UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES)

Natalie Dietrich Jones

Biography

Natalie Dietrich Jones’ professional experience has been in the field of development in Jamaica and other Caribbean spaces. Outside of academia, she has worked in the local and international public sector. Most recently, she was employed with the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Barbados and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, where she assisted with the development of a framework for cooperation between the United Nations System and the Caribbean. Natalie Dietrich Jones enjoys teaching and is passionate about student development. Her research interests include Migration and Border studies, Qualitative research, and Critical Realist methodology. Prior to joining SALISES Natalie taught a number of courses in International Relations and Political Science within the Department of Government at UWI, Mona.

Stephen Johnson

Biography

Adonna Jardine-Comrie

Elaine Campbell-Daenen

Biography

Elaine is a practicing consultant, mediator, and social and legal researcher. She is a published writer on issues such as migrants’ rights, the bauxite mining laws of Jamaica, climate change and the protection of human rights under investment. Her area of legal research spans the field of Transnational Law. She studied the sciences, humanities and law in Europe. Elaine is the first University of West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica graduate to obtain a Master of Philosophy in Law from that institution. She is a member of the MiFOOD Jamaica Research group. As well as the Dispute Resolution Foundation of Jamaica.

Allison Bailey-Wedderburn

Elizabeth Thomas Hope

Biography

Elizabeth Thomas-Hope holds a doctorate from Oxford University, and has Master degrees in Geography from the Universities of Aberdeen and Pennsylvania State. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and President of the Commonwealth Geographical Bureau. She was a recipient of the Government of Jamaica award of Order of Distinction, Commander Class (CD) 2015. She has taught at universities in the USA (City University of New York) and in the UK (University of London and University of Liverpool). She was appointed to the first James Seivright Moss-Solomon (Snr.) Chair of Environmental Management at the University of the West Indies. She is currently Professor Emerita and is attached to the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social & Economic Studies (SALISES) Mona, where she is engaged in research and teaching.
She led the Kingston team in the Hungry Cities Programme and continued her interest in Food Security and migration as a team member of the MiFood Programme. Her research into migration and environmental issues has chiefly been based in the Caribbean, on which she has published widely. Over the years, she also developed community-based environmental projects in rural areas of Jamaica. She has undertaken several consultancies internationally and nationally, was selected for membership of international scientific and advisory groups and has organized conferences and public forums in her field.