Dr. Natasha Mortley

Dr. Natasha Mortley is a regionally and internationally known scholar of Caribbean migration focused on gender transformational advocacy and gender justice scholarship.  Trained in Sociology, she has actively infused her work with feminist thought and gender theories.  Natasha Mortley is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Gender and Development Studies -Regional Coordinating Office at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, where she leads on regional and international research projects.  Her commitment to a regional development process is shaped by a gender justice lens which is evident in her teaching of feminist and gender research approaches for social development and policy, as well as through supervision and mentorship of her graduate students.  Dr. Mortley's research work has focused on migration & development; diaspora studies; gender & leadership; gender & climate change; gender-based violence and Caribbean masculinities.  Her publications can be found in academic journals and book chapters.  

Dr. Mortley serves as Strategic Advisor to the Commission of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States on gender, migration and social policy.  For more information visit her Linkedin page at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-natasha-kay-mortley-294377107/

IGDS Research Projects:

Contemporary Caribbean Masculinities: Males, Community and Crime 

Masculinities and Positive Fathering: A Bridge to Enhancing Family Unity and Community Cohesion 

Spotlight Initiative: Legislative Reform to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls and Family Violence 

Caribbean SHEroes Initiative: Youth Advocacy, Gender Equality and Development 

CaribSave: Women and Climate Change 

IGDS Graduate Courses Taught:

GEND6601 Key Theories and Debates in Gender and Development

GEND6101 Introduction to Research Methods for Gender Studies

GEND6102 Feminist Epistemology and Gender Research

GEND6505 Gender Analysis for Development Policy and Planning

GEND6103 Workshop Series on Research Protocols and Processes