07/08 reportfaculty

The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus The University of The West Indies St. Augustine Campus facultyREPORT0708

04 engineering 18 humanities & education 28 medical sciences 46 science & agriculture 70 social sciences 85 centres & units 109 publications and conferences faculty of engineering

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5 ten students graduated with mphils research degrees: five and five phds . overall, 41 of our class graduates achieved first of department the honours . manufacturing & mechanical engineering graduated the highest number of students. dean, faculty of engineering Professor Brian Copeland

The Faculty decided to address particular aspects of the general UWI strategic plan, such as Curriculum and Pedagogical Reform (CPR) at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; improving support systems within the Faculty; and creating effective Research and Innovation (R&I) processes.

Success however, depends on our ability to overcome existing challenges such as staff retention, upgrade of both the physical and human resource, particularly technical staff. These are discussed more fully in our section on Strategy Appraisal.

The Faculty has prepared a comprehensive proposal related to the Research and Innovation (R&I), pillar of the Strategic Plan. The proposal recognises that meaningful advances in R&I at UWI will not occur unless the region develops a functional innovation system that includes all major stakeholders and a regional strategy that coordinates the activities of all major actors. The region needs to re-adjust its priorities and develop systems and approaches that encourage innovation leading to wealth creation.

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Students Postgraduate At the postgraduate level, in 2007/2008, The Faculty attracted 256 new students into 130 students graduated from our taught Enrolment (On and Off Campus) its taught postgraduate Diploma/Masters postgraduate programmes, a 76% increase Total: 2377 programmes, 11% less than the previous over the year over which had a figure of Undergraduate Degrees: 1432 academic year which had an enrolment of 74 students. Ten students graduated with Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 918 284. research degrees: five MPhils and five PhDs. Undergraduate New postgraduate enrolment in MPhil and For the academic year 2007/2008 the PhD programmes of the Faculty, while still The following is the list of the PhD awardees undergraduate intake for all programmes low, increased by 128% to 16 students in and the titles of their respective theses: in the Faculty was 390 students, 11% less 2007/2008. Research student enrolment than the previous year. The BSc programme will remain low given the very good PhD Electrical & Computer Engineering in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in employment opportunities for lower level • Ronald Earle De Four - ‘Vector Biosystems experienced a 100% increase in degree graduates in Trinidad and Tobago Analysis, Control and Modelling of enrolment, while there was a 20% increase and the region for Engineers, Surveyors and Brushless DC Motors and Permanent in Electrical & Computer Engineering, a 61% Petroleum Geoscientists and the traditional Magnets Synchronous Motors increase in the Civil with Environmental lack of regional employment opportunities Operated in Brushless DC Mode’ Engineering programme and a 34% decrease that fully utilise the skills of PhD and MPhil in Civil Engineering. graduates. PhD Food Science and Technology • Rosalie Lystra Holder - ‘Processing Intake in this second year of new BSc Graduation Potential of Peppers of the Capsicum programme in Land Management Total: 494 Genus (Capsicum annuum L.)’ (Valuation) in the Department of Surveying Undergraduate Degrees: 373 and Land Information saw an increase of Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 121 PhD Food Science and Technology 71% over the last period. • Darin Ashram Sukha - ‘The Influence The Department of Mechanical & of Processing Location, Growing Manufacturing Engineering graduated the Environment and Pollen Donor on highest number of students totaling 103, the Flavour and Quality of Selected 5% less than the previous year. Overall, Cacoa (Theobroma cacao L.) 41 of our graduates achieved First Class Genotypes’ Honours. PhD Mechanical Engineering • Nadine Sangster - ‘Development of a Methodology for Complex Plant Control Using Fuzzy Logic’ 7 PhD Mechanical & Manufacturing Professor W.A. Mellowes received a Career Promotions Engineering of Excellence Award from the Association of The following members of staff were • Terrence Lalla - ‘Development Professional Engineers of Trinidad & Tobago appointed as Deputy Deans for the of a Behaviour Based Quality (APETT) at their 48th Annual Banquet & 2007/2008 academic year: Management System for SMEs in Awards Ceremony in April, 2008. Professor Trinidad’ Mellowes was also granted Joint US Patent Professor Chandrabhan Sharma - with Dr. Michelle Hamilton and Mr. Garth Undergraduate Student Affairs In the previous year, there were 2 MPhil and Dawkins for Xanthum Gum Production from 2 PhD graduates. sugar cane juices (March 2008). Professor Clément Imbert Physical Facilities & Administrative, Technical and Service Staff Honours & Awards Dr. Jacob Opadeyi was elected President, Commonwealth Association of Surveying The Faculty’s Annual Prizes and Awards Professor Edwin Ekwue Ceremony was held on October 16, 2007, and Land Economy. Distance Education & Outreach and Research where the outstanding graduates and & Postgraduate Student Affairs students of the Faculty were recognised. Dr. Michael Sutherland was appointed The feature address was given by Mrs. Chair-Elect, Commission 4, International Appointments Christine Kangaloo, Minister of Science, Federation of Surveyors. Dr. Richelle Adams Technology and Tertiary Education. At this Electrical & Computer Engineering ceremony 41 outstanding students were Dr. Gail Baccus-Taylor, Professor Brian placed on the Dean’s Honour Roll. Copeland, Professor Stephan Gift, Dr. Professor Bonnie Tyler Kim Mallalieu, Dr. Winston Lewis, and Dr. Chemical Engineering Michelle Mycoo were featured among the Staff University’s 60 leading academics in the Dr. Dexter Davis Honours & Awards special UWI 60th Anniversary publication - Surveying & Land Information Professor Brian Copeland was awarded the 60 under 60. Dr. William Wilson Chaconia Gold Medal of the Order of the Visiting Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering Trinity by the Government of Trinidad & P. Frederick, G.S.H. Baccus-Taylor and J.O. Akingbala (2008) Best Paper/Invaluable Tobago. Dr. Rupert Williams Contribution in the ‘Nutrition Session’ for Lecturer in Structural Engineering Dr. Winston Lewis received a Lifetime the paper entitled ‘Studies on Pomerac Achievement Award from the World (Syzygium malaccense) and its Dried Congress of Arts, Sciences and Candied Slices’ which Dr. Baccus-Taylor Communications. presented at the International Symposium ‘Underutilised Plants for food, Nutrition, Income and Sustainable Development’, held March 3-7, 2008 in Arusha, Tanzania. 8 faculty of engineering

Retirements & Resignations International The Department’s MSc Programmes in Civil Dr. E.T.R. Dean Engineering and Civil with Environmental Civil & Environmental Engineering Accreditation and Engineering have been accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) for the Dr. Joanna Ibrahim Quality Assurance 2008-2010 student intake. Civil & Environmental Engineering Mechanical & Manufacturing Dr. Keith Miller Chemical Engineering Surveying & Land Information Programmes in the Department were Engineering reviewed by the Quality Assurance Unit in The following MSc Programmes in the Dr. Carmen Riverol October 2007. The Department was also Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Chemical Engineering subject to an accreditation visit by the Engineering have been accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Institution of Mechanical Engineers for the Mr. Keith Sirju of the UK in February 2008. All programmes 2007-2010 student intake: Civil & Environmental Engineering were accredited for a three-year period up • Manufacturing Engineering to, and inclusive of, student intake year • Production Engineering and 2010. Management Programmes • Engineering Management The Department of Mechanical & Civil & Environmental Engineering • Production Management Manufacturing Engineering joined the The UWI Quality Assurance Unit carried Department of Civil & Environmental out a review of the Department in March Engineering in actively participating in 2007 and made a number of significant and significantly contributing to the recommendations. As a result, the establishment of MSc programmes Department introduced two new courses, in Guyana, by introducing the MSc in CVNG 1007 Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering Management with an intake of Engineering and CVNG 1008 Building 20 students. Services Engineering, and restructured its Level 2 course in Soil Mechanics. The In 2007/2008 the Faculty graduated its two new courses replaced courses in first cohort of students, 11 in total, from its Construction Techniques and Engineering Guyana programmes, as follows: Thermodynamics respectively. • MSc Project Management, ten students (four with Distinction) • MSc Construction Management, one student (with Distinction)

9 • Energy and Water utilisation & • Environment considerations, Gas Research conservation practices at a local Condensate entrapment within The following lists the research and distillery porous media during production; development activities conducted in the • Sanding; various departments. Food Safety: • Sustainability issues; • Shelf-life evaluation of convenience • Natural Gas Hydrates as a potential Chemical Engineering: food; detection, quantification and future source of gas for Trinidad Research in progress in the Department treatment of bacteria in foods, and Tobago; of Chemical Engineering for the period microorganisms and fermentation • Thin oil rims. 2007/2008 includes: time during cocoa fermentation. Petroleum Geoscience: General: Chemical & Process Engineering: • Origin and evolution of fractures in • Ligno-fibrous products from • Supercritical Fluid Extractions; Toco; implications of the fractures bagasse. protein recovery from indigenous for petroleum prospectivity. • Control systems analysis and sources, SODIS methodology for • 2 billion year old continental design, failure prediction in heat water and waste-water treatment, breakup in eastern India. exchangers, process optimisation, production of bio-degradable • Closure of the north Singhbhum polymer recycling. plastics, polymer recycling studies. sea and continental collision in eastern India. Food Production Processes: Petroleum Engineering: • Foraminifera and Ostracoda of the • Formulation, preparation and • Feasibility of transporting stranded continental shelf off SE Trinidad. evaluation of a variety of natural gas around the Caribbean • Interitdal foraminifera in the Caroni condiments, e.g. Tomato Choka, using gas hydrates (GtS); Swamp. soft cheeses, pumpkin purees and • Natural gas from sub-sea hydrates; • Sedimentation of the Carolina relishes and pepper products. • Desalination of sea water by Sands. freezing, particularly gas hydrates; Food Characterisation/Utilisation: • Heterogeneity effects (permeability • Analysis and characterisation and wettability) on reservoir flow of regional produce and food and displacement; products (e.g. Topi Tambo tubers, • Vapour extraction via horizontal sweet potato, cassava, coconut wells, downhold heating, foamy water, local plant materials, plant oil, heavy oil cleanup, asphaltine pigments, Mozzarella cheese from production problems; buffalo and cow’s milk) for food and industrial applications. 10 faculty of engineering

Civil & Environmental Engineering • Completion of the first phase of the • 2nd phase of G-Pan sub-project, • River Mechanics: Estimation of G-Pan sub-project, with the pans with full implementation of the scour depth at bridge piers and are being used in the National G-soprano, which would have a sediment transport. Steel Symphony Orchestra and positive impact on the pan industry • Eco-hydraulics: Estimation of in- are positioned to positively impact as a whole by virtue of improved stream flow requirement for local on the pan industry by virtue quality, clarity and extensive rivers. of improved quality, clarity and range. • Earthquake Engineering: extensive range. • Completion of the Percussive Formulation of local design codes • An Acoustic Study of the Steelpan: A Harmonic Instrument (PHI), an for seismic resistance. study to map the three-dimensional electronic version of the acoustic • Intelligent Traffic Management sound field of steelpans using pan to a fully functional instrument, Systems: Use of ICT for traffic acoustic holography methods. The which can generate musical sounds management. study revealed new information of any desired timbre using the • Slope Stability: Use of geo-textiles on the sound radiation patterns physical motions of the traditional and vegetable fibres for preventing of tenor and bass steelpans pannist. landslides. and also on the propagation of • Hardware Acceleration techniques • Shoreline Erosion: Design criteria sound across and around these for VoIP Applications: Improvement for shoreline erosion control instruments. The study has of VoIP Quality of Service; Hardware structures. implications for the recording, Accelerators for SIP Servers. performance and acoustic design • Industrial Process Control Electrical & Computer Engineering of the instruments. Studio: Framework for Efficient Major Projects Completed Deployment of PLC in Industrial Research in Progress Control. • Building Local Capacity for ICT • Mobile technologies for • Reconfigurable Embedded Policy and Regulation: A Needs social development. This Computing: Efficient Use of Assessment and Gap Analysis multidisciplinary research is action- FPGA Technology in Embedded for Africa, the Caribbean and the oriented and explores the many Computing. Pacific. Completed jointly with aspects of mobile-facilitated • Scilab Based Compiler for System- researchers from RIA, LIRNEasia technological intervention for on-chip Applications: Software and DIRSI. This research will guide poverty alleviation, which include Tool for Signal Processing and the next generation of regional policy, regulatory, economic, Communication Applications capacity building in the area of ergonomic and technological; and Design Using Custom processors telecommunications regulation comprise analytical, empirical and and FPGAs. and policy. implementation activities.

11 • Design of an Application Specific Industrial Engineering: Department of Parallel Architecture for Multimedia • Work Study and Ergonomics; Surveying and Land Information Applications. • Quality Management Systems for Major Projects Completed • Design and Development of a Trinidad and Tobago. R. Al-Tahir Multipurpose Robotic Arm Using • HSE Radiation Management Model • ‘The Use of Geoinformatics for Novel Actuators. for the Workplace. the Assessment of Watersheds • Applications of linear integrated • Strategy Formulation and Vulnerability to Land Degradation circuits, the results of which will Performance Measurement in in Trinidad’, MSc Research by Ron be applicable in a wide range of Manufacturing Enterprises. Mahabir. systems in measurement and • Science, Technology and Innovation • ‘Developing a Geoinformatics instrumentation, controls and in the Republic of Trinidad and based Methodology to Manage communications. Tobago. Natural Vegetation Habitats • The nature of the Magnetic Force, in Trinidad’, PhD research by which will provide explanations for Manufacturing: A. Chinchamee (submitted for a range of phenomena in chemistry • Rapid prototyping paradigms for examination). and may lead to an improved virtual manufacturing systems. explanation for superconductivity. • Computer-Aided Design and A. Mohammed • Biological effects of cell tower Drafting of Machine Elements • “Physical Development along a radiation on those living close to – Using AutoCAD with AutoLisp; coastal boundary: an examination cell towers in Trinidad & Tobago. Modeling. of sea use and development on the • Development and commercialisation • Scheduling and Analysis of Flexible Trinidad West Coast”, PhD thesis of a data collection system. Manufacturing Systems and by David Neale (submitted for • Preparation of a textbook on Cellular Manufacturing Systems. examination). Electronics Circuit Design. • Virtual Learning (e-learning) to aid • Cascade effects and knock-on distance education in engineering; consequences of foreseeable • Disaster Management. Mechanical & Manufacturing chemical disasters at the Point Engineering Lisas Industrial Estate, Couva, MSc Agricultural Engineering: research by Arnim Drakes. • Thermal Conductivity of Trinidadian Soils. J. Opadeyi • Assessment of Electrical • “Defining Agricultural Zones as a Conductivity of Trinidadian Soils. means of Protecting Agricultural • Test of the Eco Tech Tutor. Lands: A GIS Approach”. PhD research by Glynis Ford. 12 faculty of engineering

• “Geospatial Study of Epidemiology • Development of Benchmarking National Science Foundation. of Human Gastro-intestinal Criteria for Distributed Geographic • A Geoinformatics-based Approach Parasites in Trinidad and Tobago”. Information Systems, MSc to Analyzing Land Use Changes An MPhil research by Rajesh Geoinformatics Thesis by Tanya and Sustainable Development Ragoo. Gaskin. of Trinidad and Tobago, MPhil • “Geo-chemical Analysis of Heavy • Early Warning and Response research by Terri Richardson. Metal Leachates and Related System For Predicting the Spread of • Using Geoinformatics to develop Parameters in the Guanapo/Caroni H5N1 Avian Influenza in the Poultry an Early Warning System to Protect Watershed”. An MPhil research by Industry in Country Caroni, Trinidad Communities from Hazardous Dalip Ramsingh. Using Geographic Information Emissions due to Industrial System, MSc Geoinformatics Thesis Activity. B. Ramlal by Sumatie Gosine. • Using Geoinformatics to Evaluate • Spatial Analysis Techniques • First-Order Design of Geodetic Terrestrial Development’s to Investigate Landscape Network Using Geoinformatics Relationship to Coral Ecosystem Archaeology on the Island of St. MSc Geoinformatics Thesis by Condition in Buccoo, Tobago. Kitts MPhil Research Thesis by Andre Philip Gerard Clarke. Madiha Farag-Miller (Submitted A. Mohammed for examination). Research in Progress • Housing policy and programmes, • Land Use Change and River Ecology J. Opadeyi especially methodology to in the Arima Valley, Trinidad, MPhil • “Using GIS Modelling to Develop regularise informal, urban, hillside Life Sciences Research Thesis a Dengue Fever Early Warning housing on both public and private by Shobha Sherry-Ann Maharaj System for Barbados”. MPhil lands. There are the specific (submitted for examination). research by Alex S. Ifill. components a) regularisation of • The Development of a Location- • “The design of a GIS-based model Non-conforming built development Based Services Application on a for integrating qualitative and and b) regularisation of informal PDA for Snodownia, UK, Sherrie- quantitative parameters in risk settlements on private lands; Lee Samuel, MSc. GIS thesis. assessment”. MPhil research by Standards and processes for the • Applying Public Participation Kerry-Ann Thompson. regularisation of informal hillside Geographic Information Systems development. to Communities in the Caribbean; R. Al-Tahir A. Mohammed and C. Griffith-Charles Case Study: Salybia, Trinidad, MSc • Multi-Technique Study of • Containment of Squatting in Geoinformatics Thesis by Tricia Ionospheric Irregularities at Mid- Trinidad and Tobago; Regularisation Melville. Latitudes, in collaboration with of informal settlements on private the University of Illinois at Urbana- lands. Champaign, funded by the US 13 C. Griffith-Charles Productivity: A Case Study of • "Business Point of Sale Reference • Locating and Quantifying the Buccoo Bay and Buccoo Reef System Using Geoinformatics”. Incidence of the Family Land Tenure Complex by Erin Mangal, funded MSc research by Marissa Sookram; System in Trinidad and Tobago. by the Government of Trinidad and • "Using Geoinformatics to integrate Funded by Campus Research and Tobago Research Fund. the information from the metering Publication Fund; Regularising • Modeling Distribution of Endemic Department with the customer Informal Occupants of Port of Plant Species and their Response billing Department for the Spain: Land Tenure Component. to Climate and Land Use Change residents in Calder Hall, Tobago”. Funded by: GORTT/Ministry of in Trinidad Using Collection MSc research by Natalie Joseph. Housing/IDB; Family Land Tenure Records, Environmental Data and Governance and Extent in Tobago. Geographical Information Systems MPhil Research by Sunil Lalloo MPhil Research by John Bayne • The Use of Geodetic Techniques to • An Eco-Agriculture Project: Towards Infrastructure Determine Vertical Deformation of an Integrated Management of the Expansion and refurbishment works to Land on the East and West Coasts Northern Range. Block 13 continued throughout 2007/2008. of Trinidad. • The History of the Railway System The building has been handed over to the MPhil Research by Arleene Atwell- in Trinidad. Faculty. Furnishing and final organisation Martinez are expected to be completed in time for M. Mycoo the start of Semester 2, 2008/2009. B. Ramlal • Natural Hazard Risk Reduction in • Analyzing the Success Factors Small Island Developing States. of National Spatial Data • Environmental Policy in Small Strategy Appraisal Infrastructure, MPhil, Research by Island Developing States: A Case The Faculty is focusing on the following Vanessa Elliot; Developing a Spatial Study of Trinidad aspects of the University’s Strategic Plan: Strategy for Analysing Poverty. • Curriculum and Pedagogical MPhil. Research by Harold Wall M. Sutherland Reform (CPR) at all levels, i.e., UG • Developing National Spatial Data • Developing a Prototype Marine as well as PG. Infrastructures. Cadastre for Chedabucto Bay, • Effective Research and Innovation • Developing Spatial Data Nova Scotia. Funded by Coastal (R&I) processes. Standards. and Ocean Information Network • Faculty Support Systems, including • Modeling the Impact of Riverine for Atlantic Canada (COINAtlantic) • The development of well defined, and Ground Water Nutrient Input and University of New Brunswick; efficient and effective support and from Human Activities on Coastal • "Crime Information and Analysis enabling processes. Nutrients and Coastal Primary System”. MSc research by Susanne Ali. 14 faculty of engineering

• Infrastructure that supports • New structures for designing, The strategy points to the need for priorities educational thrust. supporting and delivering courses to be adjusted to incorporate approaches • The fostering of an environment are being implemented in the that foster innovation for wealth creation. that better motivates creative BSc in Electrical and Computer thought. Engineering following an in depth Success in these initiatives is dependent on highly structured review of the overcoming the existing challenges that The following activities have been curriculum. include: completed: • MSc programmes in Civil and • A more holistic approach is required • CPR Strategies have been Environmental Engineering have to attract and maintain academic comprehensively elucidated been overhauled and rationalised staff in the Departments of Civil & for more effective delivery. As • An upgrade of existing plant Environmental Engineering, a consequence, the MSc in Civil is required to provide for an Surveying and Land Information Engineering has been accredited environment that is more and Electrical and Computer by the Joint Board of Moderators. conducive to teaching, learning, Engineering at the undergraduate • Undergraduate regulations have research and innovation. and postgraduate levels. These been overhauled. • Technical staff needs to be up-skilled strategies were motivated in part • Agreement with Caribbean by training in new technologies by the Strategic Plan description stakeholders to establish a • Strategies are required to arrest the of the UWI graduate and also by Caribbean Accreditation Council perceived fall in intake standards programme outline descriptions for Engineering and Technology • Functions and processes are provided by the respective (CACET). Discussions are being to be redefined in respect of accreditation bodies. A critical held with CARICOM in this regard. management and administration component of these strategies is the move to reformulate the Comprehensive documentation has been design of courses using well prepared on the Research and Innovation Outreach defined learning outcomes. (R&I) pillar of the Strategic Plan. The West Indian Journal of Engineering Strategy execution has started in proposal recognises that meaningful The Faculty continued to produce its flagship all cases. In particular: advances in R&I at UWI will not occur unless West Indian Journal of Engineering (WIJE) • All undergraduate programmes the region develops a functional innovation under the leadership of its Editor, Professor in the Department of Surveying system that includes all major stakeholders W.A. Mellowes. In the last Academic Year, and Land Information have been – Universities and other knowledge centres, Vol. 29, No. 2 was published. The journal comprehensively reviewed, Governments, Industry and Funding continues to publish technical papers substantially modified and Agencies – and a comprehensive regional from local, regional and extra-regional approved for delivery. strategy that guides the orchestration of academics. these players. 15 Chemical Engineering • The Petroleum Geoscience and Electrical & Computer Engineering The Department’s industrial and public Petroleum Engineering Units The Department of Electrical & Computer sector linkages via internships, industry- continue to actively collaborate Engineering signed a Memorandum of associated research, part-time and guest with the Energy Sector. Understanding with ESIGELEC, France. To lecturers, student prizes, and factory/field date, Drs. Ngalamou and Sastry have visited visits continue to increase, as it attempts to Linkages were forged with Chemical the institution in France and the Department be more relevant to the needs of the wider Engineering Departments at the University has been host to two students in June/July society. In this regard, the Food Science of Minnesota, University of Utah and 2008. and Technology Unit continues to work Washington University. During the review assiduously to maintain its linkages with period Mr. Jeffrey Smith visited these Surveying & Land Information industry through: Universities and met with Faculty members The Department of Surveying & Land • Internships: National Flour Mills; within each Department with areas of Information hosted the 10th International National Canners Ltd. mutual interest in research and teaching. Conference of the Global Spatial Data • Prizes: Pepsi Cola; Co-operative Areas of particular interest were Reaction Infrastructure on Small Island Perspectives Citrus Growers Ltd; Associated Engineering, Computer Aided Engineering on Global Challenges, February 25-29, 2008. Brands Ltd; Universal Foods Ltd. and Polymer Recycling. • Departmental Visits (Potential The Engineering Institute Collaboration): Food & Beverage Civil & Environmental Engineering The Faculty through its Engineering Institute Industry Development Committee; The Department established research links (EI) continues to contribute to regional T&T Agribusiness Association with the University of Florida and McGill development through outreach activities (TTABA); National Dietary Services University, and continued relationships with in research, training and consultancies. Its Ltd; Ministry of Science, Technology the Association of Professional Engineers major activity continues to be the delivery & Tertiary Education. of Trinidad and Tobago (APETT), the Board of courses for continuing professional • Factory Visits: Arawak Co. Ltd. of Engineering of Trinidad and Tobago development (CPD). During the period • Product Development/Analytical (BOETT), the Environmental Management under review, the Institute delivered 19 CPD Services: National Flour Mills; Agency (EMA), Trinidad and Tobago Bureau courses and 16 projects were in progress. Ministry of Agriculture, Lands & of Standards (TTBS) and the Caribbean Marine Resources; TTABA; Bio- Council of Engineering Organisations Research Lab; Bermudez Group of (CCEO). Companies. • Research Collaboration: Arawak The Department also generated revenue in Co. Ltd; Fine Choice Meats; Holiday the amount of TT$80,000, doing testing of Snacks Ltd. walls for Trinidad Aggregate Products.

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Distinguished Visitors

Maurice Adriaens Ministry of Traffic and Telecommunications, Netherlands Antilles.

Hafeez Bak, ASME Trinidad and Tobago Group.

Dr. Rob Best Pro Dean, Engineering Science Built Environment, London South Bank University, London, UK.

Professor Peter Dale University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. Michael Michand Sima Taylor American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME. Chair, Quantity Surveys Institute, New York, USA. Dr. Peter Dare, Chair Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Micha Peleg Lurlene Van Buren Professor of Food Engineering, Study Abroad/Exchanges, Giles Gillett Chenoweth Laboratory, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA. Director of Engineering University of Massachusetts, Aker Kvaerner Engineering Services Limited, Amherst, MA, USA. Grant Vincent, LLS, RICS Stockton-on-Tees, UK. Cayman Islands Gregg Rawlins Jessica Horan IICA Representative, Trinidad and Tobago, Professor Sieghard Wanke Inter-American Institute for Cooperation Educational Development Manager, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, on Agriculture, Port of Spain, Trinidad. RICS, New York, USA. University of Alberta, Canada.

Howard D. Johnson Glen Round Lester Efebo Wilkinson Group technical Safety Manager Department of Earth Science & Engineering, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cuba Embassy) Imperial College, London, UK. Huntsman Tioxide, Billingham, UK. Professor Michael Worthington Brian Jones Greg Sun Department of Earth Sciences, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Engineering Programme, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA.

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19 the faculty awarded 46 first class higher honours degrees and 11 degrees by research, including five students doctoral our of two doctorates . graduated with high commendation . arts festival and creative of centre the is now a full department of the faculty and “the rainmakers” reigned over all. dean, faculty of humanities & education Professor Funso Aiyejina

The Faculty of Humanities & Education (FHE) continued to expand its operations in 2007/2008 in keeping with the University’s strategic plan objectives in the key areas of Teaching and Learning, Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation, and Open Campus.

In the academic year 2007/2008, the FHE rationalised its undergraduate and graduate programme and course offerings, developed new undergraduate and graduate programmes and courses, introduced e-learning and applied discipline appropriate software on a higher scale, and increased its student exchange programmes. The Faculty, through the School of Education, also established a digital library (full- text database) on Caribbean education, and a web version of Caribbean Educational Research Information Service (CERIS) bibliographical database.

The Faculty awarded 46 first-class honours degrees and 11 higher degrees, which includes five doctorates.

Dr. John Campbell of the faculty received the Vice-Chancellors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching (2007), Dr. Sherry-Ann Singh was awarded a Research Fellowship at the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick in May 2008, and Dr. Giselle Rampaul was awarded the Centre for Caribbean Studies Visiting Fellowship, Warwick University in November 2007. Professor Lalla received a UWI Press Award for Outstanding Innovative Proposal 2005 for a series Caribbean Postscripts: Afterwords on the British Canon, awarded in May 2008 and Dr. Paula Morgan and Professor Valerie Youssef also won a UWI Press award for the best multidisciplinary text for Writing Rage: Unmasking Violence in Caribbean Discourse in May 2008. 20 faculty of humanities&education

Students Honours & Awards Professor Barbara Lalla received a UWI Press The top Bachelor of Arts degree graduating Award for Outstanding Innovative Proposal Enrolment (On and Off Campus) student was Nigel Karim who majored 2005 for a series Caribbean Postscripts: Total: 2982 in Theology while his counterpart in the Afterwords on the British Canon, awarded in Undergraduate Degrees: 2010 Bachelor of Education degree programme May 2008 Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 606 was Alicia Gayah-Batchasingh who majored in Early Childhood Care and Education. Dr. Paula Morgan and Professor Valerie There has been a notable increase in Youssef also won a UWI Press award for the demand in the areas of Communication The Faculty also congratulates the Festival best multdiscplinary text for Writing Rage: Studies, English Language and Literature Arts Chorale, UWI and UWI Festival Steel Unmasking Violence in Caribbean Discourse with Education, Early Childhood Care and Ensemble, both directed by Mr. Jessel in May 2008. Education, and Film Studies. There has been Murray, which embarked on a highly a significant decrease in demand in the area successful tour to Massachusetts, USA this Dr. Giselle Rampaul was awarded the Centre of French Language and Literature. year, and Arts-in-Action which gave a Royal for Caribbean Studies Visiting Fellowship, Command Performance, for the Prince of Warwick University (November 2007) and Graduation Wales when he visited the Campus. the British Academy Visiting Fellowship, Total: 793 University of Essex (June to August 2008). Undergraduate Degrees: 415 Second-year Film student, Graeme Suite, Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 271 won awards for Best Short Documentary Dr. Sherry-Ann Singh was awarded a and Best Editing for his production, A Long Research Fellowship at the Centre for The Faculty awarded 46 first-class honours Way Home, at the Lumen Awards held by Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick. degrees and 11 higher degrees by research, Catholic Communications and the Media which includes five doctorates. Two of Association of Trinidad & Tobago. Dr. Geraldine Skeete received the Most our doctoral students graduated with high Outstanding PhD Thesis Award (Humanities commendation. Staff & Education and Social Sciences). Honours & Awards Promotions Dr. John Campbell, Coordinator of the Dr. Merle Hodge FOUN 1101 course was the recipient of the promoted to Senior Lecturer Vice Chancellor’s award for Excellence in (Department of Liberal Arts). Teaching. Dr. Jennifer Rahim promoted to Senior Lecturer (Department of Liberal Arts).

