Dr. Anthony J. Joseph was born in Baratria and spent his formative years attending Barataria Boys' RC and St. Georges College in addition to partaking in several groups and sporting activities. He completed tertiary education at the University of the West Indies (UWI) earning a B.Sc. in Environmental Physics, Physics and Mathematics, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, 1985. He also pursued a M.Sc. in Environmental Pollution Control at the University of Leeds in 1979; and a M.S. in Safety Sciences at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1993.

Dr. Joseph has provided technical support and advice on issues related to environmental, occupational safety and health, emergency and disaster management to governments and businesses both nationally and internationally such as Grenada, Angola, South Africa, Zimbabwe and India, for over twenty-five years. He has served on Committees, Delegations and Boards for National, State and Local bodies. Dr. Joseph has spent the past thirty years providing academic leadership, insights and mentorship to students, Tertiary Educational Institutions, and Non-Governmental Organizations, and achieved professorship in 2001.

He is an acclaimed author of over fifty publications including textbooks, book chapters, technical reports and peered reviewed several articles. Dr. Joseph has been a member and chaired several committees and professional organizations, such Critical Infrastructure Protection, USA; Safe Community, Canada; Fellow - National Safety Council, and Member - Association of Professional Engineers of TT.

Promoting injuries and illnesses prevention and protecting the environment is his professional and personal focus, which started in 1981 when he pioneered the formation of the National Safety Council of Trinidad and Tobago and subsequently developed university programs in Environmental, Safety and Health at UWI Trinidad, Pennsylvania USA, Connecticut USA, and UTT Trinidad.