The Faculty of Humanities and Education
Dr. Heather Cateau is a Senior Lecturer in Caribbean History at The University of The West Indies’ St. Augustine Campus and the current Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education. She has held the positions of Head of the History Department, Deputy Dean (Student Matters) and Residence Manager of Milner Hall. Her research focus has led to a revisionary approach to plantation and enslavement systems in the Caribbean. Her latest publications include "Beyond Tradition" co-edited with Rita Pemberton and the "Caribbean in the Atlantic World" co-authored with John Campbell. She has held Visiting Fellowships at the University of Iowa and the University of Cambridge.
Dr Geraldine Elizabeth Skeete is Deputy Dean for Student Matters (Undergraduate) and a Literatures in English lecturer in the Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies at the Faculty of Humanities and Education. She has also lectured, coordinated and tutored in the English Language Foundation and literary linguistics programmes. Dr Skeete has taught at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. She obtained a Teacher’s Diploma from Valsayn Teachers’ College, and subsequently a BA (First Class Honours) and PhD (with High Commendation) in Literatures in English, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning (with Distinction) from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. From 2006-2008 she was Coordinator of the campus’s Evening University. Dr Skeete is the recipient of a Dean’s Award for Postgraduate Research, UWI Postgraduate Scholarship, Most Outstanding PhD Thesis Award (2006/2007) and UWI/Guardian Life Premium Teaching Award (2012). She has published in the Caribbean Review of Gender Studies, Short Fiction in Theory & Practice, the Caribbean Scholar, and The Year's Work in English Studies, among others. She is co-editor of the book The Child and the Caribbean Imagination and the online Tout Moun: Caribbean Journal of Cultural Studies. Her areas of interest are Caribbean literature, literary linguistics, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Mr. Jessel Murray has earned a B.M. and M.M. both at Temple University. Prior to being employed at The UWI, he has served as a Lecturer in Music at Smith College (1989-93), Director of Choruses at Amherst Regional High School, Massachusetts (1993-2000). Since 2007, he has dedicated himself to the Trinidad and Tobago National Steel Symphony Orchestra as its Artistic Director/Conductor and continues to do so today. Mr. Murray takes an interest in a vast range of research areas which include Choral Music, Orchestral Music (Steel and Conventional Orchestra), Musical Theatre, Advanced Piano Literature, Piano Accompaniment and Vocal Music. Two performances under his conductorship which he regards as significant include Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” with the UWI Arts Chorale, UWI Steel, UWI Percussion and the University of Delaware Percussion (2013) and the complete performance of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto with the National Steel Symphony Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago and Sean Sutherland, piano (2011). World Premiere performances of Ben Wahlund’s Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra, “Only When Eternity Nears”, Liam Teague, steelpan (2010) and Gary Gibson’s “Caprice” for Conventional Orchestra with the addition of Steelpan Consort (2009) both snagged prizes at the 2008 Meth
Dr. Rawatee Maharaj-Sharma is a Senior Lecturer in Science (Physics) Education in the School of Education, The UWI, St. Augustine. She is currently the Deputy Dean, Planning and Programming, Faculty of Humanities and Education. Dr. Maharaj-Sharma received her BSc. (1st Class Hons.) in Physics with a minor in Chemistry from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. She holds an M.Sc. in Physics and Astronomy and a PhD in Physics and Earth and Space Science from York University, Canada. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Universal Teaching and Learning from York University. Dr. Maharaj-Sharma coordinates the Bachelor of Education programme at the School of Education. She has published locally, regionally and internationally and is the recipient of research awards, fellowships and scholarships. Her teaching and research interests include novel approaches in science teaching, students’ conceptions/misconceptions in science and students’ voices in the science classroom. She has been affiliated with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) for the past 8 years and is a member of several international science education organizations.
The Faculty of Humanities & Education
UWI St. Augustine
Tel: (868) 662-2002 ext. 83672, 82288
Email: Dean.FHE@sta.uwi.edu
