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Dr
Nicole A.
Plummer

Title: 
Lecturer
Education: 
PhD History, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Thesis title: “The Jamaican Sugar Planting Interest: An Examination into Agrarian Entrepreneurship and Business Culture, 1655-1807”
Certificate in University Teaching and Learning - UWI
BA (Hons) History - UWI
Email: 
nicole.plummer02@uwimona.edu.jm
Number: 
940-4349/971-7024
(ext.7051) 876 977-1951

Overview

office: 
Western Jamaica Campus - W106C | Mona Campus - Room 33
Fellowships and Training: 
Advancing the Stairway to Leadership at UWI Leadership Workshop
Grant Writing Workshop, Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, Mona
Developing Reflective/Reflexive Leadership, UWI, Open Campus
UWI, Mona-Western Jamaica Campus, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Workshops:  Teaching with 21st Century Technologies  Teaching/Learning Strategies for Diverse Students
Certificate, Building on Foundations of Successful Online Facilitation (BFSOF), UWI, OC:
Certificate, GPA Training, UWI, OC
Certificate, University Teaching and Learning, CETL, UWI, Mona
Certificate, Managing and Facilitating Online Instruction, UWI, OC
Professional Experience: 
Peer Reviewer, Theory Culture & Society: Explorations in Critical Social Science, SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewer, Caribbean Quarterly, Taylor and Francis Group
Member, Wellness Research Group
Peer Reviewer, Caribbean Library Journal Special Publication
Member, Caribbean Foods for Climate Justice Research Group: http://caribbeanfood4climate.com/
Member, The Sustainable Rural and Agricultural Development Research Cluster (S/Rad)
Member, Association of Caribbean Historians
External Assessor, Programme Review for the Department of Humanities, Northern Caribbean University, Manchester Rd., Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica
Member, Caribbean Studies Association
Assistant Editor, Social History Project, Department of History and Archaeology, UWI, Mona
UWI Service: 
Coordinator, Faculty Engagements and Partnerships, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Acting Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Education
Member, Organising Committee, Inaugural Faculty of Humanities and Education Research Symposium
Presenter, UWI for You Virtual Expo: The Metaverse of Education
Co-Convenor and Chair, “The Value of a Humanities and Education Degree: Panel of Employers and Past Students”
Convenor, Partnership between Jamaica National Foundation and the Faculty of Humanities and Education
Organiser and Chair, Humanities and Education Achieving Resilience for Teachers and Students Seminar (HEARTS) Series
Public Service: 
Panellist, “Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Exploring the Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence,” JN Circle Thrive Together Life Class, 6A Oxford Road, JN Group Corporate Office
Presenter, “The Orange Economy and YOU,” Ardenne High School, 6th Form,
Interviewee, “George Thomas White,” Who Do You Think You Are, British Broadcasting Corporation, British Broadcasting Corporation, c/o Dr. Charlie Beirouti, Researcher, Wall to Wall Media, 200 Gray’s Inn Road, London, WC1X 8XZ, UK,
Guest Speaker, “Jamaica's Rich Cultural Heritage and the Global Impact of Reggae Music,” Black History Month/ Reggae Month Presentation, Jamaican Association of Bermuda,
Facilitator, “Write the Vision: Make It Plain Vision Board Workshop”, The Mona Library and Staff Mentorship Initiative, The Multifunctional Room and Zoom.
Guest Speaker, “Reading for Life; A Life of Reading”, Annual Black History Month Reading Competition held under the theme "Black History! One Love! One Family! One Heritage! The Harbour View Branch Library, March 3.
Keynote speaker, “Country come to town – Finding the right balance”, The Westwood High School annual College Fair held under the theme: Excellence through Determination and Discipline,
Consultant, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, Western Jamaica on proposed Culture Club and Miss Jamaica Festival Queen
Consultant, Western Region Consultation on the National Cultural Policy of Jamaica,
“Jamaica: Its Culture and People”, Roman Catholic Diocese of Montego Bay.
Courses Taught: 
CLTR1001 – Introduction to the Study of Culture (Lecturer), 2013-present
CLTR2018 – Introduction to Caribbean Folk Philosophy (Lecturer), 2013-2019
CLTR2518 – The Culture of Rastafari (Lecturer), 2013-present
CLTR2524 – African Religious Retentions (Lecturer), 2013-2019
CLTR3005 – Food and Culture in the Caribbean (Lecturer) 2019-present
CLTR6010 – Debates in Caribbean Cultural Identity (Lecturer) 2020-present
CLTR6030 – Dynamics of Caribbean Culture (Module Lecturer, Religion and Spirituality), 2015-present
Graduate Students: 
MA, Cultural Studies, Mr. Orlando Heslop, “Road to Zion: Observing Ritual Performance in Revivalism and Rastafari Towards Identifying a Convergent Afro-Jamaican Religious Identity,” Institute of Caribbean Studies.
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Grants: 
Co-Investigator, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Grants, “Teaching Climate Justice and Resilience through Ancestral Plant Heritage in Jamaica,” May 2022, £19,985.50.
Co-Investigator, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UK: Engaging Young People with Climate Research, “Recipes for Resilience: Engaging Caribbean Youth in Climate Action and Afrodescendant Food Heritage through Story Mapping and Song,” August 2021
(With Patrick Prendergast and Steffon Campbell), Principal’s New Initiative Award Fellowship, Culture, Tourism and Sustainable Development in Western Jamaica: Vol. 1 – Emile Martin”, August 2016-December 2017, JA$1.27 Million.
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