Dr. Cecelia Waugh-Hall
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Science and Sport
– School of Natural and Applied Sciences
- cwaugh-hall@utech.edu.jm
- 8769271680-8
- ext. 3154
- 8765360018
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Qualifications
- PhD. in Zoology University of the West Indies, Mona – 2009
- BSc. in Zoology and Biochemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona – 2000.
Specialisation / Teaching Area
- Anatomy and Physiology 1 (ANP1001)
- Anatomy and Physiology (ANP1002)
- Parasitology (BIO4005)
- Plant and Animal Metabolism (BIO3002)
- Plant and Animal Diversity (BIO2003).
Research Interests
- Nematology
- Gastro-intestinal Parasites of Chickens
- Major Research Project Supervision
Professional Membership / Association
- American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists (AAVP) – 2011- present.
- UNESCO-UWI ‘Walking in Her Footsteps’ Mentorship Programme – 2022-2024
Community Service & Outreach Activities
- Member of the FOSS Research Committee
- FOSS Research Ethics Committee
- FOSS Community Service Committee
- UNESCO-UWI ‘Walking in Her Footsteps’ Mentorship Programme
Publications
- Lindo JF, Waugh CA., Hall J, Cunningham-Myrie C, Eberhard M, Robinson R (2002). Enzootic Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and snails after an outbreak of Human Eosinophilic Meningitis, Jamaica. Emerging Infectious Diseases 8(3):324-6. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2732477/
- Cecelia A. Waugh, Shira Shafir, Matthew Wise, Ralph D. Robinson, Mark L. Eberhard, and John F. Lindo. (2002) Infect Dis, 8, 324-6. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kevin-Olival/publication/7290627_Nipah_Virus_Strain_Variation/links/57ced53a08ae057987abffb1/Nipah-Virus-Strain-Variation.pdf.
- Levett PN, Douglas KA, Waugh CA, Robinson RD, Lindo JF. (2004) Failure to Detect Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Rats in Barbados (Letter). West Indian Med J 2004 Jan; 53(1):58.
- Waugh C, Shafir S, Wise M, Robinson RD, Eberhard M & Lindo JF. (2005) Transmission of Angiostrongylus cantonensis to humans in Jamaica. Emerging Infectious Diseases.;11(12):1977–1978. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3367624/
- Waugh CA, Lindo JF, Foronda P, Ángeles Santana M, Lorenzo-Morales J, Robinson RD (2006). Population distribution and zoonotic potential of enteric helminths of wild rats, Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus, from Jamaica. Journal of Parasitology 92: 1014-1018
- Cowie RH, Hollyer JR, da Silva AJ, Hollingsworth RG, Dixon MC, Eamsobhana P, Fox LM, Gosnell WL, Howe K, Johnson S, Kim JR, Kramer KJ, Lim PE, Lindo JF, Lun ZR, Maldonado A Jr, Morassutti AL, Murphy GS, Park SY, Qvarnstrom Y, Robinson RD, Sawanyawisuth K, Teem J, Thiengo SC, Todd CD, Tsai HC, Wallace GD, Waugh CA, Whelen AC, Wilkins PP, Yang TB, Yong HS. Workshop on research priorities for management and treatment of angiostrongyliasis(1). Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Dec;18(12):e1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3557862/
- Robinson RD, Waugh CA, Todd CD, Lorenzo-Morales J, Lindo JF. Rat Lungworm: An Emerging Zoonosis in Jamaica. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2013 Jun;72(6 Suppl 2):33. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3689483/
- Waugh, C., Lindo, J., Lorenzo-Morales, J., & Robinson, R. (2016). An epidemiological study of A. cantonensis in Jamaica subsequent to an outbreak of human cases of eosinophilic meningitis in 2000. Parasitology, 143(9), 1211-1217.
