postgraduate can prove effective in blocking out programmes foster innovation and viruses. We also conduct undergraduate invention and contribute to the projects in Software Engineering that Professor of Condensed Matter Physics scientific and engineering bodies of applies directly to the needs of industry Upindranath Singh, BSc, MPhil (UWI), knowledge associated with the various for search algorithms, web application, MSc, PhD (Delaware) disciplines. and mobile applications. Professors Emeritus Our academic staff are strong Our administrative and technical staff Professor of Physics educators who also conduct research is experienced, well qualified, and Leslie Leo Moseley, BSc, MSc (UWI), that drives paradigm shifts. Such very supportive of the development shifts impact the world that we live of our students and the department’s PhD (Wales) in through the development of new contribution to university work. models, algorithms, theorems, and Senior Lecturers processes. Our work covers the gamut Peter Chami, BS, PhD (UWI) of Computer Science and IT, with work John Charlery, BSc (UWI), DipTropical including research into the Internet Met (Miami), Adv Dip (Comp Sci), MPhil, of Things (IoT); climate modelling, PhD (UWI) cognitive artificial intelligence and believable agents; algorithms and Dwaine Clarke, SB, MEng, PhD (MIT) complexity; security in ad hoc Colin Depradine, BEng (UCL), MSc (ICL), networks; visual complexity analysis; PhD (UWI) and e-commerce. In the discipline Mechelle Gittens, BSc (UWI), MSc, of Electronics our research includes PhD (W Ont) work with unmanned aerial drones Carlos Hunte, BSc, MPhil, PhD (UWI) Janak Sodha, BSc, PhD (Manchester) 2019/2020 Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 149

Lecturers Administrative Assistant TEACHING AND LEARNING Adrian Als, BSc, MPhil (UWI), PhD (Hallam Wavney Weekes, CIT (UWI), BSc (UWI) Sheffield University) We have worked to ensure that our students’ education is current and Thomas Edward, BSc (UWI), PhD (UWI) Departmental Secretary relevant to the requirements of current Jeffrey Elcock, BSc (UWI), MSc (Oxon.), Geniveve Harris, CPS, CIT (UWI) economies. An example of this is PhD (UWI) Angella Blades the development by Dr Bernd Sing Curtis Gittens, BSc (UWI), MSc, of the first year mathematics course PhD (W Ont) MATH1235 Python Programming & Senior Laboratory Technicians Legena Henry BSc (Howard), SM (MIT), Mathematical Software in one instance Charles Clarke, BSc (UWI) PhD (UWI) using tools such as the GeoGebra David Garner, BSc (UWI) Ramon Sargeant, BSc, MPhil (UWI), tools for graphing and geometry; MSc (City, UK) Lynette Maloney, BSc (UWI), MSc (UWI) as well as the Python programming language. Python is one of the most Bernd Sing, Dipl Physics (Tubingen), Petra McCollin, BSc (UWI) current programming languages Dr (Bielefeld) Jeremy Watson, BSc (UWI) used for data science and artificial Hussein Thompson, BSc (UWI), PhD (UWI) intelligence applications for business. Paul Walcott, BSc, MPhil (UWI), In addition, as part of the development PhD (City, UK) of applied skills for students, the CMP department, through the former Head of Department – Dr Janak Sodha, has developed and tested an internship Temporary/Part-time Lecturers website with the Office of Student Hugh Atherley, BSc (UWI), MPhil (UWI) Services. This initiative is provided not Maria Belgrave, BSc (Hons) (UWI), just for students of the department, MPhil (UWI) but all students of the Cave Hill Xavier Caddle, BSc (UWI), MPhil (UWI) Campus. (This site is exclusive to Karel Connolly, BSc (UWI), MPhil (UWI) UWI students). Nekeisha Edward, BSc (UWI), MPhil (UWI) Dale Franklyn, BSc(UWI), Dip Ed (UWI) Programmes Clinton Gittens, BSc (UWI) MBA (Bentley) We offer 40 established Bachelor of Clive Holder, BSc (UWI) Science (BSc) degrees. Many of these Tracey John, BSc (UWI), MPhil (UWI) degrees are cross-faculty double Desiree Jordan, BSc (Hons) (UWI), majors. There are 23 BSc degrees MPhil (UWI) in Computer Science/IT. There Tessa King-Inniss, BSc (Hons) (UWI), are 5 undergraduate BSc majors MBA (Distinction) (Hull) in Electronics; 9 undergraduate Duaine Lewis, BSc, MPhil (UWI) majors in Mathematics; 2 majors in Physics; and one degree in Software Stephen Mendes, BSc (UWI) Engineering. We did not introduce Pierre Rock, BSc, (UWI) any new programmes in the 2019/20 Chris Smith, BSc (UWI), MPhil (UWI) academic year.

KEY STATISTICS

Tables 1 and 2 show undergraduate and postgraduate data which is taken from the 2019/2020 Campus Statistical Booklet and summarizes the registration data for the department for undergraduates and postgraduates. 150 Department of Computer Sciences, Mathematics & Physics

CMP Table 1: Undergraduate Registration by Major

FULL-TIME PART-TIME TOTALS

PROGRAMME MAJOR M F T M F T M F T

Computer Science & Meteorology 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2

Computer Science & Psychology 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Computer Science with Accounting 6 2 8 0 0 0 6 2 8

Computer Science with Medical Electronics 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2

Computer Science & Electronics 23 5 28 0 0 0 23 5 28

Computer Science & Physics 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 3

Computer Science with Economics 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 3

Computer Science with Education 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

Computer Science 132 17 149 4 1 5 136 18 154

Computer Science & Accounting 11 7 18 1 1 2 12 8 20

Computer Science & Management 29 8 37 3 1 4 32 9 41

Computer Science & Mathematics 7 5 12 0 0 0 7 5 12

Computer Science (Double) 28 6 34 0 0 0 28 6 34

Computer Science with Mathematics 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 3

Computer Science with Management 10 3 13 0 0 0 10 3 13

Sub Total 254 50 314 8 3 11 262 63 325

Electronics 26 2 28 1 1 1 27 2 29

Electronics & Information Technology 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5

Electronics & Mathematics 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2

Electronics & Physics 9 0 9 0 0 0 9 0 9

Electronics with Medical Elet. 5 1 6 0 0 0 5 1 6

Sub Total 47 3 50 1 1 1 48 3 51

Information Technology & Accounting 3 1 4 1 1 2 4 2 6

Information Technology & Management 7 5 12 0 0 0 7 5 12

Information Technology & Mathematics 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Information Technology with Education 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1

Information Technology with Management 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 4

Information Technology with Medical Elet. 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Information Technology with Accounting 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 4 4

Sub Total 16 9 25 2 2 4 18 11 29 Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 151

FULL-TIME PART-TIME TOTALS

PROGRAMME MAJOR M F T M F T M F T

Mathematics 11 4 15 1 0 1 12 14 16

Mathematics & Accounting 5 4 9 0 1 1 5 5 10

Mathematics & Economics 2 5 7 0 0 0 2 5 7

Mathematics & Psychology 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Mathematics (Double) 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 4

Mathematics & Physics 9 3 12 0 0 0 9 3 12

Mathematics with Accounting 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

Mathematics with Economics 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 2

Mathematics & Meteorology 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

Sub Total 31 21 52 1 1 2 32 32 54

Physics 17 6 23 1 0 1 18 6 24

Physics with Medical Elet 4 2 6 0 0 0 4 2 6

Sub Total 21 8 29 1 0 1 22 8 30

Software Engineering (Mobile App Tech) 21 5 26 0 0 0 21 5 26

Sub Total 21 5 26 0 0 0 21 5 26

TOTAL 390 96 496 13 7 19 403 122 515

CMP Table 2: POSTGRADUATE REGISTRATION BY MAJOR

FULL-TIME PART-TIME TOTALS

PROGRAMME MAJOR M F T M F T M F T

Master of Science

Computing Innovation 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1

Information Technology 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 3

Technology Entrepreneurship 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 3

Sub Total 1 3 4 2 1 3 3 4 7

Master of Philosophy

Computer Science 9 1 10 1 1 2 10 2 12

Electronics 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Physics 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 3

Sub Total 11 3 14 1 1 2 12 4 16

Doctor of Philosophy

Computer Science 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 6

Electronics 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1

Physics 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2

Sub Total 1 5 6 2 1 3 3 6 9

TOTAL 13 11 24 5 3 8 18 14 32 152 Department of Computer Sciences, Mathematics & Physics

RESEARCH • Modulation type: GFSK ultimately to find out whether the facial • Receiver – TGY-iA6C recognition system being developed is a viable system for assisting teachers. RF range: 2.408~2.475 GHz • The idea behind this project was DR RAMON SARGEANT RF channel: 135 • to introduce a facial recognition Student: Glenn Clarke • RX sensitivity: -105dBm system that stores the attendance of (Undergrad Student) • Range: >300 meters students on a local database which Title: Homemade Drone for • 2.4GHz system: AFHDS 2 is accessible by various stakeholders Agricultural Inspection Modulation type: GFSK that govern various institutions such • as minister of education, principals, Abstract: The purpose of the research Video Transmitter – • and year heads. The system also project is to determine if a self-made Quanum ELITE QE58-6 drone for use in agriculture is viable introduces a computer science based Wideband FM for farmers in Barbados. The first part • approach to the formal attendance Transmitter power: 25 ~ 600mW of the project involved fabricating • taking conventions, not to mention, (26.5dBm, +/-0.5dBm) a flight controller using an Arduino many systems have already embraced Micro Controller. The second part • Frequency range: 5645-5945MH the information and communication will involve using a commercial flight • Video Band Width: 0~8MHz technology transitional phase which includes the use of peripheral devices controller and the usage of a FPV • Audio Carrier Frequency: 6.5MHz camera and a HD camera. for data collection, computers for • FPV Goggles – Eachine EV100 data processing and databases for data Test flights need to be conducted in • Frequency : 5.8G 5333Mhz- storage whether locally or via internet. order to complete this project. Areas 5945Mhz The intent behind the research for this scouted for test flights are:- • Sensitivity : <=-93Db project is mainly to see if a low budget • The UWI Cave Hill Playing Field, • RP-SMA 3dBi Antenna facial recognition system can be built St Michael such that it can be used as a tool to aid teachers and schools in general with MTW Playing Field, Pine, St Michael • Student: Raymond C. Broome & attendance. • Barbados Scale Modelers Club, Nikolas O. Wright Coles Pasture, St Philip (Undergrad Students) Student: Evrico Inniss Agricultural field, Kirtons, St Phillip • Title: Facial Recognition Attendance (MPhil. Student) (Owned by Glenn Clarke Sr.) System for Schools Title: Design of an exoskeleton Altitude of test flights will be no Abstract: For years, the conventional hand for arm rehabilitation more than 30ft, and distance from manual attendance system has been transmitter will be no more than used by primary and secondary schools Abstract: Being able to use your 100m radius. The flight controller has in Barbados. This procedure will limbs play a significant role in human failsafe mode in case of transmission include the marking or each student life, whether it is for arm wrestling, loss, and can be set to slowly descend as the instructor calls the name of a catching a ball, holding a bag or or return to ‘HOME’ position once student, as well as the repetitive task writing a research paper. However, a GPS module is installed. Flights of concatenating the attendance of continuously having that specific area will not take place over buildings, each student for each term. Overtime, in use will cause strain and pain for roadways, in the vicinity of the airport attendance books stack up and the person or the person may suffer or flight paths, or over individuals/ information extraction unless already from a stroke which may cause the groups of people. Test flights with FPV structured and numbered is incredibly hand to be immobilized. There are will include a ‘spotter’, watching the difficult to extract, which is basically a exoskeletons hands and arms which are flight. Flights will not take place after lot of data without a systematic way of powered that are available for public the end date of the course (December extracting any meaningful information use. However, there may be drawbacks 23), unless granted permission. for useful purposes. This paper seeks due to high cost or being stationed to a particular area (clinics and hospitals). The information on the to address the problem and provide a Over the years exoskeleton arms have communications are as follows:- solution that works hand in hand with the already existing manual attendance improved but there are still limited • Transmitter – because of how they were designed and Turnigy Evolution PRO system for schools. The main objectives of the project is to test various camera materials used. Considering the limited RF range: 2.408~2.475 GHz • systems for clarity and consistency amount of information and/or small • Bandwidth: 500KHz purposes, to ensure that the software pattern length of the current published • RF channel: 135 requirements of the project do not studies, it’s too soon to come to a stable conclusion about the efficiency • Protocol: AFHDS 2A exceed the hardware limitations, and Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 153 of exoskeletons in maximizing from The UWI, St. Augustine • Collaborator – Dr Nikolai Holder Campus and is an S.M. graduate rehabilitation consequences. It Dr Nikolai Holder has cross- of the Massachusetts Institute of is crucial before expanding the cutting research interests in Technology (MIT). She has over ten applications of exoskeletons that renewable energy management years of energy related experience we carefully examine the accessible and Environmental studies. He is a and is a Lecturer in Renewable research. Lecturer in Biological and Chemical Energy at the Cave Hill Campus of Sciences at the Cave Hill campus of The University of the West Indies. The University of the West Indies. DR LEGENA HENRY Her research specializes but is not Dr Holder holds a MSc. in Renewable Energy and Efficiency limited to Renewable Energy, Ocean Engineering Analysis, Ocean Wave Renewable Energy Management and Dr Legena Henry attended the Statistics, Marine Hydrodynamics, a PhD. in Environmental Studies Caribbean Marine Energy Technology and Applied Mechanics. from The University of the West (CariMET) Forum, St. George’s, Indies, Cave Hill Campus. His Her present ongoing research at Grenada. Hosted by the Caribbean background is biochemistry with a The University of the West Indies Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, focus in microbial biochemistry, and focuses on generating electric power in collaboration with the Government he has employed this in his primary from the energy of natural resources of Grenada and the Caribbean Centre area of research, which is microbial such as the ocean waves of the for Renewable Energy and Energy fuel production. Efficiency (CCREEE), November 2019. Caribbean Sea. This involves primarily biomethane To advance the agenda and improve • Collaborator – Ms Felicia Cox production, but also encompasses the environment for a cost-reduction Ms. Felicia Cox is the Renewable biodiesel, biobutanol and other strategy for marine renewable energy, Energy Co-ordinator at the biochemically produced compounds with focus on the establishment of Barbados National Oil Company Ltd which can be used as fuels. practical Research and Innovation and a graduate of the Massachusetts (R&I) priorities, over the next 5-10 Institute of Technology (MIT). She years, consistent and congruent with holds a Bachelor of Science Degree INTERNS in Electrical Sciences and Engineering the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Mr Joshua Austin – Mr Joshua and a Master of Engineering Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS). Austin is a third year student Degree in Electrical Engineering Presentation: Considerations and pursuing a degree in Meteorology and Computer Science, both from Opportunities for Wave Energy within and Environmental Science at The the Massachusetts Institute of the Caribbean University of the West Indies, Cave Technology. Hill campus in Barbados. He became Presentation: Proposed Regional She is trained in the design and involved in the project during his Programme for Research & Innovation: installation of photovoltaic power summer (2019) programme studies Wave Energy, Offshore Wind Energy, systems but assists with project of Carbon Emissions reductions for Marine Bio-fuel development and deployment transportation in a 100% Fossil Fuel Facilitated Design Thinking Working for various renewable energy Free Barbados in the Renewable Group on: Strategic Framework for technologies. Ms Cox is a Certified Energy Research Experience for Promoting Marine Renewable Energy Energy Manager. She is among a Undergraduates (REREU) program in the Caribbean small group of Certified Energy at The UWI Cave Hill Campus. He The UWI Cave Hill Bio-safety MSc Managers in Barbados. In 2018, Ms previously attended Queens College in program as a pipeline for bio-fuel Cox was selected among the first Barbados and graduated in 2015. cohort of the Barbados Renewable research project students, December Ms Aria Goodridge – Ms Aria Energy Association (BREA) Regional 2019. Goodridge is a first year Barbadian Certified Energy Manager’s (CEM) student at the Mona Campus of The • “Alternatives to EVs: Biofuels Training Programme, a U.S- University of the West Indies. She in Barbados (A Rum and based International Professional is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Sargassum bio-fuel project) organisation. Legena Henry, PhD – Principal Science degree in Electronics and Investigator • Ms Shamika Spencer – Alternative Energy Systems. She Assistant to Dr Henry previously attended both Queen’s Dr Legena Henry represented the College and Christ Church Foundation SDSN Caribbean at the inaugural Ms Shamika Spencer, an MSc Secondary School. She shared how Global Solutions Forum (2019) student in Biosafety was selected to she got involved in the project: “At in New York. Dr Henry holds a work with Dr Henry to move the Foundation, I developed a love for PhD in Mechanical Engineering objectives of the project forward. Physics and an interest in alternative 154 Department of Computer Sciences, Mathematics & Physics

energy. During the Summer of 2019, quality assurance tests on food and water The idea was to help the government of I participated in the Renewable samples and as a Laboratory Assistant Barbados have a more precise total of Energy Research Experience for in Cytology and Histology at Integrated the students that were riding the buses Undergraduates in Barbados led by Pathology Services (IPS) in Barbados. She for free, so that they would have an idea Dr Legena Henry. reveals that she is very passionate about of the true amount of money they were subsidizing. For this project, she examined the scientific research and has strong research sugar cane industry as a support interest in the area of biogas production. to the transportation energy Student: Mr Kenny Maycock requirements of Barbados via biofuels. RESEARCH GRANTS The research concluded that 6.6% Bajan Taxi of Barbados’s transportation energy Renewable Energy Teaching and Using the Java, and R programming requirements can be supported by Research Laboratory – 2019 languages, we effectively created the same the sugar cane industry. She chose app as Uber for the Bajan Taxi service. Via Blue Chip Foundation Grant: the sugar cane industry specifically, • the app a tourist for instance can summon BBD 202 ,111.20 due to the economic crisis and a taxi, and in real time see where the taxi cultural importance of the sugar cane • Royal Society Caribbean Frontiers of is on a map of Barbados as they wait for industry to Barbados. Ms Goodridge’s Science Follow-on Grant: BBD 31,736.71 its arrival. For the taxi operator, the app research interest includes redesigning • IDB REREU Grant BBD 10,824 is able to get a call for them in an efficient the energy sector in Small Island manner. That is, calls come to taxis that Developing States based on readily are based nearest the geo-spatial proximity Total research funds raised: available natural resources. of the customer calling. Exactly how UBER BBD 244,671.91 January 06, 2019 – does it. The rider can also rate the ride Ms Karyl Pivott – Ms Karyl Pivott December 18, 2019. is a third year student at The Cave they had in said taxi. Kenny’s father owns Hill Campus of The University of the two taxis and that’s where we got the idea West Indies, Barbados, pursuing a PROJECTS to make the calling of a Taxi in Barbados a Bachelor of Science in Environmental user friendly, app experience. Science. She spoke about how she UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS got involved in the project: “This summer (2019), I studied The Dr Peter Chami Biomenthane and Biodiesel Market of Dr Curtis Gittens Student – Mr Emar Edwards Brazil for Barbados in the Renewable Student: Daniel Brathwaite Energy Research Experience for “Employing Computer vision to low cost, Zenbo Concierge: Exploring Perceptions of Undergraduates program (REREU).” single board computer to count the number of Robot-Aided Systems through a Concierge She is a past student of the St. Joseph’s school children that enter the public buses and Service Convent St. George’s (Grenada) and identify the school they attend”. This research work explores the Queen’s College (Barbados). Her We used a 35 US dollar Raspberry Pi 3B+ perceptions that people hold towards research interests include various computer, combined with a 15 US dollar service robots which perform a aspects of renewable energy as well as Pi Camera and coded the system using a traditionally human contact role. To disaster risk management. combination of the Phyton, Bash and R answer this, a concierge service application Ms Britney McKenzie – Ms Britney languages. was developed and a framework for McKenzie is currently pursuing an The system effectively counts the number testing in a real-world environment undergraduate degree in Microbiology of school children that enter and leave the was formulated in order to evaluate its and Biochemistry at the Cave Hill bus, via the camera. We also had trained effectiveness and how humans interacted Campus of the University of the West our algorithm to identify the schools the with it. The application emphasized Indies, Barbados. In the summer kids attended by identifying the lapels maintaining dialog with the user to convey (2019) she joined Dr Henry’s class the students had on. We used the same emotion and help the user feel like they are and conducted research on the principles that are used in facial recognition communicating with something dynamic. biomethane production potential to do this in the Python language. using Sargassum and distillery fluid waste as feedstock in anaerobic We were also able to SSH into the system Student: Zary Sutherland digestion. Her experience includes by adding a 25 US dollar USB SIM router to the system; thereby making the system Zenbo Where is My…” A Simple Companion work in the Food and Water Robot Object Location Application Microbiology Departments at the truly mobile. That is, we could log into Government Analytical Services the system on any bus in Barbados at any Companion Robots and Virtual Assistants (GAS) in Barbados, assisting the time and get the count, even if the bus is are emerging as an invaluable asset in Scientific Officers in conducting moving. the homes of many people. However, to Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 155

many others these robots are still RECOGNIZING AND considered a ploy due to factors REWARDING EMPLOYEES such as slow process speeds, not understanding user speech and AWARDS users’ concerns of privacy. This Dr Peter Chami was awarded two study therefore seeks to determine Position the University to Lead through opinions on human-robot interactions Service Excellence (PULSE) Points by making use of an application that Certificates as part of the The UWI removes the “gimmicky” nature of Cave Hill Campus’ employee reward and robots by providing a way to solve recognition programme which encourages one of a person’s most critical flaws, employee commitment to our service which is the ability to misplace things. values, attentiveness, efficiency and Thus, this study seeks to build an courtesy. Android application which can be run Dr Legena Henry was the winner, Mr Xavier Caddle awarded The Fulbright LASPAU on the ASUS Zenbo to allow it to Solutions Initiative for SDSN Caribbean, locate requested items for the user via Institute for Sustainable Development, Bluetooth. UWI Mona. (“Alternatives to EVs in LONG SERVICE AWARDS a 100% Renewable Barbados” REREU Summer 2019 research project results and Ms Wavney Weekes, Administrative future research proposal). Assistant, received a Long Service Dr Legena Henry Award for thirty (30) years of service Mr Xavier Caddle, Part-time Lecturer, Rum & Sargassum Biofuel to the Cave Hill Campus. was awarded the Fulbright LASPAU for Our lab’s scientific progress this this academic year and will be pursuing a summer shows that the combination of PhD in Computer Science at the University PROMOTIONS sargassum seaweed with rum distillery of Central Florida, beginning in the fall of waste is a promising feedstock 2020. Dr John Charlery (Computer Science) for methane production towards was promoted to the level of Senior The Fulbright LASPAU programme transportation fuel. Lecturer. is affiliated with Harvard University, Our findings justify the proposed administered by the Latin American Research Pilot which will: Scholarship Programme of American RETIREMENTS Universities (LASPAU) and is geared (1) Design and build four anaerobic We thank the following employees towards instructors at institutions of digester systems each for their years of dedicated service higher education. accompanied by a refuelling to the Department and wish them an module at selected rum The Fulbright programme is the flagship enjoyable and happy retirement. distilleries in Barbados, international educational exchange • Ms Angela Alleyne sponsored by the United States (2) Actively produce, compress and Dr Jayaram Chillumuntala government, and is designed to increase • store biomethane from harvested Professor Upindranath Singh sargassum seaweed that will mutual understanding among the people of • Ms Winifred Weekes power four biomethane-powered the United States and the people of other • vehicles, and countries. (3) Develop performance The Fulbright Foreign Student programme RECOGNIZING AND benchmarks by monitoring the enables graduate students, young REWARDING STUDENTS performance of the four vehicles professionals, and artists from abroad, to in the research pilot. research and study in the United States for Along with academic staff, students one year or longer at U.S. universities or participated in the submission of an The two-year pilot will give us the other appropriate institutions. IDB Technical Note: Biomethane results needed to launch the Rum and Transportation Fuel for Barbados Sargassum social entrepreneurship from Rum Distillery Waste and business by The UWI Cave Hill REDL Sargassum seaweed. Authors: Legena in conjunction with its partners. Henry, Brittney McKenzie, Aria The business will fund low cost Goodridge, Karyl Pivott, Joshua transportation fuel for the island of Austin, Kristen Lynch, Shamika Barbados, and fund ongoing renewable Spencer, Felicia Cox, Nikolai Holder, energy research at The University of Renique Murray, June 2020. the West Indies. 156 Department of Computer Sciences, Mathematics & Physics

ENHANCING STUDENT SKILLS

INTERNSHIP PROJECTS

Software Engineering (SWEN) Internships – MARCH - JULY 2020 For the period March to July 2020, the first cohort of eight Software Engineering (SWEN) students successfully completed online internships as follows:

Student – Khalil Greene – Carepoint GIS mapping to improve local honey production, link https://www.carepoint. co. To allow citizens to report beehives to the relevant authorities via a mobile app and provide management tools for Software Engineering (SWEN) Internships authorities to assess the prevalence of the hives and educate the public about bee hive management.

Students – Romario Renee & O’Shara Mason – Tapp Media Internship Website. http://internship. oneuwi.com To add new features – Careers, Jobs, Degree selection based on CAPE subjects, revenue generation for The UWI, etc. – to the Internship website that is complete and ready for a speed+stress test. The aim is to motivate the students to excel in their studies.

Students Andrew Lewis & Tessa John – The Crane Resort A complete redevelopment of the Crane mobile apphttp://thecrane.com To play a major role in our operational and guest facing services as well as our property sales process. To create a solid framework which can be built upon.

Students Asharia Nurse & Nicholas Jordan – Tutor App for Schools To develop an app that allows a student to request online tutor support on a given subject (e.g. Chemistry) at a secondary high school, link http://uwitube. com. Online support for a fixed unit of time (e.g. 30 mins for 5 credits). The Polymath Blockchain Workshop for students identity of the student and tutor would remain anonymous to both users. Only text and images allowed to communicate. Each tutor rated at the end of a session. Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 157

Student Jamar Griffith – Listing Generator for Netsweeper http:// netsweeper.com The project involves taking listings from various example sites such as Amazon, AliExpress, Walmart, etc. and looking at what is being sold on those sites. Creating an algorithm that will be able to match those descriptions and try to match them against either an HS Code or the UNSPSCcode description.

OTHER ACTIVITIES that have contributed to the development of students’ skills outside of the classroom Polymath Blockchain Workshop for Students

Students participated in the following: • September 2019 – Polymath Blockchain Workshop for students • January 05-13, 2020: Students attended a Renewable Energy workshop conducted by Dr Thomas Rogers accompanied by staff and students from Coventry University, United Kingdom. • February 17, 2020 – Students attended a live presentation delivered by Mr Murtada, Facebook Engineer, on the subject How to do Well in Your Coding Interview.

WELCOMING VISITORS AND Renewable Energy Workshop BUILDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Dr Thomas Rogers, Coventry University During the year, the Department welcomed Dr Thomas Rogers, Coventry University, United Kingdom. As in previous years accompanied by his students Dr Rogers continues to publish with the Department’s postgraduate students in the discipline of Renewable Energy. We thank him for his continued support to the Cave Hill Campus.

Professor Patrick C. K. Hung, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, Ontario Tech University Professor Patrick C. K. Hung of the Faculty of Business and Information Technology, Ontario Tech University applied and has been granted the Emerging of Leaders of “How to do Well in Your Coding Interview” group session with Mr Murtada, Facebook engineer 158 Department of Computer Sciences, Mathematics & Physics 2019/2020 the Americas Program Funding in SERVING AND ENGAGING July 2020, in conjunction with Dr Curtis Gittens of CMP, to Dr Peter Chami undertake the project entitled Robotics • Appointed as the Statistician on the Business for Barbados and Canada. The Ethics Committee for the Queen project will undertake a specially Elizabeth Hospital. offered course focused on Robotics Chair of the Cyber Security Sub- and Artificial Intelligence, to be offered • committee, the Queen Elizabeth by Professor Hung in Spring 2021. Hospital The course is called “Robotics Business and Computing” and will be offered at • Statistical consultant, the Barbados The University of the West Indies. In National Trust addition, the project will continue the • Conducted Statistical Analysis as part of collaboration of Dr Curtis Gittens’ the consulting team sent by the Global work with Professor Patrick Hung in Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Think UWI First Radio Show Social Robotics and the research work Coastal Management (SOCMON) to will forge new tangible relationships advise the Reserve Naturelle, St.Martin between the two universities. Project and the Nelson Dockyard Project, Antigua & Barbuda Project. COLLABORATIONS AND • Adjunct Lectureship post at the LINKAGES ESTABLISHED Department of Health Services, Policy WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health, Warren Alpert Research Partnership Medical School, Brown University. Dr Legena Henry Renewable Energy Fishing Vessel Project (Funded by Dr Curtis Gittens Inter-American Development • June 18, 2019. ThinkUWIFirst Radio Bank Renewable Energy grant). Show. HOTT 95.3 Topic: MSc. Research partnership via the Information Technology Higher Education Development Unit, Ministry of Education, • November 15, 2019, Panelist: Barbados Technological and Vocational 2019 – BIMTECH Digital Forum. BCSI’s Training (METVT) for UWI to Services Weekend work alongside The Barbados • October 31, 2019. UWI Representative Smart Barbados MIST Curtis Gittens Community College, and The for the Mission to Barbados – Digital Transformation Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute e-Governance Academy of Estonia of Technology, August 2019. • September 30, 2019. Panelist: Digital Dr Legena Henry Technologies Workshop – Smart Barbados September 25, 2019 – Delivered a Week, Barbados International Business • HEWS Technologies – presentation at the Global Solutions Association Dr Alex Kogan and Wind Forum, in New York, Energy Research Team) September 03, 2019. Panelist: Digital • Blue Chip Foundation, as a follow-up Transformation: Re-engineering Barbados. • Dr Legena Henry formulated a from UN GSF Meeting award: MOU between The UWI Cave Hill • NLS/BarCode Lecture and Panel USD 100,000. Campus and HEWS Technologies Discussion (Dr Alex Kogan and wind energy research team) towards a DOE Mr Stephen Mendes research grant for offshore wind Dr Mechelle Gittens The National Task Force on Wellness, energy research via UWI Cave • June 2020 – CMP/FST Representative, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Barbados Hill and in partnership with The University Rationalization – Board Member. UWI St. Augustine’s Department Subcommittee, The UWI, Cave Hill of Mechanical Engineering and Campus Dr Bernd Sing Heritage Oil Company in Trinidad, December 2019. • July 2020 – University Integrated • Invited to serve on the Research, Cyber Subcommittee, The UWI, Cave Hill Security and Databases Subcommittee, Campus Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Faculty of Science & Technology2019/2020 2019/2020 159 2019/20202019/2020 Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) August 1, 2019 – July 31, 2020

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Mission: The Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) promotes and facilitates sustainable development in the Caribbean and beyond. CERMES has a strong focus on tropical island environmental management and its mission is to make a significant contribution to sustainable development in the Caribbean region by:

• Providing graduate students with MEET THE TEAM Administrative Assistant advanced training in policies, Director Dr Jennifer Hurley, (LCCI), APS, BA (Hons), mechanisms and techniques for Dr Patrick McConney, BSc (UCNW), PhD (UWI) sustainable use and management of MES (Dalhousie), PhD (UBC) natural resources; Stenographer Clerk Ms Mia Clarke, BA (UWI) • Conducting research that is relevant Professors Professor Emeritus Robin Mahon, to natural resource and environmental Project Coordinator BSc (UWI), MSc, PhD (Guelph) management; Ms Catrina Hinds, BSc, MSc (UWI) Providing guidance, consultancy and Professor Hazel Oxenford, BSc (Exeter), • Post-Doctoral Research Fellows professional services to regional PhD (UWI) Dr Julian Walcott Walcott, BSc, MSc, governments, non-governmental Senior Lecturer PhD (UWI) organisations (NGOs) and the private Dr David Yawson, BSc (Cape Coast), sector on environmental matters; Dr Shelly-Ann Cox, BSc, MSc, PhD (UWI) MSc (Wageningen), PhD (Dundee) • Taking the lead in hosting and Lecturers coordinating regional environmental Teaching and Learning initiatives and projects; Dr Janice Cumberbatch, BSc (UWI), MES (York), PhD (UWI) • Heightening public awareness on PROGRAMMES matters of environmental importance Dr Hugh Sealy, B.Eng (McGill), MSc (Brunel), The Department offers three through outreach activities; PhD(Liverpool) programmes: MPhil/PhD Natural Resources Management, MSc Natural • Building capacity of civil society, private- Programme Coordinator Resources Management and MSc sector and government decision-makers Ms Neetha Selliah, BSc (Surrey), MSc (UWI) through short courses and training Renewable Energy Management. workshops; Project Officer In response to COVID-19, the Ms Maria Pena, BSc, MSc (UWI) Department’s courses were taught online from March 2020. CERMES has had a strong focus Senior IT Technician on tropical island environmental Mr Dale Benskin, BSc (UWI) management since 1985. Laboratory Technician Mr Joseph Weekes, BSc, MSc (UWI)

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KEY STATISTICS CERMES Table 1: MSc. Natural Resources Management Examinations Results 2019/2020 • There were two MPhil candidates registered during the period. No. of Pass Course Code and Title • There were five PhD candidates Students Rate (%) registered during the period. ENVT 6000 Concepts and Issues for Environmental Managers 16 100

• There were sixteen MSc students ENVT 6001 Introduction to Environmental Planning and Management 17 100 registered during the period. ENVT 6002 Professional Skills for Environmental Management 16 87,5

ENVT 6100 Environmental Impact Assessment 15 100

ENVT 6101 Geoinformatics for Environmental Managers 17 100

DEGREES AWARDED ENVT 6102 Resource Economics 14 93

PhD Degrees Awarded (October 2019) ENVT 6120 Measurement and Analysis in Natural Resource Management 15 100 Environmental Studies ENVT 6122 Fisheries Biology and Management 6 100 One was awarded. ENVT 6123 Sustainable Tourism in the Coastal Zone 6 100 MSc Degrees Awarded (October 2019) Natural Resources Management and ENVT 6126 Coastal Dynamics and Management 6 100 Environmental Studies ENVT 6127 Ecology and Management of Coral Reef Ecosystems 6 100 Fifteen were awarded. ENVT 6130 Climate Dynamics and Modelling 4 100 MSc Degrees Awarded (October 2019) ENVT 6131 Policy Response to Climate Change 5 100 Renewable Energy Management Three were awarded. ENVT 6132 Vulnerability to Climate Change and Impact Assessment 5 100

Graduate Diploma Degrees Awarded ENVT 6133 Climate Change Impacts: Mitigation & Adaptation 5 100 (October 2019) ENVT 6200 Hydrology 4 100 Renewable Energy Management One was awarded. ENVT 6210 Groundwater Resources 5 100 ENVT 6220 Water and Wastewater Management 5 100

ENVT 6230 Water Management and the Environment 4 100

RESEARCH

FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS Calumpong, H., K. Evans, I, Butler, H. A. Ed.). Ed. J. West. Europa Publications, Oxenford and H. Yamano. “Tropical and Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group, Baldwin, K., H. A. Oxenford and J. Sub-Tropical Coral Reefs.” The Second Abingdon-on-Thames, UK. Weekes. A geospatial approach to Global Integrated Marine Assessment (World quantifying stranded sargassum seaweed Clegg, P., R. Mahon, P. McConney Ocean Assessment II). United Nations, New using drones. Proceedings of the Gulf & and H. A. Oxenford. “Blue Economy York. Caribbean Fisheries Institute 72. Opportunities and Challenges for the Clegg, P., R. Mahon, P. McConney, Wider Caribbean.” Caribbean Blue Economy. Blades, D. C., J. Walcott, J. A. Horrocks. H. A. Oxenford (eds). “The Caribbean Eds. P. Clegg, R. Mahon, P. McConney and “Leatherback Bycatch in an Eastern Blue Economy”. Routledge, London, UK. H.A. Oxenford. Routledge, Oxford, UK. Caribbean Artisanal Longline Fishery.” Publication date: 1st Edition, 2021, eBook Endangered Species Research. Clegg, P., R. Mahon, P. McConney and October 23, 2020. 250pp. https://doi. H. A. Oxenford. “The Blue Economy in Bowman, C.A., S.C. Mangi and H. A. org/10.4324/9780429342233 the Wider Caribbean: What is Possible, Oxenford. Managed access applied to the Clegg, P., P. McConney, R. Mahon and What is Probable and What is Not?” fisheries of Belize: stakeholder perceptions H. A. Oxenford. “The Blue Economy in Caribbean Blue Economy. Eds. P. Clegg, R. of the social and economic impacts. the Caribbean.” Europa Regional Surveys Mahon, P. McConney and H.A. Oxenford. Proceedings of the Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries of the World – South America, Central Routledge, Oxford, UK. Institute 72. America and the Caribbean 2020 (28th Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 161

Clegg, P., J. Cumberbatch and A. K. Degia. RESEARCH GRANTS PROJECTS “Tourism in the Caribbean and the Blue Economy – Can the Two Be Aligned?” SUCCESSFUL BIDS NEW Caribbean Blue Economy. Eds. P. Clegg, R. SarTRAC through partnership with • Caribbean Biodiversity Fund Mahon, P. McConney and H.A. Oxenford. University of Southampton (Ecosystem-based Adaptation Facility): Routledge, Oxford, UK. SargAdapt funded by Caribbean Adapting to a New Reality: Managing Fanning, L. and R. Mahon. “Regional Biodiversity Fund (CBF) – Ecosystem- Responses to Influxes of Sargassum Ocean Governance: An Imperative for based Adaptation (EbA) Facility; main Seaweed in the Eastern Caribbean as Addressing Blue Economy Challenges and partners include CANARI, St. George’s Ecosystem Hazards and Opportunities Opportunities in the Wider Caribbean.” University. (SargAdapt); December 13, 2019 – Caribbean Blue Economy. Eds. P. Clegg, R. December 12, 2022; USD 981,393.00. Mahon, P. McConney and H.A. Oxenford. Dr Oxenford and Dr Cumberbatch Routledge, Oxford, UK. BIDS co-lead. Inniss, L., L. Fanning, R. Mahon and Agri-food system resilience in the • Caribbean Public Health Agency M. Redmond. “The Role of Coastal Caribbean in the nexus of disaster and (CARPHA): The Economic Impact and Marine Planning in Achieving Blue agricultural labour dynamics. Proposal of Sargassum Influxes on One or Economies.” Caribbean Blue Economy Eds. submitted to the International Labour More Key Sectors in the Eastern P. Clegg, R. Mahon, P. McConney and H.A. Organization (ILO) in response to the Caribbean; March 16, 2020 to March Oxenford. Routledge, Oxford, UK. call for proposals on employment and 08, 2021; USD 10,000; managed by Dr resilience in the Caribbean. Oxenford. Johnson, D., J. Franks, H. A. Oxenford and S. A. Cox. “Pelagic Sargassum Enhancing natural resource management • FAO: Climate Change and Poverty Blooms and Dynamics of the North in CARIFORUM states. Submitted to Nexus for Enhancing Resilient Tropical Atlantic.” Proceedings of the Gulf & the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) Fisheries Livelihoods and Food Caribbean Fisheries Institute 72. secretariat and the European Union (EU). Security in Barbados, Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis; September Oxenford, H. A. and R. Mahon. “The Historical and indigenous lay knowledge 10, 2019 to December 31, 2020; State of Marine Ecosystems that Support help earth sciences minimize the BBD 265,896; managed by Dr Blue Economies in the Wider Caribbean.” impact of natural disasters: the case of Cumberbatch. Caribbean Blue Economy Eds. P. Clegg, R. Dominica. Submitted to IDRC (CERMES Mahon, P. McConney and H.A. Oxenford. in collaboration with University of • FAO: Services Towards Regional Routledge, Oxford, UK. Portsmouth). Implementation of the Climate Change Adaptation of the Fisheries Oxenford, H. A. and P. McConney. Restoration and management of the Sector in the Eastern Caribbean “Fisheries as a Key Component of Blue Soufriere watershed, St. Lucia to Project (CC4FISH) [3rd LOA]; Economies in the Wider Caribbean.” promote resilience to climate change. September 10, 2019 to December 31, Caribbean Blue Economy Eds. P. Clegg, R. In collaboration with the Institute for 2020; BBD 293,976; managed by Dr Mahon, P. McConney and H.A. Oxenford. Watershed Sciences at Trent University. McConney. Routledge, Oxford, UK. Submitted to the EbA Facility. FAO: Implementing Gender Pena, M., J. Cumberbatch, P. Strengthening agri-food system resilience • Aspects within SSF Guidelines and McConney, N. Selliah and B. Simmons. to disasters through linkages in short chain the Protocol to the Caribbean Collective Action by Women in the Barbados food supplies in the Caribbean. Submitted Community Common Fisheries Policy Flyingfish Fishery: Good Practices of the to USAID IDEAL Micro Grants. (CCCFP) for Securing SSF; December Central Fish Processors Association. FAO University of Portsmouth with CERMES 01, 2019 to March 31, 2021; USD Technical Series. as a consortium member submitted a full 80,500; managed by Dr McConney. Webb, T.J., H. Ojaveer, H. A. Oxenford, proposal for the project ‘ Marine Coastal FAO: Development of Capacity- F. Navarrete-Mier, M. Thorndyke, C. Ecosystem Biodiversity and Services • Building Programme on Addressing Roberts, A. Stewart, H. Motomura, B in a Changing World’ (MaCoBioS) for the Nexus between Poverty and Nguen Khac, B. Bilgin Topcu, C. Xuezhong, funding under the EU Horizon 2020 Work Climate in the Fisheries Sector in F. de Oliveira Lana, F. Marsac, H. Kim, M-J. Program. Coastal Communities, Coastal Areas, Juan-Jordá, M.D. Santos, M. Lteif, V.N. and Small Island Developing States Sanjeevan and T. Sutton. “Trends in the (SIDS); December 12, 2019 to March Biodiversity of Main Taxa of Marine Biota: 31, 2021; USD 55,000.00; managed by Fish.”. The Second Global Integrated Marine Dr Cumberbatch. Assessment (World Ocean Assessment II). United Nations, New York. 162 Centre for Resource Management & Environmental Studies (CERMES)

• FAO: Services towards implementation RECOGNISING AND ENHANCING of Developing Organisational Capacity REWARDING EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEE SKILLS for Ecosystem Stewardship and Livelihoods in Caribbean Small-Scale Jennifer Hurley Shelly-Ann Cox Fisheries (StewardFish); August 31, 2019 to July 31, 2021; BBD 539,440; • November 23, 2019: Long service award • September 25-27, 2019: Development managed by Dr McConney. – 30 years. of a Regional Strategy for Strengthening and Streamlining End-to-end EWS for November 23, 2019: Principal’s Award The Nature Conservancy: • the Caribbean Workshop, Barbados. • for Excellence – Administrative, Conservation Partnership Agreement; The workshop was hosted by the Technical and Service (ATS) staff October 21, 2019 to December 30, CREWS Caribbean Project implemented category for outstanding work to 2022; USD 494,500; managed by by the World Bank. enhance the effectiveness/efficiency of Dr Cumberbatch. operations at Cave Hill. • September 30 – October 04, 2019: • University of Southampton: National Workshop for Enhancing the Collaboration Agreement between Climate Science Basis of the Climate RECOGNISING AND University of Southampton, University Rationale in GCF Funded Activities, REWARDING STUDENTS of York, Mona Informatix Limited Saint Lucia. (Mona Geoinformatics Institute), The Anne Desrochers – PhD Candidate • October 29-30: Steward Fish Regional University of the West Indies – Cave Workshop, CANARI, Saint Vincent. Hill Campus, Centre for Resource • January 27, 2020: Awarded a November 26, 2019: FAO workshop Management and Environmental Studies Postgraduate Research Award from • on Regional NDC-SDG Dialogue in (UWI-CERMES) and University of the School for Graduate Studies and the Caribbean: Integrating climate- Ghana to support the project entitled Research, Cave Hill Campus. resilient fisheries and coastal community Teleconnected SARgassum Risks priorities into post-2020 climate action Across the Atlantic: Building Capacity ENHANCING and leveraging SDG co-benefits for the for TRansformational Adaptation STUDENT SKILLS rural, poor and vulnerable. Bridgetown, in the Caribbean and West Africa Barbados. (SARTRAC); £94,972.14; November 01, Anne Desrochers – PhD Candidate 2019 to October 31, 2022; managed by • February 11, 2020: CANARI hosed Dr Janice Cumberbatch. • October 23-26, 2019: International workshop on Institutional Analysis and Conference on Sargassum” and the Organisational Assessment. Fisheries “Sarg’Expo”, Guadeloupe. Division Conference Room, Princess CONTINUING • July 21, 2020: Presenter and panelist at Alice Highway, Bridgetown. • Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large the UNEP webinar series: “The Science • May 26, 2020: Sargassum Webinar: Marine Ecosystems (CLME+). Budget of Sargassum.” Presentation entitled “Sargassum seaweed invasion harms reduction to USD 188,000 and time “Turning a Hazard into an Opportunity: economies in West Africa and extension ends October 30, 2020. Commercialization of Sargassum in the the Caribbean – Human Nitrogen Signed December 17, 2019. Contact: Caribbean.” Footprint”. Patrick McConney. Tara Mackey – PhD Candidate • May 29, 2020: UNEP-CEP/GCFI/GPML • Climate Change Adaptation in the • October 07-08, 2019: Envision Caribe Webinar: Addressing Marine Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector. Credentialing Workshop, Barbados Litter in the Caribbean: Experiences September 30, 2019 to December 31, Water Authority. The goal of the from the Regional Node of the Global 2020. Budget: BBD 293,328. workshop was to build capacity in Partnership on Marine Litter Contact: P. McConney. incorporating sustainability criteria in • June 08, 2020: Sargassum Webinar: “The • Coordination of a Global Socio- infrastructural projects. The workshop Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt: The New economic Monitoring Initiative for was facilitated by Professor Maya Golden Floating Rainforest?” Coastal Management (III). January 01, Trotz and Ms Ifetayo Venner under June 08, 2020: Virtual panel discussion 2019 to March 31, 2022. Budget: the Water Sector Resilience Nexus • on COVID-19 & Small-Scale Fisheries USD 134,000. Contacts: Maria Pena and for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN in the Caribbean: Impacts, Solutions & Patrick McConney. S-Barbados) Project. Adapting to an Uncertain Future, hosted • EU Erasmus+ funded Sustainable by the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Tourism, Optimal Resource and Institute (GFCI) and Too Big To Ignore Environmental Management (STOREM). (TBTI). April 15, 2019 to November 14, 2021. Budget €87,780.00. Contact: Janice Cumberbatch. Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 163

• July 02, 2020: Webinar entitled • July 02, 2020: FAO/CARICOM Webinar • April 08, 2020: CANARI-led Powering “SAMTOOL: Satellite Observation and on COVID-19 and Food Systems – Innovations in Civil Society and Landing Prediction of Sargassum in the Private Sector Investment in Agriculture Enterprises for Sustainability in the Tropical Atlantic.” and Fisheries: The Preparation and the Caribbean (PISCES) Risk Assessment Pay-Off. and Mitigation Planning for Civil Society July 21, 2020: UNEP Sargassum Webinar • Organisations in the Caribbean webinar. Series: “The Science of Sargassum.” Hazel Oxenford Hugh Sealy Janice Cumberbatch • November 12-14, 2019: FAO Expert Workshop on Adaptive Management November 12, 2019: The Inter-American • October 03-04, 2019: 19th IEA-IETA- • of Fisheries in Response to Climate Development Bank Roundtable on EPRI GHG Trading Workshop, Paris, Change, Residenza Lavernale, Rome, Access to Information & Transparency at France. Italy. the Barbados Hilton. • May 12, 2020: Workshop on “The Impact of COVID-19 on Caribbean November 25-26: IDB Regional • November 26, 2019: FAO workshop • Water Utilities”. Hosted by the CDB Policy Dialogue: Reinforcing Crisis on Regional NDC-SDG Dialogue in and CAWASA via Microsoft Teams. Communication as a Critical Element the Caribbean: Integrating climate- resilient fisheries and coastal community of Caribbean Tourism Resilience and May 29, 2020: Training webinar for priorities into post-2020 climate action • Disaster Risk Management in Kingston, National Focal Points for the Ramsar and leveraging SDG co-benefits for the Jamaica. Convention on Wetlands. rural poor and vulnerable. Bridgetown, • January 20-24, 2020: The Caribbean Barbados. Examination Council’s Environmental Neetha Selliah Science Digital Toolkit Validation • May 26, 2020: Sargassum Webinar: • December 05-10, 2019: Co-presented Workshop in Kingston, Jamaica. “Sargassum Seaweed Invasion Harms on “Managing the Impacts of Sargassum Economies in West Africa and Influxes on Tourism in the Wider March 06, 2020: Research Supervisor • the Caribbean – Human Nitrogen Caribbean Region” at a Training and Development Course. Hosted by the Footprint.” Validation Workshop in Sustainable Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Tourism for the Sustainable Tourism, Learning. • June 05, 2020: IOC-UNESCO Marine Litter Webinar. Optimal Resource and Environmental • May 28 & June 04, 2020: IDB Management – STOREM project hosted sponsored Regional Policy Dialogue on Maria Pena by the Universidad del Magdalena, Santa Environmental Licensing & Enforcement Marta (Magdalena state), Colombia. August 07-08, 2019: Fish4ACP Regional during COVID-19: Virtual Stakeholder • Value Chain Selection and Prioritization Consultation Workshop, St. Vincent and the Julian Walcott • June 23, 2020: Participated in the Blue Grenadines. • October 14-17, 2019: III Latin American Economy Scoping Study Barbados: and Caribbean Protected Areas August 27-29, 2019: NOAA Coral Reef presentation of findings. Hosted by the • Congress, Lima, Peru. Conservation Program (NOAA-CRCP) UNDP and the Ministry of Maritime Learning Network Exchange: Creating Affairs and the Blue Economy. By Zoom. a Community of Practice Workshop, David Yawson • July 01, 08, 15, 19 and 22, 2020: Disaster Washington DC. • March 24, 2020: Online workshop on Risk Financing for the Development of Using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra for September 15-20, 2019: Japan- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) • online teaching. Organized by CETL, Caribbean Climate Change Partnership Train the Trainer Workshop. Convened The UWI, Cave Hill Campus. (J-CCCP) Knowledge Sharing and by The UWI Open Campus and CCRIF Wrap-up Event and Enabling Gender- March 27, 2020: Workshop tools for SPC. By Zoom. • Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate accessibility and multilingual online and Environmental Resilience in the teaching. Organized by CETL, The UWI, Patrick McConney Caribbean (EnGenDER) Technical Cave Hill Campus. September 17-19, 2019: Fisheries • Advisory Group (TAG) project meeting May 05, 2020: Webinar (The UWI – St. Stakeholder Consultation Workshop • and inception workshop hosted by Augustine Campus) on wake-up call for on Development of a National Policy on UNDP, St Lucia. Caribbean food and nutritional security. Fisheries for Saint Lucia, Castries, Saint Lucia. • February 11, 2020: CANARI hosed • June 03-05, 2020: Global Landscapes workshop on Institutional Analysis and Forum (Bonn Digital Conference 2020) October 08-10, 2019: OECS Regional • Organisational Assessment. Fisheries – online. Theme: Food in the time of Workshop on Ocean Governance Division Conference Room, Princess crisis. Frameworks: Transitioning to a Blue Alice Highway, Bridgetown. Economy, Rodney Bay, Saint Lucia. 164 Centre for Resource Management & Environmental Studies (CERMES)

