DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY,
PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
Clement Branche, BSc UWI, MSc, London School of Economics
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
During the 2010/11 academic yearthe Department of Sociology,
Psychology and Social Work continued
its efforts to implement the action plans 
arising from University’s strategic plan
and the internal and external quality
assurance reviews of the Department
conducted in 2008/09. The
Department is pursuing its effort to
establish a presence (conceptual and
empirical) in the several types of
Jamaican communities and to fill all
psycho-socio-cultural knowledge gaps
as they relate to the resilience and
development of these communities.
Course Development
The Criminology Unit developed two new courses in Restorative Justice
to strengthen the Department’s Minor in Criminology. Theory and
Practice of Restorative Justice I (SOCI 3046) was taught in Semester II,
2010/11 for the first time and the Unit is finalizing the course outline for
Theory and Practice of Restorative Justice II for submission to AQUAC. 
These two courses will also form part of the Criminology Major which will 
be offered jointly with the Department of Government in the next
academic year.
The Anthropology Unit completed development of a new level one course 
to introduce incoming students to the discipline. Introduction to
Anthropology (SOCI 1006) will be taught for the first time in Semester I
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of the 2011/12 academic year.  The graduate course Critical Approaches
to Caribbean Society and Culture, SOCI6080 was redesigned to enhance
students’ research skills. Students will learn more about research design
and will be required to develop and test a research instrument.
Major Activities
The Social Work Unit held a series of activities to mark the 50th
Anniversary of the Social Work Programme at UWI.   The high point of
the celebrations was a Public Forum on March 17, 2011. The forum
featured a presentation by The Hon Claudia Groome-Duke, Secretary for
Education, Youth Affairs & Sport of the Tobago House of Assembly. 
Mrs Groome-Duke is a member of the first cohort of graduates of the
Master of Social Work programme which was introduced in 1993.  Other
speakers included Mrs. Carla Francis-Edie, CEO of the Child
Development Agency, Mr Wilfred Talbert of the Citizens Security and
Justice Programme in the Ministry of National Security and Unit
Coordinator, Dr Peta-Anne Baker. The forum was attended by members
of staff from several social work agencies. Special recognition was given to 
a number of social work pioneers who were present, including members
of the first graduating class such as Mr. Las Lewis, who most recently was
Executive Director of the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning. 
Students from the social work programmes at the Northern Caribbean
University and the Jamaica Theological Seminary participated in the
Forum and a workshop to review the proposed Code of Ethics for
Jamaican Social Workers, developed by Dr Peta-Anne Baker.
Between March 26 and April 3, five MSW students took part in a study
tour to New York led by Dr. Peta-Anne Baker as an enrichment of the
Methods of Policy Practice course. The group attended the annual Social
Work at the United Nations Day event that is organised jointly by the
International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and
International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW).  In New York City,
the group visited agencies involved in advocacy on behalf of children,
persons in prison and persons with disabilities. They also had an
opportunity to meet members of the Connecticut State Legislature during
a visit organised by partners of the UWI programme, the University of
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Connecticut (UConn) School of Social Work.   Dr. Baker was presented
with a Citation from the Connecticut General Assembly, honouring the
work of the UWI in the field of social work education. 
The Social Work Unit was proud to have one of its Master of Social Work
students (graduating Novem ber 2011) be the first stu dent to have an
art ic le inc luded in the Car ibb ean Journal of Soc ial Work un der a new
policy adopted by the jour nal to make space for stu dents’ work of high
qual ity.  The case, “Blow ing the Whis tle on Org anis at ional Malp ract ice”
which was ac cepted for publ i ca tion was orig i nally writt en as an as sign ment 
for the Pro fes sional De vel opm ent and Eth i cal Is sues in the Hu man
Serv ices course.
