Leith Dunn PhD is a Jamaican social scientist with a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as a Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Languages and Social Sciences and a M.Sc. in Sociology and Social Psychology from the University of the West Indies.
Dr Dunn has over 20 years experience working as a University Lecturer, social policy researcher and analyst, trainer and programme manager. She has taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has researched and published extensively in the fields of social policy analysis, gender and

development, child labour, tourism, civil society management and governance. Leith has worked with several local, regional and international development institutions including the United Nations and the Commonwealth, as well as British, Canadian, Jamaican and Caribbean agencies including the church. With fluent Spanish, Portuguese and French she has traveled extensively for work and study and has served as interpreter for a number of state visits.
Leith is married to Dr Hopeton Dunn, Communications Policy Analyst, Chair in Telecommunications Policy and Management, Mona Institute of Business at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica and Chairman of the Creative Production and Training Centre. They have two adult children and have co-authored a number of publications. The most recent of these is ‘People and Tourism: Issues and Attitudes in the Jamaican Hospitality Industry’, Arawak Publications, Kingston 2002.