{"id":198318,"date":"2024-04-08T12:15:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T16:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=198318"},"modified":"2024-04-08T12:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T16:15:04","slug":"the-uwi-promotes-three-new-professors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/the-uwi-promotes-three-new-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"The UWI Promotes Three New Professors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2106574175\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-486289270\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p class=\"s14\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">T<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">he University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce the promotion of three new professors. These professors have dedicated their careers to conducting research in various fields such as <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">curriculum, teacher preparation, and school leadership, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">mental wellness, body image and disordered eating in Caribbean and cross-national contexts, and sustainable construction. <\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-4239871925\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"level\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The new Professors are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"s17\"><span class=\"s16\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Professor Carmel Roofe \u2013 Professor of Curriculum Studies, Mona Campus<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"s17\"><span class=\"s16\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Professor Caryl James \u2013 Professor of Eating Disorders, Body Image and Mental Health, Mona Campus<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"s17\"><span class=\"s16\">\u2022 <\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Professor Festus <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Olutoge<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> \u2013 Professor of Structural Engineering, St. Augustine Campus <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"s15\">\n<p class=\"s15\"><span class=\"s13\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The promotion of these professors to The UWI&#8217;s highest academic rank was the result of a rigorous review of the quantity and quality of their research, publications, teaching, and other professional activities by both internal and external assessors. All three new professors received commendations for the practical applicability of their research and potential impact value for industry and societal sectors within the Caribbean region and globally.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s15\"><strong>More about the Professors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s23\">Professor CARMEL ROOFE<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198321\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:221\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:221\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:753\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 753w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1044\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:794\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 1130w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:794\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 1507w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:946\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:794\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:309\/h:420\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 309w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:794\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1116-scaled.jpeg 1883w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Professor of Curriculum Studies at The UWI Mona Campus, and UWI alumna, Carmel Roofe, is an internationally <\/span><span class=\"s25\">recognised<\/span><span class=\"s25\">scholar, educator, and expert in curriculum and instruction. \u00a0One assessor commented, \u201cHer research not only contributes to the field with innovative, cutting-edge studies, but it also integrates scholarly excellence and rigo<\/span><span class=\"s25\">u<\/span><span class=\"s25\">r with a provocative, unique research agenda for social change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Her publication record is described as distinguished and original and provides \u201cample evidence of the role her work has played in advancing knowledge about the historical and contemporary experience of school education in Jamaica, the necessity of bringing greater scrutiny to school curriculum development\/implementation and school leadership in the Caribbean.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Professor Roofe\u2019s publications include four books \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"s26\">The Lived Curriculum Experiences of Jamaican Teachers: <\/span><span class=\"s26\">Currere<\/span><span class=\"s26\"> and <\/span><span class=\"s26\">Decolonising<\/span><span class=\"s26\"> Intensions <\/span><span class=\"s25\">(2022);<\/span><span class=\"s26\"> A cross-cultural consideration of teacher leaders&#8217; narratives of power, agency and school culture: \u00a0England, Jamaica and the United States<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> (2020); Sustainable Development Goal <\/span><span class=\"s26\">4 &#8211;<\/span> <span class=\"s26\">Quality Education<\/span><span class=\"s25\">: <\/span><span class=\"s26\">Inclusivity, equity and Lifelong Learning for All <\/span><span class=\"s25\">(2019);<\/span><span class=\"s26\"> Intercultural studies in curriculum: Theory, policy and practice <\/span><span class=\"s25\">(2017).