Dr. Petrea Facey | The Department of Chemistry

The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.

Telephone: 868-662-2002 Ext. 82281

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE, UK (2024)
PG Certificate in University Teaching and Learning, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (2022-2023)
Dip. Caribbean Sign Language, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine (2020-2022)
Certificate in E-learning Instructional Design and Development, Oregon State University, USA. (2016-2017)
Georg Forster Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) Georg August University, Göttingen Germany (2007-2008)

1. Bioactive compounds from endophytic fungi associated with plants from Trinidad and Tobago
2. Inclusive chemistry education for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students

Science Outreach to Differently-Abled Students: https://sta.uwi.edu/uwitoday/archive/july_2025/article8.asp
Cascade School for the Deaf Science Club: https://inchemistry.acs.org/student-chapters/uwi-chapter-launches-science-club.html
First-ever UWI Chemistry Festivals for the Deaf: https://sta.uwi.edu/news/releases/release.asp?id=22783

Most Outstanding Publication, Principal’s Research Award, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica (2006)

Faculty Advisor, ACS International Student Chapter
Faculty Representative, Board of Studies, Institute for Gender and Development Studies
Department Representative, Academic Advising Committee, Faculty of Science and Technology

Associate, American Chemical Society Committee on Community Activities (CCA) (2026- present)
Member, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee, The American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) (2023-2025)