Faculty of Humanities and Education
Erin Mahon is a Research Fellow in the Caribbean Educational Research Centre at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. She was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and was raised and lives full time in Barbados. She holds an Honours BA in Psychology from Trent University Ontario and graduated with distinction with an MSc in Counselling Psychology from the University of the West Indies. Her PhD is in Education and her doctoral thesis investigated parental involvement in Special Education in Barbados. Erin has worked for over a decade as a tutor and the head of the Remedial and English departments in a school for students with Special Educational Needs before joining the team at the Caribbean Educational Research Centre.
