Principal College of Humanities and Social Sciences & Director, Rotary Peace Center/Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Peace Studies, at Makerere University
Dr. Eric Awich Ochen is an Associate Professor and Deputy Principal at CHUSS, Makerere University, with a PhD in Applied Childhood Studies from the University of Huddersfield. He specializes in child protection, gender, and post-conflict development.
Saudah Namyalo is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Makerere University. She is devoted to empowering Uganda’s indigenous languages through research and teaching. Saudah has enthusiasm for language development and sees the scientific, educational and economic value that may accrue from the growth of mother tongue industries. She looks at Africa’s multilingualism with creative hope and pragmatic realism, rather than with pessimism and frustration at sheer numbers of languages and dialects.
Dr. Pamela Khanakwa is a distinguished academic and administrator at Makerere University, currently serving as the Dean of the School of Liberal and Performing Arts (SLPA). She assumed this role on June 13, 2023
Dr. Baluku is one of the growing researchers in the area of entrepreneurship psychology on the African continent. He also has done substantial research work in the areas of career development and workplace deviance. He is currently the Dean, School of Psychology at Makerere University
Dr. Justus Twesigye is a Ugandan social work expert and academic, currently serving as the Dean of the School of Social Sciences at Makerere University. A lecturer in the Social Work and Social Administration Department, his research focuses on developmental social work, mental health, and social entrepreneurship
Dr. Gilbert Gumoshabe (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of African Languages at Makerere University’s School of Languages, Literature and Communication. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from Makerere University (2013), an MA in Runyakitara (1998), and a BA (Hons) in Runyakitara and Sociology (1994) from the same institution.
Dr. Aisha Sembatya Nakiwala is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Journalism and Communication at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. With a Ph.D. in Communication earned jointly from Makerere University and Örebro University in Sweden (2017), her specialization encompasses strategic, social, health, and behavior change communication .
A Senior Lecturer at the Makerere University School of Languages and Head of Department European & Oriental Languages. He is also a translator and interpreter (French/English). He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the Université de Poitiers, France. His research interests include Foreign Language Learning and Translation Studies.
Associate Professor Paul Omach is an accomplished scholar and academic leader, currently serving as Head of the Department of Political Science & Public Administration at Makerere University’s School of Social Sciences. He holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, with a distinguished research focus on governance, conflict, security, and peacebuilding in Eastern Africa and the Great Lakes region
Dr. Fred Bateganya is the Head of the Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology at the School of Social Sciences, Makerere University. He is a seasoned academic with a strong background in sociology, social anthropology, and public health-related research. In his leadership role, Dr. Bateganya oversees the department’s academic programs, supervises graduate research, and contributes to curriculum development and mentorship. He teaches several undergraduate courses, including Dynamics of African Livelihoods, and actively supports postgraduate training through supervision and academic guidance.
Dr Kasujja holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and serves as Head of the Department of Mental Health & Community Psychology at Makerere University. As a distinguished scholar and former President of the Uganda Clinical Psychology Association, he has played a leading role in advancing mental health research and training in Uganda.
Dr Mugumya is a Senior Lecturer and heads the Department of Linguistics, English Language Studies and Communication Skills at Makerere University. He also assists in the coordination of an Interdisciplinary PhD Research Programme College of Humanities and Social Sciences funded by Gerda Henkel Stiftung. He holds a doctorate from Stellenbosch University, South Africa and an MA in Education and International Development from the Institute of Education, University of London. He also holds a BA in French and English Language Studies from Makerere University.
Dr. Alfdaniels Mabingo is a Ugandan dance scholar, educator, and practitioner, currently serving as a Lecturer in the Department of Performing Arts and Film at Makerere University. He holds a PhD in Dance Studies from the University of Auckland, where he was awarded the Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis. Dr. Mabingo’s academic and research interests encompass dance education and pedagogy, decolonization in dance, Indigenous African dance practices, dance and race, and the role of dance in emerging creative economies.
Dr. Denis Muhangi is the Head of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration (SWASA) at Makerere University, under the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a PhD from Queen’s University Belfast, where he focused on government–NGO partnerships in Uganda’s HIV/AIDS response. His academic and professional experience spans over 15 years, with a strong focus on social research and evaluation in areas such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, livelihoods, water and sanitation, governance, and support for orphans and vulnerable children.
Dr. Wandera Roberts Otyola is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational, Social and Organisational Psychology at Makerere University. With a strong academic background in educational psychology, he plays a key role in shaping teacher education and assessment practices within Uganda’s higher education landscape. His work is grounded in improving learning outcomes and aligning institutional practices with national education priorities.
Dr. Veneranda Mbabazi is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Religion and Peace Studies within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Makerere University, Uganda. She earned her PhD from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, following earlier studies at Uganda Martyrs University.
Dr. Charlotte Karungi Mafumbo is a distinguished Ugandan academic, researcher, and institutional leader. She earned her PhD in Political Studies from the University of Cape Town in 2008, focusing on Uganda’s interventionist foreign policy and national security challenges.
