Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education

B.Sc. (Elementary Education), M.A. (Curriculum & Instruction: Supervision), Ed. D. (Educational Leadership: Higher Education)

Office:MHE-202, Oakes Field Campus

Phone:(242) 397-2613

E-mail:kathiann.antonio@ub.edu.bs

Teaching Specialty/Areas of Expertise:

Primary Education

Research Interests:

Critical Literacy and the Primary Student

Current Research:

An Inquiry into Preparing Posted Teachers for a Professional Development School-University Partnership.

B.A. (Political Science), B.Ed. (Early Primary Education), Ed.M. (Reading)

Office:E-2, Oakes Field Campus

Phone:(242) 302-4503

E-mail:margo.blackwell@ub.edu.bs

Teaching Specialty/Areas of Expertise:

Reading; Literacy

Research Interests: 

Learning; Sustainability

B.Sc. (Elementary Education; Minor: Music), M.Ed. (Reading & Writing), Ph.D. (Curriculum & Instruction)

Office:MHE-100, Oakes Field Campus

Phone:(242) 397-2620

E-mail:faith.butler@ub.edu.bs

Teaching Specialty:

Educational Research Methods

Areas of Expertise:

Literacy

Research Interests:

Disciplinary Literacy; Immersive Environments for Learning; Arts-based Education; Garden-Based Teaching & Learning

Current Research:

1. Oral Traditional Knowledge & Experiential Learning for Transformative Education in this study investigators examined the extent to which one group of secondary school “stewards” encountered transformative experiences when they engaged in a project of oral history and experiential learning activities at a traditional family compound in Devil’s Point, Cat Island. The stewards documented historical and anecdotal narratives of the family describing the development, experience, and function of a traditional detached Bahamian kitchen. They also participated in experiential learning activities focused around restoring the kitchen as a means to transform the way they think, learn, and live. Collaborators:Thomas Cleare, Niambi Hall Campbell, Ean Maura, Noelle Nicolls. Sponsoring Agency:Inter-American Development Bank.
2. Preservice Secondary School Teachers’ Video Self-Report Data on Implementation of Literacy Strategies The purpose of this study is to examine what preservice secondary school teachers’ self-report videos reveal about their knowledge of literacy strategies and about their implementation of literacy strategies in their content area instruction. Data is gathered from 4 preservice secondary teacher literacy classes at the University of The Bahamas. Collaborators:Margo Blackwell, Beulah Farquharson.

B.Sc., M.Sc.

Office:MHE-200, Oakes Field Campus RM 200

Phone:(242) 397-2640

E-mail:renee.chase@ub.edu.bs

Research Interests:

Early Childhood Education; Gender Awareness-Emphasis on “Social Skills” Early Intervention e.g., males.

A.A. (General Science), B.A. (Biology; Minor: Chemistry), T.C., M.A.(School Administration & Educational Leadership)

Office:A-103, UB-North

Phone:(242) 688-5905

E-mail:veronica.ferguson@ub.edu.bs

Teaching Specialty/Areas of Expertise:

Science Education; General teaching methodology; Administration and Leadership; Curriculum

Research Interests:

Science methodology(K-12)/Curriculum/Pre-Service Teacher Training

B.A. (Communicative Disorders), M.A. (Curriculum & Instruction), Ph.D. (Education)

Office:A-103, UB-North

Phone: (242) 688-5937

E-mail:laura.hancock@ub.edu.bs

Teaching Specialty/Areas of Expertise:

Literacy

Research Interests:

Reading comprehension, struggling literacy learners, the integration of literacy and content instruction, and equity in literacy instruction

B.A. (Primary Education), M.Sc. (Reading with Inclusive Education), Ph.D. (Education with Specialization in Special Education)

Office: Room 101 MHE Complex

Phone: 397-2600 ext.​ 4244

E-mail: norrisa.newton@ub.edu.bs

Teaching Specialty: Primary Education

Areas of Expertise: Primary Education, Literacy, Inclusive Education

Research Interests:

• Inclusive Education
• Public Education Reform
• Literacy Development of Struggling Learners
• Teacher Preparedness

T.C., B.Sc. (Elementary Education), M.Ed. (Elementary Education in Language Arts), Ph.D. (Elementary Education in Language Arts, with particular emphasis on Reading/Literacy Learning/Adult Literacy)

Office:MHEC-309, Oakes Field Campus

Phone:(242) 397-2609

Email:ruth.sumner@ub.edu.bs

Teaching Specialty/Areas of Expertise:

Literacy; Reading; Language Arts

Research Interests:

Literacy; Teacher Preparation; Sustainability

B.Sc. (Interdisciplinary Studies), M.Ed. (Early Childhood Curriculum & Instruction)

Office:MHE-102, Oakes Field Campus

Phone:(242) 397-2626

E-mail:neresa.bandelier@ub.edu.bs

Teaching Specialty/Areas of Expertise:

Early Childhood Education; Primary Education

Research Interests:

Early Childhood Teacher Training

B.Sc., M.Sc.

Office:  MHE-203, Oakes Field Campus

Phone:(242) 397-2646

E-mail:deborah.wright@ub.edu.bs