{"id":130,"date":"2022-02-17T18:35:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T22:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/welcome-4th-biennial-postgraduate-conference\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:44:47","slug":"welcome-4th-biennial-postgraduate-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/welcome-4th-biennial-postgraduate-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the 4th Biennial Postgraduate Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;54365f91-7ae2-4431-ae72-e2b0eeb6c82d&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;d67ea480-41c4-491c-b3c6-640768f68f1f&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LjqWhiwyk0Y&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;60%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;60%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic. Governments worldwide issued stay at home orders with the implementation of Public Health regulations and physical restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the disease. No doubt, this pandemic continues to impact the structures, relations, thinking and practices of our societies in unprecedented ways. While this global pandemic persists and continues to alter the way of life of our Caribbean people, it is important for us to evaluate the challenges associated with these changes and to explore the many opportunities for reimagining our societies.<\/p>\n<p>The 4th Biennial Department of Behavioural Sciences Postgraduate Research Conference \u2018Deconstructing the \u2018new normal\u2019: Prospects and challenges for Caribbean societies\u2019 provides an opportunity for participants to advance critical discussions on pertinent issues. The conference is also an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues on methods or strategic interventions that are necessary to tackle some of the problems and concerns plaguing the Caribbean. This virtual conference, carded for 7th and 8th April 2022 offers current postgraduate students, researchers, and faculty and other stakeholders the opportunity to think through some of the problems and changes related, but not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"rteindent2 rtejustify\">Bullying (including cyber bullying) Human trafficking Domestic violence<\/li>\n<li class=\"rteindent2 rtejustify\">Mental health and resilience Poverty Cybercrime Social inequalities<\/li>\n<li class=\"rteindent2 rtejustify\">Climate change (Un)documented migrants<\/li>\n<li class=\"rteindent2 rtejustify\">Technology, teaching and learning in higher education<\/li>\n<li class=\"rteindent2 rtejustify\">Social justice agendas Leadership and transformative praxis<\/li>\n<li class=\"rteindent2 rtejustify\">Social environment<\/li>\n<li class=\"rteindent2 rtejustify\">Interventions and activism<\/li>\n<li class=\"rteindent2 rtejustify\">Child welfare, rights and protection Worker protection and right<a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/sites\/default\/files\/behaviouralsciences\/images\/FSS-Conf-Flyer.pdf\" style=\"font-size: 18.2px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/sites\/default\/files\/behaviouralsciences\/images\/Register%20Here_0.png\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For more information kindly email: Camille.Huggins@sta.uwi.edu\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic. Governments worldwide issued stay at home orders with the implementation of Public Health regulations and physical restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the disease. No doubt, this pandemic continues to impact the structures, relations, thinking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2 class=\"rtecenter\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\">[video:https:https:\/\/youtu.be\/LjqWhiwyk0Y:400 height:400 align:left autoplay:1] <img alt=\"\" src=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/sites\/default\/files\/behaviouralsciences\/images\/Write%20up%202_0.jpg\" \/><\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic. Governments worldwide issued stay at home orders with the implementation of Public Health regulations and physical restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the disease. No doubt, this pandemic continues to impact the structures, relations, thinking and practices of our societies in unprecedented ways. While this global pandemic persists and continues to alter the way of life of our Caribbean people, it is important for us to evaluate the challenges associated with these changes and to explore the many opportunities for reimagining our societies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 4th Biennial Department of Behavioural Sciences Postgraduate Research Conference \u2018Deconstructing the \u2018new normal\u2019: Prospects and challenges for Caribbean societies\u2019 provides an opportunity for participants to advance critical discussions on pertinent issues. 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