Grad u ate stu dents in the year-long Soc ial Ass essm ent (SA) gradu a te
course comp leted a comp reh ens ive Soc ial Ass essm ent of the
UWI/Au gust Town Town ship Pro ject. Their study com prised a
par tic i pa tory re view of the de sign and im ple men ta tion of the Town ship
Pro ject, in or der to make reco m men da tion to strengthen the programme
and op ti mize out comes.
 The students hosted two stakeholder validation exercises, the first with
community members and study participants and the second with key
community leaders, the Principal, Professor Gordon Shirley, and other
senior administrators of the Township Project on June 14, 2011.   The SA
methodology emphasizes the importance of community ownership of
research findings and project sustainability.   The Principal was impressed
with the work done and felt that the students’ policy/programme related
recommendations should be incorporated into the Township Project’s
future plans.
The Psychology Unit’s Memorandum of Understanding with the Mustard
Seed Communities continues to be active. Under the MOU, the
Psychology Unit provides expertise in diagnostic assessment of residents,
therapeutic interventions for residents and staff training and development. 
Staff members have also been responsive to various issues of social
concern inclusive of the recent social disturbances in West Kingston. 
The Psychology Unit served as host to one Haitian graduate student
within the frame work of the UWI’s Haitian post earthquake response
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initiative. The student successfully took several courses in the applied
psychology programme.  During the summer of 2011, the Unit, with the
support of several graduate students, engaged with the Jamaica Ministry of 
Education in the psycho-educational testing of several hundred students
in Western Jamaica. 
The Caribbean Journal of Psychology (CJP) Volume 4, Issue 1 was published
online at http://ojs.mona.uwi.edu/index.php/cjpsy/index, in July, 2011.
This marks the second online publication of an issue from this journal and
the first website for communicating with the Journal’s audience. The CJP
is making use of UWI’s web facilities for both dissemination of
information and managing the submission, review and publication
processes. 
The BSc in Psychology at Western Jamaica Campus is continuing its
growth in terms of enrolment and courses being offered.  Students receive
the same course content and methods of assessment and there is healthy
collaboration with Mona Campus staff in this regard.  Over the period
efforts have been made to more fully integrate the operations of the WJC
Psychology with that of Mona with a view towards consolidating both as a
single Psychology Unit. 
The external quality assurance review of the Human Resource
Development Unit was conducted during the year. The Unit’s
programmes were compared with over 40 others of its kind offered
internationally.  While the reviewers found that the Unit’s programmes
were competitive, they identified some areas which need to be
strengthened.  These improvements will be implemented in the upcoming
academic year.
The Caribbean Internship Project, managed by the Department’s Centre
for Population, Community and Social Change, in collaboration with the
Caribbean Child Support Initiative, (CCSI) and the Bernard van Leer
Foundation (BVLF), has continued to play a pivotal role in assisting the
CCSI’s partner agencies in the region to strengthen the care environment
for Caribbean children. Through the work of the Caribbean Internship
Project (CIP), interns from the UWI have been assigned to a range of child 
development programmes, and agencies in the region.  This has improved
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service delivery at the agency level, improved outcomes for children and
families targeted and strengthened community ownership and advocacy
for projects undertaken at the community level.  The CIP experience has
enhanced student learning and strengthened their ability to engage in real
life problem-solving.
Thirty-three interns from the three UWI campuses were assigned between 
January and July 2010, drawn from five Caribbean countries.  Twenty-four 
(24) served the Roving Caregivers Early Childhood Education
Programme (RCP) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia,
Dominica, Grenada and Belize. Eight (8) interns were assigned to
Government Ministries in Grenada, Dominica and Belize and one (1) to a
Non-Government agency in St. Lucia.   As the BvLF funding partnership
with the UWI ends in December 2011, the CIP has sought to develop new
partnership arrangements with the UWI community and Regional
Government Ministries to ensure its future sustainability.
