Biography
Dr. Gail-Ann Guy, an activist, and feminist, believes in the power of education. She holds bachelor's
and master's degrees in social work, a master's degree in Public Administration from
Andrews University, and her Doctorate in Public Health from Capella University. Her
doctoral research focuses on leadership and advocacy, explicitly analyzing human rights
policies to include women and children. She has created the acronym CRY RAPE(Report,
Advocate, Protect, Educate), which speaks to violence in all forms.
Dr. Guy is a public speaker and centers her presentations on genderbased issues, including
sexual and domestic violence and other social matters. She supports the "Me Too Movement"
and has researched extensively on avenues for reducing gender-based violence in her
homeland, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Through her work in the country, Dr. Guy was able to identify and address inconsistencies
within the islands'' current policies. She has presented her findings to government
and religious organizations in Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States of America,
including the United States Virgin Islands.
In addition to her work and academic studies, Dr. Guy is a woman of faith. She is
deeply committed to serving God fervently in her advocacy for underprivileged and
underrepresented people. Her activism is marked by wisdom, humility, and compassion.
Vision: Dr. Gail Ann N. Guy envisions communities of empowered individuals who can advocate
for victims of violence so that perpetrators are brought to justice and held accountable
for their actions.
Mission: Dr. Guy aims to inform and equip individuals with the skills necessary to save lives.
She continues to create and promote victim-centered programs and educate communities
about the atrocities of sexual, physical, verbal, emotional, spiritual, and economic
violence.
Research Agenda:
- Addressing the gaps in policies regarding gender-based violence in the Caribbean.
- Addressing resilience for those affected by childhood sexual abuse and neglect.
- The Caribbean Child and Traumatic Events.
- Infant Mortality in African American and Caribbean women.
- Postpartum trauma-informed care.
- Presentations:
- Guy-Cupid, G. A. (2023, April). Cry RAPE: A new look at Resilience [Paper presentation].
Resilience Con, Nashville, TN.
- Guy-Cupid, G. A. (Director). (2022, June). A march against violence [ Radio broadcast].
Bay Hill News, Radio Broadcasting.
- Guy-Cupid, G. A., (2022, June). Cry RAPE Campaign and Public Awareness: Stop sexual
and Domestic. Violence in St. Vincent and the Grenadines [road march and community-driven
campaign} St. Georges, St. Vincent
- Guy-Cupid, G.A., (2020, February). Addressing the gap in current policies regarding
gender-Based violence in saint vincent and the Grenadines [Conference session]. Annual
Research Conference at the Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Jamaica.
- Guy-Cupid, G.A., (2019, November). Addressing policies regarding child sexual violence
in the Caribbean child [Conference session]. 14TH Annual Caribbean Child Research
Conference, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Cave
Hill, in collaboration with UNICEF, Barbados. www.cavehill.uwi.edu/salises
- Guy-Cupid, G. A (2018, October). Addressing the gap in current policies regarding
gender-based violence in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. [Poster Presentation] at
the Evidence to Impact Conference on 08-09 October 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Guy-Cupid, G. (2018 July) “Understanding the # me to movement” at the 35th Annual.
Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Symposium in Reno, NV.
- Guy-Cupid, G.A., (2017, December). Gender-based violence relates to sexual violence,
micro.Aggression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Sierra Job Corps. Reno,
NV