WELCOMING VISITORS AND • March 10, 2020: Ms Selliah participated SERVING AND ENGAGING BUILDING INTERNATIONAL in a virtual meeting with the RELATIONS National Oceanic and Atmospheric SERVICE RENDERED Administration to discuss a Fellowship TO THE UWI • August 06, 2019: Magdy Martinez Programme with CERMES. Soliman, Resident Representative, Shelly-Ann Cox April 20, 2020: Dr Yawson participated UNDP Barbados and the OECS paid • in an online discussion on potential • January 16, 2020: Presentation a courtesy call and discussed UNDP collaboration with York University in entitled ‘Climate Woes’ to UN CERMES relationships. the framework of the Hemispheric interpreters as part of the English • August 14, 2019: World Bank team Universities Consortium (HUC). in the Caribbean for Interpreters visited to advance the preparation of an programme hosted by the Centre for June 02, 2020: Centre for Resource Early Warning System Strategy for the • English Language Learning, The UWI, Management and Environmental Studies Caribbean Region. Cave Hill at the Caribbean Institute (CERMES) became a member of the for Meteorology and Hydrology October 25, 2019: Mr Willard Phillips, Global Partnership on Marine Litter, the • (CIMH), Husbands, St. James. Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable premier global network for advancing Development and Disaster Unit, solutions to reduce and eliminate marine • January 23, 24, 27 and 30, 2020: ECLAC, Trinidad. litter in our oceans. CERMES contact Represented CERMES at the Stakeholder Consultations on the March 02, 2020 – Signing of the person: Professor Hazel Oxenford. • Modernization of the Barbados’ Memorandum of Understanding June 08, 2020: Dr McConney and • Fisheries Policy. between the Environmental Research Professor Oxenford held a video Institute at Sophia University, Japan, and conference with World Maritime • March 03-04, 2020: Represented the Centre for Resource Management University – Marine Debris, Closing CERMES at the Second National and Environmental Studies at the Circle programme in the Caribbean Stakeholder Workshop on the The University of the West Indies, – PhD co-supervision and other Oceans Economy and Trade Strategy Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, for wide- collaboration. for the Sustainable Tuna Value Chain ranging collaboration. in Barbados. • July 08, 2020: Courtesy call from • January 29, 2020: World Maritime Dr Kirk Douglas (Director) and Janice Cumberbatch University (WMU) President Ms Christianne Walcott (Operations Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry and Manager), Centre for Biosecurity • October 10 and November 07, 2019: Director, Professor Long to discuss links Studies. Meetings of the Programme Design with CERMES over marine litter and Task Force for The UWI Global sargassum in the Caribbean. Institute for Climate Smart and BENEFACTORS Resilient Development (GICSRD). • February 24-25, 2020: Heidi Jovanovic, Regional Environmental Officer, February 07, 2020: Meeting regarding FUNDING FOR RESEARCH • Embassy of the United States of research on the Caribbean Risk America, Costa Rica. • Caribbean Biodiversity Fund Information System of the CDEMA (Ecosystem-based Adaptation Facility* with Gabrielle Tongs from The UWI- February 24-25, 2020: Rachel Meyers, • St. Augustine and Jeremy Collymore, Economic/Commercial Officer, Embassy • Caribbean Public Health Agency* Consultant Disaster Resilience, Office of the United States of America, The Food and Agricultural Organization • of Vice Chancellor, UWI (by Skype). Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and of the United Nations the OECS. February 25, 2020: Hosted the First The Nature Conservancy • • Meeting of the Resilience and Social February 25, 2020: Dr Yasuhiro Ueki, • University of Southampton* Policy Working Group for the UWI Professor Global Studies, Sophia • Global Institute for Climate Smart and University, Japan. Note: asterisk * denotes new benefactors Resilient Development (GICSRD) (by • March 03, 2020: Dr Thom Meredith, Zoom). McGill University. • March 16 & April 30, 2020: Meetings • March 05, 2020: Ms Selliah participated of the Working Group Leads for the in a virtual meeting to discuss the UWI Global Institute for Climate potential collaboration on a regional Smart and Resilient Development dialogue on climate and security risks (GICSRD). in the Caribbean with Adelphi: Berlin based think tank. Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 165

• April 20, 2020. Attended a meeting Hazel Oxenford • April 30 and May 07, 2020: Chaired with Dr Hugh Sealy and David Yawson • October 18, 2019: TV interview for meetings of the Working Group on designing an academic programme BBC/UWI TV feature on The UWI’s Leads for The UWI Global Institute on Climate Change, Sustainability contribution to Climate Change for Climate Smart and Resilient and Resilience with The UWI – Latin research. Development (GICSRD). American-Caribbean Centre (LACC) March 03, 2020: Guest lecture May 08, 2020: Attended meeting with (Ambassador Gillian Bristol) York • • to McGill University field course members of the Planning Team for the University (Dr Rhonda Lenton – students on current status of coral GICSRD. President and Vice Chancellor; reefs in Barbados, CERMES. Professor Lisa Philipps – Provost and • May 26, 29 and June 10, 2020: Vice-President Academic; Ms Vinitha • June 25, 2020: Participated in media Attended meeting with members of Gengatharan – Executive Director, launch of SargAdapt project on the Planning Team for the GICSRD. York International) and the University UWItv. of Miami: (Dr Felicia Knaul, Director Neetha Selliah of the Miami Institute for Advanced Maria Pena • September 26, 2019: Represented Studies of the Americas; • October 24, 2019: Invited to provide CERMES at a meeting of the Faculty Dr Roni Avissar, Dean of the remarks at Launch of Research Entrepreneurship Committee, Dean’s Rosentiel School of Marine and Magazine Faces of Women Fisherfolk Conference Room, Cave Hill Campus. Atmospheric Sciences; Ms. Sonia Barbados 2019. The Gallery, Sidney October 11, 2019: Represented Chao, Research Professor, School • Martin Library, Cave Hill Campus. CERMES at a Renewable Energy of Architecture and College of Committee Meeting, Dean’s Meeting Engineering, and Director of the • March 17, 2020: Invited participant Room, The UWI, Cave Hill Campus. Center for Urban and Community for planning meeting for the Gender Design; The UWI Mona (Dr David Forum of the fifteenth session of • October 30, 2019: Attended the Smith); The UWI St. Augustine (Prof. the United Nations Conference on Faculty of Science and Technology John Agard). (By Zoom). Trade and Development Ministerial Sub-Committee for Graduate Studies Conference (UNCTAD 15), 18-23 and Research. • June 25, 2020: Chaired the virtual October 2020, Bridgetown, Barbados. January 08 and February 18, 2020: launch of the CERMES “Adapting to The Prime Minister the Honourable • Represented CERMES at a meeting a New Reality: Managing Responses Mia Amor Mottley is the Chair of of the Board of Examiners for to Influxes of Sargassum Seaweed in UNCTAD 15. Professor The Most taught masters programmes for the the Eastern Caribbean as Ecosystem Honourable. V. Eudine Barriteau Faculty of Science and Technology. Hazards and Opportunities leads the Planning Committee for Conference Room, School for (SargAdapt)” project. the Gender Forum (October 19-20, Graduate Studies and Research, The 2020). Patrick McConney UWI, Cave Hill Campus. April 28, 2020: Participated in meeting • March 10, 2020: Participated in the • February 29 to March 07, 2020: with Dr Tonya Haynes, Institute for • Faculty of Science and Technology Participated as a Lecturer in the Gender and Development Studies Student-Liaison meeting, Biological Island Sustainability Course in (IGDS) and Dr Jennie Dean (UCLA- and Chemical Sciences (BCS) Bogota, Colombia, a UWI Cave IES) on Women in the Blue Economy Demonstration Room. Hill collaboration with Sophia Project. University, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies (Japan) • July 08, 2020: UN Conference on David Yawson Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Javeriana University, School of October 31 – November 04, 2019: 15 Gender and Development Forum • Environmental and Rural Studies Represented UWI-CERMES at the The UWI, Cave Hill planning meeting. (Colombia). CNRD Annual Network Meeting, May 06-08, 2020: Represented Mexico and presented CERMES (The • Hugh Sealy CERMES in the online 18th Meeting of University of the West Indies) in the Caribbean Fisheries Forum. • August 2019: Appointed to chair the CNRD. Programme Design Task force for November 20, 2019: Delivered a • June 16-18, 2020: Represented The UWI Global Institute for Climate • guest lecture on Climate Change CERMES in the online Third UNDP/ Smart and Resilience Studies (Vice- and Human Security, Department of GEF CLME+ Project Steering Chancellor’s initiative). Committee Meeting. GSSWP, The UWI, Cave Hill Campus. Invited to serve on the Disaster • January 23, May 07 and July 17, 2020: Risk Management and Resilience • Faculty of Culture, Creative and Programme Advisory Committee of The UWI Open Campus. 166 Centre for Resource Management & Environmental Studies (CERMES)

Performing Arts Implementation Janice Cumberbatch • June 08, 2020: Panelist in the virtual Committee meetings (FST Rep.). • October 16-22, 2019: Presented panel discussion on COVID-19 & Small-Scale Fisheries in the Caribbean: March 11, 2020: Chaired the Water “Sargassum Impacts on the Tourism • Impacts, Solutions & Adapting to an Sector Resilience Working Group Industry” at the Belize Tourism Uncertain Future, hosted by the Gulf meeting for The UWI Global Institute Industry Conference and Post and Caribbean Fisheries Institute for Climate Smart and Resilient Conference Tour. (GFCI) and Too Big To Ignore (TBTI). Development (GICSRD) – online. • November 19, 2019: Facilitated the Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on • March 13, 26 and April 17, 2020: Robin Mahon Attended the Programmatic and Prioritising Initiatives for Barbados in th April 22, 2020: European Union, Institutional Sub-committee meetings the GEF SGP 7 Operational Phase, at • Ocean Governance Forum, Working (Faculty of Science and Technology UN House, Barbados. Group launch, April 22 (Virtual Renewal Project). • May 14, 2020: Participated in a meeting). March 16 and April 30, 2020: CTO led virtual meeting to discuss • April 23 & July 27, 2020: Barbados Attended meetings of the Working and agree a multi-agency working • National Trust, Council Meeting, Group Leads for The UWI Global framework for communications Wildey House, St. Michael. Institute for Climate Smart and management in the event a hurricane Resilient Development (GICSRD) – strikes. It was hosted by Johnson • April 28-29, 2020: Panelist, Working online. JohnRose, Communications Specialist, Group on a sustainably harvested CTO (by Zoom). and productive ocean ensuring June 08, 2020: Attended initial • the provision of food supply and discussion meeting on UWI MSc. • May 25-27, 2020: Participated in the alternative livelihoods, IOC Decade Food Security program – online. IFRC sponsored 2020 Pre-Hurricane Meeting (by Zoom). of Ocean Science Western Tropical • June 19-20, 23 and July 14, 2020: Atlantic Regional Workshop (Virtual Working group discussions on review • June 10, 2020: Participated in the meeting). of proposed courses for The UWI, Update of Barbados’ ​Nationally June 04, 2020: Expert Group MSc. Food Security program – online. Determined Contribution (NDC) to • the United Framework Convention Meeting UN Ocean Decade kick- on Climate Change (UNFCCC) off conference “ocean governance PUBLIC SERVICE RENDERED Stakeholder Dialogue – Coastal theme” (Virtual). Zone Management, Disaster Risk • June 12, 2020: Invited presentation Shelly-Ann Cox Management & Tourism Sectors. “The Ocean Governance Challenge • March 08, 2020: Participated in for the Caribbean Region” to the a virtual interview for the article Patrick McConney Secretariat, Association of Caribbean ‘Threats to Marine Life’ to be featured • October 23, 2019: Participant at States (ACS), Trinidad (Virtual). in The Codrington International the Coastal Risk Assessment and School Magazine. Management Programme – National Hazel Oxenford • May 14, 2020: Guest Panelist at an Consultation on the Draft Policy for • October 21, 2019: Filmed Interview online discussion hosted by UNDP. Risk Resilient Integrated Coastal Zone for documentary on sargassum The panel discussion was entitled Management in Barbados, LESC, St research, Sagax Entertainment. Michael. ‘Farming and Fishing Digitally: A • November 19-21, 2019: Invited Chair webinar for farmers and fisherfolk in • November 18-21, 2019: Invited to FAO International Symposium on response to the COVID-19 crisis’. panellist on Fisheries Policy at Sustainable Fisheries: Strengthening • July 16 and 30, 2020: Lead facilitator FAO International Symposium on the Science-Policy Nexus, Session 6 – for the online Consultations on the Fisheries Sustainability: Strengthening Fisheries Management in the Face of a CNFO Regional Code of Conduct for the Science-Policy Nexus, FAO Changing Climate. FAO Headquarters, Caribbean Fisheries (Zoom). Headquarters, Rome, Italy. Rome, Italy. • July 21, 2020: Co-facilitator for the • December 05-06, 2019: Resource • January 30, 2020: Invited participant Online Consultation: Saint Lucia person for Development of a Saint to Barbados’ Fisheries Policy validation Sargassum Adaptive Management Lucia National Policy on Fisheries: meeting, Hilton, Barbados. National Stakeholders Validation. Strategy (SAMS) (Zoom). • June 10, 2020: Interview with Rob Clausen of Environmental Incentives regarding management of marine biodiversity in Barbados for the development of a USAID country and regional five-year strategic plan. Faculty of Science & Technology 2019/2020 167

• July 01, 2020: Invited to Minister’s • June 03, 2020: Represented Barbados Sargassum Working Group meeting, at a Caribbean Community Climate Ministry of Marine Affairs and the Change Centre (CCCCC) meeting to Blue Economy, Charnocks, Barbados. discuss the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working July 28, 2020: Phone interview • Group 1 contribution to the Sixth with Silver Back Films, Bristol, UK, Assessment Report (AR 6). regarding flyingfish spawning.

David Yawson Maria Pena • April 22, 2020: Interviewed as key • May 07, 2020: Interview on Caribbean informant for UCLA Institute of the food security with Open Societies Environment and Sustainability Senior Foundation (Latin America and Practicum on Gender in the Blue Caribbean). Economy. • May 09, 2020: Online discussion with representatives from Belize July 16, 2020: Invited panelist on panel • Ministry of Agriculture on agricultural discussion, “Scaling up Ecosystem- marketing infrastructure for food based Adaptation in the Caribbean”. system resilience in Belize. The panel discussion was an event scheduled during the Caribbean • May 11, 2020: Co-opted to contribute Challenge Initiative-Caribbean to the Services and Creative Economy Biodiversity Fund (CCI-CBF) Week, Committee of the Government of 13-16 July 2020. Barbados Jobs and Investment Council – online. Hugh Sealy • June 17, 2020: Together with Dr Julian • November 28 - December 15, 2019: Walcott, submitted inputs to Rob Represented Barbados and the Clausen (Environmental Incentives) on Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) forest and biodiversity management at COP 25 in Madrid, Spain. Co- in Barbados for the development of a facilitated the negotiations on Article USAID country and regional strategic 6 of the Paris Agreement under plan on biodiversity management. the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). • March 26-27, 2020: Invited Panelist at the – 2nd Annual Degrees of Change Climate Summit on “Regenerative Agroforestry: Disruptive Innovation for Building Biodiversity and Climate Resilience”, organized by WIRRED in collaboration with the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, St. Michael, Barbados. • April 20, 2020: Participated in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) Placencia Ambition Forum: Caribbean/ Pacific Transport Panel. • April 23 and May 13, 2020: Represented Barbados at a Cartagena Dialogue Heads of Delegations meetings. 168 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL2019/2020 REPORTS 2019/2020 Faculty of Social Sciences

2019/2020• Department of Economics • Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology 2019/2020• Department of Management Studies • Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies • Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services 2019/2020 2019/2020Dean - Dr Justin Robinson

DEAN HEAD, Department of Economics Dr Justin Robinson Dr Troy Lorde BSc (UWI), Msc (FIU), PhD (Manc) BSc (UWI), MA (York, Canada), PhD (Surrey)

HEAD, Department of Government, Sociology, DEPUTY DEAN Social Work and Psychology Mrs Sonia Mahon Dr Wendy Grenade BSc (UWI), MSc (Boston) MA (Westminster), MA, PhD (Miami)

HEAD, Department of Management Studies DEPUTY DEAN (Outreach) Dr Dion Greenidge Ms Cynthia Barrow-Giles BSc (UWI), MSc, PhD (Nottingham) BA, MSc MPhil (UWI) DIRECTOR, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies Dr Don Marshall BA, MPhil (UWI), PhD (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne)

OFFICER IN CHARGE, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services Mr Neil C.A. Paul Dip. Agriculture (ECIAF), Dip. Mass Comm. (UWI, CARIMAC), BSc (Illinois), MPhil (UWI) Faculty of2019/2020 Social Sciences 2019/2020 169 2019/20202019/2020 Dean’s Overview

Academic year 2019/20 saw a stabilisation in student numbers in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The UWI, Cave Hill, and the advancement of several colleagues to the rank of professor. The Faculty was able to implement its major initiatives in line with the AAA Strategic Plan, with its overarching themes of Access, Agility and Alignment and the vision of a Smart Campus for the 21st Century, as outlined by the Campus Principal.

ACCESS a relatively large number of graduates period where the Faculty had no The Faculty of Social Sciences at The go on to pursue Masters’ degrees, only professors, four colleagues advanced to UWI, Cave Hill continued to be the a miniscule percentage proceed to the rank of professor during academic main vehicle for Caribbean students to the Doctoral level. The Faculty is also year 2019/2020, and these colleagues gain access to tertiary education and the concerned about its ability to attract are heartily commended on their personal and societal benefits that come international students as distinct from achievements. from such access. The Faculty continued exchange students. After an extended to offer a wide variety of courses and programmes, and students were SoSci Table 1. Access KPIs Based on AAA Strategic Plan and generally satisfied with course content The Ranking Criteria and course delivery, as evidenced by the average student teaching evaluation Faculty Faculty score of 4.18 out of a maximum of Performance 2020/2021 5, an improvement over 4.03 in the 2019/2020 Targets last academic year. The teaching staff # of Caribbean Students Enrolled 2,774 2,500 should be commended on the continued # of International Students Enrolled 13 30 commitment to student success, despite International to Domestic Student Ratio .004% 1.0% the large number of courses and high student-to-staff ratio. International to Domestic Staff 8.0% 10% First Year UG Retention Rate 93.8% 95.0% Table 1 shows the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets for the On-Time Graduation Rate 63.8% 80.0% Faculty under the access theme. The Student to staff Ratio 52.4 40.0 KPIs reflect those embedded in the Doctorates to Bachelor’s Ratio 0.004% 0.006% AAA plan under the area of access, as Doctorates Awarded to Academic Staff Ratio 0.8% 4.0% well as key indicators that form part Median Student Evaluation Score (Max: 5) 4.152 4.25 of the Times Higher Education (THE) university ranking system. The Faculty Institutional Income $12,255,000 $14,000,000 performed well and was able to meet and exceed the targets in most areas. # of Peer Reviewed Publications 36 30 The COVID-19 pandemic led to a Per Capita Research Output 0.80 1.0 decline in the on-time graduate rate as # of Citations 446 350 summer courses had to be cancelled, however, this is expected to be a Median H Index 5.7 6 temporary phenomenon. The Faculty Research Income $262,000 $500,000 continued to be concerned that while Number of International Collaborations 4 3 170 Faculty of Social Sciences

AGILITY

In the area of agility, the Faculty continued SoSci Table 2. Agility KPIs Based On AAA Strategic Plan to maintain a tight focus on costs and the Faculty Faculty combination of lower costs, increased Performance 2020/2021 improvement and the expansion of the 2019/2020 Target Centre for Professional Development Operating Margin 4.8% 4.0% and Life Long Learning (CPDLL) led to Number of Products and Services on Digital an improvement in the operating margin Platforms 15 5 and the cost per student enrolled. As the % of Revenue From Digital Platforms 0.5% 1.5% CPDLL expanded, the Faculty saw a major improvement in the number of products Unit Cost of Operations BBD 26,500 BBD 28,000 delivered in a digital format. Table 2 presents the KPIs and targets based on the Agility theme.

ALIGNMENT

The Faculty of Social Sciences at The UWI, SoSci Table 3. Alignment KPIs Based On AAA Strategic Plan Cave Hill has a rich tradition of public Faculty Faculty engagement and debate on the issues of Performance 2020/2021 the day and 2019/2020 was no exception. 2019/2020 Target The Faculty performed especially well # Of Seminars & Symposia 6 8 in terms of the number of seminars and Number of Spin off Companies 0 1 symposia, as well as the percentage of staff % of Staff on External Bodies 66.0% 70.0* serving on external bodies. It should be noted that some planned seminars were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Table 3 presents the KPIs and targets based on the Alignment theme.

CONCLUSION

The Triple A plan and the Smart Campus vision have provided a clear roadmap for The UWI, Cave Hill, and by extension, the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Faculty remains focused on implementation and playing its part in maintaining the tradition of excellence at The UWI. The Faculty aims to be the Faculty of choice for Caribbean students and we view this as a critical initial step to being a Faculty of choice for international students. The Faculty remains committed to excellence as we seek to produce graduates of competence, compassion and conscience. Faculty of Social2019/2020 Sciences 2019–2020 171 2019/20202019/2020 Department of Economics

REPORT AUGUST 01 2019 - JULY 31 2020

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

During the year under review, the Department of Economics embarked on a multiplicity of endeavours to enhance teaching and learning; to highlight and pay tribute to its most outstanding students; to develop and promote projects that engendered camaraderie and friendly competition among students, as well as staff; and to reduce expenditure without compromising the quality of its services.

In its goal to offer excellent teaching, MEET THE TEAM PART-TIME LECTURERS the Department revised many of its Clifton Charles, BSc (UWI, MSc (Cornell), undergraduate programmes. There was a PhD (UWI) moderate increase in graduate programme HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Owen Codrington, BA (UWI) offerings, especially the MPhil programmes. Troy Lorde, BSc (UWI), MA (York), The Department was especially pleased PhD (Surrey), Professor of Tourism Economics Eustace Edwards, BA (UWI) to be able to honour its most outstanding Theomar Griffith, BSc (UWI), students at the Faculty of Social Sciences’ PROFESSORS MBA (Australian Inst. of Business) Award Ceremony held in October 2019. Stacia Howard, MSc (Edinburgh, Scotland) The outstanding showing by its students at Nlandu Mamingi, Lic. (UNAZA-Kinshasa), the Annual Warwick Economics Summit MA (ISS – The Hague), M.A. (SUNY), Julian Roach, BSc, MPhil (UWI) PhD (SUNY) - Emeritus (WES) held in England occasioned another Alicia Telfer-James, BSc (Howard University), proud moment for the Department. Justin Robinson, BSc (UWI), MSc (FIU), MSc (University of Connecticut) This pride was also felt following the PhD (Manchester), Professor of Finance Warrick Ward, BSc (UWI), commendable performance of another MSc (University of South Hampton) team of students at the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Research LECTURERS Challenge, held in Miami, Florida. Ankie Scott-Joseph, BSc (UWI), TEACHING ASSISTANT MSc (Manchester), PhD (UWI) In its efforts to advance The UWI’s Triple Carol-Anne Blenman, BSc (UWI), A Strategic Plan 2017 - 22, but more Anthony Wood, BSC (UWI), MSc (UWI), MSc (Sussex, UK) specifically, Cave Hill’s Smart Campus MPhil (Cambridge) Initiative, the Department embarked on a “Smart Department” initiative. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TEMPORARY LECTURERS This initiative formulated strategies the Administrative Assistant Department could utilise to become Antonio Alleyne, BSc, MSc (UWI), Michelle Grandison-Taylor, BA (UWI) more effective and efficient in its daily PhD (DUFE) operations. In its aim to become a Anderson Elcock, BSc (UWI) “Smart Department”, the Department Stenographer Clerk, Grade I Tracey Broome, BSc, MSc (UWI) began implementing its cost cutting Rhea Carrington, Certificate (BIMAP) measures by going entirely paperless. This Mahalia Jackman, BSc (UWI), MSc paperless approach has been a resounding (Southampton, UK), PhD (Manchester, UK) success and has reaped significant Stenographer Clerk, Grade II Simon Naitram, BSc, MSc (UWI), savings. Additionally, the Department’s Chadeé Miller, BSc (UWI) PhD (Glasgow) efficiency and effectiveness have improved significantly, as matters have been dealt Jeremy Stephen, BSc (UWI), with expeditiously. MSc (Imperial College) 172 Department of Economics

Teaching and Learning Econ Table 1: Undergraduate Enrolment

The Department of Economics is very 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 committed to delivering economics Banking & Finance 100 88 84 and banking and finance programmes Economics & Accounting 63 62 59 of a very high standard. Programmes in economics are specialised and Economics & Finance 71 61 48 also offered jointly with a number of Economics & History 0 1 1 majors and minors in other disciplines. Economics & Law 18 19 12 The most popular undergraduate programmes by total enrolment in Economics & Math 15 13 11 the last academic year were: Banking Economics & Management 55 56 41 and Finance; Economics and Finance; Economics & Political Science 1 2 3 Economics and Accounting; and, Economics and Management (see Economics (major) 20 15 17 Table 1). A similar picture emerges Economics (special) 14 17 15 when comparisons are made over Economics with Accounting 0 5 2 the most recent three-year period. In the same three-year period, joint Economics with History 0 0 1 programmes with History and Political Economics with Law 7 7 6 Science attracted little interest. Economics with Management 19 17 16 A number of courses were revised and Economics with Math 8 7 6 submitted for approval in the approved Economics with Political Science 0 0 1 Board for Undergraduate Studies Economics with Public Sector 2 2 3 format. This exercise was part of the Management Department’s consistent review of all its courses to maintain standards Note: Figures based on enrolment in Semester 1 of each academic year. and relevance of the curriculum. The submitted courses were: • ECON2000 Intermediate Econ Table 2: Graduate Enrolment Microeconomics I 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 • ECON2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics I Taught Masters • ECON2003 Intermediate Banking & Finance 6 12 19 Macroeconomics II Financial & Business Economics 18 7 7 • ECON2025 Statistical Methods I Logistics & Supply Chain Management 9 6 2 ECON2026 Statistical Methods II • Research Degrees ECON2029 Research Methods • MPhil Economics 4 1 1 for Economists • ECON3008 History of Economic MPhil Finance 1 0 0 Thought PhD Economics 2 2 3 • ECON3049 Econometrics I; and PhD Finance 2 1 2 ECON3050 Econometrics II. • Note: Figures based on enrolment in Semester 1 of each academic year. Graduate enrolment in the various taught-masters’ programmes were mixed. There was significant growth in the MSc Financial and Business Barbados’ decision to fund the studies on offer. Total enrolment for the last Economics and steady growth in MSc of all eligible students for the MSc year was nine (9) students compared to Logistics and Supply Chain Management Financial Management offered by the four (4) and six (6) in the previous two programmes in the last year (see Table Department of Management Studies. years respectively. 2). However, MSc Banking and Finance With respect to research degrees, in continued its sharp decline. The the last year the Department recorded erosion in enrolment appeared to be growth in three out of its four degrees a direct result of the Government of Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 173

Students pursuing undergraduate degrees Econ Table 3: Undergraduate Degrees Awarded from the Department performed well Second Second overall. Eighty-one percent (81%) earned First Class Class Class Pass Total honours degrees (see Table 3). Those Honours Honours Honours earning First Class Honours represented (Upper) (Lower) eight percent (8%) of the total number of Banking & Finance 1 11 12 2 26 graduates. Consistent with the enrolment Economics & Accounting 5 5 5 15 trends in Table 1, the largest number of graduates in nominal and percentage terms Economics & Finance 4 6 6 3 19 pursued Banking & Finance, Economics and Economics & Law 1 1 2 Accounting, Economics and Finance and Econ & Management 1 1 Economics and Management. (Marketing) Economics & Management 1 3 4 2 10 Economics 1 2 2 2 7 A small number of students completed Economics with Management 1 1 2 postgraduate degrees in 2019-20 (see Table 4). These were across all masters Economics with Math 1 1 programmes in the Department. Two of Economics with Public Sector 1 1 2 the four (50%) earned distinctions. Management Total 7 30 32 16 85

RECOGNISING AND Econ Table 4: Postgraduate Degrees Awarded REWARDING STUDENTS Distinction Pass Total

Winners of student prizes for the year Banking & Finance 1 1 Financial & Business were: 1 1 2 Economics Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Prize: Logistics & Supply Chain Yannick M Polanen 1 1 Management Roland Craigwell Finance Award: Total 2 2 4 Rushunda J Joseph

Charles M Kennedy Prize: Yannick M Polanen

Wendell McClean Memorial ENHANCING STUDENT Warwick University in the UK from Prize in Economic Theory: SKILLS January 31 to February 02, 2020. Myka J Payne Participants from universities across Typically, the Department jointly hosts the world attended. Invited speakers Llewyn Rock: a competition for undergraduates included: Zanny Minton Beddoes Gabriella S Bettencourt with the Inter-American Development (Editor-in-Chief of the Economist); Bank (IDB). The winner is awarded Sharon Donnery (Deputy Governor Judy Whitehead Award: an internship at the IDB. Also, of the Irish Central Bank); Carlo Rhea S Bennett graduate students normally gain Cottarelli (Former Director of the internships at various Central Banks International Monetary Fund); and across the Caribbean, based on Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize the Department’s relationship with Laureate). The team, chaperoned by the Caribbean Regional Technical the Head of Department, Professor Assistance Centre (CARTAC). These Lorde, comprised: Myka Payne (WES efforts were disrupted due to the Ambassador for UWI Cave Hill); Toria Coronavirus pandemic. Small; Shaunee Springer; O’Shannon A team of six (6) students was jointly Vaughan-Dorant; Michael Belgrave; sponsored by the Department and Nicquon Nicholls. The team made and the Faculty of Social Sciences a presentation on Industry 4.0: The to attend the annual Warwick Caribbean Context. Economics Summit (WES) held at 174 Department of Economics

The annual Chartered Financial RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Naitram, S., (Forthcoming) “How Analyst (CFA) Institute Atlantic Big are Strategic Spillovers from Islands Research Challenge Corporate Tax Competition”? Dr Antonio Alleyne Competition took place at the University of Miami on February 21, • Information Cost & Export 2020. The team comprised of five Behaviour – Mechanism and SERVING AND ENGAGING students majoring in Finance, with Evidence of Chinese Firms PUBLIC SERVICE three undergraduate students coming • Intensifying Caribbean Market from the Department of Economics, Share within China: A CARICOM Dr Antonio Alleyne namely: Nicquon Nicholls, Pinky Case Assessment. Joseph and Shernia Joseph. The team • Trade Expert Mentor, performed creditably even though Dr Ankie Scott-Joseph Trade Lab Clinic. they did not advance to the next Bridging Liquidity Risk with the round. • Dr Ankie Scott-Joseph Real Economy. • Moderator and Guest, Caribbean Economic Forum RESEARCH AND OUTREACH Dr Simon Naitram • The Corporate Tax is Inherently • Presenter, Young Economists’ Members of the Department continued Benefit-Based Association. to publish in highly ranked international Risk Averse Commercial Banks journals and to present at international • Prof Troy Lorde Understanding Corporate Tax and regional conferences. Research was • Deputy Chairman, The Barbados Base Spillovers • conducted in areas of vital concern to Agricultural Development and the region such as international trade, • Government Preferences over Marketing Corporation, Ministry of tourism, and corporate taxation. Corporate Taxes. Agriculture and Food Security The Department made a feature • Deputy Chairman, The presentation on October 10, 2019 at PUBLICATIONS Management Committee of the the Conference of the Economy Agricultural Development Fund, (COTE), an annual conference held FORTHCOMING AND IN PROGRESS Ministry of Agriculture and Food by Department of the Economics at Security The UWI, St Augustine Campus. Alleyne, A., (Forthcoming) “Trade The presentation, given by Ms Tracey • Member, Minimum Wage Board, Sustainability Between China and its Broome, was titled, “R&D and Firm Ministry of Labour and Social ASEAN Neighbours: Assessment of Performance in the Caribbean”. This Partnership Relations. Agreed Terms”. presentation was viewed live by the audience at St Augustine and streamed Alleyne, A., (Forthcoming) “Does Dr Simon Naitram to a live audience at the Cave Hill Lockdown Bring Shutdown? The • President, The Barbados Campus. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Economic Society Foreign Direct Investment”. The Department continued to host the • Member, The Ministry of weekly Brown Bag Seminar Series which Alleyne, A., (Forthcoming) International Business and Industry gave academics and students primarily “Pollution Haven or Resource Member, The Prime Minister of in the Faculty of Social Sciences an Hunting: The Case of the Dominant • Barbados’ Jobs and Investment opportunity to showcase their research. Player in Waste Imports”, July 10, Council, Sub-Committee This Series has become institutionalised 2020. on Finance and Insurance, on the Campus calendar and is eagerly Alleyne, A., (Forthcoming) “A Industrial Transformation, Digital sought after as a forum to disseminate Caribbean Settlement Network: Can Transformation and Solutions and research by faculty, students and visiting Block Chain Ease Intraregional Trade Macroeconomic Policy academics. in the Caribbean”, January 2020. Speaker, The 2019 Human Several of the Department’s faculty • Scott-Joseph, A., (Forthcoming) Resources Management Association served on advisory boards and councils. “COVID-19 Human and Social of Barbados Annual Conference. Dr Simon Naitram, President of the Assessment for St. Vincent and the Barbados Economic Society, was later Grenadines”. invited to serve on the board of the Central Bank of Barbados. The Head Naitram, S., (Forthcoming) “An of Department, Professor Lorde, also Optimal Benefit-Based Corporate served on three statutory boards. Income Tax”. Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 175

DEPARTMENT AND • Representative, Graduate OTHER ACTIVITIES/ UNIVERSITY SERVICE Student Liaison Committee HONOURS/ACHIEVEMENTS • Representative, Faculty of Social Dr Antonio Alleyne Sciences Sub-Committee on Prof Troy Lorde Graduate Studies and Research • Chair, Department of Economics’ • Member, Conference of the Latin Website Committee. • Member, Faculty of Social America Network for Research Sciences Steering Committee on Services (REDLAS) Academic Dr Mahalia Jackman • Programme Coordinator, Committee • Chair, Inter-Faculty Time-Tabling MSc Banking & Finance and • Member, The International Atlantic Committee MSc Logistics & Supply Chain Economic Society Management. • Faculty of Social Sciences • Member, The International Association Representative, Campus Lecture of Tourism Economics. Series Committee Coordinator, The Faculty of • Econ Table 5: Undergraduate Distribution by Class of Honours and Social Sciences Brown Bag Programmes 2019/20 Seminar Series First Upper Lower • Member, Campus Continuation Programmes Pass Total Committee Class Second Second Economics (Special) • Coordinator, MSc Financial and Business Economics Programme Banking & Finance 1 11 12 2 26

• Chair, Department of Economics’ Economics (Major) 1 2 2 2 7 Working Paper Series Economics (Spec. in Development - - - - • Member, Department of Economics) Economics’ SMART Committee. Economics (Spec. in International - - - - - Economics) Dr Ankie Scott-Joseph Economics (Spec. in Planning and - - - - • Presenter, The Young Policy) Economists’ Association Economics (Spec. in Quantitative - - - - - Economics) • Central Bank of Barbados, Caribbean Economic Forum. Economics & Accounting - 4 4 4 12 Economics & Finance 4 6 6 2 18 Prof Troy Lorde Economics & History - - - - • Head, Department of Economics • Member, Implementation and Economics & Law - - - 1 1 Programme Development Economics & Management 1 3 4 2 10 Committee, The Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Economics & Mathematics - - - - - Arts Economics & Management (Marketing) - - 1 - 1

• Representative of Finance and Economics & Political Science - - - - - General Purposes Committee (Cave Hill) on the Bookshop Economics with Accounting - - - - - Committee Economics with History - - - - - Second Examiner, The University • Economics with Law - - - - - of the West Indies, Open Campus Economics with Management - 2 1 - 3 • Coordinator, Mathematics Economics with Mathematics - - - - Proficiency Test (MPT) for New Economics with Political Science - - - - Students Entering the Faculty of Economics with Public Sector Social Sciences. - 1 - 1 2 Management

TOTAL 7 29 30 14 80 176 Department of Economics

Econ Table 6: Graduate Distribution by Class of Honours and Programmes 2019/20

Programmes Distinction Pass Total

Banking & Finance 1 - 1

Financial & Business Economics 1 - 1

Logistics & Supply Chain Management - 1 1

PhD Economics - - -

PhD Finance - - -

TOTAL 2 1 3

Econ Table 7: Undergraduate Registration by Programmes – Semester I, 2019/20

FULL-TIME

New First Time Returning/Re- Programmes New First Time Continuing Total Transfer Entry

Economics (Special) 1 - - 8 7

Banking & Finance 8 1 4 40 53

Economics (Major) 1 1 13 15

Economics (Spec. in Development - - - - - Economics) Economics (Spec. in International - - - - - Economics)

Economics (Spec. in Planning and Policy) - - - - -

Economics (Spec. in Quantitative - - - - - Economics)

Economics & Accounting 18 - 2 36 56

Economics & Finance 13 - - 37 50

Economics & History - - - -

Economics & Law 6 - - 10 16

Economics & Management 12 - 1 20 33

Economics & Mathematics 2 - - 9 11

Economics & Management (Marketing) - - - - -

Economics & Political Science - - - - -

Economics with Accounting - - - - -

Economics with History - - - - -

Economics with Law 1 - - 5 6

Economics with Management 4 1 1 2 8

Economics with Mathematics 4 - - 3 7

Economics with Political Science - - - - -

Economics with Public Sector - - - 2 2 Management

TOTAL 70 3 8 185 264 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 177

Econ Table 8: Undergraduate Registration by Programmes – Semester I, 2019/20

PART-TIME

New First Time Returning/Re- Programmes New First Time Continuing Total Transfer Entry

Economics (Special) 5 - 1 5 11

Banking & Finance 12 - 2 33 47

Economics (Major) - - - 5 5

Economics (Spec. in Development - - - - - Economics) Economics (Spec. in International - - - - - Economics)

Economics (Spec. in Planning and Policy) - - - - -

Economics (Spec. in Quantitative - - - - - Economics)

Economics & Accounting 1 - 1 5 7

Economics & Finance 6 - 2 13 21

Economics & History - - - - -

Economics & Law - - - 2 2

Economics & Management 4 - - 18 22

Economics & Mathematics 2 - - 2 4

Economics & Management (Marketing) - - - - -

Economics & Political Science - - - 1 1

Economics with Accounting - - - - -

Economics with History - - - - -

Economics with Law - - - 1 1

Economics with Management 3 - - 8 11

Economics with Mathematics 1 - - - 1

Economics with Political Science - - - - -

Economics with Public Sector - - - - - Management

TOTAL 34 - 6 93 133 178 Department of Economics

Econ Table 9: Undergraduate Registration by Programmes – Semester II, 2019/20

FULL-TIME

New First Time Returning/Re- Programmes New First Time Continuing Total Transfer Entry

Economics (Special) - - - 11 11

Banking & Finance - - - 47 47

Economics (Major) - - - 16 16

Economics (Spec. in Development - - - - - Economics) Economics (Spec. in International - - - - - Economics)

Economics (Spec. in Planning and Policy) - - - - -

Economics (Spec. in Quantitative - - - - - Economics)

Economics & Accounting - - - 51 51

Economics & Finance 1 - 1 47 49

Economics & History - - - - -

Economics & Law - - - 16 16

Economics & Management - - - 36 36

Economics & Mathematics - - - 9 9

Economics & Management (Marketing) - - - - -

Economics & Political Science - - - - -

Economics with Accounting - - - - -

Economics with History - - - - -

Economics with Law - - - 5 5

Economics with Management - - - 8 8

Economics with Mathematics - - - 7 7

Economics with Political Science - - - - -

Economics with Public Sector - - - 3 3 Management

TOTAL 1 - 1 256 258 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 179

Econ Table 10: Undergraduate Registration by Programmes – Semester II, 2019/20

PART-TIME

New First Time Returning/Re- Programmes New First Time Continuing Total Transfer Entry

Economics (Special) - - - 9 9

Banking & Finance - - - 43 43

Economics (Major) - - - 5 5

Economics (Spec. in Development - - - - - Economics) Economics (Spec. in International - - - - - Economics) Economics (Spec. in Planning and - - - - - Policy) Economics (Spec. in Quantitative - - - - - Economics)

Economics & Accounting - - - 5 5

Economics & Finance - - - 17 17

Economics & History - - - - -

Economics & Law - - - 1 1

Economics & Management - - - 20 20

Economics & Mathematics - - - 4 4

Economics & Management - - - - - (Marketing)

Economics & Political Science - - - 1 1

Economics with Accounting - - - 1 1

Economics with History - - - - -

Economics with Law - - - - -

Economics with Management - - - 9 9

Economics with Mathematics - - - - -

Economics with Political Science - - - - -

Economics with Public Sector - - - - - Management

TOTAL - - - 115 115 180 Department of Economics

Econ Table 11: Graduate Registration by Programmes - Semester I, 2019/20

FULL-TIME

New First Time Returning/Re- Programmes New First Time Continuing Total Transfer Entry

Banking & Finance - - - 5 5

Financial & Business Economics 7 - - 2 9

Logistics & Supply Chain 1 - - 1 2 Management

Economics PhD 1 - - - 1

Finance PhD - - - - -

MPhil PhD 3 - - - 3

MPhil Finance - - - 1 1

TOTAL 12 - - 9 21

Econ Table 12: Graduate Registration by Programmes - Semester I, 2019/20

PART-TIME

New First Time Returning/Re- Programmes New First Time Continuing Total Transfer Entry

Banking & Finance - - - 1 1

Financial & Business Economics 5 - - 4 9

Logistics & Supply Chain Management 3 - - 4 7

Economics PhD - - - 1 1

Finance PhD - - - 2 2

MPhil PhD 1 - - - 1

MPhil Finance - - - - -

TOTAL 9 - - 12 21 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 181

Econ Table 13: Graduate Registration by Programmes - Semester II, 2019/20

FULL-TIME

New First Time Returning/Re- Programmes New First Time Continuing Total Transfer Entry

Banking & Finance - - - 4 4

Financial & Business Economics - - - 9 9

Logistics & Supply Chain Management 1 - - 2 3

Economics PhD - - - 1 1

Finance PhD - - - - -

MPhil PhD - - - 3 3

MPhil Finance - - 1 1

TOTAL 1 - - 20 21

Econ Table 14: Graduate Registration by Programmes - Semester II, 2019/20

PART-TIME

New First Time Returning/Re- Programmes New First Time Continuing Total Transfer Entry

Banking & Finance - - - 1 1

Financial & Business Economics 3 - - 12 15

Logistics & Supply Chain Management - - - 7 7

Economics PhD - - - 1 1

Finance PhD - - - 2 2

MPhil PhD - - - 2 2

MPhil Finance - - - - -

TOTAL 3 - - 25 28 182 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019–2020 2019/2020 2019/20202019/2020 Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology

INTRODUCTION

During the period under review, the Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology (GSSWP) continued its programme offerings in five disciplines: Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, and Labour and Employment Relations. The Department also added to its disciplines, Public Sector Management which was revamped to the BSc Public Policy and Management programme. The BSc in Public Policy and Management is an interdisciplinary programme that fosters critical thinking, research and writing skills. This programme fits within the multidisciplinarity of the Department as it explores the theoretical foundations of both Political Science and Management. An important component of the programme is the inclusion of an inhouse internship, GOVT3115, which is a Professional Development Workshop for final year students. This is expected to be a flagship course where students would be exposed to practitioners who are experts in various fields of public policy and management. The Department welcomed Dr Wayne Charles-Soverall to its staff, who was critical to the development of that new programme. The academic and ATS staff proved critical to this initiative, as they continued to support the activities of the unit.

The year under review was unprecedented, PROGRAMMES AND enhance the pedagogical skills of faculty, given the onslaught of the COVID-19 COURSES members of academic staff continued pandemic. The Department had to to participate in the Certificate for respond on several levels. Changes Postgraduate Postgraduate Teaching and Learning were made to teaching modalities from During the 2019/2020 academic year, (CUTL). predominantly face-to-face instruction to the Department of GSSWP continued remote teaching as the faculty underwent to offer a suite of postgraduate training in preparation for instruction programmes to equip students with OUTREACH delivery. Administrative staff had to find theoretical and analytical tools to creative ways to manage the operations address critical problems of Caribbean In the academic year 2019/20, many of of the Department remotely. Despite the development. A major development the face-to-face outreach activities were disruption, the Department continued during the period under review postponed as the Department did its its work. In addition to teaching, faculty was the re-introduction of the MSc part to observe the social and physical engaged in public and professional E-Governance programme, which is distancing protocols established by The services, organised and attended virtual being sponsored by the Government of University, Campus and the Government webinars, kept apace with research and Barbados. This programme has scope to of Barbados. The following initiatives contributed to University life. Several enrich the offerings of the Department were undertaken by the Department: departmental meetings were held utilising as it seeks to build capacity within Policy Brief video-conferencing technology. Student Barbados and the Caribbean region. representatives were involved to ensure The Department continued its Undergraduate students’ voices were heard and their publication of a quarterly Policy Brief. issues addressed during those challenging One of the key pillars of the For the period under review, two months. Department’s work is undergraduate editions were published, the latter teaching and learning. During the consisted of two-parts and was a This report outlines the Department’s academic year 2019/20, the Department special edition on Climate Change. programmes and courses, outreach reviewed and rationalised its The articles for the December activities, staff and student profiles, as undergraduate programme offerings. To 2019 edition included Disruption well as research and service for the period August 2019 to July 2020. 2019/2020 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 183

Vs. Tradition: The Case of Airbnb Memorial Lecture and implement a STAFF and Barbadian Tourism, Civil Society professional development session Organisations, Governance and The for final year students. Due to the During the period under review, the Caribbean Community, The Importance COVID-19 pandemic those activities Department had a staff complement of Psychosocial Support for Disaster were postponed, but are expected of Seventeen (17) full-time faculty; four Mental Health Workers. The second to be implemented in the 2020/21 (4) of whom held one year temporary edition, published in July 2020 Part A, academic year. full-time positions and one of whom was a Research Assistant. Eleven (11) included: Excerpt of “Business Unusual: Public Lectures The Caribbean’s Response to the part-time lecturers and nine (9) part- th Existential Threat of Climate Change,” On November 14, 2019 the 14 time tutors assisted in the delivery of Social Work Perspectives on Climate Patrick A M Emmanuel Memorial the undergraduate programmes. Lecture was delivered by Dr Jimmy Change: The Case for an Environmental In the traditional areas of academic Fletcher, former Minister for Public Justice Approach, and Hurricane engagement, the Department gave a Service, Information Broadcasting, Dorian and The Bahamas: Psychological fairly sound account of itself. Faculty Sustainable Development, Energy, Perspectives on The Reasons For Looting members attended various virtual Science and Technology, Government Post-Disaster. Part B featured the Conferences/Seminars and Workshops of Saint Lucia 2011-2016 on the theme, articles Tapping Into The Full Potential and delivered papers at many of these Business Unusual: The Caribbean’s of Climate Change Mitigation, Integrating events. They also engaged in research Response to the Existential Threat of Sustainability into the Curriculum of and the writing of articles, books and Climate Change. Higher Educational Institutions, Tensions book chapters for publication. in the Agenda for Addressing Climate Change in Developing States and Advocacy and Activism Responses to Climate Change as a Global STUDENTS Challenge: Lessons for the Caribbean Activities to mark Sixteen Days During COVID-19 and Beyond. of Activism against Gender-Based During the year under review a total of Violence were held in November two hundred and twenty-three (223) Contributors included members of 2019. This was a successful, students joined the Department. One the Department, and Faculty of Social collaborative undertaking between hundred and fifty-five (155) were new Sciences as well as experts from the GSSWP, the Institute for Gender and undergraduate students, twenty-six Caribbean region and beyond. Development Studies: Nita Barrow (26) were re-entry undergraduate Unit (IGDS: NBU), the Bureau of students and forty-two (42) were Working Paper Series Gender Affairs and the Canadian High graduate students. Commission. The activities included The Department virtually launched Four (4) undergraduate students a public session for conversations on its inaugural working paper series enrolled in the Department gender and discrimination, as well entitled “Disruption or Development? participated in the UWI Education as a social media campaign which Exploring the Potential Impact of Oil Abroad Programme. was published to The University’s Extraction in Guyana” on April 30, social media pages. Dr Kristina Hinds • DURHAM, Antonia (Social Work) 2020. The publication was edited by spearheaded that activity. University of Calgary Dr Duane Edwards and Prof Ralph BARKER, Zoria (Social Work) Premdas. The authors examined • University of Calgary the economic, political, social and historical implications of petroleum • PHILOGENE, Nichole (Social Work) extraction in a developing Caribbean University of Calgary state. • LEONTY, Anwar (Psychology (Bsc)) UWI, STA.