Departmental Seminars
The 15th annual Derek Gordon Research Seminar, which showcases the
research of graduate students, was held on February 24, 2011 under the
theme “Exploring the Challenges of Life and Livelihoods in the Workplace and
Community”. Four graduate students, three of them from the Master of
Social Work programme, made individual paper presentations. These
papers variously addressed the issues of the deployment of case managers
in the island’s correctional institutions, factors affecting the return to
employment of persons who become disabled, the impact of the mission
statement on organisational performance, and work climate and
motivation in a corporate organisation. An innovation of the presentations 
was that one was made using Skype to facilitate one of the MSWs who had
recently secured work in London, England. Three graduate students from
the Sociology and Anthropology programmes were part of a panel
presentation which examined the impact of the closure of the Windalco
bauxite plant on the town of Ewarton in Clarendon.
The Anthropology Unit held its 3rd annual Anthropology Day on Friday
October 15th, 2010 under the theme Caribbean Rhythms: Cultural Heritage and 
Resistance.  The day, which seeks to raise awareness and appreciation of the
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importance of Anthropology, was well supported by staff and students. 
The programme included stimulating presentations by Dr. Erna Brodber,
Dr. L’Antoinette Stines and an exciting display of the Brazilian art form
Capoeira, by the Cativeiro Capoeira Group.
Dr. Michael Barnett organized the International Reggae Day Reggae
Symposium on June 30, 2011.  The event was well attended and featured
several prominent members of the music industry and Faculty from the
UWI.  Dr. Barnett was also one of the key organisers of the Inaugural
Leonard Howell Rastafari Conference held in June 2010, the Inaugural
Rastafari Studies Conference held in August 2010 and the Peter Tosh
Symposium held in October 2010.
The Human Resource Development Unit hosted two Public seminars in
April 2011 to examine important issues for practitioners of the discipline. 
On April 13, 2011 Dr. Dulce McFarlane addressed the importance of
diversity within contemporary organisations, while on April 27, 2011, Dr.
Paula Cruise gave a comprehensive presentation on using scientific
assessment to transform organisations.  
Staff  Developments
Dr. John Talbot, Senior Lecturer, was granted Fellowship leave for two
years, from August 1, 2011 and Dr. Peta-Anne Baker, Lecturer, was
granted Sabbatical Leave.  Professor Ian Boxill was appointed the Carlton
Alexander Chair in Management Studies in November 2010.  He now
heads the Institute of Tourism and Policy Research.
Professors Patricia Anderson and Bernard Headley retired in September
2010 and July 2011, respectively.  Mr. Colin Williams, Lecturer, resigned to 
continue a World Bank assignment in Nigeria.  Dr. Doreen Gordon,
Lecturer, began a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Pretoria in
February 2011.  Ms. Rashalee Mitchell, Teaching Assistant, completed a
Summer Fellowship in Canada during July – August 2011 with the Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Inter-American Drug
Control Commission (CICAD). 
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Mrs. Wendy McLean-Cooke, Lecturer, received a scholarship under the
CARICOM-Canada Faculty Leadership programme to undertake work at
York University in Toronto, Canada. Ms McLean pursued her programme 
between September 2010 - February 2011 and was able to pursue courses
relevant to her current teaching assignments. Dr. Sandra Chadwick-Parkes 
joined the Social Work Unit in Semester 2 of 2010/2011. Dr. Parkes, who
has taught at the University of Guelph in Canada, comes to the
Department with a background in Public Administration and Rural
Development.
Dr. Sharon Priestley, lecturer, successfully defended her PhD thesis in
October 2010 and was awarded PhD Demography (with High
Commendation) in May 2011.  Mr. Julian Devonish, lecturer, submitted
his PhD thesis for examination in July, 2011.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Anderson, Moji
• ‘It took a piece of me’: liminality and biographical disruption as
responses to an HIV diagnosis.’ First International HIV Social
Sciences and Humanities Conference, Durban, South Africa,
June 11-13, 2011. 
