In this interview, our Spotlight Researcher, Professor June George, shares her journey to developing her researcher identity.  Prof George also offers a few pearls of wisdom to our early career researcher community.

Professor June George Professor June Goerge is a retired Professor of Science Education and former Head of the School of Education at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus. Prof. George has conducted research work in areas such as the interplay between cultural context and the teaching/learning of science, primary teacher education in Trinidad and Tobago, and gender differentials in educational achievement. She has supervised the research work of several master’s and PhD students and has been the leader of research projects, both nationally and in collaboration with international partners.

Prof George has served extensively as a consultant and an invited speaker on a number of projects for the government of Trinidad and Tobago, and for governments and non-governmental organizations in the Caribbean region and internationally.  These include organizations such as UNESCO, the World Bank, CARICOM, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the Commonwealth Secretariat. She is also a former Chair of the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago.