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.