{"id":1204,"date":"2026-04-13T11:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/researchawards\/?page_id=1204"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:12:12","slug":"2025-awardees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/researchawards\/2025-awardees\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Awardees"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|16em|0px|16em|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px|16em|0px|16em|true|true&#8221; 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Gloria Ramdeen-Mootoo \u2013 Innovation: \u201cThe Angel App of Organ Donation Trinidad and Tobago\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Faculty Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professor Festus Olutoge \u2013 Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/p>\n<p>Dr Oral Daley \u2013 Faculty of Food and Agriculture, Department of Food Production<\/p>\n<p>Dr Nicole Roberts \u2013 Faculty of Humanities and Education,\u00a0 Centre for Language Learning<\/p>\n<p>Dr Alicia Elias-Roberts \u2013 Faculty of Law<\/p>\n<p>Dr Raveed Khan \u2013 Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Public Health and Primary Care<\/p>\n<p>Dr Amy Deacon \u2013 Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Life Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Dr Henry Bailey \u2013 Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Researcher of the Centre\/Institute\/Unit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr Bephyer Parey \u2013 Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award &amp; Mentorship Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Graduate Student: Dr Nirmala Ramnarine<\/p>\n<p>Supervisor: Professor Jerome De Lisle<\/p>\n<p>Thesis: Validating Interpretations and Uses of School-Based Assessment in CSEC Public Examinations<\/p>\n<p>School of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Education<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award &amp; Mentorship Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Graduate Student: Dr Sunshine De Caires<\/p>\n<p>Supervisor: Professor Mark Wuddivira<\/p>\n<p>Thesis: Modelling Spatial and Temporal Trends of Soil Quality in Small Island Tropical Watersheds for Climate Change Resilience<\/p>\n<p>Department of Food Production, Faculty of Food and Agriculture<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Promising Early Career Researcher Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr Kegan Jones \u2013 Lecturer, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW6089890 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6089890 BCX8\">Award Committee\u2019s Selection for Special Recognition under Best Team Research<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW6089890 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Stokeley Smart and Team \u2013 Project: The Smart Tables\u00ae Trinidad and Tobago Framework, Creating Complete Mortality Life Tables for CARICOM: The Cases of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, and Constructing Complete Mortality Tables for the Employed Population of Trinidad and Tobago<\/p>\n<p>Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science and Technology<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most Productive Research Department Award<\/span><\/b><span 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