In this section I outline some of my administrative, scholarly and public outreach activities.
In my current position, I serve in the following roles:
Member & Co-Investigator - One UWI Gender Equity and Justice Strategic & Research Committee. 01/10/2021 – Present.
Member & Reviewer - SALISES Internal Ethics Committee. 11/01/2022 – Present.
SALISES Representative - Faculty of Social Sciences OHSE Committee. 04/11/2019 – 31/07/2022 & 01/08/2023 – Present.
Coordinator - Social Development Policy Concentration of the MSc Development Studies Programme. 01/08/2023 – Present
Member - Teaching and Learning Working Group for The UWI's 2025 Continuing Institutional Accreditation Self-Study Report. 25/03/2024 – Present.
Chair of the SALISES Disability Studies Research Cluster: 25/11/2019 – Present.
From 06/2021 to 08/2023, the main task of the Cluster was to operationalise a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of the West Indies and the Equal Opportunity Commission of Trinidad and Tobago. Currently, we are undertaking research on wellbeing of amputees and their relatives post-amputation.
Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA): 29/04/2015 – Present.
Member of the MOOC Subcommittee (12/2018 - 08/2020).
Enrollment Manager for Seasons 1 & 2 of the MOOC (10/2019 - 08/2020)
MMIRA Caribbean Chapter (MMIRA-CC): 17/04/2017 – Present.
Conference Committee Co-chair (10/2018 - 08/2019).
Steering Committee of the ‘#NoOneLeftBehind: Empowering Persons with Disabilities to Promote Inclusion, Awareness and Access in Trinidad and Tobago’ funded by United Nations Partnership for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Multi-Partners Trust Fund (UNPRPD MPTF) : 13/07/2022 – 28/12/2023.
Workshop with the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of Disabled People's International on healthcare barriers among persons with disabilities: 12/02/2022.
Disability Public Awareness Project: Ongoing.
From 05/12/2022 - 04/01/2023, the SALISES Disability Studies Research Cluster facilitated a public awareness project highlighting the contributions of 30 Trinbagonians with disabilities and the contributions they are making to Trinidad and Tobago society. Link here for materials from the project. For project-related media, link to SALISES campaign to focus on persons with disabilities, Uncommon resilience and Maintaining motivation and purpose.
In 2024, the Cluster partnered with TTT, a local television broadcaster, to promote disability awareness by disseminating the videos from the project as public service announcements. Link to here for more information. The UWI TV also added the videos to their programme schedule as seen here.
Research-related media