Dr. Debbie Devonish
- ddevonish@utech.edu.jm
- 8769271680-8
- ext. 2330
- 8765709411
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Qualifications
- PHD (Leadership: Science Teacher Professional Development)
- MPhil(Zoology-Entomology)
- BSc (Zoology & Botany)
- PGDip. Science Education
Specialisation / Teaching Area
Facilitator & Teaching Assignments Post Graduate Modules • (UWI, Mona) Measurement & Assessment in Science Education (ED64C) • (RES5005) Guided Research 1; (RES6004) Guided Research II; : Integrating Qualitative & Quantitative Research (PHU 5008) Undergraduate • (NCU) Zoology; Foundations of Biology I and II (The MICO University College) Introductory Biology 11A- Reproductive Biology; Introductory Biology IIB-Coordination (NBIO2201) • Seminar in Science & Mathematics Teaching (EDU 4026); Instructional Methods (EDU 2002) • Environmental Studies (ENS3001); Science and Human Philosophy (HEA2031); Epidemiology and Ethics (HEA2026); Developmental Biology (BIO2002); Genetics (BIO3007); Transport and Locomotion (BIO3001); Coordination and Control (BIO3003); Health & Diseases (HEA3001) and Human Reproductive Issues (HEA 3007); General Biology (BIO0001); and Human Biology (BIO1008).
Research Interests
- STEM and Science curriculum
- Teacher professional development
- Applied Research
- Research Methods
- Mixed Methods
- Ecology
- ITEN-OAS Seed grant (STEM teacher training)
- 2025 Research Development Fund Grant (UTech, Jamaica). Assessing Jamaican Teachers’ Perspectives on Working Conditions and Educational Prospects for National Responsiveness.
Professional Membership / Association
- AERA
- MMIRA
- MMIRACC
- NHSJ
- ASTJ
Community Service & Outreach Activities
- Resource Personnel Science Teacher Training (ASTJ; SRC; MOE)
- Professional Development Committee (MMIRACC)
Publications
- Devonish, D., Bennett, S., Hylton, K., King, J., & Barrett, D. (2024). Ensuring STEM Teacher Quality to Meet the Demands of the Caribbean Labor Market Beyond the 21st Century. In B. Agboola & C. Thompson (Eds.), Navigating Leadership and Policy Management in Education (pp. 1-42). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-9215-7.ch001
- Devonish, D. & Bennett (2024). A Toolkit Intervention for School Aged Jamaican Students: Strategy for Collaborative Involvement during the Pandemic. Caribbean Journal of Education. Accessed at: https://caribed.scholasticahq.com/section/4331-general-articles
- Devonish, D. (2021). Beyond the Shadows of My Educational Experiences: Bridging the gap Through Reflexivity. Anticolonial Ways of Being. In L. Colket, T. Penny Light and A. Carswell. Transformative Storytelling for Education’s Future. New York: DIO Press Inc.