21 Appointments Programmes Research Dr. Zhanna Dedovets, Lecturer in the Teaching of Mathematics (SOE) In the academic year 2007/2008, the Listed below are the areas in which the Faculty rationalised its undergraduate Faculty of Humanities & Education has Mrs. Sandra Figaro-Henry, and graduate programme and course conducted major research projects during Temporary Educational Technologist (SOE) offerings, developed new undergraduate the academic year 2007/2008. Many of and graduate programmes and courses, these are research in progress. Ms. Juliana Alexander, introduced e-learning and applied discipline • Design, delivery and evaluation Temporary Lecturer, Teaching of Science (SOE) appropriate software on a higher scale, of a programme for the school- Mrs. Margaret Cain, and increased its student exchange based professional development Temporary Lecturer, programmes. Through the School of of secondary school principals. Programme Coordinator for online programmes (SOE) Education, we also established a digital • The Social Context of Learning: A library (full-text database) on Caribbean Study of Young Children’s Social Mrs. Sharon Phillip-Peters, education, and a web version of Caribbean Experiences in Primary Schools. Temporary Lecturer,Teaching of Language Arts (SOE) Educational Research Information Service • “Universal Secondary Education” Dr. Simon Yalams, (CERIS) bibliographical database. - An Investigation of the Impact of Lecturer, Technology Education (SOE) this Governmental Policy on the New Programmes Secondary Education System of Mrs. Cathryn Mann Benn, The following programmes were introduced Trinidad and Tobago. Lecturer, Foundation Language Programme • Effects of Professional Teacher (Department of Liberal Arts) during the 2007/2008 academic year: • BA in Speech Language Science. Trainer Programmes in Selected Mr. Benjamin Braithwaite, • Postgraduate Diploma in Schools. Lecturer, Linguistics Interpreting Techniques • Family Development and Children’s (Department of Liberal Arts) • MA in English Language Research Centre (FDCRC). • MEd (Health Promotion) • Multiple Intelligence and the Ms. Kathy-Ann Drayton, Establishment of Magnet Schools Lecturer, Speech Language Pathology • Cultural Studies. (Department of Liberal Arts) Programmes in Development • UWI Certificate Programme in Early • Speech Language Pathology. Ms. Nardia Thomas-Allain, Childhood Care and Development • Endangered Languages. Administrative Officer, Office of the Dean • BA Dance • Communication Studies. • Postgraduate Diploma in • Contesting the Past: Narratives of Retirements & Resignations Animation Trinidad & Tobago’s History. Dr. Vena Jules (SOE) • Masters in Speech Language • An Outrage to Humanity: the Mr. Steven Khan (SOE) Pathology (SLP) Course and Abolition of the Atlantic • Graduate Studies in Slave Trade. Communication Studies 22 faculty of humanities&education

• An Outrage to Humanity: Why an • Unlikely Matriarchs: Indo- • School Curriculum and the Indian Atlantic Slave Trade? Trinidadian Women in the Domestic Diaspora: The Case of Trinidad • Anansi, an African Legacy: bridging Sphere 1900-1945. • The Ramayana Tradition and Socio- time, spaces and spirits. • CAPE History, Unit 1 – The Caribbean Religious Change in Trinidad 1917- • Black Militarism, Abolitionism and in the Atlantic World. 1990. the Remodeling of Colonialism. • History of the Church of the • Caribbean-Flavoured • Emancipation and ‘Military Nazarene Trinidad and Tobago. Presbyterianism: Education as Necessity’ during the Haitian • Maroons and Treaties in Jamaica a Prescription for Socio-Political Revolution: challenging the and Surinam. Development, 1868-2006. hegemonic paradigms of slavery • A History of the Caribbean • Civil rights movement in the United and freedom. Agricultural Economics Society. States during the 1960s. • Revolutionary Emancipationism in • A History of Forest Conservation in • Escaped slaves in Canada during the Caribbean and its Impact on the British Caribbean. the 19th century. the Abolition Movement, 1760 to • Health and Living Conditions in • Influence of the Unites States 1834. Trinidad and Tobago, 1900-1938. media on the Caribbean. • History of Traditional Science and • A Crime Solving Toolkit: Forensics • Labour relations and trade unions Technology in India. in the Caribbean. in Trinidad and Tobago. • Indian Diaspora in the Caribbean: • Archaeological Project on Parks • Class 1894-1950. Problems and Prospect. and Gardens. • Credit Union movement in Trinidad • Kashmir before and after the • Archaeological Project on Railways & Tobago. Accession. in Trinidad and Tobago. • Trinidad & Tobago, Anti-Colonial • Law in Plural Societies; The • Caribbean Heritage. Movement. Caribbean and International • Myths and Realities of Caribbean • Trinidad & Tobago, Parliamentary Trade; Globalisation in theory and History. Crisis. practice. • The Encyclopedia of Caribbean • Market and Field: The Workplace Archaeology. Early Childhood Education of the Indian Female in Trinidad: • The Survey and Excavation of the The Family Development and Children’s 1900-1945. pre-Columbian site of Blanchisseuse Research Centre (FDCRC) was designated • Rural Indian Women in Trinidad: in North Trinidad. a unit of the University this academic year. 1870-1945. • Research assistance to former The Unit conducts collaborative work with • Trinidad as a safe haven for elite Prime Minister and former local, regional and international researchers Venezuelans: the case of El Colegio President of the Republic of and early childhood specialists. Initial work Bolivar 1800-1890. Trinidad & Tobago, Mr. A.N.R. has already started with Professor Jaipaul Robinson for his forthcoming Roopnarine of Syracuse University. autobiography. 23 Liberal Arts Teaching The Visual Arts programme was revised and The research agenda of the Department a proposal for BA Dance was drafted. A new of Liberal Arts continues to be rich and and Learning course in Music Therapy is awaiting final diverse and, in line with the Strategic Plan. One of the major developments in the approval. Approval has also been granted It includes major thrusts in Cultural Studies area of Teaching and Learning was the for additional posts in Visual Arts, Music and and in Speech-Language Pathology, both of reengineering of the Foundation Language Carnival Studies to facilitate the expansion which serve the interdisciplinary demand courses. Delivery of these courses of these areas. of twenty-first century development. A now incorporates technology and uses government award to the Cultural Studies myeLearning to provide online tutorials. We developed and mounted short courses programme is being used primarily to These strategies provided pivotal support on Technology Education, Teaching Reading support significant graduate student to this programme which serves an average at Primary Level, and Differentiated endeavours. The grant to the Speech- of 5000 students, across four faculties, Instruction, and a UWI Certificate Language Pathology programme is being over three semesters. During the period Programme in Early Childhood Care and used for a screening exercise to be carried staff underwent substantial training in Development was approved. out among primary schools across Trinidad online delivery facilitated by the Microsoft and Tobago. Academy of the Campus IT Service and the Graduate Studies Instructional Development Unit. The Faculty revised its graduate offerings Work in Communication Studies focuses on this year. The MA in English Language was the relationships among culture, gender, Undergraduate Programmes & introduced, a postgraduate diploma in conflict and communication; communication Courses Animation was under consideration and education; forensic linguistics; and health a proposal for a graduate programme in The Faculty continues to refine its offerings, communication. Communication Studies was drafted. courses with low intake were identified and marked for withdrawal and existing courses were modified. As such, the Faculty Outreach introduced a BA in Speech Language The Faculty regularly interacts with the Science and a modified Certificate in regional and national communities through Speech-Language Pathology is to be offered conferences, performances, writing and over two years. There was an increase in numerous speaking engagements. These theoretical course offerings, especially in programmes are as much about extending Linguistics and Literatures in English and the resources of the Faculty to the wider approval was granted for the offering of community as they are about exposing courses in Spanish Translation I and II and students and their work to the public and in Public Communications. The Faculty also luminaries in their fields. Some of this year’s participated in the launch of a cross-campus highlights include activities surrounding the Caribbean Languages and Linguistics 24 Institute. faculty of humanities&education

V.S. Naipaul Nobel Laureate Celebration Study Abroad & Exchange International collaborations were and our Writer in Residence programme Programmes established with Professor John Anderson featuring Earl Lovelace. Several Foreign Language student of the University of Victoria on an exchanges occurred during the report assessment project on the correlation of We have also entered into more formal period. The Faculty welcomed five UAG, learning outcomes, and also with Syracuse arrangements such as our partnership Martinique and Guadeloupe students in University in the area of Early Childhood with the Ministry of Education where the semester II of 2007/2008, while nine UWI Education. Faculty has been contracted to design, Foreign Language students participated in deliver and evaluate a programme for the an immersion course in the 2008 Contact Musicanova school-based professional development of and Research for the Caribbean (CORECA) The Department of Creative and Festival secondary school principals. The Faculty is programme in Guadeloupe. Arts extended its working relationship with also exploring the provision of programmes the Music Literacy Trust and, in collaboration on reading and special education to meet The caliber of our French programme in with the Inter-American Development pressing needs in the national public school particular shone through this year as three Bank, Cultural Development Programme, system. former students were appointed as visiting held the second Musicanova concert. The instructors at French universities and 15 are concert is a celebration of original musical Facilitating the Learning of employed as graduate assistants at French compositions created specifically for the Languages & Linguistics primary and secondary schools. One UWI steelpan. This year saw the introduction The Faculty assisted with the establishment exchange student is now functioning as a of a new competition for original music of the Caribbean Languages and Linguistics visiting instructor in Bordeaux University created for steelpan solos and duets. The Institute at Mona, Jamaica during the and, for the first time, three UWI students competition was restricted to nationals of report period. The Institute specialises participated in the teacher training Trinidad and Tobago. in courses indigenous to the Caribbean programme in IUFM (Institut Universitaire region as well as advanced theoretical de Formation des Maîtres), Guadeloupe. Creative and Festival Arts Linguistics courses. It is offered to students Musical Arts registered in and outside of the UWI. Here Partnerships Production of “The Sound of Music” by the on the St. Augustine campus the Caribbean The Faculty continues to work closely with Festival Arts Chorale, UWI at the Queen’s Interpretation and Translation Bureau was the Open Campus (formerly UWIDEC) Hall, June 26 – 29, 2008. Directed by Louis formally launched in July 2008 and we and this year we increased the number of Mc Williams with musical direction by Jessel established a Speech Language Pathology courses offered via mixed modes of delivery. Murray, and live music provided by the Research, Service and Clinic. We also partnered with the Open Campus National Sinfonia, this was the fourth annual for the development and delivery of the production to come from the Festival Arts first year of a BEd (Primary) Language Arts Chorale. programme. 25 Theatre Arts Kaiso Dialogues 4 Film Productions Production of “Bitter Cassava”, a play by An annual event presented by the Carnival In April, 2008, the Film Programme held Lester Efebo Wilkinson at the Learning Studies programme. In November 2007 End of Year Screenings of student films. Resource Centre, UWI, St. Augustine. the event featured The Mighty Duke (now The one-day screening was well attended Originally produced in 1979, this award- deceased), the Black Stalin who would later and many of the productions were later winning play looks at the notions of be presented with an Honorary Doctorate accepted for screening at the Trinidad “revenge, love, superstition, placing by the University, and Maximus Dan. and Tobago Film Festival in August, 2008. particular emphasis on family life and Student films were also featured at the how often children suffer from adult Sole to Sole Flash Point Festival in Jamaica in June, and indiscretion”. The plot revolves around The Dance programme produced its second-year Film student, Graeme Suite, the old adage that “what you sow is what annual dance production, Sole to Sole at won awards for Best Short Documentary you reap” - and sometimes, the harvest is the Learning Resource Centre, UWI, St. and Best Editing at the Lumen Awards held bitter. Augustine, April 27, 2008. by Catholic Communications. His 14-minute film, “A Long Way Home”, chronicles the Annual Showcase Concert Series Jazz Night life of a former street child. “The Rainmakers” - a 45-minute musical – in Honour of Professor Gordon Rohlehr production integrating dance, drama and Presentation of a Jazz Night for the Staff and students, led by Dr. Jean Antoine- Trinidadian Carnival characters, written and Retirement Conference in honour of Dunne, also produced a documentary on directed by Franka Hills Headley, Director of Professor Gordon Rohlehr in the School of the life and work of Professor Emeritus Golden Hands Steel Orchestra, and featuring Continuing Studies Auditorium, October 6, Gordon Rohlehr. The documentary, “Rivers nine original compositions for the steel pan 2007. of Sound”, was screened on the Campus by UWI Music Lecturer, Dr Jeannine Remy. as part of the Faculty’s tribute to Professor In this story, the people of Rainmaker Land Anime Caribe Rohlehr. The production included original have forsaken the true worship of The King Animae Caribe and the student exhibition footage shot on location in Professor of Rains, and drought ensues. The King of in the National Museum, Art and Aesthetics Rohlehr’s home country, Guyana. The film Drought has unleashed his fury on the land 2008 were resounding successes and received substantial contributions from and its inhabitants groan in their misery. were the highlights of the Visual Arts Christopher Laird of Gayelle Television and However, The King of Rains has hidden a programme. students with prior professional experience special Rainmaker who lays asleep, deep in working in the television industry. The Film the heart of the earth. Creative Writers’ Residential Workshop Programme is sourcing additional funding Caribbean Creative Writers’ Residential to turn the documentary into a three part Workshop 2008 hosted by the Cropper series. Foundation and Department of Creative and Festival Arts.

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Distinguished Visitors

Professor John Anderson University of Victoria, Canada.

Mr. Earl Lovelace Author, Trinidad and Tobago

Professor Jaipaul Roopnarine Professor of Child Development, Syracuse University

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29 we are happy to report that the faculty activities, maintained its research at given output and presentations international forums. five students first graduated from the faculty with first postgraduate the at class honours . with graduated level, three students and distinction at the masters level , was one of the two phds awarded , granted with high commendation. dean, faculty of medical sciences Professor Samuel Ramsewak

The Faculty experienced a number of successes this year, in spite of the financial, human resource and infrastructural challenges. The Preclinical Sciences Department saw the completion of a Quality Assurance audit and the addition of new laboratory equipment. The Paraclinical Sciences Department was restructured following the establishment of the Pharmacy School which emerged from the Pharmacy Programme. In the field of Adult Medicine there were significant increases in external funding for diabetes research and the Child Health Unit undertook a number of projects, for which funding had been received.

The Schools actively pursued continuing education seminars, a curriculum dialogue and workshops which were well attended by staff and students. The School of Veterinary Medicine revised its undergraduate curriculum and added new postgraduate programmes. We are happy to report that the Faculty maintained its research activities, output and presentations given at international forums.

It is expected that the ensuing year will provide additional challenges to the Faculty based on the impending local and international financial constraints. However, it is anticipated that these will be solved through innovative solutions and collaborations with the North Central Regional Health Authority and other stakeholders of the Faculty.

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Students School of Dentistry Postgraduate Although the demand for seats for The Faculty admitted its second batch Enrolment dental education is increasing because of of DM Internal Medicine candidates this (On and Off Campus) infrastructural limitations specific for the year. This second batch numbered seven Total: 1664 School, higher intake was not feasible. There students to complement the five students Undergraduate Degrees: 1386 was a definite female predominance 58 % in who began the programme in the academic Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 250 the admissions of 36 students. Overall, 47% year 2006/2007. Meanwhile, the DM of students were from Trinidad and Tobago, Paediatrics programme graduated its first 33% from the Caribbean and the remaining set of students as did the MSc in Clinical Undergraduate 20% hailed from Botswana and the USA. In Psychology where nine students completed Clinical Medicine the May 2008, final DDS examination the that degree. The first year student intake increased by pass rate was 77%. Students performed well approximately 18% from 350 to 414. A total in other years of the DDS programme. The postgraduate programmes in all of 313 students were enrolled in Clinical specialties related to Clinical Surgical Medicine with 153 in the Fourth Year and School of Veterinary Medicine Sciences have been expanding with 160 in the Fifth Year. Both clinical and A total of 136 students were registered at increased numbers. It has been a challenge classroom teaching are being conducted on the School of Veterinary Medicine, 127 at the to involve the postgraduates in research a year round basis in rotating clerkships. undergraduate level and nine postgraduate. but several initiatives are now in place to There was a 16.5% increase in student stimulate this activity. This year we had Clinical Surgical Sciences enrolment for 2007/08 over the previous three publications in which postgraduate Our undergraduate numbers in Clinical year, while the percentage of postgraduate students were actively involved. Surgical Sciences continue to increase (in student enrolment remained unchanged. all Units). This places a greater burden on Graduation our clinical resources. In order to address School of Advanced Nursing Education Total: 241 these challenges we have already started In 2007/2008 there were 81 undergraduate Undergraduate Degrees: 217 expanding our programmes into General students enrolled at the School of Advanced Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 24 Hospitals – San Fernando, Eric Williams Nursing Education, compared with 72 the Medical Sciences Complex and County previous year. Five students graduated from the Faculty Hospital Sangre Grande. Facilities in the with first class honours. At the postgraduate private sector are also being examined, School of Pharmacy level, three students graduated with in particular for areas in which our 2007/2008 undergraduate student distinction at the Masters level, and of the public hospitals may be deficient e.g., enrolment in the School of Pharmacy two PhDs awarded, one was granted with Cardiothoracic and Ophthalmic Surgery. amounted to 165. high commendation. Plans are also in place to increase out staffing to match the increased student load and requirements. 31 Para Clinical Sciences The School is very proud of this group. Many School of Dentistry Mr. Derek Emmanuel successfully attained students are married and have families During this period we continued the process his doctorate in Pathology (sub-discipline and they are able to complete the degree of staff development to the grooming of the Chemical Pathology), for his project programme and also perform exceptionally, school’s bright graduates into academics. entitled, “Foetal Growth and Maternal graduating with honours. Five of the school’s former graduates Lipid Metabolism in Trinidad Women.” were appointed as Teaching Assistants. He was supervised by Dr. Gershwin Davis, School of Pharmacy Currently, one Teaching Assistant and Lecturer in Chemical Pathology, Professor Thirty students received the BSc Pharmacy one Assistant Lecturer are pursuing MSc Z. Ali, Child Health (Neonatology) and Degree last year, with Mr. Ackram Hosein programmes from the University of London Dr. Steve Wootton of the University of Khan emerging at the top of the class. via Distant Education. Southampton. Honours & Awards School of Veterinary Medicine Pre Clinical Sciences Honours & Awards In the 2007/2008 year a total of 24 students Ms. Debbie Hilaire was awarded a Canadian Pre Clinical Sciences wrote the final year undergraduate government scholarship under the Graduate Dr. Carrington was among the awardees of examinations in May 2008 and re-sit Student Exchange Programme to work the University’s 60 leading academics in the examinations in August 2007. Of these, with Professor Susan Whiting and Dr. Carol special UWI 60th Anniversary publication - all were successful with two receiving Henry at the University of Saskatchewan. 60 under 60. distinctions and five passing with honours. Mr. Shamjeet Singh received funding to Para Clinical Sciences School of Advanced Nursing Education pursue training at the Institute of Cardiology Dr. Chidum Ezenwaka (Unit of Pathology/ Nine of the first twelve full time students at the St. Boniface General Hospital Microbiology) was awarded the Albert at the school were successful at their Research Center, University of Manitoba. Renold Award from the European final examination for the undergraduate Foundation for the Study of Diabetes in July programme and will be graduating in 2007. This allowed him to visit the German November 2008. Of the nine students Staff Diabetes Center in Dusseldorf, Germany. graduating this year one graduated with Clinical Surgical Sciences first class honours, five with second class Recommendation has been made Dr. Gershwin Davis (Unit of Pathology/ honours, upper division and three with for additional posts in Obstetrics and Microbiology) received the Best Poster second class honours, lower division. Gynaecology, Surgery, Orthopaedics and Award (Paediatric Division) at the American Urology as both our undergraduate and Association of Clinical Chemistry Annual postgraduate programmes in this area are General Meeting 2007. expanding.

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New Staff Dr. L. Koma School of Advanced Nursing Education Dr. Sehlule Vuma and Dr. Wayne Labastide Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Surgery, Small Ms. Rian Extavour joined the Unit of Pathology/Microbiology as Animals Lecturer (part-time), Lecturers in Haematology and Immunology Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics respectively. School of Pharmacy Dr. M. Saravanan Ms. Shelly Moore Lecturer in Pharmaceutics Assistant Lecturer, Promotions Nursing Pharmacotherapeutics Pre Clinical Sciences Ms. Rian Extavour Dr. Suresh Rao Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice Senior Lecturer Retirements & Resignations Mr. Sandeep Maharaj Pre Clinical Sciences Appointments Assistant Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice Pre Clinical Sciences Professor G.N. Melville Dr. Jerome Foster Professor of Physiology Lecturer in Biochemistry Other Appointments Dr. Sandra Reid Clinical Medical Sciences Clinical Medical Sciences Lecturer in Psychiatry was appointed Dr. Jerry Adams Dr. Tony Bastick was hired as a temporary Adjunct Lecturer in Psychiatry by the Psychologist in the Psychiatry Unit full-time replacement effective October 1st, University of Toronto. 2008 in order to fill the gap generated by Dr Dr. Anders Nielsen Adams’ resignation. Dr. Anders Nielsen Prof M. Omer Senior Lecturer in Adult Medicine Dr. Virendra Singh transferred to Cave Hill Campus, Barbados Clinical Surgical Sciences Lecturer in Child Health, Consultant Dr. Tim Gopeesingh Paediatric Endocrinologist joined the Child Clinical Medical Sciences Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Health Unit August 2007. Dr. Mary Singh Gynaecology Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology School of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Trevor Anatol Dr. A. Kumaresan School of Dentistry Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Surgery Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Physiology Dr. Trudy Hoyte, who graduated from the School in 1999 returned from UK after School of Veterinary Medicine Dr. P. Ramadass obtaining MScD in Orthodontics (Cardiff), Dr. D. Coombs Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Bacteriology and M. Orth (Edinburgh) and joined as a Lecturer, Equine Medicine and Mycology Lecturer in Orthodontics.

33 School of Advanced Nursing Education Para Clinical Sciences The Department continues to work closely Ms. Glenda Gajradge The Department of Para Clinical Sciences with the Deputy Dean for Curriculum - Teaching Assistant was reconfigured during the 2007/2008 Dr. Brader Brathwaite. A series of staff academic year following the establishment development meetings have resulted in of the Pharmacy Programme as a full School assessment methods being brought closer Programmes of Pharmacy. The Department of Para to teaching objectives. This process is Clinical Sciences now consists of the Units ongoing. Pre Clinical Sciences of Pathology / Microbiology, Pharmacology The Preclinical Sciences Department and Public Health and Primary Care. Clinical Medical Sciences completed a Quality Assurance (QA) Amidst growing undergraduate student audit during the 2007/08 academic year. During the 2007/2008 academic year, the numbers, and the need to provide Currently, the Department is addressing Department focused on improving the postgraduate training, the Department the recommendations of the QA report clinical exposure of Year 3 medical students continued to strive to provide the best which includes re-examining the learning from the beginning of the 2008-2009 possible teaching environment for its objectives for all the courses and the academic year. Students will be able to students but more resources will soon be various learning methods, and aligning the attend some more clinics and wards in the required if standards are to be maintained. examinations with the Faculty’s Problem Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex Research activity continued apace with the Based Learning (PBL) philosophy. Three (EWMSC) and Port of Spain General Hospital Adult Medicine securing significant funding new graduate research programmes were (POSGH) to interact directly with patients for diabetes research and the Child Health introduced during the last academic year relevant to different pathological clerkship. Unit being extremely vibrant in this area to cater for changing market needs; these For example, students in the Haematology having obtained funding for a variety of are Neuroscience, Molecular Genetics, and Clerkship will have increased opportunities projects. Nutrition. The Department acquired new to meet haematological patients and to equipment to modernise the students’ interact with Blood Bank staff and donors. The Department also wishes to congratulate physiology laboratory practicals and has Efforts are continuing to facilitate Professors Surujpaul Teelucksingh and plans to acquire a digital microscope and the harmonisation of the Pathology/ Gerard Hutchinson who delivered their 10 new state of the art conventional light Microbiology programme with that Professorial Inaugural Lectures over the microscopes to improve the teaching & of the Mona Campus. It is hoped that course of this year. learning of microscopic anatomy. harmonisation will be complete before 2010.

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Clinical Surgical Sciences UWI-LMC Residency Programme Continuous Education Seminars by The undergraduate programme covers The dual Vocational Training Programme/ External Examiners two years with junior and senior clerkships Advanced Education in General Residency The School began to organise seminars by in General Surgery and Obstetrics and Programme run by the UWI and the distinguished external examiners from UK Gynaecology. The clerkship booklet for Lutheran Medical Center respectively is in its and USA. In May the first of such seminars Surgery has been modified to make it more second year. In November, 2008, the LMC was conducted in which the following relevant to the advances in Surgery. “End of officials are carded to have discussions with examiners made presentations. The seminar Clerkship” assessments are conducted in all UWI stakeholders to explore expansion was well attended by the staff, students areas. These are being conducted in an even of the existing programme to a two year and the General Dental Practitioners. more structured fashion in preparation for training equivalent and the introduction the Grade-Point average system that will be of other residency programmes. There are Dental Auxilary Training (DAT) introduced fully in 2010. currently nine residents in the 2008-2009 Programme programme. Under the aegis of the UWI Open Campus, Postgraduate programmes have been in the School is conducting a one-year part- progress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Accreditation time diploma in Dental Auxiliary Training Anaesthetics for over 10 years. However, The Commission on Dental Accreditation Programme that is in increasing demand. new programmes have been started (CODA) of the American Dental During the period of this report there were in General Surgery (three years ago), Association(ADA) conducted a site 16 admissions, 94% of whom were female. Ophthalmology and Urology (one year ago). accreditation visit at The School of The School is about to start a Dental We expect these postgraduate programmes Dentistry in May 2008. This was to Hygienists Training Programme. The DAT will grow rapidly as the demand for places facilitate continued use of UWI as a site for programme also showed a good pass rate is already increasing. the AEGD programme. The school made of 94%. proper preparations, within the constraints School of Dentistry of limited resources, in preparation for School of Veterinary the visit. The school was successful in Membership Examination of The Faculty attaining site accreditation, making it the Medicine of Dental Surgery of The Royal College Of first Non-US site to be ever accredited as New curriculum implemented from Surgeons an AEGD training site. The outcome of this academic year 2007/2008 As a collaborative venture with the Faculty visit will however, be officially announced The first and the only approved curriculum of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of in January 2009, by the ADA. Even though for the DVM programme was the curriculum Surgeons of Edinburgh the school has been the site received full accreditation, the ADA of 1992. Several reviews of the curriculum conducting the Membership Examination made certain suggestions on infrastructural have been done but there has been no (MFDSRCS). In the April 2008 examinations deficiencies of the School which need to other approved curriculum since 1992. one each in Parts A and B examinations and be addressed in order for the School to Since the curriculum is supposed to be one candidate was successful. maintain its status. The next accreditation reviewed and modified from time to time site visit will take place in 2013. 35 to accommodate changes that may be The courses offered in the Pre Clinical necessary, the current curriculum needs programme form the basis for the Para Research to be revised to accommodate the current Clinical and Clinical programmes. These Pre Clinical Sciences realities facing the veterinary profession courses include: Anatomy, Physiology, Research Grants Obtained within the region and globally. Biochemistry, Pharmacology and D. Ramdath Toxicology, which are covered in the first Pan American Health and Education The revised curriculum makes provisions two years of the programme. Foundation Grant. December 2007. “A for two levels of entry into the DVM collaborative model to address nutrition and programme: five years for applicants with The main courses covered in the Para healthy lifestyles in the school curriculum ‘A’ level qualifications and four years for clinical programme are: Microbiology for Trinidad & Tobago”. degree holders who have acquired the (which includes Bacteriology, Virology and requisite qualifications for entry into the Immunology), Parasitology, Public Health C. Carrington four-year programme. and Pathology which are covered in the Campus Research and Publications Fund third year of the programme. The last two grant for a study entitled “RNA virus The new curriculum also placed more years of the programme are devoted to diversity in Trinidad bats - identification of emphasis on Small Animal Medicine and Medicine and Surgery and the clinics. potentially emergent viruses”. Surgery as well as modified existing courses The final year of the programme is lecture- for more effective delivery. The new free and is devoted almost exclusively to B.S. Nayak curriculum has developed a list of clinical clinical rotations. Campus research and Publication fund for competencies approved, which will be the Research proposal entitled “Role of mandatory for students to acquire before In addition to the five year, undergraduate Adeponectin and inflammatory markers in they graduate. Course electives, as well as Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Degree assessing the insulin sensitivity in type II clinical rotation electives, were introduced programme, a number of postgraduate Trinidadian Diabetics”. in the revised curriculum which will enable programmes were also offered, two years students to acquire more knowledge in for full time students and three years A. McRae their areas of interest. duration for part time students. Caregiver burden of persons caring for patients with Dementia. CRP obtained with The Old DVM Curriculum Drs N Baboolal and G Davis. The duration of the current DVM programme is five years. The programme is subdivided into Pre clinical, Para clinical and Clinical programmes.

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Major Research Projects Completed is consistent with migratory birds returning Summary Title to their northern breeding grounds having Buggy Creek virus (BCRV) is an unusual Phylogenetic analysis of SLEV in the acquired infection while wintering in the arbovirus within the western equine Americas region of the Gulf of Mexico. encephalitis complex of alphaviruses. Associated with cimicid swallow bugs Investigators Title (Oeciacus vicarius) as its vector and the Albert J. Auguste1, Oliver G. Pybus2, Phylogenetic analysis of BCRV in the cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Christine V. F. Carrington1 Western Great Plains, USA. and house sparrow (Passer domesticus) as its amplifying hosts, this virus is found Affiliations Investigators primarily in the western Great Plains of (1) The University of the West Indies, Abinash Padhi1, Jerome Foster2, Amy North America at spatially discrete swallow (2) University of Oxford Moore1, Mary Bomberger-Brown1, Martin nesting colonies. The two lineages showed Pfeffer3, Kathy Gaines, Valerie O’Brien1, distinct phylogeographical structure: one Funding Stephanie Strickler1, Allison Johnson4, Eric lineage was found in the southern Great Campus Research and Publications Fund, Edwards5, Nick Komar5, Charles R. Brown1 Plains and the other in the northern Great Caribbean Health Research Council. Plains, and both occurred in Nebraska and Affiliations Colorado. Summary (1) University of Tulsa, OK, USA Using a Bayesian coalescent approach on a (2) University of the West Indies Title dataset of 73 envelope gene sequences (3) Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology Evaluation of wound healing activity of researchers estimated substitution rates (4) Department of Biology, St. Olaf College, Lantana camara L and Persea Americana and dates of divergence for St. Louis MN, USA (avocado) fruit encephalitis virus (SLEV) in the Americas. (5) Center for Disease Control and Significant rate heterogeneity was found Prevention, CO, USA Investigators among lineages, such that “relaxed” B. Shivananda Nayak, S. Sivachandra Raju, molecular clock models were much better Funding Mathew Eversley, Adash Ramsubhag supported than a strict molecular clock. For National Institutes for Health (USA). the first time researchers also assessed the Funding magnitude and direction of viral gene flow Caribbean Health Research Council within the Americas. The overall direction of gene flow during the period represented by the phylogeny is from South to North, and the region between 15oN and 30oN latitude appears to be the major source of virus for the rest of North America, which 37 Summary Title Title The objective of the study was to investigate Effects of the glutamate and GABA receptor Role of adenosine receptors in modulating excision wound healing activity of the leaf agonists on a model of migraine aura synaptic NMDA receptors extract of L.camara and Persa Americana in rats. Treatment of the wounds with extract Investigators Investigators significantly enhanced the rate of wound Jonas Addae, Nakisha Ali, Trevor Stone Jonas Addae, Nakisha Ali, Trevor Stone contraction, synthesis of collagen and decreased mean wound healing time. Affiliation Affiliation The University of the West Indies The University of the West Indies Title University of Glasgow University of Glasgow RBC membrane composition in Caribbean Type 2 diabetic patients. Summary Summary Spreading depression is a spontaneous Glutamate receptors act on different Investigators slow movement of depolarisation across receptor types, one of which, the NMDA B Shivananda Nayak, Singh, Surujpaul the cerebral cortex and has been implicated receptor, mediates several important Teelucksing and Lesley Roberts in the aura of migraine headache. Using an processes (such as learning and memory) animal model, researchers examined how and a number of disease processes. Funding activation of glutamate and GABA receptors The location of the NMDA receptor on Campus Research and Publication fund in the cortex affects the induction and the neuron (i.e. whether synaptic or propagation of spreading depression. It was extrasynaptic) affects the actions of the Summary found that, together with the conventional receptor when stimulated by glutamate. The BMI and the systolic BP of the diabetics process of a receptor antagonist preventing Researchers have used a method that were higher than controls. The diabetic a disease that is mediated by the receptor isolates the NMDA synaptic receptor and diabetic nephropathy subjects showed agonist, one type of gluatamate receptor activity and studied how it is modulated by significantly higher level of RBC membrane agonist prevented activation of another activation of different adenosine receptors. cholesterol as compared to controls. There agonist. This finding supports an intrinsic This finding provides insight into strategies was a trend of increased cholesterol and physiological protective mechanism against to block the extrasynaptic NMDA receptors decreased HDL in diabetics and diabetic the development of migraine aura. which mediate neurological diseases whilst nephropathy patients were noted as leaving the synaptic ones that mediate compare to controls but they are not normal physiological functions. significant as expected. The LDL cholesterol was significantly higher in diabetics when compared to diabetic nephropathy and control subjects.