• “Sexual Health Services: Perspectives of Caribbean Patients in
London.” First International Conference on Qualitative Research 
in Nursing and Health, Chiang Rai, Thailand, December 1-3,
2010. 
• “I am a man by saying that mi nah guh use the word: Language as
shibboleth of Jamaican masculinity.” American Anthropological
Association, New Orleans, USA, November 17-21, 2010.
Bailey, Arlene
• with Ngwenyama, O. (2010) “Community Mediation and
Violence Prevention through Telecentre Usage: ICTs mediating
the ‘Border Line”, Association for Information Systems Special
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Interest Group on ICT and Global Development Third Annual
Workshop, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, December 12, 2010.
Barnett, Michael
• “The Barack Obama Presidency and its Impact on Perspectives
on Race in the Caribbean”. 40th Conference of the Association of
Black Sociologists,  August 11-14, 2010, Atlanta, USA.
• “Reflections on the University Report  and Rex Nettleford’s
Impact on the Trajectory of Rastafari Scholarship”.  Inaugural
Rastafari Studies Conference, UWI Mona Campus, August 17-20, 
2010.
• “From Combsomes to Dreadlocks, from Repatriation to
Routinization:  Professor Chevannes as the Academic Successor
to Professor Nettleford”.  36th Caribbean Studies Association
Conference, May 30- June 3, 2011, Curacao.
• “Revisiting Leonard Howell as the First Rasta”.  Inaugural
Leonard Percival Howell Conference UWI Mona Campus,  June
17-18, 2011.
Beckford, Orville
• “UWI graduates and their perceptions of the Cultural relevance of
their programmes:  The case of UWI Department of Management
Studies”.  ACPA Annual Conference March 27 – March 30, 2011,
Baltimore, USA.
Brodie-Walker, Stacey 
• “Eating Disorders in the Jamaican Child” Western Regional
Mental Health Services. Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Symposium, June 30, 2011. 
Daley, Camille
• “Structural Factors Influencing Education Outcomes for
Secondary School Students with Sickle Cell Disease in Jamaica”. 
American Sociological Association 105th Annual Meeting, August 
14-17th, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Bernard Headley
• “Deportee Nation”, Raphal Conference on Migration and
Development, February 2011, UWI, Mona, 
Govia, I. O. 
• “Aging women in Jamaica: An intersectional perspective on their
relationships and health.” New York Academy of Sciences’
Symposium, “Women, Power, and Aging”, September, 2010. 
Pace University, New York, NY, USA. 
Lipps, Garth
• with De La Haye W, Clarke T, Lowe G, Longman-Mills S, Barton
EN, & Bain B (2010).  “HIV and Depression”.  7th Caribbean
Cytometry and Analytical Society HIV/AIDS Workshop, St.
Michael’s, Barbados, August 26, 2010. 
Mitchell, Rashalee & Branche, Clement
• “Ambivalence, Gender, Sex and Child Sexual Abuse in Jamaica
and the Caribbean,”  36th Annual Conference of the Caribbean
Studies Association,  May 30 – June 3, 2011, Curacao.
• “Youth Resilience and Social Policy,” Sir Arthur Lewis Institute
for Social and Economic Research (SALISES) 12th Annual
Conference, UWI, Mona, March 23-25, 2011, Jamaica Pegasus
Hotel, Kingston. 
• “Developing an Identity Centred Model for the Caribbean: Youth 
and Social Theory in the Caribbean”  Caribbean Child Research
Conference, October 20-21, 2010, Jamaica Conference Centre,
Kingston.
Ricketts, Heather
• (with Shari-Anne Hamil and Marsha Windross) “Crisis and
Household Vulnerability: Implications for children.” Caribbean
Child Research Conference, October 20-21, 2010, Jamaica
Conference Centre, Kingston.
