Interests:
I serve as Map Curator and Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Geology. My interdisciplinary research includes, agriculture and climate justice, landscape change and history , geomorphology, climate change responses and modelling, vegetation ecology and archaeology. Historical maps, aerial photographs, satellite imagery and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are key components of my research and analyses. In the past 20 years my work has focused on environmental management and sustainable development, with particular emphasis on biodiversity, forestry, watersheds, agriculture and protected areas management. I have written and co-authored technical reports and papers for Jamaica and the Caribbean on behalf of several development agencies.
Research Interests:
Landscape History
Biodiversity
Portected Areas
Agriculture
Watershed Management
Climate Change and Climate Change Assessment
Research Projects:
Teaching Climate Justice and Resilience through Ancestral Plant Heritage in Jamaica
Biophysical History of Carlisle Bay and its Environs, Clarendon, Jamaica
The Blue Mountains of Jamaica in contemporary and historical contexts
19th and Early 20th Century Estate Tramways