While at the University of the West Indies, Alyssa focused on sociology with a concentration on gender and intersectional analysis. She further explored these themes in her Diploma in Gender and Development, where her preliminary research focused on the politics of sexual and reproductive health and rights for women in the Caribbean. She was also closely involved with women’s/vulnerable youth activism in Trinidad and Tobago, where her academic concentrations provided a useful theoretical framework for her practical work. At this time she also guest lectured a number of undergraduate social science classes at the University of the West Indies. At Oxford, Alyssa continues to nurture her passion for women’s sexual health and rights, with her research concentrating on differing sex education policies in the Anglophone Caribbean. She now works as a marker for the University of the West Indies and continues to contribute meaningfully to causes she is passionate about, especially ones which foreground women and minoritised groups, in the Caribbean, the UK, and beyond. Alyssa is fluent in English and proficient in Spanish and Arabic, with passable French. This fall, she will further her research in Caribbean sex education through a DPhil (PhD) at the University of Oxford.
