I am Jeanette C. Corniffe, a PhD candidate and Teaching Assistant in the Department of History and Archaeology, UWI, Mona. I am also the holder of a B.A. (Hons.) in History, with a minor in International Relations from the UWI, Mona. This degree was awarded in 2003. In my doctoral research I investigate developments in Westmoreland's Sugar Industry, 1703-1833, with a particular focus on the impact of those developments on changing landownership trends. This is an example of micro level history and falls within the ambit of economic history.

I am a full-time M.Phil. History student in the Department, whose course began in 2022. I am attending the U.W.I., Mona, by virtue of a Study Abroad Studentship awarded by the Leverhulme Trust in the UK. I was born in Scarborough, England, and I have a B.A. (Hons.) in History and Politics from Lancaster University. I also worked for a year in the museum and art gallery of the University of Liverpool.