Dr. Cheryl-Ann Sarita Boodram
Lecturer and Coordinator of the Social Work Programme
Department of Behavioural Science
Carmody Building
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: 868-662-2002 Ext 85279
Dr. Boodram’s professional experiences include working with marginalized youth, forced migrants and people who have experienced loss following disasters. Her research on these areas has also led to publications in several international academic journals and presentations at international conferences. Dr. Boodram is hallmarked by her commitment to grassroots intervention and intrigued by the potential of ‘vulnerabilised’ people to uncover solutions to their life challenges.
Qualifications
- BSc, MSW, PhD (UWI)
- Post–Master Cert. (NYU)
Research Interests
- Dr. Boodram's research interest is unified by a focus on collective trauma as it relates to the Caribbean and the issues of migration, community violence and experiences of disasters.