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• “Economic Crisis and Household Vulnerability: Assessing
implications for children, youth and social protection
programmes in Jamaica.” Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and 
Economic Research (SALISES) 12th Annual Conference, UWI,
Mona, March 23-25, 2011, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston. 
Shillingford, Aldene
• “Reinvigorating the Ca rib bean In te gra tion Move ment:
In tern ships for Re gional Com mu nity In sti tu tional Build ing”.
Carib bean & In ter na tional So cial Work Ed u ca tors Con fer ence,
July 11-15, 2011, Fort de France, Martinique.
Public Lectures
• Baker, Peta-Anne “Poverty, Inequality and Disaster Risk
Reduction in the Caribbean”. Hokenstad International Lecture.
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Programme
Meeting, Portland, Oregon, October 17, 2010.
• Barnett, Michael “The Impact of Rastafari on the Culture of
Jamaica and the World”.  Nova South Eastern University, June
2011, Fort Lauderdale, South Florida, USA.
• Gayle, Herbert “The Place of Women in Jamaica’s Politics.”
Rose Leon Public Lecture Series. PCJ Auditorium, Kingston,
Jamaica, March 7, 2011.
• Mitchell, Rashalee “Inspired Women for Future Change” 
Lecture at Trench Town High School Girls Day Feb. 17, 2011,
Kingston.
• Stacey Brodie-Walker “What is Counseling Psychology?
Analysis and Treatment of Eating Disorders.” November 15,
2010.  International University of the Caribbean: Psychology Day.
Poster Presentations
• Govia, Ishtar  “Discrimination and distress: Moderating factors
for non-Hispanic Black Caribbeans in the United States.” 12th
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Annual Society for Social and Personality Psychology Meeting,
January 2011, San Antonio, Texas, USA
PUBLICATIONS
Books/Monographs
* Stacey Brodie Walker. Juvenile Delinquency among
African-American Adolescents.  Lambert Academic Publishing
AG & Co. KG (2010) 
* Bernard Headley (2011), Making Your Way Back Home in
Jamaica: 14 Essential Steps for Reconnecting after Deportation
(Editor). (Phoenix, Kingston); 2011
Book Chapters
Peta-Anne Baker
* “Institutional pressures and social work ethics: a case from
Jamaica”. In Sarah Banks and  Kirsten Nøhr Eds., Practising
Social Work Ethics around the World: Cases and
Commentaries. (pp. 238-241) Rutledge. 2012
* “Commentary on ‘When the tables turned’: A social work
intern’s moral dilemma in a Botswana police station”. In Sarah
Banks and Kirsten Nøhr Eds., Practising Social Work Ethics
Around the World: Cases and Commentaries. (pp. 51-52)
Rutledge. 2012. 
* “Social Work in the Caribbean” with John A Maxwell. In Lynne
Healy and Rosemary Link, Eds., Handbook of International
Social Work - Human Rights, Development, and the Global
Profession.  (pp. 982-997). Oxford University Press.  2011.
* “Regulators of the Global Economy: The IMF, the World Bank
& the WTO” with Kimberly Hinds. In Lynne Healy and
Rosemary Link, Eds., Handbook of International Social Work -
Human Rights, Development, and the Global Profession. (pp.
823-842) Oxford University Press. 2011.
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Govia, Istar
* (with J.S. Jackson, & S. Sellers). “Social inequalities”. In
Handbook of lifespan development. Ed. by K. Fingerman, C.
Berg, T. Antonucci, & J. Smith. New York: Springer Publishers,
2011, 729-746.
* (with J.S. Jackson, & S. Sellers). “Race and ethnic differences in
aging: A life-course perspective”. In Handbook of aging and the 
social sciences, Seventh Edition. Ed. by R. H. Binstock & L. K.
George. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2011, 91-120.
Refereed Journal Articles
Anderson, Moji
* (with S. Gerver, C. Mercer, I. Solarin, G. Elam, K. Fenton, G.
