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the Queen’. The presenters were Dr. Michael Barnett, Miss Sophia Morgan, graduate student Ashleigh Onfroy, and Professor Rosalea Hamilton of the Institute of Law and Economics. This was additional to the regular departmental seminar series organized by Dr. Laura-Jan Obermuller, which covered several critical themes last year, including learning organizational practices, climate change, social violence, and mental health. WELCOME The Department welcomed Dr Herbert Gayle as Head effective August 1, 2022 and thanked our outgoing Head, Dr Orville Taylor for his service. Dr. Gayle started the academic year with a staff retreat at the Regional Headquarters (DATE). Here he introduced his strategic plans tagged ‘DO SOMETHING’ he hoped to execute for the years 2022 to 2025. These ideas focused on: • S tructure (reducing reliance on contacts, cementing sense of system) • O ntological security (sense of security through promotion and achievement) • M oney (income generation for a struggling university) • E quality (embracing diversity and fairness for all) • T eamwork (getting the diverse units to work as one department) • H eart (empathy for students and colleagues) • I mpact (encouraging staff to get involved in local and regional development) • N ifty (efficiency in service) • G ood returns (as a result of the changes) The Department also welcomed the following staff members for the new academic year 2022–2023: • Dr. Joanna Simpson: Social Work. • Mrs. Shakeisha Wilson Scott: Social Work. • Dr. Sharon McKenzie: Social Work. • Dr. Wendy McLean Cooke: Social Work (who returned from completing her PhD).
• Dr. Andre Bateman: Psychology. • Jessica Jackson Lewis: Front Desk.
EXCHANGE STUDENT The Department welcomed Ms Yichi Zhang on February 8, 2023, a PhD exchange student from the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Ms Zhang joined us for one year to do research for her thesis and was co-supervised by Dr Obermuller. Her research explored the emotional sides of Chinese Jamaican life experiences.
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