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Para Clinical Sciences susceptibility surveillance was Dr. Chidum Ezenwaka Major Projects Completed ever done. High-level and low- • He received an Intra-mural grant Dr. Joan Rawlins: level mupirocin resistances from the Campus Research and • “Older Women in Trinidad & were detected in 26.1% and 44.1% Publication Fund, to conduct a Tobago Project.” respectively, among 188 MRSA pilot research project in Tobago stains, recovered over a 2-year on “Self Blood Glucose monitoring Drs. Felicia Hosein, Patrick Akpaka, Wayne period. This was the first post- amongst Type 2 diabetic patients.” Mohammed and Michele Monteil: marketing surveillance that was • Completed a collaborative project done. Clinical Medical Sciences on “The Prevalence of High Research is being pursued in the following Risk HPV types Among Women Dr. Altheia Jones-Lecointe: areas: in Trinidad & Tobago.” This • Obtained financial support from • CT & MRI imaging collaboration, involving the UWI, Tobago Regional Health Authority • Ultrasound imaging MOH, Cancer Society and CAREC for new born screening for • Radionuclide Imaging has already resulted in a report, haemoglobinopathies in Tobago. • Thyroid disorders which will be timely in supporting A collaboration with INSERM, • Uterine artery embolisation the development of policies for Guadeloupe. • Thyroid Disorders Cervical Cancer prevention and • HIV and Substance Abuse control in Trinidad & Tobago. Research in Progress intervention Dr. Joan Rawlins: • Substance Abuse prevalence in Dr. Fitzroy Orrett: • Supervising a new graduate the adult population and death • Antibiogram for the San Fernando student, Ms. Donna Drayton who associated with substance abuse General Hospital (SFGH). This is is working on a project entitled, in Trinidad and Tobago the first large scale project aimed “Gender Ageing: A Comparative • Metabolic Syndrome at providing doctors with guidance Study of Poverty on the Lives of • Alzheimer’s Disease for empiric antimicrobial coverage Elderly Men and Women in rural • Dementia and Depression for in-patients. Communities in Trinidad & Tobago • Obstructive Lung Diseases, • Evaluation of mupirocin resistance and Guyana. prevalence, mechanisms and among strains of Methicillin- relationship to vascular diseases Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Dr. Yuri Clement: • Maternal Lipid metabolism and (MSRA) recovered from clinical Obtained funding from the Campus birth outcome specimens. Prior to the introduction Research and Publication Committee for • Basic information on lipid transfer of mupirocin (Bactroban) at the projects entitled: “Investigating the role of from mother to foetus SFGH in 1986, no pre-marketing Leonotis nepetifolia as a hepatoprotective agent in an animal model” 39 • Insulin resistance in diabetes Clinical Surgical Sciences Summary mellitus and pre eclampsia to Several research projects have been Findings- 75% of teachers affirmed that identify potential mothers with completed in the Department as follows: males between the ages of 14- 16 were diabetes and hypertension who perpetrators of school violence while the can be identified by the presence Title rest of the students looked on during the of hyperinsulinism at the end of Screening for Diabetes in Pregnancy. violent act. 37.7% perceived that behaviours pregnancy manifested were minor offences. 40% • Review of neonatal asphyxia at Investigators of teachers perceived that their school MHWH to improve care B. Bassaw, S. Ramsewak, A. Sirjusingh protocol on violence were sometimes • Needs assessment for training effective. The study showed that there was health care providers in HIV/AIDS Funding a strong correlation between the degree of • Student assessment versus Campus Research and Publication Fund. behaviour and gender type. standard setting • Incidence and outcome of Title: Breast Cancer Mortality in Trinidad Title childhood cancers in Trinidad and and Tobago: a 30 year study. “Patient’s expectation and level of Tobago satisfaction with Nursing performance • Febrile neutropenia in childhood Presenter: V. Naraynsingh in the Medical Unit at the Port-of-Spain cancers Presented at the Cancer Society Annual General Hospital”. • Urine microscopy as a point of care Meeting, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2007. test Investigators • Validation of phase contrast School of Advanced Students at School of Advanced Nursing microscopy as a method of Education N. Clarke, U. Almond, A. Martin, early detection of urinary tract Nursing Education B. Crichlow, S. Douglas, K. Doyle, S. Harris, E. infections Two research projects were completed at Powder, J. Cunningham, J. Thomas • Manual on Baby Friendly hospital the School as indicated below: initiative Summary • Childhood obesity Title Findings are as follows: 41.3% of them had • Developmental outcomes in Teachers Perception of School Violence in high expectations and perceived the nurses children with HIV/AIDS the St. George East Educational District. were performing well. 46.7% of clients had moderate expectations and felt that nurses Investigators only performed average, and 12% felt nurses Students at School of Advanced Nursing performed poorly: 47.1% of males and 35% Education - A. Billingy, D. Loreta-Jones, D. of females felt that nurses performed well, Sahadeo, M. Johnson-Chen, P. Siewdass, R. 23% of males and 38.8% of females felt their Aquilal, T. Britto-Williams, V. Davis, V. Welch- Knights, Y. 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performance was average while 29.9% of The Radiology Unit has provided the main males and 26.3% of females felt nurses Outreach support for the Government of the Republic performed poorly. Pre Clinical Sciences of Trinidad and Tobago in its initiative of The Department hosted a stakeholder providing free medical imaging services There was a weak correlation between consultation on the Assessment of the to all medical institutions of the regional client’s expectation and levels of satisfaction National Health Research System of Trinidad health authorities. The University lecturers and a strong correlation between nurses’ and Tobago and partnered with University provide clinical service (including on-call performance and levels of satisfaction, as of Saskatchewan to deliver three-day commitments) in diagnostic radiology to well as nurses’ performance and client’s curriculum workshop to curriculum Officers patients at the EWMSC. confirmation. of the Ministry of Education. School of Dentistry Clinical Medical Sciences The school continues to provide Oral Strategy Appraisal The Psychiatry Unit provides a consultation Histopathology Diagnostic Services and The Department of Pre Clinical Sciences had liaison service to the Hospital and to the Prosthetic Laboratory Services in-house a successful Quality Assurance review this staff of the NCRHA. The Unit also provides and to General Dental Practitioners (GDPs). year and there were increased resources a consultation service to students of at the Furthermore, as a collaborative activity the for students laboratory practicals with the St. Augustine campus through the CAPS/ school is continuing to provide technical purchase of six additional Biopac systems Health Service Unit and to a variety of public infrastructure and Cytotechnician’s training for Physiology practicals. sector organisations such as the Trinidad & programme of the Eastern Regional Health Tobago Defence Force and the Board of Authority. These ventures are generating a Two academic staff members were Inland Revenue. modest income to the school. enrolled in University of British Columbia Scholarship in Teaching and Learning The Adult Medicine Unit hosted the Year 4 School of Veterinary certificate programme. The Department Student Symposium “Your Kidney and You” has started teaching the Basic Sciences with guest lecturer, Dr. Lesley Roberts. Medicine component of D.M. in Ophthalmology The Unit was also instrumental in finalising Lecturers in this unit provided consultations and has introduced three new MPhil/PhD funding for the Helen Bhagwansingh to Food Animal Clinicians, some Government programmes in Neuroscience, Molecular Diabetes Education Research and Prevention farms and to the University Field Station Genetics and Human Nutrition. Meanwhile, a Institute to the tune of TT$5 million. as required or on request. Our specialists Departmental Graduate Studies Committee in Avian and Exotics gave advice to the has been formed to formed to develop and The Child Health Unit organised a three-day Emperor Valley Zoo, schools, broiler and implement plans for improved monitoring symposium providing HIV/AIDS Training. table egg producers, duck producers and and management of graduate students. To date, 25 doctors have benefitted from pet bird fanciers. five cycles of training in the management of HIV/AIDS for health care professionals. 41 Meanwhile, the Public Health Laboratory School of Advanced Revenue Generating benefited from the School’s expertise Nursing Education in providing quality control for both The School of Advanced Nursing Education Activities pasteurised milk and deli-meat products. celebrated “Nurses Week” from May 12 The Department of Pre Clinical Sciences to 18, 2008 by distributing bookmarks to generates some income by providing The UWI-NCRHA Relationship various Faculties, Departments, Units (both assistance to the College of Science The complex financial, infrastructural and academic and non academic) within The Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad administrative links between the UWI University of the West Indies showcasing and Tobago (COSTAATT) in the teaching of and the NCRHA is creating bottle necks in the development and contribution of the Radiological Anatomy to their students. day-to-day administration of the School. School of Advanced Nursing Education over The Psychiatry Unit of the Department This needs to be reviewed at the earliest the years. of Clinical Medical Sciences continues to opportunity. An aspect in this regard is operate an independent account with funds the services provided by the interns to the External Links obtained from research funding and clinical NCRHA and the earnings that go into the The School developed several potentially consultancies. Money from this account account of the NCRHA. The School requests fruitful links with other universities and supports the Unit’s activities. The School of that this matter be taken with the Ministry local and international organisations such Veterinary Medicine also generates income of Health seeking some form of payment as the University of Huddersfield, UK, and by providing laboratory services to the for interns. Anglia Ruskin University also based in the veterinary teaching hospitals and practising UK. Research and publication opportunities veterinarians, as well as diagnostic services The School continued with its thrust toward as well as student support are being provided for the food industry particularly community outreach, providing invaluable explored with the University of California at the ready-to-eat deli-meat producers. veterinary service to the country. Berkeley. Grants HIV/AIDS Capacity Building The Faculty has been awarded a sub- contract for Capacity Building in HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support with funding as follows: • USAID - $91,000 USD • European Union - $50,000 USD • National AIDS Coordinating Committee - $24,000 USD • Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago - $64,000 USD 42 faculty of medical sciences

Telehealth Programme Mr. James Dietrich, Hundreds of children from across Trinidad Infrastructure Mc Master University. & Tobago and the neighbouring Caribbean School of Veterinary territories have benefited from the UWI’s Dr. Roy Dobson Medicine Associate Professor of Pharmacy Telehealth programme. The programme The Steve Bennett Building was formally Administration, College of Pharmacy and involves two-way, live, interactive video- opened on Wednesday February 20, 2008 Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, conferencing consultations between the and houses two classrooms one laboratory Saskatoon, Canada Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University and three offices, which was much needed of the West Indies and the Sick Kids by staff and students. Ms. Marilyn Entwistle Hospital in Toronto, Canada bringing cost- Advisor, Health Services Administration, Pan effective, timely solutions to sick children American Health Organisation/World Health and their families. This year, support for Organisation Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies UWI’s Telehealth programme came from Distinguished Dr. David Felix the following: Visitors Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh • Atlantic LNG - $40,000 USD - Oral Problems in HIV Infection • Trinidad & Tobago Mrs Cheryl Anerson Nurse Training Tutor , ITECH, Ministry of Health - $15,000 USD University of Toronto, Canada Professor James Ferguson Visiting Professor of Large Animal Surgery Non-Communicable Diseases Ms. Laura Banfield The University of the West Indies has Mc Master University. Dr. Douglas Forbes received the approval of the Inter- Visiting Lecturer in Small Animal Orthopaedic American Development Bank (IDB) for a Dr. Graham Brown Surgery technical assistance grant in the amount Visiting veterinarian from Jamaica lecturing in Practice Management Dr. Doug Gleddie of US$650,000 to undertake a project Provincial Coordinator, Ever Active Schools, to establish research and surveillance Dr. Peter Carrotte Edmonton, Canada programmes for non communicable Glasgow Dental Hospital and School diseases. The End of the Root Para Clinical Sciences Professor Denis Gorecki School of Veterinary Medicine Dean, College of Pharmacy Nutrition, Professor Paul Dekar University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada Minister of Religion , University of Memphis, Professor Benjamin Hart Clinical Medical Sciences Visiting Professor of Animal Behaviour Dr. Aditi Desai Endodontics 43 Dr. Carol Henry Professor Fits Muskeit School of Dentistry Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Professor of Pathophysiology and Clinical Professor Jaipaul Singh Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Chemical Analysis, University Medical Centre, Professor of Physiology, Gronigen, Netherlands Central University of Lancashire, UK Dr. Carolyn Ingram Mc Master University. Professor Sudhakar Nayak Professor O. Slocombe Professor of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical Visiting Professor of Veterinary Surgery Dr. Brenda Kalyn College, Manipal, India Associate Professor, College of Education, Dr. Camil Stoian University of Saskatchewan, Canada Professor June Nunn Visiting Lecturer in Veterinary Dentistry University of Dublin - Tooth Surface - Loss of Drs. Landis and Quesenberry Erosion Dr. Dorothy Tullmann Visiting US Army Veterinarians University of Virginia Professor Michael Pogrel School of Advanced Nursing Dr. Kimberley Whitfield Education Professor S.R. Prabhu Visiting Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery Visitors from the University of Saskatchewan Dean, School of Dentistry, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, Professor James R. La-Rose United Arab Emirates Professor of Anatomy, University of California - Osteonecrosis Palmer College of Chiropractic, Florida Professor S. G. Rao Dr. Justine Lee Vice Chancellor, RAK Medical & Health Sciences Visiting Lecturer in Veterinary Emergency University, United Arab Emirates Medicine Drs. John Rose Dr. Philippe Lemey University of Birmingham Research Scientist, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Mrs Kamla Sharma Director, International office Hospital for Sick Dr. Kevin Morgan Kids, Toronto Canada University of Westminster

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47 The Faculty has witnessed a sustained The Faculty student increase in its undergraduate years. five last the population over Although the total number of graduate relatively is Faculty the in students faculties other to compared when small it is important to note that the ratio of degrees research pursuing students to compared when (MPhil and PhD) taught masters’ degrees is the highest dean, faculty of science & agriculture Professor Dyer Narinesingh

The Faculty of Science & Agriculture is currently the second largest faculty at the St. Augustine campus. It continues to play, through its teaching, research, development, innovation and outreach activities, a pivotal role in providing the appropriate human resource requirements needed to transform the Caribbean region. The Faculty has, through its myriad of activities and working with its various stakeholders, been focusing on finding solutions to Caribbean problems and is in the vanguard of promoting the sustainable use of our natural resources.

This year, refereed publications increased by 28% due mainly to the output from the Departments of Life Sciences and Food Production, and our research output is expected to increase significantly with the formation of research clusters, increased funding specifically for research, as well as funding for postdoctoral research fellows to drive the research initiatives. We are also reaching out to the industrial sector help us increase the opportunities for real life experiences for our students through field trips, projects and internships (service learning). Among our goals for the coming year are a greater use of technology to enhance the delivery of curriculum and improved laboratory facilities, including virtual laboratories.

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Students Honours & Awards Life Sciences Seven percent of the students graduating Professor John Agard, member of the Enrolment received First Class Honours. At the international team of scientists sharing (On and Off Campus) graduate level, 14 students received MSc in the glory of the prestigious 2007 Nobel Total: 3572 degrees, four received MPhils and there Peace Prize “for their efforts to build up Undergraduate Degrees: 2963 were eight PhDs. and disseminate greater knowledge about Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 341 man-made climate change and to lay the Most Outstanding Postgraduate foundations for the measures that are The Faculty has witnessed a sustained Students for 2008 needed to counteract such change”. increase in its undergraduate student Mr. Jeffery Leela: awarded the MSc degree population over the last five years. Although in Mathematics with Distinction. Professors John Agard, Indar Ramnarine, the total number of graduate students in the P. Umaharan and Dr. D. Chadee were Faculty is relatively small when compared Ms. Rosemarie Evita Mohais: awarded the recognised among the University’s 60 to other faculties it is important to note PhD degree in Mathematics with High leading academics in the special UWI 60th that the ratio of students pursuing research Commendation. Anniversary publications - 60 under 60. degrees (MPhil and PhD) when compared to taught masters’ degrees is the highest Mr. Arvind Sateesh Mohais: awarded the Physics at the St. Augustine campus. This sustained PhD degree in Computer Science with High The prestigious Mercosur Prize in Science increase in student intake and the surge in Commendation. and Technology was awarded to Professor research activities have continued to place Ramsey Saunders for his work on Solar extreme stress on both the physical and Ms. Mitzi Charles was the top graduate in Technologies for Water Portabilisation in human resources of the Faculty. Chemistry. Isolated Rural Zones of Latin America and the Caribbean. Professor Saunders was also Graduation inducted into the Hall of Fame at St Mary’s Total: 502 Staff College, Trinidad. Undergraduate Degrees: 472 Honours & Awards Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 26 A number of our academic staff received Dr. Indra Haraksingh received the recognition for their contributions to “International Pioneer Award for Solar At the undergraduate level 425 students science and technology. Energy” at the World Renewable Energy graduated with BSc (General) degrees in Congress X in Glasgow, Scotland in July various academic disciplines offered by the 2008. Faculty. Of these about 70% were from the School of Science and 30% from the School of Agriculture.

49 Cocoa Research Unit Appointments Physics Mr. Darin Sukha –awarded the PhD in Food Cocoa Research Unit Ms. S. Williams Science and Technology Sarah Bharath Lecturer, Medical Physics Part-time Technical Assistant. Mr. Surendra Surujdeo-Maharaj –awarded Dr. Davinder Sharma Lecturer in Electronics the PhD (with high commendation) in Plant Carlene Lakhan Sciences Technical Assistant working on the GORTT Research and Development Fund project “DNA markers for Retirements & cacao traits”. Ms. Naailah Ali – awarded the MSc Resignations (with distinction) in Food Science and Naailah Ali Retirement Technology Part-time Technical Assistant working on the Dutch Dr. St. Clair Barker LNV Project “To assess the quality attributes of the Lecturer, Agricultural Economics and Extension Imperial College Selections”. Promotions Mr. Bhaggan Boodram Life Sciences Balram Latchman Senior Laboratory Assistant, Life Sciences Professor John Agard appointed Contract Officer I working on the Dutch LNV Professor of Marine and Environmental Science project “To Safeguard the ICG,T”. Professor Edward J. Farrell Professor in Mathematics, Professor Indar Ramnarine Chemistry Mathematics and Computer Science Professor of Fisheries and Aquaculture Mrs. Nadia Singh Development Engineer I Professor Harold Ramkisson Professor Pathmanathan Umaharan Professor Emeritus, Professor of Plant Sciences Dr. Ann Wilson Mathematics and Computer Science Assistant Lecturer Mathematics and Computer Science Resignations Mr. Chris Sammy Life Sciences Dr. Marlon Knights Senior Laboratory Assistant Professor Andrew Lawrence Lecturer in Animal Science, Food Production Chair, Environmental Biology Professor Lincoln Hall Physics Food Production Chemistry Dr. S. Haque was appointed as Head of Dr. Matthew Wilson Department and promoted to Senior Senior Lecturer in Geography Dr. Arvind Mohais Lecturer Lecturer in Computer Science, Ms Rowena Butland Mathematics & Computer Science Lecturer in Geography Cocoa Research Unit Dr. David Butler Darin Sukha Dr. David Robinson Head, Cocoa Research Unit Research Fellow Senior Lecturer in Soil Physics

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Sabbatical Leave Agricultural Economics New and Revised Programmes Life Sciences and Extension • MSc Marketing and Agribusiness (new) • PhD Agricultural Economics (revised) Dr. Grace Sirju Charran UWI/STC Collaboration • MSc Agricultural Economics (revised) Dr. Christopher Starr The Department, in collaboration with Professor John Agard Shortwood Teacher’s College (STC), in Jamaica, continued its offering of its BSc Chemistry Obituaries Human Ecology degree to graduates New/Existing Programmes Cocoa Research Unit of the three-year Teacher’s Diploma in The Department is expected to deliver the Dr. Adeniyi David Iwaro Home Economics. The programme which Occupational and Environmental Safety and commenced in July/August 2004 is being Health Professional Masters programme delivered at STC during the vacation periods (developed at Mona Campus) by January Programmes for teachers. The first cohort comprised 33 2009. In addition it continued to offer the The Faculty continued to place curriculum students. major in Chemistry, the minors in Chemistry, reform on the front burner as part of its Analytical Chemistry and Applied Chemistry ongoing commitment to ensure that its Continuing Programmes as well as the special option in Chemistry curricula offerings are relevant and current, In addition to the contribution to and Management. and that they are a reflection of tomorrow’s the teaching in the various Faculty clients needs. In this context a number of programmes, the Department continued Food Production existing courses and programmes were to offer undergraduate degrees (face to New/Existing Programmes revised as well as new ones introduced face mode) in Agribusiness Management, The Department continued to offer the BSc Human Ecology and Human Nutrition and in Agriculture and majors in Agricultural Among the new programmes introduced Dietetics as well as the BSc in Agribusiness Science and Geography. In addition it offered were the BSc in Information Technology Management by Distance. At the the MSc programmes in Tropical Animal (Evening University) and the MSc in postgraduate level, the PhD, MPhil and Science and Production, Crop Protection Marketing and Agribusiness. Courses in MSc in Agricultural Economics and the PhD and Tropical Commodity Utilisation. asymptotic and perturbation analysis, and MPhil in Agricultural Extension are also advanced mathematical modeling, human offered. computer interaction, and web usability were also introduced. Revisions were made The Department also contributed to teaching to the existing MSc and PhD in Agricultural in the School of Veterinary Medicine. Staff in Economics. New curricula for programmes the Department also serviced the External in Optometry, Forensic Science and The Programmme in Agriculture (EPA) and Science and Management of Tropical the Certificate Programme in Agriculture Biodiversity were also in advanced stages (UCPA) by distance. of preparation for delivery in 2009. 51 Life Sciences Revision of Existing Programmes/ at other institutions. Dr. Dave Chadee for New/Existing Programmes New Programmes Introduced instance is currently a joint supervisor of The Department continued to offer majors The BSc in Information Technology was two PhDs at the University of Notre Dame. in Biology, Biochemistry and Environmental introduced for the first time into the Another outstanding achievement came and Natural Resource Management (in Evening University Programme offerings with the development by Dr. W. Goodridge conjunction with the Department of Food in the Faculty and new courses such as of the Department of Mathematics and Production). Minors were also offered Computer Forensics, Web Usability, Human/ Computer Science, of a software package in Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Interaction and Numerical “Aki License Management System” to be Botany, Environmental Biology, Methods for Partial Differential Equations used by Copyright Organisations in Trinidad Environmental and Natural Resource were also introduced in both Mathematics and Tobago and Barbados. Management, Marine Biology and Zoology. and Computer Science at the graduate and Mathematics and Computer Science undergraduate levels. Adequate funding has however, continued to be one of the major obstacles in the Existing Physics conduct of cutting edge research (both In addition to its contribution to the Existing in terms of quality and output). Faculty, teaching of mathematics in the Faculty of The Department continued to offer the recognizing this serious limitation, Engineering, the Department continued major in physics and minors in Physics, encouraged its members to form research to offer as part of its undergraduate Environmental Physics, Material Science clusters (intra-departmental; inter- programmes the single and double majors and Medical Physics and Bioengineering at departmental/campus; inter-university) in Mathematics and Computer Science, the undergraduate level. and to aggressively pursue funding both the minors in Mathematics, Computer locally, regionally and internationally. As a Science and Statistics as well as the BSc result of this initiative our Faculty members in Information Technology and the BSc in Research were able to secure the largest percentage Computer Science and Management to the Research topics abound within the of the Campus Research and Publication day students. To the Evening University Faculty of Science and Agriculture. Our funds as well as the special fund allocated students the Department offers the BSc lecturers continue to pursue their own by the Trinidad and Tobago Government for in Computer Science and Information areas of interest even while supervising research. In addition members were also Technology. The MSc in Mathematics the work of our graduate students. As able to secure significant funding from a and Computer Science are offered at the noted earlier, while the Faculty may not number of international agencies. graduate level. have comparatively large numbers of postgraduate students, it does have the In summary Faculty members were highest ratio of research as opposed to successful in securing $10.5 M (T&T) from taught higher degrees. It is also a reflection sources within Trinidad and Tobago and of the caliber of our staff that some are called another $12.5 M (T&T) from international upon to supervise the work of students agencies. The latter includes a $1.6 M (C) from 52 faculty of science&agriculture

The Teasdale Corti Global Health Research Food Production • The development of effective Partnership Programme. This is part of an • Effect of 1-MCP on postharvest management strategies to international research consortium on Public quality of papaya. control vascular wilt in pumpkin in and Environmental Health Interactions in • Infield variation of citrus in Trinidad. Food and Water-borne Illnesses. Trinidad. • Studies on the autoecology and Physics Also of significance is the $2.5M funding management of Commelina diffusa • Science documentary “Adventures from the World Bank to undertake studies in Fairtrade banana (Musa spp.) in in Discovery” (Haque, S. & on the restoration of the Nariva swamp St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Sampson, T.). project. Part of this project involves a study • An assessment of Barbados’s on carbon sequestration in wetlands-one of groundwater for contamination by the very few studies of this kind undertaken atrazines and its major dealkylated The National Herbarium in the world. Also of significance was the metabolites. • Development of an open-source grant of 403,520.00 Euros under the EU • First phase of heavy metals in Learning Content Management Edu-Link programme for the development cocoa. System (Burrokeet). of an MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and • Influence of inorganic and organic Sustainable Development. amendment on the hydraulic Life Sciences properties of heavy metal clay soils • Modeling associations between used in sports fields’ construction. Major Research paediatric asthma admissions, • Potential use of food processing meteorological parameters, and bio-solids as fertilizer amendments Projects Completed airborne pollen content during in agricultural cropping systems. A number of projects of significance were Saharan dust and non dust periods • The impact of selected cover crops completed during the 2007/2008 academic in Trinidad and Tobago to permit on soil fertility and suppression of year. Among these were: prediction of outbreaks of asthma Commelina diffusa through farmer in Trinidad and Tobago. Participatory Research by Fairtrade Chemistry • Evaluation of Ceriodaphnia rigaudii banana growers in St. Vincent and as a potential fresh water toxicity • Geochemical studies of the the Grenadines. test species for use in Trinidad and geothermal areas of the Lesser • Geochemical studies of the Tobago. Antilles with a focus on Dominica geothermal areas of the Lesser • Evaluation of persistent organic and St. Lucia: Implications for Antilles with a focus on Dominica pollutants in Sea Lots in the Port of geothermal monitoring. and St. Lucia: Implications for Spain harbour. geothermal monitoring. • Effect of 1-MCP on post harvest quality of papaya 53 • Infield variation of citrus in Research Funding and Incentives Trinidad Research in Progress • Sharon D. Hutchinson: Strengthen- • Studies on the autoecology and Agricultural Economics & ing of the Tourism Sector through management of Commelina diffusa Extension the Development of Linkages with in Fairtrade banana (Musa spp.) in • Analysis of Consumer Behaviour the Agricultural Sector in the Ca- St. Vincent and the Grenadines during an outbreak of Exotic ribbean. Funded by the OAS for • An assessment of Barbados’ Livestock Pests and Diseases on IICA. November 2007 – April 2008. groundwater for contamination by Livestock Demand Analysis of Amount of Award - TT$38,000. atrazines and its major dealkylated the Jamaican Fresh Agricultural Principal Investigator – Dr. Sharon metabolites. Produce Market. Hutchinson. Co-Principal Investiga- • First phase of heavy metals in • Access to and control of resources tors – Dr. Doolarie Singh-Knights; cocoa. for agricultural productivity by Ms. Wilhelmina Kissoonsingh. • Modeling associations between Gender. • Dr David Dolly: Government of paediatric asthma admissions, • Improving classroom teaching Trinidad and Tobago grant ($TT meteorological parameters, and through action research in the 100,000): Options to support the airborne pollen content during classroom on two topics: Group expansion of the cocoa industry Saharan dust and non dust periods learning; Engaging students in the in Trinidad and Tobago through a in Trinidad and Tobago to permit learning processes. technical vocational programme. prediction of outbreaks of asthma • Farmer Field Schools in Extension in Trinidad and Tobago. programmes in the Caribbean. Research Partnerships and Collaboration • Evaluation of Ceriodaphnia rigaudii • Labour productivity among the Joint Supervisor, Dr C A Pemberton as a potential fresh water toxicity elderly. • Seeram, Laishalla. 2008. University test species for use in Trinidad and • Risk mitigation behaviour among of Algarve, Portugal. “Coastal Tobago. farmers. Lagoon Goods and Services and • Evaluation of persistent organic • Nutritional management in the Human Development”. Erasmus pollutants in Sea Lots in the Port of Caribbean. Mundus European Masters in Spain harbour. • Causes and Impact of Food Prices Water and Coastal Management. • The development of effective on Caribbean Economies. management strategies to • Climate Change and its Impact on control vascular wilt in pumpkin in Agriculture. Trinidad. • Organic Farming Systems for the Caribbean.

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Joint Supervisor, Dr David Dolly • Water Quality Analysis: A and inhibitors of corrosion and • Department of Agricultural comparison between the chemical their application to potential gas Leadership, Education and quality of municipal tap water to liquid conversion technologies Communication, Texas A&M provided by State- and privately- • “Molecular Modelling:” Molecular University, College Station, Texas. run water treatment facilities in dynamics simulation of reactants on Joint PhD supervision, GOFF Sam, Point Fortin zeolite surfaces using commercial Factors affecting participation and software on high speed cluster of non participation among Completers Dr. Andrew Caffyn Linux computers. and non Completers of Five Farmer • Graduate student project in This program has potential Field Schools in Trinidad . collaboration with BP Chemicals application in both catalyst design Sticklen, M. Ltd. “Rhodium and iridium and optimisation • Assessing Organic Farming in perfluoroalkylphosphine • “Microwave Assisted Syntheses:” Trinidad and Tobago. Fulbright complexes as possible methanol Microwave synthesis as an Scholar carbonylation catalysts” alternative to standard organic synthetic procedures – green Chemistry Dr. Ivan Chang Yen chemistry (non-solvent or reduced Research completed and the applicability • Application of inexpensive testing solvent alternatives) • Dr. Denise Beckles: Geochemical systems for detection of lead in studies of the geothermal areas paint and environmental samples. Dr. Lebert Grierson of the Lesser Antilles with a focus • Evaluation of the safety of • Waste/Virgin plastic recycling on Dominica and St. Lucia: Implica- aluminium cooking pots in Trinidad of polyethene, polypropene, tions for geothermal monitoring and Tobago. polystyrene and PMME polymers • Supercritical Fluid Extraction of (in collaboration with BPUK/BPTT) Research in Progress and proposed Turmeric with application to Environmental applicability • Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Waste Management of waste Dr. Denise Beckles: Steam Distillation of Basil plastics. • The characterisation of endocrine disruption in the freshwater Dr. Richard Fairman Dr. Nicole John-Thomas systems of Trinidad and Tobago • “Langmuir Blodgett System for • Evaluation of students’ • Determination and characterisation Growth and Characterisation pre-university conceptual of sources and sinks of ozone of Thin Films:” The interaction understanding of Chemistry depleting gases in Trinidad and of molecules at interfaces, as • Understanding of conceptual Tobago and measurement of their models to the performance of learning processes as a solution emission rates industrial catalysts and coatings to problems encountered using

55 algorithmic procedures often Dr. Ramish Pingal (in collaboration with A.R. Professor Gurdial Singh used by students (understanding Maxwell and A. Ramsubhag) • Synthesis of TB Epitopes for the concept versus memorizing • The exploration of biologically active development of new vaccines procedure). natural compounds from aquatic • Carbohydrate chemistry for dengue • Developing Greener Organic and terrestrial bacteria as well virus inhibitors Chemistry Laboratory Experiments as filamentous fungi. Identifying • Oxidation of Methane natural products in bacteria and • Enzymatic synthesis and new Dr. Anderson Maxwell fungus growing environments biosensors • Development of catalysts based on with antimicrobial, anticancer and • Insect anti-feedents the [2.2] paracyclophane skeleton insecticidal properties leading to for use in the synthesis of single pharmaceutical development. Food Production isomer drugs and other chemicals • The preparation of biologically Research in Progress of biological importance. active trisubstituted pyrazolines • Scientific potential of caves in TT • Discovery of biologically important from simpler organic molecules. • Evaluation of tropical greenhouses and chemically interesting Research to design molecules for vegetable production metabolites produced in culture with antimicrobial properties • Sustainable non-chemical by bacteria and fungi isolated from especially antiviral (e.g. Dengue, approaches to the management unusual habitats e.g. pitch lake, the West Nile, herpes) and anti of Commelina diffusa in Fairtrade swamps. (In collaboration with Dr. fungal characteristics leading banana in St.Vincent and the Adesh Ramsubhag of the Dep’t of to development of a useful Grenadines Life Sciences). pharmaceutical. • Weed management in selected • Synthesis of proton conducting vegetable and field crops polymers for use in fuel cells. (In Dr. Russel Ramsewak • Agronomic studies in corn collaboration with Dr. Harinder • Discovery of biologically active • Tomato varietal screening for Missan of the Department of compounds with varying structural Geminivirus using Crop Health Physics). diversity from terrestrial plants Therapy Technology • Discovery of compounds with and marine organisms. Structural • An investigation of selected crop antitumour, antimalarial and anti- elucidation and bioassaying of pure residues for control of weeds in inflammatory activity form local compounds from terrestrial plants cowpea plants especially of the families and marine organisms. • Soil solarisation for managing Rubiaceae and Euphorbiaceae. weeds in cabbage • The performance of imported duck strain under different production systems in Trinidad in collaboration with Central Farms Ltd. 56 faculty of science&agriculture

• The use of enzyme and by-product • Engineering properties of major • Evaluation of bioagents, organic feed ingredients on broiler soils used on Trinidadian cricket amendments and household performance in conjunction with pitches chemicals for the management National Feed Mills. • Strength, hydraulic characteristics of Radopholus similis in Fairtrade • The utilisation of by-product feeds and erodibility of some humid banana in pig production in collaboration tropical soils under intense with SFC. rainfall. Life Sciences • The pubertal development in • Long-term storage of selected yam Research in Progress hair sheep in collaboration with cultivars Dr. Mary Alkins-Koo Blenheim /THA and Veterinary • Quality attributes of value added • Geographic and environmental School. products from selected yam influences on composition and • Heavy metal uptake by cocoa. cultivars structure of stream communities. • Wetland zonation and soil • Work on large-scale hydrodynamic • ‘Bibliography of research conducted salinisation in the Godineau Swamp computational modelling of at the William Beebe Tropical area. the Amazon to provide crucial Research Station (Simla), Arima • Junior school environmental information of water surface Valley, Trinidad’. In collaboration education, where children get their dynamics for a “virtual mission” of with the Asa Wright Nature Centre understanding of nature. the proposed US$700M joint NASA/ • Development of case studies for • Soil moisture sensing. CNES satellite, SWOT (Surface teaching environmental science • Postharvest studies in fresh-cut Water Ocean Topography). SWOT, at secondary and tertiary levels. limes. scheduled for launch around In collaboration with The Cropper • Physicochemical and organoleptic 2015. This large, international Foundation. changes in balata fruits. collaborative project began in 2004 • Strengthening capacity for • Simulated studies on marine and concludes with the publication teaching environmental science shipment of hot pepper. of a white paper on the SWOT and geography at CAPE level. • Chilling injury studies in selected satellite mission in late 2008. tomato cultivars. • Modelling research work on the Dr. Dave Chadee • Climate change monitoring and Amazon in related projects, such • Xenomonitoring for Lymphatic assessment in Trinidad as the assessment of the potential filariasis (LF) in Brazil, Costa Rica, • Impact of El Niño Southern effects of climate change on Dominican Republic and Trinidad Oscillation on rainfall in Trinidad the Amazon floodplain wetland and Tobago (funding from the Pan • Thermal properties of Trinidadian ecosystem. American Health Organisation, soils Washington, DC, USA).

57 • Dengue seroprevalence in • Evidence based public health Collaborations with Ministry of Health secondary school children and with reference to Leptospirosis in in Suriname adult population in Trinidad Trinidad. • A project on the epidemiology of (funding from Ministry of Health, malaria in Suriname is currently Trinidad and Tobago). Co-founder of two Research Clusters atThe being conducted. Contracts • Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, have been prepared for training, in Trinidad (in collaboration with the Trinidad. evaluation and surveillance Queen’s Park Counseling Centre, • Tropical Medicine: Infectious work for the Malaria Mission in Ministry of Health, Trinidad) Diseases Cluster (Co-Chairman with Suriname. • Population genetics of Aedes Professor A. A. Adesiyun). This aegypti in Trinidad (Part of a cluster brings together academics Dr. Brian N. Cockburn NIH Grant with Professor D.W. from Veterinary School, Medical • Investigation of the antioxidant Severson from University of Notre School and Department of Life status of diabetic individuals in Dame, Indiana, USA). Sciences. Currently supervising Trinidad. • Longevity of Aedes aegypti eggs in a 20-year research project with • Investigation of the nutritional Trinidad medical students from Mt. Hope status of individuals receiving • Climate Change and Dengue to determine the effects of chronic renal dialysis. outbreaks in the Caribbean (with non-ionizing radiation from Cell • Investigation of the nutritional Professor A. Chen, University of Towers on selected populations in content of sweet potato varieties the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica) Trinidad. maintained by the Ministry of • Seroprevalence of Helicobacter • Biodiversity and Environment Agriculture, Lands and Marine pylori in Trinidad (with Adash Cluster: Biogenics of Natural Resources. Ramsubhag and Gail Bacchus- Products (Co-Chairman with Dr. A. • Implementation of a Type 2 Taylor). Maxwell, Chemistry Department). Diabetes Mellitus School Screening • Vector Borne Disease Control This cluster brings together Programme in Trinidad & Tobago. in urban areas in Costa Rica and academics from the Department of This work is an initiative of the Helen Trinidad (part of a NIH Grant with Chemistry and Department of Life Bhagwansingh Diabetes Education, Professor J.C. Beier, University of Sciences, Faculty of Science and Research and Prevention Institute. Miami, Florida, USA) Agriculture. The major on-going objective is • Biological control of the Aedes to raise national awareness of aegypti mosquitoes. the pathophysiology of type 2 • Detection, quantification and diabetes mellitus and so promote viability of Cryptosporidium spp in lifestyle changes among the local water. population.

