Zoë is a PhD student at Klein, interested in investigating how communication campaigns persuade Caribbean citizens to make behavioral changes. More broadly, she is also interested in how social media can be a platform for social influence. Her research specifically focuses on Grenada and the wider Caribbean region, which she calls home.  

Education

MSc Development Management (Information Communication Technologies), London School of Economics and Political Science 

BSc International Relations & Journalism, University of the West Indies, Mona  

Presentations

Larson K., Leoni C.A., McKay T., Noel D., Hagley Z., George M. Not Washback but Washing: The Impact of the Test Development Process on Teaching Practices and Curriculum. Abstract presented at The Language Assessment Research Conference; September 2022; Chicago, Illinois  

Noel D., Hagley Z., McKay T., Larson K., George M., Leoni C. Evaluating the Importance of Using Authentic Listening Materials in Assessing Listening in an English for Specific Purposes Test. Abstract presented at The Language Assessment Research Conference; September 2022; Chicago, Illinois  

Patterson J., Wildman A., Hagley Z., Weinheimer D. Linguistic Attitudes toward Grenadian Creole. Abstract presented at 46th Annual Conference, Caribbean Studies Association (CSA); June 2022; Virtual  

McKay T., Leoni C.A., Noel D., Hagley Z., Larson K., George M., Simon S., Roman C. Spicing It Up: Prototyping Integrated Speaking Tasks for the Communications Assessment for Health Professionals. Abstract presented at The Language Assessment Research Conference; September 2022; Chicago, Illinois  

Leoni C.A., McKay T., Noel D., Hagley Z., Larson K., George M. Important Pea in the Pod: The Importance of a Subject-Matter Expert in the Development of an English Test for Health Care Purposes. Abstract presented at The Language Assessment Research Conference; September 2022; Chicago, Illinois 

Publications

Hagley, Z. (2021). The Disaster of ‘Alternative Facts’: Misinformation and Disaster Management in Grenada. Caribbean Studies, 49(1), 29–59. https://doi.org/10.1353/crb.2021.0011 

Awards

2016/17 Chevening Award, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office  

2013 Undergraduate Award of Excellence, University of the West Indies