<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> She has also edited five special issue journal volumes, published 17 peer reviewed book chapters, 28 peer<\/span> <span class=\"s25\">reviewed journal articles, two peer reviewed conference proceedings, and presented 90 conference papers regionally and internationally. She has served as a member of the International Editorial Board, <\/span><span class=\"s26\">Curriculum Journal<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> (2019-2023), and as a peer reviewer for several other journals in the field. In 2019, she was appointed Chair of the Taskforce on the Internationalization of Curriculum Studies, American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies. She is also cofounder and President of the Caribbean affiliate of the association. Outside The <\/span><span class=\"s25\">UWI, her<\/span><span class=\"s25\">professional work has included consultancies with the World Bank and the Governments of Belize, Jamaica, and S<\/span><span class=\"s25\">aint<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> Lucia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Professor Roofe has supervised five MPhil\/PhD and 21 Masters research students to completion. She has served as a Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, England and a University Fellow with the Charles Darwin University, Australia. Her international collaborations have included work<\/span> <span class=\"s25\">with experts from Turkey, Malta, Canada, United Arab Emirates, England, Indonesia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, and the USA. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Professor Roofe has twice been awarded The UWI\u2019s Distinguished Teaching Award\u2014in 2018 <\/span><span class=\"s25\">and<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> 2022. She also received the 2021 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award for the book, <\/span><span class=\"s26\">A Cross-cultural Consideration of Teacher Leaders\u2019 Narratives of Power, Agency and School Culture: England, Jamaica and the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\">\n<p class=\"s24\"><strong><span class=\"s27\">Professor <\/span><span class=\"s27\">CARYL <\/span><span class=\"s27\">JAMES<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198322\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:214\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:214\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 214w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:731\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 731w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:1075\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 1097w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 1463w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:974\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:420\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:771\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1112.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Mental well-being, mental health, body image, and disordered eating in context of Caribbean culture and cross-national comparisons are at the <\/span><span class=\"s25\">centr<\/span><span class=\"s25\">e<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> of Professor Caryl James\u2019 research agenda. One assessor noted, \u201cHer research provides an <\/span><a name=\"_Hlk162513727\"><\/a><span class=\"s25\">emic lens <\/span><span class=\"s25\">through which we can better understand eating disorders and body image in Caribbean cultural settings.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Professor of Eating Disorders, Body Image and Mental Health<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> at The UWI Mona Campus, Professor James is also a proud alumna who holds her BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Clinical Psychology from <\/span><span class=\"s25\">The<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> UWI. She was <\/span><span class=\"s25\">certified as an Eating Disorder Specialist by the International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals in 2014. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Her substantial body of scholarly work includes a co-authored monograph <\/span><span class=\"s26\">The Political culture of democracy in Jamaica <\/span><span class=\"s25\">(2007); the book <\/span><span class=\"s26\">Traditional and Western Medicine \u2013 Voices from Jamaican Psychiatric Patients.<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> six book chapters; 21 published refereed journal articles with more than ten in progress. She has served as a reviewer for several journals, supervised 25 postgraduate researchers and partnered internationally for research. This work has included collaborations with Utrecht College; Johns Hopkins University contributing to the UNICEF\u2019s State of the World\u2019s Children report 2021; the University of New Orleans and the Caribbean Institute for Health Research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Professor James served as Chair of the Jamaican Chapters of the International Association for Eating Disorder Professionals (2019-2021) and pioneered the first International Eating Disorder Conference in Jamaica in 2012. She chaired the conference \u2018Dying to be Beautiful? Body Image, Eating <\/span><span class=\"s25\">Behaviours<\/span><span class=\"s25\">, and Health in the Caribbean\u2019 in 2012 and co-chaired the 2014 and 2017 editions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Outside of academia, Professor James has served as Honorary Consultant, Department of Child and Adolescent Health Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies Hospital since 2011. She has trained community health aides to administer problem-solving therapy to patients in underserved communities; has delivered several workshops and training sessions; and has also been featured in international and local media. These activities were commended by one assessor as outreach which \u201cbrings her knowledge to an audience outside of research and academia [and] in support of professional <\/span><span class=\"s25\">organi<\/span><span class=\"s25\">s<\/span><span class=\"s25\">ations<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> and activities aligned with her areas of focus.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s28\">\n<p class=\"s24\"><strong><span class=\"s29\">Professor <\/span><span class=\"s29\">FESTUS <\/span><span class=\"s29\">OLUTOGE<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-198323\" src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:273\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1117.