Partnership with CARICAD The UWI Cave Hill/CARICAD Student Liaison Committee (Caribbean Centre for Development A Departmental Student Liasion Administration) MOU was launched Committee was established during on October 05, 2018. During the the period under review. This period under review, a working group committee was designed to enrich continued work to operationalise the students’ experience through activities as part of the collaboration. representation, collaboration and Plans were onstream to organise a intellectual engagement. Each discipline Ministerial Excellence Initiative, to is represented by one student. host the inaugural Charles Burton 184 Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Dr Griffith, Alana Dr Joseph, Tennyson • Cannabis in CARICOM: • The Political Thought of CLR James Controversies, Challenges and and the 21st Century Caribbean Dr Adugu, Emmanuel Changing Drug Policy. In Controversial st In collaboration with World Values Caribbean Politics in the 21 • Issues in Social Policy in the Caribbean • Survey President, Prof Christian Century: The Patrick Emmanuel edited by Heather Ricketts and Aldrie Welzel to conduct Values in Crisis Lectures (with Cynthia Barrrow- Henry-Lee. Survey in the Caribbean. The survey Giles and Wendy Grenade). aims to study people’s values during • Cohall, D., Stephen, J. and Griffith, the corona-pandemic (wave 1), shortly A. Preliminary Economic Model of Dr Trotman, Catherine after the pandemic ceases (wave 2) the Incremental Approach of Medical • A Systematic Literature Review of and in approximately one year from Cannabis Legislation in Barbados. Research Conducted Regarding now (wave 3). Research themes are: Submitted to Journal of Drug Policy Homosexuality in Barbados social and political orientations, trust Analysis. Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect in in institutions; crisis experience and • • Griffith, A. and Jackman, M. Barbados – case series. perception; value orientations; and Homonegativity in Barbados between personality traits 2004 and 2013: Implications for HIV Interventions for Men who have Sex Ms Barrow-Giles, Cynthia with Men. Submitted to International STAFF ACTIVITIES • Gender and Political Ambition (with Journal of Sexual Health. Dwayne Devonish and Joan Cuffie) • Oshi, SN, Standard-Goldson, Academic Conferences/Seminars/ • Constitutionalism in the A; Campbell-Williams, K, Ricketts- Workshops/ Webinars Attended / Commonwealth Caribbean Roomes, T, Harrison, J, Mitchell, C, Panel Discussions /Interviews Oshi, DC, Whitehorne-Smith, P, Elections in Guyana. • Agu, CF, Griffith, A.; Atkinson, U, Ms Barrow-Giles, Cynthia Abel, WD. What My Parents Told Participant in the “Building a Ms Cuffie, Joan • Me: The Influence of Parent-Child Coordinated Position For Caribbean Gender and Political Ambition in the • Conversations about Dangers of Drug Negotiations on Beijing +25.” Commonwealth Caribbean (with Use on Cannabis Use by High School Organised by the UN Women Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Dwayne Students. Submitted to Substance Use Multi-Country Office – Caribbean, Devonish) and Misuse. the Westminster Foundation for • Gender and Sports: Some Democracy, the University of the Psychological and Attributional Dr Joseph, Debra West Indies Institute for Gender factors affecting the participation of • Life Stories – Women Fisher Folk and Development Studies – Nita Barbadian young females and males. Barbados – A Gendered Lens Part Barrow Unit, CARICOM, CIWiL, • Research Study on Sexual Harassment 2 (completed). Disseminated on and ParlAmericas, Hilton Hotel in with Psychology colleagues at Mona YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Barbados on February 10-11, 2020. and St. Augustine. Instagram. • Panelist in the “Ethics and --YouTube: https://www. Governance in Small Populations”, youtube.com/channel/ for We Gathering: St. Lucy organised UCCLNpVp_1jVctqPz8sO9DTQ by the Department of History and Dr Grenade, Wendy Philosophy and the Centre for Instagram: https://www.instagram. • COVID-19 and Regional Health -- Hybrid Studies, Cave Hill campus, com/womenfisherfolkbb/ Security UWI, Daryl Jordon Secondary • Multi-dimensional security threats --Facebook: https://www.facebook. School, January 31, 2020. com/womenfisherfolkbb/ and the implications for Caribbean • Chaired the Comparative Regional development --Twitter: https://twitter.com/ Overview of the Legislative Process • The Grenada Revolution: Lessons for wffbarbados at the Two day conference, Enhancing Caribbean Politics and Society. • Dominica – Post-Hurricane Maria – Democracy Through Public and Civil Impact on Female-headed Households Society Engagement in the Legislative (Jeremy Collymore Award-CEDEMA). Process, organised by the Office of On hold because of COVID-19. the Speaker, St Lucia and Sisters for Change –Equality and Justice Alliance, January 21-22, 2020, Castries, St. Lucia. Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 185

• Guest Speaker, “Behind the Ballot • Feature speaker at Filming of Forward Dr Joseph, Debra Box: The Electoral and Legal Ever The Killing of a Revolution organised • Attended the International Symposium Framework in the Commonwealth by members of the Grenada Students on Fisheries Sustainability by the Food Caribbean.” The Commonwealth Association at Cave Hill. Sidney Martin and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Election Professionals (CEP) Library October 25, 2019. Rome, Italy – November 2019. Initiative. Hilton Hotel, Barbados, Attended webinar Turnitin to February 17-21, 2020 Dr Griffith, Alana • Support Academic Integrity, Centre • Attended the International Society for Education Teaching and Learning Ms Cuffie, Joan for the Study of Drug Policy/United (CETL), University of the West Indies, • Chaired the Launch of Research Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Cave Hill, March 2020. Magazine: Faces of Women Fisherfolk Webinar. A Scientific Look at the 2020 Barbados hosted by the Department World Drug Report, Thursday, July 02, • Attended webinar “Resilience and of Government, Sociology, Social 2020 Care: Getting Back into Shape with Work and Psychology, Faculty of the COVID-19 Stretch,” University of Attended Business Meeting and Launch. Social Sciences in conjunction with • the West Indies Cave Hill Campus – Caribbean Sociological Association. The Centre for Resource Management Human Resources Section, April 2020. Launched March 05, 2020. The and Environmental Studies (CERMES), University of the West Indies, Mona • Planned and executed panel discussion, UWI, Cave Hill Campus, October Campus, Kingston, Jamaica. Academics – Crafting a Social Work 24, 2019, The Gallery, Sidney Martin Memoire – COVID-19 – Regional and Library, UWI, Cave Hill Campus. International Perspectives, Zoom Dr Kristina Hinds Conferencing, June 2020. Co-organised the 10th Annual Milroy Dr Grenade, Wendy • Reece Memorial Lecture (with National • Planned and executed panel execution • Exit Workshop facilitation for Organisation of Women), entitled “Stress and Coping in the Midst of Teacher Education Department, T.A. “Andaiye – Caribbean Feminist: COVID-19,” Zoom Conferencing, June Marryshow Community College, St. Caribbean Intellectual”. Speakers: Prof 2020. George’s Grenada. Theme: “Investing Alissa Trotz; Prof Anthony Bogues. Attended webinar Grant Writing, The in Human Resources: Giving Back to • Lecture Theatre 1 (LT1), Roy Marshall University of South Carolina, June Society.” June 09, 2020. Via ZOOM. Teaching Complex UWI, Cave Hill, 2020. Chaired PhD Viva – Daniel Bobb, February 14, 2020. • Attended webinar, Launch of the “Negotiating and Navigating • Co-organised The National Caribbean High-Level Panel of Experts on Food Motherhood and Work: Voices from • American Heritage Month Webinar Security (HLPE), UN WOMEN, June the Anglophone-Caribbean.” The Series entitled “Caribbean-American 2020. University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Connections, Social Justice and Campus, School for Graduate Studies Shared Dreams” webinar series for Dr Trotman, Catherine and Research. September 19, 2019. the Caribbean Studies Association in Attended meetings to plan the Collaboration with the US Embassy • • Served as Internal Examiner - Kevin campaign for 16 Days of Activism in Georgetown Guyana (via Zoom/ Finch. “Public Sector Governance in against Gender-Based Violence. Facebook Live): Small Island Developing States: Re- Facilitated working meeting on “What Evaluating the role of Government in June 16, 2020: Webinar 1: Caribbean is gender violence” on November 8, Trinidad and Tobago.” The University -- – American Cultural Connections: 2019 and facilitated grounding session of the West Indies, St. Augustine Cultural Forms, Cultural Industries on November 21, 2019. Campus. Report submitted July 02, And Social Justice. 2020. • Attended Queen’s College 3rd year --June 23, 2020: Webinar 2: Caribbean seminar day on Friday, November 01, • Keynote address on “The Role of the Contributions to Race, Gender, 2019. OECS in a Changing World” on the Sexuality and Social Justice in the Partnered with the Institute for occasion of the OECS-MITP Cohort. USA and the Caribbean. • Cave Hill School of Business. February Gender and Development Studies: Nita 28, 2020. --June 30, 2020: Webinar 3: The Barrow Unit to provide psychological Caribbean Diaspora’s Role in support at a full day conference • Delivered remarks at the 14th Patrick Building Just Caribbean and discussing Gender-based Violence A. M. Memorial Lecture, November American Futures. (GBV) “Its Gender We Talking” in 14, 2019. Caribbean contexts with upper-year secondary school students. • Delivered Lecture on anger and mental health to The UWI Cave Hill Rotaract Club. 186 Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology

STAFF DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC SERVICE • Participated in a consultation on WORKSHOPS/COURSES the Caribbean Single Market and Economy, held at the Caribbean Dr Adugu, Emmanuel Examinations Council, November Dr Grenade, Wendy • Contributor “Preparing for the next 04, 2019. Participated in a Research Boot disruption: learning from COVID-19”. • “Caring for the Caribbean as you Camp organised by the Deputy FSS COVID-19 Series. • shape the services agenda.” Remarks Dean (Research), Faculty of Social Engaged in a virtual workshop at delivered to The OECS Commission Sciences, Cave Hill Campus. • London School of Economics, April Technical Working Group on 20, 2020 to create International Services on the occasion of a Dr Kristina Hinds awareness on drivers of public trust meeting of the OECS Services Trade • Rethinking Traditional Assessments in institutions and governance as part Policy Agenda and Caricom Regional for the Online Environment. of the TrustGov Research Project Strategic Action Plan. Castries, St. March 31, 2020. based at University of Southampton Lucia. March 17, 2020. Via ZOOM. and Harvard University. Dr Phillips, Joan In process of completing PGCUTL, • Dr Griffith, Alana UWI Cave Hill final module. Ms Barrow-Giles, Cynthia • Interim Secretary of the Caribbean • Team Leader, CARICOM Observer Sociological Association Dr Catherine Trotman Mission to the Recount of the March Member of the Society for the • Postgraduate Certificate in 02, 2020 General and Regional • Scientific Study of Sexuality 2018 – University Teaching & Learning Elections of Guyana. (PGCUTL): present Member, CARICOM High-Level • Member of Social Policy Association --2019-2020 Semester I: Team to Guyana for the Recount • 2013 – present CUTL5104 – Assessment in March 2020 General and Regional Higher Education Elections. • Member of Caribbean Studies --2019-2020 Semester II: Association 2006-2007; 2014 – CUTL5001 – Teaching and present. Learning: Theory to Practice Ms Cuffie, Joan Dr Hinds, Kristina February 2020: Various one-day Presented session on Gender • • Member of the Gender Committee training sessions on Blackboard Roles to Sixth-formers at The • of the Barbados Association of Collaborate and E-Learning with the Combermere School, Barbados, Non-Governmental Organisations. Centre for Excellence in Teaching October 30, 2019. May 2020 – ongoing. and Learning (CETL) in preparation Presented session on “Teaching for online teaching. • Secretary of the Barbados Dance Diverse Students” to the Staff • Theatre Company Inc. (non-profit). of Alexandra Secondary School, 2019-2021 Barbados, January 06, 2020. • Course Facilitator for “Legal and Advocacy Training Support to the Caribbean Media Corporation Dr Grenade, Wendy (CMC) as part of a National CSO • Partnership with Caribbean Center Advocacy and Training Programme” for Development Administration funded by the European Union, (CARICAD) on several initiatives August 2019-November 2019. in the area of Public Policy and Coordinated 16 Days of Activism Public Administration. August • against Gender-Based Violence 2019-February 2020. public outreach activities as follows: Guest lecture to Teacher Education • Outreach activity for general class at T.A. Marryshow Community -- public/UWI community entitled College, Grenada on the topic “The Grounding”, November 21, “Caribbean Regionalism: Prospects 2019. and Challenges.” October 30, 2019. Via ZOOM. --Online/Social Media Campaign, November 25 – December 10, 2019. Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 187

Dr Joseph, Debra PROFESSIONAL AND • Member, UWICARES Project, • Director at Soroptimist International UNIVERSITY SERVICES Department of Government, Barbados Sociology, Social Work and Psychology, Faculty of Social Member – Programme Action Dr Adugu, Emmanuel • Sciences, UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Committee –Sub-Committee – University Service April/May 2020. Climate Change Lead, Sociology Program Review Report, • Professional Service • Chair – Soroptimist Village and Activity October 14-18, 2019. University of Member, American Psychological Centre Committee – Village that West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. • comprises 24-unit houses for the elderly Association. to foster independent living and Activity Centre where social activities take place. Ms Barrow-Giles, Cynthia • Member – Grants Committee – Justified Dr Grenade, Wendy University Service why Social Work should be included on University Service Cave Hill Academic Board the Soroptimist UWI Scholarship for • Member of Campus Council, Five Representative, St. Augustine • First-Year Students at the University Islands Campus, August 2019 to Campus 2019-2020 of the West Indies. It is now for Social present. Work and STEM. Chair: Faculty of Social Science • Head of Department, GSSWP Committee on Non-Tenured • August 2018 to present Dr Trotman, Catherine Academic Staff Research Fund Sexual Harassment Officer, August Psychologist attached to the Suspected Deputy Dean – Outreach, Faculty of • • • 2018 to July 31, 2020. Childhood Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Social Sciences Chair, Review Committee, Open service at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Member, Faculty of Social Science, • • Campus, January – April, 2020. Sub-committee, Assessment and Promotions. VISITORS AND Dr Hinds, Kristina INTERNATIONAL LINKS • Member, Steering Committee Faculty of Social Sciences University Service • Faculty Advisor – UWI, Cave Hill Dr Joseph, Debra Public Service Model United Nations Member, International Advisory Negotiated link with Faculty Members • • Principal’s Representative on • Board, The Round Table. for visiting professor of Social Work Campus Council, Mona, 2019-2020 from The University of Calgary for • Member V-Dem. Regional Co- • Faculty of Social Sciences 2020. Postponed because of COVID-19. Ordinator and Country Expert for Representative on Board of Barbados Classroom Research – Collaboration Studies, Institute for Gender and • Commonwealth and Democracy with The University of Georgia – Social • Development Studies: Nita Barrow Network (Founding Member). Work Department Unit. 2019-2020 Founding Member and Board Programme Co-ordinator for BSc Possible Exchange of Students link with • • • Director: Integrity Group Barbados International Relations. Dr Amber Kelly – Associate Professor (IGB) of Social Work – Quinnipiac University, Founding Member and Executive Professional Service Connecticut, USA. • Board: Transparency Institute • Programme Chair. Caribbean Studies Barbados (TIB). Associations. 2019-2021 Dr Hinds, Kristina • Communications Officer. Latin • Invited Professors Alissa Trotz and America and Caribbean Region Anthony Bogues as featured speakers International Studies Association th Ms Cuffie, Joan for the 10 Annual Milroy Reece (ISA). 2019-2021 Memorial Lecture. February 14, 2020. University Service • Member at Large. Women’s • Member, Joint Committee on Caucus of the International Studies Dr Grenade, Wendy Psychology Association (ISA). 2019-2021 • Professor David Hinds, Arizona State • Faculty Liaison Officer, UWI/UCEAP • Member of the Committee on University, Guest Lecturer to class (University of California Education the Status of Engagement with the GOVT 3015 International Politics and Abroad Program) Global South of the International Political Economy. “Marxism and the Co-ordinator, Psychology Studies Association. 2018-2020. Global Political Economy.” February 20, • Undergraduate Programme, 2020. Via ZOOM. MSc Applied Psychology 188 Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology

Dr Trotman, Catherine • Internal Examiner Upgrade – MPhil. Sociology Student – Department of University Service GSSWP • Member of the UWICARES Project – Department of GSSWP • Co-Lead – Outreach Hurricane Relief Committee – Department of Member of GSSWP Website • GSSWP Committee • Outreach visits to Schools with • Member – Graduate Sub-Committee SERU (Student Enrollment and – Marketing of Programmes for the Retention Unit) Faculty of Social Sciences.

• Member – ‘16 Days of Activism Professional Service against Gender-based Violence’ – • Member, International Federation of GSSWP. Social Workers (IFSW). Professional Service • Member, International Schools of • Rotaract Week: Anger & Mental Social Work (IASSW). Health. • Member, International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) • Member, International Aids Society Dr Joseph, Debra (IAS) University Service • Member, International Environmental • Co-ordinator – Graduate Lit Serv for Social Workers and Programme – Social Work Social Work Academics • Acting head of Department GSSWP • Member, International Society for – July 20 – August 14, 2020. the Prevention of Child Abuse and • Member – Strategic Membership Neglect (ISPCAN) Team – Social Work Representative • Member, American Public Health – Department of GSSWP – 2020- Association (APHA) – Environmental 2021. and HIV/AIDS Committees • Representative of the Faculty of Honorary Research Consultant – Social Sciences (FSS) – Campus ‘None in Three’ Research Centre on Security and Safety Committee Domestic Violence – University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom • Representative of FSS – Classroom Management Committee • Guest Speaker via Zoom – Department of GSSWP University of Georgia School of Representative on FSS Student’s Social Work – Course ‘International Guild Committee Social Work’ – May 2020. • Member of ‘Adopt a School’ Committee – Department of GSSWP Dr Joseph, Tennyson • Member – ‘16 Days of Activity University Service Against Gender-based Violence’ – • Member, University Finance and GSSWP General Purposes Committee (Vice Chancellor’s Nominee) 2018 to Member – Planning Committee Child • Date. Research Conference November 2019 – SALISES • Cave Hill Campus Representative on the Academic Board of the Five Member (life) of The Alumni Society • Island Campus, 2020. of The UWI St. Augustine. • Member of The Alumni Society of The UWI Cave Hill • Member of the UWICARES Project – Department of GSSWP Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 189

GSSWP Table I: Distribution by Class of Honours and Programmes 2019/20

First Upper Lower Programmes Pass Total Class Second Seconds International Relations 2 1 2 2 7 International Relations (Special) - 3 2 - 5 International Relations (Sociology) - 1 1 - 2 International Relations (French) - 1 - - 1 International Relations (French, 1 - - - 1 Spanish) Labour and Employment Relations - - 2 2 4 Political Science - 1 - - 1 Political Science (Special) - 1 - - 1 Political Science & Economics - - - - - Political Science & History - 1 - - 1 Political Science & Law - - - - - Political Science & Psychology - - - - - Political Science & Spanish - - - - - Political Science with Gender and - - - - - Development Studies Political Science with International - - - - - Relations Political Science with Law - - 1 - 1 Political Science with Management - - - - - Political Science with Sociology - - - - - Psychology (Special) 3 2 2 1 8 Psychology with Management 1 6 3 - 10 Psychology with Political Science - 1 - - 1 Psychology with Sociology 2 3 1 - 6 Social Work (Special) 4 1 6 - 11 Social Work - - - - - Sociology (Special) - - - 1 1 Sociology - - - - - Sociology & Law - 1 1 - 2 Sociology & Political Science - - - - - Sociology & Psychology - 1 - 1 2 Sociology with Criminology - 1 3 1 5 Sociology with Psychology - 1 2 - 3 Sociology with Cultural Studies - - - - - Sociology with Gender & - - - - - Development Studies Sociology with History - - - - - Sociology with Law - - 1 - 1 Sociology with Psychology - 1 2 - 3 Public Sector Management (Special) - 1 2 - 3

TOTAL 13 28 31 8 80 190 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019–2020 2019/2020 2019/20202019/2020 Department of Management Studies AUGUST 1, 2019 – JULY 31, 2020

MEET THE TEAM Nadini Persaud, BSc, MSc (UWI), PhD (Western Michigan), CPA, CGA SENIOR LECTURERS Permanent Full Time HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Programme Coordinator, Wayne Charles-Soverall, BA (Pace), MSc Marketing Senior Lecturer in Management MA (Brooklyn College) Alfred Walkes, BSc, PhD (UWI) Dion Greenidge, BA (UWI), PhD (UWI) MSc, PhD (Nottingham) Diana Weekes-Marshall, Programme Coordinator, Programme Coordinator, BSc (UWI), FCCA, FCA MSc Business Analytics, MSc Human Resource *On Scholarly Leave Semester 1* MSc Management, Project Management Ayanna Young Marshall, LLB (UWI), Management and Evaluation Akhentoolove Corbin, BSc (UWI), Cert. of Legal Education (Hugh MSc (LSE), PhD (UWI) Wooding Law School), MSc (UWI) PROFESSORS Professor of Accounting Programme Coordinator, MSc Tourism Programmes Philmore Alleyne, BSc (UWI), Sherma Roberts, BA (UWI), Part Time Lecturers MBA (Oxford Brookes), PgDip, MSc (Surrey), PhD (Brunel) PhD (Bradford), FCCA, FCA Lana Alleyne, BSc (UWI), MBA (Florida) * On Sabbatical Leave* Peter Alleyne, BSc, MSc, LECTURERS Certificate in University Teaching Professor of Management and and Learning (UWI) Organisational Behaviour Permanent Full Time Dwayne Devonish, BA (UWI), John Burnett, BSc (UWI), Jasmine Babb, BSc (UWI), MBA (City MSc, PhD (Nottingham) MBA (St. Mary’s), CMA University), MA, DSocSci (Leicester) Programme Coordinator, Jennifer Barrow, BSc (UWI), MSc International Management Programme Coordinator, MSc (Surrey) MSc Investments and Wealth Management Gareth Beeston, BA, Professor of Finance Donley Carrington, BSc (UWI), MA (Portsmouth), MSc, Dean, Faculty of Social MBA (Iowa), PhD (Hull), CMA PhD (Southampton) Sciences Professor Sally Brailsford, Justin Robinson, BSc (UWI), Programme Coordinator, BSc (Kings College, London), MSc (Florida International) MSc Building and MSc, PhD (Southampton) PhD (Manchester) Construction Management Ms Kaye-Ann Brathwaite, Glenda Gay, BSc (UWI), BSc (UWI), MSc (UWI) MSc, PhD (Nova Southeastern) Nneka Brathwaite, LLB (UWI), Cristina Jönsson, BSc (Oxford LEC (Hugh Wooding Law School) Brookes), BSc, MSc (Griffith Univ.), PhD (Sheffield Hallam University) Ryan Byer, BSc, MSc (UWI) Nicole Knight, BSc (UWI), Robertine Chaderton, BSc (UWI), MBA (London South Bank University), BComm (Windsor), PhD (Manc) PhD (UWI) Krishna Clarke, BSc (UWI), MSc (Queen’s University Belfast) Deputy Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Andrew Eastmond, BSc (UWI) Sonia Mahon, BSc (UWI), Carol-Lyn Edghill, BSc (UWI), MSc (Boston) CGA, CIA *On Secondment* 2019/2020 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 191

Kimberly Ellis, BSc (North Carolina), Christopher Symmonds, DEPARTMENT PhD (FSU) BSc (UWI), International Business HIGHLIGHTS Diploma (Illinois State), Stacey Estwick, BSc (UWI), FCCA, MBA (University of Lincoln) The Vision of the Department PhD (UWI) of Management Studies Ian Walcott, BSc (Hons), Damien Gaskin, BSc (UWI), MSc (Universidade de Brasilia) “To be an excellent regional and MBA (Illinois at Chicago), CPA, CFA international business school Troy Waterman, BSc (UWI), Priscilla Glidden, BA (Mass), shaping future business practice MSc, DIC, PhD (Imperial College PhD (MIT) and preparing students to meet London) Sandor Greenidge, BSc (UWI), the challenges of the local, regional Denise Williams-Franklin, MSc (Liverpool) and global business environment BSc (UWI), MBA (Salford) in order to better deliver socio- Sonia Greenidge-Franklyn, economic impact.” BSc (UWI), MA, PhD (Phoenix) Jacqueline Harper, BSc (UWI), MSc (Portland State University) RESEARCH ASSISTANTS The Mission of the Department of Terry Harris, BSc, MPhil (UWI), Makaila Collymore, BSc (UWI), Management Studies PhD (Durham) MSc (Royal Holloway University of London) “We develop transformational Ashlee Haynes, BSc, MSc (UWI) and innovative business leaders Correy Mitchell, BA, MSc (UWI) Anthony Headley, BSc (UWI), through high-impact faculty MSc (Manchester) Trey Cumberbatch, BSc (UWI) research and rigorous academic and practiced-oriented education Carver Hinds, BSc (UWI), CGA to shape future business practice Gregory Hinkson, BSc (UWI), and deliver socio-economic CGA, CMC ADMINISTRATIVE, impact.” Wendy Hollingsworth, BSc TECHNICAL AND (Guelph), MSc (Wageningen), SUPPORT STAFF PhD (Massey University) ADMINISTRATION OFFICE Ronald Jackson, BSc (University Administrative Assistant of Technology, Jamaica), Mrs Neila Hinkson MSc (UWI Mona) Stenographer/Clerk, Grade I Debbie-Ann Jemmott, LLB, Miss Deborah Howard BSc (UWI), MSc (Luton) Stenographer/Clerk, Grade II Leslie-Ann Jordan-Miller, BSc Miss Ria Pilgrim, (UWI), Postgrad. Dip., PhD (Otago)

Patrick McCaskie, BSc (UWI), GRADUATE AND SPECIAL MSc (Birmingham) PROJECTS SECTION Abrahams Mwasha, BSc, MSc Administrative Assistant (Institute of Municipal Management), Marla Thomas, BSc (UWI) PhD (Wolverhampton) Stenographer/Clerk, Grade II Glenda Niles, BA, PhD (UWI) Lisa Codrington, BSc, MSc (UWI) Cathy Norville, BSc (UWI), *Miss Codrington was reassigned MA (Westminster) on March 01, 2020* Terry Scantlebury, BSc, EMBA (UWI) Junior Scott, BSc (UWI), ACCA Sasha Sutherland, BA, MPhil (UWI) 192 Department of Management Studies

Teaching and Learning UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

Programme 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 Accounting 193 195 184

The Department of Management Accounting & Finance 300 288 279 Hospitality & Tourism Studies is as an enterprising and 54 56 69 innovative Department that continues Management to produce business professionals of Hotel Management 19 10 9 distinction through the development Management Studies (Special) 399 333 287 of knowledge, skills and competencies Management with Concentration 438 393 353 sought by the Business Industry. The Management with French 4 6 5 Department offers Undergraduate programmes in the areas of Management with Psychology 50 36 18 accounting, accounting and finance, Management with Spanish 12 13 8 management with concentrations in Public Sector Management 21 25 27 entrepreneurship, finance, human Tourism Management 8 7 7 resource management, marketing, Total Enrolment 1498 1362 1246 public sector management, and hospitality and tourism management, and it has seen an increase in student enrollment over the past two years in six of its eleven programmes.

Percentage Changes in Enrollment of Students in Undergraduate Programmes Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 193

The Department continued its curriculum GRADUATE PROGRAMMES The Department sought to expose its Postgraduate students to high review and development over the past New and Revised Programmes year which resulted in the Department quality teaching and learning to ensure developing new Undergraduate courses MSc Business Analytics with Specialisations the development of contemporary and programmes and revising existing in: Marketing and Finance Specialisations professionals who are innovative and ones with a view to ensuring the revised; Risk Management and Financial could make a substantial contribution continued relevance of the curriculum and Engineering; Aviation Management; to the development of Industry and programmes offered and their alignment Tourism and Hospitality; Logistics and society. The Department offered with the needs of Industry. Moreover, Analytics Taught Masters programmes in Business Analytics is a fast-growing field that has • MSc International Business Analytics with Specialisations, Investment become a critical dimension of Business and Wealth Management, Human MSc International Business and Finance Strategy, and thus there is an increasing • Resource Management, Marketing, need for analytics-savvy employees who • MSc International Business and Trade Management, Financial Management, could think uniquely across disciplines • MSc Management Information Systems Project Management and Evaluation, to transform data intro relevant insights Building and Construction Management, for making better business decisions. To • MSc Finance Tourism & Hospitality Management, address this shortcoming in the current • MSc Finance and Investments Tourism and Events Management, Tourism curriculum and programme design and with Project Management, Tourism and MSc Project Management with the increased demand for data-savvy • Sport Management and International Specialisations in: Building & professionals, the Department developed Management. The Department has Construction; Development Projects; a new Big Data Analytics course which been committed to the continuous Monitoring and Evaluation is expected to be offered to students in improvement, and development of Semester 2 2020-2021. • MSc Tourism with Project Management new Programmes that would not only • MSc Accounting and Finance attract prospective students, but develop ACCA Embedded Industry professionals that could meet the Developing Programmes and challenges of the local, regional, and global Programmes under Review contemporary business environment. • BSc International Business with Spanish • BSc International Business with French • BSc International Business with Programme 2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 Portuguese MSc Building & Construction 3 6 5 Management • BSc International Business with Chinese MSc Bus Analytics 21 11 3 BSc Management (Project Management) • MSc Bus Analytics with 25 14 2 • BSc Management, Innovation and Specialisation Entrepreneurship MSc Financial Management 51 12 10 BSc International Tourism Management MSc Human Resource • 35 30 19 Management • BSc Hospitality and Tourism Management MSc International Management 16 7 4 MSc Investment & Wealth 8 6 4 • BSc International Tourism Management Management with Spanish MSc Management with 3 4 3 • BSc International Tourism Management Concentration with French MSc Marketing 14 18 27 BSc International Tourism Management MSc Project Management & • 8 8 12 with Portuguese Evaluation MSc Tourism & Hospitality BSc International Tourism Management 2 2 3 • Management with Chinese MSc Tourism & Events 2 2 5 • BSc Accounting Special Management MSc Tourism with Project 2 0 2 Management MSc Tourism & Sport Management 24 5 2 Total Enrollment 214 125 101 194 Department of Management Studies

Percentage Changes in Enrollment of Students in Postgraduate Programmes

During the Academic Year 2019- New Graduate Studies Lab RESEARCH AND 2020, the Department revised The new Graduate Studies Lab was PUBLICATIONS the programme curriculum of designed by the Department of Research is a central component its MSc Business Analytics with Management Studies to modernise of the Departmental Strategy. The Specialisations, MSc International and enhance the Graduate curriculum Department aims to produce cutting- Business, MSc Project Management and experience, and to promote edge research for publication that with Specialisations and MSc Tourism experiential learning. The new could play an integral role in policy with Project Management. Moreover, lab provides students with hands-on development and implementation. To the Department developed new experience in using data analytic and continue to drive the research agenda Business Analytics Specialisations in research tools and technologies to of its academic staff and students, the areas of Risk Management and Financial improve the practical experience and Department initiated several activities Engineering, Aviation Management, the real-world feel of their programme geared towards the development Tourism Hospitality and Logistics curriculum. The new lab is equipped of research for publication. Such and Analytics to keep pace with the with work stations with multiple activities included workshops and dynamic development and growth of screens; powerful data resources and seminars facilitated by Professors the Business Analytics Industry. As specialist software platforms such as who are experts and well published in the Department continues to revise Bloomberg; simulation and risk analysis their respective areas. For instance, and offer new Graduate programmes, software; statistical software packages Professor Emerita Betty-Jane Punnett the increasing attractiveness of the such as MATLAB, Python and SPSS; conducted one such seminar on programmes offered has led to a external display monitors; wireless getting published in high ranking substantial increase in Graduate printers and smart board technology. journals for academic staff and student enrollment numbers over the Moreover, this technology enables research students. Over the last year past two years. students to develop the hard-skills the academic staff and students from needed to excel in the disciplines of the Department produced research business, digital analytics, finance, and publications in areas of significant management, economics, accounting, interest. Specifically, the Department research programmes, and assessment produced research in critical areas programmes. such as workplace wellness, and corporate governance and whistle- blowing practices. The Department Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 195

also produced other research in Professors developed the National Policy areas such as individual differences, Document Guiding the Practice of Wellness migrant shopping, leadership, Programming in Organisations Operating entrepreneurship, innovation, in Barbados which was endorsed and international competitiveness, approved by the Ministry of Labour workplace productivity, project and Social Partnership Relations. evaluation, consumer behaviour, and Moreover, the Department has been productive and counterproductive engaged by the Ministry of Foreign work behaviours. Affairs and Foreign Trade to conduct pre-employment and psychometric Moreover, Business Analytics students testing, and selection of Foreign Service were involved in conducting research Officers. Students of the Business centered around the impact of Analytics programme also engaged COVID-19 on Tourism in Barbados, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc an area of significant national interest. in building a Data Analytics Model to Additionally, students from the MSc predict tourist and seat arrivals during Tourism programme presented post COVID-19 lockdown and during research to Barbadian Tourism Industry the pandemic. representatives entitled “The Island of Towns” concerning the revitalisation of The Department was also honoured the Towns of Barbados. Furthermore, to have Professor Emerita Betty-Jane Tourism 4th Caribbean International Tourism the Department in collaboration Punnett deliver a Public Lecture which Conference with Aston University was successful was the first of the its Public Lecture in gaining the Erasmus+ mobility Series for the Academic Year 2019- grant which could further drive the 2020. Additionally, the Department Management Agency (CDEMA) also research agenda of the Department hosted the 4th International Tourism attended the Conference. The Department and its Academic Staff. The Erasmus+ Conference where the Minister of was also honoured to have the Minister of programme will facilitate the movement Tourism and International Transport, Labour, The Honourable Colin Jordan MP of Management Studies faculty and The Honourable Kerrie Symmonds MP who has held senior positions in Tourism increase access to collaborative gave opening remarks. The Industry organisations throughout the region, research and projects between the Power Panel consisting of CEOs of address the Postgraduate students in the Department and Ashton University. the Barbados Tourism Marketing Tourism programmes on collaboration in Inc (BTMI) and the Tobago Tourism Tourism Destination Management. Agency, and the Executive Director OUTREACH AND of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

The Department is strongly committed to developing strong and engaging relationships with members and organisations of the local, regional and international business communities, and throughout the past Academic Year the Department’s staff and students engaged in activities with various individuals and organisations. A team from the Department engaged the Ministry of Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Commerce through the evaluation of an Information System to build and deploy an Electronic Single Window (ESW) to enable faster processing times for the applications and permits required for clearing shipments at Barbados’ ports of entry. Also, one of the Department’s Working With Global Virtual Teams 196 Department of Management Studies

STUDENT ENTREPRENEURIAL EMPOWERMENT DEVELOPMENT (SEED)

During the 2019-2020 Academic Year SEED continued to play a critical role in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation on the Campus and in the wider community. A total of 56 persons completed the SEED co-curricular course with 42 persons enrolling in Semester 2 inclusive of outreach participants. Outreach participation included older women who were laid off from jobs in the public and Growth in SEED Enrollment numbers private sectors. At Open Day 2019, the SEED exhibit and clinic was well-subscribed as exhibitors and advisors including recent competition winners, previous winners and alumni were actively involved and provided insight and expert knowledge to attendees. Exhibitors and advisors included, among others, Competition winners, Kemar Codrington and Mikhail Eversley of Oasis Laboratory, Franz Harewood-Hamblin of Grow Smart Youth Farm, previous winners and alum Jason Hope, Christine Roberts, Margaret Hinds, Carseen Greenidge, Eli Graham, Kelly-Ann Allicott, friend of SEED, David Bryan, attorney-at-law and faculty. Additionally, SEED continued its work in the community through the collaboration with the Small Business Association’s Enterprise in Action Programme. SEED supported this initiative by leading teaching visits to various Secondary schools across the island to promote entrepreneurship among the youth. The schools visited SEED on the People’s Business included Christ Church Foundation School, the Alleyne School, the Princess Margaret Secondary School and the St Leonard’s Boys’ School. Barbados Trust Loans, Small Business 2019 Business Plan Competition - Kemar During the past year, SEED’s interaction Association, Barbados Apiculture Codrington and Mikail Eversley of Oasis with Government Ministries and private Association, Copyright Society for Laboratory and Franz Harewood-Hamblin and public associations increased Composers Authors and Publishers, of Grow Smart Youth Farm along with exponentially as SEED exchanged capacity Caribbean Development Bank and Inter- Christine Roberts or Chrisy’s Care, 1st building, technical assistance and support American Institute for Cooperation in Runner up from 2013 appeared on the with several organisations across Barbados, Agriculture. People’s Business, the Entrepreneurship including the Barbados Investment and Special, a segment which was well Moreover, SEED continued to prove that Development Corporation, Ministry endorsed by the public. it is a major driver of the promotion of of Small Business, Entrepreneurship entrepreneurship across the island as and Commerce, Corporate Affairs and the Coordinator and joint winners of the Intellectual Property Office, FundAccess, Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 197

TEACHING PROGRAMMES

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Undergraduate programmes were delivered in the following subject areas.

Semester 1 Registration

New First New First Returning/ Programmes Time Continuing Total Time Re-Entry Transfer

Accounting 32 5 10 146 193

Accounting & Finance 90 7 10 193 300

Hospitality & Tourism Management 17 - 2 35 54

Hotel Management 18 - - 1 19

Management Studies (Special) 123 3 27 246 399

Management with Concentration 127 7 11 293 438

Management with French 1 - - 3 4

Management with Psychology 15 1 4 30 50

Management with Spanish 3 - - 9 12

Public Sector Management 3 - - 18 21

Tourism Management 6 - 1 1 8

Total 435 23 65 975 1498

Semester 2 Student Registration

New First New First Returning/ Exams Programmes Continuing Time Total Time Re-Entry Only Transfer

Accounting - - 177 - - 177

Accounting & Finance - - 283 1 - 284

Hospitality & Tourism Management 1 1 51 - - 53

Hotel Management - - 18 - - 18

Management Studies (Special) 3 1 371 - - 375

Management with Concentration 1 1 408 - 1 411

Management with French - - 4 - - 4

Management with Psychology - - 48 - - 48

Management with Spanish - - 10 - - 10

Public Sector Management - - 17 - - 17

Tourism Management - - 8 - - 8

Total 5 3 1395 1 1 1405 198 Department of Management Studies

Undergraduate Degrees Awarded The number of persons graduating in the Undergraduate programmes for the 2019-2020 academic year were as follows:

Upper Lower Programmes First Class Second Second Pass Total Class Class

Accounting 1 5 17 7 30

Accounting & Finance 10 17 17 2 46

Hospitality & Tourism Management 1 2 4 - 7

Management Studies (Special) 1 4 12 7 24

Management with Concentration 15 35 17 2 69

Management with Psychology - 2 3 1 6

Management with Spanish 2 - - - 2

Public Sector Management 1 1 3 3 8

Total 31 66 73 22 192

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES Postgraduate programmes were delivered in the following subject areas:

Semester 1 Student Registration

New First Returning/ Programmes Continuing Completed Total Time Re-Entry

Building & Construction Management - - 3 - 3

Bus Analytics 13 - 8 - 21

Bus Analytics with Specialisation 15 - 10 - 25

Financial Management 29 1 21 51

Human Resource Management 8 - 22 5 35

International Management 10 1 5 - 16

Investment & Wealth Management 2 1 5 - 8

Management with Concentration 2 - 1 - 3

Marketing 4 - 10 - 14

Project Management & Evaluation 2 - 5 1 8

Tourism & Hospitality Management 1 1 - - 2

Tourism & Events Management - - 2 - 2

Tourism with Project Management 1 1 2

Tourism & Sport Management 17 - 7 - 24

Total 104 5 108 6 223 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 199

Semester 2 Student Registration

New First Returning/ Programmes Continuing Completed Total Time Re-Entry

Building & Construction Management - - - 3 3

Bus Analytics 1 - 15 - 16

Bus Analytics with Specialisation - 1 21 - 22

Financial Management 14 - 53 - 67

Human Resource Management 2 1 27 - 30

International Management 1 - 16 - 17

Investment & Wealth Management 2 - 7 - 9

Management with Concentration 2 - 3 - 5

Marketing 1 - 12 - 13

Project Management & Evaluation - - 7 - 7

Tourism & Hospitality Management - - 3 - 3

Tourism & Events Management 2 - 2

Tourism & Sport Management 9 1 25 - 35

Tourism Marketing 1 - - - 1

Tourism with Project Management 1 1 1 - 3

MPhil Management Studies 3 - 1 - 4

PhD Management Studies - - 7 - 7

Total 37 4 200 3 244

Semester 3 Student Registration

Returning/ New First Programmes Continuing Completed Total Re-Entry Time

Business Analytics - 9 6 - 15

Business Analytics with Specialisation - 12 8 - 20

Financial Management - 45 2 12 59

Human Resource Management - 16 3 1 20

International Management - 14 - - 14

Investment & Wealth Management - 6 - 1 7

Management with Concentration - 5 - - 5

Marketing - 8 2 - 10

Project Management & Evaluation - 2 - - 2

Tourism & Hospitality Management - 3 - - 3

Tourism & Events Management - 2 - - 2

Tourism & Sport Management - 26 - - 26

Tourism with Project Management - 2 - - 2

Total 0 150 21 14 185 200 Department of Management Studies

Postgraduate Degrees Awarded Knight, J. Entitlement-driven Consumer Misbehaviour: Are Programmes Distinction Pass Total Millennials more prone? Journal of Building and Construction - - 0 Consumer Marketing. Knight, N. The Moderating effects Business Analytics - - 0 of middle manager involvement in Business Analytics with Specialisation - - 0 strategy. Financial Management - - 0 Knight, N. and Burke, A. Examining Organizational Culture and Job Human Resource Management 2 3 5 Satisfaction- A Working Student’s International Management - - 0 Perspective.

Investments and Wealth Management - - 0 Knight, N. Exploring Service Quality: An examination of Two Small Management with Specialisations - - 0 Barbadian Hotels- Lessons from a Project Management and Evaluation - 1 1 recessionary period.

Total 2 4 6 Persaud, N., and Dagher, R. (book under review). The role of monitoring and evaluation in the United Nations 2030 sustainable development agenda. RESEARCH Yates, B. and Persaud, N. Cost Inclusive Evaluation: Planning It, Doing SPOTLIGHT Gay, G. and Devonish, D. An It, Using It. New York: Guilford evaluation of students’ and employees’ Publishers. Dr Sherma Roberts coordinated the willingness to return to the physical Faculty of Social Sciences COVID-19 Series Soverall, W. Africa Rising: campus amidst COVID-19. where persons wrote on the impact of the Rethinking Leadership, Governance COVID-19 pandemic on areas of national Greenidge, D. Explaining and Development in Africa. African and regional interest such as Finance, Counterproductive Work Behaviors Journal of Public Administration and Tourism, Developmental Economics and using an Integrative Theory of Planned Management. Managing Organisations. There articles Behavior and Instrumental Ethical were published in regional Newspapers Work Climate Model. PUBLICATIONS including Barbados Today, the Trinidad Greenidge, D. Individual FORTHCOMING AND IN Guardian and the Jamaican Gleaner. Adaptability and Innovative Behaviour, PROGRESS Contextual Performance, and In-role Performance: The Mediating Effects of Alleyne, P. and Cadogan-McClean, RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Job Resources and Work Engagement. C. Ethics and gender: Does it matter? Alleyne, P. Corporate governance and Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies Greenidge, D. Individual Adaptability whistleblowing practices in the private and (JECS). and Work Effectiveness: The public sector in the Caribbean. Mediating Effects of Job Stressors and Alleyne, P. and Barrow-Giles, C. Thompson, R, and Alleyne, P. Testing the Job Satisfaction. An Examination of the Institutional impact of performance of effectiveness Governance Mechanisms to Promote Knight, J., Noboa, F., and among boards in State owned enterprises Integrity in Barbados. Book chapter Pacheco, B. Latin America and the in Barbados. in Handbook of Governance in Small Caribbean: Contemporary Marketing States (Routledge). Eds. Wouter Burnett, J. Student Perceptions Cases. Accepted by Routledge Veenendaal, Lino Briguglio, Jessica of Accounting Certifications and for publication after June 2021. Byron, and Stefano Moncada. Designations. Manuscript is due June 01, 2021. Alleyne, P. Ethical and Burnett, J. Management Accounting Co-editing this book with Barney whistleblowing considerations in Practices in the Caribbean and the Pacheco of UWI St. Augustine the accounting profession in the Relationship with Firm Performance. and Professor Fabrizio Noboa of University of San Francisco in Ecuador. Caribbean (Book manuscript accepted Gay, G. and Mahon, S. An assessment of for publication by Arawak Publishers, Knight, J. Migrant Shopping: staff requirements for implementation of Jamaica). online assessments and examinations Motivation, Effort and Access. Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 201

Charles-Soverall, W., RECOGNISING AND Roach, C., Sabharwal, M. and REWARDING STAFF Chordiya, R. Public Service Motivation, Leadership and EMPLOYEE PROMOTIONS LONG SERVICE AWARDS Turnover Intentions in the Public Philmore Alleyne promoted to Deborah Howard awarded for 15 years Service. International Journal of Professor of Accounting, Department of service to the University of the West Administrative Sciences 2019. of Management Studies Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Persaud, N. Strengthening Dwayne Devonish promoted to Sonia Mahon awarded for 25 years of evaluation culture in the English Professor of Management and service to the University of the West Speaking Commonwealth Caribbean: Organisational Behaviour, Indies, Cave Hill Campus. A guide for evaluation practitioners Department of Management Studies and decision-makers in the public, Ria Pilgrim awarded for 15 years of Justin Robinson promoted to Professor private, and NGO sectors. Kingston, service to the University of the West of Finance, Department of Management Jamaica: Arawak Publications. Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Studies

PROJECTS Graduate Studies Lab The Department led the design of the New Graduate Studies Lab which was built to enhance the Graduate experience and provide students with access to powerful data resources and specialist software platforms such as Bloomberg; simulation and risk analysis software; statistical software packages such as MATLAB, Python and SPSS; external display monitors; wireless printers and smart board technology.

SEED SEED is currently working on a directory which will consist of all of the past winners and participants who have developed their own businesses. The programme also has plans to conduct tracer studies to track and collect information from past winners and participants in relation to the progress of their businesses and professional development. Moreover, SEED is in the process of developing a website which will Graduate Studies Lab have the aforementioned directory as well as information concerning the programme for prospective students and interested stakeholders. 202 Department of Management Studies

RECOGNISING AND REWARDING STUDENTS

SPOTLIGHT The students of the Department of Management Studies are recognised for their participation in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge. This contest is an annual global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics. Each student is tested on their analytical, valuation, report writing, and presentation skills. They gain real-world experience as they assume the role of a Research Analyst. The following students participated in the finals on February 21, 2020 where they placed second in the competition:

• Rhea Bryant (Graduate student) Students participating in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge • Pinky Joseph (Undergraduate student) • Shernia Joseph (Undergraduate student) Nicquon Nicholls (Undergraduate • Additionally, two students from the MSc student) SERVING AND ENGAGING Human Resources programme completed internships at local and international SERVICE RENDERED TO THE UWI ENHANCING STUDENT organisations. These internships provide SKILLS students with valuable skills and knowledge Glenda Gay that will be the foundation for a successful • Member of the Open Campus Research Thirteen students in the MSc Business career in HR. The following organisations Ethics Committee, 2020-2023 Analytics programme completed client hosted the students for their internships: Member of the Cave Hill’s “Integrated or consultancy projects at private and • • Sagicor Life Inc (1 student) Committee” to plan for the 2020 public sector organisations These projects reopening of the campus as it moved afforded students an opportunity to • CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank (Bahamas) (1 to online / remote teaching. The conduct real-world analytics projects. The student) Committee met to discuss and host companies included: recommend options to students by • Barbados Light and Power (2 students) ENHANCING EMPLOYEE committing to starting the 2020/2021 • CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank (2 students) SKILLS academic year at the usual time and offer a full suite of courses and programmes • Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc (4 Dr Glenda Gay completed training in the via online, blended, and face-to-face students) two following qualifications: formats. June 2020. • LCI Consulting (1 student) Competence-Based Education and Training • Committee to Support Online • FLOW Barbados Limited (1 student) (CBET) Training and Development CVQ Delivery of Programmes. The Steering Level 4 - Train the Trainers - Technical and Committee of Academic Board The Barbados Agricultural Development • Vocational Education and Training (TVET) at a Special Meeting held May 14, and Marketing Corporation (BADMC) Council 2020 2020 examined issues related to the (2 students) External Verifier - National / Caribbean academic year 2020-2021 and decided, Banks Holding (1 student) • Vocational Qualifications (C/NVQ) - amongst other things, to establish Technical and Vocational Education and a committee to give guidance and Training (TVET) Council 2019 support in the online delivery of campus programmes. Dr Gay was invited by the Principal to sit on the committee whose remit was to determine the platforms Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 203

and framework to be used in an Wayne Charles-Soverall two-week timeframe; monitoring quality online delivery of programmes for • Coordinator, Book Launch for assurance processes and confirming the 2020-2021 academic year. May Empowering Management, Sidney grade boundaries for the release of 2020. Martin Library, Book Review by exam results. • CETL’s Support2Teach Online Professor Owen Arthur, September Consultations – Facilitated 25, 2019 Dion Greenidge online training to about 50 • Deputy Chairman, Barbados TVET • Member, National Small Business faculty members during March- Council - provided opportunities to Development Centre (SBDC) Steering April on the transition to online explore collaborations with industry Committee. teaching for the completion of partners and other stakeholders the January-April semester. This in relation to bridging the gaps Nadini Persaud included group sessions for those between education and industry in • Advisory Board Member, Chartered new to eLearning, and individual areas such as PLAR, CPD, and risk Professional Accountants (CPA) and specific training on creating management (December 2019) Canada—Barbados Chapter online assessments. Some of the workshops facilitated included: • Advisory Board Member, Faster Donley Carrington Forward Fund (a private foundation Getting Started with e-Learning: -- • Deputy Chairman, Fair Trading in the USA) established by Professor Introduction to Basic e-Learning/ Commission Michael Scriven, one of the three Moodle System Chairman of Finance, Anglican founding fathers of evaluation to Online teaching using BlackBoard • -- Diocese of Barbados accelerate the theory, practice and Collaborate profession of evaluation. e-Assessment in the online • Chairman, The Lester Vaughn -- Program Chair, Costs, Effectiveness, environment School Board. • Benefits, and Economics Topical Re-thinking traditional Interest Group, American Evaluation -- Dwayne Devonish assessments for the online Association, USA environment. • Invited to serve on SIOP’s Continuing Education Committee • Member, American Evaluation Association Topical Interest Group Dr Sherma Roberts (2019), The Society of Industrial and Organisational Psychology. Council Pilot Program, USA • Deputy Dean Research, Faculty of Social Sciences • Member, Financial Literacy Program Glenda Gay Committee, Chartered Professional Coordinator, A Writing Boot Camp • Ministry of Small Business, Accountants Canada—Barbados November 23 - December 05, 2019 • Entrepreneurship and Commerce Chapter • Coordinator, Faculty of Social – Led a team that evaluated the • Chair, Multi-Paper Panel Different Sciences COVID-19 Series. selection of an information system Sectors, Different Industries: Utilizing to build and deploy an Electronic Cost Studies for Learning and Single Window (ESW). The Improvement. American Evaluation purpose of the ESW is to enable Association 33rd Annual Conference, PUBLIC SERVICE RENDERED faster processing times for the Minneapolis, MN, November 14, 2019. applications and permits required Chair, Costs, Effectiveness, Benefits, Philmore Alleyne for clearing shipments at Barbados’ • and Economics Topical Interest Group ports of entry. The proposal was Board Director, Capita Financial Business Meeting, American Evaluation • submitted in February 2020 to Services Inc - Supervised the Association, Minneapolis, MN, the Ministry for submission to the implementation of IFRS9; Reviewed November 14, 2019. Cabinet. December 2019 – March conversion to new information 2020. technology system; Assisted with Sherma Roberts developing and implementing Chief Examiner of Information • Chairman, Tobago Tourism Agency. strategic initiatives; Led the Technology at Advanced Proficiency • adoption of risk compliance, (CAPE) - Responsible for managing regulatory compliance, and a three-member examining team in Ayanna Young-Marshall company policies. producing regional exit examination • Member, National Small Business papers; managing the online Development Centre (SBDC) Steering Chair, Governance Committee, • e-marking portal to about 500 Committee Capita Financial Services Inc emarkers located across the region • Chair, Barbados’ Minimum Wage to mark about 13000 scripts in a Board. 204 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019–2020 2019/2020 2019/20202019/2020 Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES)

PREFACE

The Institute bade farewell to Dr Keith Nurse who resigned from The University of the West Indies on October 14, 2019. Over the four (4) years of his employ in SALISES, Dr Nurse contributed to the successful execution of commissioned and curiosity-driven research work especially in the field of Creative Industries and International Trade Relations. We at the SALISES continue to wish him sustained success in his future endeavours.

The academic year brought with it a Meanwhile SALISES responded quickly MEET THE TEAM disruption of an unusual kind in the form to the demand for discussion about the of the COVID-19 pandemic. It occasioned impacts and implications of the pandemic ACADEMIC STAFF the closure of the SALISES Office as part for Caribbean societies and economies. By Director & Senior Fellow of a wider UWI and national response to the end of the academic year, SALISES had (International Political Economy) containing the spread of the Coronavirus. participated in webinars and fora querying Dr Don Marshall In operational terms, The UWI was closed the extent of, and solutions to the crisis in Senior Fellow (International for eleven (11) weeks from the last week of Caribbean livelihoods arising from effects Relations) March 2020 to the first week of June 2020. of global lockdowns and the dramatic Dr Keith Nurse slowdown in international travel. SALISES resumed its operations with the Senior Fellow (Social Geography) national health and physical distancing Dr Corin Bailey protocols in place. All members of staff Senior Fellow (Economics) reported for duty in good health and Dr Jonathan Lashley adjusted well to the flexible sharing of duties and office attendance schedules. Temporary Research Fellow There were some delays and adjustments (Sociology) in timelines in research outputs, outreach Dr Latoya Lazarus plans, and a change in our postgraduate course delivery modality. PROFESSIONAL, All Fellows underwent formal training ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL in asynchronous teaching in July 2020, AND SERVICE STAFF building on the workshop training in Librarian II course conversion to online formats. Mr Kenneth Chase Following the five-week course, all Fellows Temporary Research Assistant received certificates bespeaking their Mrs Melanie Callender-Forde successful completion of the course. Administrative Assistant This was part of the preparation for the Ms Alicia Graham upcoming launch of the online Master of Stenographer/Clerk (Grade I) Science Degree in Development Studies, Mrs Sandra Tull a SALISES flagship taught programme delivered by faculty across the 3 SALISES Stenographer/Clerk (Grade III/II) Units. Ms Jacqueline Thompson Library Clerk (Grade III/II) Ms Rashida Cox Office Assistant Mr Winfield Best Office Attendant Ms Magna Forde 2019/2020 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 205

WORK OF THE INSTITUTE – OUTREACH

A number of public service outreach activities were undertaken during the academic year, fetching national and Caribbean media attention of a significant kind.

