Sharlene Lata Beharry
Assistant Professor, Biology, Ecology and Conservation
Biography
Dr. Sharlene Beharry is an Assistant Professor in Physics in the Department of Biology, Ecology and Conservation at the St. George’s University, Grenada (SGU). She is the Course Director for three Physics courses and committed to teaching a diverse range of students in different programs integrating biological relevance to physics concepts.
Sharlene’s academic journey began with a Bachelor of Sciences Major in Physics and Minors in Environmental Physics and Chemistry, followed by a MPhil and PhD in Physics from the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine. Her doctoral thesis on a Climatic Assessment of a Small Tropical Reservoir Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT): A Case Study of the Navet Reservoir in Trinidad resulted in three scientific publications.
Dr. Beharry research experience also extends to work (i) on the UNFCCC National Communications, greenhouse gasses chapter, for both Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Kitts and Nevis and (ii) as a FAO Climate Change Data Analyst. Additionally, she co-supervisor for undergraduate research projects at SGU and the UWI, St Augustine Campus.
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Areas of Interest
- Climate change in the Caribbean Region, specifically analyzing climatic variables, patterns and trends, with the aim of understanding the effects on water resources, agriculture, and costal environments. These analyses aim to serve as a part of the scientific foundation for examining climatic impacts and for advancing strategies that meet the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Selected Publications
- Beharry, S.L., Clarke, R.M. Estimations of future reservoir volumes under different climate scenarios for a tropical reservoir in a small Caribbean Island, Trinidad. Environment Monitoring Assessment. 195, 590 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11207-8
- Beharry, S.L., Gabriels, D., Lobo, D. et al. (2021) Use of the SWAT model for estimating reservoir volume in the Upper Navet watershed in Trinidad. SN Appl. Sci. 3, 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04201-7
- Beharry, S.L., Gabriels, D., Lobo, D. and Clarke, R. (2019) A 35-year meteorological drought analysis in the Caribbean Region: case study of the small island state of Trinidad and Tobago. SN Appl. Sci. 1, 1256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1296-4
- Beharry, Sharlene Lata, Ricardo Marcus Clarke, and Kishan Kumarsingh. (2015) Variation in extreme temperature and precipitation for a Caribbean Island: Trinidad. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. Doi:10.1007/s00704-014-1330-9
- Beharry, Sharlene Lata, Ricardo Marcus Clarke, and Kishan Kumarsingh. (2014) Precipitation trends using in-situ and gridded datasets. Theoretical and Applied Climatology: 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s00704-013-0921-1.
Selected Projects
- Our Shared Ocean Programme Ref No: OSO/25/MSC/03
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