Portrait of Jarrel De Matas, PhD
Physical Address:
UHC, Suite 4.438
1005 Harborside Drive
Galveston, TX 77555
Mailing Address:
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1150

Jarrel De Matas, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities

About Me

Jarrel De Matas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics and Health Humanities. Dr. De Matas studies culturally informed scientific, medical, and health practices through an intersectional approach to Caribbean science fiction and science and technology studies, He is also interested in policy development for developing countries especially, but not limited to, the Caribbean.

In addition to his academic work, Dr. De Matas is a newspaper columnist and his first book, a collection of columns written during 2023, is titled Opinions in Review: 2023. His forthcoming book, contracted by Routledge, will comprise interviews with Caribbean science fiction writers.

Affiliations

  • Department of Bioethics & Health Humanities
  • Institute for Bioethics & Health Humanities

Education

  • PhD English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst , College of Humanities and Fine Arts, 2024
  • MA Literatures in English , The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago Faculty of Humanities and Education, 2018
  • BA Literatures in English, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago Faculty of Humanities and Education, 2013

Research

Dr. De Matas studies culturally informed scientific, medical, and health practices through an intersectional approach to Caribbean science fiction and science and technology studies, He is also interested in policy development for developing countries especially, but not limited to, the Caribbean.

Publications

Physical Address:
UHC, Suite 4.438
1005 Harborside Drive
Galveston, TX 77555
Mailing Address:
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1150

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