{"id":2444,"date":"2024-06-18T13:12:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/?page_id=2444"},"modified":"2024-06-18T13:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:12:07","slug":"dr-daren-conrad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/staff-profiles\/dr-daren-conrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Daren Conrad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Dr. Daren Conrad&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dr.-Daren-Conrad.jpg&#8221; position=&#8221;Lecturer &#8211; Department of Economics&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Dr. Daren Conrad&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"field location eleven columns\">The Faculty of Social Sciences &#8211; Department of Economics<\/p>\n<p class=\"field address-line-1 eleven columns\">The University of the West Indies<br \/>St. Augustine<br \/>Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n<p class=\"field telephone eleven columns\">Telephone: <a href=\"tel:+1868-662-2002\" title=\"Phone\">868-662-2002<\/a> (Ext. 83053)<br \/>Email:<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:daren.conrad@sta.uwi.edu\" title=\"Email\">daren.conrad@sta.uwi.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"field columns\">Professional Experience<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"experience\" class=\"field columns\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Independent Consultant at Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Associate Consultant at Trade &amp; Economic Development Unit (TEDU) Faculty of Social Sciences The University of the West Indies<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lecturer at The University of the West Indies, St Augustine<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Research Associate at Department of Economics, Centre for Race and Wealth Studies Howard University<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Assistant Professor at Bowie State University<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adjunct Lecturer at Howard University<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Acting Manager at Research Education and Technical Assistance, Howard University<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Budget Analyst at Centre for Urban Progress, Howard University<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cost Analyst at Business Systems and Process Improvement (BSPI), Republic Bank Limited, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 class=\"field columns\">Courses Taught<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"courses\" class=\"field columns\">\n<li>ECON 1001<\/li>\n<li>ECON 3024<\/li>\n<li>ECON 3074<\/li>\n<li>ECON 6030<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 class=\"field columns\">Graduate Students<\/h1>\n<ul id=\"graduate-students\" class=\"field columns\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Asif Cassim (M.Sc. 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