The UWI Cave Hill Campus Annual Report to Council 2021/2022

168 | Recognising Excellence

Security and a former member of the Cave Hill Board of Gender Studies. The external assessors who reviewed Professor Bailey’s scholarship described him as impressive. The assessor added, “Dr Bailey’s research has won him accolades in the form of a 2016 Research Team Award for Best Applied Research and a 2010 UNICEF Award for Best UNICEF Project. These awards recognise the weight, value, and quality of his work… What is especially remarkable is his use of his research skills and knowledge for public service. This is manifested in his 13 technical reports written for national and international organisations and audiences, to help influence policy and for the greater public good.”

Professor Cynthia Barrow-Giles

Professor Cynthia Barrow-Giles

Observer Missions, on Commonwealth Electoral Observer Missions to Ghana, Sri Lanka, and The Gambia from 2005 to 2011 and was a member of the CARICOM High-Level Team for the recount of the Guyana vote in March 2020, and served as the CARICOM Team leader for the recount of the Guyana 2020 elections from May-June 2020. She also served on the Saint Lucia Constitution Reform Commission from 2006-2011, as Advisor to the RSTAC, Barbados, and is a founding member and Director of Transparency Institute of Barbados and Integrity Group Barbados. Professor Barrow-Giles has received numerous awards for her dynamic work. These include a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Contribution to Public Service in 2021; the Cave Hill Campus Principal’s Award for Excellence (for Outstanding Contribution to Public Service in 2020); the UWI CETL/Guild Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning in 2019; the 2017/2018 Faculty Award for Most Outstanding Researcher and the Barbados Community College Political Science Society’s Service Award for Contribution to Political Science Education in 1998. While reviewing her body of work, one external assessor observed, “The Candidate is a recognised leader in her field of research, a voice for the values of constitutional democ- racy, a respected and trusted advisor to international organ- isations, and a prominent ambassador for the University. The University is fortunate to have the Candidate in its ranks.”

Professor of Constitutional Governance and Politics

Professor Cynthia Barrow-Giles lectures in the Faculty of Social Sciences at The UWI Cave Hill Campus. Throughout her career at The UWI, she has served as Deputy Dean of the Faculty twice, and Head of the Department of Government, Sociology and Social Work. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science, a Master of Science (General), and a Master of Philosophy from the Consortium Graduate School at The UWI. The proud alumna and academic has published widely on political parties, election campaigns, political party financing, and women’s political participation. Her publi- cations include nine peer-reviewed journal articles; two authored books; one co-authored book; three co-edited books and 15 book chapters. She has also written over seventy other academic publications. In addition to her lecturing over the years, Professor Barrow-Giles developed four new undergraduate degree programmes in 2002 and four Master’s degree programmes between 2004 and 2005. She has also supervised 12 MSc theses and four MPhil theses. For decades, Professor Barrow-Giles has advocated for civic education among Caribbean people, particularly concerning the electoral machinery and political participation. She has served in several Caribbean countries with the OAS Electoral

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