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• Investigation of the nature and The development of a virtual herbarium • Monitoring of Green House Gas prevalence of the metabolic An Ethnobotanical TRAMIL Survey of emissions in wetlands. Efflux of syndrome amongst Indo and Indigenous Plants used in Herbal Remedies green house gases from wetlands Afro-Trinidadian diabetics. The in Rural Communities in Trinidad. This Project can make a significant contribution objective is to identify whether is funded under the Trinidad and Tobago to global climate changes. Methane major differences exist in clinical Health Science Initiative (TTHSI). The data and Nitrous Oxide emissions are of manifestations of the syndrome collected will inform the selection of local primary concern since both these among the two groups and herbs for clinical trials to establish efficacy, gases have higher global warming whether simple measurements or safety and toxicity of medicinal plants used potentials than carbon dioxide. Our additional metabolite assays would in traditional medicine in Trinidad and the current project investigates how aid in diagnosis/treatment. wider Caribbean region. The potential of restoration of the Nariva swamp such plants developing into new crops to would offset the emissions of both The Herbarium support an emerging medicinal plant. these gases. A Biodiversity Monitoring System for Trinidad & Tobago. Professor Indar Ramnarine This project is funded by the UK Darwin Other Research • Research in aquaculture, fisheries Dr. Adrian Lennon Initiative in collaboration with Oxford biology, and behavioural/ • Characterisation of the Anthurium University, UK and the National Herbarium evolutionary studies using the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway of Trinidad and Tobago at UWI. It will guppy as a model. • Development of yellow spathes in enable us to make an estimate of habitat Anthurium and species loss since the last detailed Dr. Sephra Rampersad • Characterisation of the putative vegetation inventory in 1984. The research • Host specificity and relative chlororespiratory proteins, will also provide a conservation status of the aggressiveness of isolates of the IMMUTANS and Ndh complex, in endemic, rare, threatened and endangered causal agent(s) of vascular wilt in C3 and C4 plants species in Trinidad & Tobago. Ultimately, pumpkin in Trinidad. the information gathered will assist State • Correlation between genetic Dr. Azad Mohammed Agencies with drafting legislation to protect diversity, geographic location, • An evaluation of the ecological risk endangered species and habitats. host specificity and morphology of persistent organic pollutants in of isolates of the causal agent(s) the Point Lisas area. The results of vascular wilt in pumpkin in generated would provide baseline Trinidad. information for Trinidad and • The effect of AMF on rate of Tobago for the twelve priority epidemic increase and AUDPC in POPs listed under the Stockholm pumpkin. Convention. 59 • The effect of AMF on PR protein Mathematics & Computer Statistics expression in pumpkin seedlings. Science • Symmetry of Distribution • Mathematical Statistics and Areas of Research Focus The development of effective management applications of Statistics to Bio-Mathematics strategies to control vascular wilt in pumpkin epidemiology, demography. He • Prey-predator Models in Trinidad. The research and findings has begun to prepare work in represent new information hitherto not Genetics which will be the focus of Fluid Dynamics present in current literature for any other an active inter-disciplinary group • Study of Interfaces. country. involving Biologists, Statisticians • Heat transfer in porous media. and Computer Scientists. • Symmetries of differential Christopher Starr • Statistical Inference in Bio-medical Equations • Nesting biology of solitary wasps research. • Mathematical Modeling. • Defensive tactics of web-building • Estimation and hypothesis testing. • Non-linear waves. spiders • Bio-statistics, survival analysis, • Thin film. • History of insect sociobiology, with clinical research and reproductive • Non-linear chemical oscillations. emphasis on the contributions of health. • Desorption dynamics in polymeric François Huber and Jan Dzierzon systems. Artificial Intelligence • Non-Newtonian Fluid Flows, in Research Funding • Application of case base reasoning particular, the flow behaviour of Dr. Gregor Barclay to medical expert systems. these fluids for which its motion Barclay, G.F., and Ramlal, B. Government of • Distributed multi criteria decision has been induced due to time Trinidad and Tobago Research Development systems. dependent and independent Fund $210,000. (First tranche) “Modeling • Evolutionary Computation pressure gradients, as well as the Impact of Riverine and Ground Water • Semantic Web moving boundaries, with and Nutrient Input from Human Activities • Logic Functions and Equations. without slip. on Coastal Nutrients and Plankton • Computer-based Education. • Thermal Instability. Productivity.” • Artificial Intelligence and • Non Newtonian Fluid Mechanics applications. with special focus on Micropolar Fluids. E-Learning • Information Visualisation. Graph Theory • Graph drawings. • Graph Polynomials • Using the computer to teach music with special application to the pan. 60 faculty of science&agriculture

• Investigating the relation between • Wireless and Mobile Computing. • The Reconstruction Conjecture. ‘A’ level grades and performance • Software Design. • Graph Assembly with researchers in Computer Science courses. • Availability and Reliability in at Pace Univ, N. Y. • Attempting to identify the skills Distributed Systems. • Almost traceable graphs with persons must possess which will researchers at Pace Univ., N.Y. predispose them to becoming Software Engineering • Simulating Distributed Transactions good programmers. • Implementing Roles in Object using Web Services. • Education in Computer Science Systems • Towards the development • Learning Objectives. of an ideal course in Wireless • Adaptive Learning Systems Research in Progress Networking. • Mobile Learning • Tests for Normality • An E-learning Tutorial for the • Serious Games for Learning • Study of Interfaces. Teaching of MIDP and Wireless • Heat transfer in porous media. Applications. Health Care • Symmetries of differential • Performance of a distributed system • Mobile Systems for Health Care Equations. with cost bound compensation. • Prey-predator Models. • An SMS response system for Human-Computer Interaction • Mathematical Modeling - distributing wireless course notes • Usability testing. Applications: Sports modeling: • Software Engineering. • eCommerce usability design of a football; Mathematical • Decision Systems and Computer • Usability Engineering. model for crime in Trinidad and Networking and Technology in • Personalisation and Tobago. Medical Education. Emotion-Oriented Computing. • Non-linear wave theory: Study of • Incorporate multi-criteria decision • Computational Intelligence blood flow making into the study • Thin films: Asymptotic and • First phase of Caribbean-wide Networking numerical analysis of droplet break- Healthcare System “Building a • The proposal of multiple constraint up and droplet spreading. Local MediNet for Trinidad and optimisation algorithm called • Non-linear chemical oscillations: Tobago” started in February 2008 routing decision system (RDS) to Frontal Polymerisation. Stability • Micropolar flows. address the problem of finding and characterisation of chemical • Flows due to the Longitudinal and paths in core networks that satisfy fronts. Torsional Oscillations of cylinders traffic-oriented performance • Desorption dynamics in polymeric & rods problems while simultaneously systems satisfying resource-oriented • Immanents of Graphs. performance problems. • Relationships between different kinds of graph polynomials. 61 Research Funding and Incentives Dr. A. Nikov, prepared a proposal for Dr. Shirin Haque Dr. Alexander Nikov organised the opening cooperation and joint research with • Astrobiology at the Pitch Lake, of the Caribbean’s first Web Usability the Department of Industrial Design, • Feasibility of a Radio Telescope Laboratory at The University of the West Braunschweig University of Art, Germany, Project Indies, St. Augustine (May 2008). in the area of computer-related industrial • Monitoring of quasar variability design with application in web-based • Application of Physics in Dr. P. Mohan was awarded a grant by systems like the anthurium industry web Psychology. Microsoft Research based on the Cell portal connected via the newly established Phone as a Platform for Healthcare RFP Faculty’s Web Usability Lab. Research Funding and Incentives for a project titled, “A Caribbean-wide • Peter Moore’s Trust (Barbados Healthcare Management System Based on Physics $10,000 US) & Cave Hill Campus Cellular Phone Technology.” Ms. Sybele Williams ($5,000 US) production of “All • Muscoskeletal disorders arising is number” documentary” – S. Research Partnership and Collaboration from occupational exposure Haque) Dr. Donna Comissiong is currently working • Developing protocols to ensure on research projects with the following quality assurance in the delivery Research Partnerships and Collaboration international collaborators: of services involving diagnostic Professor Ramsey Saunders • Professor R. A. Kraenkel, (Dept imaging • Photoplethysmography special Theoretical Physics) IFT-UNESP, reference to blood volume Sao Paulo, Brazil Professor Ramsey Saunders pulsations with Professor J. Addae, • Professor M. A. Manna (Dept • Blood Volume Pulsations Medical Sciences and Professor Theoretical Physics) Univ. • Nanoplaques for Alzheimer’s Christian Posthoff of Mathematics Montpelier, France disease and Computer Science • Professor V. A. Volpert (Dept • Nanotechnology • Analysis of EEG using Chaos Theory Applied Math and Eng Sci) ESAM, • Water Purification and with Professor J. Addae, Medical Northwestern University, IL USA Biomagnetism Science and Professor Christian • Professor L. K. Gross (Dept Applied Posthoff of Mathematics and Math), University of Akron, USA Dr. H. Missan Computer Science • Professor Edward Farrell has • Development of polymer • Water potabilisation with teams in continuous collaboration with his electrolyte membranes for polymer Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Peru and colleagues, Professor L. Quintas electrolyte membranes fuel cells Mexico (Mathematics and Statistics) at and lithium battery applications • EEG analysis with research at State Pace University, New York. • Establishment of a fuel cell University New York (SUNY) laboratory

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• Magnetocardiography with Dr. Cocoa Research Unit This is a joint project between D. Rassi from University of Wales, Ongoing projects CRU (Dr. D.A. Sukha) and the Swansea • The CFC/ICCO/BI project entitled Department of Chemistry,(led by • Alzheimer’s research with Free Cocoa productivity and quality Dr. I. Chang Yen). University, Berlin, Charite improvement: a participatory • Assessment of the effect of the approach. micro-floral succession during post- Dr. Harinder Missan • Project to evaluate cocoa harvest cocoa fermentation on • Collaborations with Queens Fuel germplasms for resistance to flavour in collaboration between Cell Research Centre, Kingston, Witches’ Broom disease with CRU and Towson University. Canada on fuel cells research support from the World Cocoa • Investigation and Prevention of Foundation (WCF). Heavy Metal and Ochratoxin A Dr. Shirin Haque • Project to develop a DNA Contamination of Cocoa in Trinidad • Collaborations with Villanova fingerprinting database for all major and Tobago. This project is funded University, Washington State cacao collections in the Americas in by the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands University (USA) and University conjunction with USDA and CIRAD. & Marine Resources (MALMR): of British Columbia (Canada) on • DNA markers for cacao traits in Project Team: Dr. I. Chang Yen, Astrobiology. collaboration with the GORTT and Department of Chemistry; Mrs. F. • University of Turku, Finland on USDA Bekele, Cocoa Research Unit; Dr. I. observational astronomy • Safeguarding the International Bekele, Dept. of Food Production; • Carleton University, Canada on Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad: a global Dr. B. Sukha, Analytical Chemist, theoretical astronomy resource for the cocoa industry MALMR Professor L.A. Wilson, • To assess the quality attributes of Professor N. Ahmad and Professor Ms. Sybele Williams the Imperial College Selections. This E.J. Duncan (Professor Emeriti). • Collaborations with Helmholz project was approved by the Dutch Institute, Aachen, Germany and LNV in June 2006 for funding by the with the radiology Department Support Scheme for Sustainable and physiotherapy Department at Development of the Cocoa and the Medical Sciences Faculty. Chocolate Sector. • Development of a neutraceutical and flavour profiling system of cocoa beans in Trinidad and Tobago This new project was approved for funding from the GORTT Research Development Fund in April 2007.

63 Major Projects Initiated • Carbon sequestration in a tropical Graduate Studies As a result of increased emphasis being wetland (Nariva Swamp) Postgraduate student advisory appraisals placed on research and development in • Micropropagation in breadfruit are now required to take place twice per year the Faculty, a number of multidisciplinary and chatainge at beginning of each semester and students research clusters have been formed and • Biodiesel production from waste are required to make regular research projects, related to finding solutions to oil-optimisation and viability for seminar presentations. Four instrument problems, initiated. These include among atmospheric protection labs were upgraded and refurbished for others: • Evaluation of bioagents, organic improved quality of research • Development of modern tree crop amendments and household production and fruit utilisation chemicals for the management Other Strategic Areas of Importance systems for improved breadfruit of Radopholus similis in Fairtrade The Department contributed to The commercialisation in Caribbean banana University’s attempts at strengthening agro-ecosystems regionalism through the training of 70 CAPE • Community Empowerment secondary school teachers; by facilitating through ecotourism/agro- tourism Strategy Appraisal visits by secondary school students to the and ehthno-cuisineology Chemistry Department of Chemistry and by working • Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Teaching and Learning towards the harmonisation of curriculum Tumeric and Basil The Department has developed new lab across the three campuses • Divergent synthesis of dendrimers experiments to provide the skills and with paramagnetic lanthanide competencies required of the modern In the areas of building quality and cores for use as MRI contrast chemistry graduate and improved access transforming leadership, the Department enhancement agents to, and increased the number of analytical designed and implemented a quality • Assessment of cocoa bean traits instruments available to undergraduate assurance manual this year. for butterfat yield and quality students. There was also an increase in for the identification of superior the number of technical staff to improve Food Production accessions for germplasm instrument, NMR and chromatography The review of the undergraduate enhancement services to our growing undergraduate programmes in agriculture continues. This • Using RDS (Routing Decision population. The department also re- year the Geography major was reviewed System) to solve traffic–oriented introduced tutor-tutee academic advisory and the revised programme approved for performance problems consultations within the Department within implementation in 2008/09. Postgraduate • Establishment of a Web Usability the framework of a staff to student ratio of programmes have been also been reviewed Laboratory 1:25. and three new MPhil and PhD programmes • Establishment of a Fuel Cell were approved. Proposals for additional Laboratory new programmes are under consideration.

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Upgrade of basic laboratory and field articles to organisation of or participation Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). The infrastructure and instrumentation were in conferences and seminars or providing Department of Life Sciences provided undertaken. training for professionals in education and training in plant identification techniques industry – the Faculty has a presence that is to Forest Officers attached to the Forestry The Department, on behalf of the School of felt nationally, regionally and internationally. Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Agriculture, is part of the Consortium for the Below are some of our primary outreach Marine Resources (MALMR ) and together transformation of the agricultural sector in activities for the 2007/2008 academic year: with the Peakes and Power Boats Marinas, the OECS member states and contributed engaged in discussions with industry to the hosting of the AGRITECH EXPO 2008 Journal of Tropical stakeholders and published articles in the which showcases to all stakeholders and TT Yachting magazines on Marine Invasive the general public the latest technologies Agriculture species. driving the “new agriculture”. The Departmentof Agricultural Economics and Exptension took over the responsibility The Department of Food Production for printing the journal, Tropical Agriculture Cocoa Research Unit (CRU) organised a one-day workshop on needs (Trinidad). Volumes 82 and 83 were printed assessment of greenhouse vegetable The CRU continues to strive in its mission within the reporting period. to provide support for the provision of producers in Trinidad and Tobago, hosted cacao varieties suited to sustainable cocoa a greenhouse stakeholders meeting and production, both locally and globally, by World Food Day workshop, as well as a two-day training making planting material available with Exhibition in Tobago workshop for banana extension officers in improved traits for high yield potential, The School of Agriculture, through the St. Lucia. disease resistance, high fat content and Departmentof Agricultural Economics and with good flavour characteristics. Exptension coordinated the World Food The UWI and the National Herbarium of Day Agricultural Exhibition in Tobago and T&T hosted an International Herbarium conducted a five-day workshop in Antigua Techniques Course with seven facilitators Outreach and Barbuda on “Developing an Agro- from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK Through its various Departments and staff, tourism Sector in Antigua and Barbuda” . in November 2007. A grant of TT $30,000 the Faculty of Science and Agriculture was provided by the Ministry of Public regularly interfaces with stakeholders and Training Utilities and the Environment to assist with the running of the workshop. Twenty- members of the public. Our regional and The Department of Chemistry hosted five participants attended the course. international ties include longstanding a three week training workshop for 70 Participants came from Guyana, Antigua, relationships with the University of Secondary School Teachers in collaboration Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and the UK. Guyana and the Iwokrama International with the Ministry of Education on Analytical Centre in Guyana. From public lectures, Methods and Separation Techniques (Unit2 television interviews and newspaper Module2) for the Caribbean Advanced 65 The Cocoa Research Unit hosted training Scheme and Enhancement Programme to evaluations on cocoa bean samples for workshops on sensory evaluation principles introduce genes for Black Pod resistance Rausch Schokoladen Gmbh, Germany and and techniques for participants from the into the Trinidad Selected Hybrid Breeding engaged in on-going collaboration in quality Cocoa and Coffee Industry Board, a one- Programme of MALMR for the benefit the and sensory assessments with Guittard day training course on cocoa processing local cocoa industry. Chocolate Company Limited, USA. technology for cocoa fermentary operators and buying agents in Trinidad and conducted International Research The CRU also facilitated the preparation training of MALMR staff in morphological of a Cooperative Agreement between the characterisation of cacao and assisted with Collaboration Cocoa Research Unit and the Department of the characterisation of all of the commercial The Faculty signed an MOU with Utah State Useful Plants and Plant Ecology, Biocentre Trinidad Selected Hybrids bred by the University (USU), to develop research links. of Klein Flottbek, University of Hamburg, Ministry. USU, as part of the MOU, have “kindly Germany; and the preparation of a loaned” ~ US$20,000 worth of research Collaborative Agreement between the State equipment to support research in tropical of Queensland (Australia) acting through Technical Assistance soil process and teaching. Research links The Department of Food Production the Department of Primary Industries and were also developed with the University Fisheries and the University of West Indies, worked with the National Fairtrade of Rio, Brazil, with Princeton University, organisations of the Windward Islands for a project on Mapping compositional USA, with CITA, Spain, and with the Geode parameters of cocoa to sensory profiles. (Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and Caraibe unit, Universitie des Antilles et de The Grenadines) during negotiations with la Guyane, Martinique. Discussions have the Fairtrade Labeling Organisation (FLO, A new partnership between the US been initiated with Florida A&M University Department of Agriculture, Beltsville and UK) for continued exemption of critical for collaboration in research and student agricultural inputs. The Department also the Department of Life Sciences, should exchange The Faculty is working with also lead to collaborative work on the provided assistance to Central Farms Ltd the Cropper foundation on developing – the largest duck producer in Trinidad, the emergent pest, red palm mite alongside watershed studies in Trinidad and through on-going work on marker technology for Caribbean Broiler Association, and engaged the Department of Life Sciences we in discussions with the West Indian Tobacco cacao molecular breeding with the USDA’s collaborated with the Forestry Division, Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory. Company Ltd. (WITCO) for a joint project on Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Marine rehabilitation of degraded lands. Meanwhile Resources to conduct the Rapid Botanical the Department of Life Sciences hosted six Survey in Tobago. meetings of the Cabinet Appointed Working Group to determine the implications of At the Cocoa Research Unit, staff conducted Global Warming, Climate Change and tests on chocolate and cocoa liquor Sea-Level rise and researchers at the samples for Naturaplus Chocolate Company Cocoa Research Unit designed a Crossing in Ecuador, carried out organoleptic 66 faculty of science&agriculture

Keron Campbell Lucía Ellis Revenue Generating Institute of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica Visiting Scientist, Belize

Activities Professor John P. Carroll Professor Kevin Fitzsimmons Staff consultancies, lab services, training Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Warnell School of University of Arizona, USA workshops and the sale of animals such as Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, rabbits and sheep constitute the primary Athens, USA Dr. Tim Gabriel means by which the Faculty generates Academic-Industrial Lecturer in Chemistry, Department Judith Cavey of Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of additional income. Norwich, Norfolk, UK Huddersfield, UK

Professor A.A. Chen Dr Virginia Garrison Distinguished Professor of Physics, Member of the IPCC Panel which US Geological Survey, Florida, USA was awarded the Nobel Prize, UWI, Mona, Jamaica Visitors Dr. Benjamin Gilbert Christian Cilas Natural Product Chemist, Departamento de Produtos Professor Inteaz Ali CIRAD Montpellier, France Naturais FarManguinhos – Fiocruz, Brazil McGill University, Montreal, Canada Ruth Clarke Amos Glasgow Natasha Ali, (Taxonomist) and Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Visiting Scientist, Chateaubelair, St. Vincent CDB Implementation Officer, Conventions and Policy Kew, England. Section, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK Professor Jean-Guy Godin Monica Jane Clement University of Montreal, Canada Marie-Ange Arsene Trinidad and Tobago Embassy, Brazil Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe Philippe Godon Dr. Collin Clubb CIRAD, Capesterre Belle Eau, Guadaloupe Amada Bê A Co-ordinator, Graduate Studies, Royal Botanic Gardens, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe Kew, UK. Roanna Gopaul Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago Professor Daniel Bentil Mariana Costagula University of Vermont Visiting Scientist, Argentina S.N. Gordon T&T High Commission, Ottawa, Canada Bishop Calvin Bess Jerome Delaigue Anglican Bishop, Trinidad and Tobago Post graduate student in Ethno botany, France. Professor Gode Gravenhorst University of Gottingen, Centre for Tropical and Sub- Pete Bishop Kate Denniston Tropical Agro- Forestry The Shop, London, UK Towson University, MD, USA Dr Patricia Griggs Jean-Luc Bouchereau Rafael Duran Co-ordinator, Higher Education, Royal Botanic Gardens, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mexico Kew, UK. 67 Madeline Groves Pierre Emmanuel Hublet Victoria Mendes-Charles Implementation Officer, CITES, Convention and Policy Museum of Cacao and Chocolate, Brussels Trinidad and Tobago High Commission, Nigeria Section, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK Professor Scott Jones Martha Mendez Jesse Guittard Professor of Soil Physics, Dept of Plants, Soils and Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mexico Guittard Chocolate Co. Burlingame, CA, USA Climate, Utah State University, USA. Dr. Sylvia Mitchell Professor N. K. Gupta Biki Khurana Biotechnology Centre, UWI Mona, Jamaica Indian National Academy of Sciences, India Rausch Chocolates, Mainz, Germany Professor Andre Nachbin Sue Hainsworth Professor Roberto A. Kraenkel Instituto de Matematica Pura E Aplicada, IMPA, Brazil Green Ink, Bridgewater, Somerset, UK Institute for Theoretical Physics, Brazil Professor Rishi Nath Yvette Harvey Professor Hendrik Kuhlmann Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, (Taxonomic Botanist) Herbarium, Royal Botanic Vienna University of Technology, Austria York College, The City University of New York, USA Gardens, Kew, England. Professor H. Lehto Lindsay Nichols Judy Hayes (née Baker) Radio Telescope Project, University of Turku, Finland Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA Templestowe, Victoria, Australia Aisha Leverett Suzanne Nielsen Ted Hayes Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA Journalist, St. Maarten Daily Herald, Saba, Northern Templestowe, Victoria, Australia Antilles Max Louis Linda Heath Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe Dr Carl Orazio Dept. of Psychology, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, Branch Chief Chemistry, Columbia Environmental USA Professor Dirk Makuch-Schulze Research Center, US Geological Survey, Columbia, Astrobiology Project, Washington State University Missouri, USA Joseph Henry Visiting Scientist, Guadeloupe Professor Anne Magurran Patrick Lewis University of St Andrews, Scotland Herbarium Technician, UWI, Mona, Jamaica Jose Herrera Visiting Scientist, Columbia Dr Mike Majeskwi Cynthra Persad US Geological Survey, Denver, USA Ministry of Agriculture, Research Division, Centeno Kaslyn Holder Trinidad and Tobago Curator of the Guyana Herbarium and Lecturer, Dept. Professor Jean Louis Mansot of Biology, University of Guyana Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe Chris Pratt Project Coordinator, USAID conservation project in Keith Holmes Elizabeth McCullough (née Baker) Antigua & Barbuda CABI, Trinidad and Tobago Jacksonville, FL, USA

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Professor Efim Pelinovsky Institute of Applied Physics, Switzerland

David Preece BCCCA (now CRA) / Cadbury Schweppes plc., UK

Elisabete Cunha Pessoa Museum of Cacao and Chocolate, Brussels

Professor Peter Pulay Professor of Quantum Mechanics, University of Arkansas, USA

Professor D. Rassi Medical Physics Swansea, Wales

Lauren Raz Curator of the Herbarium, Centre for Tropical Plant Conservation. Fairchild Tropical Garden, Florida, USA. Ms. Myrtle Seepersad Claude Vuillaume Fred Reno University of Gottingen, Centre for Tropical and Sub- CIRAD,Capesterre Belle Eau, FWI Tropical Agro- Forestry Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe J.A. Nicholas Wallis Professor David Reznick Professor David W. Severson Daklow, UK Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre University of California Riverside, Dame, Indiana, USA China Williams Roland Roberts Legal Advisor, in the Convention and Policy Section, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK Towson University, MD, USA Professor K.R. Sreenivasan President of ICTP, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy Lisa Sandberg Larry Wimmers Towson University, MD, USA Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA Alessio Tessieri Amedei, Italy Jim Saunders Jolene Yukes Project Coordinator, Institute of Economic Botany, Towson University, MD, USA Ina Vanderhoof New York Botanical Gardens, U.S.A Toronto, Canada Professor Wilhelm Schneider Vienna Institute of Technology, Austria Professor Narcisse Zahibo Benoit Vandervelde Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe Museum of Cacao and Chocolate, Brussels

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71 increasing continue to attract increasing We numbers of high calibre students , including several national scholarship winners; and there is increased enrolment of students from OECS member countries. dean, faculty of social sciences Dr. Hamid Ghany

The Faculty of Social Sciences continued to make notable progress during the 2007/2008 academic year, the first year of the new Strategic Plan, 2007-2012, notwithstanding the resource constraints which impacted on the delivery of its programmes.

Total enrolment in the Faculty in the 2007/2008 academic year stood at 5,212. The Faculty continued to have the largest number of students registered at the St. Augustine campus. In 2207/2008 805 students graduated from the Faculty with BSc degrees in 2007/2008.

The Faculty introduced several new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including International Relations, Social Work, Criminology, Mediation, Aviation Management, Strategic Management and Leadership, and Tourism Development and Management. The Faculty also introduced an undergraduate elective in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the L’Ecole Finesse: Workplace Protocol for Students , a course for co-curricular credit which addresses the profile of the UWI graduate of the future. E-Tutorials and the Tutorial Centre model were adopted to alleviate the space constraint confronting the Faculty and blended teaching methodologies were introduced in the delivery of several courses.

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During the 2007/2008 academic year the The Faculty held ‘Research Days’ in February The feature speaker at the dinner was the Faculty provided financial support to some 2008 based on the philosophy of a festival Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad of its staff and students to visit institutions of seminars. Faculty staff and graduate and Tobago, the Honourable Patrick abroad so as to strengthen collaboration students delivered sixteen presentations Manning, M.P. with international universities and promote over the two-day period. The Sir Arthur study abroad and exchange opportunities. Lewis Institute of Social and Economic The Faculty continued with its franchise The Faculty continued to build research Studies (SALISES) also introduced the arrangements with the Sir Arthur Lewis capacity and create an enabling SALISES Forum, a public discussion series Community College in St. Lucia, the Clarence environment for growth in research activity dealing mainly with issues of local and Fitzroy Bryant College in St. Kitts and the and dissemination of research results by regional interest. Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative establishing two online journals during the Studies which all offer Level 1 of the Faculty’s 2007/2008 academic year, The Caribbean The Faculty of Social Sciences embarked BSc Programmes so as to meet the needs Journal of Social Sciences and Business, on a series of activities in commemoration for tertiary education in some of the non- Finance and Economics in Emerging of the Year of Sir Arthur Lewis which also campus territories. A similar arrangement Economies. Editorial and Advisory Boards formed part of the Faculty’s contribution to was established with the St. Vincent and have been constituted for the former the UWI’s 60th Anniversary celebrations. the Grenadines Community College during journal and articles are being reviewed for Activities included the Sir Arthur Lewis 2007/2008 for commencement in 2008- the first issue on “Governance”. The Dean Symposium in February 2008 and the 2009. is serving as the first guest editor. The latter Distinguished Lecture Series in each month was created through collaborative efforts from February to June 2008. The Faculty will continue to develop of the Departments of Economics and academic programmes that will satisfy Management Studies, the Sir Arthur Lewis We hosted the first-ever cross-campus societal needs, engage in meaningful Institute for Social and Economic Studies conference of the three Faculties of Social dialogue with the public and private and the Caribbean Centre for Monetary Sciences over the period 28th, 29th February sectors and further explore intra- and inter- Studies. and 1st March, 2008. This conference dealt institutional collaboration to build research with matters of academic policy, teaching capacity and enhance graduate studies and Staff in the Faculty continued to serve on and learning, cross-campus administrative research. Government Task Forces, Committees, issues and collaborative research. The grand Commissions and Regulatory Bodies and finale to the three-day conference was a conducted research in strategic focal dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port- areas such as HIV/AIDS and sustainable of-Spain to celebrate the 60th Anniversary development relevant to the local economy of The University of the West Indies. and the region.

73 Students Graduation Appointments Total: 1179 Behavioural Sciences Enrolment Undergraduate: 741 Mr. Maukesh Basdeo (On and Off Campus) Postgraduate: 333 Assistant Lecturer Total: 5212 Undergraduate Degrees: 3476 Fifty-three students graduated with first Mr. Daurius Figueira Lecturer Higher Degrees & Diplomas: 1335 class honours. Twenty-seven of these came from the Department of Management Dr. Nicole Albada The Department of Management Studies Studies. Twenty-nine MBA graduates Lecturer continued to experience strong growth in and an equal number of graduates from demand for its courses and programmes our other taught Masters programmes Dr. Indira Rampersad with an annual intake of approximately 450 graduated with distinction and one of our Lecturer new students. Demand for Departmental five PhD students graduated with high Dr. Kerry Sumesar-Rai courses from students from other faculties commendation. Lecturer and Departments also experienced robust growth, with indirect enrolment from these Dr. Anthony Ronald Boufoy Bastick sources, increasing by roughly 15%. As an Staff Lecturer example, enrollment in the year under Promotions review, from the Faculty of Science and Mrs. Karene Ann Nathaniel Behavioural Sciences Assistant Lecturer Agriculture amounted to approximately Dr. Daphne Phillips 250 new students. Senior Lecturer Retirements & Among the highlights in the area of student Dr. Ronald Marshall Resignations Senior Lecturer enrollment are the Faculty’s continued Behavioural Sciences ability to attract increasing numbers of high Dr. Nasser Mustapha Dr. Simon Cottee calibre students, including several national Senior Lecturer Resigned scholarship winners; and an increased enrolment of students from OECS member Dr. Terrence Bartholomew Resigned countries, particularly St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica. Professor Ralph Premdas Retired

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Management Studies The Management Student Society Management Studies courses offered at Dr. Raghava Gundala (MSU) continues to provide students the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Resigned with opportunities for participation in St. Lucia; Level I of the BSc Management extra curricular activities relating to the Studies and Accounting courses offered Leave of Absence acquisition of leadership skills. More at the Fitzroy Bryant College in St. Kitts; Behavioural Sciences students in the Department of Management the Management and Accounting courses Mrs. Jacqueline Cameron-Padmore became involved this year in the mentorship in the BSc Pharmacy programme offered Dr. Kathleen Valtonen programme run in conjunction with by the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Mount members of the business community, and Hope, and Level I of the BSc Management they participated in the cross campus First and Accounting courses offered through Teaching and Caribbean International Bank Case Analysis a franchise arrangement with the Cipriani Learning competition. College of Labour and Cooperative Studies. This year the Faculty introduced e-tutorials In the Department of Behavioural Studies, which, in addition to helping resolve issues New Programmes the team in the Office of the Practicum related to room availability, have also The MSc Tourism Development and Coordinator delivered and assessed the first allowed us to broaden the pool of qualified Management and the Advanced Diploma training programme for Practice Teachers, tutors in that we can now incorporate in Tourism Management were introduced a seven module programme called “The persons living abroad. The Faculty has for the first time in the year under review. Award for Practicum Instructors”. found that the use of a blended teaching Fifteen students were enrolled this year as methodology in the delivery of several the first cohort. courses is receiving a favourable response Programmes from students. The PhD in Business Administration was Distance Education and approved this year. This programme, Other significant developments this year Course Delivery at which is based on the North American were the strengthening of the internship Satellite Locations model, represents a departure from the modules in our International Tourism and During the last academic year, the traditional PhD programme at UWI in Aviation Management programmes and Department of Management Studies that it is comprised of a significant taught the increased participation of our students continued to assist in the administration and component as well as a substantial thesis. in Study Abroad programmes at universities delivery of the BSc Management Studies and in Canada, the USA and the UK, as well as at the BSc Accounting programmes offered to the sister campuses at Mona and Cave Hill. hundreds of students through the Open Campus. The Department also continued in 2006/2007 to assume responsibility for the delivery of Levels I and 2 of the BSc 75 • use our networking skills to Principal Investigator Research work with the National AIDS Nicole Alea Major Projects Coordinating Committee Completed (NACC), the Ministry of Student-Investigators Behavioural Sciences Health of Trinidad and Tobago Rae-Ann C. Thomas, Bernadette G. Mrs. J. C. Padmore and Ms. K. A. Nathaniel and the Tobago House of Manickchand, Marlene P. Ramirez- • SONDAI (Social Work Oriented, Assembly to coordinate the Cole, Camille P. Renaud-Simon, Needs-Driven, AIDS Interventions), pilot delivery of a structured & Kemi L. Bacchus, University of is a unique initiative of the Unit training programme to social the West Indies, St. Augustine. was established to address the work practitioners in the field psychosocial implications of i.e. “HIV-AIDS and Social Work Publication Status HIV-AIDS. This year-long project Practice: Building Reflexivity The manuscript for this project allowed the Unit to: - & Strengthening Capacity for is currently under review at the • train a cadre of postgraduate Evidence Based Practice. A Caribbean Journal of Psychology. social work students in Training Manual”. advanced knowledge and • Telling stories as a Caribbean skills for working with PLHIV Dr. D. Phillips - Research on Youth Violence heritage - This project involved an (Persons Living with HIV); extensive review of the literature • assist agencies in the Dr. N. Mustapha - study on “Improving the on how telling stories, particularly development of appropriate Quality of Education in Secondary Schools autobiographical stories, became a policies and practice; of Trinidad and Tobago” involving a national part of the heritage of the people • building capacity in the sample of approximately 3000 students. of the Caribbean. It was argued voluntary sector among the that autobiographical story telling agencies in the community Dr. N. Albada served to maintain a sense of that worked with PLHIV; • The emotional quality of childhood individual and cultural continuity • accommodate the memories and depression in in the face of oppression, and also participation of a visiting Trinidadian older adults - This project served a social-bonding function for scholar from the Sinikithemba examined whether the emotional Caribbean people. A small amount Clinic (University of KwaZulu- quality of childhood memories of data was used to substantiate Natal), whose knowledge, predicted depression in late life. this claim. experience and expertise in One hundred men and women HIV intervention with children over the age of 60 from various Principal Investigator and families, strengthened regions of Trinidad participated in Nicole Alea the University’s links with the the project. 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Student-Investigator Co-Investigators Principal Investigator Sideeka Ali, The University of the Tony Puente (PhD), University of Nicole Alea West Indies, St. Augustine. North Carolina Wilmington, USA; Kate McLean (PhD), Western Student-Investigators Publication Status Washington University, USA Anissa Thomas, Nydika The manuscript for this project has Sylvester, Tonya Roach, & been accepted to be part of a book Student Investigator Mariam Ali, The University of edited by Basil Reed, Caribbean Alicia Hyatt, University of North the West Indies, St. Augustine. Heritage: A Source Book. Carolina Wilmington, USA Publication Status • Autobiographical memory and Publication Status The manuscript for this project dementia: Memory quality One manuscript from this project is currently in preparation. The and function - The project is currently in preparation for methods and results section are examined how the quality of publication: the methods section written, and the introduction autobiographical memories from is complete and the results section is currently being finalised. The four life periods (i.e., childhood, of the paper is currently being expected date for submission young adulthood, midlife, and the written. The expected date for is November 2008 to Aging and most recent years) is different in submission is December 2008 to Mental Health. non-demented older adults and Psychology and Aging. An additional individuals with dementia (e.g., manuscript is expected from this Department of Economics Alzheimer’s disease). The quality project in the future. D.Pantin of these memories is related to the • Payment for Environmental individuals’ sense of self and the • Predictors of depression in Services in St. Lucia. Project for quality of their social relationships. Trinidadian older adults - This project IWCAM. Sixty non-demented and 25 examined whether social support, demented older adults participated physical health, and attitudes E. Scott in the study. The data was collected about death (e.g., acceptance, fear, • Income Poverty and State Support while I was an Assistant Professor etc.) predicted depression in older in Trinidad and Tobago: The Case at the University of North Carolina adults. The sample consisted of 125 For Alignment. Karl Theodore and Wilmington, USA, and continued men and women between the ages Ewan Scott. Labour Market and under the direction of my of 60 and 75 from representative Poverty Studies Unit, Department colleagues there after my leave. geographical areas of Trinidad. of Economics UWI. Prepared for The data was collected as part of the Department of Economics Principal Investigator psychology students’ third-year Conference on the Economy Nicole Alea research project. (COTE) 2008. October, 2008 77 K. Theodore • Coping with Labour Shortages R. Hosein • Towards a Developmental in the Construction Sector of • Venture Philanthropy and Regulatory Framework for Credit a Small Booming Hydrocarbon Sustainable Economic Unions in Trinidad and Tobago: Exporting Economy with emphasis Development: Community Public Policy Issues with an on Vocational Education and based tourism founded on the International Perspective –-June Training (with Dr. R. Hosein). Paper Leatherback Turtle in T&T (with 2008 submitted to the Caribbean Journal M Franklin) - Paper submitted to of Education. June 2007 Caribbean Marine Studies Journal, M. Attzs September 2006 • Disaster Risk Prevention Project M. Franklin, and D. Thurab-Nkosi, • Open Petroleum Economies, for the Commonwealth of the • Online Delivery of a Mathematics Government Spending and Bahamas. Specifically responsible Course in a Distributed Overheating of the Construction for drafting the Procurement Environment: The Case of UWI Sector in a booming economy Plan and the Project Execution Distance Education Centre. (with M Franklin). Paper submitted Mechanism for the Bahamas Natural Malaysian Journal of Distance to the Journal of Construction Risk Preventive Management Education. September 2007. (Also Management and Economics. June Project. being considered for inclusion 2007. in the Proceedings of the 2007 • Cariforum-EU Economic M. Franklin Biennial Cross Campus Conference Partnership Agreement: The • Venture Philanthropy and in Education, School of Education, Welfare Impact and Implications Sustainable Economic UWI, St. Augustine). for Policy in T& T, Journal of Development: Community Business, Finance and Economics based tourism founded on the M. Franklin, R. Hosein and A. Persaud in Emerging Economies Leatherback Turtle in T&T (with (2008) • The Rapid Growth of China Dr. R. Hosein) - Paper submitted to • Informal Commercial Importers and Economic Implications for Caribbean Marine Studies Journal, in the Caribbean: Evidence from CARICOM Economies, Journal of September 2006 Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana. Eastern Caribbean Studies. • Open Petroleum Economies, This paper was submitted to the • The Evolving Pattern of Trade in Government Spending and SES Journal. April 2008 a Small Hydrocarbon Exporting Overheating of the Construction • Demand for Economists in the Economy and Some Policy Sector in a booming economy (with Caribbean (with D Lewis and J. Mc Recommendations for Sustainable Dr. R.Hosein). Paper submitted David) Development, Journal of Business, to the Journal of Construction Finance and Economics in Emerging Management and Economics. June Economies. 2007 78 faculty of social sciences

