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Dr. Nigel Brissett is an Associate Professor in Sustainability and Social Justice at Clark University, focusing on educational policies in post-colonial Caribbean contexts and their intersection with neoliberal globalization. His interdisciplinary research examines Caribbean education equity, sustainable development, and skilled emigration. He holds an Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an M.S. in Government, and a B.A. in Literatures in English from the University of the West Indies, Mona.
Dr. Brissett has extensive professional experience in educational policy design, including regional initiatives in the Caribbean and higher education reform in Afghanistan. His work critiques neo-liberal frameworks in social welfare and advocates for material and epistemic justice through reparative policies. He has received grants such as the Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation grant for climate adaptation projects and an NSF-funded Fulbright-Hays seminar on climate change in Tanzania.
His research outputs span autoethnography methodologies, Caribbean education history, and climate resilience strategies. Key themes include decolonizing development frameworks, the impact of skilled emigration on policy, and the role of education in achieving sustainable development goals.
- Grants:
- Climate Education in the Caribbean (MARION AND JASPER WHITING FOUNDATION, 2025–2027)
- Fulbright-Hays Seminar: Tuka Pamoja (NSF, 2023–2025)
- Awards: None explicitly listed.
- Lab/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on climate resilience and Caribbean development studies.
