Mobley studying to better Cayman

A Caymanian scholar wants to help the territory through tertiary education. 

Kacey Mobley of George Town will attend Florida State University this fall to pursue her doctorate in sociology. Her research interests include social stratification, crime and deviance, and demography with a focus on the Caribbean region.  

Her plan is to return home after university to teach at the college level, helping address social problems and advancing Cayman’s social development. 

While at Florida State, Ms Mobley will complete a graduate assistantship for the 2012-13 academic year. Ms Mobley recently graduated from Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee with honours (magna cum laude), attaining a double major in sociology and political science, as well as a double minor in Spanish and religion.  

Ms Mobley was also presented with a sociology award and nominated for a departmental award for behavioural and social sciences. During the past four years, Ms Mobley has received a Cayman government scholarship and Lee’s honours scholarship. During her time at Lee, Ms Mobley served as president of the sociology club and worked as a teaching assistant. She is a member of three honours societies – Alpha Kappa Delta, Pi Sigma Alpha, and Sigma Delta Pi. 

Outside of her academic life, Ms Mobley has engaged in community activities such as mission trips to less developed countries, volunteering at children’s programmes in Tennessee and aiding the youth at the Frances Bodden Girls Home in Cayman.