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:273\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1117.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:698\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1117.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:632\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1117.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:462\/h:420\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1117.jpeg 462w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:853\/h:775\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_1117.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s30\">Professor of Structural Engineering and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The <\/span><span class=\"s30\">UWI<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> St. Augustine Campus, <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Professor <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Festus <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Olutoge\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> work and research has significance for the advancement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One assessor <\/span><span class=\"s30\">said that <\/span><span class=\"s30\">of his 30 years of accumulated research experience<\/span><span class=\"s30\">,<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> \u201cDr <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Olutoge\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> work is of very good quality with potentials for making significant impacts in both theory and practice. This is especially as his studies focus on applied research that develop strategies, solutions, metrics, and framework that could be adopted by industry practitioners, researchers and students to develop sustainable construction materials.<\/span><span class=\"s30\">\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s30\">Professor <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Olutoge\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> research activities have included <\/span><span class=\"s30\">exploring concrete production<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> using sustainable aggregate substitutes such as sawdust, rice husk ash<\/span><span class=\"s30\">,<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> and palm kernel <\/span><span class=\"s30\">shells<\/span><span class=\"s30\">. He has also researched the <\/span><span class=\"s30\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s30\">Structural Characteristics of Bamboo (<\/span><span class=\"s30\">Bambusa<\/span><span class=\"s30\">vulgaris) as Reinforcement in Concrete <\/span><span class=\"s30\">slabs<\/span><span class=\"s30\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s30\">. His <\/span><span class=\"s30\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s30\">in-progress<\/span><span class=\"s30\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"s30\">research includes replacement studies on alternative materials to produce sustainable concrete <\/span><span class=\"s30\">emphasi<\/span><span class=\"s30\">s<\/span><span class=\"s30\">ing<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> the use of agricultural waste. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s30\">Professor <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Olutoge\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> outstanding publication record includes over 80 journal articles, 18 conference presentations, <\/span><span class=\"s30\">three<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> patents for sustainable concrete products, and the co-authored chapter <\/span><span class=\"s30\">\u201cCombating the Guinea worm Scourge in Nigeria: An engineering Approach<\/span><span class=\"s30\">\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"s30\">in the book <\/span><span class=\"s31\">Traditional and Modern Health Systems in Nigeria <\/span><span class=\"s30\">(2006). In addition to this published work, Professor <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Olutoge<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> has served as a reviewer for 11 academic journals including the British Journal of Applied Science and Technology, Cleaner Engineering and Technology (Elsevier) and the West Indian Journal of Engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s30\">Across his career, Professor <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Olutoge<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> has supervised 79 MSc students, 7 PhD and <\/span><span class=\"s30\">two<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> MPhil <\/span><span class=\"s30\">c<\/span><span class=\"s30\">andidates. His academic and teaching activities have included his role as an external assessor for International Doctor of Philosophy\/Doctor of Engineering candidates at the Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria<\/span><span class=\"s30\">,<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> South <\/span><span class=\"s30\">Africa; Anna University, India; and Acharya Nagarjuna University, India. He has also served as <\/span><span class=\"s30\">an <\/span><span class=\"s30\">external reviewer for <\/span><span class=\"s30\">programmes<\/span><span class=\"s30\"> at the University of Belize.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s24\"><span class=\"s25\">Professor <\/span><span class=\"s25\">Olutoge<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> has served as Post-doctoral Fellow, Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai, India (2009-2010) and Research Scholar, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of the West of England (2015). In 2017, <\/span><span class=\"s25\">he<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> received the Seal of Excellence for Research and Innovation <\/span><span class=\"s25\">with a &gt;90% grant application score from the European Union Framework for Research. Professor <\/span><span class=\"s25\">Olutoge<\/span><span class=\"s25\"> joined The UWI in 2018<\/span><span class=\"s25\">. 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