• 14th Annual Caribbean Child Conference at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre from November 14-15, 2019 was the first activity in the academic year, under the theme: “The CRC @30: What does it mean for Caribbean Children?” The Caribbean Child Research Conference is an annual research conference which aims to share research on children, strengthen the network of researchers on children’s Professor the Most Honourable V Eudine Barriteau and Professor Sir Vaughn Lewis (nephew of the issues, and encourage critical Late W Arthur Lewis) unveiling the W Arthur Lewis Portraiture. investigation in areas that are often “under-researched.” The Conference is not only about children, it Professor Hilbourne Watson’s The discussants were Professor involves their active participation. • -- Book Launch Kamala Kempadoo and Mr Andrew Specifically, this Conference features Millington, and the Moderator was presentations on child-related issues SALISES hosted the launch of Professor Dr Don Marshall. by renowned Caribbean researchers Hilbourne Watson’s latest book as well as students from Primary and “Errol Walton Barrow and the Post War Transformation of Barbados – The Late Secondary schools. Unveiling of Sir Arthur Lewis Colonial Period Volume I”. This launch • Portraiture The Conference was held for twelve was well attended and constituted our (12) years in Jamaica under the second outreach activity, occurring Of major significance every January auspices of SALISES, Mona Campus, on November 28, 2019 at the 3Ws has been the observation and public th UWI and in 2018 for its 13 staging, Pavilion, UWI, Cave Hill Campus. education exercises by SALISES in it was held in Trinidad and Tobago tribute to and remembrance of Sir under the auspices of SALISES, St • Vice Chancellor’s Forum – Arthur Lewis. SALISES Cave Hill Augustine Campus, UWI. “Evolving Canada-Caribbean Relations”. organised a showcase and unveiling The first hosting of a Vice Chancellor’s of a W. Arthur Lewis Portraiture on In 2019, the Conference was held Forum at the Cave Hill Campus. in Barbados, organised by SALISES, January 28, 2020 in the foyer outside SALISES hosted a Vice Chancellor’s Cave Hill Campus, UWI and the the Institute. The Portraiture was Forum on ‘Evolving Canada-Caribbean United Nations Children’s Fund created by artistes Frances Ross and Relations’ featuring a Roundtable (UNICEF, Eastern Caribbean) Art Edwards. Discussion on December 04, 2019 at featuring the involvement schools Apart from the Principal and Pro the Errol Barrow Centre for Creative across the Eastern Caribbean ranging Vice-Chancellor, Professor The Most Imagination (EBCCI). from ages 8 to 17. Honourable V Eudine Barriteau and The forum featured presentations senior management of the Campus, in from: attendance were relatives of W. Arthur --Her Excellency Ms Marie Legault, Lewis, including his nephew Sir Vaughan High Commissioner, Canadian High Lewis, Lady Lewis, nieces and cousins. Commission They fully participated in the historic --The Right Honourable Professor unveiling, agreeing to requests by the Owen S Arthur, Professor of media for photographs and interviews. Practice, UWI, Cave Hill Campus 206 Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies

• SALISES Annual Conference – WORK OF THE INSTITUTE – The Audine Wilkinson Library Postponed OPERATIONS The Audine Wilkinson Library Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the continued to sustain its key holdings Journal of Eastern Caribbean 21st Annual Conference scheduled to and subscriptions to Journals and Studies (JECS) take place during the period May 05- Periodicals. In June 2020 a policy 08, 2020 at the Mt Irvine Bay Hotel & During the academic year, Volume 44, decision was taken to alternate the Resort, Tobago under the theme “The No 1 (April 2019) was published online years of subscription renewals for Rise of Global Populism and its Policy in December 2019. As at July 2020, some of its online journals. In this Impact on Caribbean Development”. was two Special Issues, one on Caribbean way, what was fully subscribed in rescheduled to August 27-30, 2020. gender and the other on Caribbean 2020 would be suspended in 2021, civil society organisations were near allowing what lagged in 2020 to be • Joint SALISES Webinars on completion. The first wave lockdowns renewed in 2021. saw a slowdown in peer review and COVID-19 Socio-Economic Effects The Library experienced some author corrections processes through Directors of the respective SALISES challenges with its Library operating to the end of the academic year. Units – Cave Hill, St Augustine system (Aleph) not functioning We anticipate an end to the lag in and Mona – mobilised early public optimally with the existing computing timeliness of the Journal by the end engagement on the socio-economic infrastructure. This affected its ability of the next academic year (July 2021), impacts of the first wave lockdowns to perform key workflows. It is hoped given internal restructuring processes on Caribbean countries. This was in that these issues would be resolved and planned commission issues. the form of two webinars. The first as speedily as possible, through the joint SALISES `live’ webinar took acquisition of new equipment and place on May 28, 2020. It was entitled The UWI-Global Belt and Road in obtaining the necessary technical “COVID-19 and Fiscal Sustainability Research Network support. Services were provided to – Debt, Balance of Payments and students through the procurement Following the launch of the UWI- Financing for Development”. The of articles not readily available in the Global Belt and Road Research presenters were: Library, and in the offering of a quiet Network back in January 2019, Dr Dr Kevin Williams (SALISES, Mona) place to conduct study and research. -- Don Marshall was invited to attend Dr Andre Haughton (Department of -- and participate in the 5th China-Latin The library staff also assisted in efforts Economics, Mona) America and Caribbean Think Tanks by the SALISES team to organise Dr Don Marshall (SALISES, Cave -- Forum in Beijing, October 28-29. The various conferences. During the period Hill) theme for the forum was ‘Build the under review, the library clerk played The moderator was Dr Preeya -- Belt and Road Initiative with High a critical role in the event planning and Mohan (SALISES, St Augustine). th Quality and Promote the China – execution of the 14 Annual Caribbean The second joint SALISES ‘live’ webinar LAC Partnership on Connectivity’. Child Research Conference. Both was staged on Friday, June 05, 2020. He presented on the topic ‘The Library staff members also participated A number of presenters delivered China – CELAC Agreement: Locating in the planning of the showcase and contributions to the topic – “New the English-Speaking Caribbean and unveiling of the W Arthur Lewis Economy Models, Post COVID-19 Standpoint’ on October 29, 2019. Portraiture in January of 2020, and Policies for Productivity, Health and together shared in the responsibility The inaugural issue of the UWI-Global Social Wealth”. The contributors were: of its standing in the Audine Wilkinson Belt and Road Research Bulletin Library, allowing for a full view by Dr Patricia Northover (SALISES, appeared online in January 2020, adding -- persons entering and exiting the Mona) to the list of expected deliverables CARICOM Building. --Mr Danny Roberts (Head of The from SALISES in its quest to inform Hugh Shearer Labour Studies publics about issues and developments Institute) germane to Caribbean development. Environmental Issues --Dr Preeya Mohan (SALISES, St The web link is available on the The COVID 19 pandemic had seen Augustine) SALISES Cave Hill website page. --Mr Hugh Johnson (President of the the creation of screens in the Library Small Business Association, Jamaica) and Main Office as part of the COVID --The moderator was Professor protocols necessary for safe interaction Emeritus, Patrick Watson (former with publics. Director, SALISES, St Augustine). Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 207

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS Don Marshall Jonathan Lashley • Marshall, Don. D. ‘Caribbean • `Improving Barbados’ global Academic Publications in Progress State Posture and post COVID competitiveness’. Barbados Business Futures: An Essay in 21st Century Authority, October 21, 2019, p.15. Latoya Lazarus Inter-Imperial Political Economy’. `Applying evidence in policy and “Negotiating Rights in the Anglophone Commissioned article for Third • • programs on youth violence prevention’. Caribbean: Sexuality, Gender, and World Quarterly under preparation. Featured Speaker for the USAID Security”. Co-author Dr Yonique Regional Learning Exchange virtual Campbell. A forthcoming title to be webinar series. (July 2020) published with Routledge. Working Papers and Seminar Papers presented at Conferences • `Youth violence. An overview’. Provided Don Marshall and/or Commissioned by the Press USAID Administrator (Head of USAID), Mark Green with an overview of youth Marshall, Don, D. Global Ordering • Don Marshall violence in Barbados and the wider Structures and Caribbean Offshore Caribbean. Barbados. (December 2019). Financial Centres, London and New • ‘The China – CELAC Agreement: York: Routledge Publishers (2021 Locating the English-Speaking Caribbean and Standpoint’. October forthcoming). ISBN-10: 1409446492 TEACHING AND 29, 2019. Presented at the 5th SUPERVISION China-Latin America and Caribbean Individual Research Projects in Think Tanks Forum in Beijing, TEACHING Progress October 28-29 2019. The theme for the forum was ‘Build the Belt and Corin Bailey Latoya Lazarus Road Initiative with High Quality and Promote the China – LAC • Social Research Methods – (MSc • Lazarus, L. 2019. “Debating Sex Development Studies, SALISES). Education: The Politics and Discursive partnership on Connectivity’. Deviance and Social Conflict – (MSc Framing of Comprehensive Sexuality `China’s Engagement with the • • Development Studies, SALISES). Education in Barbados.” Journal of Caribbean: Situating the Role of the Eastern Caribbean Studies 44(2). University of the West Indies’. UWI- Jonathan Lashley (forthcoming) Global Belt and Road Research Bulletin. Semester 2 – 2019/2020: Directed Lazarus, L. “Studying Religious Issue No.1, January 2020, page 4. • • Readings on the Thesis Topic Mobilizations in the Anglophone `COVID 19 and Financing for • (Delivered face-to-face for SALISES Caribbean: A Feminist Critical Reading Development’. Presented on (Cave Hill, Barbados)). Course of Discourse.” In Methodologies in Thursday, May 28, 2020 at the joint Coordinator and Lecturer. Caribbean Research on Gender & SALISES Webinar “COVID-19 and Sexuality. Edited by Halimah A.F. Fiscal Sustainability – Debt, Balance • Summer Semester 2019/2020: DeShong and Kamala Kempadoo. Ian of Payments and Financing for Research Paper (MSc Development Randle Publishers. (in press) Development”. Studies, SALISES). (Delivered online for SALISES). Course Facilitator and Jonathan Lashley Corin Bailey Lecturer. • World Economic Forum Executive • ‘The state of crime in Barbados. • Independent Internal Examiner: Opinion Survey for Barbados. Project Challenges and outlook’. Presented MSc Hospitality Management, Mona coordinator. (January 2020 to May at the Crime and Violence School of Business (MSB), Course 2020) Symposium. (May, 2019) MGMT6202: Hospitality Research Paper. • Food and Agriculture Organisation • `Criminality and the prison system (UN agency): Analysis of Poverty in the Caribbean’. Presented to UN Don Marshall and Inequality in the Caribbean Foreign Language interpreters. Cave and Linkages with Food Security, Hill School of Business. (January, • INTR6118 – Globalisation and Global Agriculture and the Environment 2020) Governance. Semester 1. (MSc (Jonathan Lashley, Corin Bailey, Don International Trade Policy, Shridath ‘Social impact of COVID-19 Marshall and Latoya Lazarus). Role: • Ramphal Centre). in Barbados’. Presented at the Project Manager and Researcher. Caribbean Sociological Association • SALI6205 – Global Political Economy, (Commenced January 2020; expected COVID-19 Social Impact, Recovery Coordinator and Lecturer. Semester completion December 2020). and Resilience in the Caribbean 1. (MSc Development Studies, Webinar. (May, 2020) SALISES). 208 Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies

SUPERVISION • SME Competitiveness ((Faculty of PROFESSIONAL, PUBLIC AND Social Sciences, Department of UNIVERSITY SERVICE Corin Bailey Management Studies, UWI, Cave Hill) (appointed to supervisory committee • Angela Dixon – MPhil Cave Hill Corin Bailey (completed) Semester 2 2015/2016). Co-Chair, 14th Annual Caribbean Child An Evaluation of Access to Finance • • Hedia Teny – MPhil St Augustine • Research Conference 2019 (ongoing) on Socio-economic Development in Jamaica (commenced September 2019) • Chair, Crime and Violence Symposium • Laurelle Springer – MPhil Cave Hill (SALISES, Mona). (May 2019) (ongoing) • Member, Board of Gender Studies PhD Theses Examined Latoya Lazarus • Daniele Bobb. Negotiating and • Co-Supervisor for the Faculty of Jonathan Lashley Navigating Motherhood and Work: Social Sciences’ PhD (in Sociology • SALISES Representative, Board for Voices from the Anglophone Programme) Student, Angela Dixon. Graduate Studies and Research (Cave Caribbean. (Internal examiner) Viva (December 2019 – Present) Hill). conducted on September 19, 2019, • Co-Supervisor for Sir Arthur Lewis SALISES Representative, Faculty UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados. • Institute of Social and Economic Subcommittee on Graduate Studies and Studies’ PhD (in Social Policy) Student, Research (Cave Hill). Jonathan Lashley Vania Patrick-Drakes. (January 2019 – Resource Person and Module Presenter The Family Business Succession Present) • • for the Supervisor Development Course Model: An Analysis of Factors • Transformed “Regulating Sexual conducted by the School for Graduate Influencing Succession Planning in Citizenship in ‘Postcolonial’ Nations” Studies and Research, University of Family Businesses in Barbados, Natalie GEND 6605 to an online course, the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Phillips; PhD. Thesis; 2020; SALISES, which will be delivered as an elective Module presented on ‘Supervisor/Student The University of the West Indies, in the new online MSc in Development Relationships’. Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Studies at SALISES, Mona in the 2020- SALISES Graduate Student Coordinator 2021 academic year. • In Progress – PhD Registered Coordinator, SALISES Special Studies Unit Government Policy and Enterprise • • (SSSU) Development (Faculty of Social Don Marshall Sciences, Department of Management • Saskia Scotland, PhD Governance and • Academic Journal Referee Studies, UWI, Cave Hill). (appointed Public Policy, SALISES, Cave Hill (part --Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies time but was on leave for Semester to supervisory committee Semester --Cultural Dynamics. 2 2015/2016) Registered PhD. II). She is nearing completion. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public September 2011. -- • Jamal Smith, MPhil/PhD Governance Policy. • Assessing Sustainable Development and Public Policy, SALISES, Cave Futures in Small Island Developing Hill (part time). He took a leave of Public Service States without economic growth absence for the academic year. • Deputy Chairman and Member of Board of Directors, The Barbados Trust Fund (SALISES, Cave Hill) (co-supervisor Mark Hill, MPhil/PhD, Governance and • Limited (June 2019 to present). with Professor Winston Moore) Public Policy, SALISES Cave Hill (part (commenced January 2020). time and took a leave of absence for • Committee Member, External Census • Succession and Finance in Family Semester 2.) Gearing up for upgrade Advisory Committee for the Barbados Businesses (commenced September to PhD programme. 2020 Population and Housing Census, Barbados Statistical Service (March 2019 2019) (Mona School of Business). Lesvie Archer, PhD Cultural Studies, • to present). Faculty of Humanities, Cave Hill In Progress – MPhil Registered Commissioner, Barbados Population (part time and not in residence at • Export Perceptions of MSMEs in Commission, Government of Barbados • UWI Cave Hill; granted a year’s Barbados (supervisory committee (January 2019 to present) with leave of absence). member) (commenced January 2015) responsibility for Socio-Economic Issues. (SALISES, St Augustine). • Melanie Callender-Forde, PhD student SALISES. Her thesis development has Corporate Social Responsibility and • been impressive since embarking on Tourism in Tobago and St Kitts and doctoral studies. Nevis (Supervisory Committee Member) (commenced September 2013) (SALISES, Mona). Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 209

Latoya Lazarus PROFESSIONAL, Rashida Cox ADMINISTRATIVE, • Managing Editor, Journal of Eastern Conferences attended Caribbean Studies. (2019-Present) TECHNICAL AND SERVICE 14th Caribbean Child Research STAFF ACTIVITIES • • SALISES Representative to the Social Conference, SALISES, Cave Hill Campus Policy and Resilience Working Group: (November 2019). Also served as The University of the West Indies CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS Assistant Conference Coordinator of (February, 2020 –Present) ATTENDED/TRAINING SESSIONS this Conference with Drs Corin Bailey and Latoya Lazarus. • SALISES representative to UWIHARP ATTENDED (2019-Present) Alicia Graham SALISES representative to the Board Melanie Callender-Forde • Member of the Cave Hill Ushering Team of Studies, Institute for Gender and • PhD Candidate, SALISES (PhD • Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit. Governance and Public Policy) • UWI Departmental Safety Officer, SALISES (2019 – Present) • Editor, UWI-Global Belt and Road Banner 9 Training • Co-Organiser and Co-Chair of the Research Bulletin. The first issue of the • 14th Annual Caribbean Child Research Bulletin was published in January 2020 Jacqueline Thompson Conference, November 14-15, 2019. • Coordinator, UWI-Global Belt and Road Research Network • Member of the Cave Hill Ushering Team. Don Marshall • Editorial Assistant, Journal of Eastern • Banner Training (October 2019) • Editor, Journal of Eastern Caribbean Caribbean Studies (JECS) Studies (JECS). Sandra Tull Web Editor, Journal of Eastern • Safety Officers’ Meeting (August 21, • Member, International Advisory Board, Caribbean Studies (JECS) and the • 2019) Progress in Development Studies, Sage. SALISES/ UWI-Global Belt and Road Banner 9 Training (October 04 & 25, Member, International Advisory Board, Research Network websites • • 2019) Globalizations, Routledge. Production Editor, UNICEF/SALISES • Webinar Successful Events 2019 publication “The CRC @ 30: What • (October 31, 2019) Does It Mean for Caribbean Children” • Kentico Workshops Member, SALISES Subcommittee on • UWI Departmental Safety Officer, Graduate Studies and Research • SALISES

Kenneth Chase

University Service • Liaison Librarian, Faculty of Humanities and Education • Information Literacy Teaching • Editorial Committee Member, Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, SALISES • UWI Safety Departmental Officer (Audine Wilkinson Library)

Conferences attended • The 14th Annual Caribbean Child Research Conference (November 2019)

Webinars • Agility and Adaptability: The Caribbean Academic Library, Navigating the COVID Pandemic (June 2020) 210 Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services2019/2020 2019/20202019/2020 Shridath Ramphal Centre

ABOUT THE SHRIDATH RAMPHAL CENTRE (SRC)

The SRC is the premier postgraduate trade policy training, research and outreach institution in the Caribbean. Its mission is to develop trade capacity and create innovative trade solutions for the Caribbean region. The Centre’s flagship Masters in International Trade Policy (MITP) programme is internationally-recognised for its leadership in practical, policy-relevant training on the trade and development challenges facing small and vulnerable developing economies. The Centre also plans to introduce a Postgraduate Diploma in International Trade Policy.

MEET THE TEAM Research Assistants SUMMARY REVIEW • Alicia D Nicholls – BSc, Political Science Director & Coordinator MITP (First Class Honours) (UWI, Cave Hill), The SRC had a reasonably productive year in spite of the global circumstances Neil C A Paul – Dip - Agriculture (ECIAF), MSc International Trade Policy (Distinction), which has had a debilitating impact on the Post Grad Diploma – Mass Communications LLB - Bachelor of Laws (UWI, Cave Hill) global and local economies, and in like (UWI - CARIMAC), BSc Agriculture (Univ (Upper Second Class Honours) and FITT manner, the University. As a result of the of Illinois –Urbana-Champaign), MPhil Diploma in International Trade (Distinction) global pandemic, much of the university’s Agricultural Extension (UWI) (Forum for International Trade Training, Ontario, Canada). Currently enrolled in activities had been shifted to the virtual space, although maintaining a semblance Deputy Director MPhil in Political Science (UWI, Cave of the face-to-face where it has been Dr Jan Yves Remy – LLB - Bachelor of Hill) and the Postgraduate Certificate determined to be safe and in keeping with Laws (UWI, Cave Hill), Bar Vocational in University Teaching and Learning the established national protocols. Course at Inns of Court School of Law programme (PGCUTL) (UWI, Cave Hill) (London, United Kingdom), LLM in • Chelcee Brathwaite – BSc, International The SRC continued its outreach, through Commercial and International Law (Hons) – Business, French, Spanish & Mandarin the trading thoughts, lunch time chats University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United (First Class Honours) (Aston Business and the administration of its Masters Kingdom). PhD: International Law: The Role School, Aston University, United Kingdom), Programme. of the Caribbean Court of Justice (Original MSc International Trade Policy (Distinction), Jurisdiction) in Caribbean Integration” (UWI, Cave Hill). Currently enrolled in The SRC is actively engaged in the (summa cum laude) – Graduate Institute Postgraduate Certificate in University development and promotion of policy of International and Development Studies Teaching and Learning programme (UWI, research on the trade and development (Geneva, Switzerland). Cave Hill) challenges of the region. The Centre’s current research agenda is centered, Trade Research Fellow Administrative Assistants or will be centered, on the following Dr Kai-Ann D Skeete – BSc, International • Clauzel Forde – APS, BSc Management core areas: Relations and Political Science (UWI, (UWI, Cave Hill), Post Grad Cert & Dip Blue & Green Economy Mona), MSc – International Relations – • – Bus Admin., MBA (Edinburgh Business Brexit International Trade (UWI, St Augustine), • School, Heriot-Watt University) Caribbean Regional Trade Agenda Post Grad. Cert in University Teaching • (Caribbean Court of Justice and the and Learning (UWI, Cave Hill), PhD – • Desiree Evelyn – PSC CARICOM Single Market and Economy) International Relations – Regionalism (UWI) China’s Belt and Road Initiative (UWI St. Augustine) Stenographer Clerk • E-Commerce Tameshia Brandford – (temporary March • Food Security 2017 – January 2020) • • Investment Law & Policy Post-Cotonou ACP-EU Negotiations Office Assistant • • Women and Trade Andre Maynard • World Trade Organization (WTO) Reform. 2019/2020 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 211

WORK OF THE SRC Table 1: ‘Trading Thoughts’ Articles DEPARTMENT Date of Title Author(s) Publication OUTREACH Cement saga confirms importance of CCJ to Jan Yves Remy and 1 September 2019 Several activities were rolled out in CARICOM. SRC Trading Thoughts Column. Alicia Nicholls the area of Outreach. The SRC has Where Trade and Health Intersect: Front-of- Arthur Phillips and 2 September 2019 forged many important relationships Package Labelling in the Caribbean as a case study Jan Yves Remy with regional and international trade/ Rough Seas or Smooth Sailing for the UK- 3 Nia Marshall September 2019 trade-related organisations, some of CARIFORUM Relations in No-Deal Brexit? which are reflected in Memoranda of Dean Forbes, Assessing the Impact of Barbados’ Proposed Data Understanding. These relationships 4 Gabrielle Whitehall, September 2019 Protection Bill on the Barbadian private sector have proven essential in for instance, Jan Yves Remy securing internships for MITP Revitalisation of the Agricultural Sector in graduates, obtaining funding from 5 the Caribbean: Promoting Domestic Agriculture Neil Paul October 2019 donors, secured and inserted the as a Solution SRC into the broader diplomatic and “Opting Out” of the Revised Treaty of Jan Yves Remy and business communities. 6 Chaguaramas? The significance of the CCJ’s November 2019 Alicia Nicholls pending advisory opinion The SRC has added its voice to the discourse on international trade, 7 China: The Villain or the Hero Diakia Straker November 2019 through dedicated thought pieces, and Why the WTO Appellate Body Crisis Matters to Jan Yves Remy and 8 November 2019 in-person activities. For instance, the the Caribbean Alicia Nicholls SRC has created the following outputs: My Journey South: Tracing Developments on 9 Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Latin America and the Chelcee Brathwaite December 2019 Caribbean (1) SRC Trading Thoughts Engaging the Caribbean Diaspora for Trade and 10 Alicia Nicholls January 2020 Column Sustainable Development

The Trading Thoughts column is 11 The Art of the US-China Trade Deal Chelcee Brathwaite February 2020 a periodic newspaper column on A WTO Investment Facilitation Agreement: Any topical trade issues carried in the 12 Alicia Nicholls March 2020 added value for the Caribbean? local and regional press. Articles are CCJ Advisory Opinion Endorses Differentiated Jan Yves Remy and authored by trade professionals and 13 March 2020 Approach to Free Movement in CARICOM Alicia Nicholls SRC staff and are available at: https:// Jan Yves Remy, shridathramphalcentre.com/category/src- What COVID-19 Teaches About Caribbean 14 Chelcee Brathwaite April 2020 Vulnerability and Resilience trading/ and Alicia Nicholls Twenty-four (24) Trading Thoughts What the new Appeal-Arbitration System might columns were published over the 15 mean for the future of WTO dispute settlement Jan Yves Remy April 2020 review period. The articles (in system chronological order from first to latest Transforming Small States’ Participation in published) are listed in Table 1. 16 International Relations – One Online Meeting Nick Ashton-Hart April 2020 at a time A Legal Assessment of the Impact of Brexit on 17 Tara Leevy May 2020 UK-CARICOM Relations Jason Cotton, Jan Heeding Prime Minister Mottley’s Clarion Call for 18 Yves Remy and May 2020 a Vulnerability Index Alicia Nicholls An Opportunity to Reclaim Industrial Policy 19 Joel K Richards May 2020 in CARICOM

20 LIAT is the real MVP of Caribbean Integration Kai-Ann Skeete May 2020

Geopolitically Investigating the Flight Plan for 21 Kai-Ann Skeete May 2020 Caribbean Integration: The Case of LIAT

22 COVID-19 is exposing cybersecurity vulnerabilities Chelcee Brathwaite June 2020

Lessons from the Appellate Body’s Parting Shot in 23 Jan Yves Remy June 2020 the WTO Tobacco Plain packaging dispute CARICOM’s Stake in the WTO 24 Alicia Nicholls June 2020 Director-General Race 212 Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services

(2) SRC Lunch Time Chat Series SRC Table 2: Lunch Time Chats 2019/2020

This is a series of monthly lunch Title Panelists/Presenter Moderator Date time chats in which the SRC brings 1 Leveraging the Mr Kevin Howell Ms Alicia Nicholls July 15, in experts in-person or via Zoom Caribbean Diaspora (Anchor Corp Group, USA) 2020 teleconference to discuss trade for Post COVID-19 Mrs Paula Hippolyte-Bauwens issues of contemporary interest. Trade and Recovery (Consultant, ACP-EU) The chats are open to the public and Mr David Gomez are held in the SRC’s Conference (Director, Ramphal Institute, UK) Room and broadcast live via Zoom Mr Dav-Ernan Kowlessar teleconference. More information (Dykon Developments, Canada) about this Chat Series is available 2 Can the MPIA Save Mustaqeem da Gama Dr Jan Yves Remy June 16, here: https://shridathramphalcentre.com/ WTO Dispute (South Africa Mission, Geneva) 2020 outreach/src-lunch-time-chats/ Settlement: Critical Kelly Ann Shaw Views and Perspectives (Hogan Lovells, Washington DC) Table 2 shows a list of some of the Rv Anurhada Lunch Time Chats held over the review (Clarus Law Associates, New Delhi) period: Seven (7) Lunch Time Chats Claude Chase were held over the review period (from (Akim Gump, Geneva) latest to earliest): 3 On the Frontline at Mr Stephen Fevrier Dr Jan Yves Remy May 14, the WTO: A Chat with (OECS Geneva Mission) 2020 Caribbean Geneva- H E Amb Chad Blackman SRC Newsletter based Ambassadors (Barbados Geneva Mission) The SRC’s new monthly newsletter, based about COVID-19 H E Amb John Deep Forde (Guyana Geneva Mission) on the Mailchimp platform, features the latest SRC news and publications, activities 4 The US-China Trade Mr Robert Daly Dr Jan Yves Remy March 15, Deal: Caribbean (Director, Wilson Centre’s Kisinger 2020 by SRC staff and upcoming SRC events. Implications Institute on China & the US) This content is available on the new Dr Antonio Alleyne SRC website and is promoted on the (Lecturer, Economics, UWI Cave Hill) – Discussant SRC’s social media accounts. See here: https://mailchi.mp/90c42c505a3b/src- 5 Promise of Blockchain Ms Annie Bertrand and Dr Jan Yves Remy November for the Region (co- Mr Marcos Allende (IDB) 20, 2019 newsletter-sept-2020-covid-19-arbitration- hosted with IDB) diaspora?e=d10638797c 6 Natural Disasters and Mr Stephen Fevrier Alicia Nicholls November Caribbean Trade (OECS Permanent Mission, Geneva) 06, 2019 Mr Jeremy Collymore SRC Website and Social Media (Research Fellow, Institute for The SRC has revamped its website which Sustainable Development) is available at www.shridathramphalcentre. 7 The CCJ at the The Hon Mr Justice Adrian Dr Jan Yves Remy October 01, com. The website is arranged in a way to Centre of Caribbean Saunders (President, CCJ) 2019 highlight the Centre’s three core areas of Integration focus: trade policy training, research and outreach. Some main features of the website are An alumni section with information The SRC has also increased its social media as follows: • about the MITP alumni association and presence on its existing Facebook and • A blog which features SRC Trading testimonials from MITP alumni Linkedin accounts and its newly created Thoughts columns and news articles Twitter (@uwisrc) and Instagram (@ A Video Gallery includes videos of on important trade developments • shridathramphalcentreuwi) accounts. the Lunch Time Chats, SRC One on • An SRC in the News section which One Chats and other interviews and The SRC utilised its website and social features the latest SRC events and events. The blog is used to share trade media to inform stakeholders of its latest activities information and our Trading Thoughts trade developments, as well as to promote • A research section arranged by topic articles. SRC outreach activities. which serves as a document library • An event calendar which lists upcoming for publications by the SRC and other SRC events and other major trade and SRC One-on-One Chats entities on these key research areas trade-related events eg: CARICOM, WTO, OECS etc. No SRC One-on-One Chats were conducted over the review period. Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 213

OUTREACH TO MITP “An Evening Chat on Women ONLINE PROGRAMMING Shaping Global Economic Beginning in March 2020, due to the Governance and Trade”, September COVID-19 pandemic, the SRC moved its MITP Alumni Association 19, 2019 regular face-to-face teaching to an online th The MITP is currently in its 16 and The SRC in collaboration with the ITC held platform. Cohort 17 on the OECS-MITP th 17 Cohort and work continues to a Verandah Chat entitled “Women Shaping was the first cohort to benefit from this register alumni for the Network. The Global Economic Governance and Trade change. Since then, teaching of Cohort-18 aim remains, to build a strong and active on September 19, 2019. This coincided has been entirely conducted through an MITP community to support professional with the visit to Barbados of the Executive online platform. growth among past students; the Director of the International Trade The SRC continues to explore development of the SRC and the MITP Centre (ITC), Ms Arancha Gonzalez. The opportunities to create more online programme and support overall trade discussion was against the backdrop of the activities to extent avenues for attracting development in the Caribbean region. recently launched publication on “Women students. These discussions are ongoing. Following the initial membership drive, Shaping Global Economic Governance”. the work in this regard has slowed In addition to Ms Gonzalez, the panel also due to work commitments. To date included the Prime Minister of Barbados, RESEARCH/ IN PROGRESS approximately 77 alumni have registered. the Hon Mia Amor Mottley, QC, MP; Minister in the Ministry of Trade, the Hon During this period, research of the SRC Sandra Husbands, MP; and the Director centered on the following main areas: of Trade Negotiations, Ambassador Gail SRC ACTIVITIES Work on food security with Mr Neil Mathurin. The moderator was Dr Jan • Paul and new Research Assistant, Ms Yves Remy, Deputy Director, SRC. The Chelcee Brathwaite, in particular, publication is available for viewing at: http:// CONSULTANCY AND WORKSHOP creation of a draft proposal entitled www.intracen.org/news/Women-shaping- “Feeding CARICOM: A New Approach global-economic-governance/ to Agricultural Production” which has TAF2+ Project: Technical Assistance been produced and is being reviewed. on WTO Issues for CARICOM Symposium: Exploring New Horizons Research on e-commerce policies and The SRC collaborated with WTI Advisors • in Caribbean-China Trade and state of legislation in the Caribbean on the implementation of the TAF2+ Investment Relations, November 12, region: See Project G32: Technical Assistance on 2019 WTO Issues for CARICOM, providing --Diagnostic Review of E-commerce advice, research and “Senior Regional The Shridath Ramphal Centre hosted Related Policies Initiatives and Experts” who were engaged in providing a Symposium in collaboration with the Legislation Across CARICOM – key regional input and thinking through Faculty of Law, Cave Hill Campus and the Authors: Chelcee Brathwaite and brainstorming, research draft content, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Dr Jan Yves Remy – Published by review and comment in the context of Economic Studies. The symposium was the Shridath Ramphal Centre for studies. The SRC provided logistical held under the patronage of the Confucius International Trade Law, Policy and services in the planning, preparation Institute, Cave Hill Campus, as part of Service events between the Cave Hill Campus and and implementation of a regional Research on the impact of COVID-19 on the China University of Political Science • workshop which was held January 08-10, the Caribbean through a series of Quick and Law (CUPL). The main objective of the 2020 in Barbados. Local, regional and Guides and Updates on CARICOM Symposium was to foster ongoing relations international participants attended the Responses available on our website: with the CUPL and other Chinese workshop in person and also via Zoom. https://shridathramphalcentre.com/covid- stakeholders to discuss contemporary Logistical services at the workshop 19-resources/ were provided by SRC staff members, issues pertinent to China-Caribbean trade Mrs Clauzel Forde and Mrs Tameshia relations. Benefits included, inter-alia, the --Publication of SRC Policy Document: Brandford. creation of a body of research to enhance Trading our way to Recovery During the work of the SRC as part of its China- COVID-19: Recommendations for Caribbean trade agenda. CARICOM Countries – Authors: Chelcee Brathwaite, Alicia Nicholls and Dr Jan Yves Remy – Published by the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services 214 Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services

--SRC COVID-19 Situational Briefs SRC Table 3: Cohort 16 2019/2020 SRC Quick Guides on the Trade -- COUNTRY NO OF STUDENTS REGISTERED Implications of COVID-19 for CARICOM Antigua & Barbuda 1 --SRC COVID-19 CARICOM Policy Barbados 1 Response Database Belize 1 • Work on the Trade Vulnerability Index designed to provide an alternative Grenada 1 measurement of countries’ needs Trinidad & Tobago 3 including Special and Differential Treatment at the WTO: TOTAL 7 --Publication of SRC Working Paper: Using A Trade Vulnerability Index To SRC Table 4: MSc programme 2019/2020 Determine Eligibility For Developing- % Country Status At The WTO: A GRADUATE COURSES REG PASS Conceptual Response To The Ongoing PASSES Debate: https://dk4.d52.myftpupload. CORE COURSES com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ INTR 6002 – Economic Theories & Trade Policy 10 09 90 UsingaTradeVulnerabilityIndex.pdf INTR 6003 – Research & Quantitative Methods for 08 07 89 Trade Policy

INTR 6005 – Globalization & Global Governance 11 10 91

TEACHING AND INTR 6006 – Introduction to Public Int’l Trade Law 08 06 75 STUDENTS INTR 6113 – Trade Aspects of Regional Integration: 10 09 90 Masters in International CARICOM & the CSME Trade Policy Programme (MITP) INTR 6118 – Contemporary Caribbean Trade Policy 08 08 100 Issues & Small Economies 1 The Centre welcomed its 16th and 17th Cohort of students during Academic Year INTR 6131 – Research Paper 2 09 09 100 2019-20. While 15 students were made ELECTIVES offers, 7 students registered for Cohort 16. Cohort 17 consisted of 22 students INTR 6007 – International Negotiations & Advocacy 09 09 100 from a special joint venture between the INTR 6111 – Business Government & International 06 06 100 OECS and the SRC. Economy

INTR 6112 – Trade in Goods – Market Access 09 09 100

Table 3 is a breakdown of students / INTR 6114 – Advanced Trade in Services 07 07 100 country ratio for Cohort 16. LAW 6121 – Intellectual Property Rights & International 04 04 83 Trade Policy Table 4 provides a breakdown of the 1. Students from Integration Studies also took MITP courses. courses taught in the MSc programme, 2. Students are required to submit their paper by December 2020 to meet graduation for January 2021. including the course registrations and percentage pass rates. Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 215

Table 5 is a breakdown of students / SRC Table 5: Cohort 17 2019/2020 country ratio for Cohort 17. COUNTRY NO OF STUDENTS REGISTERED Antigua & Barbuda 3 Table 6 provides a breakdown of the Dominica 3 courses taught in the Special OECS- Grenada 3 MITP Programme including the course registrations and percentage pass rates. St. Kitts & Nevis 3 St Lucia 5 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 4 Trinidad & Tobago1 1 MITP Study Tour TOTAL 22 Due to the significant impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the students were 1. One Student from Trinidad and Tobago joined the Special OECS-MITP Group. unable to travel. However, the SRC was able to arrange a virtual study tour for SRC Table 6: OECS-MITP Programme 2019/2020 both Cohort 16 and 17 so the students could have the opportunity to network % GRADUATE COURSES REG PASS with Ambassadors representing the PASSES Caribbean across the world. The virtual CORE COURSES tour took place during the period July 20, 2020 to July 24, 2020. INTR 6002 – Economic Theories & Trade Policy 22 22 100 On July 20, 2020 the first and second INTR 6003 – Research & Quantitative Methods for Trade Policy 22 22 100 sessions were held. The first session INTR 6005 – Globalization & Global Governance 22 22 100 was moderated by Director, Mr Neil Paul, with a presentation by Ms Pamela INTR 6006 – Introduction to Public Int’l Trade Law1 26 24 85 Coke-Hamilton, the then Director of INTR 6113 – Trade Aspects of Regional Integration: 22 21 96 the Division on International Trade and CARICOM & the CSME Commodities, UNCTAD, who focused INTR 6118 – Contemporary Caribbean Trade Policy Issues & 22 21 96 on the Blue Economy. Ms Coke-Hamilton Small Economies has since been elected as the Executive INTR 6131 – Research Paper2 22 IP Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC). The second session, ELECTIVES moderated by Ms Alicia Nicholls, INTR 6112 – Trade in Goods- Market Access 22 22 100 was entitled “Impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs”. The presenters for this INTR 6114 – Advanced Trade in Services 22 21 96 session were Mr Matthew Wilson, Chief INTR 6116 – Competition Law & International Trade Policy 22 22 100 Adviser & Chef de Cabinet, Office of LAW 6121 – Intellectual Property Rights & the Executive Director, ITC and Ms Olga 22 19 86 International Trade Policy Scolleder, Senior economist, Division of Market Development, ITC. 1. Students who failed from previous years were included in the course. On July 21, 2020 the third and fourth 2. Students are required to submit their paper by March 2021 to meet graduation for October 2021. sessions were held. The third session entitled “Trade Facilitation” was moderated by Director, Mr Neil Paul. The presenters included Mr Pierre Bonthonneau, Trade Policy and Trade Facilitation Adviser, ITC; and Mr Bismark Sitorus, Economic Affairs Officer of the Trade Facilitation Section, TLB, Division on Technology and Logistics, UNCTAD. The fourth session, “Women and Trade” was moderated by Dr Kai-Ann Skeete. The presenter was Ms Nneka Henry, Senior Adviser, Cabinet of the Executive Director, ITC. 216 Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services

The fifth session entitled “Is Dispute SRC Table 7: Internships 2019/2020 Settlement still relevant in Multilateral No. of Trade” was held on July, 22, 2020. The Interning Organization Research Topic Students presenters were Mr Jan Bohanes, Senior Counsel, ACWL and Mr Peter Van Den Ministry of Trade – The Role and Function of Trade Facilitation measure in 1 Bossche, Director of Studies, WTI. Barbados mitigating the Impact of COVID-19: Barbados Assessment On Thursday, July 23, 2020, the sixth An Analysis of the Organisation of African Pacific and Ministry of Trade – session was entitled “Future of the Multi- 1 Caribbean States Towards Facilitating Increased Trade Trinidad Lateral Trading System”. This session was between CARICOM and the African Union moderated by SRC Director, Mr Neil Paul. The presenters included Mr Wayne Mc Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Role of the BRI In Economic Development in Developing Cook, Senior Advisor to the Director 1 General, WTO and Mr Roy Santana, Immigration, Antigua & Countries: A Case Study of Antigua and Barbuda Barbuda Counsellor, Market Access, WTO.

The final session was conducted on The Impact of logistics costs and global supply chains of Friday, July 24, 2020. This session, entitled ITC 1 food sovereignty; with the emphasis on the Barbados Milk “Fisheries, Ecommerce Trade and the Industry Environment” was introduced by SRC Customs and Excise, The Future of Ecommerce in Trinidad and Tobago Post Director, Mr Neil Paul and moderated by 1 Trinidad & Tobago COVID-19 Mr Stephen Fevrier, Head, OECS Mission, Geneva. There was a wide cross-section The Relationship between Natural Disasters and Supply of presenters from the Caribbean on this Chains in Small Island Developing States: A Case Study on ITC 1 panel. Students heard from CARICOM the Impact of Hurricane Ivan (2004) (and Hurricane Emily Ambassadors in Geneva. 2005) on Grenada’s Nutmeg Supply Chain.

Commitments on Services Domestic Regulation and its Shridath Ramphal Centre 1 Role in Economic Growth: A Case Study of Belize

Internships Graduation The Centre arranged internships The MITP programme also welcomed The graduation ceremony for Cohort for seven students of Cohort 16. a second Cohort – Cohort 17 – in 16 will take place in January 2021 as This was a very involved process. In Febrruary 2020, pursuant to an the University took the decision to recent times, some organisations have arrangement between the Shridath postpone the Graduation Ceremony as not been offering stipends. This is Ramphal Centre and the Organization a result of the concerns surrounding the particularly concerning when students of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). COVID-19 pandemic. are to intern overseas, where costs are This cohort of 21 students from the incurred for living expenses including OECS are beneficiaries of a fully- rent, food, transportation and other funded scholarship made possible by incidentals. Table 7 is a breakdown of the European Union (EU) through its organisations where students interned TradeCom II Project – Building ACP and their research topics. Trade Capacity. The OECS-MITP Programme will end in March 2021. Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 217

INDIVIDUAL STAFF • Member of Faculty Board of Social • Supervisor of TradeLab ACTIVITIES Sciences Memoranda created by Law/MITP Students including during this Member of Academic Board • period (more information about Mr Neil C A Paul • Member of Staff Lounge TradeLab is available here: available Committee. Academic Publications, Conferences/ here: https://shridathramphalcentre. Seminars/Workshops Attended com/outreach/uwi-tradelab/ • SRC Publications • This year the memoranda explored the following topics: • SRC Trading Thoughts Dr Jan Yves Remy --Revitalization of the Agricultural --Tangible and concrete proposals for Sector in the Caribbean: Academic Publications improving small State participation Promoting Domestic Agriculture • Forthcoming article on “Rules the context of the reform of the as a solution by Neil CA Paul for State Owned Enterprises” WTO s Dispute Settlement System (Chapter 17) on the Trans-Pacific The Application of the ATA Carnet Public/Professional Service Partnership Agreement: Balancing -- as a potential tool to promote Member of the Caribbean Regional Market-Oriented Discipline and Policy • Caribbean exports to Brazil Agricultural Policy Network for States (co-authored with Iain A Proposal for a Comprehensive (CaRAPN) Network Planning & Sandford) (OUP) -- Management Team. Economic and Trade Agreement • Forthcoming article: “Development, between CARICOM And China. • Coordinator of The UWI Aid and Preferential Systems” for SRC Trading Thoughts, including: Involvement in The Virtual Institute the Oxford University Press (OUP) • of the United Nations Conference Handbook. The final manuscript has --“Unlocking the Full Potential of on Trade and Development been submitted for peer review. the Association of Caribbean (UNCTAD-VI) (Co-authored with Alicia Nicholls) States” (Nov 2020) Co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite • Member of the Folk Research • Forthcoming Chapter on Centre – St Lucia. “The Current State of Dispute --“Lessons from the Appellate • Member of the St Lucia National Settlement at the WTO: How Body’s Parting Shot in the Trust (Life) did we get here and What Next”? WTO Tobacco Plain Packaging in “Rethinking, Repackaging and Dispute”, June 2020 (https:// • Member of the UWI Alumni Circle Rescuing World Trade Law in the shridathramphalcentre.com/lessons- since 2009 Post Pandemic Era (Hart Publishing) from-the-appellate-bodys-parting- shot-in-the-wto-tobacco-plain- University Service SRC Publications/Research Papers packaging-dispute/ ) • Coordinator of the Masters SRC Working Paper: Using A Trade • “Heeding Prime Minister in International Trade Policy Vulnerability Index To Determine -- Mottley’s Clarion Call for a programme. Eligibility For Developing-Country Vulnerability Index”. SRC Trading Student Advisor, supervision and Status At The WTO (September • Thoughts Column. Co-authored co-supervision for students of 2019) (co-authored with Jason with J. Jason Cotton (CDB) MITP. Cotton and Alicia Nicholls) and Alicia Nicholls. May 2020. • Member of the Belt and Road • SRC Policy Brief: Diagnostic Review https://shridathramphalcentre.com/ Caribbean-China Research Cluster, of E-commerce Related Policies heeding-prime-minister-mottleys- November 2018 Initiatives and Legislation Across clarion-call-for-a-vulnerability- CARICOM (June 2020) (co-authored Member of the Board of index/. • with Chelcee Brathwaite) Examinations, School of Graduate --“What the new Appeal- Studies and Research • SRC Policy Document: Trading our Arbitration System Might Mean way to Recovery During COVID-19: Member of Steering Committee, for the Future of WTO Dispute • Recommendations for CARICOM Faculty of Social Sciences Settlement” April 2020 (https:// Countries (Oct 2020) (co-authored shridathramphalcentre.com/cure-or- Member of Faculty of Social • with Chelcee Brathwaite and Alicia curse-the-new-appeal-arbitration- Sciences Sub-Committee for Nicholls) system-in-wto-dispute-settlement/) Graduate Studies and Research • SRC Working Paper: Trading “What COVID-19 Teaches Member of Campus Committee for -- • Without Borders: Celebrating the About Caribbean Vulnerability Graduate Studies and Research Association of Caribbean States and and Resilience”. Co-authored Unlocking its Full Potential (Nov with Alicia Nicholls and Chelcee 2020) (co-authored with Chelcee Brathwaite. (April 2020) https:// Brathwaite) 218 Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services

shridathramphalcentre.com/what- • “COVID-19 Makes the Case for • Campus Representative for Duke of covid-19-teaches-about-caribbean- Our Trade Vulnerability Index” Edinburgh International Award vulnerability-and-resilience/. (May 2020). (co-authored with Board Member in the John Jackson Cotton, J. Jason, and Alicia Nicholls. • “CCJ Advisory Opinion Endorses WTO Moot Court Competition -- Available at Afronomics Law Differentiated Approach to (Geneva) and served as panellist in Blog: https://www.afronomicslaw. Free Movement in CARICOM”. Regional Round (Mexico) (online). org/2020/05/10/covid-19-makes-the- SRC Trading Thoughts Column. case-for-our-trade-vulnerability-index/. Co-authored with Alicia Select Presentations/Speaking Nicholls (March 2020). https:// • “The Belt and Road Initiative and Engagements shridathramphalcentre.com/ the Caribbean-China Investment • Caribbean Council Virtual ccj-advisory-opinion-endorses- Policy Framework” in Caribbean Conference, Key Note Speaker: differentiated-approach-to-free- Perspectives on the Belt and Road “Regional Integration and CSME – movement-in-CARICOM/. Initiative (UWI-GLOBAL Belt and Path to Growth post-COVID-19”, Road Research Bulletin, January November 25, 2020 “Opting Out” of the Revised -- 2020) (Co-authored with Alicia Treaty of Chaguaramas? The • UWI/University of Miami Nicholls) Significance of the CCJ’s Webinar pm “CPVOD-19 in the Caribbean: Successes, Challenges, Pending Advisory Opinion”. Public/Professional Service co-authored with Alicia Nicholls Opportunities”, November 19, 2020 Member of Barbados National (November 2019) https:// • Negotiating Team for UNCTAD XV • WTO Committee on Trade and the shridathramphalcentre.com/ Environment Week 2020: Speaker opting-out-of-the-revised-treaty-of- • Member of Planning Committee on panel on “Climate Change, chaguaramas-the-significance-of- for Gender and Development for Natural Disasters and Recovery the-ccjs-pending-advisory-opinion/. UNCTAD XV Efforts: Tapping into Trade --“Why the WTO Appellate • Member Working Committee Facilitation as an Effective Response Body Crisis Matters to the UWI-EUI Relations under the MOU Tool”, November 18, 2020 Caribbean” (Nov 2019) (co- • Panelist on WTO Panel in dispute • International Bar Association authored with Alicia Nicholls: between WTO Members Conference: Speaker on panel on: https://shridathramphalcentre.com/ “Developments in International Member of Editorial Board of why-the-wto-appellate-body-crisis- • Trade Law”, November 16, 2020 Journal of International Economic matters-to-the-caribbean/ Law (JIEL) • “Presentation by OECS-MITP “Cement saga confirms Students of Research Proposals”, -- Member of Faculty Board Steering importance of CCJ to • moderated event of November 09, Committee CARICOM” co-authored with 2020 Alicia Nicholls (September 2019) • Member of Advisory Board on African Journal of International Law • EUI/UWI” “E-Dialogue on Other Papers/Publications COVID-19: EU and Caribbean Executive Board of TradeLab “Dispute Settlement at the WTO: • Experiences”, organised and • Network of Universities: www. How Did We Get Here and What’s moderated October 29, 2020 tradelab.org Next for Commonwealth States?” • WTO E-RTPC Training for the Trade Hot Topics (Commonwealth • Task Force Member on Caribbean Region; presented and Secretariat): (Issue 166/September Commonwealth Secretariat 2019 moderated for Dispute Settlement 2020): Available at: https:// Study on International Commerce and Regional Integration modules, thecommonwealth.org/sites/default/ Arbitration October and November 2020 files/inline/THT_166_UPDF.pdf • Member of Barbados Chamber of • 13th Association of Caribbean States • “Our Trade Vulnerability Index Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Business Forum of the Greater Explained: Why, What, How and Customs and Trade Facilitation Caribbean; Main Speaker on “Trade What’s Next” Co-authored with Committee without borders: Routes towards Jason Cotton (CDB) (August • UWI Cave Hill Representative on a common future for trade in the 2020). Available at: https://www. CARICOM Business, Labour and Greater Caribbean”, October 30, afronomicslaw.org/2020/08/19/our- Civil Society Advisory Council 2020. trade-vulnerability-index-explained- (BLAC) Committee Global Business Week BIBA: Panel why-what-how-and-whats-next/ • on “New Opportunities in Global Trade: To and From Barbados”, moderator, October 28, 2020 Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 219

• 2020 British Institute of • Piloted, supervised and introduced • “Propelling the CSME: A Comparison International and Comparative Law to UWI/Cave Hill Curriculum of Where We Are vis-à-vis Girvan’s Annual Conference; Speaker on an international trade law clinic: Single Development Vision,” at the XII “Small States and the Multilateral TradeLab (www.tradelab.org) Conferencia Internacional de Estudios Trading System”, October 23, 2020 Caribenos, Catedra de Estudios del Introduced and supervised WTO • Caribe ‘Norman Girvan’, Universidad Geneva Trade Week, Moderator Moot Court Competition to Cave • de La Habana, December 09-11, 2019. and organiser of panel session on Hill Campus (together with the “From Vulnerability to Resilience Law Faculty) • “Exploring Potential China-Caribbean Using a Trade Vulnerability Index”, Cooperation in Artificial Intelligence: Successful outreach to Confucius October 02, 2020 • Resuscitating Caribbean Trade Institute for cross department During the Hurricane Season,” Geneva Trade Week, Panelist collaboration on language course • at the Department of Economics on Session on “WTO dispute Selection and hosting of meeting Conference on the Economy (COTE), resolution: a holistic approach”, • with new SRC Board University of the West Indies, September 30, 2020 • Introduced/created SRC Trading St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad, • Compete Caribbean Partnership Thoughts and SRC Lunch Time October 09-10, 2019. Facility on Caribbean Blockchain Chat Series Innovation Initiative (Partnership • “Measuring and Managing the between Inter-American • Contributor with Alicia Nicholls to Caribbean Blue Economy,” at the Development Bank (IDB), the SALISES’ BRI Magazine International Studies Association (ISA) South Conference, Memphis, United Kingdom’s Foreign, Supervision of MITP Research • Tennessee, October 04-05, 2019. Commonwealth & Development Projects and accompaniment on Office (FCDO), the government Study Tour (Geneva) Public/Professional Service of Canada and the Caribbean Successful implementation of Board of Management of Development Bank (CDB)); Judge • • SRC Open Day St. George Secondary School – on panel to select blockchain Director – 2018-2021 proposals from Caribbean, October • Frequent contributor to the 01, 2020 SRC’s Trading Thoughts Column • Caribbean Evaluators’ International (see SRC Table 1) • Barbados Chamber of Commerce • Caribbean Policy Development and Industry and Barbados Customs • Regular Moderator for the Center – African, Caribbean Pacific and Excise Department; Speaker SRC Lunch Time Chats (ACP) Post-Cotonou Negotiations Advisory Committee – Feb 2019 - at Customs Bill Consultation Member of Committee for • ongoing Workshop August 11, 2020 Recruitment and Marketing (2020) • Afronomics Symposium Webinar (co-author of report on June 2020) • Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies on “Vulnerability in the Trade and Assistant Coordinator for UWI- • (CALACS) Investment Regimes in the Age of EUI Work Plan under UWI-EUI COVID-19”, June 22, 2020. Memorandum of Understanding. • Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) • ECDPM/EUI Webinar on Caribbean • International Studies Association and African Perspectives on Trade (ISA) post COVID-19, June 18, 2020 Barbados Museum and Historical Dr Kai-Ann D Skeete • • Institute of Chartered Accountants Society of Barbados (ICAB) Annual General Academic Publications, Conferences/ St. Peter’s Parochial Church Council – Meeting, Speaker on “Barbados • Seminars/Workshops Council Secretary – 2015 – present Data Protection Act and its Presented practical application” November UWI Alumni Circle. “Small State, Big Table: The Relevance • 08, 2019. • of St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ University Service University Service Election to the UN Security Council • Member of Faculty Board of Social • Successfully bid with WTI Trade for Small States in the Multilateral Sciences System,” co-presented with Law Advisors on Project ongoing Co-Program Chair for the 19th Annual Mr Tristan Ward at the Academic • WTO negotiations Association of Caribbean Higher Council on the United Nations System Creation of WTO/UWI Education Administrators (ACHEA) • (ACUNS), Global Online Event, June Collaborative Series on Talking 25-27, 2020. Trade at the WTO: A Caribbean Perspective 220 Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services