Garnett, P. Easterbrook). “Sexual risk behaviours and sexual
health outcomes of black Caribbeans (The LIVITY study):
Comparison with national probability survey data”. International
Journal of STD and AIDS 22 (2010): 85-90.
* (with G. Elam, S. Gerver, I. Solarin, K. Fenton, P. Easterbrook). 
“It Took a Piece of Me”: Initial Responses to an HIV Positive
Diagnosis By Caribbean People in the UK. AIDS Care 22, 12
(2010): 1493-1498.
Bailey, Arlene
* (with Ngwenyama, O.) (2011): “The Challenge of
e-Participation in the Digital City: Exploring Generational
Influences among Community Telecentre Users”, Telematics and
Informatics, 28, 3: 204-214.
Baker, Peta-Anne.
* “Poverty, Inequality and Disaster Risk Reduction in the
Caribbean.” Caribbean Journal of Social Work. Vol. 8&9: 11-31. 
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Allen, Lita; Donalds, Shanika; Hinds, Kimberly; 
McLean Cooke, Wendy
* “Preparing to Practise: An Experiential Laboratory Approach
for Beginning Social Work Students”. Caribbean Journal of Social
Work Vol. 8&9: 78-95, (2010)
* Barnett, Michael & James, Andrene. (2011) “Marcus Garvey
as the Father of Pan-Africanism, Black Nationalism and
Ethiopianism”.  76 King Street: Journal of Liberty Hall, the legacy of
Marcus Garvey. Vol. 2: 81-94. 
* Barnett, Michael. (2010) “The Rise of Capitalism: A
Pan-Africanist Perspective”. Caribbean Journal of Religious Studies.
Vol 22,(1): 3-9. 
* Brodie Walker, Stacey and Kai Morgan. (2011) “Factors 
Impacting Juvenile Delinquency in Jamaican and African-
American Adolescents.”  International Journal of Business and Social
Science, 2(5): 39-49. 
* Ffrench, Sean and Wilson, Shakeisha (2010) “Reviewing
Participation as a tool for people centered development”.
Caribbean Journal of Social Work, Vols. 8 & 9: 54-77
* Lipps, Garth & Thomas, J. A. (2011). Subjective Well-Being of
Adults with Homozygous  Sickle Cell Disease In Jamaica.  West
Indian Medical Journal, 60 (2), 181-187.
* Lipps, G., Lowe, G. A., De La Haye, W., Longman-Mills, S.,
Barton, E. N., Clarke, T. & Bain, B. (2010).  Val i da tion of the
Beck De pres sion Inventory – II in HIV Pos i tive Pa tients.  West
In dian Med i cal Jour nal, 59 (4), 374-379.
* De La Haye W, Clarke T, Lipps G, Lowe G, Longman-Mills S,
Barton E. N. & Bain, B. (2010).  The Patterns of Depressives
Symptoms among HIV Patients.  West Indian Medical Journal, 59
(4), 380-385.
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* Ramkissoon, Marina. (2011). “Psychology, recession and the
future: Are you hopeful?”. Caribbean Journal of Psychology, 4(1),
1-4.
Non-Refereed Publications
* Edwards, Dennis (2011) “Collaboration of UWI and
Columbia University” in Kingston Harbour: Development
Transects  (pp. 42-43). Columbia University, New York.
Technical Reports
* Marshall, A. and Anderson, Moji (2010). Tertiary Level LGBT
Youth: Experiences and Challenges. Prepared for PRIDE in
Action. (48 pages).
* Patricia Anderson & Heather Ricketts (2011). When Red
Gold Fades: The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on the
Jamaican Bauxite Industry (A Case Study of Ewarton).  UWI
Mona: Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work. 
Report submitted to the Office of the Principal, April, 2011.
* Gayle, Herbert Male Social Participation in Urban Belize: An
Examination of Young Males’ Experience with Gun, Gold,
Gang, God and Governance, October 2010 (400 pages)
Prepared for the Government of Belize. 
