Alicia Nicholls
Junior Research Fellow 1 -246-417-4530[email protected]

Biography
Alicia Nicholls is the SRC’s Junior Research Fellow and a member of the teaching faculty for its flagship Master’s in International Trade Policy (MITP) program. Alicia initially joined the SRC as a Research Consultant in 2010–2011 after graduating from the MITP program (Cohort 6) with distinction. She returned to the SRC full-time in April 2019 as a Trade Research Assistant and has since advanced her professional qualifications by earning the Post-Graduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning (PGCUTL) and is currently pursuing her Ph.D.
Her work spans a broad array of issues related to trade, investment, and development, with her research focusing on foreign investment law and policy, global financial regulation, financing for sustainable development, and international business. She has been a General Member of the Canadian-based Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) since 2015 and is a member of the Academy for International Business (AIB), the International Studies Association (ISA), and the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA). Alicia is also a Fellow of the Caribbean Policy Consortium (CPC).
Beyond her academic and professional pursuits, Alicia is passionate about community service and is a proud member of the Lions Club of Bridgetown. She is a former Government of Barbados Exhibition Winner (2005) and a dedicated language enthusiast. She speaks Spanish, French, and Portuguese. In her leisure time, she enjoys reading, travelling, fitness, and spending quality time with loved ones.
Education
- Post-graduate Diploma in University Teaching and Learning (University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (Barbados)
- FITT Diploma in International Trade – Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) (Ontario, Canada).
- Bachelor of Laws – LL.B (Upper Second Class Honours) – University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (Barbados).
- Masters of Science in International Trade Policy – M. Sc. (Distinction) – University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (Barbados).
- Bachelor of Science in Political Science (Special) – B.Sc. (First Class Honours) – University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus (Barbados).
Research Interests
- Investment Law/Policy
- International Business
- International Political Economy
- Global Financial Regulation
- Financing for Sustainable Development
Select Publications/Presentations
- Nicholls, Alicia. 2021. “Investment Facilitation for Financing the Sustainable Development Goals in the Caribbean”, SRC Policy Brief 1. Bridgetown: The University of the West Indies. https://shridathramphalcentre.com/policy-briefs/
- Zamor, Helene, Alicia D. Nicholls, and Albert Christopher Lee. 2021. “The importance of language and culture to the growing Sino-Caribbean commercial relationship”, Global Discourse 11, no. 4: 657-677. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/204378921X16320858067099
- Yearwood, Ronnie and Alicia Nicholls. 2020. “The European Union’s Economic Substance Rules in Commonwealth Caribbean Jurisdictions: What Is the Purpose?” Bulletin for International Taxation 74, no.9. https://www.ibfd.org/IBFD-Products/Journal-Articles/Bulletin-for-International-Taxation/collections/bit/html/bit_2020_09_e2_1.html
- Wright, Allan and Alicia Nicholls. 2019. “The EU AML/CFT list of high-risk third jurisdictions: implications and options for The Bahamas”. (IDB Policy Brief 319). Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001750
- Nicholls Alicia and Yentyl Williams. 2016. “Defining Intra-Caribbean Relations in a PostPreference Era: Caribbean Regional Integration Driven by Exogenous International Trade Pressures”. Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies (JECS) 41(2&3): 111-138.
- Panelist, Global Americans and Caribbean Policy Consortium Webinar ‘Post Summit of the Americas Hemispheric Assessment: A Caribbean Perspective”, July 7, 2022
- Presenter, “Trade Policy for National Growth and Sustainable Development”, 8 th SALISES Virtual Forum on “Post-Covid Recovery and Economic Imperatives for Growth and Sustainable Development in Trinidad and Tobago”, May 2022.
- Discussant, Institute of International Relations (IIR) Diplomatic Dialogue – “The Role of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force in Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism/Countering Proliferation Financing Compliance” on February 10, 2022
- Panelist, Session 3 “Solutions for the way forward”. IIED & UNCTAD Webinar on international investment agreements and climate action on February 4, 2022. • Presenter on topic “Challenges facing International Trade in the Caribbean” at Young Economists Association of The UWI Cave Hill’s Webinar on International Trade. November 20, 2021.