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Departmental reports show that refereed research output in the Faculty over the 2022/23 academic year included at least 2 single-authored books, 4 edited books, 15 book chapters, 2 edited journal issues, 26 journal articles, and 1 monograph, along- side several technical reports, non-refereed articles, and non-traditional research output such as researched journalistic output and software products. Dr Ruth Baker-Gardner, whose book Academic Integrity in the Caribbean: Plagiarism Policies, Perception, Prevalence and Possible Solutions (UWI Press) was published in December 2022, was thrown into the spotlight as ChatGPT became publicly available early in 2023, causing both excitement and concern. Staff members were recognized for outstanding research by the (delayed) announce- ment of the Principal’s Research Awards covering several academic years: Principal’s Research Awards 2018–2019: Dr Françoise Cevaër (DMLL), Dr Therese Ferguson (SOE), Dr Canute Thompson (SOE), Dr Clavia Williams-McBean (SOE), Dr Zachary Beier (DOHA), and Dr Michael Bucknor (DLIE) 2019–2020: Best research publication – Dr Rachel Moseley-Wood (DLIE), Dr Vivette Milson-Whyte (DLLP); Most outstanding researcher – Prof Canute Thompson (SOE); Most outstanding research activity – Dr Zoyah Kinkead-Clark (SOE) 2020–2021: Best research publication – Dr Enrique Okenve (DOHA), Dr Françoise Cevaër (DMLL); Most outstanding research activity – Dr Lois George (SOE); Research activity generating the most funds – Dr Sonjah Stanley Niaah, Dr Deborah Hickling Gordon (ICS) 2021–2022: Best research publication – Dr Dave Gosse (ICS), Dr Isis Semaj-Hall (DLIE); Most outstanding researcher – Dr Carmel Roofe (SOE); Most outstanding research activity – Dr Stanley Griffin (DLIS); Research activity generating the most funds & with the most development impact: CCEP team, consisting of Prof Canute Thompson, Dr Schontal Moore, Camille Berry, Nadine Davis and Allison Montgomery (SOE) Also notable is that the book Education for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean by Lorna Down and Therese Ferguson was among three UWI Press books named 2022 Foreword Indies Book of the Year, and Finalist in the Education Theory and Practice category for the 2023 PROSE Awards (Association of American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence). In its 30th year of existence, the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning announced its inaugural Beryl Allen Teaching Award for Innovative Teaching, which was awarded to Chevonnese Chevers Whyte, lecturer in CARIMAC. FHE staff members recognized for student evaluation scores of 4.5 and above included 10 lecturers in the SOE, 5 in the DLLP, and one each in the DLIE and ICS. The significance of our engagement with alumni, adjuncts, and retirees was evident as their work achieves public recognition. Thus, national award recipients 2022 included two Ph.D. Cultural Studies graduates Dr. Myrna Hague-Bradshaw and Dr. Amina Blackwood-Meeks, recipients of the OD for contribution to the Jamaican Music Industry, and to the development of the Literary Arts in Jamaican Culture,
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