Tashieka Simone Burris-Melville

Tashieka S. Burris-Melville is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies at the University of Technology, Jamaica. She holds a doctoral degree in Leadership and Professional Practice from Trevecca Nazarene University and a Master of Arts in Linguistics from the University of the West Indies, Mona. With a versatile teaching background, she has delivered courses in academic writing, linguistics, and leadership at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Driven by a passion for learning and a commitment to scholarly inquiry, Dr. Burris-Melville has authored, co-authored, and presented papers on various topics. Her research interests include sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, writing in higher education, teamwork development, collective leadership, collaborative and inclusive leadership, transformational leadership, and online teaching and learning.

Publications

Empowering Teams in Higher Education: Strategies for Success
Empowering Teams in Higher Education: Strategies for Success
Tashieka Simone Burris-Melville, Shalieka Tiffia Burris, Kristin Bledsoe. © 2024. 392 pages.
Many businesses and organizations struggle with implementing effective teamwork, leading to confusion, stress, and subpar results. In higher education, students often graduate...
Assessing the Impact of Transformational Leadership Style at a Selected High School in Jamaica
Assessing the Impact of Transformational Leadership Style at a Selected High School in Jamaica
Tashieka Simone Burris-Melville, Cynthia Onyefulu. © 2023. 23 pages.
The purpose of this chapter was to determine the type of leadership of a high school principal in Kingston, Jamaica. The sample size was 74. The data collection methods were a...