Caribbean Women in Science and Their Careers

In 2003, NIHERST and CCST launched an initiative to address the archiving of our region’s scientific heritage, through a series of publications on icons in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).

The recently-published Caribbean Women in Science and Their Careers is the fifth publication in the series. This reference book documents and promotes public awareness of the contribution of Caribbean women in various science-based and technological disciplines and professions, including medicine, engineering, and the natural sciences.

It features 41 outstanding women from seven Caribbean countries including Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

 

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Camille Wardrop Alleyne
Aerospace Engineer
Trinidad and Tobago

Frances Chandler
Agronomist
Barbados
Hilary Ann Robotham Westmeier
Analytical Chemist
Jamaica
Camille Selvon Abrahams
Animator
Trinidad and Tobago
Shirin Haque
Astronomer
Trinidad and Tobago
Dolly Nicholas
Chemist
Trinidad and Tobago
Patricia Carillo
Construction Manager
Trinidad and Tobago
Rosalie Ann Warpeha
Dentist
Jamaica
Kim Mallalieu
Electrical and Computer Engineer
Trinidad and Tobago
Rosemarie Wright-Pascoe
Endocrinologist
Jamaica
Gail Baccus-Taylor
Food Technologist
Trinidad and Tobago

Yolanda Thompson
Forensic Scientist
Trinidad and Tobago

Hilda Bynoe
General Practitioner
Grenada
Patricia Martin- De Leon
Geneticist
Jamaica
Sally Radford
Geologist
Trinidad and Tobago
Marilyn Crichlow
Hydrologist
Trinidad and Tobago
Michele Monteil
Immunologist
Trinidad and Tobago
Diane Claridge
Marine Mammalogist
The Bahamas

Jean Springer
Mathematics Professor
Jamaica

June Roach
Microbiologist
Barbados
Christine Carrington
Molecular Virologist
Trinidad and Tobago

Zulaika Ali
Neonatologist
Trinidad and Tobago

Nita Barrow
Nurse
Barbados
Susan Walker
Nutritionist
Jamaica
Anesa Ahamad
Oncologist
Trinidad and Tobago
Celia Christie-Samuels
Paediatrician
Jamaica
Kathleen Coard
Pathologist
Grenada
Merle Henry
Pharmacist
Trinidad and Tobago
Maxine Gossell-Williams
Pharmacologist
Jamaica
Charmaine Henry
Physiologist
Antigua and Barbuda
Wendy Yawching
Pilot
Trinidad and Tobago
Grace Sirju-Charran
Plant Biochemist
Trinidad and Tobago
Gillian Marcelle
Policy Specialist (STI)
Trinidad and Tobago
Rosalind Ambrose
Radiologist
St Vincent
Paula Dawson
Rehabilitation Physician
Jamaica
Audia Barnett
Research Administrator
Jamaica

Maureen Manchouck
Science Administrator
Trinidad and Tobago

Beverly Taylor
Science Educator
The Bahamas

Michelle Mycoo
Urban Planner
Trinidad and Tobago

Esther De Gourville
Virologist
Trinidad and Tobago
Donna-Mae Graffam
Zookeeper
Trinidad and Tobago
 

   

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