• CARICOM: Some salient • “Pre-Practicum – preparing Social collection is being funded by a factors affecting trade and Work students for fieldwork: a Campus Research and Publication competitiveness, Journal of model of andragogy” Fund award. Commonwealth International Affairs. Dr. D. Phillips Principal Investigator • (2008) Informal Commercial • Single Parent Mothers and Nicole Alea Importers in the Caribbean: Poverty Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago • Public Health and Health Student-Investigators and Guyana. This paper was Promotion Sideeka Ali & Mary Arneaud, submitted to the SES Journal. April University of the West Indies, St. 2008, with M Franklin and Anand Dr. N. Mustapha Augustine. Persaud • Continuing research on • Booming Mineral Resources • “Religiosity and Delinquency” Status and the Imperative of Economic • Substance Abuse among secondary Data has been collected on 100 Diversification (Sent to the Journal school students . young and middle aged adults, of West Indian Engineering). and additional data collection on Dr. N. Albada this age group will be done during Research in Progress • A cross-cultural validation of the October 2008. Older adult data Department of Behavioural Sciences TALE questionnaire - This project collection is expected to begin A. M. Bissessar is validating the factor structure in January. The goal sample size • Drug Policy in Mexico and the of the Thinking About Life is 300 from young adulthood to Caribbean ( Book) Experiences (TALE) Questionnaire old age. Data entry and coding is • Governance and transformation in a Trinidadian sample. This current. • Local Governance Structures questionnaire has been given to • Climate Change and Urban a group of young Americans and • Identity in multiracial Trinidadian Planning Germans (Bluck, Alea, Habermas, & adolescents and young adults Rubin, 2005) and a lifespan sample - This project is examining the Ms. K. A. Nathaniel (Bluck & Alea, in preparation). extent to which a sense of identity • “Ready or Not? – definingreadiness In addition to validating the in multiracial Trinidadians is for practice among Social Work questionnaire cross-culturally, the influenced by peers versus parents students (PhD thesis) current project extends previous at two points in development: • “A Penny for your Thoughts – research by examining whether adolescence and young adulthood. exploring the reflections of Social the extent to which people think The sample includes adolescents Work Students” and talk about the past is related from 12 to 18 years-old, and young to psychological well being. Data adult college participants ranging in age from 19 to 35 years-old. The 79 initial data was collected as part • Costing of Health Programmes K. Theodore - Team Leader of psychology students’ third-year in Small Island States: Issues and • Tourism and HIV/AIDS in the research project. Challenges Caribbean, An HEU project being done for PANCAP, CARICOM Principal Investigator D. Pantin To Design and Support the Nicole Alea • Socio-Economic input for Implementation of a National tpreparation of the 2nd National Health Insurance System in the Student-Investigators Communication on Climate Change British Virgin Islands – A project Cindy Chadband, Lexs Forrester, for Trinidad and Tobago specifically being done for the Government of Jesse-Bryan Hackshaw, Aneesa the Vulnerability and Adaptation the British Virgin Islands. Hosein, Cherisse Rambarose, component on the National • Strengthening the Community The University of the West Communication. EMA; of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Indies, St. Augustine. • Linkages between poverty and Those Affected by HIV/AIDS eradication and environmental in the Caribbean – A Community Status management in the OECS. For Based Initiative- A Global Fund Data has been collected on 133 OECS Secretariat. Programme Project, with the adolescents and 36 young adults. HEU as a sub-recipient receiving a Additional data collection will be E. Scott grant from the Caribbean Regional done during November to gather • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Network of People Living with HIV/ more data from young adults. Data & Acquired Immune Deficiency AIDS (CRN+), the principal grant entry and coding is current Syndrome. A Reference Text of recipient. Major Milestones, Key Events and • HIV/AIDS and Human Development Department of Economics Developments in the Caribbean. in the Caribbean - A project being A. La Foucade First Edition. Editors Althea La funded by the UNDP. It aims at • Human Immunodeficiency Virus Foucade, Karl Theodore, Ewan improving the effectiveness of & Acquired Immune Deficiency Scott, Christine Laptiste, Kimberly- the response to HIV/AIDS through Syndrome. A Reference Text of Ann Gittens-Baynes, Charmaine the quality of the response to the Major Milestones, Key Events and Metivier. epidemic, as well as the targeting Developments in the Caribbean. • Costing of Health Programmes of programmes being implemented First Edition. Editors Althea La in Small Island States: Issues and by shifting to a much higher level Foucade, Karl Theodore, Ewan Challenges (in collaboration with that which currently prevails via Scott, Christine Laptiste, Kimberly- the Health Economics Unit, UWI) research, training and technical Ann Gittens-Baynes, Charmaine policy support throughout different Metivier. countries within the region.

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M. Alghalith • Economic Impact of Disasters on • Resource Wealth, Corruption • New Theory of Hedging Caribbean Economies: case studies and Violent Crime in Trinidad and • Alternative Theory of Asset Pricing of Jamaica and Grenada Tobago (with R Hosein and J. • Hedging with Background Risk: A • “Disasters and Sustainable Joseph) Complete Generalisation. Tourism Development: Exploring • ICT • Generalised Stochastic Production the Economic Impact of HIV/ Functions: Specification and AIDS on the Tourism Industry in R. Hosein Estimation Methodology. Selected Caribbean Destinations: • Dutch Disease and West Indies • Adding One Risk to Another: case studies from the Dominican Cricket (with Dr. R. Hosein) Generalizing Background Risk Republic, Jamaica, Barbados, St. • Cervical Cancer in Trinidad and • Conditional Demand Under Lucia and Tobago. Tobago (with R. Mc Lean) Multiple Uncertainty • Research project on the feasibility • Resource Wealth, Corruption • A New Risk-Aversion Definition. of Gender mainstreaming in and Violent Crime in Trinidad and • Generalised basis risk. Disaster Risk Management and Tobago (With R. Hosein and J. • Hedging and Production decisions Climate Change Adaptation in Joseph) under uncertainty: a survey. Trinidad and Tobago • Intra Industry Trade within a Small • Theory and applications of risk and • Preparation of the 2nd National Regional Trading Block Including uncertainty. Communication on Climate Change only Developing Economies (95% • A note on the limitations of for Trinidad and Tobago specifically completed). expected utility theory. the Vulnerability and Adaptation • The Stolper-Samuelson Theorem, • Endogenous probability measures. component on the National Trade Liberalisation and Wage • Preferences estimation without Communication Inequality in Trinidad and Tobago approximation. • Survey of national and regional (95% completed). • The choice between additive and businesses on Company policies on • Regional Economic Partnership multiplicative output uncertainty. climate change including strategies Agreement and the Implications for • Optimal portfolio diversification: a for reducing greenhouse gas CARICOM Development into the new risk measure. 21st Century (Sent to Carinneam M. Franklin Journal of International Relations) M. Attzs • Dutch Disease and West Indies • Determinants of Medal Count at • The Impact of Natural Disasters Cricket (with Dr. R. Hosein) the Beijing Olympics (with Patrick on Microfinance Institutions in IDB • Cervical Cancer in Trinidad and Watson) member countries of the English- Tobago (with R. Mc Lean) speaking Caribbean.

81 • Fiscal Imprudence, Adaptive • Conducting a national telephone M. Raghunandan Expectations and the Budgetary survey on online purchasing in • Governance Issues in Credit Union Price of Oil in a Small Oil Dependent Trinidad and Tobago. (jointly). Economy revealed Comparative • Challenges faced by Caribbean • Corporate Greed – Earnings Advantage in Athletics and Social companies attempting to use Manipulation (jointly). Cohesion in the Caribbean eCommerce. • Should I put my Money in the Credit • The impact of the global food/ • Update of 2003 study on B2C Union? Assessing the Worthiness oil price uncertainty on the T&T activity in Trinidad and Tobago. of Credit Unions (jointly). economy or certain aspects of the economy. L-A. Jordan Miller E. Simms • Jordan, L. and Hayle, C., “Sports • “Determinants of Export Management Studies Event Management: The Caribbean Performance: The Case of A. Bowrin Experience.” Manufacturers in Trinidad and • An Empirical Investigation of Tobago,” (jointly with Joni Jacob). Financial Reporting Quality in the A. Lewis • “An Eclectic Analysis of the English-speaking Caribbean. • “Strategic Destination Marketing: International Entry Mode Choices • Business Case Study of Financial Case Studies from Small Island of Manufacturing Firms in Trinidad Management in a Small Energy- Developing States.” and Tobago,” (jointly with Hima based Organisation. Singh). • Time Pressure, Task Complexity P. Ramlakhan • “The Measurement of Service and Audit Effectiveness. • Adequacy of Risk Management Quality: The Case of Two Service • An empirical investigation of Practices in Commercial Banks. Firms in Trinidad and Tobago,” internal controls among credit (jointly with Veronica Reid). unions in Trinidad. R. Ramlogan • An empirical analysis of Supervisory • “Industrial Relations: A Caribbean B. Pacheco Committees in the Caribbean. Perspective,” This research • “Once Rejected Twice Shy: examines industrial relations across Consumer Responses to Rejection S. Fraser the Commonwealth Caribbean. as a Determinant of Purchase • Student attitudes towards • “Sustainable Development Intentions,” (this project is funded eLearning environments at UWI, – A Judicial Interpretation.” This by the Campus Research Grants St. Augustine (being carried out in research will attempt to define Committee). conjunction with Mrs. Aisha Wood sustainable development through Jackson of Campus I.T. Services, judicial pronouncements. UWI, St. Augustine).

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Department of Economics service also included the deployment of MSc Outreach Staff at the Department of Economics at Government students as television analysts Behavioural Sciences St. Augustine worked with their peers at for “Campaign 41” thereby allowing the Lecturers in the Department of Behavioural Cave Hill and Mona towards rationalizing students an opportunity for experiential Sciences provided technical assistance and harmonizing course offerings across education. One other major revenue and consultancy services to organisations the three campuses. The Academic earner continues to be the Summer School such as the UNDP, the Trinidad & Tobago Staff belonging to the Department of programme presented by the Department Association of Nutritionists and Dieticians, Economics also participated in the Cross of Economics. This year, that activity the Family Court and the Ministry of Social Campus Conference of the Faculty of Social generated TT$290,142. Development. The Dean himself was Sciences and hosted the Department’s own involved in the organisation of several Conference on the Economy 2007. During seminars and workshops such a one-day the year in review staff conducted work seminar for the Constitutional Affairs and with the Turtle Village Trust, the Board of Parliamentary Studies Unit (CAPSU) on the Family Planning Association and the the 2007 General Election in Trinidad and Regulated Industries Commission. The Tobago; a half-day seminar, on the work of department also staff contributing to the Sir Arthur Lewis as part of the activities for Caribbean Network for Persons Living with the Year of Sir Arthur Lewis; and a two-day HIV/AIDS (CRN+). University of Alberta / The University of the West Indies Socio-Economic Forum. Revenue Generating The Faculty of Social Sciences Research Days were held in honour of the 60th Activities Anniversary of The University of the West The Department of Behavioural Sciences, Indies and comprised 16 one-hour sessions led by the Dean of the Faulty, provided held over two days (eight on each day) in academic support to the Caribbean New a virtual festival of seminars. St. Augustine Media Group (CNMG) for the general campus also hosted the first-ever Faculty of elections in Trinidad and Tobago. In addition Social Sciences Cross-Campus Conference. to academic support, the delivery of the This conference brought together the leading administrators of the Faculty on all three campuses to discuss curriculum review, academic policy, teaching and learning issues, research and publication, and administrative matters. 83 84 units& centres 85 The Business School’s non academic Units Energy and Energy Industries, as well as the Arthur Lok Jack continued to perform well and were Ministry of Science, Technology and Tertiary Graduate School of responsible for training thousands of Education, an Energy Business Leadership individuals on open enrolment courses, Specialisation on the International Master Business (GSB) conferences and customised in-company of Business Administration was designed programmes. Through a relentless focus and gained approval for offer to the student Executive Summary on new programme innovation, these units body of the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate have provided the corporate community School of Business. During 2007/2008 Arthur Lok Jack Graduate with industry relevant training and thought School of Business took steps to affirm its leadership delivered by world class The School implemented the use of Lok position as the Caribbean’s leading provider facilitators who are leaders in their fields. Jack eLearning, a course management of business education, training, research software solution that allows for hosting and consultancy services. Several new of course materials online. The system initiatives served to underpin its weight in Activities for the Year in can also facilitate the upload of students’ the academic world including a renewed Review 2007/2008 coursework and posting of examination focus on teaching and learning leading to In January 2008, the first cohort of the results. This represented a major change new programme offerings, recruitment of Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in terms of programme administration and full time Faculty, higher quality standards was enrolled at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate teaching/learning methodologies. and the launch of e-learning platforms – all School of Business. Seven students made geared towards meeting and exceeding up the first group. The programme was The School formally organised courses into accreditation requirements. Academic also launched jointly at the Mona School four Subject Area Groupings (SAGs) namely enrolment continued to be buoyant in of Business and the Cave Hill School of Business Strategy, Marketing, Finance spite of increasing competition and student Business. and Economics and Human Resource services were enhanced to better meet Management. A leader was appointed student expectations. Student and Alumni On February 21, 2008, the School was on a retainer basis for each Subject Area Relations Services were revamped resulting among the first institutions to be registered Grouping. in the re-activation of the Alumni Planning by the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Committee, re-launch of the Alumni Tobago. Following this, the School applied The Business School formally launched its newsletter and introduction of an Alumni for accreditation with ACTT and is now a mentorship programme in February, 2008. Internship Programme. candidate for accreditation. 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Dr. Ron Sookram joined the academic unit Strategy Appraisal Outreach as Programme Director for the DBA in July The Business School was successful in The Business School introduced a 2008 and Mr. Balraj Kistow was appointed meeting its objectives as outlined in its dual degree programme with Florida as a full time member of Faculty in August board approved operational strategic plans International University’s Chapman School 2008 to build internal capacity in the subject for the year. In keeping with The UWI’s and of Business which enables students of Lok area of finance. our own core strategic focus, the School Jack GSB’s International MBA to do part of continued to place an emphasis on cutting their course of Study at FIU and vice versa. Internationalisation edge research. The main research initiatives The School acquired membership in the The teaching of Spanish and Mandarin are indicated below: Executive Master of Business Administration Chinese continues to be a significant • Collaboration with the World (EMBA) Council – a US-based organisation vehicle through which students of the Lok Economic Forum on the Global which includes the top providers of Jack GSB are exposed to foreign cultures Competitiveness Report 2008-2009; Executive MBA programmes. This will and business etiquette. The international • Collaboration with Canada’s Fraser facilitate networking and collaboration with features of the curriculum design are also Institute for the production of the other leading business schools and further reinforced through study tours and visiting Economic Freedom of the World enhance the international standing of Lok Faculty members from the Caribbean and Report 2008-2009; Jack GSB. Membership was also obtained beyond. From February 29 to March 9 our • Production of quarterly Corporate in CLADEA, the Latin American Council of MBA students visited Argentina on their Confidence Indices; and Management Schools. International Study Tour. The group of 60 • Annual Evening Business comprised 56 students, 1 member of Faculty Conference & Research Awards Major Conferences & Seminars organised and three managers of the School. Students held in June. during the year included: visited leading argentine companies and the • Distinguished Leadership Austral Business School in Buenos Aires. In terms of major enablers, the Business Conference 2008 School continued to engage in aggressive • Women in Leadership Conference advertising and branding and has 2008 standardised the use of The UWI Crest in its • 2008 Premiere HR Conference marketing initiatives. – Winning the War for Talent • The Ideas Forum: “Cross Cultural Differences in Ethical Management: How Ethically Suspect Behaviours Differ Across Societies” • The Ideas Forum: “Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line – Making Ethics Work for Business” 87 Revenue Generating Regionally, the unit worked with the Caribbean Centre Activities Commonwealth Secretariat, UK to successfully deliver a five day programme A total of 2573 persons were trained in open for Monetary Studies “Strategic Planning for Senior Public enrolment and customised in company Officers” held in Tobago in July 2008. This programmes in areas such as finance, (CCMS) programme brought together senior public project management, skills development officers from Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, and events management. On the Consulting Executive Summary Dominica, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos, Belize, side of the business services such as the As the centre enters its 40th year, it has been Cayman Islands, St. Vincent, Montserrat following helped to generate revenue: reinvented to serve the changing policy and and Tortola. • Leadership Development and financial needs of the Caribbean region in the Human Resources training and 21st century. The networking of economists consulting interventions Distinguished Visitors and policy makers of the region, through • Performance (Business Process) John Kotter the annual monetary studies conference Improvement consulting Professor, Harvard Business School and collaborative research programmes, interventions continues to be at the core of the centre’s • Assessment - Psychometric and Lee E. Miller work, but over the years there has been an Aptitude Assessments for Managing Director, NegotiationPlus.com increasing focus on providing services to individuals, teams and private sector financial institutions, with Dr. Dale Masi organisations President/CEO, Masi Research Consultants, USA the introduction a decade ago of senior • Employee Management Assistance level policy seminars. In addition, the centre Services Simon Jayne has become an integral part of the Caricom • Two important consultancy Senior Consultant, Saville Consulting, UK machinery, preparing the “Report on the projects were undertaken: economic performance and convergence • Transformation of the Justice Jacqui Archer of the Caricom region” twice per year Director, Saville Consulting Barbados Limited, of the Peace System Barbados for the regional governors’ meetings, as • Status Report on the well as special reports requested by the Implementation of the governors. National Plan of Action for Children The output of the centre includes, besides the report on economic performance, monographs and collected papers (the most recent of which was issued in 2006), working papers and policy papers. In 2006 the CCMF launched the Journal of Business,

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Finance and Economics in Emerging Economies The crisis of the international financial system Staff (JBF3E), jointly with the Departments of highlights the timeliness of the centre’s New Executive Director Appointment economics and management studies and broader focus on financial sector issues, in DeLisle Worrell is the newly appointed SALISES, all of The UWI St Augustine campus. addition to economic policy issues. The CCMF Executive Director of the Caribbean Centre The centre also maintains an archive of all is actively seeking funding for a major regional for Money and Finance, and Professor papers presented at conferences of the collaborative project on financial risk analysis in of Economics at the Sir Arthur Lewis regional Programme of Monetary Studies and the context of growing financial linkages within Institute of Social and Economic Studies. the Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies, the Caribbean, in collaboration with CARTAC He is a former senior economist with the from the first conference in 1968. and other regional institutions. The difficulty International Monetary Fund, and former of accessing data for regional comparisons is a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of With the assumption of duties by a full-time matter of long standing concern. Barbados. He is the author of Small Island Director on July 1, 2008, the focus has been Economies: Structure and Performance in on electronic delivery of CCMF services, for A CCMF project for establishing a database for the English Speaking Caribbean since 1970 the most part. Work was already underway to such comparisons has been revised to take (New York: Praeger Publishers, 1987), and provide electronic access the archive of past advantage of regional synergies and to identify of books on Caribbean and South Pacific conference papers, via the CCMF website. The information gaps that need to be filled. A third economies. website is being redesigned in order to improve collaborative project for which funding is being access to these materials, and a number of sought addresses price formation and trends Dr. Worrell has published articles on features have been added or are being added. in inflation, also a matter of urgent concern to money, banking, exchange rates, economic They include graphical presentations of the region. modeling and forecasting, in books and regional comparative economic and financial journals in the US, UK, Mexico and the data; online access to the JBF3E; online access An important initiative by the chair of the Caribbean. He has held research fellowships to the CCMF newsletter which was introduced CCMF executive committee attracted at the Smithsonian Institution, the Institute in September 2008; links to all the Caricom significant financing from private sector for International Economics and the and contributing central banks; a portal where financial institutions, to supplement the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, at users can find descriptions of data available contributions of the Caricom central banks, Yale University, Princeton University and from all sources of Caribbean economic and two non-Caricom central banks (Aruba The University of the West Indies. He has statistics, along with descriptions of what and the Netherlands Antilles) have joined as been consultant to the Inter-American is to be found at each link; online access to contributing members. The additional funding, Development Bank, the Foundation for senior level policy seminars; brief descriptions made available on the appointment of the Development Cooperation in Brisbane, and tables of contents of all CCMF/CCMS full time executive director, has permitted Australia, the US Agency for International publications; and short biographies of the the appointment of an additional research Development, the World Bank, the UN CCMF staff and research associates, along fellow, to bring the centre’s complement of Economic and Social Council and the with electronic copies of their most recent researchers to five - three research fellows, a Caribbean Community Secretariat. papers. research assistant and the director. 89 Dr. Worrell is a graduate of The University The regulatory community in the Caribbean, are simplistic and based on arbitrary of the West Indies (BSc Economics, 1967) as well as the financial institutions assumptions. No country collects data and of McGill University, Montreal, Canada themselves, recognise the importance of needed to conduct risk assessments of (PhD, 1975). regulatory and risk management upgrades the aggregate regional and global risk that serve to protect the integrity of the exposures of locally incorporated banks Research financial systems in the changed financial and insurance companies. And there is no Financial Risk Assessment circumstances. The recent developments institution or group that takes a view of risk This proposal is for a project that addresses expose countries to risks of contagion from exposures for the region as a whole. the major challenges to the Caribbean neighbours with whom they are linked financial institutions and regulators arising financially; risks that losses in one type of The proposed project addresses the from the ongoing changes in the regional financial service (insurance for example) need for financial assessment upgrades financial sector. They include the growing may infect others (such as banking); and in a comprehensive way, building on the integration of financial institutions and uncertainty about the riskiness of new foundations that have already been laid and sectors across the Caribbean; the growing financial products, as well as the always the methodologies that have been adopted incidence of financial conglomerates, present danger of contagion from outside by central banks and other regulatory bodies mergers and acquisitions; and the the region. Regulatory reform has been in the region. The focus of this project is diversification of financial products. widespread, in efforts to address these on the upgrading of data and analytical There are now a substantial number of problems, and these issues have been methods, rather than on legislation regional financial institutions which have a feature of regional discussion – at the and regulations. The project involves a) networks of operations across the region regional supervisors’ annual meetings and coordinated studies of the financial sector (and sometimes beyond), in addition to elsewhere – for more than a decade. and risk assessment methodologies; and b) the foreign institutions which have long a programme of technical assistance, using standing regional networks. Financial The Caribbean recognises that ongoing a combination of regional and non-regional conglomerates including banks, insurance upgrades to financial regulation and risk resources, for the implementation of providers, securities brokers and other management do not yet fully address the programmes for improved data collection (financial and nonfinancial) services are needs of the regional financial systems. and dissemination, and upgrades in financial now commonplace. There is a range of There are gaps in data collection and sector analysis and reporting. This technical financial products being bought and sold dissemination, for example the absence assistance would be coordinated jointly throughout the Caribbean, and in a few of information on financial flows between by CCMF and CARTAC, and should involve countries the assets of nonbank financial countries of the region. Although there has exchange visits among central banks and institutions are comparable in magnitude been some work on contagion, between other resource sharing arrangements. to those of commercial banks. countries and institutions, as well as studies on the probability distribution of risks, the risk assessments used in practice

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Statistical Database Price Formation The project would be undertaken by a team This project is to plan and implement a The proposed project is meant to bridge of researchers drawn from the CCMF staff statistical database facility at CCMF that the gap between inflation models, inflation and associates, the UWI, the central banks would generate the revenue to sustain its policy and the actual practice of price of Caricom countries and other countries operation through annual subscriptions to formation in the Caribbean. It is modelled contributing to CCMF, and bureaux of the data it would provide. The database on the Eurosystem Inflation Persistence statistics of these countries. would include data that is of importance Network (IPN) project, coordinated by the Contributing Financial Institutions to financial and commercial enterprises, ECB, with participation of Euro area central • Central Bank of Aruba and make it available in convenient and banks and government statistical bureaux • Central Bank of Barbados accessible form. In addition, the project (see www.ecb.int). The project would • Central Bank of Belize would identify data that is essential for consist of studies in the following areas: • Bank of Guyana policy formulation and public information, • Studies that describe and test • Central Bank of Trinidad and which is not currently available. the process of price formation, Tobago the dynamics of inflation and the • Central Bank of Haiti The first phase of the project would scope and effectiveness of anti- • Eastern Caribbean Central Bank be to identify financial markets’ inflationary policies; • Central Bank of Bahamas data requirements, and to make • Bank of Netherlands Antilles recommendations as to how the deficiencies • Studies that extract information on • Bank of Nova Scotia, Barbados might be most effectively addressed, the frequency and magnitude of • Barbados National Bank, Barbados including by the CCMF. In addition, during price changes from input data for • Butterfield Bank, Barbados phase one of the project, additional staffing the construction of the monthly • Dominica National Bank would be provided to compile comparative CPI, over about 5 recent years. • First Caribbean International Bank, data on the Caribbean region, from These studies would also test Barbados currently available data, to fill a known gap for possible factors affecting the • Guardian Holdings, Trinidad in the region’s statistical needs. frequency and magnitude of price • RBC Royal Bank of Canada, adjustments; Barbados The second phase would be an action plan • Republic Bank Limited, Trinidad and implementation of a database for • Surveys of price setting behaviour • Sagicor Life Inc., Barbados the collection and dissemination of data in selected business activities, and • St. Kitts Nevis & Anguilla National identified in the first phase to be supplied the factors that play an important Bank by the CCMF. part in the pricing decision.

91 Outreach Senior Level Policy Seminars Centre for Gender & The Annual Monetary Studies Conference, Two senior level seminars were held. A Belize, November 2007. seminar/workshop in Barbados on December Development Studies This conference featured a number of 3, 2007 had as its theme “Operational risk policy papers, including an analysis of – an integral part of sound management”. (CGDS) the determinants of excess liquidity of The second seminar, held in Trinidad on Overview May 3, 2008, dealt with “The impact of oligopolistic and oligopsonistic banking The CGDS began preparations to celebrate the subprime mortgage crisis in the US on systems, and their implications for the its 15th Anniversary in September 2008 Caribbean financial markets and business effectiveness of monetary policy. There reflecting on its challenges and achievements activity”. Presentations covered the origins was a paper on the dilemma faced by and looking forward to continue its service of the crisis, possible consequences for central banks whose intervention may to students and organisations (local, the Caribbean, the regulatory implications, have implications for the exchange rate, regional and international). During the challenges to the housing and mortgage and a related paper on exchange regimes year, there were significant staff changes markets, and appropriate business and monetary policy independence. testifying both to the growth and dynamism strategies. This seminar was among the Another paper explored policies to prevent of the Centre. New substantive research most successful in the Centre’s experience. destabilising speculation that generates initiatives came on stream. We began global imbalances. implementation of the Strategic Plan 2007- Website Upgrade 2012 and as part of the UWI’s core strategic The upgrade of the website with a view Several papers dealt with the focus on graduate studies/research, the to making it the principal vehicle for macroeconomic behaviour of small open CGDS revised and enhanced its graduate delivering CCMF services began in earnest economies. They included presentations on offerings allowing students to move easily in July 2008. When the upgrade is complete the possible effect of remittance flows on from the BSc or the BA to the Postgraduate the site will among other things, allow the competitiveness of exports, tests of the Diploma, MSc, MPhil and/or PhD. impact of technology on competitiveness, users to download all CCMF/CCMS/RPMS the effects of economic diversification on conference papers, from 1968; senior level output volatility and the liberalisation of policy presentations; articles from JBF3E; the capital account and the risk of a reversal and to view announcements as well as our of capital inflows. newsletter.

