Howard Reid is a member of the academic staff in the Department of Government, UWI Mona. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science with minors in both Management Studies and Criminology from the University of the West Indies. Immediately after completing his first degree, he went on to pursue and complete his Master of Science in Government with a specialization in International Public and Development Management (IPDM).

Glenville McLeod is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Government, UWI Mona Campus. He was born in Port Antonio, Portland but he later moved to St. Mary in the late 1990s. He attended the St Mary High School and entered the University of the West Indies in 2008. He graduated in 2011 with a BSc(Hons) in International Relations with a minor in Public Sector Management.  
After finishing his first degree he immediately went on to pursue his Masters in Government with a specialization in International Relations which he completed in 2013. His MSc research paper focused on ‘Jamaica’s adaptability to a Green Economy’ where he highlighted land conservation, electrical consumption and reduction in pollution as possible areas in which a transition to a Green Economy should begin in Jamaica. For his work in the aforementioned area, he received the departmental award for best research of 2013.
While undertaking his Masters he was a graduate assistant in the department of government. This further facilitated his growth in academia and led to the attainment of his current position in the department.

His love and enthusiasm for research in the areas of climate change, sustainable development and the Green Economy sees him currently enrolled in the Masters of Philosophy programme in the Department of Government. Outside of his research focus, his other areas of academic interests include the global political economy and International Law.  Somewhat distant of academia, Glenville enjoys travelling, photography, music production, volunteering, and sports.  
 

Dr. Gavin Daley is a Lecturer in Research Methods at the University of the West Indies, Mona-Jamaica (UWI). He received his Ph.D. in Political Science at the UWI and was awarded the 2012 Caribbean-Pacific Island Mobility Scheme (CARPIMS) Scholarship, which afforded him the opportunity to complete a mobility doctorate in Development Studies at the University of the South Pacific, Laucala-Fiji. 

In fifteen (15) years of study, learning, and teaching at the University of the West Indies and in collaboration with a number of colleagues at the UWI, he has written several technical reports for government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), private sector companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs); two academic articles and his Ph.D. thesis entitled: The politics of public policy in Jamaica: An Analysis of the Implications of a Change of Government on the Sustainability of Local Government Efficiency.

Dr. Daley also lectures in criminology and mathematics.

Dr. Eris D. Schoburgh, is Associate Dean in the Faculty of the Social Sciences and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government, at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus where she teaches courses in public and policy management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She currently coordinates the Public and Policy Management Unit. Her general area of academic specialisation is public policy analysis and management with special focus on comparative subnational government/governance; subnational/local (economic) development. She has several publications among which are three books and several research articles that have appeared in leading international and regional journals.
Dr. Schoburgh is a Member of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF), the International Public Policy Association (IPPA), the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM), and the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA); Co-chair of the Governance Thematic Working Group; Chairperson of the Mountain Terrace Cooperative Housing Society Limited; and former Director of the Board of the Social Development Commission (SDC).

Major achievements:
2017/18 Principal’s Research Award for The Most Outstanding Researcher. 
2016/17 Principal’s Research Award for The Best Publication (Edited Collection) with collaborators.
2013 Facilitator of post-MDGs discussions in Uganda.
2012 Principal’s Research Award for The Best Research Publication (Article).
2010/11 Commonwealth Academic Fellowship Award, University of Manchester, Institute of Political and Economic Governance (IPEG), United Kingdom.
2010/11 Mona Research Fellowship Award.
2007-2012 Facilitated Public Sector Senior Management Development in the British Virgin Islands, Jamaica and Montserrat.

