August 2019


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UWI expands cadre of professors, four for St Augustine

Four new professors have been appointed at the St Augustine Campus as part of a group of ten that includes five at the Mona Campus in Jamaica and one at the Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. The four are:

• Dr. Wayne Ganpat promoted to Prof. of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Food and Agriculture (FFA)
• Dr. Rohan Maharaj promoted in the Faculty of Medical Sciences
• Dr. Michelle Mycoo promoted to Prof. of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering
• Dr. Laura Roberts-Nkrumah promoted to Prof. of Crop Science and Production, FFA

These appointments have been approved by the University Appointments Committee after a rigorous process including evaluations by internal and external assessors. Prof. Mycoo and Roberts-Nkrumah’s appointments became effective in February 2019 and Prof. Ganpat and Prof. Maharaj’s appointments became effective in May 2019.