{"id":3170,"date":"2026-02-16T13:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss\/?page_id=3170"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:00:36","slug":"dr-sherma-roberts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss\/research\/staff-features\/dr-sherma-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Sherma Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper site-font\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<h1 class=\"page-header\">Congratulations Dr. Sherma Roberts<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row faculty-content-page\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"lc-block float-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding:10px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/Images\/Staff-Images\/sherma-update.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/Images\/Staff-Images\/sherma-feature-page.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid float-left me-8 ms-8 pr-3\"><\/p>\n<p>The Faculty congratulates Dr. Sherma Roberts for receiving the Principal\u2019s Award for Excellence. Dr. Roberts was recognized for her outstanding contribution to research and university service. Dr. Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Management in Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Research and Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Sherma Roberts is a distinguished scholar and practitioner in the field of sustainable tourism development, with an internationally recognised body of work that spans diaspora tourism, tourism resilience, community participation, sustainable tourism practices, and island tourism systems. Her research has made substantial contributions to advancing theoretical and applied understandings of tourism in small island developing states (SIDS).<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<font color=\"#373737\"><br \/><\/font>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A central feature of Dr. Roberts\u2019 academic influence is her widely cited article, \u201cSustainability Indicators for Small Tourism Enterprises: An Exploratory Perspective,\u201d which has received over 403 citations and remains a seminal reference point within the global tourism literature. She holds an H-index of 12 and an i10-index of 12, reflecting the sustained impact, quality, and reach of her scholarly output. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Roberts\u2019 research portfolio is expansive and diverse, comprising 5 books, 15 peer-reviewed book chapters, 12 peer-reviewed journal articles, 18 conference papers and 3 case studies. Her publications appear in several highly ranked journals in tourism and hospitality management, further underscoring the relevance and rigour of her work. Her most recent co-edited works Interdisciplinary Perspectives on COVID-19 and the Caribbean Volumes 1 &amp; 2 signals her commitment to advancing Caribbean scholarship and laying down significant knowledge markers for future generations. <\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>University Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both as Deputy Dean Research and as Interim Director of the School for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Roberts demonstrated transformative leadership. At the School for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Roberts introduced key initiatives that aligned the School with the University of the West Indies\u2019 Triple-A Strategy\u2014Access, Alignment, and Agility. Through her transformational and hands-on leadership, she worked with her team to build student research capacity among students, strengthen administrative processes and systems, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and enhance research output among MPhil and PhD students.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-weight-bold\">Service Across the Region<\/p>\n<p>Known for her engaging and evidence-based approach, Dr. Roberts is widely sought after by regional tourism agencies and professionals to facilitate workshops, strategic retreats, and policy dialogues. The highlight of this strategic engagement was her tenure as Chairman of the Tobago Tourism Agency up to 2022, during which she successfully pioneered, without precedent or blueprint, the island\u2019s first dedicated tourism agency\u2014an organization that has since earned multiple international awards. In January 2025, Dr. Roberts was invited to apply her expertise to the strategic visioning and tourism marketing retreat with the senior executive team of the St. Lucia Tourism Authority, guiding the creation of actionable strategies for sustainable tourism growth. Very recently she was engaged in mentoring Junior Ministers of Tourism in Barbados and leading a high-level workshop for the Inter-American Development Bank\u2019s National Tourism Programme.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/schsbm\/staff-profile\/dr-sherma-roberts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong class=\"font-weight-bold\">View Dr. Roberts&#8217; staff profile\u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations Dr. Sherma Roberts The Faculty congratulates Dr. Sherma Roberts for receiving the Principal\u2019s Award for Excellence. Dr. Roberts was recognized for her outstanding contribution to research and university service. Dr. Roberts is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Management in Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management Research and Publications Dr. Sherma [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":272,"featured_media":0,"parent":68,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Dr. Sherma Roberts - Faculty of Social Sciences - The University of the West Indies at Cave Hill","description":"Congratulations Dr. Sherma Roberts The Faculty congratulates Dr. Sherma Roberts for receiving the Principal\u2019s Award for Excellence. 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