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Staff Promotions Research Honours and Awards Professor R. Reddock Making of Feminisms in the Caribbean R.E. Reddock Deputy Principal, St. Augustine Campus Funding was received from the Campus • International Woman of Courage effective August 2008 Research Fund and work is ongoing on this Award – US Department of State, collection which will be housed at the UWI, March 2008. Professor P. Mohammed St. Augustine Main Library. Ms. Deborah • Bestselling Textbook Award Campus Coordinator of Graduate Studies McFee is coordinating this research and – Interrogating Caribbean and Research has been working with Ms. Lorraine Nero Masculinities: Theoretical and of the St. Augustine Main Library. Tapes Empirical Analyses – UWI Press Professor J. Parpart are being transcribed and the Women and Fifteenth Anniversary and Author Coordinator, Centre for Gender and Development Studies Group’s collection is Award 2004-2007 – presented in Development Studies, Graduate Studies being indexed. May 2008. • Selected among the University’s Dr. G. Hosein Caribbean Cultural Studies 60 leading academics in the Lecturer Virtual Museum special UWI 60th Anniversary This research is conducted by Professor publications - 60 under 60. Ms. D. McFee Patricia Mohammed through funding from • Latin American Studies Outreach and Research Officer a UWI/Government of Trinidad and Tobago Association (LASA) Lecturing Research Grant. This Virtual Museum Fellowship 2007; to the University Ms. T. Nickenig intends to engage the subject matter of of Florida, Gainesville for visit in Project Coordinator of Gender & Sexuality cultural phenomena from a contemporary September 2007. perspective, while establishing trails and P.A. Mohammed Ms. S. Rochford traces to the past. • Elected President – Caribbean Temporary Research Assistant Studies Association at 34th Annual Gender, Sexuality and Implications Conference Ms. T. Ottley for HIV and AIDS • Selected among the University’s Temporary/Part-time Documentalist This programme, funded by UNIFEM 60 leading academics in the proceeds from the theoretical premise that special UWI 60th Anniversary Resignations and Retirements gender profoundly influences sexuality, publications - 60 under 60. Ms. E. Blondel and sexual conduct that places individuals Temporary Part-time Documentalist at risk for HIV infection. It seeks to answer - Resigned questions about the influence of gender norms, expectations, attitudes, myths, ideologies and the associated power

93 relations on sexual behaviours in Trinidad Building Responsive Policy: Gender, Sexual Students and Tobago, especially among youth. The Cultures and HIV & AIDS in the Caribbean Enrolment in the four courses offered findings will be used to propose research- This research will take place in three during Semester 1 increased from 171 based interventions to aid in the prevention countries - Barbados, Suriname, and Trinidad to 184. However, enrolment in courses of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted and Tobago. It includes a secondary analysis offered during Semester 2 almost doubled, diseases, and substance abuse. of the political economy of sexuality and rising from 129 in the previous year to 201 HIV/AIDS in each of the selected countries; in 2007/2008. There was increased interest Sex, Power and Taboo: Gender and HIV in and an examination of selected media in all three established courses – Men and the Caribbean and Beyond and informational/advocacy campaigns Masculinities in the Caribbean; Sex Gender This manuscript was compiled from the on HIV/AIDS to document and assess the and Society; and Gender, Ethnicity and Class conference organised in March 2004 and underlying messages that challenge or in the Anglophone Caribbean – and a new other specially commissioned papers and reinforce the gender-based causes of the course on Cinema and Gender was added is being published by Ian Randle Publishers epidemic. A number of country specific case as part of the new Film Programme. The later in 2008. Editors are Dorothy Roberts, studies will also be carried out. This project most outstanding undergraduate student Rhoda Reddock, Diane Douglas and Sandra is being funded by IDRC and coordinated by for the year was Ms. Laura Battersby who Reid. Funding for the manuscript production UNIFEM – Caribbean Office. graduated with first class honours majoring was provided by a grant from UNFPA. in Literatures in English with a minor in Teaching & Learning Gender Studies. Breaking the Silence: A Multi-Sectoral New Programmes Approach to Preventing and Addressing The CGDS has introduced a revised Special Projects: Child Sexual Abuse In Trinidad and Tobago graduate programme to replace the earlier Students Showing Community and This project, funded by The United programme which was offered between Outreach Service Nations Trust Fund for Violence Against 1997 – 2001. It now offers a Postgraduate During 2007/2008, the Centre for Gender Women (UNTF) and the United Nations Diploma and MSc Gender and Development and Development Studies continued its International Children’s Emergency Fund Studies; an MPhil and PhD in Interdisciplinary efforts at making community outreach (UNICEF), seeks to examine the subject Gender Studies. This year, ten students part of classroom learning. Students in of child sexual abuse throughout Trinidad – five each from Humanities and Social the Year 1 course: Introduction to Women’s and Tobago, and to develop interventions Sciences graduated with undergraduate Studies: Theoretical Concepts and Sources aimed at empowering women and children, degrees that included a minor in Gender. of Knowledge (GEND 1103) organised utilizing both qualitative and quantitative Of these, one graduated with First Class ‘popular actions’ as part of their coursework research methods. Project partners include Honours. At the postgraduate level, one assignment. These consisted of interactive the Coalition Against Domestic Violence student graduated with an MPhil in Gender workshops, poster campaigns, learning- (CADV), Caribbean Health Research Council and Development. centred games, symbolic protests and art. (CHRC) and Arts in Action Theatre in Education Group of the UWI, St. Augustine. 94 units¢res

The posters and art were placed around the Teacher Quality: Dr. Gabrielle Hosein pursued CGDS staff also participated in the campus and the workshops and discussion and completed the British Columbia television series organised by the Gender groups were held in the main Quadrangle Certificate Course in the Scholarship of Affairs Division of the government entitled and around the LRC. Approximately 100 Teaching and Learning (SoTL). All new – Putting Gender on the Agenda. students on the campus participated in academic teaching staff completed IDU these activities courses. Staff also attended Moodle Linkages training and all courses are now uploaded August – December 2007 In January, 2007, the student group on Moodle. Professor P. Mohammed was a Visiting Consciousness Raising, primarily comprised Professor with the Department of Women’s students enrolled in courses offered by Outreach Studies and Latin American Caribbean and the Centre for Gender and Development The CGDS offers undergraduate courses US Latino Studies at State University, New Studies , established an executive, mandate through the faculties of Science and York, Albany. and listserve and began to share information Agriculture, Humanities and Education and as well as participate in the activities of Social Sciences. It also offers a Minor in October 2007 national womens NGOs. Gender Studies in the Faculty of Humanities Professor P. Mohammed was a Visiting and Education and a Minor in Gender Lecturer at the Centre fro Men’s Leadership Strategy Appraisal and Development in the Faculty of Social and Service, St. John’s University/College of Teaching and Learning: Sciences. Associate staff from the various St. Benedict University, Minneapolis. Curriculum Review - this was delayed due faculties support the work of the Centre to the challenges encountered in arriving through involvement in teaching and /or September 2007 at a regional approach but this process will research in gender-related areas. Currently Professor R. Reddock Lecturing Fellowship begin on the St. Augustine campus early in 19 gender-related courses are on offer 2007 the University of Florida, Gainesville. 2009. at undergraduate level all though other faculties. Lunchtime Seminars Cross-listing of courses – discussions have Seven seminars were held during Semester begun with the Faculty of Humanities & The Civilian Conservation Corps once again 1 and eight during Semester 2. Ms. Michelle Education, Social Sciences and Banner requested the services of the CGDS for their Seeraj was responsible for organising those for the cross-listing of courses and will be induction Training Programme which was held in Semester 1 and Ms. Staria Rochford continued during the coming semester. conducted by our Outreach and Research for Semester 2. The seminars attracted a Officer. This is an ongoing programme in wide cross-section of the community and collaboration with the Ministry of National were well attended. Security.

95 International Women’s Day Gender and Integrated Water Resources UNIFEM – Legal and Policy Analysis of Sex The CGDS celebrated International Management (IWRM) Workshop Work in the Caribbean Women’s Day 2008 on March 6th in the JFK This training workshop took place during This UNIFEM expert group meeting which quadrangle with an interactive game for the week of April 7th – 11th 2008 at the was coordinated by the CGDS and took students ‘Steppin Up’ Feminist Movement Faculty of Social Sciences Lounge as part place during the period February 21st – 22nd, Building game developed by Dr. Gabrielle of the activities of the Women, Gender and 2008 at the Ambassador Hotel, Port of Hosein. Approximately 50 students, both Water Network (CWGWA) of the CGDS and Spain. Attendees included persons from male and female participated in the game. included a one-day field visit to Plum Mitan Suriname, Jamaica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Village. Dr. Gwendoline Williams was the Dominica, Guyana, the Bahamas, Santo The Nariva Swamp Video main facilitator and participants were drawn Domingo and Trinidad and Tobago. They /DVD Presentation from Water and the Environment related included representatives of UNAIDS, The CGDS held a public viewing of the Video agencies in Grenada, Dominica, Jamaica, PAHO, Caribbean Vulnerable Communities, and DVD on April 24th 2008 at the Centre Haiti, Guyana, Suriname, Barbados, the Family Planning Association, AIDS Action for Language Learning. The audience Environmental Management Authority, the Foundation, UNFPA, PANCAP as well as included sixth-form students from selected Water and Sewerage Authority and the Commercial Sex Workers. The purpose secondary schools as well as young people Gender Affairs Division of the Ministry of of this meeting was to develop policy from the communities of Kernahan and Culture and Gender Affairs of Trinidad and guidelines highlighting the need for regional Cascadoux (where the research was Tobago. Resource persons included Dr. policy initiatives around the issue of HIV/ carried out). Representatives from the Fredericka Deare, Dr. David Dolly, Dr. Grace AIDS to address the needs and concerns of Environmental Management Authority and Sirju-Charran, Professor Rhoda Reddock Ms. sex workers. the Ministry of Education also attended. Penelope Beckles and Ms. Joycelyn Dow of Approximately 100 students participated in Guyana. This workshop was funded by the this event. The DVD is on sale especially for Global Water Partnership-Caribbean as well teaching purposes. as the Caribbean Water Network.

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Revenue Generating Distinguished Visitors Institute of Mr. Ryan Rideau Activities University of California, Berkeley Gender and Integrated Water Resources International Management (IWRM) Workshop – April, Dr. Claudia Bernard-Goldsmith 2008 - This workshop generated $TT12,348. University of London Relations (IIR) The Institute of International Relations is working towards regaining its eminence Gender and Governance Module for Ms. Carole Houlihan Gender Consultant, Snowball, Canada and energy. Over the next three years Capacity Building for Youth in Governance the Institute will focus on post-graduate Programme, UNDP, July to November 2007. Ms. Mary Ann Mulvihill teaching and supervising, pure and applied Dr. G. Hosein facilitated this activity which Gender Equality Specialist, CIDA, Ottawa, Canada research, networking/partnerships and generated $4000. alumni/mentoring; and will increase its Ms. Myrtle Seepersad outreach to civil society, governments, Mid-Year Course - GEND 1103 Introduction Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Tropical and Sub-tropical Agriculture and Forestry CETSAF, higher education, international to Women Studies - After a successful first University of Göttingen, Germany organisations, media, the private sector intake this course was once again offered and think-tanks. and had an attendance of 29 students. Professor Gode Graven Hont Students asked for other courses to be held Head of Department of Biochemistry University of Among the highlights for the academic year in the Summer but due to lack of human Göttingen, Germany 2007/2008 are: resources, this request could not be granted. Dr. Gabrielle Hosein was the coordinator for Kawamuiuyo Gill The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus this programme. Ms. Camille Samuel and Outreach Ms. Camille Antoine served as lecturers and Hilary Robertson-Hickling The IIR, together with the United Nations tutors. The income generated from this Lecturer, Head, Behavioural Sciences Unit Dept. of Development Programme (UNDP) and other course was $15,500. Management Studies, University of the West Indies, United Nations (UN) agencies co-hosted Mona Campus the launch of the Human Development Report (HDR) 2007, as well as the Economic Professor Frederick Hickling Professor of Psychiatry, Commission of Latin America and the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus Caribbean (ECLAC) Caribbean report and cosponsored the first-ever Commonwealth Day seminar in Trinidad in early March. The Institute also co-hosted research and policy workshops with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and other agencies such as the Coalition for the United

97 Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Teaching & Learning Retirements & Organisation (UNESCO) Convention on Postgraduate programmes offered at the Cultural Diversity. We also designed and Resignations IIR were enhanced with a rehabilitated Mid-2008 was marked by the formal hosted a regional workshop supported by Graduates’ Room, MPhil and PhD ‘retirement’ of two well-established, the Campus Research & Publication Fund seminars and mentoring, including Model irreplaceable colleagues: Professor on ‘Caribbean Perspectives on “New” United Nations (UN) possibilities with Vaughan Lewis & Mr Anselm Francis. In Caribbean Issues: from vulnerability to postgraduates and high schools. In addition addition to internal farewells, including resilience?’ which attracted participation to facilitating the new MSc in International one orchestrated by the alumNI, the Dean from the three UWI campuses and beyond. Relations in Suriname, there were also hosted an event for the latter and there was The Institute continued its own lunchtime & student visits to Guyana and Suriname (late a panel during the conference on Sir Arthur early-evening seminars, some cosponsored, 2007) and to Central America (early 2008). Lewis for the former. Dr. Keith Nurse left for on Cuba, the Economic Partnership As the new academic year commenced, we Cave Hill to assume the Directorship of the Agreement (EPA), the international food were informed that the proposed name Shridath Ramphal Centre for International crisis, and Guyana. change for the MSc from IR to Global Trade Law, Policy and Services. Studies had been approved. Our weekly newspaper columns also We have been pleased to cooperate continued with a switch from the Sunday increasingly with other parts of UWI from Guardian to the Sunday Newsday, and Administration The Institute held its first Retreat in early the Faculty of Social Sciences to SALISES alumni, friends and fellows continued to 2008 and its first International Relations as well as with other Caribbean universities revive our quarterly newsletter, IIR Today. subgroup in the tri-campus UWI Social and think-tanks, such as ADEK, ITAM & The following year promises to be a busy Sciences conference in late February. UPR. With goodwill and strong networks, one with the Institute participating in the the Institute of International Relations can myriad events pre-summits scheduled, again regain its lustre and relevance in the including the Annual General Meeting of new century. the Academic Council in the UN System (ACUNS) 4-6 June 2009 , the Summit of the Americas and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

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Seismic Research Overview on development of a GIS based method for The 2007/2008 academic year was risk and vulnerability assessment of volcanic Centre (SRC) marked by a successful bid for the islands. The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) has been five-year management contract of the providing Eastern Caribbean governments Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO), Geologically, the past year was a busy one with expert advice on geologic events and the reclassification of the Unit to that of a for the Centre as the seismograph network associated hazards affecting these islands University Centre, the hosting of a major recorded a minimum of 898 earthquakes for over fifty years. It is one of the few regional meeting and the occurrence of the in the area of responsibility. There were 28 specialised research institutions of the largest earthquake in the Eastern Caribbean significant felt events for the period, the University and its work directly impacts in more than 30 years. During the year, the strongest of which being the magnitude 7.3 vulnerable island communities throughout Seismic Research Centre also published North of Martinique event of 29 November, the Eastern Caribbean. In addition to the and distributed a five-year Strategic Plan to 2007. The epicentral locations of events routine monitoring of 19 live volcanoes stakeholders and regional partners. for the period indicate dense clusters and a seismically active region, the Centre in the areas North of Martinique, North collaborates with local, regional and A concept note for the construction of a new of Dominica, Gulf of Paria and the Paria international agencies on research projects building to adequately house the Centre’s peninsula vicinity. relevant to its core areas of operation operations was drafted and submitted to (seismology, volcanology and education the Executive Management of The UWI Volcanic activity in the Eastern Caribbean & outreach) with a view towards better and to all contributing territories. An early for the reporting period was relatively understanding geologic processes so as morning fire in May 2008, caused by old quiet with most of the volcanoes exhibiting to reduce risk. All aspects of the research and faulty electrical wiring underscored the background levels of activity. undertaken by the Centre is therefore of vulnerability of the monitoring network to direct relevance and importance to the the hazards posed by the existing building Planned activities of note for the 2008-2009 region. stock and gave further impetus to the call academic year include the streamlining of for a new building. our management operations in Montserrat, implementation of the second phase of Research at the Centre continued to be our seismic network upgrade, installation focused on the core areas of volcanology of continuous GPS stations in the and seismology with some attempts being remaining islands under our responsibility, made to examine issues related to the enhancement of our school outreach impact of our public education programmes. programme including production of a During the review period, preliminary work Gesoscience at Work poster series for was completed on the modelling of volcanic educators and sourcing of an architectural gravity currents in the Lesser Antilles and design for a new building.

99 Research Geochemical and isotopic characterisation Study of the hazards and impact, on Major Projects Completed of geothermal systems in the Lesser human health, of persistently degassing VSAT – Seismic Network Upgrade Antilles, and its use as a tool for monitoring volcanoes; and the use of geothermal sites From August 2006-April 2008, the Seismic changes in volcanic activity. for recreational purposes. Research Centre embarked on a major Geothermal monitoring of hydrothermal Geothermal sites in Dominica and St. upgrade of the Centre’s seismic monitoring systems on Dominica and St. Lucia was Lucia are used for recreational purposes network. Through the generous support of initiated in 2001, as part of an integrated including sight-seeing, bathing and the American People via USAID/OFDA and volcanic monitoring programme, to drinking. A PhD research project on the the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, geochemically characterise the systems use of the geothermal waters at these sites the Centre secured grants of US$249,680 and to establish baseline levels of activity for recreation was conducted and results and US$140,000 respectively to upgrade from which changes can be detected. The indicated greater concentrations of lead, stations in St. Kitts, southern Dominica, St. geothermal fluids of Dominica and St. Lucia cadmium, nitrite, iron and aluminium than Lucia, St. Vincent, Tobago and Trinidad. were found to be typical of those found in was safely recommended for consumption island arc-type settings. The geothermal by the USEPA. The research found that the As part of the project, a meeting of regional waters in both islands were classified as concentration of sulphur dioxide emissions seismic network operators was organised predominantly acid-sulphate type formed at these sites may also prove hazardous at which common ground was sought on as a result of dilution of acidic geothermal to health with long term exposure. These the requirements for data sharing within gases being diluted in near surface concerns must be examined in greater the agencies in the Caribbean, Central oxygenated groundwater, with the gases detail for proper safety guidelines to be American and the northern countries on the having strong hydrothermal signatures created and implemented for safe use of South American continent. The Centre’s being dominated by carbon dioxide and these sites for recreational activity. recognition of the need to continue the having hydrogen sulphide as the main station upgrade that was initiated through sulphurous gas. Ongoing Projects this project has resulted in additional CDERA-IDRC ICT Applications in Earthquake funding being obtained from the UWI Damage Assessment central administration and the European Grant funding from the International Union (through an INTERREG project Development Research Centre of Canada with the IPGP) to continue the upgrade of (IDRC) enabled the Centre to recruit a seismograph stations beyond the life of the full-time Research Assistant to work on a project. project the main objective of which is to test and analyze the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to strengthen community knowledge and support in the collection of post information for earthquakes in the Eastern Caribbean. 100 units¢res

New SRC building project Management of the MVO is a major PhD and MPhil Theses The SRC urgently requires a completely undertaking for the SRC that will help to Joseph, E. (2008): Geochemistry of new, purposefully designed building to strengthen the existing close collaboration Geothermal Systems in Saint Lucia and address the present congestion and to with the IPGP. The management contract is Dominica, Lesser Antilles: Implications for halt deterioration of valuable equipment in line with the UWI’s current thrust towards Volcanic Monitoring. and resources which are currently promoting disaster risk reduction in the inappropriately stored. The new building region. It will provide major opportunities Outreach should allow for adequate accommodation for deepening research not only in Workshops & Meetings of present activities and should make geosciences but also in hazard and crisis VSAT – Seismic Network Upgrade – RSNO2 provision for the planned developments in management. The award of this contract Meeting terms of geosciences at the Centre. emphasises the relevance and importance The second meeting of Regional Seismic of the work being done by the SRC and its Network Operators of the Caribbean A concept note outlining the case for this joint management with the IPGP brings the Basin Seismic Agencies (RSNO2) was held new building has been sent to the Prime Caribbean’s only erupting volcano back 25-29 February, 2008. The meeting was Ministers of all contributing territories as under the watch of regional scientists. sponsored by the USAID/OFDA and was well as to all members of the Executive part of an ongoing effort to establish a Management of The UWI seeking their Building a geochemical database of tsunami warning system for the Caribbean support. The UWI Centre has committed to geothermal features in volcanic islands Basin. An important objective of the providing funding for architectural design of of the Lesser Antilles for the purpose of meeting was to advance the process of data a new building and The UWI Projects Office volcano monitoring. sharing and formalisation of protocols. The will draft a proposal. The construction of meeting was timed so as to inform the next a new facility will be a key contribution This research will continue to build on the meeting of the ICG-CARIBE-EWS that is due to the successful implementation of the previous work conducted (2001-present) to to be held in early March 2008. Eighteen SRC Strategic Plan and this project will be establish long-term patterns in behaviour participants from 13 networks institutions actively pursued in the next five years. of volcanic emissions associated with who, between them, operate seismic hydrothermal systems and how they networks covering 27 territories attended MVO Management Contract respond to changes in magmatic input. the meeting. Representatives from two The SRC and Institut de Physique du Globe de This information will be used along with international agencies (IRIS, FDSN) also Paris (IPGP) submitted a joint bid to manage other tools (ground deformation and attended. They received presentations on the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) seismicity) to monitor volcanic activity in national, regional and international seismic for the next five years. The joint SRC/IPGP the region, thus providing information to networks, all of which are targeted for contract took effect on April 1 and follows island governments and the general public. use in the tsunami warning system for the an almost ten year relationship between Key personnel involved in this research Caribbean and adjacent areas. the British Geological Survey (BGS) and the include Dr. Erouscilla Joseph and Dr. Nicolas MVO. Fournier. 101 Lectures & Exhibitions included interviews with SRC staff for a • The University of the West Since November 29, 2007 earthquake North DVD. Additionally, 14 of the 18 posters Indies, Department of Petroleum of Martinique which was felt throughout in the resource pack were produced by Geosciences, St. Augustine the Eastern Caribbean, the SRC has the Seismic Research Centre. During the • The University of the West Indies, received a marked increase in requests for 2008-2009 academic year the SRC will be Department of Surveying and Land presentations and information material on producing a Geoscience at Work poster Information, St. Augustine earthquake safety. The SRC’s “Earthquakes: series to be used as a resource by educators • Universite Antilles Guyane, Science & Safety” lecture series was involved in geohazards. Guadeloupe delivered to various special interest groups • University of East Anglia, School including: Linkages of Environmental Sciences, United • Trinidad & Tobago Regulated The Seismic Research Centre strengthened Kingdom Industries Commission its capacity through collaborations with the • Bank of St Lucia (staff) following institutions: Staff • Office of Disaster Preparedness and • Aspinall & Associates, United Appointments Management Media Workshop Kingdom Mr. Machel Higgins • Tropical Shipping (staff in St Lucia, • The University of Trieste, Trieste, Computer Programmer Barbados and Trinidad) Italy • UWI Community (staff of Main • GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ), Ms. Farrah Madoo Library, Medical Sciences Library Potsdam, Germany Research Technician and the Graduate School of • International Institute of Business) Earthquake Prediction Theory and Mr. Kafele Reddock Mathematical Geophysics Research Technician Earthquake themed exhibitions were • Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e also mounted upon request at the CDERA Vulcanologia, Italy Resignations Comprehensive Disaster Management • Institut de Physique du Globe de Dr. Rosemarie Mohais Conference (Barbados), the Arthur Lok Jack Paris, France School of Business, the UWI Main Library, • Montserrat Volcano Observatory, and during First Citizens’ Bank’s Safety Montserrat Week 2008. • The University of Bristol, Department of Earth Sciences, During the reporting period, the Trinidad United Kingdom & Tobago Ministry of Education partnered • The University of the West with the SRC to launch a Natural Hazards Indies, Department of Chemical Disaster Preparedness Resource Pack which Engineering, St. Augustine

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Sir Arthur Lewis Honours & Awards We expect to have an intake of about six Dr. Sandra Sookram was awarded a British students in the MPhil/PhD programme Institute of Social & Academy Visiting Fellowship to spend in the 2008/2009 academic year and we two months at the University of Leicester will continue to work to attract quality Economic Studies doing research in the area of poverty, students into it, to work within the and was named as one of 60 members of research programme described above. (SALISES) the academic staff, drawn from all three Staff members will also be teaching and campuses, to be specially honoured among supervising students enrolled in the Enrolment the University’s 60 leading academics in the SALISES MSc programmes as well as in the SALISES admitted a further seven students special UWI 60th Anniversary publications programmes of the wider Faculty of Social into its MPhil/PhD programme, making for a - 60 under 60. Sciences. total of 23 enrolled in the programme during the academic year of which two graduated Teaching & Learning Staff members will continue the process of attending conferences and submitting with the PhD degree. Staff members continue teaching and material for publication. Hopefully, some graduate supervision of students enrolled of the many papers already submitted in in the SALISES programme. We expect one PhD Graduates 2007/2008 and in previous academic years, Dr. Asha Kambon (supervised by Professor student to graduate with the PhD degree some of which have already been accepted Elsie LeFranc and Dr. Dennis Brown). Title during the coming academic year and are for publication, will appear as publications. of thesis: Investigating Policy Formulation also hopeful that about five students will Colleagues have agreed to continue Processes in the Social Sector in Regard to upgrade from the MPhil to the PhD. targeting four journal publications per year Youth in Transition from School to Work in and should begin by submitting at least this Two Caribbean Small Island Developing States The SALISES, St Augustine, has received many. (SIDS): Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago. final approval for the MSc in Social Statistics and will begin delivery in Semester 1 of the Dr. Denise Gaspard-Richards (supervised by 2008/2009 Academic Year. It has received SALISES Seminar Series Dr Godfrey St Bernard). Title of thesis: Male funding for two full-time students and The Institute plans to introduce a seminar Reproductive Behaviour and Fatherhood – An will seek further funding from Regional series where members of its staff and other Exploration of Social Roles and Responsibility and International agencies to allow for researchers will be invited to present the Patterns in Trinidad and Tobago. Degree student participation from throughout the results of their most recent research activity. awarded with High Commendation. Caribbean. The programme is targeted, It is expected that, at each seminar, a pre- initially, at the Caribbean region but will be circulated paper will be presented publicly offered worldwide after a few years. and discussed among an audience that will include staff and students. It is hoped that this will be used to facilitate the creation of

103 a SALISES Working Paper Series. The first The Year of Sir Arthur Lewis comes to an SALISES Forum Series Seminar will take place in early October and end on December 31, 2008. The SALISES, St During the academic year, the Institute we are targeting three to four papers per Augustine, will be involved with the wider introduced the SALISES Forum, a public semester. Faculty of Social Sciences in the hosting of discussion series dealing mainly with issues the Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Conference of local and regional interest. At any given Research to be held on the St Augustine Campus forum, three to four panellists treat a topic The SALISES will aggressively pursue over the period September 25-27, 2008. The of interest on which they have expertise, and funding through research grants, especially Distinguished Lecture Series will continue then there follows a question-and-answer from international donor agencies. Some with three more lectures by Dr Compton session involving the audience that includes applications have already been made, Bourne, President of the Caribbean members of the University Community, the including one to the SSHRC-IDRC in Development Bank (September 2008), Dr general public and the Press. The series has partnership with the C-FOAM (University De Lisle Worrell, Executive Director of the been highly successful and has involved of Ottawa, www.C-FOAM.management. Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance distinguished members of staff and persons uottawa.ca) on the topic “Social and and SALISES Honorary Professor (October from the wider community. The Inaugural economic adaptation to sea-level rise in 2008) and Professor Gustav Ranis, Professor Forum was held on January 10, 2008, on the coastal zones of the Caribbean and Emeritus at Yale University (December the topic of “The 2007 General Elections in Canada”. After submitting a “letter of 2008). Trinidad & Tobago: Analysis and Aftermath”. intent” we were one of 9 “finalists” chosen Other fora covered the topics “The Mustill to submit a full proposal, and this will be Conferences Report: Meaning and Implications”, “The submitted early in the 2008/2009 academic Members of staff and graduate students Economic Partnership agreement (EPA): th year. We expect to submit about three presented papers at the 9 Annual SALISES Threat or Opportunity?” and “Rising Prices: more proposals in the coming year. conference, held in Mona Jamaica over Causes, Consequences and Solutions”. The the period March 26-28, 2008 on the series will continue in the coming academic theme “Reinventing the Political Economy year. Outreach Tradition of the Caribbean: A conference The Year of Sir Arthur Lewis in honour of Norman Girvan”. They also Revenue Generating The St Augustine Campus of the University attended and presented papers at other declared the year 2008 as the Year of Sir conferences. Activities Arthur Lewis. The SALISES, St Augustine, The Institute at St. Augustine will continue was asked to play a leading role in this its Executive and Professional Training enterprise. Activities have so far involved a programmes and will be aggressively series of Distinguished Lectures, a one-day seeking after Institutional consultancies. workshop and a conference for graduate students.

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Distinguished Visitors Sport & Physical Academic Programmes Ms. Dana Seetahal The Centre continues to offer the following Independent Senator and Attorney-at-Law, Education Centre academic programmes: Trinidad and Tobago • In 2008 the Bachelor of Education Mr. Vernon De Lima (SPEC) in Physical Education - Secondary Attorney-at-Law, Trinidad and Tobago The Director and staff were instrumental in continued with a total of seventy-six the successful hosting of several landmark (76) in-service physical education Mr. Stylianos Christopoulos activities during the year. teachers. This ground breaking Chargé d’Affaires, Delegation of the European degree is an initiative between The Commission in Trinidad and Tobago The UWI SPEC International Half Marathon University of the West Indies Sport which attracted the participation of over Mr. David Abdullah & Physical Education Centre and Federation of Independent Trade Unions 700 local and international athletes and the Ministry of Education. and Non Governmental Organisations the sponsorship of many well positioned • Certificate in The Art & Science of Trinidad and Tobago corporate bodies in Trinidad and Tobago. Coaching (under the aegis of the First Citizens was our Presenting Sponsor School of Education) Ms Dianne Seukaran and the Chancellor, the New Campus • Certificate in the Art & Science Former Minister in the Ministry of Trade, Government of Trinidad and Tobago Principal and the Vice Principal were in of Coaching for Gym & Fitness attendance. Instructors (Discipline Specific) Honourable Peter Taylor was conducted as a special project Minister of Legal Affairs, UWI SPEC is scheduled to host the for the First Citizens Sports Government of Trinidad and Tobago inaugural Caribbean Games 2009 Volleyball Foundation Championship. The University of the West Professor Rajeev Goel • Minor in Sport Management (under Economist, Illinois State University, USA Indies is also scheduled to be the Games the aegis of the Department of Village for over 1,500 athletes who are Management Studies) Ms. Wendy Lee-Yuen expected to participate in this event. • BSc in Sport Management (under Agriculturalist and Former Chairman of NAMDEVCO the aegis of the Department of Trinidad and Tobago The signing of the MOU between The UWI Management Studies) and FIFA to offer an International Masters in Mrs. Mary King • BSc in Sport and Exercise Science Economist and Former Independent Senator, Management, Law and Humanities of Sport will be begin in the in Semester 1 Trinidad and Tobago which will be offered jointly by The UWI and 2009/2010 (under the aegis of the FIFA and would be housed by the Institute Faculty of Medicine) Mr. Hans Horbach for Sport Studies which is being established Amabssador of the Netherlands under the umbrella of The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC). Mr. Juan Pablo Espinoza Second Secretary and Consul, Embassy of Chile 105 An increase in enrollment is expected over Staff and Students also have use of the Contribution to the the coming year in existing programmes outdoor fields mainly for cricket, football, overall efficiency at Undergraduate and Certificate levels, rugby, track & field, hockey and sporting the introduction of a new programme at festivals. of The University postgraduate level and specialised delivery The Sport and Physical Education of programmes for regional students. Coaching programmes, led by our part-time Centre provides an arena for staff and The centre is also working to improve coaches, in excess of ten disciplines, have students to recreate and to participate the quality of instructors and lecturers also continued. These disciplines include in competitive sports. The Centre hosts in specialised areas, to increase access to Abs, Aerobics, Aqua Aerobics, Badminton, many of the university activities, more learning resources and to provide state-of Basketball, Cricket, Football (Men & specifically Graduation and the World of the art equipment and facilities through Women), Futsal, Gym, Hockey, Karate, Work programmes, thereby raising the regular upgrades. Martial Arts, Massages, Netball, Rugby, portfolio of university. The UWI has found Stretch Classes, Spin Classes, Table Tennis, several uses for this multi-purpose facility, Taekwondo, Track & Field, Volleyball. including: Staff & Student Services • Semester examinations There has been growth in the number of Students continue to be awarded credit • University Graduation (as well as student organised sporting competitions. the Open Campus and Sir Hugh The Engineering Student Society, for participation in the MINDING SPEC co- curricular module and SPEC in collaboration Wooding Law School Graduations) Management Society of UWI, Inter-Hall • Research Days Sports and the Student Guild have organised with Human Resources is working towards a Wellness program for staff and Faculty. • Open Days futsal, table tennis, basketball, cricket and • Career Fairs aerobic tournaments. In the near future the Centre aims to provide • Concerts • Residence Halls Valedictory Staff and students have been using the more opportunities for staff and students to participate in national competitions. We Function facility five days per week. Students work in • Seminars and Workshops the weight room and attend aerobic dance also hope to offer developmental Sport Camps (Basketball, Hockey, Volleyball, classes and spin cycling sessions. There Through its academic degree programmes are lunchtime programmes which cater Women’s Football, Netball, Cricket), co- Curricular activities for credit in Sport and SPEC contributes to the goals identified in exclusively for Faculty and Staff. The indoor the University’s Strategic Plan. It has also facility is currently opened from 6:00am Physical Education as well as opportunities for holistic development. positioned The University of the West Indies – 10:00pm. A conditioning and weight on the international sporting calendar control programme have been introduced through the successful staging of the for athletes. annual Half Marathon. The Centre intends to recruit Senior Administrative Staff to support its activities, provide training for 106 units¢res

staff in specialised areas, and to establish The Centre will continue to develop outreach SPEC also hosted two sport developmental alliances with key national, regional and activities for targeted communities and camps during the July/August 2008 period. international organisations. maintain alliances with key stakeholder These camps were cricket and girls football. groups such as: The camps were sponsored by First Citizen Departmental Outreach • Australian Institute of Sport Bank to the value of TT$30,000. SPEC has been working with the Community • Trinidad & Tobago Olympic on a number of initiatives, which include: Committee This year the Centre generated more • Hosting the Protective Services • Sport Company of Trinidad & than 50% of its operating budget. We of Trinidad & Tobago’s Physical Tobago hope to continue generating funding Training Instructors programme • University of Massachusetts – through sponsorship while we ensure that • Working with several National Amherst operational costs stay within budget. Sporting Organisations on • Kent State University, Ohio, USA Administrative initiatives • University of Wales, Bangor, UK Annual International • Providing technical support and a • TTASPE • University of Canberra, Australia Half Marathon training facility for several national Sponsorship was generated for the 2008 elite athletes UWI SPEC International Half Marathon. First • The Trinidad and Tobago Senior Revenue Generation Citizens was the presenting sponsor, having Cricket Team used the Sir Frank The demand for use has been extremely contributed over TT $350,000 towards the Worrell Cricket Pitch as part of their high but we were unable to satisfy this event. Our other sponsors were: training going into competition demand because of the malfunctioning air • Women’s football also used condition system at the facility. However Corporate Partners ($60,000) the facility for training both the this was rectified in August 2008 in time • The Sport Company of Trinidad & National Under ’17 and Under ’21 for the re-opening of the new academic Tobago teams year. Some of these commercial activities include: Special Trade-off Sponsors • Seminars and workshops (commitment of product) • International Sporting • Blue Waters Tournaments • Gatorade • Graduation Ceremonies • Rental of the outdoor fields • Dance & Creative Arts Shows • Career Fairs

107 Other Sponsors Distinguished Visitors • Wanter Enterprises Ltd. These distinguished guests lectured in • NAAA the BEd Physical Education - Secondary • Daddy Garment Company programme. • Building Maintenance Services Ltd. • Unilever Caribbean Ltd. Dr. Della Fazey • National Gas Company Ltd. University of Wales Bangor, • UWI Credit Union UK (Academic co-coordinator) • Lease Operators Limited Dr. Joanne Thatcher • Narine Sound Company Aberystwyth University, UK • Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation Dr. Judy Oslin & Dr. Connie Collier • POWERGEN Kent State University, USA

Hampers Dr. John Fazey • Hadco Ltd Oxford Learning Institute Oxford, UK • Vemco Ltd Dr. Margaret Gehring • Nestle Trinidad & Tobago Limited Ohio State University, USA • A.S. Bryden • Sacha Cosmetics Ltd Ms. Elizabeth Emerson • S.M. Jaleel & Co. Ltd Ohio State University, USA • Marketing and Distribution Dr. Sally Akehurst • Bermudez Biscuits Limited University of Wales Aberystwyth • National Flour Mills Ltd • Happi Food Ltd Ms. Debra Roth Doman • Carib Brewery Dept. of Education California State University • Guy and Gordon Ltd

Next year, the Half-Marathon is projected to reach a target of 1000 participants with a focus on tertiary level students

108 publications &presentations 109 Griffith-Charles, C and J. Opadeyi. Anticipating Mwasha, A, 2008, Using environmentally friendly Faculty of the Impacts of Land Registration Programme. geo-textiles for soil reinforcement, Journal of (Accepted for Publication). Survey Review. 10 Materials and Design, Elsevier Science (Accepted Engineering pages. July 2008 – In Press). Journal Papers Khot, P.D.; P.A Suci; B.J. Tyler (2008). Candida Mycoo, M. (2007). Diagnosis of Trinidad’s Water Al-Tahir, R., S.M.J Baban,. and B, Ramlal (2007) albicans viability after exposure to amphotericin Problems (mid-1980s to mid-1990s). Water Policy Utilizing Emerging Geo-Imaging Techniques B: Assessment using metabolic assays and Journal, Vol.9.No.1:73-85. for the Management of Tropical Coastal colony forming units. Journal of Microbiological Environments. The West Indian Journal of Methods. 72 (3), 268-274. Mycoo, M. (2007). Viewpoints: Special Issue on Engineering Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 11-21. Land Tenure, Natural Resources Forum 31: 238- Kromah, M. and R.A. Dawe (2008). Reduction of 240. Baccus-Taylor, G.S.H. and J.O. Akingbala (2008). oil and gas coning effects by production cycling Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) studies at the Food and horizontal wells. Petroleum Science and Ngalamou, L., L. Meyers. (2008) Digital SPWM Science & Technology Unit, University of the West Technology, 26, 353 – 367. Synthesis for the Design of Single-phase Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Proceedings of Inverters. International Journal of Electronics, the First International Symposium on Breadfruit Maundy, B., S.J. Gift and P. Aronhime (2007) A Vol.95, No. 5: 489-503. Research and Development. Acta Horticulturae Novel Hybrid Active Inductor. IEEE Transactions (Vol. 757: pp 177-182). on Circuits and Systems II, Vol. 54, No. 8: 663- Ngalamou, L., L. Meyers. (2008) Modelling 667. PLC Characteristics for Resource Allocation. Dawe, R.A. (2008). Developing sustainability International Journal of Computer Applications during the oil and gas era for when the Maundy, B., S.J. Gift and P. Aronhime (2007) New in Technology, Inderscience, Vol. 31, Nos. 3/4: hydrocarbon resource is exhausted: An example Topology for Implementing Bandpass, Bandstop 263-274. of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Energy and Allpass Filters with CFAs. International Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, 3, Journal of Electronics, Vol. 94, No 11: 1025-1035. Opadeyi, J and D.F Brown. Geographic 76-88. Information Systems for Urban Planning and Maundy, B., D. Westwick, and S.J. Gift (2008) Management in the Caribbean: Finding the Right Gift, S.J., B. Maundy (2007) Versatile Precision On a Class of Pseudo-Logarithmic Amplifiers Approach. (Accepted for Publication). The West Full-Wave Rectifiers for Instrumentation Suitable for use with Digitally Switched Indian Journal of Engineering. 12 pages. and Measurement. IEEE Transactions on Resistors. International Journal of Circuit Theory Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 56, No. and Applications, Vol. v 36, n 1: 81-108. Opadeyi, J., B. Spence, K Miller, and C. Griffith- 5: 1703-1710. Charles. Incorporating Geoinformatics into Maundy, B. and S.J. Gift. (2008) A Practical Disaster Preparedness and Management Gift, S.J., B. Maundy and F. Muddeen. (2007) High- Voltage/Current Controlled Resistor with Operations: a Caribbean Regional Approach. Performance Current-Mode Instrumentation Dynamic Range Extension. IET Circuits, Devices & (Accepted for Publication). The West Indian Amplifier Circuit. International Journal of Systems, Vol. 2, No. 2: 201-206. Journal of Engineering. 12 pages Electronics, Vol. 94, No. 11: 1015-1024. Mohammed, A. (2008). Colonial Influences in Gift S.J., B. Maundy (2008) A Novel Circuit Urban Form in the Caribbean Illustrated by the Element and its Application in Signal case Port of Spain, Trinidad. In Rifke Jaffe, Editor Amplification. International Journal of Circuit The Caribbean City, KITLVE Press, Leiden, The Theory and Applications, Vol. 36, No. 3: 219-231. Netherlands pp 24-42. 110 publications&presentations

Opadeyi, J, J. Ganteaume-Farrell, E. Hodgkinson- Wilson, B. (2008). Benthonic foraminiferal Dean, E. T. R., Gay, D., Ibrahim, J, and Shrivastava, Chin and S. Ali. Towards the Use of Geographic paleoecology indicates an oxygen minimum zone G. S.,(2008), Oceanographic and Civil Engineering Information Systems for Effective Monitoring and an allochthonous, inner neritic assemblage Aspects of an offshore island in Otaheite Bay. and Evaluation of Land and Marine Resources in the Brasso Formation (Middle Miocene) at St. In Aluminium Smelting: Health, Environmental in Small Island Developing States. (Accepted Fabien Quarry, Trinidad, West Indies. Caribbean and Engineering Perspectives. Edited by Mukesh for Publication). The West Indian Journal of Journal of Science, 44 (2), 228-235. Khare, Clement Sankat, Gyan Shrivastava and, Engineering. 12 pages. Chintanapalli Venkobachar. Ian Randle Publishers Wilson, B. (2008). Population structures among (Kingston and Miami), pp.191-215. Pei, L.; G. Jiang; B.J. Tyler; L.L. Baxter; M.R. epiphytal foraminiferal communities, Nevis, Linford. (2008). Time-of-flight secondary ion West Indies: Journal of Micropalaeontology, 27, Mohammed, A. (2008), Integrating Industrial and mass spectrometry of a range of coal samples: 63-73. Coastal Development into the Physical Planning A chemometrics (PCA, cluster, and PLS) analysis. FrameworkIn Aluminium Smelting: Health, Energy & Fuels, 22 (2), 1059-1072. Wilson, B., K. Miller, A. Thomas, N. Cooke, Environmental and Engineering Perspectives. and R. Ramsingh, (2008). Foraminifera in the Edited by Mukesh Khare, Clement Sankat, Gyan Ramlal B. and S.M.J Baban,. (2008) Using Mangal at the Caroni Swamp, Trinidad: Diversity, Shrivastava and, Chintanapalli Venkobachar. Ian GIS for Erosion Analysis for Flood Mitigation Population Structure and Relation to Sea Level. Randle Publishers, Jamaica. pp 39-52 and Watershed Management Journal of Journal of Foraminiferal Research 38, 127-136. Environmental Management. vol. 88, no. 4, pp. Mohammed, A. (2008), Colonial Industral and 1131-1140. Wilson, B. (2007). Recent Ostracoda of the Coastal Development into the Physical Planning Coconut and Mahogany Fields, Offshore SE Framework. In Aluminium Smelting: Health, Sutherland, M., P. Dare and K. Miller (2008). Trinidad. Caribbean Journal of Science, 43, 181- Environmental and Engineering Perspectives. Monitoring Sea Level Change in the Caribbean. 188. Edited by Mukesh Khare, Clement Sankat, Gyan Accepted for publication in Geomatica 2008. Shrivastava and, Chintanapalli Venkobachar, Ian Randle Publishers. Sutherland, M. (2008). Laying claim to marine spaces in the Caribbean. The Journal of Ocean Books and Book Chapters Mycoo, M. (2008). Water Resources Al-Tahir. A and V. Singhroy, (2008) Mapping Technology, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 18-23. Management: Trinidad’s Developmental and landslides in tropical environment using Environmental Policy in Action. In Environmental contemporary geo-imaging technologies. In Challenges for Small Island States. Nath, S., Sutherland, M., Y. Zhao, D. Lane, and W. Enduring Geohazards in the Caribbean: moving Roberts, J. and Madhoo. Y. Commonwealth Michalowski (2007). Estimating Cumulative from the reactive to the proactive, University of Secretariat. pp 1-13. Effects using Spatial Data: An aquaculture case West Indies Press, Jamaica. (S. Baban, ed.). May, study. Geomatica, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 349-353. 2008 (in Press) Mycoo, M. and Gobin, J. (2007). Sustainable Management of Small Coastal Communities in the Wilson, B. (2008). Using SHEBI (She Analysis Baksh-Comeau, Y.S. S.S, Maharaj,. P.L, Comeau,. Caribbean: Policy Lessons from Case Studies. In for Biozone Identification): To Proceed from the B, Ramlal, (2008) Plant Diversity in the South- The Shadow of Blue: Upgrading Coastal Resources Top Down or the Bottom Up? A Discussion Using west Peninsula: Past, Present and Future. In for the Sustainable Development of the Caribbean Two Miocene Foraminiferal Successions from Aluminium Smelting: Health, Environmental and SIDS, United Nations Educational Scientific and Trinidad, West Indies. Palaios, 23, 637-645. Engineering Perspectives. Edited by Mukesh Cultural Organisation. (forthcoming). Khare, Clement Sankat, Gyan Shrivastava and, Chintanapalli Venkobachar, Ian Randle Publishers.

111 Mycoo, M. (2007). Non-Structural Flood Risk R. Al-Tahir, Advancing disaster mitigation Griffith-Charles,. C 2007. The Relative Efficacy Management Measures. In A Handbook of Flood capacity: The role of geo-imaging technologies. of Deed and Title Registration Procedures for Risk Management in the Caribbean, (accepted), International Workshop on Disaster Risk Facilitating Land Transactions. In Proceedings of Global Water Partnership. Reduction: CASLE., Trinidad, June 2008. the 6th FIG Regional Conference – Coastal Areas and Land Administration – Building the Capacity. Ramlal, B. and B, Reid, (2008) Design and R. Al-Tahir and F. Canisius; Using LiDAR data San Jose, Costa Rica. 12-15 November 2007. Development of an Archaeological Information to address information poverty in forest http://www.fig.net/pub/costarica/index.htm. System for Trinidad and Tobago In Archaeology management. The 22nd Annual GeoTec and Geoinformatics: Case Studies from the Conference , Ottawa, Canada, June 2008. Griffith-Charles,. C 2008. The Implications of SDI Caribbean. Edited by Basil Reid. The University of Development to the Family Land Communal Tenure Alabama Press Chapter 4, pp 86-96 R. Mahabir and R. Al-Tahir, The Role of Spatial Structure in Trinidad and Tobago. Proceedings Data Infrastructure in the Management of Land of GSDI 10: The Tenth Annual Conference For Venkobachar, C. and Shrivastava, G. S., (2008), Degradation in Small Tropical Caribbean Islands. Geospatial Data Infrastructure. 25-29 February Pollution Minimisation and Treatment in The 10th International Conference for Spatial 2008. http://www.gsdi.org/gsdi10/papers/ Aluminium Smelting Industry. In Aluminium Data Infrastructure, GSDI Association, Trinidad TS12.5paper.pdf. Smelting: Health, Environmental and Engineering and Tobago. February 2008. Perspectives, Ian Randle Publishers (Kingston C. Griffith-Charles, Disaster Rehabilitation: and Miami); pg. 75-92. S. Gift, The Dangers of Cell Tower Radiation. The The Role of Cadastral Records, International American Chamber of Commerce Conference on Workshop: Disaster Risk Management, CASLE Safety. Port of Spain, Trinidad, September 2007. Workshop, Trinidad, June 2008.

Conference Presentations T. Richardson and R. Al-Tahir, Modelling Land Use C. Griffith-Charles, Communal Land Tenure and & Proceedings and Land Cover Dynamics to Assess Sustainability the Land Surveyor, ISTT CPD Seminar. Trinidad, J. Akingbala. Technology and other resources in Trinidad and Tobago, The 10th International October, 2008. available in Food Science & Technology Unit, Conference for Spatial Data Infrastructure, GSDI University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Association, Trinidad and Tobago. February K. Mallalieu, Integration of Technologies: Mobile Trinidad. New Investment Opportunities in the 2008. Technologies for Inclusion Caribbean Internet Agri-Business Industry in Trinidad and Tobago. Governance Forum, Grenada, November 2007. Seminar organised by the Food and Beverage P. Frederick, G. Baccus-Taylor and J. Akingbala. Industry Development Committee, Arthur Lok Studies on Pomerac (Syzygium malaccense) and K. Mallalieu, Caribbean ICT Policy and Regulatory Jack Graduate School. May 20, 2008. its Dried Candied Slices. International Symposium Capacity: Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis, Underutilised Plants for Food, Nutrition, Income Regional Stakeholders Meeting on Connect J. Akingbala, G. Baccus-Taylor and P. Titus. Value- and Sustainable Development, Arusha, Tanzania, the Caribbean Initiative, Paramaribo, Surinam, Added Product Development: Current and future March 3-7, 2008. (Award received for best paper/ January 2008. initiatives. Caribbean Agricultural Research and invaluable contribution). Development Institute Sweet Potato workshop B. Maundy, S. Gift and P. Aronhime, Generalised on Formulation of Regional Sweet Potato Work CFA Filter Topology Based on Gain Blocks. Midwest Programme. Sunset Shores Hotel, St. Vincent, Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Montreal, March 26 – 27, 2008. Canada, August 2007.

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B. Maundy, S. Gift and P. Aronhime, Realisation M. Mycoo, Sustainable Management of Small J. Opadeyi and B. Spence, Natural Disaster Risk of General Impedance Converter Using Hybrid Coastal Communities in the Caribbean: Policy Management Benchmarking Tool: a mechanism Current Conveyor/ Operational Amplifier Circuits, Lessons of Case Studies, Second Meeting of for mitigating disaster impact. The 2nd Caribbean Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, the UNESCO Social and Human Sciences SIDS Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Montreal, Canada, August 2007. Strategy for the Caribbean, Brazil, May 2007. Management, CDERA, Barbados, December, 2007. Bozzo, M. and Marcelle-De Silva J. (Eds.) (2007). J. Opadeyi, Geospatial Technology for Agricultural Proceedings of the Tobago Gas Technology Management. CTA/CARDI/ KIT/CABI/Vrije/WUR J. Opadeyi, B. Spence, and L. Inniss, A GIS-based Conference - Gas Towards a Green Future, June Regional Workshop on Training of Trainers, Approach to Coastal Risk Mapping and Impact 12-15, 2007, Hilton Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, Agriculture Science Technology and Innovation Quantification. The UNDP Regional Technical The University of Trinidad and Tobago. 177 pages (ASTI) Systems; Trinidad, September, 2007. Training Workshop on Risk Mapping and ISBN 978-976-8210-02-9. Development Planning in Coastal Zones, Turks J. Opadeyi, Towards the Use of Geospatial and Caicos, January, 2008. Ramdatt, B., J. Marcelle-De Silva, C. Abder and Technologies for Land Degradation Management B. Wilson. (2007). Natural Gas Hydrates – A in the Caribbean. FAO Regional Workshop on J. Opadeyi, Capacity Assessment of GIS Capabilities Future Source of Gas for Trinidad and Tobago? Land Degradation Assessment Methodologies in the Caribbean. The 16th Meeting of the Forum Proceedings of the Tobago Gas Technology in the Caribbean, Barbados, October, 2007. of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America Conference - Directions in Gas Conversion, June and the Caribbean, UNDP/ROLAC; Dominica 12-15, 2007, Hilton Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, J. Opadeyi and B. Spence, Natural Disaster Risk Republic, January 2008. pp 61-75. ISBN 978-976-8210-02-9. Management Benchmarking Tool: a mechanism for mitigating disaster impact in the Caribbean. J. Opadeyi, Disaster Risk Management: the M. Mycoo, Disaster Risk Management: An The 9th South-East Asian Survey Congress, Emerging Roles of Local Governments and Examination of Flood Mitigation Measures Christchurch, New Zealand, October, 2007. Communities. Meeting of Heads and Local in Valsayn and Bamboo Grove Settlements, Governments in Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, Trinidad. Proceedings of Second Conference on J. Opadeyi, Geospatial Technologies for Managing January, 2008. Comprehensive Disaster Management hosted Land & Water Resources in the Caribbean, The 6th by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Science J. Opadeyi, M. Sutherland, and C. Blake, Towards Agency, Bridgetown, Barbados, December and Technology for ACP, CTA, Wageningen, The Building a Strong SDI in the Caribbean: challenges 2007. Netherlands: November, 2007. and opportunities. The 10th International Conference of the Global Spatial Data M. Mycoo, Park Management Plan for the Aripo J. Opadeyi, V. Cooper, S. Ali, and B. Spence, Infrastructure, Trinidad, February, 2008. Savannas Environmentally Area, Arima Town Hall, GIS-based Flood Hazard Mapping: a tool for Trinidad, April 2008. Environmental Change Monitoring of the J. Opadeyi, T. D. Fernández, J. Crompvoets, C. Caribbean Basin. The 2nd Caribbean Conference Blake, and J. O. Ramírez., Strengthening SDIs/GIS M. Mycoo, Integrated Water Resources on Comprehensive Disaster Management, for sustainable development . The Caribbean: Management Plans at Economic and Financial CDERA Barbados, December, 2007. The Roadmap, Training Workshop conducted at Instruments for Integrated Water Resources the 10th International Conference of the Global Management, A Cap-Net UNDP Training of Spatial Data Infrastructure, Trinidad, February, Trainers Course; South Africa, August 2007. 2008.

113 J. Opadeyi, Improving the Knowledge Base of M. Farag-Miller and Ramlal, B, Spatial Analysis B. Tyler. Comparison of MAF and PCA for Processing Hazard Maps in the Caribbean: Disaster risk and Landscape Archaeology of St Kitts, 10th 3-D ToF-SIMS Images of Organic and Biological management and geoinformatics. International International Conference of the Global Spatial Samples. Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry, Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction: CASLE., Infrastructure Association, Trinidad, February Montpellier, France, June 30-July 4, 2008 Trinidad, June, 2008. 2008. B. Tyler. SIMS Analysis of Cells and Biofilms. B. Ramlal, The Impact of 20 years of Surveying M. Sastry and S. Kuraganti, A New Graphical Invited Seminar, National Physical Laboratory, Education in the Caribbean URISA Caribbean Interface for Training Utility Engineers and Manchester, England, June 24, 2008. Conference, Cayman Islands, August 2008. Students on Real-Time Operation of Power Distribution Networks, International Conference B. Ramlal, GIS for Securing Utilities, Invited on the World Congress in Computer Science, Presentation for Telecommunications Services Computer Engineering and Applied Computing, Non-Refereed Publications Baccus-Taylor, G.S.H. (2007), Anti-microbial of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT), Port of Spain, Las Vegas, USA, July 2008. Effects and Compounds of Herbs – Part 1. In July 2008. ‘Living Food Safety’ a Quarterly Newsletter on M. Sutherland, Spatial information support for Food Safety published by The Caribbean Food climate change adaptation and mitigation: some B. Ramlal, GIS for Planning at the Local Level, Safety Centre, CARIRI, Trinidad, Issue #008, pgs Canadian experiences, International Workshop Meeting of the Spatial Planning Committee 2&11. of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. on Disaster Risk Reduction: CASLE, Trinidad and Trinidad, June 2008. Tobago, June 2008. Casella, D. Fonesca, C. Leenderste, K.. Mycoo M., van Dijk, M.P., Winpenny, J., Zegarra, E., M. Sutherland, Coastal zone management as B. Ramlal, Using GIS for National and Local Indij. D. (2008). Economics in Sustainable Water strategy for pro-poor land management and land Planning purposes in Trinidad and Tobago, Invited Management: Training Manual and Facilitators’ administration, FIG 6th Regional Conference, Presentation to the Regional Planning Unit, Guide, March 2008, Cap-Net, UNDP, GWP pp1- San Jose, Costa Rica, November 2007. Ministry of Local Government, Government of 165. Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad May 2008. M. Sutherland, Perspectives on Administering Dawe, R.A. and Grattoni, C.A. (2007). Experimental Coastal and Marine Spaces, B. Ramlal, Using GIS in the fight against crime, ISTT CPD Seminar, displacement patterns in a 2*2 quadrant block Special Anti-Crime Unit (SUATT), Ministry of Trinidad, November, 2007. with permeability and wettability heterogeneities National Security, Government of Trinidad and - problems for numerical modelling. Transport in Tobago. Trinidad, February 2008. M. Sutherland, Managing and Administering Porous Media available online May 2007. Marine and Coastal Spaces. Canadian Hydrographic Conference. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, B. Ramlal, The Status of GIS Development in Methven, I. R., M. D. Sutherland and B. Nkwae May 2008. Trinidad and Tobago, Invited Presentation for (2007). The unique challenge of land information Lands and Surveys Division, Government of systems and the knowledge economy in Africa. Trinidad and Tobago,Trinidad, October 2007. M. Sutherland, Spatial information support for In Land Management Information Systems in climate change adaptation and mitigation: some the Knowledge Economy: Discussion and guiding B. Ramlal, Towards the implementation of a Canadian experiences. International Workshop principles for Africa, United Nations Economic National Spatial Data Infrastructure for Trinidad on Disaster Risk Reduction: CASLE. Trinidad and Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa. and Tobago, 10th International Conference of Tobago, June 2008. the Global Spatial nfrastructure Association and the UWI, on Small Island Perspectives on Global Challenges, Trinidad, February 2008 114 publications&presentations

Opadeyi, J. and B. Spence (2007). Disaster Risk Hosein, S. (2007) “A Space of Their Own, Indian Management Benchmarking Tool. United States Faculty of Humanities Women and Land Ownership in Trinidad: 1870- Agency for International Development (USAID) 1945” Caribbean Review of Gender Studies Issue /Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and Education 1. (on-line) (OECS). Journal Papers Lalla, B. (2007) Signifying Nothing: Writing about Opadeyi, J. (2008). Natural Disaster Vulnerability Antoine-Dunne, J. Keeping an Eye on Naipaul, not Writing in The Mystic Masseur,” Anthurium Assessment Tool: Training of Trainers Manual. Anthurium. Anthurium Fall Vol. 5 Issue 2, 2007. Vol. 5 Issue 2, (on-line) United States Agency for International (on-line), Online Journal. 2008. Development (USAID) /Organisation of Eastern Lalla, B. (2007) The Shadow of Hanuman: V.S. Caribbean States (OECS). Antoine-Dunne, J. (2007-8) Moving Beyond Naipaul and the “Unhomely’ House of Fiction. Poetry into the Heart of Time, Film and Film Anthurium Fall Vol. 5 Issue 2, (on-line). Ramlal, B. (2007) A methodology to sub-divide Culture 4, Ireland: 84-90. Trinidad and Tobago into Geographic Areas to Morgan, P. (2007) Consorting With Kali: determine the Digital Divide. Telecommunication Antoine-Dunne, J. (2007) Walcott, Ireland and Migration and Identity in Naipaul’s One Out my Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, pp 36. Hieroglyphic Writing, La Torre Revista de la Many Anthurium: Caribbean Studies Journal . Vol Universidad de Puerto Rico Año xi Núm . 41-42. 5: Issue 2. ISSN 1547-7150 Ramlal, B. (2007) Mapping NGOS involved in HIV Aids Activities in Trinidad and Tobago National Cateau, H. (2007) Things Fall Apart-the Planters’ Pemberton, R. (2007) (Ed.) “The Dominant AIDS Coordinating Council. Office of the Prime Last Hope for Survival, The Arts Journal Narrative Deplumed: Revisiting Abolition of the Minister, GORTT, pp 18. Georgetown, Vol. 3, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 105-120 British Slave Trade” Special Double Issue of The Arts Journal Vol. 3 Nos 1 and 2 Sutherland, M. (2008) (contributing author). Fergus, C. (Jan-June, 2008) “The Siete Partidas: The Costa Rica Declaration. FIG Publication A Framework for Philanthropy and Coercion Singh, S. (January 2008) “The Representation of No. 43, International Federation of Surveyors, during the Amelioration Experiment in Trinidad, Indians in the Education System of Trindad and Copenhagen. 1823-34”, in Caribbean Studies, Vol. 36.1 , pp. 75- Tobago.” Man in India: A Quarterly International 99 Journal of Anthropology. Vol. 88 Nos. 1 & 2. pp. Sutherland, M. (2007). Land information 165-180 management considerations for low e-ready Fergus, C. (July-Dec, 2007) “In Memoriam Dr. jurisdictions aspiring to a knowledge economy. Fitzroy Andre Baptiste”, in Caribbean Studies, In Land Management Information Systems in Vol. 35.2 , pp 176 - 182 the Knowledge Economy: Discussion and guiding Books Lalla, B. (2008) Postcolonialisms: Caribbean principles for Africa, United Nations Economic Hangloo, R.L. (April 2008) “Agricultural Rereading of Medieval English Discourse, UWI Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa. technology in Kashmir (1600-1900)”, Medieval Press. History Journal, April Sage Publications, London/ Watson, P. and B. Ramlal (2007) Assessing Los Angeles/Delhi/Singapore. Vol. 11, pp. 63-99 Munroe, M. (2007) Exile and Post 1946 Haitian the Digital Divided in Trinidad and Tobago. Literature: Alexis, Depestre, Ollivier, Laferrière, Telecommunication Authority of Trinidad and Hangloo, R.L. (April 2008) “Glimpses of Hindu- Danticat, Liverpool, Liverpool University Press. Tobago, pp 86. Muslim Relations in Kashmir”, Journal of Kashmir Affairs, London. Rahim, J. (2007) Songster and Other Stories, Peepal Tree Press.

115 Regis, L. (2007) Black Stalin: Kaisonian, Kingston: Morgan, P. (2007) With a Tassa Blending” Reid, B. (April 2008). Developing GIS Weights of Arawak. Calypso and Cultural Identity in Indo-Caribbean Evidence of Pre-Columbian Archaeological Sites Fiction. In Music, Memory, Resistance: Calypso and in Trinidad. In Archaeology and Geoinformatics: Rohlehr, G. (2007) Transgression Transitions and the Caribbean Literary Imagination. Ed. Sandra Case Studies from the Caribbean, edited by BA Transformations. San Juan: Lexicon. Pacquet, Patricia Saunders, Stephen Stuempfle, Reid, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Mona, Ian Randle Publishers. pp. 33-73 Walcott-Hackshaw, E and Munroe, M. (2008) Echoes of the Haitian Revolution: 1804-2004, Pemberton, R. (2007) “Shaping the Caribbean Reid, B., Ramlal, B. (April 2008) Developing an Kingston, University of the West Indies Press. Environment: the Impact of India” in Ranjan Archaeological Information System for Trinidad Chakrabarti, Situating Environmental History, and Tobago. In Archaeology and Geoinformatics: New Delhi: Manohar Publishers, p. 325-342 Case Studies from the Caribbean, edited by BA Reid, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Book Chapters Rampaul, G. (2008) The Biggest Callaloo pp.86-96 Aiyejina, F. (2007) Unmasking the Chantwell Anybody Ever See!: Robert Antoni’s Divina Narrator in Earl Lovelace’s Fiction. In Music, Trace Postcolonial Text 4:1 Reid, B. (April 2008) Postscript: Archaeology and Memory, Resistance: Calypso and the Caribbean Geoinformatics from a Caribbeanist Perspective. Literary Imagination. Ed. Sandra Pacquet, Patricia Rampaul, G. (2008) Samuel Selvon. In Africa and In Archaeology and Geoinformatics: Case Studies Saunders, Stephen Stuempfle, Mona: Ian Randle the Americas,Eds. Richard M. Juang and Noelle from the Caribbean, edited by BA Reid, University Publishers. pp 152-162 Morrissette, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, pp. 184-194 Antoine-Dunne, J. (2008) The Silent Scream Rampaul, G. (2008) Calypso. In Africa and the Reid, B. (2008) “Technological Applications in in Selected Writings from the Anglophone Americas, Eds, Richard M. Juang and Noelle the Teaching of Archaeology” in the Proceedings Caribbean. In Lucayos. Ed. Brooks-Jones, Marjorie Morrissette, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. of the Social and Organisation Informatics and et al. Nassau, College of the Bahamas, pp. 9-21. Cybernetics (SOIC), 2008 Rampaul, G. (2008) Voice as a Carnivalesque Lalla, B. (2007) (Not) Knowing the Difference: Strategy in West Indian Literature: Samuel Regis, L. (2007) A Brief Review of Calypso Calypso Overseas and the Sound of Belonging. Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners and Moses Criticism. Arts Education for Societies-in-Crisis, In Selected Narratives of Migration, Ed. Sandra Ascending. In Bodies and Voices: The Force-Field Eds. Rawle Gibbons and Dani Lyndersay. St Pouchet Paquet, Patricia Saunders and Stephen of Representation and Discourse in Colonial and Augustine, Centre for Creative and Festival Arts, Stuempfle. Kingston, Ian Randle Publishers. pp. Postcolonial Studies. Eds. Merete Fatck Borch, UWI, pp. 17- 23. 283-305. Eva Knudsen, Martin Leer and Bruce Clunies Ross. Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi. pp 309- Regis, L. (2007) Calypso as Political Con/Text: Morgan, P. (2008) Collecting Our Scattered 319 Reflections on the Legend of Eric Williams.Music, Skeletons: Inscribing the Zong Massacre in Memory, Resistance: Calypso and the Literary Caribbean Writing. Lucayos. Ed. Brooks-Jones, Reid, B. (April 2008) Archaeology and Imagination. Ed Sandra Pouchet Paquet, Patricia Marjorie et al. Nassau: College of the Bahamas. Geoinformatics: Case Studies from the Caribbean. Saunders and Stephen Stuempfle. Kingston: 9-21. Edited by BA Reid, University of Alabama Press, Randle, pp. 15-56. Tuscaloosa, pp. 1-9

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Regis, L. (2007) Sparrows Imprint on the Evolution Pemberton, R. (25 March 2008) “Enslavement & Toussaint, M. (2007) “Post Abolition Trinidad of the Calypso in Social Dialogue. Calypso as a Survival in Trinidad” The Daily Express – Venezuela Relations: the experience of the Forum for Social Change. Rome: UNESCO, pp. manumisos and aprendizajes” The Arts Journal 43-64. Pemberton, R. (25 March 2008) “Emancipation Vol. 3, Nos. 1 & 2 & Survival in Tobago” The Daily Express Steel, G. (2007) Course content for language of Toussaint, M. (25 March 2008) “They came the law and interpretation of the law. In Language Steel, G. (2007) “The scholarship of teaching before Columbus” The Daily Express and the Law: International Outlooks. Krzysztof and learning in a conflict management context”, Kredens and Stanislaw Gozdz-Roszkowski Eds. 22 pp. IACM 2007. Meetings Paper Available at Conference Presentations Frankfurt: Peter Lang GmbH ISBN 978-3-631- SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1111636 F. Aiyejina. 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Syne, S., Ramsubhag, A. and Adesiyun, A.A. Indies, Trinidad. 2 Dept. of Pharmacognosy, in South American bats. Keystone meeting (2008). Detection and identification of Listeria K.L.E.S’s College of Pharmacy, JNMC Campus, on “Molecular Evolution as a Driving Force in spp. at different processing stages of ready-to- Belgaum, Karnataka-590010). 12th Annual Infectious Diseases”, Breckenridge, Colorado. eat meat products sold in Trinidad. Presented National Convention of Indian Society of April 2008. at the 95th Conference of the International Pharmacognosy (ISP) at MOGA (Punjab), India, 21 Feb 2008. Association of Food Protection (IAFP) held in Allicock OM, Auguste AJ, Dunham EJ, Pybus OG, Holmes EC, Carrington CVF. Genetic diversity and Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., August 3-6, 2008, pp.2- Davis GK, Baboolal NS, Morren JA, Skinner T & Mc 53. Rae A (2008) Prevalence of cognitive impairment positive selection in Eastern equine encephalitis and dementia risk among diabetic patients in the virus. 56th ASTMH Meeting Philadelphia. , Cooper, J.E. (2007). Several papers, on forensic county of St George Central, Trinidad. Caribbean November 2007 medicine, wildlife and exotic animals. Pan- Health Research Council, 53rd Annual Council and Commonwealth Veterinary Conference. Barbados, Scientific Meetings, Torarica Hotel, Paramaribo, Auguste AJ, Dunham EJ, Pybus OG, Holmes November 2007. Suriname, April 23 - 26, 2008. EC, Carrington CVF. Migration and transmission history of St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV). 56th Cooper, J.E. (2008). Several papers, on forensic ASTMH Meeting Philadelphia. , November 2007. medicine, wildlife and exotic animals, some jointly Skeete, C, Drakes K, July M, Manswell G, Pierre with M. E. Cooper. North American Veterinary M, Retshabile S, Williams C, Williams CA & Thompson N, Coombs D, Carrington C, Blitvich Conference. Orlando, Florida. January 2008. Baboolal NS (2008) Diabetes and depression: B, Adesiyun A. Evidence of exposure to West A case-control study in North West Trinidad. Rao, T.R.V, Kanyan, P.S., Rao, S.. Bilateral variant Caribbean Health Research Council, 53rd Annual Nile Virus and other flaviviruses in horses in slips of iliacus with splitting of the femoral nerve Council and Scientific Meetings, Torarica Hotel, Trinidad, West Indies. World Veterinary Congress. (case report). Neuroanatomy, 2008; 7: 1-4. Paramaribo, Suriname, April 23 - 26, 2008. Vancouver, Canada. July 2008,

Rao, S.R., Rao, T.R., Gajula, S.S., Rao, A.V.C. Hutchinson, G. Psychotherapy in a Developing Ramdath DD. An assessment of the health Rare case of fetal gastroschisis with aplasia of Country. Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Annual research system of Trinidad and Tobago. 53rd the foot and external genital organs. Congenital Meeting: Imperial College, London, 1st - 4th July Scientific Meeting of the Caribbean Heath Anomalies, 2008, 48(3); 140-141. 2008 Research Council. Suriname. April 2008. R. Suresh, T. Ramesh Rao, E.M. Davis, Nikolai Hutchinson G. Mental health in Mixed Ramdath DD. Predicting and Preventing Diabetes. Ovchinnikov & A.Mc.Rae: The effect of diagnostic Communities – Trinidad and Tobago Medical 18th Annual Research Symposium of the Diabetes ultrasound during the fetal period on learning Association Annual Conference October 2008 & memory in mice. Annals of Anatomy, 2008, Association of Trinidad & Tobago. Learning 190(1), 37-45. Hutchinson G. Mental Health in the Workplace. Resource Centre, UWI, May, 2008 PAHO/WHO Regional Workshop on Epilepsy Pharmacognostic and preliminary phytochemical Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 20– 22 August 2008 Singh S, Hilaire D, Ramdath DD. Predictors of studies on leaves of chromolaena odorata. S. S. plasma triglyceride levels in a cross-sectional Jalalpure*, A. K. Gadad1, Suresh Rao1, Ramesh Carrington CVF, Foster JE, Zhu HC, Zhang Trinidadian sample. West Indian Medical Journal Rao1, V. V. Gouripur1, Shiv Kumar Yadav2, Abhinit Kumar2 (*K.L.E.S’s College of Pharmacy, JNMC JX, Smith GJD, Thompson N, Auguste AJ, Vol. 57 (Suppl 2), 22. 2008. Campus, Belgaum, Karnataka-590010. 1 Faculty Ramkissoon V, Adesiyun AA, Guan Y. Detection of Medical Sciences, The University of the West and phylogenetic analysis of group 1 coronaviruses

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A. McRae. Speaker in a Short Course entitled Chami P., Antoine R. and Sahai A. (2007) On “Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Management of Efficient Confidence Intervals for the Log-Normal Mean, Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.7 (13) pp. Dementia. Is There a Role?” American Association 1790-1794. of Clinical Chemists (AACC) Annual Meeting, Washington DC, July 2008. Comissiong D.M.G., Kraenkel R.A., Manna MA Solitary Waves On A Free Surface Of A Heated Ramchandani JR, Rogers A, McRae A. Biological Jeffrey’s Fluid. Accepted for publication: states of microglia: Implication for therapeutics Proceedings of the Royal Society A. Society for Neuroscience meeting. San Diego, November 2007 Farrell E.J. (2008) Applications Of Star Polynomials To A Class Of Partition Problems, Rogers A, J. Ramchandani J, McRae A High calorie Bulletin of the ICA, Vol. 53 pp.23-30. intake prolongs inflammatory mediated damage to dopamine neurons. Society for Neuroscience Goodridge W., Nikov A., Sahai A., (2007) A Study Of The Effectiveness Of The Routing Decision meeting. San Diego November 2007. Support Algorithm, Proc. Fourth International Journal of Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1(4) pp.223-228.

