Director, Western Jamaica Campus, UWI Mona
2024 – Present
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Leadership & Service
Institutional leadership, governance and public service in support of sustainable development and public good
Leadership
Chair, HEDE Higher Education Task Force for Disaster Resilience
2025 – Present
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2025 – Present
View onlineHead, Department of Geography & Geology, UWI Mona
2019 – 2022
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Associate Editor
Elsevier
Climate Risk Management
2021 – 2024
Publishes research, reviews and practical experience on applying knowledge of climate variability and change to decisions and policy responses.
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Frontiers
Frontiers in Climate
2022 – 2024
Covers scientific advances and applications across climate research, with an emphasis on mitigation, adaptation and resilience across topics from climate risk and policy to monitoring and climate projections.
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Taylor & Francis
Climate and Development
2021 – 2023
Publishes research on the human dimensions of climate and development, encouraging debate on how climate action shapes development and the implications of adaptation and mitigation for poverty, equity and social justice.
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Emerald Publishing
International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
2019 – 2024
Provides a platform for research assessing approaches to combat and cope with climate change, including climate-change programmes, strategies, action plans and mitigation and adaptation measures.
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Wiley
Disasters (Special Issue)
2021 – 2022
Publishes research and practice concerning disaster studies, policy and management, encouraging exchange among researchers, policymakers and practitioners across natural catastrophes, anthropogenic disasters and complex political emergencies.
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PLOS
PLOS Climate
2024 – Present
Publishes transparent, rigorous and open research across climate and weather science, from physical science to adaptation, mitigation, policy and health impacts.
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Professional Member
International Association for Society and Natural Resources (IASNR)
2018 – Present
Advances understanding of relationships between society and natural resources and supports professional development and exchange among researchers, practitioners, policymakers and students.
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International Association of People-Environment Studies (IAPS)
2019 – Present
A multidisciplinary forum for researchers and practitioners to study people's relationships with their socio-physical environments and foster discussion and collaboration across fields.
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Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC), The Scientific Research Council (SRC)
2020 – 2023
Supports entrepreneurs developing climate solutions by building the region's cleantech ecosystem and helping startups and businesses grow.
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The Mona Social Services Company Limited (MSS), The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
2019 – 2023
Strengthens underdeveloped communities through social interventions in education, health, sports, entrepreneurship, crime reduction and peace.
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Centre of Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy
2019 – 2024
Contribute expertise to establish a new centre focused on oceanography and the blue economy at The UWI Five Islands Campus, enhancing regional research capabilities and policy development.
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Adapt’ Island Project
2019 – 2024
Guide a major EU-funded project focused on climate change adaptation strategies for coastal ecosystems in Guadeloupe, emphasizing socioeconomic impacts and sustainability.
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Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project
2020 – 2024
Part of a team overseeing a World Bank-funded initiative to reduce disaster vulnerability through enhanced national infrastructure and community resilience strategies.
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Integrating Water, Land, and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (IWEco Project)
2020 – 2022
Advise on integrating ecosystem management with water and land resources to promote sustainable development across Caribbean small island states, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund.
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Integrated Water Resources Management Council (IWRMC)
2018 – 2023
Support Jamaica's Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation by providing expert insights on integrated water resources management, enhancing policy and planning for sustainable development.
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Council of the Caribbean Maritime University
2024 to present
Contributes to the governance of the Caribbean's leading maritime university, supporting education, training and research across shipping, logistics and marine affairs.
Board Member
Land Information Council of Jamaica
2019 to 2023
Supported national land information policy and the modernisation of land administration and geospatial data management in Jamaica.
Academia Representative
Environment Working Group, Office of the Prime Minister
2017 to 2020
Provided academic expertise to the Office of the Prime Minister's Environment Working Group, informing national environmental policy and priorities.