Key Skills & Expertise

Development communications and stakeholder engagement; entertainment-education and communication for social change; instructional and curriculum design; cultural heritage preservation and digital archiving; and academic and institutional leadership. Dr. Cambridge holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Ohio University and is the recipient of Guyana's national honor, the Golden Arrow of Achievement.

Operational Advice, Project Design, Management & Implementation

Dr. Cambridge brings more than 40 years of academic leadership, international consultancy, and applied research in communication for social change. As consultant to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), he formulated national reports on implementing UNESCO's Model Curriculum for Journalism Education at the University of Guyana and led regional entertainment-education media development workshops in Turkmenistan (1999) and the Caribbean (1995–1996). As consultant to the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU), he managed the Technical Cooperation Program between Ohio University and the CBU (1989–2000) and presented on media convergence and workforce training at CBU general assemblies in Havana, Cuba, and Bridgetown, Barbados. In 1983, as consultant to the Broadcasting Organization of Non-Aligned Countries, he executed a UNESCO-sponsored assessment across the Caribbean to develop a regional radio and television program bank.

Monitoring & Evaluation

Conducted a comprehensive impact evaluation of UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) investments in the Caribbean Institute for Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, and served as External Examiner for CARIMAC's programs at UWI Mona (2002–2009) and UWI St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago (2005).

Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) Country Experience

Dr. Cambridge's regional expertise includes Eritrea, a country currently on the World Bank's FCV list under institutional and social fragility. His broader body of work in communication for social change and entertainment-education, including capacity-building initiatives across the Caribbean, Africa, and Central Asia, is directly transferable to stakeholder-engagement and communications needs in fragile and post-conflict settings.

Trust Funds

Secured and managed state, federal, and international grants rather than multi-donor trust funds, including a three-year USAID Higher Education for Development partnership (2008–2011), a USDA Forest Service/Civil Rights Office historical research grant (2004–2006), and an Ohio Department of Health social-marketing research grant (2000).

Relationships with Donors & International Organizations

Sustained strategic engagements with UNESCO, the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, USAID, the Broadcasting Organization of Non-Aligned Countries, and the University of the West Indies. As Principal Investigator on the USAID Higher Education for Development partnership (2008–2011), he facilitated University of Guyana faculty enrollment in master's degrees at Ohio University and trained more than 150 regional media practitioners in news, documentary, and short narrative film production.

Sectoral Experience

Development communications, entertainment-education, media and journalism education, cultural heritage preservation, and digital archiving.

Countries Worked In

Guyana, Jamaica, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa, Eritrea, Ghana, Senegal, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Singapore, the Netherlands, Estonia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Academic & Teaching Experience

Ph.D., Mass Communication, Ohio University (1989); M.A., International Relations (Communication and Development), Ohio University (1988). Professor Emeritus, School of Media Arts and Studies, Ohio University (2013–present); Professor, School of Telecommunications (2006–2013); Chair, Department of African American Studies (2001–2007); Director, Communication and Development Studies, Center for International Studies (1996–2000); Associate Professor and Associate Director, School of Telecommunications (1993–1995); Assistant Professor (1989–1995). Author of multiple books, including “Musical Life in Guyana: History and Politics of Controlling Creativity” (University Press of Mississippi, 2015) and “Immigration, Diversity, and Broadcasting in the United States, 1990–2001” (Ohio University Press, 2005). External evaluator, University of Guyana (2026); member, Ohio University–University of Guyana Task Force (2012–2016).