• Member of the Social Policy and • Cotton, J. Jason, Jan Yves Remy and SRC Trading Thoughts Articles Resilience Working Group, Global Alicia Nicholls. COVID-19 Makes • “CARICOM’s stake in the WTO Institute for Climate Smart and the Case for Our Trade Vulnerability DG Race”. SRC Trading Thoughts Resilience Development Index (May 2020). Available at Column. https://shridathramphalcentre. Afronomics Law Blog: https://www. com/CARICOMs-stake-in-the-wto- Accompanied the UWI Cave Hill • afronomicslaw.org/2020/05/10/covid- director-general-race/. Team to the Harvard National Model 19-makes-the-case-for-our-trade- United Nations (HNMUN) in Boston. “Heeding Prime Minister Mottley’s vulnerability-index/. • (2020) Clarion Call for a Vulnerability Index”. SRC Trading Thoughts Panelist on the Association of • Nicholls, Alicia, “How Caribbean • Column. Co-authored with J. Bahamian Students at Cave Hill Jurisdictions Can Compete With Jason Cotton (CDB) and Dr Jan Campus’ Panel Discussion on Larger International Arbitration Yves Remy. May 2020. https:// CARICOM 2020 and Beyond: Issues, Centres”. IFC Caribbean Review 2020. shridathramphalcentre.com/heeding- Prospects and Challenges (2020) June 2020. prime-minister-mottleys-clarion-call-for- Nicholls, Alicia. “COVID-19 SALISES Journal Peer Reviewer (2019). • a-vulnerability-index/. • and Barbados: measured and transparent policy responses”, • “What COVID-19 Teaches About The Round Table Journal, DOI: Caribbean Vulnerability and 10.1080/00358533.2020.1757280. Resilience”. SRC Trading Thoughts Alicia Nicholls May 2020. Column. Co-authored with (Research Assistant) Dr Jan Yves Remy and Chelcee Cotton, J. Jason and Remy, Jan Yves • Brathwaite. April 2020. https:// Academic Publications and Nicholls, Alicia, Using a Trade shridathramphalcentre.com/what- Manuscripts under review Vulnerability Index to Determine covid-19-teaches-about-caribbean- • Co-authored with Dr Jan Yves Remy Eligibility for Developing-Country vulnerability-and-resilience/. a chapter entitled “Development, Status at the WTO: A Conceptual Aid and Preferential Systems” for Response to the Ongoing Debate • “CCJ Advisory Opinion Endorses the Oxford University Press (OUP) (September 25, 2019). Available at Differentiated Approach to Handbook. The final manuscript has SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=. Free Movement in CARICOM”. been submitted for peer review. SRC Trading Thoughts Column. “The EU AML/CFT list of high-risk • Co-authored with Dr Jan Yves • Co-authored with Dr Helene third jurisdictions: implications Remy. March 2020. https:// Zamor and A. Christopher Lee and options for The Bahamas”. shridathramphalcentre.com/ an academic paper entitled “The An updated version of this paper ccj-advisory-opinion-endorses- importance of Language and Culture was presented at the Inaugural differentiated-approach-to-free- to the Growing Sino-Caribbean AML Research Conference held by movement-in-CARICOM/. Commercial Relationship”. The Central Bank of the Bahamas, ABSA, paper was presented by Dr Zamor CDB and IDB at the British Colonial • “A WTO Investment Facilitation on behalf of the authors at the BRI Hilton Nassau, The Bahamas Agreement: Any added value for the Symposium entitled “Exploring New on January 22-23, 2020. The Caribbean?”. SRC Trading Thoughts Horizons in Caribbean-China Trade proceedings may be accessed here: Column. March 2020. https:// and Investment Relations” held https://www.centralbankbahamas.com/ shridathramphalcentre.com/a-wto- November 12, 2019. The paper will publications.php?cmd=view&id=17037. investment-facilitation-agreement-any- be published in an upcoming edition added-value-for-the-caribbean/. of the Global Discourse journal. The • “Rethinking the eligibility model of manuscript is currently at the peer Special and Differential Treatment • “Engaging the Caribbean Diaspora review phase. in the World Trade Organization”. for Trade and Sustainable Presented at 20th Annual SALISES Development”. SRC Trading Publications Conference “Rethinking Caribbean Thoughts Column. January 2020. • Nicholls, Alicia, Vulnerability Futures: New Paradigms, Possibilities https://shridathramphalcentre.com/ and Resilience in the Investment and Frontiers”, Hilton Hotel, engaging-the-caribbean-diaspora-for- Context in the Age of COVID-19: Barbados, May 2019. trade-and-sustainable-development/. A Caribbean Perspective (August • Wright, Allan and Alicia Nicholls. • “Why the WTO Appellate 2020). Available at Afronomics Law The EU AML/CFT list of high-risk Body Crisis Matters to the Blog: https://www.afronomicslaw. third jurisdictions: implications and Caribbean”. SRC Trading Thoughts org/2020/08/20/vulnerability-and- options for The Bahamas. (IDB Column. December 2019. https:// resilience-in-the-investment-context- Policy Brief ; 319). Inter-American shridathramphalcentre.com/why-the- in-the-age-of-covid-19-a-caribbean- Development Bank. June 2019. DOI: wto-appellate-body-crisis-matters-to- perspective/. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001750. the-caribbean/. Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 221

• “Opting Out” of the Revised Treaty • Panelist, CAC-ECSEA Webinar • Member, Caribbean Settlement of Chaguaramas? The Significance entitled “Welcoming the New Network Working Group of the CCJ’s Pending Advisory Normal” on July 10th where I spoke (since April 2019) Opinion”. SRC Trading Thoughts on the Economic and Trade impact Member, Working Group for the Column. Co-authored with Dr Jan of COVID-19 in the Caribbean. • Establishment of a Caribbean Studies Yves Remy. November 2019. https:// Panelist, UWI Open Campus/Global Journal (until April 2020) shridathramphalcentre.com/opting-out- • Executive Trade Webinar entitled of-the-revised-treaty-of-chaguaramas- Private Member, Association of “Global Trade & Supply Chains: • the-significance-of-the-ccjs-pending- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Tips for your business to succeed” advisory-opinion/. Specialists (ACAMS) (since on July 07, 2020. April 2019) • “Cement saga confirms importance • Moderator, Webinar III entitled Member, Academy of International of CCJ to CARICOM”. SRC Trading “Recovering and Transforming our • Thoughts Column. Co-authored Business (AIB), Michigan, US (since Economies – New Legal, Regulatory January 2016) with Dr Jan Yves Remy. September and Trading Imperatives” in the 2019. G.O. Lynch Consultancy Inc and • General Member, Forum for Associates series entitled “Post- International Trade Training Conferences and Workshops COVID 19 Recovery & Rebuilding in (FITT), Ottawa, Canada (since Participated in the series of online • the Face of Natural and Manmade December 2015) teaching sessions hosted by CETL Disasters”. over the period April-August 2020. University Service • Successfully participated as a • Discussant, Panel Discussion • Provided feedback to students of Fellow in the Author Fellowship on ‘Monitoring Mechanisms’ as the Tradelab programme 2019-2020, Programme organised by the Office part of the Diplomatic Academy specifically with respect to the of the Deputy Principal, with a of the Caribbean’s training section on Investor-State Dispute working paper entitled module in Understanding Settlement. Their academic advisors “A comparison of COVID-19 export International Sanctions: Implications are Dr Jan Yves Remy and Dr Ronnie promotion programmes in Jamaica for the Caribbean held Thursday Yearwood. March 12, 2020. and Barbados”. Received certificate • Hosted a free training session for two for successfully completing the • Presenter, Inaugural AML Research SALISES staff members on the Basics programme. Conference held by Central Bank of of Wordpress. the Bahamas, ABSA, CDB and IDB Moderator, SRC Lunch Time Chat Conducted a presentation for the • on January 22-23, 2020. • Webinar entitled “Leveraging the UWI Trade Lab, focusing on how Caribbean Diaspora for Post- • Interviewed by UWITV on to conduct trade research and find COVID-19 Trade and Recovery” on Generation Nexx in “Talking Trade trade-related statistics with Chelcee July 15, 2020. Contemporary Caribbean Trade Brathwaite. issues” in October 2019. The Panelist, Afronomics Symposium on Frequent contributor to the SRC’s • interview began airing on UWITV’s • Vulnerability in Trade and Investment Trading Thoughts Column (see SRC channel in May 2020. Regimes in the Age of COVID-19 on Table 1) June 22, 2020. Panelist, 3rd Annual BITT Conference • Currently in charge of updating ‘Central Bank Meets Blockchain’, • Discussant, Investment Facilitation the SRC’s website and social media • September 10, 2019. for Development panel at CARICOM accounts. Conference on WTO Reform, Public/Professional Service January 08-10, 2020 co-organised by Professional Development Member, Lions Club of Bridgetown the SRC. • Enrolled in the PGCUTL programme – Chairperson, Health & Wellness • as of September 2020 • Moderator, SRC Lunch Time Chat Committee (2020-2021) and entitled “Natural Disasters and Member, Finance Committee • Enrolled as a student in the MPhil Trade” on November 09, 2019. (2020-2021) (Political Science) as of September 2020 (previously MPhil (Economics). • Moderator, SRC Lunch Time Chat • Member, Network of Experts, entitled “UNCITRAL Investor-State Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Dispute Settlement Reform: Why it Europe (CCCE) (since May 2020) matters to Caribbean States” on May Advisory Board Member, Caribbean- 14, 2019. • ASEAN Council (since August 2019) 222 Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy & Services

Chelcee Brathwaite --The Art of the US-China Trade • Discussant, Sub-regional (Research Assistant) Deal consultation on the first draft of the Recommendation on the Academic Publications What COVID-19 Teaches About -- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence on Papers under review Caribbean Vulnerability and August 05, 2020 – organised by Re-imaging tourism: Leveraging Resilience (co-authored with • UNESCO Cluster Office for the Digital Technologies to Revive Alicia Nicholls and Dr Jan Yves Caribbean. the Caribbean Tourism Industry Remy) – Authors: Chelcee Brathwaite --COVID-19 Is Exposing • Discussant, Shak Shak Podcast – Accepted for publication in the Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Episode 7: “Can’t Stand the Heat” Special Edition Policy Brief by which discussed climate change, Unlocking the Full Potential of the the Department of Government, -- food security and how big ocean Association of Caribbean States Sociology, Social Work and economies can use their collective (co-authored with Dr Jan Yves Psychology, UWI Cave Hill, voices to make a difference. Remy). scheduled for release January 2021. University Service SRC COVID-19 Research Research Papers • Frequent contributor, SRC’s SRC COVID-19 Situational Artificial Intelligence & The -- Trading Thoughts Column (see • Briefs Caribbean: A Discussion on SRC Table 1). (Potential) Applications & Ethical --SRC Quick Guides on the Trade • Contributor, UWI CHILL Considerations Author: Chelcee Implications of COVID-19 for Magazine Issue 24, March 2020. Brathwaite – Published by Centro CARICOM Sat on The UWI Cave Hill de Estudios de Tecnología • --SRC COVID-19 CARICOM Campus’ PULSE Points Panel y Sociedad (CETyS) de la Policy Response Database Committee to evaluate Universidad de San Andrés) --SRC Policy Document – Trading nominations for the award of • Diagnostic Review of E-commerce Our Way to Recovery During PULSE Points November 2020. Related Policies Initiatives and COVID-19: Recommendations Participated in the MITP-Alumni Legislation Across CARICOM – • for CARICOM Countries. Mentorship programme. Authors: Chelcee Brathwaite and Dr Jan Yves Remy – Published by SRC Trade Quick Guides • Interviewed by the Office of the Shridath Ramphal Centre for --The US-China Phase 1 Trade Marketing and Communication, International Trade Law, Policy Agreement UWI Cave Hill, for a feature on and Service E-commerce and the Caribbean. --COVID-19 Trade Implications • SRC Policy Document: Trading our for CARICOM. • Managed, updated and designed way to Recovery During COVID-19: content for the SRC’s social media Recommendations for CARICOM Conferences and Workshops platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Countries – Authors: Chelcee • Attended Workshop – Inteligencia Instagram and Twitter) and the Brathwaite, Alicia Nicholls and Artificial en América Latina y SRC’s website. Also rebranded the Dr Jan Yves Remy – Published by el Caribe: ética, gobernanza y Centre’s social media presence the Shridath Ramphal Centre for aplicaciones organised by CeTyS and and in turn increased the Centre’s International Trade Law, Policy Inter-American Development Bank social media following. and Services • Participated in the 2020 UWI • Designed promotional material for • SRC Working Paper: Trading Cave Hill Author Fellowship SRC Lunchtime Chats and related Without Borders: Celebrating the Programme. events. Association of Caribbean States • Participated in various Be • Designed templates and graphics and Unlocking its Full Potential – Ready2Teach Online tutorials for the Centre’s working papers, Authors: Dr Jan Yves Remy and facilitated by the CETL. policy documents, quick guides, Chelcee Brathwaite – Presented at Panelist, Inteligencia Artificial research papers and PowerPoints. the 13th Association of Caribbean • en América Latina y el Caribe States Business Forum of the • Developed an online e-readiness Tercer Webinar: Ética, políticas Greater Caribbean survey for the SRC to gauge y aplicaciones de la inteligencia the readiness of its students for SRC Trading Thoughts Articles artificial en la región – organised by online learning at the start of --Tracing developments on Artificial CETYS Universidad, Argentina on the COVID-19 pandemic. Also Intelligence (AI) in Latin America July 21, 2020. prepared materials and conducted and the Caribbean tutorials jointly with Dr Kai-Ann Skeete to familiarise students Faculty of Social Sciences 2019/2020 223

of the MITP programme with e-learning, blackboard, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and other online learning tools and platforms. • Conducted a presentation for the UWI Trade Lab, focusing on how to conduct trade research and find trade-related statistics.

BENEFACTORS

The SRC continues to benefit from various public and private sector institutions (national, regional and international) in the provision of paid internships for its students (See section on internships). In addition, the Centre and its students benefit from collaboration on the annual Study Tour with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Sustainable Development (UNCTAD), WTO, IOM, WHO, ILO, ACWL, Caribbean Missions in Geneva, Switzerland, ITC, and WIPO. 224 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL2019/2020 REPORTS Faculty of Sport

2019/2020• Academy of Sport Cave Hill 2019/2020 2019/2020 2019/2020Dean - Dr Akshai Mansingh

DEAN HEAD, Academy of Sport Cave Hill Dr Akshai Mansingh Mrs Amanda Reifer MBBS, DM (UWI), MSpMed (University of MSc (UWI) New South Wales), Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS) ACADEMIC COORDINATOR Dr Rudolph Alleyne AS (Barbados Community College), BSc, PhD, MEd (Temple University), Diploma in Education (UWI), Certificate in Education (Erdiston College) 2019/2020 Faculty of Sport 2019/2020 225 2019/20202019/2020 Dean’s Overview

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Faculty of Sport (FSP) entered its third year of existence in 2019-2020 with the strategic objective of full operationalization, development, and income generation. At Cave Hill, the BSc and MSc Sport Sciences programmes continued with increased vigour. Through scholarships provided by the Government of Barbados, the Masters programme had a marked increase in intake of students. A proposal for a BSc Sport Coaching programme specific to Cave Hill was submitted and is anticipated for delivery in the next academic year.

Infrastructure Development and Income ACCESS Generation: A thorough Business Plan for the Faculty was completed with Since the acceptance of students into the faculty in 2018/2019, enrolment has grown, and the aid of a grant from the Caribbean we look forward to our continued growth despite COVID-19. Development Bank (CDB) which will inform commercialization of facilities FSP Table 01: Enrolment in Sports Programmes 2018-2020 in the future. Whereas most sporting facilities saw an increase in commercial Programme Option 2018/19 2019/20 usage, the COVID-19 pandemic paused BSc Sport Sciences 106 122 all activities. MSc Sport Sciences 11 17 Resumption of sports on a limited scale was anticipated in the near future Total 117 139 but it is understandably clear that the extent of activity will be guided by the effect of the pandemic in Barbados and The Faculty’s recruitment efforts At the Cave Hill Academy, a specific Government policy. included conducting educational WhatsApp group with the coaches sessions at high schools targeting and the Head was formed as a means coaches, athletes and students. Staff of communicating any issues relating members also joined in general school to student hardship in terms of tours and recruitment fairs organised availability of food and other supplies by the various campuses. during the initial lockdown period. Adjustments were made to the UWI Blackbirds cricket program where TEACHING, LEARNING AND players were engaged over 6 to 8 STUDENT DEVELOPMENT weeks with coaches utilizing video Managing during COVID-19 footage, educational videos, zoom meetings and Virtual 1 v 1 coaching. Following the lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Faculty Academies engaged student athletes moved swiftly with the guidance of the through town hall meetings, webinars, respective Campus Administrations to etc. to update them and address their complete the delivery of the remaining concerns re the pandemic. weeks of semester 2 in a fully online capacity. The staff tuned in to webinars and forums online and some members of staff were assigned special projects. 226 Faculty of Sport

SPORTING ACTIVITIES APPOINTMENTS WITH AGILITY SPORTING BODIES At Cave Hill REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL Members of the Faculty were appointed The UWI Blackbirds Female COLLABORATION • to Regional or National Sporting Bodies Volleyball team won the Barbados as follows: During the year, collaborations were Volleyball Association (BVA) pursued with regional Ministers of League Title 2019. Margaret Cutting, UWI Blackbirds • Sport and their Permanent Secretaries netball coach, was promoted to Six UWI Blackbirds cricketers as well as sport governing bodies in • Barbados Senior National Netball Kavem Hodge, Keron Cottoy, the area of sport policy development, Coach for 2020. Chemar Holder, Joshua Bishop, certificate programmes for staff, capacity Jonathan Carter and Leniko • The Head Coach at Cave Hill, building for sport professionals and Boucher were selected to Mr Floyd Reifer was seconded to greater integration of sport curricula represent franchises in the 2019 Cricket West Indies for the year. in schools. However, there was a lag in Caribbean Premier League. • Mrs Amanda Reifer remained a responses from the various governmental • The Sport Science Society which member of the Cricket Committee institutions and an alternate approach will was launched in October 2019, of CWI. be pursued for 2020/21. staged a successful, inaugural week Dr Akshai Mansingh remained a Members of the FSP who attended the of activities. Students participated • non-member (independent) Director 1st Interregional Congress of Caribbean in outreach and sporting activities. of Cricket West Indies. He was also Sport Performance Centres, December • UWI Blackbirds Masters team appointed to the Medical Advisory 3rd and 4th in Guadeloupe, received the reached the semifinals of the G4S Committee of the International congress report, and have had discussions masters 2020 tournament. Cricket Council. relating to next steps. These highlighted the need for the FSP to assist with Since mid-March no major sporting developing online/ face to face programs activities took place due to the OUTREACH for students and coaches in the Spanish/ COVID-19 pandemic and the French speaking Caribbean. The Cave Completion of the Pace Like Fire subsequent lockdowns. • Hill/ Open Campus Heads have been Initiative was delayed due to the charged to put a proposal to take to the pandemic and is expected to members of the Congress during the ALIGNMENT resume with the final phase during coming year. 2020/2021, provided that there is Publications in peer reviewed journals airlift for non-residents of Barbados were through the Mona Academy of from their respective islands. The FINANCIAL Sport. The Faculty also continued Cave Hill Academy will continue to a fortnightly column in the Trinidad monitor and engage players through Sagicor Financial has renewed its MOU Guardian Newspaper entitled “Sport zoom and other communication arrangement. Sagicor was extremely Matters” to which several faculty mediums to ensure that the pleased with the way donor funds have members contributed articles. A total cohort is continuing to adopt good been utilised to promote research, of 23 articles were published during the practices and techniques across the upgraded facilities, science labs and year. Members of faculty also made various areas of engagement. other critical programs for the purposes several conference presentations. of short, medium and long term development of sport including the pursuit of new innovations for the Faculty NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT of Sport. The Academy is expected to Negotiations for a proposed receive BBD 500,000.00 as per the partnership with the Barbados National MOU agreement. Oil Company Limited (BNOL) with the Cave Hill Academy of Sport to install 1 STAFF DEVELOPMENT Megawatt solar photovoltaic system on the roof tops of the Usain Bolt Sports Dr Kevin Grant, Operations Manager facility, 3Ws pavilion and indoor cricket at the Cave Hill Academy, successfully centre started in the final quarter of completed his Doctorate of Business 2019/2020. Once finalised, BNOCL Administration with a focus on leadership will cover the entire cost of design and and management from Walden University installation and the Campus will benefit in the USA. from revenue sharing. 2019/2020 Faculty of Sport 2019/2020 227 2019/20202019/2020 Cave Hill Academy of Sport Usain Bolt Sport Complex. Cave Hill Campus, Academic Year 2019/2020

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

Introduction to the Department’s Work Despite the financial challenges faced by the University, the Academy of Sport has remained committed to high quality teaching, academic achievement and sporting excellence in the delivery of its programmes and services to students of the Cave Hill Campus. This report highlights the developments, work and accomplishments for the period August 2019 – July 2020.

Sport Sciences Laboratories Partnership with the University of A report and business plan were New Brunswick produced for the Cave Hill Academy The Sport Sciences Laboratories covering the major areas below: continued to be instrumental in In our continued partnership with the delivering quality academic and sporting University of New Brunswick and the • Operations and Decision Making programming to students, athletes and awarding of scholarships by the Barbados (including creation of decision matrices) external users. The Labs continued to Government, enrollment for semester II Strategic Market Position Analysis aid in the delivery of the undergraduate increased. The first face to face session • (including a SWOT Analysis) BSc. Sport Science degree and MSc. Sport with UNB lecturers commenced; Science double degree with our partners, however, COVID-19 forced the remaining • Product Lifecycle Understanding The University of New Brunswick (UNB). face to face classes to be moved to an (including a lifecycle review of physical Lab courses include Sports Nutrition, online instructional modality. However, assets) Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics, the semester was completed smoothly. • Overview of Defining Strategy Strength and Conditioning and Co- (including refinement of the Academy’s Curricular Sport. Mission, Vision, Values and Critical Collaboration Athletes from our UWI Blackbirds Success Factors) The Academy is seeking to partner with male and female sports teams (track • Risk Assessment and Monitoring and field, cricket, volleyball and netball) the Barbados National Oil Company Economic Assessment and Impact continued to heavily utilise the Strength Limited (BNOCL) regarding the • (including a 10-year budgetary and Conditioning Laboratory as part of installation of a photovoltaic system at alignment and strategic financial targets) their training. Notable external users over our facilities. The proposal was submitted the past year included three (3) Chinese to the Entrepreneurship Committee • Programming Performance (including athletes who came to Barbados to and is now with the Renewable Energy for academics, athletics and major event participate in the Payne Athletics Classic Committee for discussion. hosting) competition, and the Olympic athlete, • Strategic Site and Infrastructural Needs Shane Brathwaite. Business Plan (including anticipated repairs and capital The past year also saw the acquisition of project planning priorities). Orange Crow Consultants provides new lab equipment, as well as continued services which aid in the design of maintenance and repair in both lab spaces. effective sporting operations by way Two (2) high speed Sony cameras were The complete report was recently of developing plans for sport facilities. purchased to assist with the filming and received by the Faculty Office at the Interactive strategic and development analysis of sporting movements. Mona Campus and was disseminated meetings were held with the Academy’s to all Academies for review and A complete Labs equipment registry senior leadership team and staff to implementation. document (with its associated projected gather information and obtain input on equipment replacement schedule) was the current and desired future state of created as a critical requirement for the Academy’s operations, culture and assessment and development of the Cave offerings. Hill Academy of Sport’s 2020 Business Plan, produced by consultants from Orange Crow Leadership and Stantec. 228 Cave Hill Academy of Sport

MEET THE TEAM Research Assistant TEACHING AND LEARNING Ms Neela Cezair ACADEMIC SPORT PROGRAMMES ACADEMIC, SENIOR Applicants ADMINISTRATIVE & PROFESSIONAL Stenographer/ Clerk BSc. Sport Science – the intake for the STAFF Ms Josanne Thomas • academic year 2019/2020 was sixty –six Mrs Margaret Lamontagne-Chase Dean (66) students. Dr Akshai Mansingh • MSc. Sport Sciences – Twelve (12) Assistant Coach scholarships were awarded by the Head Mr Errol Barrow Government of Barbados and ten (10) Barbadian nationals were recipients of Mrs Amanda Reifer Mr Rohan Nurse these scholarships. The intake for that year was increased with the help of Grounds Staff (full time) Academic Coordinator these scholarships. The total number of Mr Ronald Beckles Dr Rudolph Alleyne applicants for that year was thirteen (13) Mr Lyndon Atkinson students. Mr Joseph Japal Head Coach (Ag.) Mr Clyde Estwick Mr Pedro Collins New Programme The Academy of Sport will be introducing Grounds Staff (part time) a new programme, BSc. Sport Coaching. Operations Manager Mr Richard Stoute The preparation of the proposal document Dr Kevin Grant Mr Ashim Knight for new undergraduate programmes Mr Astor Jones commenced in September 2019. ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICAL AND Mr Rondell Alleyne This programme is designed to equip sport SERVICE Mr Rommell Lashley coaches with the required knowledge, skills, attitudes and techniques to deliver Administrative Assistant (Ag.) Mr Emmanuel Greene quality coaching to individual athletes Mr Jermaine Bourne Mr Wilbert Webb and teams, with a view to improving sporting performance in the Caribbean. Sports Coordinators The programme should be available to interested applicants in the upcoming Ms Katheryn Stewart academic year. Mr Aundrea Wharton Mr Christian Renwick Graduation 2019 Mr Shane Lewis Twelve (12) students graduated from the BSc. Sport Science degree programme Programme Assistant and seven (7) from the MSc. Sport Science Mr Nevin Roach joint programme.

Facilities/Inventory Officer Mr Geoffrey Mapp

Laboratory Technician Ms Natalie Seedan Faculty of Sport 2019/2020 229

ENHANCING STUDENT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES As the shorter version of the game SKILLS came to a close, the team shifted PACE LIKE FIRE its focus to the BCA’s Elite and First INTERNSHIPS The second phase of The Pace Like Division competitions, which is played Internships remain a part of the academic Fire project which was scheduled for over the course of three days. In the programmes for those students who wish January 2020 was cancelled due to First Division, the Blackbirds finished in to pursue the practicum aspect of the the COVID-19 outbreak. Athletes a commendable third position as they MSc. Sport Science programme. For the were asked to continue to work with defied many setbacks to give a strong first time within the programme, we had their respective personal coaches and showing throughout the season. The one student, Mr Shon Hurdle who desired forward their feedback in order for most notable standout was Mr Akeem to do his internship at the University of head coaches to critique. The Pace Dewar who is a graduate of The UWI, New Brunswick (Canada). We continue Like Fire project had a 2-year expiry Cave Hill Campus. His vast experience to pursue partnerships with our local date for the first cohort of athletes. and knowledge was key in guiding a federations as students are willing to Progress reports for each athlete very young team against much more undertake their internship with them. involved are being compiled. seasoned opposition. The Pace Like Fire initiative is with The Sagicor UWI Cricket programme the Barbados Industrial Development is now in a transitional phase and Student Athlete Academic Advising Corporation (BIDC) and is being the aim is to not only return to The student athlete advising programme tendered for the development of a winning ways but to continue the is a holistic programme which also business plan. development of our playing personnel, encompasses the personal development thus continuing to play our part in and well–being of the student athletes the resurgence of not only Barbados’ while pursuing their academic and REGIONAL EMERGING cricket; but West Indies cricket as well. athletic paths. This continues to be a ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT critical exercise within the Academy. Our (READ) PROGRAMME NETBALL students have benefitted significantly The READ programme’ s athletes from this resource as we continue to received all the equipment on their list The Barbados Netball Association employ mandatory orientation sessions and had their final set of testing done selected Ms Margaret Cutting (UWI for new students and those on scholarship between the period of January - March Blackbirds Netball Coach) to be the and grant so that they are clear about 2020. The READ project has concluded National Netball Coach. Additionally, the expectations and procedures. The and the final report should be the UWI Blackbirds saw three of its monitoring of grades, one on one sessions circulated to the relevant stakeholders players being called to the U-21 trials. with athletes, along with peer tutoring soon. Those players were Dana Brathwaite, sessions and mandatory study hall have Shana Small and Akeena Stoute. continued and have resulted in noticeable Unfortunately, COVID -19 struck when improved grades and better coping SPORTING DISCIPLINES the season was about to commence mechanisms for student athletes. and as a result the 2020 season CRICKET was cancelled. The UWI Blackbirds Short Course Certifications The Sagicor UWI Cricket programme management and players continued experienced a very modest year on with their training programme and The following short courses were the field of play as it related to their virtual training sessions were done submitted to the Centre for Professional returns in the Barbados Cricket along with circuit training sessions Development and Lifelong Learning Association’s (BCA) domestic which players did at home and (CPDLL) for review and were developed competition. They were hampered recorded and sent to Mr Desmond and approved. However, no interest was by a series of setbacks, particularly Grant, the Conditioning and Fitness generated. The certificates include: due to the unavailability of key players Trainer. • Advanced Clinical Sport Nutrition (international duty and injuries). With regard to limited-overs cricket, • Pitch Preparation and Field Maintenance HOCKEY the team performed admirably and Foundations of Applied Sport Nutrition • progressed throughout the initial stages The UWI Blackbirds continue to be • Sport Coaching Methodology - Decision of both the BCA’s T20 and Super 50 a force to be reckoned with in local Training and Cups. Unfortunately, the team endured hockey. Despite only winning one title, the Men’s Premier League, the • Training the Energy Systems. defeats by Empire at the semi-final stage of the T20 Cup and fared no Blackbirds were runners-up (both better in the Super 50 Cup where they men and women) in every other lost to Wanderers. competition, with the exception of the 230 Cave Hill Academy of Sport

Men’s BiiG Champions Trophy in which they placed 3rd. Other competitions included the BHF Knockout Cup, BHF Premier League (women) and the Barbados Hockey Festival (men, women and mixed).

SCRIMFEST (HOCKEY) A new format was introduced to the annual UWI Scrimfest Hockey Champions, condensing an initial 2-week tournament into just one weekend. This switch was implemented with a view to transforming the tournament into an international one, which would ultimately place The UWI in a new market. Technology UWI Blackbirds Female Hockey Team for tournament management was included for the first time and the tournament was a success, hailed in local newspapers. Despite interest from a handful of regional teams, financial constraints prevented their participation and as a result, achieving the goal of hosting regional and international teams would be realised at a later edition of the tournament.

TENNIS The UWI continues to show a true fighting spirit in the local Inter-Club Competition. Although the club has not been able to break into the semi-final round of the competition for a number of years, it still remains competitive on a match-by-match basis. Notwithstanding this, players such as UWI Blackbirds Male Hockey Team Serena Bryan continue to excel on the court both locally and internationally. She travelled with the Barbados team in February 2020, to participate in the Junior Fed Cup in El Salvador. The team finished 6th.

BASKETBALL The UWI Blackbirds entered the Barbados Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) Division 1 competition for the first time and performed quite admirably. The team did a tremendous job to reach the Division 1 Knockout Final where it competed against a gritty and determined Police team. Unfortunately, the team was unable to capture gold.

Ms Gabrielle Leslie of The UWI Blackbirds Tennis Club Faculty of Sport 2019/2020 231

After losing the Knockout title, all attention shifted to the Division 1 league and the Blackbirds showed their class by playing undefeated throughout the preliminary stages. This granted them the opportunity to fight for a place in the BABA’s Premier League. The format of the league final meant that the team would play its opposition a maximum of three times; whichever team secured two victories would be declared the overall winner and achieve promotion to the higher level. The Blackbirds won game one of the league; however, with key student- UWI Blackbirds Track and Field athlete, Ruel Ritch returning to his native Guyana at the end of the semester, the team went on to lose the next two matches and missed the chance to participate in the Premier League for the first time. The season brought an end to the coaching career of coach Derek Aimey, who has been at the helm of The UWI Basketball programme since 1983. His presence and impact will surely be missed as a new chapter of the programme begins.

TRACK & FIELD The team took part in four (4) meets out of the proposed ten (10) for the season, due to the COVID-19 imposed cessation of events. The senior male team was victorious in its Cross Country UWI Blackbirds Female Volleyball Team Relay in November 2019 and returned to capture 2nd place in the senior men’s division in the annual Relay Fair. Other team members had been showing signs VOLLEYBALL of improvement but were unable The Division 1 female team (see COVID-19 restrictions, causing a break to record actual meet results to above) was defeated in the finals of the after round one. When the Barbados truly gauge their development. knockout competition, but returned Volleyball Association resumed the to capture the league title, capping a competition in late June, management great season under new coach, Renier within the Academy of Sport felt that Grace. The male and female lower not enough time was given to condition division teams exited their knockout and prepare teams for return to play competitions at the semi-final and and therefore opted out. round stages respectively. Their league competition was affected due to 232 Cave Hill Academy of Sport

RECOGNISING AND THE DEAN’S LIST AND DEAN’S • Jada Prescod – Semester II STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS REWARDING STUDENTS • Nicholas Beckles – Semester II The Dean’s List and Dean’s Student- The Faculty of Sport is immensely Kareem Grant – Semester II Athlete Awards for the Faculty of • grateful to the Cave Hill Campus for Sport are academic awards assigned • Johann Jerimiah – Semester II continuing to offer ten (10) Sport to the top performing students. For Scholarships and ten (10) Sport Grants • Reco Medford – Semester II the Dean’s list, a student must have per academic year to ensure continued Mathew Serrant – Semester II a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or above on • success of The UWI Blackbirds teams the 4.3 scale. Full-time students are Sherisa Codrington – Semester II on the field of play across several • considered per semester (minimum of sporting disciplines. These scholarships • Keric Duval – Semester II 12 credit hours/semester) or part- and grants are instrumental to time students annually (minimum of • Arie Hackshaw – Semester II attracting the best local and regional 12 credit hours/year). Additionally, no Cristanna Mc Conney – Semester II talent available. The students who were • GPA for an individual course can be recipients of scholarships and grants below (B) 3.0, F (Fail), FA (Fail Absent), were as follows: FE (Fail Exam), I (Incomplete). The Dean’s Student-Athlete Award is BENEFACTORS SCHOLARSHIPS an academic and performance award SAGICOR LIFE INC. (1) Jada Prescod – Hockey assigned to elite student-athletes earning a GPA of 3.0 or above on The Academy continues to benefit (2) Connie John – Football the 4.3 scale. Full-time students are from funding provided by Sagicor (3) Brianna Holder – Netball considered per semester (minimum of Life Inc. through our Memorandum (4) Zakiya Kirton – Netball 12 credit hours/semester) or part- of Understanding (MOU). These time students annually (minimum of funds facilitate a wide array of (5) Javier Wharton – Hockey 12 credit hours/year). No GPA for an crucial development progrmmes (6) Kirk Torres – Football individual course can be below (C+) from infrastructure and facilities 2.3, F (Fail), FA (Fail Absent), FE (Fail maintenance to research projects; (7) Johnnel Eugene – Cricket Exam), I (Incomplete). Additionally, the as well as continued investment (8) Gregory Vanderpool – Cycling student’s athletic performance must be in expanding the sport science (9) Tahj Johvan Tavernier – Cricket exemplary at the national, regional or laboratories. international level. The recipients for the Dean’s list and GRANT FACILITIES RENTALS Dean’s student athlete awards for the (1) Jard Goodman – Cricket past year were as follows: Revenue generated from facilities (2) Ronaldo Mohammed – Football • Shakira Barrow – Semester I & II rentals have been key to the financial operations of the Academy of Sport. (3) Damel Evelyn – Cricket Priyanka Dhanie – Semester I • There have been some challenges (4) Shana Small – Volleyball • Kavir Gaymes – Semester I related to the use of this account (5) Shanice Wharton – Netball • Kareem Grant – Semester I to service other programmes and these matters are being discussed (6) Bartlett Henry – Cricket • Neviandra Greenidge – with senior management. All income (7) Kashera Corbin – Netball Semester I & II generating aspects of our operations (8) Cherran Thompson – Cricket • Connie John – Semester I & II are placed into this account. • Janae Mc Barnette – Semester I & II The Academy continued to benefit from event rentals from private Tia Mitchell – Semester I • groups and national federations. • Ronaldo Mohammed – Semester I Schools have been very keen on • Ricarlo Richards – Semester I utilizing our facilities and would have given our department great Akeem Rudder – Semester I & II • reviews with regard to the upkeep • Brittany Branker-White – and management of our facilities. We Semester I currently accommodate 30 primary • Christopher Cadogan – Semester II and secondary schools. • Tremayne Griffith – Semester II Faculty of Sport 2019/2020 233

There are still areas of our facility that are in need of repair. We are in the process of having these repairs done with the assistance of the Office of Institutional Planning and Infrastructural Services (INPLAIS). Cricket West Indies and the Barbados Cricket Association are our major clients with rental costs totaling over BBD 75,000.00 per annum. Overall revenue from rental of the Usain Bolt Sport Complex and 3Ws Oval for the year has been in excess of BBD 240,700.00. This represents an increase of approximately 50% over the previous year. This increase can be attributed to the increased marketing efforts, referrals and repeat business. We are hoping to have a greater increase in numbers in the upcoming years.

SERVING AND ENGAGING

The Sport Sciences Labs were critical to a number of community, academic and professional outreach activities. Several tours of the labs were conducted over the last academic year, including with the following: the Faculty of Sport Leadership Team, The UWI Cave Hill Campus Open Day, secondary school students from Martinique and Trinidad, representatives from UNB, representatives from the Barbados Tridents cricket franchise, Kickstart Football Academy, Bajan Fusion / Holford Sports Academy Summer Camp, the Barbados Association of Masters and Seniors Athletic Club (BAMSAC) and the Barbados Football Association (BFA). 234 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL2019/2020 REPORTS Institute for Gender and Development Studies: 2019/2020Nita Barrow Unit 2019/2020

2019/20202019/2020 2019/2020 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 235 2019/20202019/2020 Introduction to the Department’s Work The Academic year 2019/2020 proved to be a year of collaborations as well as staff and student successes for the Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit (IGDS:NBU) despite the challenges of staff transitions and the COVID-19 pandemic. Partnerships with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, UN Women and Oxford and Tulane Universities strengthened the NBU’s delivery in line with our strategic objectives under The UWI strategic themes of Access, Alignment and Agility.

The year under review is marked by a The 13th session of the Caribbean THE VISION AND MISSION number of historic achievements and Institute in Gender and Development OF THE IGDS:NBU global and regional collaborations: was successfully completed Vision Professor the Most Honourable V. with funding by the Caribbean Eudine Barriteau was awarded the Development Bank and UN Women. The IGDS:NBU, as part of the regional nation’s highest honour during our The NBU’s flagship outreach IGDS, will be a global leader in and hub independence celebrations. The programme attracted nearly 80 for Gender and Development research Professor of Gender and Public Policy applicants. Rounding out the outreach education and outreach toward Caribbean in the NBU was also invited by the portfolio are the PATH Project, sustainable futures. a collaboration with Oxford and Government of Barbados to serve as Mission Lead Organiser of the first Gender Tulane Universities, the Passwords The IGDS:NBU will enhance its capacity and Development Forum in the Project and the Gender and to produce and disseminate critical 56-year history of the of the UN Infrastructure certificate scholarship, pedagogy, policy and action Conference on Trade and Development delivered on behalf of the Caribbean in gender and development toward a fully during its fifteenth session. Community Climate Change Centre. inclusive Caribbean. In March 2020 the Head of State of NBU staff continued to research and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, publish in key areas of importance Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes, to the region such as gender-based accepted the invitation of the Institute violence and Caribbean feminisms. to deliver the International Women’s While a new intake of graduate Day Distinguished Lecture. This was students was suspended due to indeed historic because it was the first staff shortages, supervision of time that a Caribbean head of state was research students continued, as well an invited guest to the Institute. as teaching in the undergraduate minors. Staff adapted quickly to the The NBU collaborated with UN emergency shift to online teaching in Women Caribbean Multi-Country response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Office and ParlAmericas to organise and deliver a free online course to The Unit began to prepare for its nearly 200 participants on “Fulfilling Quality Assurance Review as part the Commitments – Beijing+25” of the overall review of the regional from October 16 - 25, 2019. Women IGDS. The Self- Assessment Report and Education, Violence Against was prepared by staff and submitted Women, Women and Leadership, to the Regional Coordinating Office Women and the Media, Women and in February 2020. This activity the Environment, and Human Rights allowed the staff involved to reflect of Women were the thematic areas on the work of the Unit over the last offered. This represents a strategic seven years (2012-2019) in terms of harnessing of the possibilities of the its fitness for purpose. virtual for expanded public scholarship. 236 Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS • Dr Halimah DeShong co-authored MEET THE IGD: NBU TEAM two books. Dr DeShong also FOR 2019/2020 • Professor the Most Honourable authored the research report V. Eudine Barriteau, Pro Vice entitled Women’s Health and Head Chancellor and Principal and Life Experiences: A Qualitative Dr Halimah DeShong, Professor of Gender and Public Policy Research Report on Violence PhD (Sociology of Gender and was awarded the highest National Against Women in Grenada Violence) Honour of Barbados, the Order of published by United Nations Entity (on secondment for two years - the Freedom of Barbados, as part of for Gender Equality and Women’s 2020 & 2021). the 53rd Anniversary of Barbados’ Empowerment (UN Women), the Head (Ag.) Independence in November 2019. Caribbean Development Bank and Dr Letnie Rock, the CARICOM Secretariat. • Dr Halimah DeShong, Head of and PhD (Social Work) Lecturer at the NBU was seconded to • 106 undergraduate students the Permanent Mission of St. Vincent registered for courses with the Lecturer and the Grenadines to the United NBU during the period under Dr Tonya Haynes, PhD (Gender Nations, effective December 2019. review. and Development Studies) Mrs Veronica Jones, Administrative • • Ms Tracy Robinson, Legal Scholar Temporary Assistant Lecturer Assistant, received the Principal’s within the Faculty of Law at the Dr Daniele Bobb, Award for Excellence in the Mona Campus delivered the 25th PhD (Gender and Development Administrative and Technical Staff Caribbean Women: Catalysts for Studies) category in November 2019. Change Lecture. Dr Bobb also served as Research • Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes, The Health and Family Life • Assistant during this period. President of the Republic of Education/Gender-based Violence She became Temporary Assistant Trinidad and Tobago, delivered Curriculum for Technical Institutes Lecturer on January 01, 2020. the International Women’s Day in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Distinguished lecture on March 06, and the Gender and Infrastructure Project Coordinator 2020. Certificate curriculum and teaching Ms Leigh-Ann Worrell, • Her Excellency Dame Sandra Mason materials were completed. MA (Women’s and Gender the Governor General of Barbados • Dr Tonya Haynes co-edited a Studies), MSc (Social Policy) attended the International Women’s Special Issue of The Scholar and Day Distinguished Lecture on Feminist Online on “Caribbean Research Assistant March 06, 2020. Feminisms.” Mr Darren Carter, MSc (International Development The 13th session of the Caribbean • • Erasmus Mobility scheme and Studies) Institute in Gender and Development scholarship to attend United was hosted in July 2019. The opening Nations University Gender Equality Administrative Assistant ceremony was dedicated to Andaiye Studies and Training Programme Mrs Veronica Jones, who was a gender activist. (GEST) was secured for MSc MSc (Labour and Employment • Dr Daniele Bobb became the fifth students. Relations) graduate from our PhD programme in MSc graduate student Gianne • Stenographer Clerk Gender and Development Studies at Cayetano completed an internship Ms Khendi King, the October 2019 graduation. at the Belize Women’s Commission. BSc (Management with • The Passwords Project and video • MPhil student Kaywana Williams Psychology) were launched in collaboration with presented a paper at the Sixth the Bureau of Gender Affairs and the Biennial Ethnicity, Race and Office Assistant British High Commission as part of Indigenous Peoples Conference in Ms Sharon Jordan, 16 Days of Activism to end Gender- Spokane, Washington. BSc (Social Work) based Violence. • The NBU hosted two regional open • Building a Coordinated Position for online courses. Caribbean Negotiations on Beijing +25 regional meeting took place in February 2020 in collaboration with ParlAmericas, CARICOM and UN Women. THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 237

UPDATE ON conversations during the screenings ALIGNMENT STRATEGIC PLAN and workshops associated with the The NBU hosted its flagship outreach project. In addition to Passwords, a activity, the biennial Caribbean The Unit continued to pursue its number of other projects continued Institute in Gender and Development: objectives in line with The UWI during the period under review. These An Intensive Training Programme, Strategic Goals for 2017-2022 of were: The LIVITY Project: Supporting (CIGAD) from June 28 to July 26, Access, Alignment and Agility, which Eastern Caribbean CSOs for Social 2019. CIGAD welcomed thirty-two are grounded in the core values of Change – which is a seven country, (32) persons from a cross-section of integrity, excellence, diversity student four-year EU funded project and The professional and academic backgrounds centredness and gender justice. The PATH Project: Promoting Agency, from across the Caribbean region. The NBU also remains committed to the Trust and Hope Among Incarcerated programme is funded by the Caribbean pursuit of its mission: “to engage in Barbadian Youth – in collaboration with Development Bank (CDB) and UN transformative research, teaching and Oxford and Tulane Universities, the Women. The NBU also integrated innovation that fosters gender and Boys’ and Girls’ Government Industrial its outreach portfolio as three (3) social justice” and its vision “to be Schools and funded by the Templeton persons from CSOs supported under a global leader in research, teaching World Charity Foundation (TWCF). the LIVITY project were afforded and public engagement in gender and The IGDS:NBU completed design scholarships to attend CIGAD. development”. Several of the strategic of the curriculum for the Gender Activities under the Memorandum objectives of the NBU are already and Infrastructure Certificate of the of Understanding (MOU) with UN being met. During the reporting period, Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Women Multi-Country Office – the NBU continued both regional and Sustainability in Barbados. This project, Caribbean included CIGAD, as international collaborations towards which is a collaboration with the well as the conference Building a achieving the objectives outlined in Caribbean Community Climate Change Coordinated Position for Caribbean its own mission as well as that of the Centre and the Barbados Water Negotiations on Beijing +25. This wider UWI. Authority with sponsorship by the latter activity was jointly organised Green Climate Fund was consolidated. by the UN Women Multi-Country In the implementation phase of the ACCESS Office – Caribbean, The University of project, the NBU will deliver the the West Indies, Institute for Gender The NBU has successfully Gender and Infrastructure certificate and Development Studies: Nita Barrow completed targets set as part of to five hundred (500) employees and Unit, CARICOM, the Westminster the anticipated output for year stakeholders of the Barbados Water Foundation for Democracy, CIWiL and two of its strategic plan objectives Authority as part of their Gender ParlAmericas. The meeting sought to in relation to the continuation of Action Plan. bring together delegations of Ministers, grant-funded programmes. No new Although on hiatus, the NBU also Parliamentarians and representatives of grant applications were submitted continued its delivery of its graduate National Gender Machineries from all during the period under review, programmes with supervision of English-speaking CARICOM countries as it was determined that the Unit continuing students in the MPhil, PhD for focused, sub-regional conversations was at full capacity in terms of its and MSc programmes and celebrated and coordination around the Beijing outreach portfolio. Nonetheless, four graduates at the October 2019 Declaration and Platform for Action with funding from the British High graduation: one PhD, one MSc with ahead of negotiations at the 64th session Commission Bridgetown, Passwords: distinction and two post-graduate of the Commission on the Status of Youth Interventions to Combat Gender- diplomas. In addition, the Unit’s Women (CSW64). Beyond this, the Based Violence was inaugurated. The student-centred approach to teaching Unit continued in its endeavour to main purpose of this initiative is to and learning continued in the form meaningfully respond to the needs of create an intervention, specifically of seminars, workshops and other government, CSOs, and development geared towards local teenagers to events such as the Caribbean Women: partners by providing expertise in discuss gender-based violence in age- Catalysts for Change Public Lecture gender analysis in pursuit of social appropriate and culturally contextual Series and the International Women’s justice. These endeavours also seek to ways. This objective resulted in the Day Distinguished Lecture Series. enhance the internationalization of The creation of a short-film entitled UWI through regional and international ‘Passwords’ which highlighted issues collaboration. Further details about the of privacy, consent, communication work completed during the reporting and intimate partner violence. A period are outlined in subsequent discussion guide was also created sections. by the IGDS:NBU to facilitate the 238 Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit

AGILITY TEACHING & LEARNING and Development Studies. At the end of the period under review there As part of the Unit’s aforementioned UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING were fifteen (15) students enrolled in commitment to internationalization, the NBU’s graduate programmes. the PATH project – a programme The Unit continued its offering of which uses the science of character undergraduate courses with three (3) courses offered in semester I and four building to promote a set of Graduate Highlights (4) courses offered in semester II. A total developmental actions for youth during the period: resident at Barbados’ Government of one hundred and six (106) students Industrial School (GIS), continued in registered for undergraduate courses • MPhil student Kaywana Williams collaboration with the Oxford and with the NBU. Despite the disruptions was awarded BBD 7080 to support Tulane Universities. and challenges posed by COVID-19, her attendance at the Sixth Biennial semester II student evaluations of Ethnicity, Race and Indigenous NBU staff contributed to the teaching continued to be excellent. Peoples Conference in Spokane development of The UWI/University Washington, U.S.A., September of Johannesburg Institute for 12-14, 2019. She presented a paper Global African Affairs Joint Masters entitled, “Exploring Kalinago Programme which was approved during GRADUATE TEACHING & Masculinities and Gender-relations the period under review. MSc students LEARNING in Kalinago Society Waitukubuli in the Nita Barrow Unit will benefit Graduation (Dominica)” on a panel organised from a two-year mobility scheme and Four (4) students of the IGDS:NBU and chaired by Professor Rhoda scholarship to attend United Nations graduated at the October 2019 Reddock. University Gender Equality Studies Graduation Ceremony. One student and Training Programme (GEST). • PhD student Marlene Johnson graduated with the PhD in Gender The University of Iceland received presented her first PhD seminar on and Development Studies, while two an Erasmus+ ICM grant based on an May 14, 2020. Dr Deborah McFee of (2) students graduated with the Post- application for mobilities between the the St. Augustine Campus IGDS Unit Graduate Diploma in Gender and GRÓ-GEST at University of Iceland and and Dr Michelle Rowley, Associate Development Studies. Additionally, The University of the West Indies. Professor at University of Maryland the Unit had one (1) graduate with the served as assessors. The seminar was MSc Gender & Development Studies also attended by Professor Rhoda (Distinction). Reddock and Dr Johnathan Lashley of The NBU continues to deliver the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social PhD and MPhil in Gender and and Economic Studies (SALISES). Development Studies, the Post Graduate Diploma and MSc in Gender

Course No. of Students Course Name Lecturer Code Registered Semester l Gender, Sexuality and Race in GEND2015 Dr Tonya Haynes 15 Caribbean Culture Women’s Studies I: An Introduction to GEND2201 Dr Tonya Haynes 13 Feminist Theories Crimes by and Against Women: Dr Halimah GEND 2005 Theories, Evidence and Popular 15 DeShong Portrayals Semester II Women Leadership and Change in GEND 2501 Dr Daniele Bobb 20 Developing Countries GEND 3705 Gender and Sexuality Dr Daniele Bobb 17 Feminist Critiques of Development: GEND 3703 Dr Tonya Haynes 13 Implications for Policy and Planning Men & Masculinities in the Caribbean: GEND 3701 Dr Tonya Haynes 13 Theoretical Perspectives TOTAL 106 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 239