* Headley, Bernard Supporting Deported Migrants and their
Families. Final Report prepared for the European Union and
UNDP Supporting Deported Migrants Project, July 2011.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Dr. Arlene Bailey received the 2011 Canadian Bureau for International
Education - CARICOM Faculty Leadership Program Research Grant of
CAN$3,000.
Dr. Ishtar Govia received the 2011 Principal’s New Initiative Grant of
$J1,814,400 for the study, “Between Heaven and Health: The Well-Being
of Jamaicans at Home and Abroad”, UWI, Mona.
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AWARDS
Dr. Arlene Bailey, lecturer, was awarded Most Outstanding PhD Thesis
2009/2010, UWI Mona.
Ms. Camille Daley, Teaching Assistant, accepted the First Caribbean
Unsung Heroes Award for her work leading the Sickle Cell Support Club
of Jamaica in October 2010. 
PUBLIC SERVICE
Baker, Peta-Anne
– International Editorial Advisor, British Journal of Social Work 
– Co-Chair, Committee to Review the International Definition of
Social Work, International Association of Schools of Social
Work (IASSW).
– Chief Judge, Panel of Judges, Michael Manley Foundation
Award for Community Self-Reliance.
Barnett, Michael
– Member, Fundraising Board for Haile Selassie High School.
Beckford, Orville
– Member, Kingston College Old Boys Association – Teacher &
Student Grant’s Committee
– Volunteer, St Catherine Branch of the Red Cross Association
Branche, Clement
– Member, The Bridge Jamaica Steering Committee – PATH
programme
Brodie-Walker, Stacy
– Assistant Editor - Caribbean Journal of Psychology
– Consulting Editor – International Humanities Review
Daley, Camille 
– Director, Sickle Cell Support Club of Jamaica
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Devonish, Julian
– UWI Representative, Census 2011 Technical Sub-committee
on Demographic Methods, Statistical Institute of Jamaica
– Reviewer, Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica 
– UWI Representative, Planning Institute of Jamaica’s Population 
Policy Co-ordinating Committee (PPCC) 
Edwards, Dennis 
– Member, Jamaica Red Cross - Developing Manual for assisting
persons with disabilities cope in times of disaster and trauma.
– Member, Hearing Health Foundation of the Caribbean
– Member, Jamaica Independent Schools Association, Ministry
of Education
Ffrench, Sean
– Executive Member, Jamaica College Old Boys Association
Gayle, Herbert
– Member, Board of Management of Children First Agency. 
– Member, Board of Management, Griffin Trust, Jamaica
(Managers of Hush the Guns Project). 
– Chairman, Fathers Incorporated 
Gordon, Michael
– Provision of Counselling, Dispute Management and Conflict
Resolution services for the Matilda’s Corner Police Division 
Govia, Istar
– Chair, Caribbean Regional Conference in Psychology 2011,
Scientific Program Committee
– Member, Caribbean Regional Conference in Psychology 2011,
Conference Organizing Committee
– Ad Hoc reviewer, Caribbean Journal of Psychology
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Headley, Bernard
– Board Member, Families United for Reunification (FURI), New 
York
– Chair, Board and Facilitator, National Organisation of
Deported Migrants, Kingston 
Priestley, Sharon
– UWI Representative, Adolescent Reproductive Health Policy
Working Group of the Ministry of Health.
– Member, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Informal
Working Group on Vital Statistics.
Ricketts, Heather
– Member, Steering Committee - Effective Social Protection,
Planning Institute of Jamaica and Ministry of Labour and Social
Security
– Member, Technical Steering Committee, Jamaica Survey of
Living Conditions (JSLC).
Shillingford, Aldene
– Executive Member, Association of Caribbean Social Work
Educators
Wilson, Shakeisha
– Member, Advisory Board, Jamaica Community of Positive
Women (JCW)
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