Danielle Watson Email & Phone Number

I am an Associate Professor and Academic Lead Research in the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology. My research focuses on security, policing, police/community relations, policing culturally and linguistically diverse communities and plural regulatory systems in the Caribbean and Pacific. I conduct research on (in)security in Pacific Island countries, capacity building for security service providers, recruitment and training as well as many other areas specific to improving security in developing country contexts. My research interests are multidisciplinary in scope as I also conduct research geared towards the advancement of tertiary teaching and learning. My standing as an international scholar is demonstrated through my publications, ability to attain competitive grant funding and extensive contribution to the development of security studies in Caribbean and Pacific Island countries. I have contributed significantly to the development of context specific scholarship on security in small island developing states in the Global South. I have won competitive grants and consultancy tenders amounting to over $900,000.00 from international bodies such as the Australian Research Council, the British Academy, Canada-CARICOM awards, and the UNDP. I have also been the recipient of prestigious fellowships, which include recognition as an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA Indigenous), an Australian Endeavour Executive Fellowship (2016) and a British Academy Fellowship (2018).As a cross disciplinary researcher working in multiple countries across the globe, I have research collaborators and networks in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, Oceania, and North and South America.

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  The University Of The West Indies

  Linguistics