MPhil Candidate- Department of Government, UWI Mona Academic Interests: international development policy, public policy, digital governance, public sector reforms, political analysis, political theories, history, philosophy Dissertation Topic: The Rise of the Surveillance State: A Public Good or an Orwellian Dystopia? Measuring public perception among Jamaicans about mass surveillance in the digital age. Abstract The notion of an “Orwellian Dystopia,” drawn from the novel “1984” written by British author George Orwell, refers to the emergence of all-knowing, all -seeing and omni-present governments using ubiquitous surveillance to achieve suppression of freedom and social control. In the case of Jamaica public discourse about government surveillance has been fueled by the passage of the National Identification (NIDS) Act and the legal challenge brought against its constitutionality by the country’s parliamentary opposition. The successful establishment of NIDS, as a mandatory electronic identification scheme, would allow the Jamaican government to access the personal data of all citizens including biometric data such as fingerprint, facial image, signature and iris scan. This has ignited widespread concerns, led by a coalition of human rights, legal and political perspectives, about the potential for the government to use this vast repository of citizen’s data as the basis for monitoring and controlling people’s lives. Already governments across the world, especially from developed regions, have begun to manipulate data as a form of surveillance mechanism along with the use of other predominantly digital techniques. Most of these new surveillance technologies and techniques are being deployed in the name of national security and law enforcement. There are however many legitimate concerns about government transparency, potential misuse of surveillance power, threats to fundamental rights such as privacy and general government overreach with regards to the rise of the so-called surveillance state.
This study seeks to develop a deepened understanding of the advancement of surveillance capabilities in the digital age and the implications of this development for human rights and democratic traditions. More specifically, it will seek to measure how the citizens of Jamaica perceive the likely impact of this development- the potential rise of a Surveillance State- on their own lives and the factors that are influencing differences in public opinion about mass surveillance. To capture and measure public perception, questionnaires will be administered to participants from diverse backgrounds ( religious, demographical, socio-economic, political , educational and otherwise) to produce representative and generalizable findings as well as to identify causal factors or correlations from the responses.

As a Lecturer in the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr Carol Nelson, holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Government and lectures in International Political Economy, International Organizations, Media and Political Opinion and Global Political Economy and Climate Change. 
Dr Nelson comes to the UWI with over 20 years of experience as a director in the public sector, effectively coordinating and implementing various initiatives and activities with regards to international and regional financial institutions. Dr Nelson’s responsibilities for several years involved representing the Government of Jamaica in various fora, such as on the Board of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and CARICOM’s Council for Finance and Planning and the CARICOM Commission on the Economy. In 2010 she represented the Caribbean region in 2010 on the UN Committee for Programme and CoOrdination at the United Nations. 
Amongst her certification, she holds a Professional Certificate in Strategic Climate Change Adaptation from the International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, UK; a MSc in International Policy Analysis from the University of Bath, in the UK as well as a BSc in Geography & Social Sciences from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica. 
Her thesis entitled “The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and the Implications for the Public Sector and Industrial Relations Practice” advances theoretical perspectives such as Actor Network Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis not commonly applied to Caribbean phenomenon as methodological tools of analysis. Her first publication was in the International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI) entitled ‘Beyond Actor Network Theory to the Marriage of Moments’. Dr Nelson is currently finalising the publication of her book, “The Nuts and Bolts of Social Partnership”.

Dr. Aieka Smith is a Lecturer in International Relations (IR). She teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the International Relations Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona. She holds MSc. and Ph.D. degrees in Government (The UWI, Mona) and a BSc. in International Relations and Political Science (The UWI, Mona). She also serves as the Coordinator for the Internship in IR programme. Her research interests are diasporic citizenship, diaspora engagement, transnational political participation, immigrant belonging, and migration in small island developing states (SIDS). 

Dr Smith was awarded the University of the West Indies 60th Anniversary Scholarship in 2008, the Canada -CARICOM Leadership Scholarship in 2009 (Centre for Globalization and Cultural Studies, University of Manitoba, Canada) and the Trilateral Reconnection Project Fellowship in 2010 (Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa) to conduct work geared towards her doctoral studies.

Dr. Lisa Ann Vasciannie is the Head of the Department of Government at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. She is a fellow with the Caribbean Policy Consortium. Lisa Ann Vasciannie PhD, Government :International Relations (UWI) is a Lecturer International Relations.  She currently lectures Introduction to International Relations, International Relations: Theories and Approaches, and Regionalism in a Globalized Age.  Dr. Vasciannie’s research interests include Election Observation, Democracy Promotion, International Norms, the Role of International Actors on Domestic Politics and Gender in International Relations. As an electoral expert, Dr. Vasciannie has observed elections in the Maldives and Tanzania. She has done extensive research on international election observation in the Commonwealth Caribbean and within the Organization of American States.  Dr. Vasciannie is currently the Faculty Advisor for The UWI Model United Nations Club.