Academic Research
Oral Presentations
Dr Candice Thomas
- Methodological Strategy to Systematize the Accentuated Blocks in a Training Macrocycle for Sprinters - Cuba 2009
- Monitoring Training Fatigue with the Orthostatic Heart Rate Test during 9 Weeks of Intensified Training in Biathletes - England 2012 and UWI 2014
- Youth Talent Development Environment of World-Class Caribbean Track and Field Athletes - Dublin 2018
- Drop Out Reasons Among Talented Caribbean Track and Field Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation - Melbourne 2018
- Early Development Experiences of World-Class Caribbean Track and Field Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation - Melbourne 2018
- Impact of the Talent Development Environment on the Wellbeing and Burnout of Caribbean Youth Track and Field Athletes - Prague 2019
- Impact of the Talent Development Environment on the Wellbeing and Burnout of Caribbean Youth Track and Field Athletes - Melbourne 2019
- Flexible Learning Design Implementation - Melbourne 2019
- Impact of the Talent Development Environment on the Wellbeing and Burnout of Caribbean Youth Track and Field Athletes - UTECH Sports Conference - Jamaica 2025
Dr Karen Ince
- Factors Influencing Junior-to-Senior Transition of Caribbean Elite Athletes Who Participate in Team and Individual Sports - UTECH Sports Conference - Jamaica 2025
Dr Kerry Dollaway
- "Motor Learning Principles in Physical Education." - UTT Sport and Physical Education Conference 2014
- "Care and Prevention of Injury Strategies in Sport and Physical Education - Part II" - UTT Sport and Physical Education Conference 2014 Day II
- Relevance of Sports/Physical Activities in Coping with Academic Life - University of the Southern Caribbean Charter Week 2017
- "Physical Education: A Catalyst for Holistic Development" - St Lucia Physical Education Conference 2018
- "Care and Prevention of Injury for the Female Athlete." - International Tennis Federation Annual Coaches Conference 2018
- Care and Prevention of Injury Workshop for coaches and trainers on the island of Anguilla 2019 - Facilitator
- The Pre-Participation Examination - Position Stand - July 2020 - Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
- Safeguarding Children in Sport - UTT Strength and Conditioning Seminar 2023
- "Care and Prevention of Lower Extremity Injuries in Tennis Players" - International Tennis Federation Coaches Conference 2024
- Barrier to Preventing Injury Prevention Strategies - UTECH Jamaica Sport Sciences Conference 2025
Dr Marlon Melville
- Reappraising Stress to Enhance Athletic Performance: A PRISMA Systematic Review of 'Stress-Is-Enhancing' and Arousal Reappraisal Interventions in Sport - UTECH Sport Conference - Jamaica 2025
Dr Ato Rockcliffe and Mr Ravi Lutchman
- Beyond the Game: A Transformative Framework for Sport-Based Crime Prevention in Trinidad and Tobago and the Wider Caribbean
Mr Peer Nasseir and Mrs Rhonda Clarke Goden
- Revolutionizing Wheelchair Handball: The Impact of Augmented Reality on Athlete Training, Skill Development, and Performance Enhancement - April 2025
Publications
Dr Candice Thomas
- Monitoring Training Fatigue with the Orthostatic Heart Rate Test during 9 Weeks of Intensified Training in Biathletes. Oral Presentation at the World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport IX - Worcester England, 2012: Link
- Factors Influencing the Early Development of World-Class Caribbean Track and Field Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation, Journal of Sport Science and Medicine. 18, 758-771. 2019
- Impact of the Talent Development Environment on the Wellbeing and Burnout of Caribbean Youth Track and Field Athletes. European Journal of Sports Sciences. 21(4), 590-603. 2020
- Motives for Dropout among Former Junior Elite Caribbean Track and Field Athletes: A Qualitative Investigation. Frontiers in Active Living. (190). 2021
Dr Kerry Dollaway, Mr Kyle Hannays, Dr Marlon Melville, Dr Joel Paul
- The importance of physical education and sport in primary (Elementary) school. International Journal for Physical Education, Sports and Health. 2024 - DOI: 10.22271/kheljournal.2024.v11.i3d.3348
Dr Kerry Dollaway, Mr Kyle Hannays
- A Coaches’ Guide to Lower Extremity Injuries in Tennis - Peer Reviewed Conference Paper. 2025 - International Tennis Federation Coaching and Sport Science Review - 2025 - DOI: https://doi.org/10.52383/itfcoaching.v33i96.685
- How to build fitter, smarter and more resilient athletes - 2025 - available at https://wired868.com/2025/07/10/dear-editor-how-to-build-fitter-smarter-and-more-resilient-athletes/
- What every parent, coach, and young athlete should know about OSD - 2025 - available at https://wired868.com/2025/07/30/dear-editor-what-every-parent-coach-and-young-athlete-should-know-about-osd/
Dr Kerry Dollaway, Dr Marlon Melville, Dr Joel Paul
- The Preparticipation Examination - Position Stand (2021) - DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30757.83689
Mr Kyle Hannays
- Attitudes of tennis coaches towards continuous education - a Caribbean perspective - April 2020 - ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review 28(80):12-15 - DOI: 10.52383/itfcoaching.v28i80.62
Dr Marlon Melville, Dr Kerry Dollaway, Dr Joel Paul
- The relationship between grit, intrinsic motivation and conscientiousness as predictors of academic achievement in undergraduate sports studies students - 2021 - DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14501.63204
Dr Ato Rockcliffe
- Towards the Ontology of Development: Conceptualizing development amongst experts within Sport for Development and Peace (2023)
Mrs Rhonda Clarke Goden