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Journal of optimisation-based Affective Product Design Square Corridor,Indian Journal of Mathematics, Food, Agriculture and the Environment, Helsinki, Illustrated By A Pen Case-study, International Vol . 49, No . 3, p. 315 –322. Finland. Reference # Food and Health -31. 5 (3 & Journal of Computer and Information Science and 4): 23-28. Engineering, 1(3) pp.172-177. Ward C. (2008) Better Global Polynomial Approximation For Image Rectification, Delpeche, M. A., Isaac, W. P. and Brathwaite, Nikov A., Mohais A., and Nesil S. (2007) Emotive International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, R.A.I. (2007). Management strategies for Product Design By Swarm Intelligence Modelling, Vol. 28, No. 3. Commelina diffusa (watergrass) in fair-trade Journal Materials, Methods & Technology, banana in St.Vincent and the Grenadines. Trop. International Scientific Publications, ISSN 1313- Department of Food Production Agric. (Trinidad) 84 (3): In Press 2539, Vol. 1 pp.38-48. Sikora, M., Badrie, N., Deisingh, A.K. and Kowalski, S. 2008. ‘Sauces and Dressings: A Isaac, W.A.P. and Brathwaite, R.A.I. (2007). Nikov A., Khan K., Umaharan P. and Seegobin Review of Properties and Applications’. Critical Commelina Species – A review of its weed N. (2008) NNeCom: A Networks-Based Reviews in Food Sciences and Nutrition Journal status and possibilities for alternative weed Method For Usability Evaluation And Design Of (USA).48: 50-77. management in the tropics. AgroThesis 5 (1): 3- eCommerce Systems, Journal Materials, Methods 18. and Technologies. International Scientific Odwin, R. and Badrie, N. (2008). Consumers’ Publications, ISSN 1313-2539, 2(1) pp.252-267. perceptions and awareness of food safety Burrough, S.L., Thomas, D.S.G., Shaw, P.A. & practices in Barbados and Trinidad, West Indies Bailey, R.M. (2007). Multiphase Quaternary – a pilot study. International Journal of Consumer highstands at Lake Ngami, Kalahari, northern Studies. 32: 41-46. Botswana. 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Proceedings of Euro Food Chem XIV: The Challenge With Computational Intelligence. Abstracts, Burlington (Vermont), USA, pp. 36. Food quality, an issue of molecule based science, In Proc. IEEE World Congress on Computational Paris, 29-31 August 2007. Paris: SFC, p. 463-466. Intelligence, Hong Kong (SAR), China, (Jun. 1-6, Steinbach B, Posthoff Ch. Set-Based SAT-Solving, International Conference Euro. Food Chem. on 2008.) Journal - FACTA UNIVERSITATIS (NIŠ), Series.: Chemistry of food, molecular gastronomy and Electronics and Energetics. Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 395 chemistry of food processing. Paris, France, Mohammed P. and Mohan P. Using Culture – 414. (Dec. 2007) August 2007. To Motivate Learning In A Digital Game Based Learning Environment. Workshop on Culturally Steinbach B, Posthoff .Ch XBOOLE And The Sukha, D.A. Cocoa quality - Concepts and practices Aware Tutoring Systems at Intelligent Tutoring Education Of Engineers, Computer-Aided Design to maximise revenue. 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(2007) The effect of aggregate International Conference on Computational New Findings, Proceeding of the 6th WSEAS and initial contaminant concentration on Intelligence, ICCI’07, Berlin, Germany, Proc. of International Conference on Data Networks, the biodegradation rate of total petroleum the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Communications, Computers, Trinidad and hydrocarbons, in Proceedings of the Annual Technology, Vol. 23, ISSN 1307-6884, pp. 239- Tobago, pp. 339 – 344. (Nov. 5-7, 2007) International Conference on Soils, Sediments and 244. Water, Volume 12, The University of Massachusetts, Steinbach B., Posthoff, .Ch Extended Theory Amherst. Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. pp. Of Boolean Normal Forms, Proceedings of the 219-226. 6th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Statistics, Mathematics and Related Fields, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. 1124 – 1139. (2007) 135 Posthoff .;Ch Steinbach B. A Multi-Processor Lakhan, C., Badrie, N. and Motilal, L. ‘Effects of Wickham, Lynda D. 2008. The challenge of Approach to SAT-Problem, Steinbach, B. (Hrsg.): xanthan gum on the physico-chemical and sensory increasing sweet potato utilisation: Research and Boolean Problems, Proceedings of the 7th quality of cacao pulp (Theobroma cacao) syrups’. development options. Regional Sweet Potato International Workshop on Boolean Problems, Presented at the XVI International Starch Workshop, Regional Transformation Programme, 2 1-22., Freiberg University of Mining and Convention, Krakow, Poland 16-20th June, 2008 CARDI, 25-28 March 2008, Kingstown, St. Vincent Technology, Freiberg, pp. 49 – 62. (September and the Grenadines. 2006) Badrie, N. (2008). Seminar presentation on ‘Research on some tropical food and beverage Rudder A., Bernard M. and Mohammed S. products at the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Non-Refereed Publications Teaching Programming Using Visualisation, UWI’. Seminar presentation on ‘New Investment & Other Media Proceedings of the 6th IASTED International Opportunities in the Agri-business Industry in Department of Life Sciences Conference on Web-based Education, WBE2007, Domestic AgriBusiness, Trinidad and Tobago. Gobin J. (2007) Final report: National Inventory France, ACTA Press. (2007) Food and Beverage Industry Development of Environmental Laws pertaining to “Integrating Committee (FBIDC), Arthur Lok Jack Graduate Watershed & Coastal Areas Management” School of Business, Max Richards Drive, Mt. in Trinidad and Tobago. Report prepared for Conference Proceedings Hope, Champ Fleurs, Trinidad and Tobago, May Environmental Advisors Inc. for IWCAM GEF (Non Refereed) 20th, 2008. Project on Integrating Watershed & Coastal Areas Department of Food Production Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing Forde, M., DeWailly, E., Badrie, N. And Morrison, Alexandre1 G., González-García E., Lallo C.H.O., States (GEF-IWCAM). K. (2008). ‘Developing intra-regional and Ortega-Jimenez E., Pariacote F. Archimède institutional capacity: the Caribbean Eco-Health H., Mandonnet N., Mahieu M. 2008. Goat Gobin J. (2007) Final report: Toolkit for Programme Model’. 4th Biennial Caribbean management and systems of production: global Harmonising and Enhancing Laws and Environmental Forum and Exhibition & 14th framework and study cases in the Caribbean. Institutions to Implement “Integrated Annual Wider Caribbean Waste Management Presented at the 9th International Conference Watershed & Coastal Areas Management” Conference & the 1st Caribbean Sustainable on Goats in Mexico (Queretaro) August 31 to (IWCAM), for Caribbean states. Report prepared Energy Forum, Taylor Hall, St. George’s September 4, 2008. by Environmental Advisors Inc. for IWCAM GEF University, Grenada June 23-27, Grenada, W.I. Project on Integrating Watershed & Coastal Areas Neckles, F. A., Benn, A., Lallo, C. H. O. and Garcia, Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing Badrie, N. et al. (2008) Presentation – Effects G. W. 2008. Feeding sugarcane derived feed to States (GEF-IWCAM). of breastfeeding on health of babies. – Course livestock- The Trinidad and Tobago experience. in ‘Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Food International workshop INRA “Evaluation of Gobin J. (2008) Benthic Ecology Sections of Safety and Public Health’. Department of Public sugarcane in Animal nutrition” 20th to 27th June Documents prepared by Coastal Dynamics Ltd. Health, Faculty of Medical Science, St. George’s 2008. for BGTT off Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. University, Grenada. Butland, R. (2008). Scaling Angkor: The Social Gobin, J. (2008) Benthic Ecology Sections of Badrie, N., Riley, L., Henry, D., Reyes, G. and Construction of Scale in Heritage Management. Documents prepared by Coastal Dynamics Maharaj, R. 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Kumarsingh, K and D.D. Chadee (2008) Country Roberts, R.P., Wimmers, L., Jonnalagadda, K., Profile on Climate Change and Health: Trinidad Campbell, S., Butler, D.R., Sukha, D.A., Bekele, Faculty of and Tobago. Report to the Pan American Health F.L. and Saunders, J.A. Detection of misidentified Organisation/World Health Organisation, March plants in Theobroma cacao germplasm collections Social Sciences 2008. Mimeographed Document p. 19. in Trinidad. World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Journal Manuscripts Meeting, Washington, DC., 24 October, 2007. Department of Sewlal, J.N., C.K. Starr. (2008) New records of daddy-longlegs spiders (Pholcidae) from the Zhang, D., Boccara, M., Motilal, L., Butler, Behavioural Sciences Lesser Antilles, West Indies. Living World (Port D.R., Umaharan, P., Mischke, S., Meinhardt, Alea, N. & Bluck, S. (2007). I’ll keep you in mind: of Spain) 2008:78. L. Population structure and chocolate trees in The intimacy function of autobiographical Ecuador. Mid-Atlantic Plant Molecular Biology memory. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21, 1091- 1111. Department of Chemistry Society 24th Annual Meeting Patuxent National Ramsewak, R., Pingal, R., John-Thomas, N., Wildlife Refuge, Beltsville, Maryland, August 16- Agozino. O. (2007). The Intrusive Traits of Victor (August 2007) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency 17 2007. Chikezie Uchendu. In Dialectical Anthropology, Examinations (CAPE) Analytical Methods and Vol. 31 Issue 1-3, p289-292, 4p. Separation Techniques. Unit 2, Module 2, Lecture Zhang, D., Mischke, S, Arévalo-Gardini, E., Notes. Department of Chemistry, 146 pp. Motilal, L.A., Baligar, V., Bailey, B., Cernades L.Z., Arévalo- Arévalo, C.E and Meinhardt, L. Agozino. O., I. Anyanike (2007). Imu Ahia: Traditional Igbo Business Schools and the Global Ramsewak, R., Pingal, R., John-Thomas, N., 2008. Dissecting genetic structure in farmers Commerce Culture. In Dialectical Anthropology, (August 2007) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency selections of Theobroma cacao in the Peruvian Vol. 31 Issue 1-3, p233-252, 20p. Examinations (CAPE) Analytical Methods Amazon: Implications for on-farm conservation and Separation Techniques. Unit 2, Module 2, & rehabilitation. Mid-Atlantic Plant Molecular Agozino. O., Z. Edwards (2007). CLR James: Workbook. Department of Chemistry, 61 pp. Biology Society 25th Annual Meeting, Savage Mills, Beltsville, Maryland, August 2008. The Black Jacobin Sociology: Interview with Professor Gordon Rohlehr of the University of Ramsewak, R., Pingal, R., John-Thomas, N., the West Indies, June 15. In The Black Scholar: (August 2007) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Sankar, A.A., Bidaisee, G.G., Motilal, L.A., Johnson, Journal of Black Studies and Research, Vol. 37, Examinations (CAPE) Analytical Methods and E.S., Bekele, F.L., Boccara, M. and Butler, D.R. No.3, 42-49. Separation Techniques. Unit 2, Module 2, Lab (2008) Cacao Clones Manual CD Rom Version 1.1, Manual. Department of Chemistry, 99 pp. the Cocoa Research Unit, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad. Agozino. O. (2007) Equity and Quality in Higher Education. In International Journal of Education Cocoa Research Unit Research, Vol.3 No.2, 283-292. Smulders, M.J.M, Esselink, D., Amores, F.; Monographs Ramos, G., Sukha, D.A., Butler, D.R., Vosman, B. Department of Physics Agozino. O. (2007) Editorial: Criminology, and van Loo, E.N. (2008) Identification of cocoa Professor R. Saunders “Utilisation of Science African Fractals, and Elections. In African Journal (Theobroma cacao L.) varieties and parentage and Technology for development” at the of Criminology and Justice Studies, Vol.3 No. 1, analysis of their beans. INGENIC Newsletter (12) 10th anniversary of the national coalition on Spring. http://ingenic.cas.psu.edu/newsletters.htm Caribbean Affairs (NCOCA) – Washington DC – October 2007 Bissessar. A. (2008). The Continuing Crisis of Local Governance in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Other Media Caribbean Journal of Public Sector Management, Haque, S. & Sampson, T. (2008) “Adventures in Volume 9, Number 2, May 2008: 5- 16. Discovery” – Science documentary in HD. 137 Management Studies Bissessar, A. (2007) Rethinking the Reform Baptiste, R. Transformation of Public Utilities. Bowrin, A. Audit Committee regulations and Question. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, New In Rethinking the Reform Question, Ann Marie practices in publicly listed West Indian firms. Castle: United Kingdom. 268 pages. (Peer Bissessar (ed.). New Castle, UK: Cambridge Corporate Boards, 3(1): 18-33, 2007. Reviewed) Scholars Publishing, 2007.

Lewis, A. and Jordan, L. (2008), “Tourism Bissessar, A. (2008) Governance and Institutional Bowrin, A. Critical Analysis of Stakeholder in Trinidad and Tobago: Carving a Niche in a Reengineering. Edited by Ann Marie Bissessar- Theory. In Corporate Governance, Alexander Petroleum-Based Economy, International Journal Cambridge Scholars Publishing, New Castle: Kostyuk, Udo Braendle, Dino Falaschetti of Tourism Research, 10, 247-257. United Kingdom 275 pages (Peer Reviewed) and Rodollfo Aprida (eds.), Virtus Interpress Publications, October 2007. Simms, E. and Simms, R. The Building Blocks Bissessar, A. (2007) Understanding Caribbean of Successful Regional Integration: Lessons for Governance Challenges. Reader for UNDP Capacity Chapters in Books CSME from other Integration Schemes. Social Building Programme for Youth in Governance. Sumesar-Rai K. (2007) Street Children and the and Economic Studies, Vol. 56, No. 4 (December 2007, 100 pages.(Peer Reviewed) Policy Mechanisms. In Homelessness in the 2007), pp. 255-285 Caribbean, edited by R. Marshall, J. Springer and Bissessar, A. (2008). The Crisis of Public Sector R. Premdas. St Augustine, Trinidad: School of Department of Economics Reform in the Caribbean. An Analysis through the Continuing Studies, pp 155 – 186. D.Pantin, M.Attzs, J. Ram and W.Rennie. (2008). Use of Game Theory. Edwin Mellen Press, 2008. The Economics of an Integrated (watershed) 267 pages (Peer Reviewed). Sumesar-Rai K. (2007) Guyana/U.S. Relations. approach to Environmental Management. In In Global Perspectives of the United States*. Small Island Developing States (SIDS): From Ridge Sumesar-Rai K. (2008) Operations Project edited by D. Levinson and K. Christensen. Great to Reef. UWI-SEDU: Small and Island Economies Management. St Augustine, Trinidad: Open Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group, pp (SIDS) Greening Policy Publication Series No. 1. University, The University of the West Indies. 274 – 278 UWI:St. Augustine Trinidad and Tobago. ISBN No: 978-976-8211-94-1. Sumesar-Rai K. (2008) Introduction to Strategic *(nominated for the prestigious Dartmouth Planning. St Augustine, Trinidad: Open University, Medal, and awarded the Booklist Editor’s Choice Journal Notes the University of the West Indies. award for the top reference book of 2007). Department of Behavioural Sciences Management Studies Agozino. O. (2007) Crime in the Caribbean. In McLean, R., Sogren, M. HIV-AIDS and Children Lewis, A. New Directions in Caribbean Tourism at Risk in Trinidad and Tobago. In Contemporary Caribbean Development Bank News, Volume 25, Education: Awakening the Silent Voices. In New No.2, April-June, p.6, report of a CDB Presidential Social Work Practice: HIV-AIDS in a Global Perspectives on Caribbean Tourism. Daye, M., Context.” Symposium Presentation, Barbados. Chambers, D., and Roberts, S. (eds.), London: Routledge, 2008. Bluck, S. & Alea, N. (2008). Remembering Books being me: The self-continuity function of Department of Behavioural Sciences Wresh, W. and S. Fraser. Technological Hurdles autobiographical memory in younger and older Bissessar, A. (2008) Revisiting Colonial to Caribbean eCommerce: Responses by adults. In Self-continuity: Individual and collective Administration and Government: A Reader. School Innovative Managers. In Handbook of Research perspectives F. Sani (Ed.) New York: Psychology of Continuing Studies, Trinidad. 213 pages. on Information Management and the Global Press. (pp. 55-70). Landscape. Hunter, M.G. (ed.), pp. 164-180, Hershey, PA: IGI Global

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M. Alghalith New economics of risk and Alea, N. & Bluck, S. Autobiographical memory in Referee Activity th M. Alghalith Recent applications of theory of uncertainty: theory and applications, 2007, Nova everyday life: What the hell is it for? 7 Bi-annual the firm under uncertainty. European Journal Science Publishers, New York. Meeting of the Society for Applied Research of Operational Research, 2008, vol. 186, pp 443- in Memory and Cognition. Lewiston, Me. July 450. Attzs, M.S. (2008). Invest in the Environment. 2007. Linkage Magazine , Magazine of the American M. Alghalith Simultaneous output and output Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago. H. Ghany. Understanding Lewis’ Views on hedging: decision analysis. Journal of Risk Volume 1/2008, pages 22-23. ISSN 1814-1242 Consociational Politics. Paper presented at a Finance, 2008, vol. 9, pp 200-205. Symposium on Sir Arthur Lewis organised by the Attzs, M.S. (2008). Natural Disasters and Faculty of Social Sciences in honour of the Year M. Alghalith The manufacturing base under Remittances: Exploring the Linkages between of Sir Arthur Lewis on the St. Augustine Campus, energy price uncertainty. Energy Economics, Poverty, Gender and Disaster Vulnerability in February 2008. 2008, vol. 30, pp 1951-1956. Caribbean SIDS. Research Paper No. 2008/X, Published by the United Nations University H. Ghany. “A Formula for Calculating Marginality M. Alghalith The hedging position under – World Institute for Development Economics in First Past-the-Post Electoral Systems: A New multiple cost uncertainty. International Journal Research (UNU-WIDER). Methodological Tool.” Faculty of Social Sciences of Mathematics, Game Theory and Algebra, 2008, Research Days St. Augustine Campus, February vol. 17. D.Pantin, M.Attzs, J. Ram and W.Rennie. (2008). 2008. The Economics of an Integrated (watershed) M. Alghalith Estimation and econometric tests approach to Environmental Management in Small H. Ghany. “Diminishing the Oath of Allegiance: under price and output uncertainty. Applied Island Developing States (SIDS): From Ridge to The MP’s right to salary”. Eighth Workshop of Stochastic Models in Business and Industry, 2008, Reef. UWI-SEDU: Small and Island Economies Parliamentary Scholars and Parliamentarians, vol. 23, pp 531-536. (SIDS) Greening Policy Publication Series No. 1. Wroxton College, Banbury, Oxfordshire, U.K., UWI:St. Augustine Trinidad and Tobago. ISBN July 2008 M. Alghalith A note on currency hedging: No: 978-976-8211-94-1. specification and estimation. International Ms. K.A. Nathaniel “Simulated Case Conferences Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, 2008, – a Valuable Teaching Tool For Beginning Social Conference Proceedings Workers”paper presentation vol. 1, pp 105-109. & Presentations M. Alghalith Estimating technical inefficiency: a Department of Behavioural Sciences K. A. Nathaniel. Reconfiguring Social Work generalization. Journal of the Chinese Statistical O. Agozino. The Pistolisation of the Caribbean. Education to fight HIV-AIDS – A model for Association, 2008, vol. 46, pp 1-6. SSHRC funded Workshop on Guns, Crime and developmental contexts. Round-table discussion Social Ordering, York University, Toronto, 34th Social Work Congress of the IASSW, Durban, M. Alghalith Joint Production and Price Ontario, 14-16 May 2008. ZA July 2008 Uncertainty: Hypothesis Tests. Cahiers économiques de Bruxelles (Brussels Economic O. Agozino. Golden Anniversary of Ghana and the D. Phillips. The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Review) vol. 46, pp. 265-274. Pan African Agenda. In recognition of Ghana’s 50 the Caribbean. Faculty of Social Sciences Cross Years of Independence, Faculty of Social Science, Campus Conference, February, 2008 M. Alghalith Input hedging: generalizations. UWI, St. Augustine, April 3, 2007. Journal of Risk Finance, 2007, vol. 8, pp 309-312.

139 M. Sogren, Re-configuring Social Work Education L. Henry. Seminar on the Heritage and Stabilisation R. Hosein. Some Policy Considerations Regarding to Fight HIV-AIDS: A Model for Developmental Fund. Central Bank Auditorium, Port-of-Spain, the Implementation of an Economic Partnership Contexts. 34th Biennial Congress of the Trinidad. December, 2006. Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM and the International Associations of Schools of Social EU for the T&T Economy. Conference on The Work. Durban, South Africa. July, 2008 L. Henry. Faculty of Social Science “In Recognition Economy (of Trinidad and Tobago), Department of Ghana’s 50 Years of Independence” UWI, St of Economics, University of the West Indies St. M. Basdeo, S. Sookram and K. Sumesar-Rai. Can Augustine, April 2007. Augustine. April 12th and 13th 2007. Policy be used to reduce the Crime Rate? A case study of Trinidad and Tobago.The Sir Arthur Lewis M. Attzs. Mainstreaming Gender into climate R. Hosein. (2008) Socio Economic Forum Memorial Conference, The University of the Change Adaptation: policy implications for the held 20th and 21st February 2008 between The West Indies St Augustine Campus, September Caribbean United Nations Framework Convention University of the West Indies and the University 25-27, 2008. on Climate Change (UNFCCC., Conference of Alberta. of Parties (COP) Meeting. Bali, Indonesia. K. Sumesar-Rai. Managing Ethnic Conflict: Carnival December, 2007 R. Hosein. Dutch Disease and deindustrialisation a Societal Response. Institute of International in a Small Petroleum Rich Economy: The Case of Relations Conference on Guyana titled Guyana: M. Attzs. Climate change threats and opportunities Trinidad and Tobago (with M. Maharaj). The Way Forward after 38 Years as a Republic. for developing sustainable tourism in the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. Caribbean. University of Trinidad and Tobago R. Hosein, M. Franklin. Resource Curse, Feeding Wednesday 27th February 2008. Regional Meeting on Appropriate Technology. Frenzy and the Economic Crimes in a Small Trinidad. April, 2008 Petroleum Rich Economy K. Sumesar-Rai. The Indus to the Nile: Birth, Growth and Influence of the Great Civilisations M. Attzs. Gender and Climate Change in Trinidad R. Hosein, D Lewis. International Migration of that Shaped Caribbean Philosophical Thought. and Tobago: opportunities, gaps and challenges Nurses – Push – Pull Factors in the Caribbean UWI- University of Alberta, Socio- Economic in crafting an agenda for the way forward. United Conference, Faculty of Social Sciences Lounge, Nations Population Fund and the Women’s Dutch Disease and De-Agriculturalisation of St Augustine. 21st and 22nd February 2008. Environment and Development Organisation, a Small Petroleum Rich Economy: Empirical Gender and Climate Change workshop. Senegal. Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago (with R K. Sumesar-Rai. Review of the General Elections June 2-3, 2008 Gookool). 2007: Trinidad and Tobago. Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies (SALISES) M. Franklin. Issues in the Implementation of the (2008) Canada/Caribbean Ideas Forum II June 24, Conference, “Elections Review.” 10th January UWI Strategic Plan 2008-12. Second Cross Campus 2008. The University of the West Indies, Mona. 2008. Conference of the Faculties of Social Sciences. UWI St. Augustine, Trinidad (2008) Institute of International Relations, the Department of Economics University of the West Indies, St Augustine. K. Theodore. Perspectives on Fiscal Policy for R. Hosein, M. Franklin. Resource Wealth, Conference held June 28th – 29th 2008. Food Budget 2008. Seminar for Professionals, Lloyd Corruption and Violent Crime in Trinidad and Security and Vulnerability in the Caribbean. Best Institute, Normandie Gallery, St. Anns, Tobago. University of Alberta/ UWI Economic Paper by Roger Hosein and Rebecca Gookool. Trinidad. August 2007 Forum. (2007) Department of Management Studies K. Theodore. Inequality, Poverty and HIV/AIDS in Fraser, S. and Wood-Jackson, A., “Student Latin America and the Caribbean, International Attitudes Toward eLearning: Presentation at AIDS Conference, Mexico. July 2008 Faculty of Social Sciences Research Day. 140 publications&presentations

Prakash Ramlakhan Attended World Council Sumesar-Rai, K. Women, Power and Influence. Messier, B. L., Singer, J. A., Alea, N., Baddeley, of Credit Unions, July/August 2007, Calgary, Business Focus Magazine. Issue No. 2, Apr/ Jun J., *Vick, S. C., & *Sanders, R. R. Investigation of Canada. 2008. pp 30 and 31. correspondence between Partners Apperception Test and Marital Engagement-Type of Union Scale. R. Ramlogan. Le Project de gazoduc Sumesar-Rai, K. Trinidad and Tobago 2007 New England Psychological Association Annual transcaribéen. Conseil Regional de Martinique, General Elections: The Road to the Red House; Meeting, Danbury, Connecticut. (October 2007). Conference Martiniquaise sur l`Ouverture à Ethnocentrism, Class and a Frustrated Electorate. l`international de law Martinique, Martinique, Business Focus Magazine. Issue No. 1, Jan/ Mar Mardi 15 mai 2007. 2008. pp 22 and 23. Seminar Presentations Department of Behavioural Sciences Mrs. Jacqueline Cameron Padmore M. Raghunandan. Corporate Greed at a Sumesar-Rai, K. Government Business: In the “Morning conference organised by the University of aftermath. Business Focus Magazine. Issue No. 1, Neighbour!” A paper delivered at the Barry Guyana Jan/ Mar 2008. pp 26 and 27. University School of Social Work in March 2008, with a focus on International Social Work, to students and Faculty, as well as to practitioners Technical Reports Poster Presentations working with migrant populations. Department of Behavioural Sciences Department of Behavioural Sciences Agozino, O. (2007) Drug Abuse and trade, Alea, N., *Sanders, R. R., & *Vick, S. C Relationship- Refereed Publications Alcoholism and HIV in the Caribbean. Consultancy defining memories and marital satisfaction across report submitted to the Caribbean Health adulthood. 116th Annual Convention of the Department of Behavioural Sciences Nathaniel K.A. Preferences for Third Party Research Council, November 2007. American Psychological Association, Boston, MA. (August 2008). Intervention in Trinidad. (co-authored, submitted Conflict Resolution Quarterly) Rapid Assessment Survey of Tertiary and Primary Institutions in Trinidad and Tobago: knowledge/ Hyatt, A. M., *Maloney, L., & Alea, N. Quality Nathaniel K.A. The Role of Culture in Community attitudes, prevalence and patterns of drug use/ of autobiographical memory and identity in late Members’ Views of Conflict in Trinidad and abuse. The survey was commissioned by the life. 116th Annual Convention of the American Tobago, West Indies. (co-authored, submitted National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Psychological Association, Boston, MA. (August Journal of Inter-cultural Communication) Programme (NADAPP) Office of the Prime 2008). Minister (Social Services Delivery), now under Nathaniel K.A. Lived Experiences of HIV-AIDS the aegis of the Ministry of Social Development. Vick, S. M. & Alea, N. Recalling emotional The final report was delivered in June 2008. relationship-defining memories may benefit in the Caribbean – Contextualizing Social Work Practice” – Introduction for “HIV-AIDS and Social martial quality. 116th Annual Convention of the Work Practice in a Caribbean Context – Theory, American Psychological Association, Boston, Issues and Innovation”(edited book, submitted Non-Refereed Publications MA. (August 2008). Department of Behavioural Sciences Ian Randle) Padmore, J., HIV- A. Jones, and P. Maharaj (eds). Messier, B. L., Singer, J. A., Alea, N., Baddeley, AIDS and Social Work Practice in the Caribbean Abell, N., Rutledge, S., McCann, T., and Padmore, . J., *Vick, S. C., & *Sanders, R. R. Measuring J Randle Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica (2008). Relationship Mutuality: Development of Marital . (2007).’Examining HIV/AIDS Provider Stigma: Engagement-Type of Union Scale and Partners Assessing regional concerns in the islands of the Eastern Caribbean’, AIDS Care, 19(2), 242-247. Sumesar-Rai, K. The Construction Boom and the Apperception Test. International Association of Legacy of Plenty. Business Focus Magazine. Issue Relationship Research Conference, Providence, No. 3, Jul/ Sept 2008. pp 19 to 21. Rhode Island. (July 2008).

141 Valtonen, K., Sogren, M. and Padmore, J., ‘Lived Bluck, S. & Alea, N. (under review). Characteristics Alea, N. & *Ali, S. (accepted for publication). Experiences of Vulnerability in the Childhood of of positive autobiographical memories in Caribbean tales: Telling life stories as a Caribbean Persons Recovering from Substance Abuse’ - adulthood. International Journal of Adulthood heritage. In B. Reid (Ed.), Caribbean Heritage. Journal of Social Work, (March 2008). and Human Development. University of Alabama Press.

Rutledge, S., Abell, N., Mc Cann, T. and Padmore, Baptiste, R. Eric Williams and Public Sector J.(2008). ‘AIDS Stigma in Health and Social Articles, Books and Chapters Reform. to be published in the text Into the Post- Services in the Eastern Caribbean’, Sociology of Submitted / Forthcoming Colonial Movement: The Legacy of Eric Williams, Health and Illness. Vol.31; Issue 1. Agozino. O., S. Volpe (2008). Health Disparities University of Florida Press. in Prison: Implications for Disparities in the Phillips. D. (2007) Youth HIV/AIDS in the Community. In Journal of Correctional Health Fraser, S. and L. Henry, “Online Purchasing in Caribbean, SES, UWI, Mona. Care, Vol. 14, issue 3, (forthcoming). Trinidad and Tobago,” submitted to the Journal Phillips. D. (2008) Troubled Children, Caribbean of Global IT Management. Alea, N., McLean, K., & *Vick, S. C. (invited Exposure, SALISES, UWI, ST. Augustine. chapter in preparation). The story of us: Hosein, R, (2008) Cariforum-EU Economic Coherence, meaning, and redemption in Phillips. D. Political Economy of Youth Violence, Partnership Agreement: the welfare impact relationship memories. Marriage: Roles, Stability Critical Sociology, USA, forthcoming and implications for policy in T&T. Journal of and Conflicts. Nova Publications. Submission Business, Finance and Economics in Emerging Sogren, M., Parsons, R. “Carnival: Fete or Conflict?” deadline: January 2009. The Caribbean Journal of Social Work. Vol. 6 Economies. (forthcoming) Bluck, S., & Alea, N. (invited journal article in Hosein, R, The rapid growth of China and Department of Behavioural Sciences preparation). Thinking and talking about the Economic Implications for CARICOM Economies. Alea, N., *Thomas, R. A., *Manickchand, B., past: What the hell is it for? Applied Cognitive Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies. (2008 *Ramirez-Cole, M., *Renaud-Simon, C., & Psychology: Special Issue: Autobiographical forthcoming) *Bacchus, K., (under review). The emotional memory: What the hell is it for? Submission quality of memories for ‘Old time days’ and deadline: February, 2009. depression in Trinidadian older adults. Caribbean Hosein, R, The evolving pattern of trade in a Journal of Psychology. small hydrocarbon exporting economy and Bluck, S., Alea, N., & Demiray, B. (invited chapter some policy recommendations for sustainable in preparation). You get what you need: the Alea, N. & *Vick, S. C. (under review). The first sight development. Journal of Business, Finance of love: the quality and function of relationship- psychosocial functions of remembering. In J. and Economics in Emerging Economies. (2008 defining memories across adulthood. Psychology Mace (Ed.), The act of remembering: Toward forthcoming) and Aging. an understanding of how we recall the past. Cambridge University Press. Submission Hosein, R. CARICOM: Some Salient Factors Alea, N., *Vick, S. C., & *Hyatt, A. (under review). deadline: December 2008. The content of older adults’ autobiographical Affecting Trade and Competitiveness. Journal of Commonwealth International Affairs. (2008 memories predicts the beneficial outcomes of Kishton, J. & Alea, N. (in press). Volodya becomes reminiscence group participation. Journal of forthcoming) “The Last Romantic”: Generativity in the adult Adult Development. life of Vladimir Horowitz. In S. Martin (Ed.) Vladimir Horowitz, Yale University Press. 142 publications&presentations

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