Moving Into a Sustainable Future
Readiness, Recovery, Resilience
Join UCC for two days of workshops, keynote and panel discussions, student research and academic paper presentations exploring a more sustainable and resilient future.
Explore the Programme
Day 1 · September 23
Guest Speaker, Workshops & Undergraduate Research
Day 1 Live Stream
Watch Day 1's Activities
Follow Day 1 of UCC's 10th Annual Research Conference live on YouTube.
Featured Guest Speaker
Day 1 features a special guest presentation.
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Guest Speaker
Andrew "Miss Pearly Grandson" Dennis
Pre-Conference Workshops
Two focused sessions led by researchers and academic leaders.
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Workshop
Professor John MacIntyre
Chancellor, University of the Commonwealth Caribbean
Information and Data Security in A.I. and Why it Matters
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Workshop
Professor Philip Anyanwu
University of Reading, United Kingdom
Mastering Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
Joining the Day 1 workshops online? Use the Zoom meeting link below.
Undergraduate Student Presentations
Student research presentations scheduled for the afternoon of September 23.
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM
Presenters: Danielle C. Barrett, Janell Davy, Jody-Ann Jackson-Wray, Kennicia Preddie, Shinelle Simms-Hutchinson & Shryl Jackson
Topic: Exploring the Role of Human Resource Managers in Promoting Workplace Health and Safety Among Construction Workers in Kingston, Jamaica
3:30 PM – 3:55 PM
Presenter: Miss Lilly Rose
Day 2 · September 24
Keynote, Panel & Research Presentations
Day 2 Keynote
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Keynote Address
Dr. Barbara Carby
Day 2 Online Access
Join Day 2's Activities
Join the general Day 2 conference programme online, including the keynote address and morning conference activities.
Morning Programme
Key conference sessions in the Lecture Theatre.
Opening remarks, National Anthem, Invocation, conference introduction and introduction to the keynote.
Chair: Professor John MacIntyre
Dr. Charah Watson · Dr. Donna Chambers · Dr. Paul Bourne · Prof. Clayton · Mr. Johan Rampair
Afternoon Research Presentations
From 1:00 PM, three presentation tracks will run concurrently. Select the appropriate Zoom group if joining online.
Research Track 1 · Group 1
Lecture Theatre · Moderators: Dr. Aiken, Dr. Commissiong, Dr. Charles & Dr. Ndajah
1:00 PM – 1:25 PM
Performing While Empty
Prof. Maurice Duffy
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
The Next AI Crisis Won't Be Technical. It Will Be Governance Debt.
Najuequa Barnes
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM
Built to Predict: How AI is Revolutionising Real Estate
Florent Rouxelin
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
The Pros and Cons of Postponement in Employment
Tochukwu Christian Nwokwu
3:00 PM – 3:35 PM
Artificial Intelligence for Caribbean Transformation: Navigating Environmental Sustainability and Economic Resilience
Dr. Sandra O'Meally
3:35 PM – 4:00 PM
Philosophical Orientation: A Critical Foundation for Readiness, Recovery, and Resilience in Sustainable Human Development
Dr. Miranda Sutherland
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
Climate Change and Resilience Education for a Sustainable Future Among Lecturers at UCC: A Quantitative Analysis
Dr. Marcia Commissiong & Dr. Rhonda Dookwah
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Multinational Private Equity Firms Driving AUM
Mr. Michael Gordon & Dr. Peter Ndajah
1:00 PM – 1:25 PM
Rituals of Resilience: Bibliotherapy and Communal Practices for Student Well-being
Dr. Delzetha Edith Sinclair
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
Psychosocial Complexities of Sero Discordance Among Heterosexual Couples
Bento Saloio Daniel Mazuze, Angélica José Cuna Mazuze & Tubeldo Mocindo Guambe
2:00 PM – 2:25 PM
Unequal Resilience Problem: Climate Change, Livelihood Inequality and Educational Exclusion in Northern Nigeria
Dr. Oluwasegun Ogunsakin
2:30 PM – 2:55 PM
Spatial Representativeness of Global Machine-Learning Streamflow Benchmarks: A Distance-Based Assessment and Its Implications for Anticipatory Flood Finance
Stuti Upreti
3:00 PM – 3:35 PM
Research Managers: Essential Boundary-Spanners for Driving the Research Agendas of Caribbean Higher Education Institutions
Dr. Paul W. Ivey
3:35 PM – 4:00 PM
Mental Health and Non-Communicable Disease Management in Jamaica: A Quantitative Enquiry of Psychosocial Well-Being, Health Behaviours, and Patient Outcomes
Dr. Paul Bourne
4:00 PM – 4:25 PM
The Wicked Problem of Coastal Community Resilience (CCR): Post-Hurricane Melissa Considerations
Dr. Ren-Neasha R. Blake & Mr. Enriquel Lattibeaudiere
Master's Student Research
Moderators: Dr. Woode & Dr. Melville
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Six Master's student presentation slots are scheduled throughout the afternoon.
Concluding Remarks
5:00 PM · Lecture Theatre
Online Access
Use the appropriate link below to join the conference online.
Day 2 Conference
General Day 2 conference access, including the keynote and morning programme.
Attending in Person?
The conference will also be hosted at the UCC Main Campus, 17 Worthington Avenue, Kingston, on September 23–24, 2026.