- Revolutionizing Wheelchair Handball: The Impact of Augmented Reality on Athlete Training, Skill Development, and Performance Enhancement (2025) - Available at Link
- EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT: A LOOK AT SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (2022) - Available at Link
- Sport Education in the Caribbean (2020) - Available at Link
Under Review
Dr Candice Thomas, Dr Karen Ince
- Factors Influencing Junior to Senior Transition of Caribbean Elite Athletes Who Participate in Team and Individual Sports - 2025
- Evaluation of the Physical Activity and Wellbeing Patterns of Military Personnel in the Caribbean
Dr Kerry Dollaway, Mr Kyle Hannays
- Barriers to Implementing Injury Prevention Strategies in Trinidad and Tobago - 2025 - Journal of Science and Technology - Jamaica
- Beyond the Groin: A Case Study of Missed Posterior Hip Subluxation and Labral Tear in a World Cup Footballer - Caribbean Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies 2025
Dr Kerry Dollaway, Dr Joel Paul, Dr Marlon Melville, Mr Kyle Hannays
- Safeguarding The Trinidad and Tobago Child Athlete in Sport - (currently being reviewed by publishers 2025)
Mr Kyle Hannays, Dr Kerry Dollaway
- Reducing Preseason Injuries in Caribbean Youth Sport: A Narrative Review and Conceptual Framework for Coach Education - Caribbean Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies - 2025
Dr Marlon Melville
- Reappraising Stress to Enhance Performance: The Effects of a Combined Stress-Is-Enhancing and Stress Arousal Reappraisal Intervention on Anxiety and Confidence Among PTI Trainees in Trinidad and Tobago
Dr Marlon Melville, Dr Joel Paul, Ms Gina Ragbir
- Knowledge of Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation (RICE) Principles Among Trinidad & Tobago Athletes
Dr Ato Rockcliffe
- Thematic completeness in reggae: Positioning Beres Hammond’s “Putting Up Resistance” (2025)
Dr Ato Rockcliffe
- Decolonisation of the University of London Worldwide Curricula and Pedagogies: Recommendations for Practice and Research (Manuscript submitted for publication, 2023)
Dr Ato Rockcliffe, Mr Peer Nasseir, Mr Ravi Lutchman
- Barriers and enablers of academic success: A qualitative study of the experiences of first-year university students from Trinidad and Tobago (Manuscript submitted for publication, 2025)
Mr Peer Nasseir
- A comparative analysis of the Physical and Physiological Characteristics of Elite Male Athletes in Trinidad and Tobago
Ongoing Research
Dr Candice Thomas, Dr Karen Ince
- Caribbean Elite Athletes Junior-to-Senior Transitions: Coaches’ Perspectives
Dr Candice Thomas, Dr Karen Ince, Ms Gina Ragbir
- Association between Nutrition Knowledge and Mental Wellbeing amongst Military Personnel in the Caribbean
Dr Candice Thomas, Dr Karen Ince, Mr Kyle Hannays
- To determine youth athlete, coach, and parent perceptions of the Talent Development Environment quality in Tennis within the Caribbean region.
- Compare the perceptions between youth athlete, coach, and parent stakeholders of the Talent Development Environment within the Caribbean region.
- To determine the barriers and facilitators to athlete transitions of junior-elite tennis players in the Caribbean region: Player, coach, and parent perceptions.
Dr Marlon Melville
- The Health and Economic Impact of Increasing Physical Education Hours in Primary Schools in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Meta-Analysis on Emotional Dysregulation and Injuries in College Athletes.
- The Effects of Stress-Is-Enhancing (SIE) and Stress Arousal Reappraisal (SAR) Interventions on Psychological, Physiological, and Performance Outcomes: A PRISMA Systematic Review.
- Building Culture in Trinidad and Tobago Sport.
Ms Joellen Cole Redhead
- Use of Ice and Heat by Recreational Athletes: What they know?
Research Grants
Dr Kerry Dollaway
- $98,000.00 Grant won to attend and present research findings at the UTECH Sport Sciences Conference 2025. Eight members of staff were able to attend and present based on the grant won by Dr Kerry Dollaway - Grants came from Ministry of Sport and Community Development.
Mrs Rhonda Clarke Goden
- Proposal Submitted: Global Sport Impact Fund Program (2025)
- Project Title: Empowering Caribbean Sport for Development Organizations through the ECOSA Model
Special Projects
Dr Ato Rockcliffe
- Editor on a Special Issue on Affirming Methodologies for the International Journal of Qualitative Studies
- Resource person on Education and Research for the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Dr Ato Rockcliffe
- Currently collaborating with local, regional, and international scholars to write articles on Sport Social Work for a special issue titled "Beyond the Playing Field: Advancing Social Justice and Lifelong Well-Being through Sport Social Work"
Awards
Mrs Rhonda Clarke Goden
- Excellence in Teaching Award - The University of Trinidad and Tobago (2021)
Ms Joellen Cole Redhead
- Excellence in Teaching Award - The University of Trinidad and Tobago (2021)
Research Ongoing with Postgraduate Studies
| Supervisor | Level | Project |
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| Dr Marlon Melville | PhD |
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| MSc |
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| Dr Candice Thomas | MSc | Barriers to Physical Education in the Lower Secondary Schools in Trinidad and Tobago |
| PhD | Efficacy of a Walking Intervention Programme in the Elderly | |
| Dr Karen Ince | PhD |
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| Dr Ato Rockcliffe | PhD |
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| Dr Kerry Dollaway | MSc |
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