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Talia Esnard, PhD Sociology is a Senior Lecturer and current Head\/Chair of the Department of Behavioural Sciences, at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, Trinidad and Tobago. Prior to her appointment with the UWI, St. Augustine, she served as an Assistant Professor in the Center of Education for 8 years at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). At the UWI, St. Augustine campus, she has taught a range of courses in both quantitative and qualitative research, as well as, in development theory and praxis; both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Administratively, she previously served as Deputy Dean for Undergraduate Student Matters within the Faculty of Social Sciences-FSS (UWI-2018-2020) and as Chair for the FSS Curriculum Committee (2016-2018).\u00a0 As a researcher, she focuses on issues of women, work, and organizations; particularly within entrepreneurial and educational spheres. Some of her work has been published in the (i) Journal of Motherhood Initiative, (ii) Women, Gender and Families of Color, (iii) Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, (iv) Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, and (v) NASPA Journal about Women in Higher Education.\u00a0 She is the lead co-author of\u00a0<\/span>Black women, academe and the tenure process in the United States and the Caribbean<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>(Esnard & Cobb-Roberts 2018). She is the co-editor for\u00a0<\/span>Mentoring as Critically Engaged Praxis: Storying the Lives and Contributions of Black Women Administrators<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>(Cobb-Roberts & Esnard, 2020) and\u00a0Mothering and Entrepreneurship: Global perspectives, Identities and Complexities<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>(Esnard & Knight, 2020). She is one of the authors\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion in Caribbean Organisations and Society<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>(Stephenson, Persadie, Bissessar, & Esnard, 2020)\u00a0and the sole author of Entrepreneurial Women in the Caribbean: Critical Insights and Policy Implications (Esnard, 2022) .\u00a0She was a recipient of Taiwan Research Fellowship (2012) and Canada-CARICOM Faculty Leadership Program (2015 at Brock University & 2018 at Ryerson University).\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Qualifications<\/h3>\n\n- PhD, Sociology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Research Interests<\/h3>\n\n- Issues related to women, work, and organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Senior Lecturer and Head of Department Department of Behavioural SciencesThe University of the West Indies, St. Augustine CampusSt. AugustineTrinidad and TobagoTelephone: 868-662-2002 Ext 82023Ext 82711Email:\u00a0Talia.Esnard@sta.uwi.edu Talia Esnard, PhD Sociology is a Senior Lecturer and current Head\/Chair of the Department of Behavioural Sciences, at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, Trinidad and Tobago. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"difl_page_category":[],"class_list":["post-677","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\r\n
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