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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS REPORT TO CMAMPoUSn COa UNCIL, MONA AND TO COUNCIL FOR2 YE0AR1 EN3 D–ING2 JU0LY1 314 , 2014 Published 2015 by Office of the Campus Registrar The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Cover photo: UWI Research Days 2014 Editor: Anthia Muirhead Text layout: Robert Harris Cover Design: Giovanni Williams Set in Adobe Garamond 11/14.5 x 27 THE LIBRARY, MONA ..................................................................1 Overview ..........................................................................................2 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION ....................23 Dean’s Overview ..............................................................................24 Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) ..............................................................................Contents 32 Department of History and Archaeology ........................................46 Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy ....................58 Department of Library and Information Studies ............................72 Department of Literatures in English ..............................................88 Department of Modern Languages and Literatures ......................102 School of Education ....................................................................119 FACULTY OF LAW ......................................................................139 Dean’s Overview ............................................................................140 FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ........................................151 Dean’s Overview ............................................................................152 Department of Basic Medical Sciences ..........................................166 Department of Child Health ........................................................194 Department of Community Health and Psychiatry ......................209 Department of Medicine ..............................................................238 Department of Microbiology ........................................................253 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology ....................................264 Department of Pathology ............................................................277 Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia & Intensive Care ............................................................................294 The UWI School of Nursing (UWISON) ....................................313 – iii – Contents FACULTY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ............................325 Dean’s Overview ............................................................................326 Department of Chemistry ............................................................334 Department of Computing ..........................................................350 Department of Geography & Geology ........................................360 Department of Life Sciences ........................................................376 Department of Mathematics ........................................................406 Department of Physics ..................................................................417 Mona School of Engineering ........................................................427 FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ............................................437 Dean’s Overview ............................................................................438 Department of Economics ............................................................449 Department of Government ........................................................458 Department of Sociology, Psychology & Social Work ..................470 Mona School of Business & Management ....................................490 INSTITUTE & RESEARCH CENTRES ......................................503 Caribbean Institute of Mental Health and Substance Abuse ........504 The Confucius Institute ..............................................................510 Earthquake Unit ..........................................................................515 Electron Microscopy Unit ............................................................523 Institute of Caribbean Studies/Reggae Studies Unit ......................527 Institute for Gender & Development Studies (MCU) ..................538 Institute for Gender & Development Studies (RCU) ..................547 International Centre for Environmental & Nuclear Sciences ........561 Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies ..............574 The Biotechnology Centre ............................................................597 The Hugh Wynter Fertility Management Unit ............................608 The Natural Products Institute ....................................................615 Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI) ..............................622 WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS ................................................651 Overview ......................................................................................652 – iv – THE LIBRARY Mona Year ending July 31, 2014 LEONA BOBB-SEMPLE BA Univ of Guyana, DipLib UWI, MLS SUNY, Albany Campus Librarian –1– Back to Table of Contents – Overview – uring the year under review the Library continued to focus on Dachieving the goals outlined in its strategic plan. New services such as the Halls of Residence Librarians programme; access to the Library‘s Courtyard for study and relaxation by users; staying in contact with users by means of social media: https://www.facebook.com/uwimonalibrary and the introduction of LIBGUIDES, a content management tool designed to provide users with access to research material, were all part of this year’s thrust to improve library services. Collection development activities saw the addition of a number of significant donations to strengthen our special collection resources. The Library was fortunate to receive the collections of the renown West Indian and Jamaican playwright, Mr Trevor Rhone; The Duperly-Pink Stamp Collection dating back to 1947, which includes first day covers of West Indian stamps; The John P. O’Connell Collection of West Indian literary works comprising 860 titles, and the Jamaican poet, Dr. Ralph Thompson, donated his manuscripts as well as his poetry collection of over 300 titles. A collection of Taino artifacts was also donated by Ms Olivene Thomas. These were authenticated by archaeologist, Dr. Ivor Connolly. Even as we greatly value these additions, each posed a challenge for storage as the present Rare Book Room has long outgrown its storage capacity, but the West Indies and Special Collections staff have been inventive with devising solutions to the storage challenges. We were overwhelmed by the substantial gift of resources from the IMF –2– Back to Table of Contents THE LIBRARY Legal Library which arrived in October but quickly put plans in place to organize the sorting and storage. The Law Library benefitted significantly throughout the year from other valuable donations which included, from His Honour Judge Michael Hopmeier’s joint publication, Millington and Sutherland Williams on the Proceeds of Crime ( 4th ed. OUP 2013). Mrs. Suzanne Goldson, Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Law obtained 158 copies of books for the Law Library from the World Intellectual Property Office; the Legal Reform Department, Ministry of Justice, donated seven legal reference books; while The Honourable Mr. Justice B. Andrew Rattray, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Jamaica, donated a set of Cox’s Criminal Law Cases valued at approximately £4,000 sterling. In June, by way of the Contribution Agreement for an Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean Project between The UWI (Cave Hill Campus) and the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), the Library was informed that it would receive legal resources to the value of CA$180,000.00. Throughout the year, significant gifts in other disciplines were received from a variety of donors. Director of WJC Dr. Luz Longsworth (left) and Librarian, Sandra Stubbs (second left) receiving donation of Tourism related books to the WJC Branch Library from representatives of Maica Impact Ltd. –3– Back to Table of Contents THE LIBRARY The growth of content in UWILinC provided faculty and students with a wide variety of print and e-resources. Unique titles in UWILinC as at the end of the academic year numbered 1,548,233. There was a significant decline in the purchase of printed books over the previous year, but purchase and access to electronic books continue to increase. Collections in Nursing Education, Computer and Information Technology, Construction and Civil Engineering, Media and Communications, Sociology and Cultural Studies were augmented by 822 titles which will be shared with the other three campuses. Users at Mona also have access to packages in other disciplines purchased by the Alma Jordan Library and the Sidney Martin Library. In the area of staffing a cadre of new librarians joined the staff to fill gaps created by the spate of retirements over the last five years. The Library also welcomed back the Law Librarian who resumed duties, having been on two years’ leave to complete the LLB degree. The core competencies which librarians are expected to display were reviewed, and a team of librarians worked on establishing a list of core competencies for librarians working at the UWI Mona Library in the 21st century. In the area of outreach we sought to strengthen our relationship with other tertiary level