UCC 10th Annual Research Conference - Moving Into a Sustainable Future
10th Annual Research Conference

Moving Into a Sustainable Future

Readiness, Recovery, Resilience

September 23–24, 2026
Online & In Person
UCC Main Campus, Kingston

Join UCC for two days of workshops, keynote and panel discussions, student research and academic paper presentations exploring a more sustainable and resilient future.

Day 1 · September 23

Day 1 Highlights

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9:30 AM – 10:15 AM

Guest Speaker
Andrew "Miss Pearly Grandson" Dennis

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Professor John MacIntyre
Information and Data Security in A.I. and Why it Matters

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Professor Philip Anyanwu
Mastering Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

3:00 PM – 3:55 PM

Undergraduate Research
Student research presentations

Day 2 · September 24

Keynote, Panel & Research Presentations

Day 2 Programme

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Day 2 Keynote

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Keynote Address

Dr. Barbara Carby

Day 2 Online Access

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Morning Programme

Key conference sessions in the Lecture Theatre.

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Opening Programme
Opening remarks, National Anthem, Invocation, conference introduction and introduction to the keynote.
10:40 AM – 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
Chair: Professor John MacIntyre
Dr. Charah Watson · Dr. Donna Chambers · Dr. Paul Bourne · Prof. Clayton · Mr. Johan Rampair
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch / Coffee Break

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

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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

Research Track 2 · Group 2

Moderators: Dr. Daley & Dr. Bourne

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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

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Day 2 Conference

General conference access, including the keynote address and morning programme.

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Day 2 · Group 1

Afternoon research presentations.

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Day 2 · Group 2

Afternoon research presentations.

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Attending in Person?

The conference is being hosted at the UCC Main Campus, 17 Worthington Avenue, Kingston.


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