• MSc student, Gianne Cayetano The 13th Caribbean STAFFING completed a three-month internship Institute in Gender & at the Belize Women’s Commission in Development Dr Charmaine Crawford resigned October 2019. from the NBU in July 2019 to take up The 13th session of the Caribbean an academic post in the USA after 12 MSc students in the Nita Barrow • Institute in Gender and Development years of service. Unit will benefit from a two-year (CIGAD) programme took place mobility scheme and scholarship to Ms Leigh-Ann Worrell returned to from June 28 – July 26, 2019. There attend United Nations University the NBU in August 2019 in the post were seventy-four (74) regional and Gender Equality Studies and Training of Temporary Coordinator in order international applicants representing Programme (GEST). The University to increase capacity, given the large eighteen (18) countries. Originally, of Iceland received an Erasmus+ ICM Outreach portfolio of the NBU. thirty-three (33) applicants were grant based on an application for accepted into the programme. One Ms Nicole Glasglow, Stenographer mobilities between the GRÓ-GEST person later declined the offer due to Clerk was transferred from the Unit at The University of Iceland and The difficulty in securing study leave from and Ms Khendi King joined the staff as University of the West Indies. the work place and a second person Stenographer Clerk. also declined due to a conflicting work In December 2019 the Head of MPhil Students - Thesis Topics assignment. the Unit, Dr Halimah DeShong was seconded for two years to the Patricia Boyce: Intimate Partner Violence Thirty (30) participants were • St. Vincent and the Grenadines within HIV Positive Heterosexual Unions: A offered full scholarships by the NBU. Permanent Mission to the United Barbadian Perspective. One applicant was funded by her government. CIGAD participants Nations in New York to take up the • Kaywana Williams: The Kalinago were drawn from among fourteen (14) post of Ambassador / Second Deputy Brave: The Complexities of Indigenous different Caribbean countries: Antigua Permanent Representative. Masculinity and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, In January 2020, following Dr • Myrtle Joseph: Working ah challenge: Belize, The British Virgin Islands, DeShong’s departure, Dr Letnie Rock, Women and Construction Work in Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, assumed the position of Acting Head Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, of the Institute, Dr Daniele Bobb St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Alexandra Sérieux: Parliament’s was appointed Temporary Lecturer • Trinidad & Tobago. Representation of Women in St. Lucia: A in Gender and Development Studies Feminist Analysis of Selected Parliamentary The Institute has received a from January 2020 (following her Records/Hansards from 2004 to 2019. commitment of sponsorship from appointment as Research Assistant in UN Women and the Caribbean August 2019) and Mr Darren Carter Development Bank (CDB) for the next to the post of Temporary Research Doctor of Philosophy Students’ two cycles of CIGAD. UN Women has Assistant. PhD Thesis Topics committed BBD 50,000.00 for the 13th The Unit remained short of a faculty • Monique Springer: Blood Tales, Secrets cycle and a further BBD 50,000.00 for member to replace Dr Crawford and and Agency: Menstrual Narratives from the 14th cycle of CIGAD. The Institute this put extra strain on the two faculty Mature Women in Living in Barbados has requested additional sponsorship members in place as they tried to from other international and regional grapple with teaching, project related Marlene Johnson: National Agricultural • development agencies. Dr Daniele activities, research, writing, supervision Subsidy and Small Scale Rural Primary Bobb served as CIGAD Coordinator of students and outreach activities. Agriculture Producers in Trinidad and for this cycle and received praise However, by the end of the academic Tobago: An Invisible Presence. from facilitators and participants alike year a new staff member was being for her exceptional professionalism, hired to fill this vacancy. MSc Gender and Development communication skills and welcoming Studies – Students demeanour. • There were ten (10) students continuing in the MSc programme. Six (6) of these have completed their coursework and are either completing their research papers or internship report. 240 Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit

RESEARCH Peer-reviewed articles and Bobb, Daniele. “Mothering in Neo- book chapters Liberal Contexts: Caribbean Women’s FORTHCOMING STAFF Experiences,” in the edited collection DeShong, Halimah A.F. “Part PUBLICATIONS Black Transnational Feminism and II: Gender, Sexuality and Feminism Pedagogy: Worldmaking through (In Progress and Under Review) in the Caribbean: Transdisciplinary Cross Border Collaboration. Book Engagements.” Journal of Eastern proposal submitted by Tonya Haynes Journal Articles and Book Caribbean Studies (2019). Journal and Andrea Baldwin to Routledge chapters, in Print and under Article. (In Press). review publishing. Forthcoming 2022. DeShong, Halimah A.F. “CARICOM DeShong, Halimah A.F. “From Kempadoo, Kamala and Halimah A.F. Model Legislation on Domestic ‘Patriarchy’ to Anti-Colonial DeShong. Methodologies in Caribbean Violence: Negotiating Love, Intimacy Feminism: Feminist Frameworks Research on Gender & Sexuality. and Abuse in Caribbean Law.” Patsy for Citing Gendered Violence.” Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 2020. Lewis, Jessica Byron, Terri-Ann Cultural Dynamics: Special Issue: Document. *This hybrid collection Gilbert. CARICOM at Forty-Five: Beyond Man: Feminist Decolonial Praxis includes 29 chapters, 10 of which Caribbean Regionalism after Brexit. (Forthcoming 2021). Journal Article. are new, written specifically for this Kingston: The University of the collection, and 19 previously published West Indies Press, (In Press) Book. James Therese and Letnie F. pathbreaking papers on Caribbean Rock “The Block Placement in Rock, Letnie. F. (2020) Ageing: feminist methodologies. 553 pages. Social Work Field Education: A The Barbados Experience. In P. Barbados Case Study in Baikady, R DeShong, Halimah A.F. “Women’s Mohammed and C. A. Boodram (Ed). Routledge International Handbook Health and Life Experiences: A (Eds.). “Connecting the Dots: Work. of Social Work Field Education in the Qualitative Research Report on Life. Balance. Ageing.” Pp. 186-202. Global South. London : Routledge, Violence Against Women in Grenada.” Jamaica: Ian Randle. Research Report. 2018. Document.118 (Forthcoming). Book. pages. https://caribbean.unwomen. Journal Articles and Book org/en/materials/publications/2020/8/ Non-Refereed Academic Output chapters, forthcoming and womens-health-and-life-experiences-a- under review DeShong, Halimah A.F. & Tonya qualitative-research-report-on-vaw-in- Haynes. “Health and Family Life/ grenada-2018 . DeShong, Halimah A.F. Gender-based Violence Programme, “Coloniality and Everyday Violence: Marshall, Don, Jonathan Lashley and Technical Institutes in St. Vincent and Re(Imagining) Caribbean Futures. Halimah DeShong. “Living in the the Grenadines.” Government of Saint Coloniality in Caribbean Thought Present: Caribbean Youth Not in Vincent and the Grenadines and the and Action.” Social and Economic Education, Not in Employment and Caribbean Development Bank. 2020. Studies (Forthcoming). Journal Not in Training.” Telson, Laurence, Article. Report – Barbados COVID-19 et al. Masculinity in the Caribbean: Why Population Survey, April 22-May Does it Matter. Washington: Inter- Barriteau, V. Eudine. “An 06, 2020, Prepared by: Heather American Development Bank, 2019. Unfinished Business: Patrick Harewood Research Team: Clemon 117-176. Book. Emmanuel and Caribbean Political George, Mike Campbell, Tonya Thought.” Joseph, Tennyson, Cynthia Haynes, Keerti Singh, Heather Barrow-Giles and Wendy Grenade. Guest Editorship of Harewood (The UWI Cave Hill Caribbean Politcs in the 21st Century: Peer-Reviewed Journals Campus) Eden Augustus (The Essays in Honour of Patrick Emmanuel. George Alleyne Chronic Disease DeShong, Halimah A.F. Forthcoming. Book . “Gender, Sexuality and Feminism Research Centre). in the Caribbean: Transdisciplinary Bobb, Daniele. “The embodiment Engagements .” Journal of Eastern of motherhood: Sexuality Caribbean Studies (2019). Journal and reproduction.” IGDS:NBU Article. (In Press) (8 articles). edited collection (Submitted for Consideration). Document. Haynes, Tonya and Tami Navarro. “Caribbean Feminisms.” Journal of the Bobb, Daniele. “Docile bodies: Barnard Center for Research on Women The Coloniality of Sexuality and (2019). Electronic Document. Vol. Reproduction.” Journal of Eastern 16, No.1, 2019 http://sfonline.barnard. Caribbean Studies (Forthcoming). edu/caribbean-feminisms/. (7 articles, Journal Article. 3 poems and three videos). THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 241

BOOK PROJECTS CONFERENCES RESEARCH PROJECTS IN PROGRESS ATTENDED/PAPERS PRESENTED During the period under review Single-authored Book – Academic Year 2019/2020 - the Daniele Bobb. single-authored Daniele Bobb. Paper presented, NBU maintained a number of action book length manuscript titled “The Child as the ‘Ideal Neo-Liberal research and outreach projects as Motherhood and Work in the Citizen’: Perspectives from Caribbean part of its continued commitment Caribbean: Experiences of Navigation Mothers.” The 14th Annual Child to the triple mandate of teaching, and Negotiation within a Neoliberal Research Conference. Bridgetown: research and outreach. Context to be submitted for SALISES, 2019. publication consideration. Tonya Haynes. “Write this In CONTINUING PROJECTS Manuscript. Fire: A Caribbean Feminist Praxis Workshop”, National Women’s Studies Single Authored Book Association Conference, San Francisco, The LIVITY PROJECT Grant November 16, 2019. DeShong, Halimah A.F. Violence, Awarded: BBD 993, 049.33, the Coloniality of Gender and Change. European Union (Single Authored Book) (Fieldwork The LIVITY Project: Supporting for aspects of this project supported Eastern Caribbean CSOs for Social by Campus Research Award Fund – INVITED Change is a four-year, seven-country BBD 20,000). INTERNATIONAL partnership of the Institute for PUBLIC LECTURES Gender and Development Studies: Single-authored Book Nita Barrow Unit (IGDS: NBU) at The Eudine Barriteau. Public Lecture: University of the West Indies, Cave Tonya Haynes, Feminist Knowledge “Migrations of Gender/The Gender of Hill Campus, the Barbados Council for and Caribbean Society, single-authored Migration: Meditations on Movement the Disabled (BCD) and the Eastern book manuscript in preparation. from the Commonwealth Caribbean.” Caribbean Alliance for Diversity University of Nairobi, Kenya, and Equality (ECADE), which is Edited Book January 09, 2020. an umbrella Lesbian Gay Bisexual Tonya Haynes and Andrea Baldwin. Eudine Barriteau. Seminar: Transgender and Intersex civil society Fresh: Urgent Voices from the “Migrations of Gender\the Gender of organisation headquartered in St Caribbean Imagining Freedom. Migration: Meditations on Mobility and Lucia. The LIVITY project is funded 10 chapters received so far. Movement from the Commonwealth by the European Union and targets Book proposal in preparation. Caribbean.” Johannesburg Institute Barbados, Dominica, St. Vincent and for Advanced Study. University of the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Guest Editorship Johannesburg, South Africa, St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Lucia. (Special Issues of August 20, 2019. The objective of this initiative is to Academic Journals) Eudine Barriteau. Public Lecture: meaningfully address marginalisation, discrimination and exclusion of DeShong, Halimah A.F. and Tonya “Coming into Our Own? Women and persons with disabilities, LGBTI Haynes. “Beyond Man: Feminist Power in the Caribbean.” Third Devaki Caribbean citizens, women, girls, Decolonial Praxis.” Cultural Dynamics: Jain Lecture. St. Anne’s College, youth and the elderly in national and Special Issue (Expected Year of Oxford University, England, regional decision-making processes Publication 2021). May 16, 2019 through enhancing CSO capacity and Halimah DeShong. “Global epidemic, participation. regional responses: Violence against women in the European Union and The main initiatives under this project the Caribbean.” Invited Panellist include: a CSO Incubator, Coalition- Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Centre Building Groundings, a Leadership for Excellence, Florida International Academy focused on the production University, November 05, 2019. and dissemination of new knowledge, an annual Policy Forum and a Street Halimah DeShong. “The Coloniality Art Festival. of Violence in the Caribbean.” Lecture Delivered at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York (SUNY). October 15, 2019. 242 Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit

Participants at the Stakeholder Roundtable Discussion

Update: PATH to Character: Promoting by the project team and GIS staff. • The narrative and financial reports Agency, Trust and Hope for The first set of sessions took place for the LIVITY project were Incarcerated Barbadian Adolescents on September 29 and October 05, revised during this period based on through Community Engagement 2019 at The UWI. Topics included: requirements of the EU. The process Grant Awarded: BBD 466,670.00, an introduction to the juvenile justice of finalisation of the reports was met Templeton World Charity system in Barbados, an Introduction with considerable delay. Foundation to Adolescent Psychology, and Trauma-informed mentoring. Staff and Representatives of three (3) CSOs The PATH Project enjoyed a successful • GIS residents were also trained on involved in the LIVITY project first year of operation, with the the PATH Programme on September participated in the13th CIGAD. The implementation of most of the key outputs 27, October 03 and 10, respectively. CSOs represented were: Barbados outlined at implementation. This included: Interim training was also held on April Council for the Disabled, South (i) the mentorship programme with former 25 and 26, 2020 via Zoom. Match East Development Incorporated, St. and current residents at the Government meetings for those residents at the Vincent and the Grenadines and the Industrial Schools, (ii) community and GIS took place in October, and from Barbados National Organisation for agency collaborations, (iii) the hosting all reports, the relationships are going the Disabled (BARNOD). of cross-disciplinary/multi-agency Youth well. Additionally, “video coaching” Development Dialogue, and; (iv) extensive On June 11, 2020, the LIVITY is also operational at both GIS sites. • evaluations of GIS participants’ character project hosted a virtual conversation Three (3) additional boys’ coaches strengths and personal profiles. entitled “Caribbean Livity and were brought into the mentorship COVID-19: Imagining Just Futures” Dr Halimah DeShong served as the programme in April and May, 2020. with Fernander Augustin (formerly Director of the PATH Project until They received training from Dr Alison of the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for December 2020 when she was seconded Denham, PATH Project Co-Director. Diversity and Equality), Alexandrina by the Government of St. Vincent and the (2) Youth Development Dialogue I – Wong of Women Against Rape, Grenadines to the United Nations. As a On February 28, 2020, the first Youth Antigua and Barbuda, Carol Vasquez result, Dr Tonya Haynes now serves as Development Dialogue was held of the Grenada Association of Director for the PATH Project. under the theme: New Directions Retired Persons, St. Vincent and in Youth Justice. It was held at the the Grenadines community activist, Update: Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business Yoland London, youth leader Activities held during the reporting and Management, The University of Rashanna Jones and Rose-Ann period included: the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Foster-Vaughan of the Barbados (1) The start of the “eCoaching from 9 am to 5 pm. The UNICEF Council for the Disabled. Dr Tonya Programme. A total of twenty-six (26) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Haynes served as moderator and coaches: twelve (12) girls’ coaches Caribbean Area and the Ministry Bonnie Leonce provided ASL and (14) boys’ coaches, have been of Home Affairs, Barbados also interpreting. Fifty-five (55) registered recruited to provide mentorship for collaborated in mounting the activity. participants attended via Zoom and residents and long-term remands The one-day conference attracted a further two hundred (200) persons of GIS Dodds and GIS Barrows. over one hundred (100) attendees viewed on Facebook live. They were all vetted and approved THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 243

for the opening ceremony which Gender and Infrastructure Health and Family Life (HFLE) included a feature address by the Certificate, Water Sector / Gender-based Violence (GBV) Hon. Edmund Hinkson, Minister of Resilience Nexus for Sustainability Curriculum Development Home Affairs. Around eighty (80) in Barbados Sub-Grant Awarded: The objective of this Caribbean participants stayed for a full day of BBD 200,000.00, Green Climate Development Bank (CDB) funded engagement with presenters from Fund project is to produce a life skills-based London, Oxford, New Orleans, The project team comprising Gender Health and Family /Gender-based Boston, Grenada, St Lucia and and Environmental Sustainability Violence (HFLE/GBV) Curriculum Barbados. consultant Leisa Perch, Gender and for the Ministry of Education in St. (3) Baseline Testing of Character Communications specialist Leigh-Ann Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to Strengths – Baseline testing of Worrell, Gender and Development be delivered to students at Technical thirty (30) subjects using more specialists Dr Daniele Bobb and Institutes (TIs). The HFLE/GBV than twenty (20) independent, Dr Tonya Haynes, completed design of curriculum includes modules on Gender quantitative instruments was the curriculum and materials for the Relations, Gender-based Violence (GBV) first conducted in May 2019. Gender and Infrastructure certificate and GBV Prevention; Sexuality and Researchers returned to the which includes production of two Sexual Health; Appropriate Eating and GIS for a six-month follow-up in videos, three case studies, design Fitness (Maintaining a Holistic Healthy February 2020 on the remaining of interactive lectures, PowerPoint Lifestyle); Managing the Environment; cohort (26 subjects). The research presentations and problem-solving and Self and Interpersonal Relationships team’s investigation makes use of activities. The curriculum comprises within the context of CARICOM’s instruments specifically probing three modules: Understanding Health and Family Life Education target character strengths (agency/ Unequal Relations of Gender in the Framework. self-determination, trust and Caribbean; Gender, Water and Climate Update: Dr DeShong and Dr Haynes hope) as well as several relating Change; and Gender, Water and completed the HFLE/GBV curriculum to historical characteristics, Energy Nexus. Project team members and teacher’s manual, an instructional cognitive abilities (e.g., British have also participated in meetings video, as well as a booklet with Ability Tests aligned with the and presentations with the wider background and key definitions for HFLE Barbados’ education system), Water Sector Resilience Nexus for teachers. A second-round of workshops and socio-emotional profiles. Sustainability in Barbados team with teachers is due to take place. Preliminary results indicate that members in support of the Gender The curriculum will be reviewed and some of the GIS residents showed Action Plan. renewed after the first year. the symptomology of a mood disorder and anxiety disorders. Additionally, girls committed to the school displayed higher Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) scores than the boys reported in January 2019. The issues that female residents attributed to their distress were linked to being placed at the GIS, and childhood sexual abuse or exploitation before being admitted to the school. Future test runs will take place at roughly six-month intervals in early September 2020 and February 2021. (4) PATH Conversations – PATH conversations are a series of virtual and face-to-face conversations between the residents of the Government Industrial Schools and outstanding young people engaged in arts, sport, entrepreneurship and community leadership. Participants at the HFLE Workshop 244 Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit

March 10, 2020 at Erdiston Teachers’ Training College. Over twenty- five (25) guidance counsellors and educational practitioners were in attendance. The session covered Gender 101 by Dr Daniele Bobb, Sexuality 101 by Ms Leigh-Ann Worrell and Inclusive Counselling by Dr Lisa Jaggernauth. The recap session took the form of an interactive Jeopardy game which was led by Mr Darren Carter. Feedback from the counsellors, gleaned from a post-workshop survey, also created and disseminated by Mr Darren Carter, indicated that the participants were very satisfied with the workshop and found it relevant for their work. The IGDS: NBU hopes that this will be the start of fruitful collaborations between the Ministry of Education Technological Students Participate in one of the Passwords Breakout Sessions and Vocational Training and the IGDS: NBU. Ms Leigh-Ann Worrell is the creator NEW PROJECTS and coordinator of the Passwords Project. Passwords: Youth Interventions to December 10, 2019. This event was Address Gender-based Violence held in collaboration with the Bureau of Gender Affairs and took place at The main purpose of this project is the Warrens Office Building. The to create an intervention specifically Recognising & workshop and screening were officially geared towards local teenagers, to Rewarding Employees opened by the Hon Cynthia Forde, discuss gender-based violence (GBV) Minister of People Empowerment Mrs Veronica Jones Administrative in age-appropriate and culturally • and Elder Affairs. Also addressing Assistant was recommended and contextual ways. The objectives of the the opening ceremony were Her received the Principal’s Award for initiative are: Excellency Janet Douglas, British Excellence in the ATS staff category. • To create Caribbean-specific content High Commissioner to Barbados and on gender-based violence for young the Eastern Caribbean and Dr Tonya people; Haynes, Lecturer at the IGDS:NBU. • To raise awareness of emerging Additionally, the Passwords Project Welcoming issues on GBV and youth; embarked on a school tour on Visitors & Building • To create Caribbean-specific content February 10, 2020 and continued into International for local teachers, social workers and early March before COVID-19 upset Relations guidance counsellors to discuss and further plans. The workshop and Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes, unpack GBV and Intimate Partner school tour utilised a discussion guide • President of the Republic of Violence in group settings. created by the IGDS:NBU to facilitate Trinidad and Tobago, delivered the conversations. Well over one This project was operationalised the International Women’s Day hundred (100) students were able to through the creation of a short film Distinguished Lecture on March benefit from the initiative. which utilised local acting, writing and 6, 2020. In attendance was Her film production talent. A screening and The last activity held under the Excellency Dame Sandra Mason, workshop which attracted over thirty project was a workshop on Gender, Governor General of Barbados. (30) students from six (6) secondary Sexuality and the Classroom for schools were also conducted on guidance counsellors on Tuesday, THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 245

Benefactors (sponsors, patrons, supporters) • The Unit received a sum of money bequeathed by the late Ann Denis, the funds of which are to be used for a student scholarship.

Serving & Engaging • The Head, NBU chaired meetings of the National Advisory Council on Gender. • Professor the Most Honourable V Eudine Barriteau is the Lead Organizer of the UNCTAD XV Gender and Development Forum to be held at the UWI Cave Hill Campus in April 2021. • Dr Tonya Haynes is a member of the UNCTAD XV National Planning Committee and Co-coordinator of the Gender and Development Forum. • Dr Daniele Bobb and Ms Leigh-Ann Worrell conducted research and wrote a policy brief on Unpaid Care Work and COVID-19. • The NBU hosted a regional webinar entitled Imagining Just Futures: Caribbean LIVITY and COVID-19. • Dr Tonya Haynes was part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences research team which executed the Barbados National COVID-19 Health Survey.

CONCLUSION

Despite the challenges faced in the 2019/2020 academic year, it is hoped that the year 2020/2021 will find the Unit with a full teaching staff complement, a substantial number of students enrolled in its programmes and adequate resources to deliver its operations in line with its strategic objectives. 246 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL2019/2020 REPORTS 2019/2020 Non-Teaching Departments

• The Centre for Excellence in Teaching 2019/2020and Learning (CETL) • The Cave Hill Libraries2019/2020 • The Office of Student Services (OSS)

• UWI HIV/AIDS Response Programme (UWIHARP) 2019/20202019/2020 2019/2020 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 247 2019/20202019/2020 The Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) August 2019 to July 2020

Our Mission: The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Cave Hill is dedicated to creating quality learning-focused environments. The Centre works in close collaboration with academic units, teaching staff, administration and indirectly with student bodies to develop and promote best practices in teaching, learning, curriculum implementation, assessment, technology integration, and relevant higher education policy.

SYNOPSIS OF ACTIVITIES

During the reporting period, the CETL Additionally, the CETL sustained its virtual from Campus Administration, Deans, continued to provide opportunities for community spaces, through Microsoft Heads, Faculty Associates and student faculty to access online and face-to-face 365 Teams, for faculty/faculty or faculty/ bodies. This support was evident when professional development mainly in areas student collaboration as is often needed the Campus was forced to respond to such as technology-enhanced/blended/ for the consistent delivery of academic the COVD-19 crisis and collaborative hybrid/teaching and assessment strategies, advising or research supervision. An functioning was necessary for academic and course/programme/syllabus design. online repository of resources remained continuity. The details of the CETL The Centre ensured that newly recruited accessible for faculty members including response to the COVID-19 impact are academic staff were given the chance online videos and articles on teaching, presented in this report along with the to attend an orientation to university learning, assessment and research. This results of one survey on faculty perception teaching through its annual orientation report enlightens on the work done with of their experiences during their initial seminars. Its principal formal certification the Campus Quality Assurance Office remote teaching period. programme continued for staff who were (CQAO) and service to the Academic In concluding, the report mentions the contractually obligated to participate in Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), professional development opportunities the Postgraduate Certificate in University the Campus Committee on Graduate selected by CETL staff and their Teaching and Learning. The sixth cohort Studies and Research and the Centre for contribution to Committees, Boards of the Research Supervisor Development Professional Development and Lifelong and Communities, and concludes with a Course was continued, but fell victim to Learning (CPDLL) regarding the quality of commitment for the way forward. the onset of COVID-19. A collective view courses and programmes revised and/or of the Centre’s certification programme, designed through the CETL. workshops, seminars, and online offerings This CETL report expresses high is documented at appendix 1. appreciation for the unstinting support

MEET THE TEAM The full staff complement during the Faculty Development Facilitator, review period was as follows: eLearning and Instructional The CETL at Cave Hill falls under the Technology (FDF – eL&IT) responsibility of the Office of the Deputy Instructional Development Mr Omar Small Principal. During the period under Specialist (IDS) and Officer-in-Charge review, the Centre operated with a Dr Sylvia Henry Stenographer/Clerk Grade 2 Miss Ariane Franklin senior administrative/professional staff Educational Technologist (eLearning complement of four and two support and Instructional Technology) Mrs Kathy Holder-Newton staff. Mrs Patricia Atherley continued to Mr Troy Carrington Office Assistant be temporarily assigned Senior Assistant Faculty Development Registrar, Student Enrolment and Facilitator, Curriculum and Retention Unit (SERU). Instruction (FDF - C&I) Mrs Andrea Marshall 248 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

CETL HIGHLIGHTS TEACHING AND LEARNING CUTL Courses Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Over the years, the CETL has had ACADEMIC QUALITY • Learning – Theory to Practice 2019/2020 to realign its activities to reflect Postgraduate Certificate in (Cohort 12) concluded the week of the needs of the academic staff and University Teaching and December 04, 2019 with twelve (12) the focus of the Campus. These Learning (CUTL) persons. professional activities are those which promote and support excellence The CETL continued to deliver the • Course 2 - CUTL 5104: Assessment in in teaching, learning and student Postgraduate Certificate in University Higher Education 2019/2020 (Cohort 12) development and take the form Teaching and Learning (CUTL) programme commenced the week of February 10, of a UWI certificate programme, through the following 4 courses: 2020 with eleven (11) persons. workshops, seminars/ webinars, Course 1 - CUTL 5001: Teaching and • Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing individual and group consultations, Learning – Theory to Practice; Teaching and Learning with Technology engagement in the quality assurance Course 2 - CUTL 5104: Assessment in 2019/2020 (Cohort 11) concluded process, and provision of educational Higher Education; the week of November 27, 2019 with technology services and teaching/ fourteen (14) persons. learning resources. This report Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching highlights the professional activities and Learning with Technology and • Course 4 - CUTL 5207: Reflective Teaching for Learning 2019/2020 (Cohort 11) and services which form the core of Course 4 - CUTL 5207: Reflective Teaching commenced the week of February 18, the CETL mission. for Learning. 2020 with seventeen (17) persons. The Campus’ insistence that this professional development programme should remain a contractual obligation has resulted in a steady growth of graduates and on-going participants.

During the reporting period, academic CETL Table 1 staff participated in the CUTL certification programme as follows: Faculty/Unit Current Participants Table 1 shows a breakdown by CUTL 5001 CUTL 5104 CUTL 5106 CUTL 5207 Faculty/Unit and CUTL course, of Cave Hill School of Business 0 0 0 0 lecturers registered in the programme at various stages at July 2020. Humanities and Education 1 8 4 6 Institute for Gender and 0 0 0 0 Development Studies The Centre achieved one of its aims to Law 0 1 0 3 provide an online presence for all 4 of its courses. As a result of this, participants Medical Sciences 1 10 1 2 of all CUTL courses were able to access SALISES 0 0 0 0 course material during the COVID-19 impact. CUTL participants continued Science and Technology 2 3 1 4 to have access to the formal process of Shridath Ramphal Centre 1 0 0 1 course evaluation through the Campus Quality Assurance office. Social Sciences 2 9 3 9

Fifteen (15) lecturers who met the Sports 1 0 0 0 requirements for successful completion 8 31 9 25 of the CUTL graduated during The UWI graduation ceremony which was held in Total 73 October 2019. The accumulated total of graduates is shown in Table 2. THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 249

CETL Table 2

Faculty Graduands for 2020 Graduands for 2019 Graduates for Graduates 2018 2017 Graduates for 2016 Graduates for 2015 Graduates for 2014 Graduates for 2013 Graduates for 2012 Graduates for 2011 Graduates for 2010 Graduates for Sub Total

Humanities and Education 3 1 2 2 7 2 5 1 4 6 7 40

Law 2 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 15

Medical Sciences 2 7 6 2 3 1 3 4 0 3 4 35

Science and Technology 4 5 1 0 3 5 5 6 0 4 4 37

Social Sciences 4 0 2 4 1 6 3 0 7 8 9 44

Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cave Hill School of Business & 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Management Institute for Gender and Development 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Studies

SALISES 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Shridath Ramphal Centre 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Sub Total 16 13 11 12 19 16 18 14 12 23 24

162 as at October 2019 Grand Total 178 178 by October 2020 / January 2021

The CETL continued to benefit from the Services addressed the topic: The Role of unstinting support of academic and senior Student Services in Student Engagement and administrative professionals who served as Development. To speak on matters related guest lecturers or faculty associates in the to the impact of the lecturer on student CUTL programme in their various spheres learning, with special emphasis on those of expertise. The CETL acknowledges, students with disabilities, Ms Kerrie-Ann in particular, the contribution of the Ifill and Dr Colin Depradine spoke to the President of the Guild of Students and participants about various techniques the Guild team. They are commended to be applied when teaching the visually for participating in the student/faculty impaired. Ms Kerry-Ann Ifill and Mr Khaleid Holder sharing techniques for teaching visually impaired students discussions held annually. Additionally, Dr Reginald King from the During the period, the Instructional Faculty of Medical Sciences, engaged the Development Specialist (IDS) and participants during the session entitled: participants with the rudiments of planning CETL Faculty Associates conducted Teaching Strategies and Methodologies. Mrs and delivering a lesson emphasizing the teaching /seminar sessions for the Sonia Mahon from the Faculty of Social transition from course outcomes to CUTL participants. Special appreciation Sciences presented on the topic: The lesson outcomes. This session culminated is extended to Dr Donley Carrington Effective Lecturer/Academic Advising. with participants demonstrating the who presented on the topic: Assessment The Educational Technologist facilitated principles of lesson delivery through a Alignment, Designing the Table of the course CUTL 5106: Advancing microteaching exercise. Content delivered Specifications, Rubrics and Examination Paper Teaching and Learning with Technology during CUTL 5106 included: Selecting and Construction; Dr Roxanne Burton, who and invited the Faculty Development incorporating technology tools for the content, conducted a session for CUTL participants Facilitator (Curriculum & Instruction) Integrating multi-media into teaching/ learning on the topic: Teaching Critical Thinking. (FDF (C&I) to conduct two workshops environments, Creating learning activities using Additionally, Mr Khaleid Holder and Ms entitled: Lesson Planning and Delivery. emerging technologies, Discussion forums, and Andrea Cumberbatch, Office of Student The workshops aimed to familiarise Designing an Instructional plan. 250 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Teaching and Learning – Curriculum and Quality Assurance The Centre continued to play a key role in the area of academic quality of courses and programmes. For the period under review, the FDF (C&I) reviewed several courses and programmes while introducing the newest Board for Undergraduate Studies (BUS) undergraduate templates (Appendix 2). Also, the Instructional Development Specialist assisted the Centre for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning (CPDLL), Department of Management Studies with the review of its course outlines for the professional development short courses. The CETL Newly recruited academic staff paying rapt attention at an interactive session on critical thinking skills continued to be represented on the students need to master Academic Quality Assurance Committee to advise on course and programme quality. The Faculty Development • 10 Technology Tools to Promote Active CUTL Refresh- eLearning site for Facilitator continued to work closely with Learning & Engagement. Resource Materials the Quality Assurance Unit to foster an • How Can I Create an Effective Syllabus Apart from the dissemination of the awareness of the importance of curriculum for My Online Class? Monday Morning Mentor videos and renewal and the adherence to the Innovative Educator resource materials, How Does Consistency Improve Quality standards emphasised in the Quality Policy. • the CUTL Refresh eLearning site provided in Online Courses and Programs? weekly reading and viewing materials • How Can Online Instructors Better for lecturers to ensure that they remain DISSEMINATION OF Manage Their Workload? current after they have graduated from SUPPORT RESOURCES • Quickly Create Online Exams with the CUTL programme. This online site is The CETL provided flexible online Respondus. also available for graduates of the CUTL access to faculty development through programme to exchange classroom How Can Media Richness Theory and the “Virtual Professional Development • experiences with their colleagues and Social Presence Theory Improve My Sessions” utilising resource materials mutually learn from each other. Instruction? such as the Monday Morning Mentor – a 20-minute video podcast presentation • What Technology and Tools Do I Need covering current face-to-face and online to Create a Podcast for My Students? SUPPORT FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT teaching practices and theories and the • Engaging Gen Z Learners: Assignments Innovative Educator. & Activities for Authentic Learning. In keeping with the Campus’ core value of student-centredness, CETL Approximately forty online videos and Teach Students How to Learn: • engaged in a number of activities varying sets of reading materials were Metacognition is the Key. disseminated during the period. to support student development. The Educational Technologist co-authored CETL continued to include students A few of the topics for online viewing or 10 Practical Tips for Teaching Students with in specially convened faculty/student for reading included: Disabilities Online, which provides quick sessions associated with the Research • How Can I Create a Platform for and practical guidelines to faculty on best Supervisor Development course Difficult Conversations in the Online practices for supporting students with and the Postgraduate Certificate Classroom? disabilities in the online environment. This programme. This allowed for the resource is accessible via the Office of How Can I Manage the Disconnect views of students to be heard and • Online Learning resource space. The CETL Between Faculty and Student incorporated into professional revised its handbook for teachers - First Perceptions of Rigor to Increase development training. During the Day Teaching Tips for Lecturers. Learning? reporting period, two orientation seminars for first-year medical students • Making Your Online Course Accessible. in the Faculty of Medical Sciences • How Can I Ensure Academic Honesty in were delivered. Seminars were My Online Assessments? entitled: Surviving Medical School- Study and Learning Strategies and Reflective THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 251

Learning and Using Technology to Support Student Interfacing Services - The SMART TEACHING Your Learning. Office of Student Services piloted AND LEARNING WITH accounts within the space to enable TECHNOLOGY CETL worked closely with the Office them to connect with students. They of Student Services (OSS) and faculty Inclusive in its many services that have subsequently requested full access to provide equal opportunities for support pedagogy, CETL has worked to maximise their use and operations success to students with different closely with Campus IT Services to within the environment with the learning needs. Particular work was augment technical matters which impact understanding that the pilot is still done, in conjunction with the OSS, instructional delivery. In this regard, experimental. to provide solutions so that courses Blackboard Collaborate training, Student would be accessible for students who IT clinics, e-Learning maintenance present with visual disabilities. CETL ORIENTATION TO UNIVERSITY advice, Respondus integration, Basic is also represented on the Campus’ TEACHING: NEW ACADEMIC Moodle troubleshooting and usage Disability Committee hosted by STAFF reporting queries were among the the OSS. collaborative activities. Every year during the month of August, Student Guides: As the Campus CETL welcomes newly hired academic Smart Classroom: The Faculty transitioned to emergency remote staff to the teaching environment. This is Development Facilitator (eL&IT) in teaching, the Faculty Development done firstly through the provision of two collaboration with Campus IT Services Facilitator (eL&IT) developed a number seminars which introduce them to what successfully upgraded the wireless of student technology guides for is required as a new lecturer and how infrastructure of the CETL Lab and Blackboard Collaborate, Zoom and best to transition into the role. The two reconfigured its presentation capabilities Microsoft Teams and in collaboration seminars are entitled: What It Means to to allow wireless projection for both with Campus IT Services coordinated be New Faculty at Cave Hill; and Teaching presenters and participants on a touch- multiple Student Technology Clinics. and Learning with Technology at Cave Hill. enabled smart board. Also included These Clinics allowed students to test in the upgrade was the ability of the their technology in advance of the start • Seminar 1 was conducted by the presenters to view and control the of online classes. Instructional Development Specialist devices of participants to maximise the and it covered topics such as: participants’ instructional experience. Live Support: The Faculty Critically Reflective Practice and The configuration sought to remove the Development Facilitator (eL&IT) Impact on Students; The UWI dependency on the hardware while fully worked with the IT Service Desk Strategic Plan, Mission and Vision utilizing the software currently available to test and implement the live chat and Role of Lecturer; Designing and in the O365 platform. facilities and assisted with live chat Delivering Your Course; Professional support and answering queries from Technology and Teaching Tools: Excellence Every-day; First Day staff and students. Initiatives to help faculty become familiar Tips for Lecturers, Knowing Your with technology services and teaching New Student Orientation: The Course; and An Introduction to The tools included: Faculty Development Facilitator Postgraduate Certificate in University (eL&IT) and the 2020 new student Teaching and Learning (CUTL) • Training Tuesday – Several LinkedIn orientation sub-committee helped programme. Learning licenses were acquired students navigate their first full in collaboration with Campus IT Seminar 2 was facilitated by the virtual orientation. The Educational • Services and were offered to faculty Educational Technologist and Technologist was the course-site as an opportunity for professional discussed: Teaching and Learning in a designer for the orientation course, development. Digital Age; Supported Technologies Online Orientation 2020, which served for Teaching and Learning at Cave Tech Talk Thursday – These as a primary resource to familiarise • Hill; Perspectives of Faculty and sessions gave faculty the opportunity new students to the Campus’ systems, Students on Technologies for Teaching to share and learn how technology processes, and services. and Learning; The UWI Blended could be utilised in the classroom, Classroom Collaboration – in an Learning Policy; and Getting Started innovatively. effort to provide a better experience with E-Learning – Meeting the Basic Self-Paced Learning- The Faculty for students, lecturers continued to Standards. • Development Facilitator (eL&IT) explore the use of Microsoft Teams developed a comprehensive self-paced in their classes with three recent MyCaveHill eLearning Basics Training additions from Medical Sciences, Course for all faculty, highlighting site Chemistry and Biology joining the pilot. navigation with examples of all the components available. 252 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

for issues reported by faculty and for conveying those issues to eThink support toward a resolution. The Faculty Development Facilitator provided installation and configuration support for the trial of Respondus Lockdown Browser and Monitor and coordinated its integration with the new hosting provider, eThink. Also, the Faculty Development Facilitator coordinated the integration of Zoom web conferencing into the MyCaveHill eLearning Management System with eThink, CTS and Zoom support. This resulted in the “@cavehill.uwi.edu” domain being claimed and managed by Cave Hill CTS. In addition, he Academic staff benefit from individualised attention regarding the use of the technology as a teaching/ coordinated the re-integration of google learning tool. analytics into the MyCaveHill eLearning platform to facilitate insight into how users use and interact with the site. Supporting Hybrid Teaching and provided primary responses to both Work continues with eThink and Dr Alternative Assessment faculty and students via telephone, Glenda Gay, Lecturer, on building out email and Microsoft Teams in During the period, the CETL the area of learn analytics with the goal collaboration with Campus IT Services. commenced planning for two webinars of improving faculty members’ ability to This was especially important during to support the transition to Hybrid identify at-risk students. the examinations period when the Teaching and associated assessment Educational Technologist had to be the practices. Plans were underway primary respondent to offer advice to with Dr Brian Beatty, San Francisco SUPPORTING resolve issues and ensure that online State University, Creator of HyFlex GRADUATE RESEARCH final assessments were fair and not innovation for course design and disadvantageous to students. alternative assessment to deliver these Research Supervisor Development two webinars before the start of the Recommendation for Greater During the period, the Centre for semester. Access to O365 for Part-Time Excellence in Teaching and Learning Faculty The Faculty Development Facilitator in conjunction with the School for (eL&IT) participated in several “CITS in Given the limited access that part-time Graduate Studies and Research Conversation” training and sensitization faculty have to the products of O365, it concluded the Research Supervisor workshops for support staff. The has become increasingly challenging for Development Course for nineteen focus was mainly on understanding the them to maximise training from CETL. (19) graduate supervisors. This course mechanics of the MyCaveHill eLearning The Faculty Development Facilitator included a special forum for the CHAPS platform and the nature of support in (eL&IT) recommends that full access and graduate research students who the academic environment. He also under the “Knowledge Worker” were given the opportunity to discuss continued work on the FLEXNet project category be designated to those with matters related to their research by implementing two moodle activities part-time contracts who now have basic supervision experience. The CETL called “FLEXNet” and “SandBox”. access. This will allow part-time faculty and the School for Graduate Studies FLEXNet (Focused Learning and to benefit fully from professional training and Research have so far offered five Educational Experiences Network) will offered by CETL. Research Supervisor Development Courses for a total of 54 course graduates be an internal training site for all Cave MyCavehill eLearning Hill staff to support activities such as with another 23 supervisors having to faculty training, enterprise training, The MyCaveHill eLearning platform complete various elements in order to compliance, on boarding, product and was moved from one OpenLMS receive a certificate of completion. hosting provider to eThink hosting and service launches. SANDBOX will be a Graduate Research Supervision the Faculty Development Facilitator scaled down, unmanaged MyCaveHill Course topics included: Expectations coordinated backup and restoration of eLearning replica where faculty can of Graduate Supervision at Cave Hill; the site data and restoration of plugins. practise and develop content freely. Responsible Conduct: Graduate Regulations Work was done with the IT Service Also, the Educational Technologist on Plagiarism; The UWI Code of Ethics; Desk to develop the support process THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 253

Characteristics of an Effective Supervisor; CETL Table 3: Participant profile of the Research Supervisor Managing the Supervisor/Supervisee Development Course. Relationship; Regulatory Frameworks - The ONGOING UWI Regulations and Procedures; The FACULTY/UNIT GRADUATES PARTICIPANTS Quality Management Process; Quality Assurance and Graduate Supervision; The Science and Technology 2 14 Research Process: Proposal Writing, Thesis Humanities and Education 8 15 Development; Finding the Right Articles; Supporting Students: Achievements, Social Sciences 5 12 Challenges, Diversity and Pitfalls; Faculty Medical Sciences 5 9 / Student Panel; and The Viva; Publishing Your Research. An online forum provided Law 0 1 participants with further opportunities Campus IT Services 1 0 to interact with resources and stimulate virtual conversation on the weekly Institute for Gender and Development Studies 1 1 topics. A sixth course was started School for Graduate Studies 0 1 during the month of March, 2020 but was aborted when COVID -19 impacted Shridath Ramphal Centre 1 0 the Campus and faculty were required CIMH 0 1 to focus their attention on preparing their courses for online delivery. Total 23 54

Supporting Research-Oriented Supporting Academic Advising COVID-19 Teaching – Publish and Flourish Academic advising continues to be CETL and Campus Preparedness The Publish and Flourish While You one focus of the CETL. The use of and Implementation for Remote Teach activity continued to motivate the Appreciative Advising Model as Teaching / Learning particularly those participants a framework for academic advising is of the Postgraduate Certificate embedded within the structure of the When the world of education was programme, who need mentoring Postgraduate Certificate in University shaken by the impact of the COVID-19 support as they work through the Teaching and Learning programme in pandemic, physical classrooms were process of writing a research paper. order to ensure that The UWI advising silenced. In an effort to ensure academic Primarily, it was introduced to give regulations are understood and that best continuity, CETL served as one entity support to faculty members who were practices are sustained while interacting which formed part of an operational completing the final course of the with student advisees. team with a shared mandate to ready teaching staff for delivering instruction Postgraduate Certificate in University The Faculty Development Facilitator in in an online modality. Hence, training Teaching and Learning Programme collaboration with Campus IT Services commenced on Monday March 16, 2020 CUTL5207: Reflective Teaching for continued to pilot the use of Microsoft in preparation for the continuity of Learning, which requires each lecturer Teams as a support for academic instruction from April 06 toward the to write an action research proposal for advising and other student related completion of the semester. implementation within a given period services. Participants from Biological and of time subsequent to their graduation Chemical Sciences, Computer Sciences, The following faculty-specific, from the programme. This initiative has Mathematics and Physics, Economics and individualised, open and group sessions seen faculty members graduate their Management Studies are currently in the were accessed by a collective total of research proposals from the conceptual pilot successfully using the platform to one thousand, one hundred and sixteen stage to publication in approved journals. advise students. (1116) full and part time academic staff This activity also serves to bolster the participants. (Table 4). research agenda of the Campus. 254 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

CETL Table 4: Online Training Session

DATE ONLINE TRAINING SESSION

Getting started with e-Learning Monday, March 16, 2020 Introduction to e-learning/Moodle system Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Monday, March 16, 2020 Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Self-Paced Tutorial – Online Resources for self-practice Getting started with e-Learning: Online Assessment Tools Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Introduction to eLearning/ Moodle system Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Thursday, March 19, 2020 Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Online Teaching: Tools for Accessibility and Multilingual Teaching Friday, March 20, 2020 Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool

Friday, March 20, 2020 Self-Paced Tutorial – Online Resources for self-practice

Getting started with e-Learning Monday, March 23, 2020 Introduction to Basic e-Learning/Moodle system Self-Paced Tutorial Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Self-Paced Tutorial – Online Resources for self-practice Getting started with e-Learning: Online Assessment Tools Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Introduction to e-Learning/Moodle system

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Learn2Teach Online: Best Practices in Creating Learning Resources - Faculty Specific Sessions

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Self-Paced Tutorial – Online Resources for self-practice

Thursday, March 26, 2020 Learn2Teach Online: Active Learning using Synchronous Online Tools - Faculty Specific Sessions

Thursday, March 26, 2020 Getting started with e-Learning

Thursday, March 26, 2020 Self-Paced Tutorial – Online Resources for self-practice

Friday, March 27, 2020 Online Teaching: Tools for Accessibility and Multilingual Teaching

Friday, March 27, 2020 Learn2Teach Online: e-Assessment in the Online Environment - Faculty Specific Sessions

Friday, March 27, 2020 Self-Paced Tutorial – Online Resources for self-practice

Monday, March 30, 2020 Learn2Teach Online: e-Assessment in the Online Environment – Centre for Language Learning

Monday, March 30, 2020 Rethinking Traditional Assessments for the Online Environment

Monday, March 30, 2020 Practice2Teach Online – Practice-Run with Student Demonstrators from CITS

Getting Started with e-Learning: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Introduction to Basic e-Learning/Moodle system

Wednesday, April 01, 2020 Get Support2Teach Online: Consultations

Wednesday, April 01, 2020 Self-Paced Tutorial – Online Resources for self-practice

Thursday, April 02, 2020 Practice2Teach Online – Practice-Run with Student Demonstrators from CITS

Friday, April 03, 2020 Get Support2Teach Online: Consultations

Friday, April 03, 2020 Online Teaching: Tools for Accessibility and Multilingual Teaching

Friday, April 03, 2020 Self-Paced Tutorial – Online Resources for self-practice THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 255

Teaching Tips Examples of Teaching Tips are shown below: To support our teaching staff as they prepared to make the adjustment, the CETL disseminated Teaching/Preparation Tips to help faculty plan their classes, establish a remote workspace, select appropriate technology tools, and re-mix PowerPoint slides and plans.

Practice-Run-Preparing for April 06, 2020 Restart Following the training sessions mentioned above, CETL collaborated with CITS and other stakeholders to provide two opportunities for Practice-Run sessions on March 30 and April 02, 2020. These two days of simulation allowed lecturers to upload their courses and invite their students, or student actors, to a test and fix practice-run. For the two days, faculty registered in greater numbers than we could have imagined. We accommodated them by reducing the simulation teaching time to 15 minutes per person and by creating additional classrooms which allowed for multiple lecturers to share one classroom space as a peer observer or co- lecturer. This latter experience provided evidence that peer-support or classroom observation can be easily facilitated, virtually. The practice-run allowed us to troubleshoot potential challenges which related to: access, illegible PowerPoint presentations, upload of videos and images, creating and sharing classroom links to access the course, and audio issues. The process also revealed the necessity of updating e-Learning manuals and associated documents. As students and faculty returned to the virtual classrooms on April 06, CETL joined other offices in monitoring and supporting the delivery of instruction from the start of each class until the conclusion at night. Immediate anecdotal feedback during the first week pointed to no major issues. Poor audio, weak internet connectivity, students with no/limited technology were the highlighted matters. Nevertheless, attendance in most classes was at the highest with many students expressing satisfaction that the Campus could offer such academic continuity in the given circumstance. 256 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Evidence of Teaching Experiences 95.1% During Remote Teaching Period The importance of feedback cannot be underscored enough. With this, CETL offered a ZOOM Hangout “I Survived the Week” feedback session on April 14, 2020. Thirty persons joined that session and shared their personal teaching experiences.

ACADEMIC STAFF 4.9% PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE FOR Satis ed/Very Satis ed Dissatis ed/ Very dissatis ed THE FIRST WEEK OF ONLINE TEACHING CETL Figure 1. Academic Staff Members’ Satisfaction with the Online Teaching Experience In order to garner more precise evidence, CETL approached Dr Dion Greenidge and Professor Justin 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Robinson, Faculty of Social Sciences who readily agreed to conduct two surveys 82.4% for staff and students to report on their teaching/learning experiences during the first week of virtual teaching. The staff survey included questions about the satisfaction of academic staff with the online teaching experience, access to online learning platforms, 17.6% preparedness for online teaching, satisfaction with and effectiveness of 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% online teaching support, and challenges Humanities and Law Medicine Science and Social Sciences Sport with online teaching experience. Some Education Technology of the findings are as follows: Dissatis ed/ Very dissatis ed Satis ed/Very Satis ed Satisfaction with Online Teaching Experience The majority of the academic staff CETL Figure 2. Academic Staff Members’ Satisfaction with the Online Classroom Experience by Faculty members who completed the survey reported that they were satisfied/ very satisfied with the online teaching experience thus far (95.1%) (Figure 1). The Faculty-Specific responses are at Figure 2. Logging in to Online Learning Platforms Majority of the academic staff members who responded indicated that they had successfully logged on to the online learning platforms (Figure 3). Preparedness for Online Teaching SuccessfulSuccessful Unsuccessful Unsuccessful PreparedPrepared UnpreparedUnprepared All of the academic staff members who completed the survey reported that they were prepared for online teaching CETL Figure 3. Academic Staff Members’ CETL Figure 4. Academic Staff members’ (Figure 4). success in logging in to Online Learning Platforms level of Preparedness for Online Teaching THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 257

Challenges Experienced The majority of academic Navigating the Online Learning Platforms 10.9% staff members indicated that they did not experience any Explaining How to Use the Online Classroom 14.1% challenges (40.6%) during their to Students online classes (Figure 5). Those who experienced challenges, Keeping up with Students' Communications 20.3% reported experiencing internet connectivity issues (29.7%), Managing the Online Classroom Environment 12.5% problems keeping up with students’ communication Keeping Students Engaged 18.8% (20.3%), and issues with keeping students engaged during the Internet Connectivity Issues 29.7% session (18.8%). No Challenges 40.6%

Online Learning Support Systems/ Resources Utilised CETL Figure 5. Challenges experienced during the online class Most of the academic staff members (62.7%) indicated that they have used the Centre 62.7% for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) as their online teaching support system or resource (Figure 6).

