Shari-Lee Carter is a Jamaican teacher and scholar pursuing a PhD in the International Education program at New York University. Her doctoral research examines how Jamaica’s public debt and austerity measures shape education financing and the personal and professional lives of public sector women teachers.
As a trained teacher with over a decade of classroom experience, Shari-Lee has developed a deep understanding of the global and local dimensions of education policy and reform. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked in Japan with the Okayama, Yamaguchi, and Kurashiki Boards of Education as a Native English Teacher, where she supported the development of programs that strengthened English Language teaching and learning. She also taught at both a traditional and technical high school in Jamaica, working alongside teachers who navigate public school resource constraints to advance Jamaica’s welfare.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of the West Indies, Mona, and a Master’s degree in International and Comparative Education from the University of Leicester. Her professional and lived experiences have strengthened her commitment to improving the conditions of teachers, and by extension, student learning and nation-building. Through her teaching and research, she contributes to critical conversations on education reform, economic/gender justice, and reparatory justice in postcolonial contexts.