I hold a Doctor of Philosophy in Geography from the University of Western Ontario, Canada and degrees (also in Geography) from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. I am a researcher and an educator with approximately 12 years of experience in the disciplines of Geography and Research Methods. I am currently employed at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. My research interests include social inclusion; climate change adaptation; nature and society; social policy; development studies; andragogy of research and the political economy of tourism development.