29.7% Effectiveness of Online 23.4% Learning Support Systems/ 18.8% Resources 17.2% Most of the academic staff rated 4.7% as the following as effective/ very effective (Figure 7): IT Service Desk (85.3%), IT Service Desk Live Chat Cave Hill Video CETL Other • Campus Resources • Live Chat (90.5%), Website Provided Cave Hill Campus • CETL Figure 6. Online Learning Support Systems/ Resources Utilised by Academic Staff Website (80%), • Video Resources (88.2%) and CETL (98.0%) 98.0% • 90.5% 85.3% 88.2% 80.0%

20.0% 14.7% 9.5% 11.8% 2.0%

IT Service Desk Live Chat Cave Hill Campus Video Resources CETL Website Provided

Ineffective/ Very Ineffective Effective/ Very Effective

CETL Figure 7. Academic Staff members’ ratings of the effectiveness of online learning support systems/resources 258 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

WELCOMING LOCAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Best Practices in the Transition to Online AND INTERNATIONAL ENHANCING EMPLOYEE SKILLS Learning – University of Miami Webinar; Tips and Strategies for Developing Online RELATIONS: All CETL staff recognise the benefit of Labs - Dalhousie University; Assessment and SERVING AND ENGAGING on-going professional self-development. Evaluation Online – Dalhousie University; The Faculty Development Facilitator FACULTY/DEPARTMENTAL Dealing with Stress and Anxiety- Office (eL&IT) continues to spearhead in-house COLLABORATIONS/ of Student Services, Dr Dahlia Gibson; weekly training to improve the operations ASSIGNMENTS - Respondus Lockdown Browser Training – of the office using available technology UWI AND EXTERNAL Respondus Webinar; Resilience and Care – on the O365 platform. Such sessions for Office of Student Services – Mr Jomo Phillips; The Centre for Excellence in Teaching clerical staff explored the use of Microsoft Redesigning the Teacher Education Experience and Learning, Cave Hill continues to Teams for meetings and communication, in a COVID-19 World and Beyond- CARICOM benefit from and to add value to various Microsoft Forms for data capture and webinar; Regional Collaboration on CARICOM on-going partnerships with specific Microsoft Power Automate which allows Strategic Plan – CARICOM entities within and external to the the capture and manipulation of the flow of Campus and to The UWI. During the information on the O365 platform. The stenographer/typist attended two reporting period, the CETL continued to Banner 9 Navigation Training sessions and The FDF (C&I) completed short courses offer pop-in or on-request individualised an online session entitled “Protocol for with Liberty University such as: Issues and consultation to lecturers who needed Events Post-COVID-19: The New Reality. Trends in Learning Technologies; Principles assistance with various matters to of Human Performance Technology; and enhance their classroom experience Instructional Systems Design. such as with the remix of courses and Office Efficiencies technology eLearning queries. On The Instructional Development Specialist In order to sustain efficiencies between behalf of the Office of Student Services, (IDS) coordinated or attended professional CETL and Faculties, the CETL continued the IDS moderated the Parents and development sessions, for example, Shifting to provide a Faculty Representative Partners forum. CETL professional Educational Practices in a Pandemic – Design model. This arrangement assigns a specific staff participated in internal meetings and Assessment- Dalhousie University; Taking CETL officer to each Faculty/Institute such as Academic Board, Academic Your Teaching Assistant Online – Dalhousie and is expected to engender a closer Quality Assurance Committee, BUS, University; Supporting Teachers and collaboration and prescriptive approach HR Recruitment, Commercial Purposes, Educators to Ensure Continuity of Learning to meeting pedagogical and supportive Online and Multi-modal working in the Caribbean - CARICOM webinar; technical needs. The assignments of CETL group, Faculty of Medical Sciences Considering Care and Compassion - Transition officers are shown in Table 5. Exams, Faculty of Culture, Creative to Online Teaching – Dalhousie University; and Performing Arts, Campus Steering Committee. External meetings included: CARICOM Technical working group (Education), TVET Standards Approval, Teachers’ CETL Table 5: CETL Faculty Representatives College Board of Management, Cross-Campus Online Committee, CETL Faculty Representatives as at end of reporting period 2019-2020 Software Engineering Cross Campus Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing Arts Dr Sylvia Henry and American Atlantic Universities. Additionally, the Education Technologist Faculty of Humanities & Education Mr Omar Small conducted an external workshop for Faculty of Law Mr Troy Carrington local schools on: Emergency Remote Teaching – Maximising Student Learning, Faculty of Medical Sciences Mr Omar Small served as a trainer for G-Suite for Faculty of Science & Technology Mrs Andrea Marshall Education for public and private schools Mr Troy Carrington and a team member on the National Faculty of Social Sciences Curriculum Development in Computer Mrs Andrea Marshall Science for Primary and Secondary Faculty of Sport Dr Sylvia Henry Schools - Digital Citizenship. Institute for Gender and Development Studies, Nita Barrow Unit Dr Sylvia Henry THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 259

CONCLUSION: to identify exemplary characteristics that THE CETL COMMITMENT foster teaching excellence. Given the well-researched findings that The CETL continues to promote high self-reflection leads to educative growth, quality teaching which undoubtedly the CETL will continue to engage faculty influences student success. This is achieved in activities that stimulate greater self- through the provision of webinars, awareness and its impact on student workshops, design and redesign of courses success. Similarly, the Centre will aim to and programmes that are relevant to reflect inwardly on its own efficacy and market needs and stakeholder demand, its influence on teaching excellence on sharing of teaching resources, fostering Campus. of a research and data-driven culture, meaningful incorporation of technology The impact of COVID-19 has reinforced with its associated technical support where how important the incorporation of practicable, inter alia. technology is to teaching and learning. To this end, the CETL is committed to Moving forward, the CETL will provide ensuring that faculty are fully prepared more opportunities for new faculty, in to utilise emerging technologies as they particular, to benefit from research- plan, research, collaborate and deliver oriented teaching and data-driven practices instruction. CETL has accomplished much and for research supervisors to take over the years in inculcating a technology advantage of continuous professional culture which has been based on an applied development in research supervision. The knowledge of educational technologies. Postgraduate Certificate in University The impact of a pandemic has shown that Teaching and Learning programme will faculty will need even greater support and continue to promote a culture of teaching guidance as they seek to operate within excellence. a new teaching reality. To this end, the In the area of course design, the CETL CETL will widen its scope of technology will continue to guide the process as offerings to ensure that faculty can faculty design and revise courses so incorporate appropriate teaching tools that learning outcomes foster authentic and materials to manage and engage all learning and active student engagement in students, whether face-to-face or virtually the face-to-face, virtual or hybrid settings. according to their learning styles/ needs, Courses and programmes will also reflect with a higher level of mastery. Additionally, assessment strategies that are fair, flexible the Centre will support the Campus and accessible to all. The CETL will as it shifts its assessment modalities to continue to support curriculum mapping as include online strategies for testing by a means of maintaining relevancy across all ensuring that faculty are prepared to programme offerings. diversify assessment strategies utilising The impact of COVID-19 has brought to digital resources. The CETL will increase stark reality the need for collaboration its opportunities for faculty to learn more across all sectors of the university and the about emerging technology strategies for Campus. CETL has achieved much success collaborative, group and individualised over the years by working synergistically learning within this changed teaching with others who share similar goals environment. and interests in teaching and learning. In this new environment occasioned by COVID-19, this collaboration toward even greater achievement will be strengthened. During the next period of reporting, CETL will seek to develop its mentoring programme for new faculty as they transition to a new university teaching environment and will work with Faculties 260 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Appendix 1

Certificate Courses, Workshops and Seminars - August 2019 to July 2020

DATE(S) ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES FACILITATOR Dr Sylvia Henry August 23, 2019 CETL Orientation for New Academic Staff Mr Troy Carrington Presentation for Masters of Science in Nursing Administration and Nursing Education Program Orientation September 03, 2019 Mr Omar Small Graduate Studies Building Room GR4 1st and 2nd Year Students Meeting to discuss new BUS Templates September 06, 2019 Mrs Andrea Marshall CETL Training Lab COHORT 12 - Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. September 09, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 1: Developing a Teaching Philosophy; Reflective Practice; Teaching the Smart Way COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. September 11, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 1: Developing a Teaching Philosophy; Reflective Practice; Teaching the Smart Way (Repeat) COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. September 23, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 2: Writing Instructional Learning Outcomes for Various; Levels of Thinking & Doing COHORT 11: Course 3 - CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology September 23, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 1 COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. September 25, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 2: Writing Instructional Learning Outcomes for Various; Levels of Thinking & Doing (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 - CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology September 25, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 1 (Repeat) COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. September 30, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 3: Course, Programme and Syllabus Design COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology September 30, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 2 COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. October 02, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 3: Course, Programme and Syllabus Design (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 02, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 2 (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 07, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 3 : Online Session COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 09, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 3: Online Session (Repeat) COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. October 14, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 4: Addressing Teaching and Learning Styles COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 14, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 4 COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. October 16, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 4: Addressing Teaching and Learning Styles (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 16, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 4 (Repeat) COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. October 21, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 5: Learning and Brain Research COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 21, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 5: Online Session COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. October 23, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 5: Learning and Brain Research (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 23, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 5: Online Session (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 28, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 6 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 261

DATE(S) ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES FACILITATOR COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology October 30, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 6 (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology November 04, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 7: Online Session COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. November 04, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 6: Teaching Strategies and Methodologies COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology November 06, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 7: Online Session (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. November 06, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 6: Teaching Strategies and Methodologies (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology November 11, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 8 COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology November 13, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 8 repeat COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. November 15, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Engaging in Authentic Classroom Action Research Forum (Postponed) COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. November 18, 2019 Day 7: Creating a Conducive Learning Dr Sylvia Henry Environment/Student Forum COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology November 18, 2019 Session 9 Mr Troy Carrington Online Session COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. November 20, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 7: Creating a Conducive Learning Environment/ Student Forum (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology November 20, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 9: Online Session (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology November 26, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 10 COHORT 11: Course 3 – CUTL 5106: Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology November 27, 2019 Mr Troy Carrington Session 10 (Repeat) COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. December 02, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 8: The Effective Lecturer; Academic Advising COHORT 12: Course 1 – CUTL 5001: Teaching and Learning: Theory to Practice. December 04, 2019 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 8: The Effective Lecturer; Academic Advising (Repeat) The New BUS Course and Programme Templates – presentation to the Faculty Board, Faculty of January 13, 2020 Mrs Andrea Marshall Law

January 17, 2020 Action Planning: Curriculum Renewal Mrs Andrea Marshall

COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education February 10, 2020 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 1: Overview of Assessment; Purpose of Assessment COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education February 12, 2020 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 1: Overview of Assessment; Purpose of Assessment (Repeat) COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education February 17, 2020 Day 2: Types of Assessment Methods; Traditional/Non-Traditional Assessment Methods; Self/Peer Dr Sylvia Henry Assessment COHORT 11: Course 4 – CUTL 5207 Reflective Teaching for Learning February 18, 2020 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 1: Overview of Course 4 COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education February 19, 2020 Day 2: Types of Assessment Methods; Traditional/Non-Traditional Assessment Methods; Self/Peer Dr Sylvia Henry Assessment (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 4 – CUTL 5207 Reflective Teaching for Learning February 20, 2020 Dr Sylvia Henry Day 1: Overview of Course 4 (Repeat) COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education Dr Donley Carrington February 24, 2020 Day 3: Assessment Alignment; Table of Specifications Dr Sylvia Henry COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education Dr Donley Carrington February 26, 2020 Day 3: Assessment Alignment; Table of Specifications (Repeat) Dr Sylvia Henry 262 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

DATE(S) ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES FACILITATOR Professional Development March 02, 2020 Using Turnitin to Support Academic Integrity Mr Troy Carrington Originality Research Supervisor Development Course 2020 Prof. Winston Moore March 06, 2020 Welcome & Expectations of Graduate Supervision at Cave Hill; Overview of the Course; Dr Sylvia Henry Regulatory Frameworks – The UWI Regulations and Procedures Mr Owen Ellis COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education Dr Donley Carrington March 09, 2020 Day 4: Marking Guides (Mark Schemes and Rubrics) 1; Examination Paper Construction using Dr Sylvia Henry GPA Exemplars COHORT 11: Course 4 – CUTL 5207: Reflective Teaching for Learning March 10, 2020 Day 2 – Whole Class Dr Sylvia Henry 10 minute presentations on observation visits, Reflection on processes COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education Dr Donley Carrington March 11, 2020 Day 4: Marking Guides (Mark Schemes and Rubrics) 1; Examination Paper Construction using Dr Sylvia Henry GPA Exemplars (Repeat) COHORT 11: Course 4 – CUTL 5207: Reflective Teaching for Learning March 12, 2020 Day 2 – Whole Class (Repeat) Dr Sylvia Henry 10 minute presentations on observation visits, Reflection on processes Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Getting started with e-Learning Introduction to eLearning/ March 16, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington Moodle system Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Level I training March 16, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Level I training March 17, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool

March 17, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Self- Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Getting started with e-Learning: Online Assessment Tools March 18, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington Introduction to e-learning/Moodle system Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Level I training March 18, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Level I training March 19, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate Level I training March 19, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Online Teaching: Tools for Accessibility and Multilingual Teaching March 20, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool

March 20, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 1: Self-Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

Dr S. Henry Research Supervisor Development Course 2020 Prof. K. Mabana March 20, 2020 Responsible Conduct: Graduate Regulations on Plagiarism Dr T. Scantlebury-Manning The UWI code of Ethics Dr M. Campbell Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Getting started with e-Learning March 23, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington Introduction to Basic e-Learning/Moodle system

March 23, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Self-Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education March 23, 2020 Day 5: Marking Guides (Mark Schemes and Rubrics) 2; Examination Paper Construction using Online GPA Exemplars Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Online Teaching using Blackboard Collaborate March 24, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington Level I training using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra web-conferencing tool

March 24, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Self-Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Getting started with e-Learning: Online Assessment Tools March 25, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington Introduction to e-Learning/Moodle system Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: March 25, 2020. Learn2Teach Online: Best Practices in Creating Learning Resources Mr Troy Carrington Online: Faculty Specific Sessions THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 263

DATE(S) ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES FACILITATOR COHORT 12: Course 2: CUTL 5104 Assessment in Higher Education March 25, 2020 Day 5: Marking Guides (Mark Schemes and Rubrics) 2; Examination Paper Construction using Online GPA Exemplars (Repeat)

March 25, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Self- Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Learn2Teach Online: Active Learning using Synchronous March 26, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington Online Tools – Online: Faculty Specific Sessions

March 26, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Self-Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Online Teaching: Tools for Accessibility and Multilingual Teaching March 27, 2020 Mr Omar Small – Online Session Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Learn2Teach Online: e-Assessment in the Online Environment March 27, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington – Online Session

March 27, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 2: Self-Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

March 30, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 3: Rethinking Traditional Assessments for the Online Environment Dr Glenda Gay

CETL Staff Be Ready2Teach Online Week 3: Practice2Teach Online – Practice-Run with Student March 30, 2020 Student Demonstrators Demonstrators from CITS – Online Test Course from CITS Be Ready2Teach Online Week 3: March 31, 2020 Getting Started with e-Learning: Introduction to Basic e-Learning/Moodle system Mr Troy Carrington Online Session

April 01, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 3: Get Support2Teach Online: Consultations Mr Troy Carrington

April 01, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 3: Self- Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

CETL Staff Be Ready2Teach Online Week 3: Practice2Teach Online – Practice-Run with Student April 02, 2020 Student Demonstrators Online Test Course from CITS

April 03, 2020 Be Ready2Teach Online Week 3: – Get Support2Teach Online: Consultations Mr Troy Carrington

Be Ready 2 Teach Online Week 3 – Online Teaching: Tools for Accessibility and Multilingual April 03, 2020 Mr Omar Small Teaching

April 03, 2020 Be Ready 2 Teach Online Week 3 – Self-Paced Tutorial Self-Paced Tutorial

April 06, 2020 Course 2 CUTL 5104: Assessment in Higher Education (Day 6 ) Online

April 07, 2020 Course 4 CUTL 5207: Reflective Teaching for Learning (Day 3) Online

April 08, 2020 Course 2 CUTL 5104: Assessment in Higher Education (Day 6-Repeat) Online

April 09, 2020 Course 4 CUTL 5207: Reflective Teaching for Learning (Day 3-Repeat) Online

April 10, 2020 Zoom Hangout CETL Facilitators

April 14, 2020 Zoom Hangout CETL Facilitators

April 20, 2020 Course 2 CUTL 5104: Assessment in Higher Education (Day 7 ) Online

April 22, 2020 Course 2 CUTL 5104: Assessment in Higher Education (Day 7-Repeat) Online

May 04, 2020 Course 2 CUTL 5104: Assessment in Higher Education (Day 8) Online

May 05, 2020 Course 4 CUTL 5207: Reflective Teaching for Learning (Day 4) Online

May 06, 2020 Course 2 CUTL 5104: Assessment in Higher Education (Day 8-Repeat) Online

May 07, 2020 Course 4 CUTL 5207: Reflective Teaching for Learning (Day 4-Repeat) Online

June 17, 2020 Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Training – Online Session Mr Omar Small

June 24, 2020 Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Training – Online Session Mr Omar Small

Innovative Educators July 07, 2020 Mr Troy Carrington Teaching Online: Best Practices for Asynchronous & Synchronous Delivery? 264 Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Appendix 2

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES UNDERGRADUATE COURSES POSTGRADUATE COURSES SIGNED SIGNED OFF August 2019 to July 2020 SIGNED OFF August 2019 to July 2020 OFF August 2019 to July 2020 METE 322X Synoptic Meteorology Lab II BIOL 1020 Diversity of Life ACCT 6011 Corporate Finance METE 32XX Advanced Synoptic Meteorology BIOL 1030 Introduction to Genetics ACCT 6014 Corporate Tax Planning and METE 33XX The Tropics and Tropical Weather Management BIOL 2166 Advanced Genetics Systems ACCT 6015 Equity and Fixed Income Securities CLTR 1050 Aspects of Brazilian Culture I METE 341X Radar Meteorology ACCT 6016 Alternative Investments CLTR 2050 Contemporary Brazilian Culture METE 342X Satellite Meteorology ACCT 6017 Quantitative Methods for COCR XXXX Introduction to Chinese METE 35XX Climate, Biosphere and Management Culture Ecosystems ACCT 6019 International Tax COCR XXXX Sexual Health Wellbeing and METE 36XX Numerical Weather Prediction Advocacy Network and Computational Methods ACCT 6900 Applied Research Paper ECON 2000 Intermediate Microeconomics I MGMT 3XXX Big Data Analytics ACCT 6XXX Asset Pricing ECON 2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics I SPAN 2414 Latin American Film ACCT 6XXX Financial Reporting and Statement Analysis ECON 2003 Intermediate Macroeconomics II SPKN 1104 Sport and Exercise Psychology ACCT 6XXX International Investments ECON 2025 Statistical Methods I SPSC 1XXX Introduction to Fundamentals of Sports Coaching ACCT 6XXX Investment Analysis ECON 2026 Statistical Methods II SPSC 2XXX Coaching Principles ACCT 6XXX Portfolio Management and ECON 2029 Research Methods for Wealth Planning Economists SPSC 2XXX Coaching Special Populations ECON 6037 International Finance ECON 3008 History of Economic Thought SPSC 3XXX Coach Planning and Periodization ENVT 6XXX Biodiversity and Protected Area ECON 3049 Econometrics I SPSC 3XXX Decision Training as Coaching Management Methodology ECON 3050 Econometrics II ENVT 6XXX Hydro meteorological Risks and SPSC 3XXX Sport as a Profession Water Resources Management ENSC 2001 Introduction to the Earth-Life System Bachelor of Health Sciences Health ENVT 6XXX Land Use and Environment Informatics Concentration Resilience GOVT 3XXX Professional Placement Workshops Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor ENVT 6XXX Soil and Water Conservation of Surgery MBBS HESC 1XXX Introduction to Healthcare ENVT 6XXX Surface and Ground Water BSc Chemistry and Management Hydrology HIST 3105 The Idea of Liberation in Latin America BSc Chemistry with Management ENVT 6XXX Tools for Environmental and Food Systems Analysis HIST XXXX Global Environmental History BSc Double Major in Biological Sciences FINA 6080 Risk Management of Financial LAW 3850 Serious and Organised Crime in BSc International Relations Special Institutions the Commonwealth Caribbean FINA 6090 Derivatives LAW 3865 Introduction to International BSc International Relations with a Minor Investment Law FINA 6100 Advanced Financial Engineering BSc International Relations with Two Minors LAW 3XXX Comparative Tort Law FINA 6130 Advanced Corporate Finance BSc Meteorology Programme MDSC 1XXX Behavioural Medicine FINA 6XXX Behavioural Finance BSc Public Policy Management MDSC 3101 Clinical Haematology FINA 6XXX Computational Finance BSc Software Engineering Double Major METE 21XX Dynamic Meteorology FINA 6XXX Ethical and Professional BSc Sport Coaching Standards for the Finance Professional METE 22XX Basic Synoptic Meteorology Lab FINA 6XXX Financial Analysis and Modelling METE 22XX Fundamentals of Synoptic Meteorology FINA 6XXX Financial Econometrics

METE 23XX Fundamentals of Hydro- GEMA 6005 Project Management meteorology GEMA 6014 Geo-politics and Strategic METE 31XX Advanced Dynamic Meteorology Innovations THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 265

POSTGRADUATE COURSES SIGNED OFF August 2019 to July 2020 GEMA 6200 Leadership in Contemporary Organizations

GEMA 6201 Effective Strategy Execution

GEMA 6290 Comprehensive Final Project

GEMA 6340 Marketing Management

GEMA 6XXX Computing for Health Enterprise Management GEMA 6XXX Health Care Quality and Performance Management GEMA 6XXX Managing Clinical Professionals in Health Care

INTR 6114 Advanced Trade in Services

INTR 6XXX Intellectual Property, Innovation and International Trade Policy

INTR 6XXX International Trade Law Clinic

INTR 6XXX Introduction to Investment and Arbitration Law

INTR 6XXX Market Access Trade in Goods

INTR 6XXX Trade and the Environment The Blue Economy INTR 6XXX Trade In Goods: Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary and Technical Barriers to Trade

PBHE 6000 Health Promotion

PBHE 6050 Health Economics

PBHE 6400 Health Care Systems

PBHE 6500 Primary Health Care

PHIL 6XXX Issues and Trends in Caribbean Philosophy

EMBA Public Health Care Management

MSc Finance

MSc Finance and Investments

MSc Natural Resources and Environmental Management 2019/2020 266 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/20202019/2020 The Cave Hill Libraries Report 2019/2020

INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF CAVE HILL LIBRARIES

Mission Statement: To be the Gateway to Unique Caribbean Content as we Advance Learning and Knowledge Creation.

During the reporting period, July 31, 2019 CHL TABLE 1: KEY STATISTICS - CAVE HILL LIBRARIES 2019-2020 to August 01, 2020, the Cave Hill Libraries Sidney Martin Library continued to focus on providing services which supported the three pillars of the Total number of employees 55 strategic plan, namely, Access, Alignment Librarians 8 ATS Staff 27 and Agility. Budgetary constraints Student Assistants 20 continued to affect the acquisition of new Seating capacity 240 resources and equipment. The COVID-19 pandemic and internal library renovations No of titles in book collection 124,594 severely disrupted in-house library services Circulation & in-library use from March to July, 2020. In spite of Number of persons entering library 92,136 this, focus was given to acquiring unique No of items loaned 7,574 Caribbean Resources, providing training Use of self-check machine 1,319 in research skills and marketing library resources and services. Mrs Judith Toppin Inter Library loan requests filled 17 served as Officer in Charge of the Library Displays/exhibitions mounted 9 for the period under review. Information literacy training & Research The activities of the following Cave Hill Information literacy training (in library) 74 Libraries are covered in this report. Research guides prepared 1 (1) The Sidney Martin Library (SML) Electronic Resources (2) The Elizabeth Watson Audio- Total number of databases subscriptions, 31 Visual Unit (EWAU) of which Shared with STA, Mona, OPEN) 11 (3) The CRL James Cricket Research Centre Library (CRCL) Cave Hill subscriptions only 20 (4) The Faculty of Medical Sciences Orientation & User Engagement Library (FMSL) Students attending library orientation in library 168 Visits to library booth –Orientation day 300

Statistics related to staff and library Visits to library booth orientation fair 63 activities (for 2019-2020) are summarised Orientation videos prepared 1 in Table 1. Gallery bookings of which 27 External bookings 6 No of persons using the West Indies Collection (WIC) 554 Guides to collection prepared (videos) 6 Elizabeth Watson Audio-Visual Unit (EWAU) Total staff, of which 4 Librarian 1 ATS 3 Persons using the unit 133 2019/2020 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 267

MEET THE TEAM Matthew Forde Library Info SERVICES Tech Cert, BA Officer in Charge Sherwyn Gittens Dip. Architectural Information Literacy and Research Support Judith Toppin BSc, MLS Drafting; Assoc. Degree, Computer studies The Cave Hill Libraries continued Collection Management & Waveney McConney Library Info Tech to provide information literacy Acquisitions Cert. BA, HND; Cert. Book Binding support to the Academic Literacies Sonia Bowen BSc, MSc (Econ) Nicole McKenzie Dip Info Tech, programme (ALP) through the Library Info Tech Cert., delivery of presentations on Scholarly Communication Cert. Computer Studies Sharpening your Research Skills. Liaison librarians also provided similar training Ingrid Iton BA, MLS Orlando Puckerin Library Info Tech at the faculty and departmental Cert., Dip. Fine Book Binding & Paper level for undergraduate and post User Services Conservation; Cert. Binding graduate students. As a result of the Sandra Thomas BA (Hons) MLIS Deidre Sealy Library Info Tech Cert. COVID-19 pandemic, all in-library Maria Cherrie BA, MSc, LIS, C.A.S Sharon Sonny Library Info Tech training sessions were suspended in Digital Libraries Cert; Cert Paper Conservation & the second semester. The onset of the Preservation; Cert. Book Binding pandemic and closure of the library West Indies Collection Alex Thorne Cert. Supervisory Mgmt.; meant that instruction tutorials and Carlyle Best BA, MLS Cert. Digital Marketing presentations had to be prepared Ann Marie White BA, MLS Takiyah Thorpe swiftly to allow students continued access to library resources. The Lisa Worrell Library Info Tech Cert. Systems information literacy presentation Francia Welch Library Info Tech Cert. Terrence Lowe BSc, MSc delivered to the students in the Academic Literacies Programme Library Attendants CLR-CRC was repackaged to provide students Harriet Best Margaret Broomes BA, MA, PhD with asynchronous access through a Carmen Grant voice over PowerPoint presentation. EWAU Jason McClean Library Info Tech Cert. Arrangements were made with database vendors for extended Valerie Clarke BA (Hons), MLS, MA Sophia St. Juste Library Info Tech Cert. access to databases since students were unable to access the physical FMSL Office Attendants collection. Instruction tutorials on Jennine Knight JP, MSc, MSc (Econ) BA June Blackman searching databases were made Angela Knight available from the library’s webpage. Administrative Assistant Janelle Small-Newton New services, such as the Thesis Asanchia Griffith BSc, MBA Consultation Service were introduced. This gave postgraduate students Library Clerks the opportunity to contact the Juanette Applewhaite BSc library for assistance during the Julia Atherley Library Info Tech Cert; period of closure. Liaison librarians Dip. Info Tech. Dip. Text Prod & Admin; continued to provide remote research Cert. Med Transcription support to students and lecturers Randy Batson BA (Hons) MA, via Microsoft Teams and the Zoom Cert. Rec Man, Cert. Sup. Man. technology. Addison Bradshaw BSc, MLIS User Engagement Ryan Carrington Dip. Info Tech; Library Info Tech Cert. Library orientation activities were coordinated by Ms Maria Cherrie, Tricia Carrington User Engagement Librarian. These Library Info Tech Cert. included library tours, a scavenger Barbie Clarke hunt and a “Meet and Greet” for Library Info Tech Cert. new students at the airport. The Tanya Cummins library also participated in the “New Library Info Tech Cert. Student Orientation Day” and the “Orientation Fair and ICC Expo”. 268 The Cave Hill Libraries

A video on the Sidney Martin Library CHL Figure 1: Chill Libraries Logo was produced to inform students of the services available and opening hours. A library at the Halls survey was conducted over three-week period to test the demand for a librarian to be stationed on the halls of residence. The Cave Hill Libraries’ presence on Facebook and the UWICHill app was enhanced with frequent postings of topics. Additionally, a new logo to capture the presence of the Cave Hill libraries on Facebook was recommended by the User Engagement librarian and designed with the assistance of the Educational Media Services. The logo called Chill Libraries has also been used for the libraries on the UWIChill app. 2, 3 and 4 for further information the Confucius Institute using funds in this regard. In spite of these provided by them for this purpose. Displays and Exhibitions constraints, the Library continued Donations of books and collections Several displays were mounted by the to purchase recommended readings were received from Professor library during this period. A display on listed on course outlines and items Francoise Baylis, University of Errol Walton Barrow was mounted to identified on new course proposals. Dalhousie, Canada, and Dr Lauren mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. Material such as books and databases Marshall, a clinical psychologist. Items Other displays mounted included: subscriptions were acquired for the were also donated to the Library by Blackbird Pride, International Day of Centre for Resource Management and the family of Dr Tony Gale. Universal Information, UNESCO’s Environment Studies (CERMES) and Global Media and Information Literacy week, 53 Years on (Independence), IN-HOUSE USE October 17, 2014 - July 31, 2020 Kamau Brathwaite- A Tribute, Africa Mother of Civilization to mark Black CHL Figure 2: Use of Library Resources October 17, 2014 - July 31, 2020 History Month, Michael Gill, A Tribute and Welcome to New Students at the 5,000 4,697 beginning of the new term. 4,500

4,000 Collection Management. 3,618 Print Resources 3,500 Library entry statistics shows that approximately 92,136 persons entered 3,000 the library during the period under 2,500 2,278 2,237 review. Usage and circulation statistics 2,042 1,941 2,000 generated by Ms Sonia Bowen show 1,569 a decline in the number of books 1,495 1,421 1,500 1,165 borrowed by undergraduates as well a 1,037 reduction in the level of in library use 1,000 of material. Low level of loans may be 400 425 500 262 the result of aging book stock and the 206 211 127 0 budgetary constraints which curtailed our ability to upgrade and update the print resources. Additionally, the gradual shift towards acquiring Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer material in electronic format would Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Spring 2015 Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Spring 2018 Spring 2019 Spring 2020 also be a determining factor in the low circulation statistics. Refer to figures THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 269

Electronic Resources CHL Figure 3: Number of Books Borrowed per Student Subscriptions to electronic resources were overseen by Mrs Sandra Thomas. The number of database subscriptions remained unchanged however subscription costs increased from USD 213,720.59 to USD 235,621.00. Joint subscriptions were maintained with the St. Augustine, Mona and Open Campuses while independent subscriptions were continued for about twenty databases. Cash Flow problems resulted in late payment and affected the ability to provide uninterrupted access to online resources. The Library and the Cave Hill Campus facilitated access to the electronic resources for students registered at the recently established Five-islands Campus in Antigua and Barbuda. Training sessions on online database CHL Figure 4: Number of Books Loaned per Year access and use of eBooks were held in October 2019 for library staff by visiting representatives from Emerald and ProQuest. A two-month trial to ProQuest One Academic was granted to all UWI campuses during 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic provided the opportunity for the library to increase access to electronic resources. In addition to receiving a trial access to Academic Search Ultimate, free online access was provided by several database vendors. These included EBSCOhost and Springer Nature who provided online access to eBooks and articles. Free access was also requested and received from the New England Journal of Medicine. The UWI Press provided full text access to all books from their database. The Library also developed Springer papers and the Anthony Phillips Library and administrative departments an electronic research subject guide on papers. THE WIC also mounted several of the University. The Bindery has COVID-19. Contributions to the guide exhibitions to showcase some of the provided services at cost to external were made by a team of librarians and material in the collections. customers including the Barbados work on the collection of material and Water Authority, the National Housing The Bindery the population of the guide continued Corporation and the Coleridge during the period of closure. The Bindery is staffed by two persons and Parry School. The provision of with activities overseen by Ms Waveney services to external customers signals McConney. A reduction in the number that this is as an area growth and Special Collections of books borrowed has resulted in generation of revenue. The Bindery also Mrs Ann Marie White assumed oversight a reduction in the number of book provided invaluable support to campus for the West Indian Collection (WIC) repairs undertaken. Focus was given to preparations during the COVID-19 after Mr Carlyle Best retired in August. providing binding services to the campus pandemic as its services were utilised to The WIC is staffed by five persons. community of staff and students as well assist with laminating all signage erected Significant collections of Caribbean as external customers and organisations. throughout the Campus. material received included the Hugh Customers included the Faculty of Law 270 The Cave Hill Libraries

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT meetings to book launches. Growing sixty-six (366) records were uploaded interest was also expressed by the to OCLC. Most of these records Website public for use of the space. A proposal were archival Caribbean recordings The Library’s online presence is for the Gallery to generate revenue has of Barbadian musical icon Jackie Opel provided largely through its website been drafted. The COVID-19 pandemic (Dalton Bishop). The work of this Unit which serves as the gateway to its resulted in the closure of the Gallery in is dependent on the availability of the products and services. The customary February. necessary equipment to support the transfer and reformatting of material revisions and updates were made by A stable internal environment is in a fragile or older recording format. Ms Terrence Lowe in the first half of essential to the preservation of special EWAU continues to battle with faulty the period under review. The onset collection material. The library also air-conditioning which continues to of the COVID-19 pandemic and the strives to provide access to all floors impact negatively on the audio visual university’s shift to offer online classes, and to provide a friendly and accessible material stored in the Unit. Instruction followed by the closure of the Campus, environment for all users. brought home the need for the website video PowerPoint presentations on the to be upgraded and improved. Several Literature Review and Open Educational revisions were made in order to provide Resources were prepared. Other videos access to new services. However, it was prepared included an orientation video HIGHLIGHTS FROM CAVE highlighting the EWAU and a tribute recognised that a more holistic approach HILL LIBRARIES/UNITS to upgrading and changing must be to Sir Everton Weeks compiled from photos in the EWAU’s collection. considered. The CLR James Cricket Research Library is managed by Dr Margaret Broomes. The Cricket Research Centre Systems and Software Faculty of Medical Sciences Library received fifty-seven visitors Library (FMSL) The current constraints of aging during this reporting period and computer equipment and software provided research support to research The Faculty of Medical Sciences have severely impacted the Library’s topics such as Shell Shield Cricket, event Library is managed by Ms Jennine ability to improve online access to its planning for sports and the management Knight and continues to serve as the resources. Many of the computers in of sports facilities, sports law and sport National Coordinating Centre for the the library are over ten years old and and nutrition. Four information literacy MEDCARIB project and participates cannot accommodate the latest software sessions were held for students in the in the PAHO/BIREME virtual Health or windows operating systems. An Faculty of Sport. Seventy-seven new Library project. Ms Jennine Knight upgrade in the software and equipment titles were added to the collection. serves as Deputy Chairperson of the is required to rectify the problem. The Several displays were mounted including Communication Committee. During libraries at the UWI campuses have The Rise and Fall of West Indies Cricket the period, two displays were mounted been collectively working to update to and a tribute to Sir Everton Weekes on: The Cycle of Medicine and The Fragile the UWILinC interface. Some difficulty called “A Cricket Icon for all Ages: Mind. Information literacy teaching and has been experienced when accessing Sir Everton Weekes 1925-2020.” This library orientation tours were held online resources. An upgrade of library display was also supported by a video for both preclinical and post clinical software is required to solve the tribute which was posted on Facebook. students as well as students in the problem as well as an upgrade of servers The Library reopened on June 08, 2020 nursing and public health programs. The and software. (after being closed due to the COVID-19 library also contributed multiple choice pandemic) with protocols to ensure the questions to the exam at the request of health and safety of staff and patrons. the lecturer. Twelve books and twenty- Library Spaces and Facilities four articles were received as gifts, The Library has a seating capacity of including a painting from the Gale family. approximately one hundred and eighty Elizabeth Watson Audio-Visual Over 2,000 items were borrowed persons. The study area of choice for Unit (EWAU) by staff and students and responses students continues to be the twenty- The Unit which is managed by Ms provided to 39 reference queries. Of four-hour room. Renovations to create Valerie Clarke undertook a number concern, was a high number of missing another twenty-four-hour study area of audio digitization projects. Of note titles which had been removed from the began at the end of the year. The were the public lectures collection library without loan and the number of library’s “Gallery”, an area repurposed which included lectures delivered by library fines which are outstanding. The to encourage outreach and interaction eminent regional and international need for a security system to protect continued to attract considerable personalities, a collection of law lectures valuable library material is proposed. internal and external interest. Activities and the audio tapes of the West Indian ranged from student association Commission. Three hundred and THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 271

RESEARCH SERVING AND Ingrid Iton ENGAGING • Rep: UWI Research Data Non-Refereed Management Committee Academic Output UWI SERVICE Cherrie, Maria. “Community Jennine Knight Engagement @ SML.” The CAVE Carlyle Best • Non-Faculty Representative for E-magazine. February 23, 2020, • Member: Federal Archives Administrative Sub-Committee. https://issuu.com/cavehillguild/docs/ Advisory Board the_cave_finished • Member: Library Peer Review Terrence Lowe Committee • Rep: Institute for Gender • Member: Resource and Development studies, Sub-committee. Preparations Nita Barrow Unit PROJECTS for the Faculty of Culture, • Member: Campus Emergency Creative and Performing Arts Planning Committee Internal renovations were Member: Library Peer Review undertaken in the Library to • Committee create another 24-hour study area Sonia Bowen for students. Renovations began in • Library Rep: WIGUT early July and were completed in Sandra Thomas mid-August Margaret Broomes • Chair: Library Peer Review • Member: Library Peer Review Committee Committee • Member: Classroom • Member: Health and Safety Management Committee RECOGNISING Campus Committee • Co-Chair: Academic Success AND REWARDING Working Group. Office of EMPLOYEES Maria Cherrie Student Services, Subcommittee of New Student Orientation and Retirements • Library Rep: OSS New Student Orientation 2020 Planning Planning Committee. The following staff members Committee retired: Judith Toppin • Chair: Black Bird Pride Sub- • Vernese Mullin Committee-New Student • Member Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC) • Carlyle Best Orientation 2020 Planning Committee • Member: Library Promotion and • Margaret Ingrid Iton • Library Rep: Student Enrolment Assessment Committee and Retention Committee • Member Academic Board Long Service Awards • Chair: Campus Library Valerie Clarke Committee • Janelle, Small-Newton 15 years • Member: UWI Information • Member: UWI Information Literacy Committee Literacy Committee Cesney Phillips • Member Library Peer Review Chair. Sub-committee 20 years • • Committee Resources. New Faculty Ryan Carrington • Member Resource sub- of Culture, Creative and 20 years • committee. Preparations for Performing Arts. Faculty of Culture, Creative and • Delivered a webinar Performing Arts. presentation entitled “Malleable • Created a video presentation Mechanisms. Providing Practical ‘Tribute to Sir Everton Support Services. The Sidney Weekes (July 03, 2020) Martin Library.” https://www.facebook.com/ • Agility and Adaptability. The watch/?v=727848607792349 Caribbean Academic Library. Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mona Library. June 11, 2020 272 The Cave Hill Libraries 2019/2020 Ann Marie White • Committee Member: UWI Arts Policy Committee • Committee Member: Disability Advisory Committee

PUBLIC SERVICE

Maria Cherrie • 2020 Co-Lead Latin America and Caribbean Regional Chapter. Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL) • 2020 Co-Chair: Papers and Programme Committee. Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators (ACHEA) Local Organization Committee Conference 2020. • Delivered a panel discussion entitled for Global Media and Information Literacy Week. “Fake News and Social Media: Challenges and Opportunities for Democracy in the Caribbean”: November 19 2019 https://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/News-Events/ Events/?id=1551

Jennine Knight • Barbados Representative: MEDCARIB Project • Deputy Chair: Communication Committee, MEDCARIB project

Judith Toppin • 2020-2022: Elected Soroptimist Federation Consultative Councilor for Barbados. (FCC) • 2020: Member UG Library Project Steering Committee • Member Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) Committee • Director: Guyanese Association of Barbados Inc. (GABI) 2019/2020 THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 273 2019/20202019/2020 Office of Student Services Departmental Report 2019/2020

INTRODUCTION

The OSS staff complement remains committed to delivering highly responsive student development services. During the academic year the department played a significant role in either coordinating or supporting the Campus’ response to students displaced by natural disaster and the COVID-19 pandemic. This support was provided while continuing to provide the range of services normally offered under our portfolio.

The department remains relatively small OVERVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES in size, despite the increasing scope of professional and personal development The programmes, services and activities/initiatives offered by the Office of Student services it offers. These roles are Services foster academic, personal and professional success and enable students to critical to supporting student academic develop skills that they can apply to all aspects of their lives. success, health and well-being. The staff remain highly committed and dedicated to ensuring that available but limited OSS SERVICES STUDENT ACTIVITIES/ resources are efficiently and effectively • Financial Hardship INITIATIVES utilised to provide the highest possible • Career Counselling • Annual Student Award Ceremony level of service to UWI stakeholders. Career Fair One example of this was the team’s ability • Psychological Counselling • to maintain provision of uninterrupted • Disabilities • Clubs, Societies & Associations access to our services during the period of Academic Support Clinic Debating national shutdown. • • Campus Shuttle The Department supported the • efforts of The Office of Marketing • Student Health Plan CAPACITY BUILDING and Communication to ensure • Chaplaincy & PROFESSIONAL timely and effective messages to the student body. Members of the department DEVELOPMENT Faculty & Staff Sensitisation also supported parents who expressed OSS Programmes • concerns about the well-being of students • Co-Curricular Courses • Staff Training who were experiencing difficulty returning First Year Experience to their respective countries. The • department collected student data to • Internships shape repatriation efforts on behalf of Mentorship Trinidadian students to enable their return • prior to the closure of the Trinidadian • New Student Orientation borders. The department also liaised with • RAPS & PACE the Marketing Manager Caribbean Airlines Resident Life (CAL) to determine the number of • students seeking repatriation to Jamaica • Student Volunteerism and disseminated information about this • Students Helping Students effort. This helped students to stay up-to- Vision & Fortitude date with CAL’s effort to provide a service. • 274 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

OSS SERVICES AND PROGRAMMES

STUDENT DEMAND FOR OSS SERVICES

Student demand for face-to-face OTHER , 269 Vision & Insurance , 367 services offered at the Office of Fortitude, 8 Student Services during the academic year 2019/2020 was two thousand, four Workshop, 14 hundred and eighty (2,480). This only Services, accounts for students who visited the 106 office. Since March 2020, services were Meetings, 211 available by online booking. This data is Shuttle Service, 20 captured in the specific area the service was provided. Semester 1 AcademicSemester Year 12019/2020 Academic Year 2019/2020 Semester I1 AcademicSemester Year I1 2019/2020 Academic Year 2019/2020 OSS Figure 1: Face-To-Face Services For The Period August 2019 And March 2020 Psychological Counselling Services

Utilisation of Psychological 1 1 Counselling Services 12 12 The Office of Student Services 19 1319 13 24 24 recorded a total of eight hundred 10 10 and two (802) appointments. Of this 10 10 number, six hundred and sixteen (616) had scheduled appointments with the 16 16 full time Psychological Counsellor 31 31 26 26 covering the 9 am to 5 pm time frame 28 28 daily. The attendance rate was 58%. This period was characterised by unprecedented changes and closures and general disruption both on island SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS and worldwide. PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPHY The extended hours clinic was held ALCOHOL & OTHERALCOHOL DRUGS & OTHER DRUGS ALCOHOL & OTHERALCOHOL DRUGS & OTHER DRUGS twice weekly between September SEED SEED SEED SEED and December 2019 and once BASIC PEER HELPINGBASIC PEER HELPING BASIC PEER HELPINGBASIC PEER HELPING weekly between January and July BARBADOS SEA TURTLEBARBADOS SEA TURTLE 2020 as a result of the unavailability of one Part-Time Counsellor. The extended hours clinic held between 3 pm and 6 pm accounted for one hundred and eighty-six (186) recorded OSS Figure 2: Semester 1 Academic Year OSS Figure 3: Semester Ii Academic Year 2019/2020 2019/2020 appointments with an attendance rate of approximately 70%. It was anticipated that the COVID-19 Co-Curricular Credits pandemic may have led to a great demand for mental health services Registration A total of 190 (87 Semester 1, 103 during the acute phase. However, The Office of Student Services continued Semester 2) students registered for based on requests for appointments, it to market the programme as a means to courses offered for Academic Year appeared as though clients managed the encourage students to utilise the co- 2019/2020. This represented an increase initial acute phase as best as they could curricular courses as an option for an course registration of 27 students when but during the months of May, June elective. A new Co-Curricular course, compared to academic year 2018/2019. and July the requests for appointments COCR 2045 Introduction to Chinese (See Figures 2 and 3). increased over those for the preceding Culture was approved and will be offered months of March and April. for academic year 2020/2021. THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 275

Online course evaluations continued to MEET THE TEAM be conducted. The response rate for Semester 1 was 27% while Semester 2 Programme Assistant was 11%. This reduction in response was SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE & impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. PROFESSIONAL STAFF Ms Andrea Cumberbatch BA in History with Education, Professional Development Director Certificate in Supervisor management Facilitating Student Success - Ms Dale Lynch MSW, BSc., Cert. University Implementation of Early Alert and College Administration Programme Assistant System in Banner Mr Peter Callender An anticipated Early Alert System in Manager Banner remains to be implemented to Mr Khaleid Holder assist in quickly flagging students who may Community Service Coordinator be having mental health challenges. It is Ms Gloria Harper Psychological Counsellor expected that this early alert would both identify them before they decompensate Dr Jacqueline Benn PhD Education (High and are forced to take a leave of absence Commendation); MSc. Clinical Psychology Stenographer Clerk or when a leave of absence is required that (Distinction); B.Sc. Psychology (Upper Second Ms Angela Ward CPS Certified Professional they are assessed early on return to school Class Honors) Secretary so that their progress can be monitored and they can be more easily assisted. Career Counselling Specialist/ Stenographer Clerk Internship Coordinator To this end, an Assessment and Ms Keziah Benn AA. Office Administrative Recommendation for Return from a Health- Ms Don-Marie Holder and Management Related Leave form has been created. It is hoped that this will be discussed at the next Campus Health and Wellness ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Office Assistant Committee meeting. This form will provide Student Services Assistant Mr Ian Small a standardised and transparent method Ms Katanya Toppin BSc. Management of assessing students who are required to Studies, Dip. Office Administration, take a leave of absence for mental health Professional Development Certificate of issues and will provide the framework for Competence – Supervisory Management Skills guiding their re-entry into the academic and living environment. It will also provide the means by which holds and early alerts Shuttle Service Supervisor may be instituted so as to provide the Mr Wayne Harewood student with the necessary help.

Health Plan Administrator Ms Robena K. Nicholls MSc.- Student Affairs in Higher Education, B.Sc. – Labor & Employment Relations, ACS – Associate Customer Service, APS – Administrative Professional Secretary

Programme Assistant Mrs Roachell Murray MA - Student Personnel Administration Specialization, Dist., BSc. - Social Work, Hons. Professional Development Certificate of Competence – Supervisory Management Skills 276 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

INITIATIVES COMPLETED Technologist saw a combined effort Library, Campus IT Services and Course BY PERSPECTIVES to ensure that the online learning Instructors in order to identify alternative systems were accessible to students solutions to enhance accessibility to with disabilities especially students with students with blindness. It also continued ACCESS blindness and hearing difficulties, resulting to meet with other stakeholders to ensure in a publication to assist faculty in creating student success. ENABLING ACCESS, RETENTION an inclusive learning environment. This In preparation for the resumption of publication, “Practical tips for teaching AND SUCCESS classes online during April 2020, the students with disabilities” was shared OSS in collaboration with the Centre among faculty. The Department has seen for Excellence in Teaching and Learning increasing numbers of students accessing ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE (CETL) facilitated online Teaching and services for persons with disabilities. INCLUSIVITY, STUDENT Learning sessions for instructors of ENGAGEMENT AND ENABLE students with hearing impairments, blindness/visual impairments. During these WIDER ACCESS ACADEMIC SUPPORT sessions, instructors learned ways they Students with Disabilities Disability Services – can enhance access for these students with The Department plays a central and pivotal Request for Accommodations disabilities. Sessions were led by Mr Troy Carrington from CETL and the Disabilities role in ensuring the Campus meets its During the reporting period, the Coordinator, Mr Khaleid Holder. Through mandate to be an inclusive community. Disabilities Services Coordinator/Student collaboration with the Student Enrolment Services Manager recorded one hundred The department adopted a case and Retention Unit (SERU) and CETL, and forty-six (146) appointments for management approach to the delivery the OSS produced guidelines to help staff students seeking to access disability of disability services to ensure that teach students with disabilities in an online services. Of these intakes totalled accommodations for persons with forum. disabilities were implemented at every sixteen (16) and follow up consultations step of the assessment continuum. This equalled one hundred and thirty (130). ensured that accommodation plans for Accommodations plans were circulated to The First Year Experience (FYE) assessments were more readily identified Deans on students’ behalf and copied to Programme at the faculty level during the semester; the Medical Officer in charge of Student particularly during mid-term assessments. Health Clinic. Examination accommodation The first year experience programme A sentinel system of support for students requests were also routed through the continues to be a best practice learning with disabilities was established. Students Student Health Clinic for forwarding to the activity where first year students can were recruited to provide direct support Examinations Section. become oriented to university life, make meaningful connections with their peers to persons with blindness. This peer to The Disability Advisory Committee met on across disciplines, explore a trajectory peer relationship fostered connectedness October 23, 2019 in order to discuss the for their development and success during and engagement of students with blindness, formalisation of the establishment of the university, understand and make use of helping them to develop supportive Advisory Committee and to discuss the the resources on Campus to support their relationships that enabled them to better Terms of Reference for its establishment. navigate the physical spaces on Campus success and explore active citizenship. and gain access to their peers who shared Two hundred and twenty-nine (229) students enrolled in Semester I and one online resources to support their academic Disability Services – hundred and twenty-nine (129) students endeavors. This peer to peer support is Outreach and Coordination significant as it signals to differently-abled enrolled in semester II of the 2019- persons that The UWI Cave Hill Campus During the 2019 -2020 academic year, the 2020 academic year. This reflected an is a community of care that supports the University welcomed two blind students. approximate 44% decline from semester success of all students. The students experienced challenges one. Students reported that challenges with accessing electronic materials and with registration and conflicting class The strengthening of the provisions of resources on the e-Learning portal, as schedules hampered their ability to return services for persons with disabilities JAWS, the text-to-speech software, to FYE in the second semester. was tested during the COVID-19 installed in the Kerry-Ann Ifill Unit, is not Much of the programme’s enhancements pandemic when students with blindness reading all sections for users; specifically, focused on helping students more readily and those who are hearing impaired PDF documents and e-Learning. This identify the ways in which the programme became significantly disadvantaged problem had implications for the mid-term was helping them to develop and grow. during the remote teaching period. The examinations that students were expected The FYE Programme now has its own collaboration between the Disabilities to take. The Department collaborated course shell in the ELearning platform, Services Coordinator and the Educational with the Centre for Excellence in Teaching making way for OSS to standardise the and Learning (CETL), the Sidney Martin learning experience of our students THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 277

taking part in the programme. Of greater ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF their overall wellbeing. Additionally, the significance, is a detailed course syllabus STUDENTS WITH CONCERNS: closure of the Campus had a significant with course content and expected CRISIS REPONSES AND impact on student employment. Those learning outcomes, a measure by which STABILIZING NATURE OF who depended on this income to meet students can reflect on their learning and STUDENT SUPPORT SYSTEM their financial responsibilities were without income. Most persons who presented development. The support the OSS offers to students with an inability to meet their personal During Semester I (2019/2020) the OSS during times of crisis and efforts to expenses were either affected by the loss partnered with The Errol Barrow Centre maintain a sense of stability in the face of of income of their benefactors or loss of for Creative Imagination (EBCCI) and the natural disaster and global pandemics is of income themselves. Sidney Martin Library to embed media great significance. During this reporting and information literacy (MIL) skills into period, Hurricane Dorian (Semester I) The Campus was able to remove financial the students’ awareness campaigns and and the COVID-19 pandemic (Semester holds on default accounts, and this in leadership. This initiative saw the inclusion II) affected the lives of many students, effect allowed students to maintain of content related to creating public threatening their ability to remain access to remote teaching. A grant was service announcements (PSA) in the FYE students. The department provided service obtained from the Caribbean Development syllabus. Presentations were facilitated to students during the following crises: Bank and this initiative saw a significant by the User Engagement Librarian and number of persons receiving the requisite the Technical Officer - Film, EBCCI The Bahamas Relief Effort information technology (IT) devices to in the areas of MIL and public service access remote learning. Key OSS team members that included announcements (PSAs) respectively. Peer the Director and the Psychological mentors attended this training in semester Counsellor provided support as part of a I and the offering was extended to the Student Safety Nets Campus Administration team’s outreach entire FYE cohort in semester II. to Bahamian students who were severely Despite the efforts, there was no existing Students undertook leadership and affected in the aftermath of Hurricane safety net that could in the short or campaign initiatives using digital Dorian. medium term provide for the extent of technologies to create culturally relevant need indicated by our students. Many The Campus undertook two forms PSAs focusing on the United Nations persons found it difficult to pay rent or of relief efforts to address the hardship Observance Days. In semester I, the use afford groceries. Disbursements from the experienced by Bahamian students. of short PSA videos were used as media Student Hardship Fund, Adopt-A-Student A food pantry was set up using donations to raise awareness on health issues such as Fund and the Book Grant Provision were of food from members of the campus diabetes, HIV & AIDS and the importance temporarily suspended as the means by community and other external campus of metal health. They also promoted health which students received disbursements stakeholders. The Office of Business and and healthy lifestyles. could not be facilitated. Internationalisation supported the relief Though initially conceived as a short term effort. Their efforts resulted in monetary The response to student needs during project, the stakeholder partnership donations of BBD 29,114.20 received these crises remained largely dependent on extended to Semester II (2019/2020) and from 8 organisations and 2 departments mobilizing donations from a wide range of these skills were applied to the students’ on campus. Students were assisted with stakeholders. The services often required community-based leadership projects. The the payment of rent as well as monthly a dedicated effort. These efforts were media and information literacy content stipends to meet their basic needs. dependent on the efforts of staff members is an important inclusion as it fosters with substantive duties which meant that critical thinking among students who often delivery of services were predicated on the navigate online platforms that contain The COVID-19 Pandemic and availability of time. Though these efforts significant amounts of misinformation. Displaced Students may be significant, the lack of a dedicated fund to address student financial needs Students graduating from the FYE The emergent and sudden nature of the during large scale crises, might easily lead programme have undertaken leadership border closures across the region created to the belief by stakeholders that the roles in student government, clubs and an unfortunate set of circumstances that service is piecemeal and unresponsive. societies, peer support programmes or prevented students from returning home The Department recognises the increasing have undertaken active volunteer roles and prevented many from accessing funds need to establish a dedicated disaster on and off Campus. The FYE programme from their homes of origin. Invariably, relief fund that would ensure an effective therefore can be seen as playing a this meant that a significant number of and timely response to students who are significant role in fostering student non-national students, remained on island; displaced by natural disasters or a global engagement and active citizenship. some of whom found it difficult to meet pandemic such as the COVID-19. their day to day needs. This reduced students’ ability to meet their basic needs The Department through relationships and caused them significant anxiety about with alumni, staff and other charitable 278 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

organisations was able to source limited OSS Table 1: Assistance received types of financial and in kind assistance. No. of Students Who In addition, a local Charity provided 162 Organization Contribution Benefited care packages to students experiencing difficulties with meeting their basic needs. Staff UWI BBD 2,850.00 17 Living Waters Community 162 Hampers 162 students The distribution of funds to bank accounts was limited as many of our students both Trinidadian Community 50 Hampers 50 students local and non-local did not have bank accounts. Disbursements and approval of funds OSS Table 2: Financial Aid Requests Semester I 2019/2020 from the Student Hardship and Adopt-A- Total amount Fund /assistance offered No of Students Student Funds resumed with the opening BBD of the Campus in June 2020. The overall Amenities Fund 1 560.00 assistance represents a cash value of BBD 35,141.00. Adopt-A-Student 18 14,800.00 The overall assistance represents a cash Student Hardship 10 11,339 .00 value of BBD 66,067.00, representing Book Grant Provision 3 3,017.00 assistance to 67 students. The students Bahamas Emergency Fund 2 5,425 were represented across faculties and nationalities. This was indicative of the global nature of the pandemic; its impact and the attending social problems. OSS Table 3: Financial Aid Requests Semester II 2019/2020

Total amount Fund /assistance offered No of Students BBD Responses of the Regional Governments Amenities Fund 11 4,870.00 In an effort to address need among the Adopt-A-Student 16 11,200.00 large number of Trinidadian students Student Hardship 14 7,150.00 displaced by the closure of its borders, Book Grant Provision 3 4,897.00 The Trinidad and Tobago Government UWI Toronto Benefit Gala 7 34,900.00 provided a living allowance of BBD COVID-19 Relief Fund 600.00 to 68 students who qualified for Food Hampers 18 In Kind the assistance. Cash Donations 17 2,850.00 Food Vouchers 2 200.00 STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN Claims Submission Students continued to seek reimbursement through the CariCARE Medical Assistance Plan. The total claims submitted to Sagicor for the period August 2019 – July 2020 were 2650. Compared to the period August 2018- July 2019, there was a decrease in submission by 970 claims (27%). Due to the national shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic some students returned home but access to the Student Health Insurance Plan remained available until July 31 2020. Students utilised both the Student OSS Figure 4: Health Insurance Claims Submitted August 2019 To July 2020 Health Clinic as well as external service providers for service. THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 279

ALIGNMENT

LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PEER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME This programme continues to be an incubator where students develop leadership skills through service to other students. This group of students forms part of the student leadership corps at the Cave Hill Campus. The mentors serve as resource persons to a cohort of at least 15 first year students, facilitate at least 1 academic skills workshop, work with their groups Peer Mentorship Training 2019 to develop and conduct awareness campaigns and implement a community project. They all participate in ongoing professional development training. This programme allows students to practice civic engagement and leadership while gaining critical skills that augur well for their professional and personal development. This programme continues to be funded through proceeds from the RBC Race for the Kids. Its ability to attract the funding of corporate sponsors is indicative of the value of the service this programme provides.

Student Volunteers Conducting Campus Tours Student Professional Development The economic impact of COVID-19 affected the business continuity of many of our local businesses. This saw a the changed work environment and AGILITY reduction in and cancellation of many explored the possibility of offering the STUDENT-CENTRED PROCESSES internship opportunities for students Fair in an online platform in the new in summer 2020. Though there was a academic year. Administrative Preparations for decline in these types of opportunities, Online Delivery (Home Based volunteerism and mentorship were Services) Civic Engagement: Active promoted to provide students with Citizenship In an effort to maintain student access alternative ways to gain meaningful to these services in the face of the highly The OSS Volunteers continued to world of work opportunities to fill any anticipated national shutdown, the team provide invaluable service to the skills or experience gaps. met in early March to determine and map Campus community. The volunteer The Job Fair continued to attract out the delivery of services and the online corps of current students and alumni a diverse range of employers. platforms available to best facilitate the continued to avail themselves to be Sponsorship for this event is highly seamless delivery of services remotely. of service to departments across the competitive with ten sponsors who Campus. They play pivotal roles in The Office of Student Services has confirmed for the March 18 2020, New Student Orientation, Campus maintained its services through an online Job Fair. However, COVID-19 related Open Day and serve as resource booking system and student interface using concerns saw a postponement of personnel to other departments across Microsoft Teams. This system resulted the Fair. The department introduced the Campus. in students being able to self-schedule webinars to assist students and soon to be graduates with skills to navigate 280 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

through an online booking system in the computers. Additionally, a user guide following areas: was developed for staff for working at home. • Career Services The OSS also ensured that the Psychological Services • department maintained developmental • Disability Support Services programming. FYE facilitators and • Financial Assistance Services co-curricular facilitators were given access to ELearning and blackboard Shuttle Services (reduced capacity • collaborate to maintain teaching and because of social distancing learning. Facilitators for both of these requirements) programmes received training. All staff • Academic Support Services. also received training in using Microsoft This booking link is now hosted on Teams to ensure that they could navigate the main page of the OSS website and online interactions with students. To maintain connectedness of the team, remains a student centered tool that First COVID-19 Notice from the Office of permits students to access services staff attended a weekly staff meeting. Student Services at times convenient to them. Student The Shuttle Service was maintained and staff interactions took place using for the entire semester, including the This reduced service accommodated Microsoft Teams. period during the national shutdown. students from both Halls of Though the online booking system arose This programme also provided service Residences as well as those living in out of a necessity to maintain access to to students who were traveling to the the NCF, Wanstead Gardens, West students, the online booking system was airport to return home, supported Terrace, Oxnard Heights, Prior Park already being explored to enhance the national service such as transporting the and Pleasant View areas and was manual booking system and to permit medical students who volunteered at mainly for the purpose of transporting students to select times of service that testing centres and transported staff and students to the nearby supermarkets were convenient to them. It was also students who required transportation and shopping areas. Two hundred and intended to reduce the incidence of to testing centers. The Shuttle Service fifty (250) students utilised the service cancellation or missed appointments as continues to be an invaluable resource between March 17 and May 15, 2020. to the Campus. It is considered a means of ensuring that the services, The Shuttle Service also provided an essential service which remains particularly, psychological services could support to the Faculty of Medical accessible at critical periods during the be better managed. The appointment Sciences by transporting medical semester. system will allow students to reschedule students to and from the Blackman & and schedule appointments on their Gollop School for training related to own and reduce the waiting period Ridership 2019/2020 COVID-19. for appointment. The use of the online platform for both booking and Ridership during the academic year From May 18th, the Shuttle Service interface with students has witnessed an 2019/2020 totaled fifty-five thousand, was reduced to three (3) days increased compliance, resulting in less nine hundred and ninety-four per week, operating on Tuesday, no shows for appointments. (55,994) students departing from The Wednesday and Friday. This service University of the West Indies, Cave was extended until June 12, 2020. Efforts were also made to identify a Hill main campus. The total number marketing strategy for the promotion of The OSS provided transportation of students arriving at the Cave Hill the online access to services within the for students who had repatriation Campus were forty-seven thousand department. This included promotion flights June 13 – June 15, 2020. These and eighty-seven (47,087). This total of our online services through email, students were mainly from Jamaica, is inclusive of one thousand and various social media platforms and on St. Vincent and Trinidad. fifty-three (1,053) students arriving at the UWI Chill App. Additionally, all In keeping with social distancing Graduate Studies. staff have a common email signature that protocols and safety procedures, also serves as an additional marketing During the period March 17 to twelve (12) students were permitted tool to create access to OSS services. May 15, 2020, the Shuttle Service to travel on a single shuttle at any To maintain a sense of preparedness continued to maintain a weekly given time and the use of masks was to work remotely all members of service during the closure of the mandatory. The drivers were also the Department submitted work university on Mondays to Fridays and issued with masks and hand sanitiser plans for remote areas and a request the work was distributed amongst for the duration of these services. was made to enable remote access all the shuttle operators on a shift of key stakeholders or persons who system between 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. needed access to applications on their THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 281

OTHER OSS ACTIVITIES Results of the New Student “The timeframe was good, well organised AND PROJECTS Orientation adapted from the and very informative… Everyone was Orientation Evaluation Report incredibly helpful and the presentations New Student Orientation 2019 prepared by INPLAIS were enjoyable... it was very informative and the step by step guidelines were very The New Student Orientation Planning The sample was predominantly Female helpful.” Committee held biweekly meetings and (four-fifths), Barbadian (four-fifths), later weekly meetings to discuss New young ‘<=24’ (four-fifths)¬ Males/ Student Orientation. The orientation Females were under/ overrepresented Online Orientation forum was held on Friday August 23, by 15 percentage points. 2019. This annual programme focuses Online Orientation was updated and The sample was predominantly full-time on creating a road map for success included the production of new videos (four-fifths) and represented by students for students and offered a range of and content. This serves as an ongoing from the Faculties of Social Sciences informational sessions related to reference point for information about and Science and Technology (three- the student experience. The areas student life and support services. It is quarters). Respondents were almost highlighted this year included academic an invaluable tool for all new students equally likely to have come from having success, navigating The UWI, health and particularly those who would have work experience, tertiary institutions wellness, co-curricular experiences and missed the new student orientation or secondary school. Full-time/ Part- exploring UWI citizenship. See Appendix because of late acceptances or other time were over/ underrepresented by 9 2 Orientation Schedule and Photos. circumstances. percentage points. The planning process was very Just over half of respondents (55%) had deliberate. Efforts were made to good/ very good experiences at the The Parents and Partners Forum identify the key information that forum. About three-quarters or more The Parents and Partners Forum was students required at the start of the had good/ very good experiences at the held on August 24, 2019. Students semester in the areas listed above. other orientation events. Attendees coordinated and executed a skit that Sub-committee Chairs worked with who had a very good/ good experience, provided comic relief while providing teams to design learning outcomes and mostly stated that it was informative/ key information about a range of instructional design. Campus Quality helpful (56%) - good/ enjoyable/ well student support services. It comprised Assurance undertook the evaluation arranged (39%) - interactive/ engaging primarily of a question and answer of the forum. The evaluation report (9%) - hosted by friendly/ welcoming segment where Faculty and staff fielded is pending. The student feedback will staff (9%). queries from students’ significant others. also be garnered from the New Student Survey. This year, the forum was held under Intended outcomes The Multi-Faith the graduation tent allowing us to Students are equipped to understand Commencement Service create a community of new and engaged the purpose of higher education, find The Commencement Service was learners who were able to equally and access available resources for held on, August 25, 2019 under the benefit from the information and the student support, identify ways to engage theme “A United Faith for a Diverse energy generated by the UWI Pride Pep in Campus life, and recognise good Campus”. This multi-faith service, Rally and other UWI Pride initiatives. academic and personal conduct. which was a collaborative effort among The forum attracted in excess of 1000 Students feel competent navigating the the Department and the University students. Nine hundred and seventy- process and are confident in the support Chaplains, featured readings and eight (978) students formally registered provided. messages from the Bahai, Anglican, through a manual registration process. Muslim, Hindu, Moravian, Methodist, Efforts to use technology to manage the Students think/ say/ feel that the Forum and Seven Day Adventist faiths. registration process proved challenging inspired them to map out the steps Performances were also delivered by as many students had not set up their necessary to reach their academic and UCCF and students Ms Aaesha Clarke emails to enable them downloaded the personal development goals and that and Mr Dennis McCall Jr. campus app. they feel UWI citizenship and pride. Student Learning Outcomes Road Maps The following details about the Student Testimonials They were two efforts to map out Undergraduate Orientation Forum It was very informative and it made me the new student experience. Weekly Experience were extracted from the aware of many different activities & communication to new students 2018/2019 New Student Survey. traditions on campus… it was fun and included information about the welcoming, it actually made me want to registration process, accommodations, attend UWI even more.” 282 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

paying fees and accessing IT services were paused as a result of the introduction of virtual counselling among others. There was much peer COVID-19 pandemic and associated services and increased use of technology to peer support provided via the UWI need for physical distancing. The to promote and execute professional Campus app for common difficulties. A revisiting of this initiative was planned development programming. bingo game was constructed to provide for academic year 2020-2021. a varied orientation experience and to enhance students’ awareness of key OSS Table 4: Individual Career services. RECOGNIZING AND Counselling Services REWARDING STUDENTS Month Male Female Total Guild of Students Annual Student Award Ceremony August 3 8 11 During this year, there were several The 17th Annual Student Awards September 10 33 43 consultations with the Guild President Ceremony was scheduled to take October 19 35 54 place on April 07, 2020 under the Constitutional Chairperson to better November 21 33 54 understand and provide guidance theme The UWI: A Pathway to December 2 5 7 related to the removal of the Guild Entrepreneurial and Service Vice President and the upcoming By- Excellence. Miss Hacina Watson- January 2 1 3 Election for the vacant post, including Hinds, a graduate of Cave Hill, was February 24 49 73 selected to deliver the feature address constituting the Electoral Complaints March 6 47 53 Committee. The Department continued on this theme. Miss Watson is the April 2 10 12 to highlight inconsistencies in the Guild owner of Supreme Learning Academy. Constitution and recommended the Due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 2 10 12 alignment of the Constitution with the and the national protocols, planning June 11 10 21 for the ceremony was interrupted Electoral Code. July 5 13 18 and alternate procedures were put There were also consultations with the in place to celebrate students and Total 107 254 361 Returning Officer and Constitutional highlight donors. Chairperson of the Guild of Students At least three hundred and sixty-one regarding the upcoming Guild Elections. students received individual career The consultations increased in frequency Kregg Nurse Awards counselling during the academic year. following the resignation of the Guild Females attended appointments at a Returning Officer and subsequent The Disabilities Services Coordinator better rate compared to males (male: appointment of a new officer. The OSS provided support to students with 30%; females: 70%). Students enrolled in sum, met with the Returning Officer disabilities with regard to their in the Faculties of Social Sciences and and the nominated candidates for applications for the Kregg Nurse Science and Technology readily sought approximately 14 hours between January Awards. Two current Cave Hill services, while a handful of Humanities and April 2020. students, Caitlin Ward and Hyacinth Stoute were the award recipient and and Education, Sport, Medical Sciences runner up respectively. and Law majors accessed services. The vast majority of students requested Campus App Information Session assistance with resume and cover During this reporting period, the OSS ENHANCING letter preparation and job search facilitated an on boarding session STUDENT SKILLS skills. Other support requests were on the UWI Chill Campus App with made for mock interviews, academic the Guild (Vice President and Public Career Services counselling and graduate school planning. Relations Officer) and Ready Education, During the academic year 2019/2020, A few prospective students and alumni the App developers. The meeting career and placement services requiring career planning or job search was designed to familiarise student continued to be accessed by students assistance also accessed career services. government with the benefits of the and recruiters. However, in March In June, a letter was shared with final App and how they could utilise it for 2020 the global health crisis resulted year undergraduates on available career club and society engagement. A follow in postponement of the annual Job Fair services and useful next steps. This up session was planned for club and and cancellation of many internship contributed to 25 resumes being added society representatives in the upcoming opportunities. Mentorship continued to the Employment Register. These academic year. to be a vital way to connect students students also benefited from feedback Plans for the production of an with professionals as a means to on their resumes. With three (3) informational video to assist clubs, increase their network and personal students seeking guidance on Graduate societies and associations with and professional competencies. School Planning. organising student events on campus The pandemic also influenced the THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 283

During periods of oversight, seven (7) OSS Table 5: Local Internships/ Employment assessments were conducted. One Organisation Type of Experience student did not attend his/her scheduled appointment. Business Management Roles Hirer Internship Hyuna International 5 * Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property 2 * 0 Student Professional Experience Work Consultancy 2 6 This year the University like many EY 14 5 other academic institutions worldwide experienced cancellations, delays KPMG 3 0 or reduced opportunities as a Digicel 1 * 0 result of the COVID-19 pandemic. A few partners were able to Flow 1 1 mobilise themselves to offer online Arawak Cement Plant 0 1 opportunities. As a result of safety Massy Stores 1 0 protocols or the economic impact Mount Gay Distilleries 0 1 resulting from the pandemic several Harris Paint 0 1 organisations had to focus manpower and other resources towards business Total 29 16 continuity plans. Given that many * Temporary Hirer * NYR Not Yet Received organisations are yet to return to daily face-to-face operations and are still in adjustment periods (some experiential data is not yet available). Students were able to consider the workplace preparation role that is The first year of subscription saw 8834 National Give Back Programme and regional in nature and serves as a page views, reflecting 1069 total visits other Vision and Fortitude volunteer culturally relevant learning opportunity by students. Popular page views are initiatives as ways to gain soft and for graduate students. The internships reflected in the table below and show hard skills while supporting vulnerable are such that they foster the that students primarily conducted job groups and organisations. Students development of specific disciplinary (1233) and internship (1183) searches. were also provided with access to skills to deliver effective programming A few students developed personal virtual job search strategies and other to parents and children in communities accounts (177) and used the career professional development activities where these services are limited or guides page (64). unavailable and therefore serve the to increase their preparedness to Students appeared most interested benefit of strengthening regional social navigate the changing technological in career guides and employment in agencies. This program was cancelled and remote work environment. Canada, United States of America and for Summer 2020 given the university’s the United Kingdom. A few students ongoing travel restrictions related to also searched for job roles in countries COVID-19. International Internships such as Ireland, Panama, Chile and Australia. With the collaboration of Summer Work Adventures, a local summer Career Development Resources abroad recruitment agency, interviews GoinGlobal Subscription Career Development Webpage were facilitated with international Students have access to a career summer camp organisations. Eight The GoinGlobal database provides development services website that students secured positions for summer registered students with access to a they can access on demand information camp and related jobs in the US. comprehensive tool kit of career and on Career Planning, Job Searching, However, given COVID-19, the US visa employment resources to assist students Mentorship, Internship, Employment office was closed and the program was and recent graduates to research and Register and Career Resources. These subsequently cancelled for Summer 2020. access jobs and internships in over 40 countries. The database provides themes provide students with the subscribers access to: opportunity to determine what career counselling is, navigate career planning Regional Internships Country Career Guides • and career readiness resources anytime The Caribbean Internship Project • Global City Career Guides and introduces them to experiential (CIP) is a jointly funded initiative • U.S. City Career Guides. opportunities, professional associations between The UWI’s three resident and designations to support their career campuses. The CIP serves a critical success. 284 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

2019 Holetown Chamber of Trade and about the local chapter. This Inc. (HCT) Leadership Forum information is also featured on the Career Development Resources The following students were sponsored by Webpage. the HCT to participate in their October 12, 2019 Leadership Forum. This event took place at the Errol Barrow Centre Emerging Professionals Career for Creative Imagination and students Planning Workshop benefited from presentations by leading local entrepreneurs including Mr Dereck On January 24, 2020, in collaboration Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman with Career Coach, the third Owner of Automotive Arts Group. Emerging Professionals Workshop was hosted. Thirty-five, predominantly level (1) Tristan Ward Valedictorian three students, attended this one- (2) Kiezel James day training. Students benefited from practical sessions including Networking (3) Lyn-Marie McCarthy and Understanding the Job Description. (4) Maliaka Bispham Each student also benefited from one- (5) Shernell Worrell on-one coaching and resume review. Due to the National Shutdown, the (6) Kathy-Ann Alleyne Practical Business Etiquette component (7) Beverly Brathwaite of this training scheduled for April 04, was postponed. (8) Kim Deane Career Closet flyer (9) Rashonda Hayde (10) Latisha King On-Campus Showcases (11) Pascal Williams Barbados International Business (12) Yusuf Stafford. Association – New Executive On February 04, 2020, Mr Henderson Holmes who served as Executive Careers Showcase Director for many years formally On October 23, 2019, this annual introduced Mrs Carmel Haynes and on-campus event which takes Mrs Grace Chambers to the Campus place during international business in their roles of Executive Director and week. Professionals in the areas of Communications Officer respectively. internal audit, corporate services, law, accounting, actuarial science, investments, human resources, 2020 World of Work Activities computer science, consultancy shared CHILL Career Closet Launched Mock Interviews career and credential information with students. Local international business The CHILL Career Closet launched companies in attendance included in March was initiated to assist Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PWC, Brookfield students to dress successfully for their Accounting, Trident Corporate upcoming interview, networking event Mock Interviews Services, Chancery Corporate or professional development activity. Services, Lex Caribbean CaribbeanJobs. After a call to alumni for donations, This event was postponed as a result of Com, Caribbean Catalyst, USA Risk the Closet ran for one month and the COVID-19 national impact. None- Group, Invest Barbados, Barbados benefited from a modest number of the-less, eleven Human Resources and Revenue Authority, JT Bank & Trust, gently used women’s attire. SY Adams Institute of Chartered Accountants of KPMG, Clarity and CPA Canada. This donated hangers to assist with the Barbados (ICAB) members volunteered activity also created an opportunity presentation and distribution of items. to provide forty-eight (48) students with for students to learn more about Thanks to the generous donations of interview experience and resume reviews. the profession of international audit our Cave Hill Community, 20 students This event was scheduled to take place gained access to work attire. March 17-18. Where possible interviews were arranged virtually. THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 285

COVID-19 Pandemic: The Changing World of Work On May 20 and June 03, 2020, approximately 70 students participated in COVID-19 Pandemic: The Changing World of Work webinars hosted in collaboration with CaribbeanJobs. com. Students gleaned Caribbean specific recruitment information from presenters, Mrs Lerielle Cole-Pierre and Ms Dominique Osbourne on topics including “Top Roles and Top Industries during the pandemic, Timely soft skills and how they can be acquired, Preparing for Virtual Interviews and The Importance of a Virtual profile.” Students also engaged facilitators in robust discussions regarding their unique areas of study and COVID-19 Pandemic: The Changing World of Work offered thanks at the end of the webinar as a result of the insights gained.

• Study Skills | Tuesday October 15 | Scholarship Information Sessions 2019/2020 Mentorship Programme 1pm - 2pm | Ms. Robena Nicholls This year’s mentorship programme Rhodes Scholarship • Time Management | Tuesday Information Session launch took place on October 01, October 22 |1pm - 2pm | 2019 in the 3Ws Oval. The Law Peter Callender This information session was hosted on Society introduced a faculty specific September 13, 2019 by three local Rhodes mentorship programme and partnered Scholarship Alumni, including faculty with The OSS for the Launch. This Personal Academic Career member, Ms Chloe Walker. The trio collaboration resulted in 49 new legal Enrichment (PACE) workshops addressed queries and shared information professional mentors joining the face continued during Semester II. Primarily, to a group of eleven students who were to face mentorship core. Three new second and third year students benefited interested in gaining the prestigious award mentors in accounting, business strategy from workshops facilitated by OSS to study at Oxford University. and diplomacy also joined this year’s staff and HR and Labour Relations programme. This resulted in a total of professionals in the following areas: Chevening Scholarship 63 (13 non law; 50 law) mentors and Information Session Workshop Titles and Facilitators were: eighty-eight (88) mentees participating On Thursday, September 26, 2020, in this year’s programme. • Dress for Success 40 students joined recent Chevening Saturday February 15, and UWI Cave Hill Alumni, attorney 10:00am - 11:30am, Ms Tisha Peters, Mr Lorimer Denny and British High RAPS AND PACE Workshops Career Coach. Commission staff to learn about novelties Reasoned Action for Problem Ten (10) students benefited from a of studying in the UK, the Chevening Solving (RAPS) continued during presentation highlighting how one’s award and application criteria. Semester I under the theme How can attire relates to their professional I help me! Tips related to each topic brand while on the job search. and the session poster were designed • Employment Rights and Job Fair and shared one week in advance of the Offer Negotiation Ten sponsors were confirmed for weekly sessions via the CHILL App and Monday, March 09, 3:00pm-4:00pm, the March 18 Job Fair. As a result of student email database. A related OSS Mrs Kara Boyce, Human Resources emerging COVID-19 business continuity service was also featured at the bottom Manager, Bryden Stokes Ltd. and safety plans, many companies of each tip. Mrs Boyce hosted this seminar were no longer available to participate. Workshop Titles and Facilitators were: for 15 students. Participants were A decision was eventually made to introduced to the Employment Rights postpone the Fair. A Proposal for a Stress Management | Thursday • Act and given tips to consider when 2021 Virtual Fair was since provided for October 10, 12 noon – 1pm | negotiating an offer. consideration. Dr Jacqueline Benn. 286 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

Student Clubs, Societies and Associations The Student Activities Committee (SAC) met with respective student groups once a month and provided much needed information, guidance and support to assist with the planning of their activities. However, there was a noticeable decline in the availability of some committee members to attend the scheduled SAC meetings, resulting in delayed feedback to student organisations. The contribution of the SAC is of value to students and a re-commitment of its members is needed to enable students to become more informed and better prepared to plan and The UWI Cave Hill Debaters with Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor the Most Honourable V. execute their events. Eudine Barriteau Approximately eighteen (18) clubs/ societies and the Guild of Students hosted various events to educate, changed the way in which students are Debating Society entertain and engage the campus permitted to host social events. Due to The Department collaborated with the community. A Student Activities the risk associated with gatherings, the Faculty of Law to coordinate and host the Information session was held on Friday department consulted with the Guild inaugural Caribbean-China International November 01, 2019 to provide students of Students to agree on guidelines for Debating Championship. The debate was with information about regulations hosting events during the COVID-19 held on November 13 at the Cave Hill governing the hosting of student pandemic. Though there was a Campus and featured student debaters events on campus and provide a forum consensus among staff and students from the Chinese University of Political for students to share their concerns that face to face interactions among Science and Law and the University of the and have their queries addressed. club and societies would be suspended, West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. The Environmental Health Officers there appeared to be much ambivalence The winning team from the Chinese for the catchment area were also among the student body about the University of Political Science and Law invited and provided much needed social distancing requirements. A policy won by two points over The UWI Cave clarification about health regulations was tabled for discussion and it was Hill team. The Cave Hill team comprised and requirements for the application of expected to be considered by the senior Kemar Stuart, Xarriah Browne, Kylene temporary restaurant license and food management team for approval in the Parris and Debra Francis. permits including the preparation and new academic year. distribution of food at student events. Mr Khaleid Holder, Student Services To increase the awareness by students Manager, OSS continued to serve as Seven (7) student organisations and the of the policy and protocols for student the coach to the Cave Hill team and as Guild of Students conducted educational events, informational videos were a judge at the Debate Championships. initiatives and activities to showcase proposed are yet to be implemented. He also continued to serve as coach to their culture, food and traditions. This initiative will be implemented in the the Debating Society in preparation for 2020/2021 academic year. Unfortunately, with the announcement the upcoming Intercampus and PanAms of the cancellation of classes and the Meetings were held with the Guild Debate Championships. closure of the Campus due to the Vice President to discuss greater use of Mr Holder coached the Debating Society COVID-19 Pandemic, the remaining the Campus by Clubs and Societies to in preparation for the PanAms Debating student associations and their planned engage their membership and build a Championship scheduled to take place in week(s) of activities were negatively virtual community. To facilitate this type April 2020 in Curaçao but this event was affected, including the Guild and their of engagement, all clubs and societies later cancelled because of the pandemic. highly anticipated Carnival Week which will be allocated walls on the Campus As Faculty Advisor, Mr Holder attended was scheduled to kick off from March 29 app and will be provided with training the Debating Society Elections on April 03, to April 04, 2020. during the month of September. 2020 where Mr Nickell Lewis was elected Student engagement in extracurricular President. activities continues to be an important aspect of student life and operating within the COVID-19 environment THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 287

On June 08, 2020 Ms Dale Lynch, Director On August 30, 2019 following a motor It is important to forge and maintain OSS and Mr Holder attended a joint panel vehicular accident which occurred links among fellow professionals across discussion hosted by The University of the on the road outside Campus, the the campuses of The University of West Indies Debating Society. The session Psychological Counsellor along the West Indies, in order to ensure was jointly organised by the Cave Hill with the Director, OSS and the our commitment to enhancing access, Debating Society, Mona Debating Society, Student Services Manager provided being agile and alignment with the Morehouse College and the University psychosocial and logistical support to needs of the Campus and wider of Ghana and focussed on the rights and several students who were injured or community. In helping to facilitate this experiences of people of colour. The witnessed the accident. This extended mandate, on June 03, 2020, the Full discussions were timely given the race to visiting students at the Accident Time Psychological Counsellor and the relations and black lives matter movement and Emergency Department of the Part Time Psychological Counsellors occurring in the USA and globally. Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the commenced meetings with the other Winston Scott Polyclinic as well as Counsellors of the Mona and St. communicating with relatives and later Augustine Campuses. It is expected arranging and organising flights home that these meetings will continue SERVING AND ENGAGING and continued emotional support. during the coming academic year. Hurricane Dorian devastated the Service Rendered to The UWI Bahamas on September 10, 2019 Mental Health Policy and Following collaboration with the creating much disruption as well as Return to Campus from Coordinator of the DM Emergency emotional and financial difficulties Health-Related Leave Medicine in the Faculty of Medical for Bahamian students at The UWI Sciences, the Psychological Counsellor Cave Hill Campus. Following this Following the formation of a small presented three workshops for the DM event, OSS team, along with other committee arising out of the Medical Emergency Residents which addressed members of the campus and senior and Health Services Committee to the following areas on the dates administration engaged in support and examine the Mental Health Policy and identified: outreach activities in order to assist the amendment to the Involuntary Leave the Bahamian students. These activities Clause, action points were identified Stress Management – • occurred during September and in preparation for the next meeting. September 03, 2019 October, 2019. These included the creation of a form Time/Self-Management – which would help to standardise and • Following the arrival of COVID-19 in September 10, 2019 clarify the assessment of students who Barbados, the Psychological Counsellor had to take leave for mental health Exam Preparation – • participated in mental health outreach reasons and their fitness for return September 17, 2019. activities organised by the UWI to academic pursuits and living within The Director and Psychological COVID-19 Task Force in collaboration a community. This form would also Counsellor also provided an additional with UWItv and the Barbados Society go hand in hand with the mandate of workshop to DM Emergency Residents of Psychology to support the general the Special Review Committee to be on Work-Life Balance on January 14, campus, local and regional community. established to deliberate on the taking 2020. All of the workshops were She presented on the topic Coping of Involuntary Leave by students who conducted at the Clinical Skills Lab With Loneliness During the COVID-19 pose a danger to themselves and others Building, Jemmotts Lane, Bridgetown Pandemic https://www.youtube.com/ as a result of mental health challenges. from 5 pm to 6pm on each occasion. watch?v=AiP1G6JoB7A on April 07, The Psychological Counsellor with 2020. On September 04, 2019, following input from the Director, was tasked discussion with the Coordinator for In an effort to help support and with and developed the Assessment and the Master in Nursing (Education and promote the importance of mental Recommendation Form for Return from Administration), the Psychological health of employers and employees Health-Related Leave which is based on Counsellor delivered a presentation on following COVID-19, the Psychological another template to assess returning Counselling Support to the second cohort Counsellor was invited to participate students. It was shared and discussed of the M.Sc. Nursing programme. in the outreach by the Centre for with the other Head Counsellors at Professional Development and Lifelong the Mona and St. Augustine Campuses As was done previously, the Learning. Their series was entitled who endorsed its usefulness and was Psychological Counsellor participated in Open for Business – Living with approved by the Deputy Principal, Cave the New Student Orientation for year COVID-19 and she presented on The Hill Campus. It has been submitted to 1 students enrolled in the MBBS and Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health the Chair, Medical and Health Services BHSc. programmes. She presented on and Wellness at Work on July 22, 2020. Committee for tabling and discussion at Stress Management to this cohort in the next Committee meeting. the Henry Fraser Lecture Theatre on September 25, 2019. 288 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

Public Service Rendered as the harmful effects of pollutions, messages to promote good mental The Psychological Counsellor engaged health and issues of identity. This type in outreach activities with external of initiative intentionally promotes civic stakeholders during the period under engagement among students and builds review. active citizenship. On September 13, 2019 she participated in an orientation session for new Registered Nurses at the Resident Assistants and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This Resident Life presentation focused on motivation The Resident Assistants conducted a and transition into the new working mental health awareness campaign on environment as new staff nurses. the Halls of Resident to commemorate The Psychological Counsellor the Week of Mental Health. During the was invited to present on Suicide week of October 06-12, 2019, students Prevention – Psychological Management designed and circulated mental health on October 31, 2019. The Psychiatric tips to encourage dialogue about Ward C4 of the Queen Elizabeth mental health issues among the student Hospital presented a Mental Health population and bring awareness to the FYE Diabetes Awareness Campaign Seminar in the seminar room of the resources on campus, including peer National Union of Public Workers support. Headquarters. This seminar, in In February and March 2020 RAs and keeping with the theme of World Services (OSS) and Student Health residents organised events to mark the Services (SHS). Five (5) candidates Mental Health Day, focused on the following calendar highlights: area of suicide and young people. were recommended for hire, however Valentine’s Day – each resident given the pandemic and the associated The Director of Student Services • received a small token of treats and decreased student intake on Halls, only continued to serve on the National sweets along with a hearty message two (2) were recommended for hire. Committee for the Rights of of the need to spread love and Persons with Disabilities on behalf encouragement of the Campus. This committee is a Vision and Fortitude Programme reporting body to the United Nations. • Black History Month – RAs organised a movie night featuring The Vision and Fortitude program the film Selma which chronicled the continues to be an avenue where FYE Community Outreach civil rights activities of Dr Martin students can give back to the - Awareness Campaigns & Luther King Jr. in his quest to community in which they live, learn Leadership Projects ensure equal voting rights for black and work. The programme increases people in the USA. The main goal students’ awareness of the various In semester I the use of short videos volunteer options available to them (Public Service Announcements of the night was to foster bonds among residents while enlightening while creating a safe environment (PSA’s), pop up facts and selfie for all to exist. During the second boards were used as mediums to them about the way the past shapes the future for all. semester, the COVID-19 pandemic raise awareness on health issues unfortunately resulted in a premature such as diabetes, HIV & AIDS and • The World Water Day activity and end to the programme. the importance of metal health. They RA Hike were cancelled as a result also shared the benefits of developing of the advent of COVID-19 pandemic Two popular outreach activities healthy eating habits and a healthy in Barbados. are the Moravian Church Feeding lifestyle. Programme and the Geriatric Hospital. The Barbados Association For semester II, the leadership RA monthly meetings were held on for the Blind & Deaf was also visited. projects, in their initial formats October 03, November 15, 26, 2019 However, the Geriatric hospital were preempted by the COVID-19 and February 07, March 06, 2020. prohibited visitors as a precaution due pandemic. Nonetheless, under the to the pandemic. guidance of their peer mentors and RA interviews for academic year support from their facilitators, students 2020 – 2021 were conducted on One Volunteer, Ms Rashana were able to complete their projects June 23 and 24, 2020. Eight (8) Jones noted: remotely. The students created PSAs candidates were interviewed by a panel “The Moravian Feeding programme to bring awareness to a number of comprising representatives from Halls was an enlightening experience. I would issues of importance to them such Administration, the Office of Student have participated in numerous feeding THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 289

programmes but none like this. This was a different level of service. We waited for persons to be seated and then brought food and drink to them and removed their plates after. This simple act made persons feel special which we could tell from their smiles and genuine “thank you”. This experience reminded me how important it was to treat everyone with dignity as our society can be very judgmental and unforgiving to those who are less fortunate. Overall, the sense of gratitude from individuals, warmth of the church team and spirit of teamwork of UWI volunteers made this experience extra special. I would certainly do it again!”

Ms Cumberbatch and students preparing to participate in The Moravian Church Feeding Programme One other student volunteer, Ms Marissa Alleyne shared noted: “I learned about the software used to assist them with the computer and about the the volunteer requirements OSS Table 6: Volunteer Initiatives and the GBP App. The App is located the machine used to type braille. I also Association/ Activity # of Volunteers learned that members make mops and on the Ministry of Education’s RBC Race for the Kids 55 caned chairs. We all must be thankful website and this is a platform for the registration, logging and verification of Science & Technology for our ability to see because visual 90 Festival impairment can happen to anyone. hours by all students who are required to participate in the programme. After UWI 319 a series of delays, the programme is National Summer Camp 60 OSS Volunteer Corp due to formally commence in the new Programme academic year. The ability of members Forty (40) students completed training of the department to effectively carry to enable them to conduct campus OSS Table 7: Volunteer Initiatives some of the administrative functions tours. Part of this training included cancelled associated with the programme is information about safety protocols hindered by the lack of access to the # of Volunteers and social distancing. Volunteers back end of the App. To date, those Association/ Activity that would have participated in creating promotional been assigned with coordinating roles, have not been videos which included a video granted access to the app. UWI Job Fair 24 highlighting student spaces, classrooms Dance4Life 20 and other physical spaces on campus; Subsequent to this launch, the App videos about student life; OSS was not operational and the OSS team A number of opportunities to earn volunteer programmes and information registered over 75 students using paper Give Back hours through our Vision about their personal journeys. registration. To date, there are over 1650 students who registered using the and Fortitude programme also became MOE’s Give Back Programme App. unavailable due to the COVID-19 The National Give Back pandemic. Despite, the decrease in The OSS is registered as an approved Programme opportunities, students remained entity with the MOE and continued to highly interested in volunteering or The Give Back Programme (GBP) coordinate volunteer initiatives on and completing their volunteer hours was officially launched by the Ministry off campus. Since the launch students requirements. of Education (MOE) at the Cave Hill participated in the volunteer activities Campus on February 19, 2020 at outlined in table 6. For academic year 2020/2021, many 4:00p.m. in Lecture Theatre I, the Roy departments have indicated their The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a Marshall Teaching Complex. interests in having volunteers within brief disruption of the GBP and a number their departments. The OSS is also This was considered a soft launch. of volunteer initiatives were postponed/ exploring the option of partnering with Ministry representatives shared details cancelled (table 7). a number of new off-campus entities 290 The Office of Student Services (OSS)

as a result of the decreasing volunteer be significant barriers to integrating into opportunities due to the fallout from a new community and connecting to the COVID-19 pandemic others. Programmatic adjustments will be To promote resilience, considerable made as necessary to accommodate thought has been given to increasing the current health crisis. the provisions under Psychological Counselling. It is envisioned that diversified programming is necessary FUTURE OUTLOOK to ensure that students are supported in many dimensions of their wellbeing. Overall, the Department has performed This includes increased part-time commendably, especially in light of provision of psychological counselling its small compliment and very limited services, and other mental wellness resources. The Department continued activities including the provision of to make efforts to ensure broad-based weekly group psychoeducational participation in the institution’s strategic sessions for students to help them planning, accreditation and quality increase coping skills, work through assurance processes. common challenges and make effective There is a recognition that the life choices. psychosocial circumstances of many Staff will continue to forge effective of our students are often exacerbated partnerships with the Campus’ internal by economic stressors and that the and external stakeholders to ensure that Campus will have to more purposefully the Department’s mandate is fulfilled. design financial aid safety nets that are sensitive to these vulnerabilities. The Department proposes the establishment of a Disaster Relief Fund in the future, financed through a major fundraising initiative, supported by the Office of Alumni Relations and the Office of Business Development. The Department proposes that the financial aid system be streamlined so that the delivery of sources of financial grants and awards are published and understood and students are provided with timelier access to these resources. Strengthening of the student support system continues to be at the forefront of the department’s priorities with the recognition that remote learning has unique challenges. Many of our students have suffered the deleterious effects of job loss. Additionally, some are faced with a lack of access to teaching and learning because of a lack of technology to support learning remotely or because of an inability to meet their financial obligations. The global health crisis has caused us to change our way of life, reducing access to social outlets and many of the resources that may help us to connect to others and form meaningful and supportive relationships outside of the home. For first year students, there are likely to THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 291

UWI HIV/AIDS Response Programme (UWIHARP) Report 2019-2020

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

UWIHARP promotes sexual and reproductive health grounded in a framework of advocacy for human rights. It provides human rights-based sexual health literacy and wellness programmes on the Campus and in the broader regional community. Areas of focus include sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV; sexuality and reproductive health concerns; and reproductive justice. Its educational activities are student-centered, but include members of staff. It is committed to gender-responsive health promotion for the entire Campus Community. UWIHARP programmes have attracted increasing participation and support from off-campus friends and partners in Barbados and throughout the Caribbean, particularly as it has expanded its online presence. UWIHARP produces knowledge through original research and other scholarly contributions.

VISION MEET THE TEAM RESEARCH ACCEPTED UWIHARP contributes meaningfully OR SUBMITTED FOR by conceptualising and leading Chair PUBLICATION multi-sectoral efforts to improve the Dr Michael Campbell, BA (New College of Campbell, M.H. & Shalom A. (2021). quality of life of Caribbean people Florida), MS (Florida State University), PhD International regulation and global through the promotion of sexual and (University of Florida), AFBPsS (UK), CPsychol ethics in culturally responsive clinical reproductive health and rights. (UK). research. Forthcoming in Vernaglia, L.W., Chmielewski, M.R., & Faget, K.Y. Project Officer MISSION (Eds.). Clinical Research Compliance Ms Monique Springer, BSc (UWI), MSc Manual: An Administrative Guide. UWIHARP promotes equity and (London School of Economics), MSc (UWI), New York: Wolters Kluwer. sustainability of universal health and Diploma in Reproductive Health (Liverpool Campbell, M.H., Gromer, J., Emmanuel, wellbeing through promotion of School of Tropical Medicine), PhD Candidate M.K., & Harvey, A. Attitudes of future sexual and reproductive health and (UWI). human rights through inter, multi and Caribbean doctors toward transgender transdisciplinary research; education Project Officer (Ag.) people. Manuscript submitted for and training; and outreach and (February – May 2020) publication. technical support. Ms Kelly-Ann Knight, BSc, MSc (UWI).

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STI TESTING FOR STUDENTS UWIHARP continues to partner with the Student Health Clinic and the Ministry of Health and Wellness to offer free, confidential testing services for HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections for registered students. In semester I, testing was available three days per week from September 09 to November 22. Testing resumed on January 20, 2020. However, shortage of supplies and Campus closure for COVID-19 required suspension of testing on March 02.

S Files Seminar presenter; Dr Tania Whitby-Best, Medical Officer, Student Health Services FRESHERS’ OUTREACH UWIHARP continued our annual year. Face-to-face discussions were --Ms Eden Augustus, MPH, outreach to new students through the possible until Campus suspended live postgraduate student, George Cave Hill orientation programme by activities in response to COVID-19, after Alleyne Chronic Disease Research collaborating with the Office of Student which sessions continued virtually. Centre (November 15, 2019) A total of 322 people attended one or Services and the Faculty of Medical (6) Stamping Out Street Harassment: more events. Sciences. UWIHARP participated in a Commemorating 16 Days of Activism series of events, including: against Gender Based Violence • Cave Hill First-year Orientation Forum S-FILES TOPICS 2019-20 --Ms Asha Nelson, ‘Hollaback’, members of grass roots and civil The UWIHARP Sexual Health Awareness • (1) Menopause Mysteries society organisations, and UWI Zone (SHAZ!) Secret Garden (an --Ms Chloir Springer, Public Health students (November 22, 2019) interactive game promoting sexual Nurse, Ministry of Health and (7) The Ancient Healing Practice of Yoni and reproductive health knowledge Wellness (October 18, 2019) and advocacy at the Freshers’ Fair) (Vaginal) Steaming: Benefits, Myths and (2) Under Where? Let’s Talk Cervical Health: Risks Faculty of Medical Sciences • Cervical Cancer Awareness Ms Katrina Ifill, Women’s Pelvic Orientation. -- --Dr Tania Whitby-Best, Medical Health Coach, Waves of Bliss Officer, Student Health Services (November 29, 2019) (October 25, 2019). SHAZ! POP-UP (8) Sex Happens! Going Bareback? Is it (3) Fighting Fibroids: Uterine Fibroids UWIHARP rolled out The Sexual Health Worth it? Hidden & Invisible STIs Awareness Awareness Zone! (SHAZ!) Pop-Up project --Dr Tania Whitby-Best, Student Dr Damian Best, Lecturer in at the beginning of the academic year. -- Health Services (March 12, 2020) Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty SHAZ! activities reach students in their (9) Living with Endometriosis and Polycystic of Medical Sciences (November 01, everyday recreational spaces and involve Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): Symptoms, 2019) informal, interactive discussions with Coping Strategies & Treatment Options individuals and groups using sexual (4) Gentle Birth Options: Creating --Ms Dawn Williams, Co-Founder health games and visual aids. The project Empowering Birth Experiences of the Barbados Association of took place during semester I. --Ms Andrea Jordan, Midwife and Endometriosis and PCOS (BAEP) Birth Activist, Better Birthing in (April 16, 2020) Bim (November 08, 2019) S-FILES SEXUAL HEALTH (10) Below the Belt Hygiene and Care (5) Preventing HIV Transmission in DISCUSSION SERIES Practices for Males and Females Barbados through Pre and Post Exposure Ms Chloir Springer, Nurse S-Files discussions are designed to engage -- Prophylaxis Administrator, Student Health participants in informal presentations and --Dr Clemon George, Lecturer in Services (April 20, 2020) interactive discussion of relevant sexual Epidemiology, Faculty of Medical health topics throughout the academic Sciences THE UWI CAVE HILL DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 2019/2020 293

(11) Womb Wisdom & Indigenous Healing: Addressing Pain, Traumas and Gynecological Complications --Ms Katrina Ifill, Women’s Pelvic Health Coach, Waves of Bliss (April 30, 2020) (12) Contraception! Exploring Options and New Trends for Women and Men --Dr Joseph Herbert, Consultant Family Physician & Part-time Lecturer in Family Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cave Hill (May 05, 2020).

WORLD AIDS DAY COMMUNITY ACTIVITY UWIHARP commemorated World AIDS Day on November 26 in the Roy Marshall Teaching Complex. The UWIHARP Maypole: Wrapping Communities in Love and rallied students and staff members Photo campaign with the Zero Discrimination Butterfly featuring Ms Thacher Loutin to advocate for the elimination of discrimination toward people impacted by HIV and AIDS. Twenty-five persons participated in the activities including NEW PROJECTS sexual harassment and other forms of providing sexual and reproductive health gender-based violence. The facilitators information, distributing condoms, During the 2019-2020 academic year, delivered practical solutions to combat demonstrating effective condom use, and UWIHARP implemented three new sexual harassment in a culture that often an advocacy campaign using photos (the projects. perpetuates and rewards these behaviours. Zero Discrimination Butterfly). POP UP BREAST CANCER The workshop was co-facilitated by Misses SCREENING: UWIHARP’s Hallowe’en Pop Taitu Heron, Head of the Women and Up Breast Screening Event Development Unit, UWI Open Campus ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY and Asha Nelson, UWI Graduate and Our inaugural breast cancer awareness EXHIBITION activist with Hollaback, New York. Seven event took place on October 31, 2019, staff members and students participated in UWIHARP observed Zero Discrimination at the close of Breast Cancer Awareness the event. Day on March 04 with Whose Body? My Month. The Barbados Cancer Society Body? Your Body? Society’s Body? an informal provided manual breast screening services education and advocacy exhibition that to 30 students and staff members. SEXUAL HEALTH RESPONSE addressing gender-based discrimination DURING THE COVID-19 and sexual and reproductive health. The PANDEMIC event took place in the Gazebo adjacent INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY to the SEED building and was attended by ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT During the national shutdown, UWIHARP 35 students and staff members. Activities WORKSHOP transitioned quickly to virtual outreach included the Gender Equality and Sexual with Sexual Health Online Conversations UWIHARP recognized International Health Game, a photo campaign with About COVID-19 (SHOCC) and expanded Women’s Day with a workshop entitled, the Zero Discrimination Butterfly, and an its social media advocacy campaign in Sexual Harassment! Chat Dun! Nuh Lotta information and advocacy booth providing response to the pandemic. UWIHARP Long Talk! Call Dem Out! on March 11. The sexual and reproductive health information joined emergent global conversations session was designed to empower and and condoms. Activities focused on utilising several virtual platforms. The educate staff and students by promoting awareness of gender inequality and health project aimed to increase Caribbean gender justice and agency with a focus on care as a human right. partners’ awareness of sexual and the linkages between gender inequality and reproductive health needs during the HIV. The workshop promoted the UWI pandemic, as well as to engage participants Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures in gender-sensitive, sex positive discussions and highlighted women’s experiences of on sexual health, safety, mental health, 294 UWI HIV/AIDS Response Programme (UWIHARP)

and coping strategies. UWIHARP’s rapid e. Pregnancy, Wellness, and COVID-19 • Member, Research Sub-committee, response to COVID included the following: (April 24, 2020) Barbados National HIV & AIDS (1) Distribution of Corona Care Dr Damian Best, Lecturer in Commission Obstetrics & Gynaecology Condom Packets to UWI students Member, Conference Organizing Faculty of Medical Sciences. • in anticipation of the impending Committee, 2020+ Caribbean COVID-19 restrictions. Regional Conference of Psychology, St. Croix, USVI. (2) SHOCC Mental Wellness & Sexual ENHANCING Health 1 Week Challenge EMPLOYEE SKILLS Monique Springer (3) SHOCC Feelmoji Feelings Chart Online Mental Health Check-In • Member of the HIV Coordinators with Monique Springer – Conferences the National HIV/AIDS Commission for (4) Virtual SHOCC sessions, reaching 309 • October 06, 2019 – Annual Women’s Barbados participants, on the following topics: Health Medical Conference, Hibiscus • Member of UWI sub-committees: a. Safe Sex and COVID-19: Part 1 Health Caribbean, Barbados --Office of Student Services (March 27, 2020) • November 24, 2019 – 3rd Annual Sexual Orientation Planning Committee Ms Thacher Loutin, President and Reproductive Health Conference: --Staff Health Week Planning Focus on Men. Barbados Family Planning Committee Ms Sydni Walker, Public Association, Barbados. Relations Officer --Institute for Gender and Development Cave Hill Guild of Students Board of Studies Kileha Anderson – Conferences --Invited member of the UWI Sub- b. Mental Wellbeing, Sexual Health, Committee on Co-Curricular November 24, 2019 – 3rd Annual Sexual and COVID-19 (April, 02, 2020) • Courses. Dr Mike Campbell, Senior and Reproductive Health Conference: Lecturer in Behavioural Focus on Men. Barbados Family Planning Science/ Psychology Association, Barbados. Kileha Anderson Dr Maisha Emmanuel, Lecturer • Member, HIV Coordinator with the in Psychiatry National HIV/AIDS Commission for Barbados. Faculty of Medical Sciences SERVING AND ENGAGING • Member of UWI sub-committees: c. Sexual Health and Gender-Based --Office of Student Services Orientation Violence during Periods of Isolation Planning Committee (April 08, 2020) Staff Health Week Planning Ms Mariana Santoyo Bahamón, Michael Campbell -- Committee. Gender Based Violence in • Chair, UWI - Cave Hill and Barbados Emergencies Specialist Ministry of Health and Wellness UNFPA Sub-Regional Office for the Research Ethics Committee Caribbean • Member, Disaster Mental Health Ms Leigh-Ann Worrell, Temporary Committee, Caribbean Alliance of Project Coordinator National Psychology Associations Dr Daniele Bobb, Temporary • Member, Caribbean Public Health Lecturer Agency COVID-19 Expert Advisory Group Institute for Gender and Development Studies: • Member, Executive Committee, Nita Barrow Unit Caribbean Network of Research Ethics Committees d. Safe Sex & COVID-19: Part 2 • Member, Ethics Committee, Queen (April 15, 2020) Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados Dr Tania Whitby-Best, Medical Officer • Chair, Ethics Committee, Barbados Student Health Clinic Society of Psychology

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