Arlene Bailey, Ph.D.

Dr. Arlene Bailey is a Senior Research Fellow at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. Arlene's research areas include information and communication technologies (ICTs) for development, community and social informatics. Her work adopts a critical focus on the design and assessment of ICT policy and interventions for sustainable development and social innovations.

She has presented papers in local and international conferences and journals, and has co-edited Special Issues of journals. Arlene currently serves as a Senior Editor for the Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries; an Associate Editor for Information Technology for Development and also serves as Vice Chair, Research for the Association for Information Systems’ Special Interest Group on ICTs and Global Development.