Violet Eudine Barriteau
Violet Eudine Barriteau is a Grenadian-born Caribbean feminist, scholar and activist with considerable experience in research, senior administration and coordination of regional projects. She has been awarded many academic scholarships, awards and recognitions from universities and organizations, both regional and overseas. Professor Barriteau holds a PhD in Political Science from Howard University and an MPA in Public Sector Financial Management from New York University. She has written over thirty book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. Professor Barriteau was the first Head of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, a position which she held for fifteen years. She was also the first woman at The University of the West Indies to be appointed Campus Coordinator, School for Graduate Studies and Research. In 2016 she advised that The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus should establish a Faculty of Sport. In July 2017, the University established the regional Faculty of Sport. As Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Cave Hill Campus, Professor Barriteau has spearheaded a number of initiatives to advance the internationalization of the Cave Hill Campus. In 2017 Professor Barriteau launched The Smart Campus Initiative which is designed to reconceptualise the model of the delivery of higher education goods and services in Barbados and the Caribbean by the harnessing of ICT technology. The Smart Campus Initiative transforms all services, facilities, administrative procedures and pedagogical strategies to support national and regional development. Her research interests encompass transformational educational leadership, feminist theorizing, gender and public policy and investigation.