Dr. Eve Nabulya is a Lecturer in the Department of Literature at Makerere University, Uganda. She earned her PhD in English from Stellenbosch University in 2017, where she researched environmental activism in East African literature . Her scholarship centers on the intersection of African literature, ecology, oral narratives, peacebuilding, and literary theory.
Dr. Dickson Kanakulya is a lecturer in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Makerere University. He holds a PhD in philosophy, (Makerere University – Uganda); a Licentiate in Applied Ethics (Linköping university – Sweden); MA Philosophy in Bioethics (University of Bergen – Norway) and BA in philosophy and political science (Makerere University – Uganda).
Dr. Julius Niringiyimana is a distinguished academic with a robust background in Political Science and Public Administration. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Makerere University, where his thesis focused on “Oil Politics and Land Conflicts in the Albertine Region, Uganda.” His academic journey also includes a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Management, as well as a First Class Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, specializing in Political Science and Sociology, from the same institution.
Okumu Denis is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Makerere University, Uganda, with a strong academic background in public administration, policy analysis, and socio-economic development. He holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration and Management from Makerere University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from the Uganda Management Institute, and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Makerere University.
I am an enthusiastic and knowledgeable scholar and student of political science with a strong foundation of a First Class in Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences of Kyambogo University majoring in Political science. I hold a Masters of Arts in International Relations and Diplomatic Studies of Makerere University. Through this master, I picked interests in genral political science as a discipline of study and as a practice that encamps a broader scope in International relations, Public administration and management as well as general politics. These have defined my interest in research, teaching and career development in the field of International relations and politics. I am already pursuing my PhD in Political science with interests in researching on Violent Conflicts as a way of fully empowering myself as an academic. My experience in working with higher education institutions in research and teaching is enormous mainly within in the field of political science and am looking forward to building it the more.
Dr. Richard Balikoowa is a rising career educationist, specializing in education and school psychology. With a distinguished career in education, psychology, educational technology and research, Dr. Balikoowa has significantly contributed to research and understanding of community, educational and child-related psychosocial issues in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Uganda. His work emphasizes supporting the training of educational, violence, school and gender psychology experts; as well as provision of consultation to families and school personnel on issues related to mental health, learning, and behavior.
Dr. Gerald Walulya is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Communication, Makerere University. He holds a PhD in Journalism and Communication and a Master of Philosophy in Media Studies degree from the University of Oslo, Norway and a Bachelor of Mass Communication degree from Makerere University, Uganda. Before joining the academia, he worked as a journalist at Daily Monitor newspaper in Uganda. Dr. Walulya is widely published in the area of press freedom and freedom of expression, journalism and elections. His research on safety and security of journalists has highlighted dynamics of practicing journalism in less democratic contexts.
Deo Kawalya holds a PhD in African Languages and Cultures from Ghent University in Belgium. He is a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics, English Language Studies and Communication Skills at Makerere University. His research interests include corpus linguistics, modality, evidentiality and lexicography. He has previously researched on different aspects of modality in Luganda and West Nyanza Bantu languages, by mainly analysing corpus data and, more recently, he has undertaken projects aimed at building corpora for different Ugandan languages.
Irene Esther Mutuzo is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Educational, Social, and Organizational Psychology, School of Psychology at Makerere University, Uganda, and a Ph.D. Fellow conducting research on Usability Context and Adoption of Human Capital Management Systems in Ugandan Public Universities. With a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology, her academic work focuses on bridging the gap between technology, psychology, human behavior and ergonomics to enhance the adoption and usability of ICT systems in Africa.
Dr. Imokola John Baptist is a Lecturer in the Department of Journalism and Communication at Makerere University. With a solid foundation in both theory and practice, he earned his Bachelor’s (Hons) and Master’s degrees in Journalism and Communication from Makerere University.
I hold a PhD from the English Department, Stellenbosch University. I am currently a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Literature, Makerere University. I am also a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Literary Studies in English at Rhodes University, South Africa. While my teaching interests are in Children’s Literature, Critical Theory, Practical Criticism, Cultural Studies, Popular Literature and Media Studies, the central thesis of my research is that vulnerable minorities stealthy reconfigure the public sphere with such illocutionary force to make their issues matter and transform their lives from mere statistical footnotes to critical societal issues.
I hold a Master of Arts in Public administration and Management from Makerere University and a Bachelor of Social Sciences. I have the zeal for teaching and research. I am highly motivated, result oriented and hardworking person with a high sense of duty and loyalty professionally. Extremely flexible and can easily adapt to the surroundings without compromising any of my professional principles. I can work under minimum supervision and yet remain submissive to authority.
Susan Nalugwa Kiguli is an academic and poet. She is an Associate Professor and served as Head of the Department of Literature, Makerere University (March 2012- July 2016). She holds a PhD in English from The University of Leeds (UK) sponsored by the Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme. She also has a Masters of Letters in Literary Linguistics from the University of Strathclyde, (UK), Masters of Arts (Literature) and a B.A. Education degree both from Makerere University, Uganda. She is the African Studies Association Presidential Fellow, 2011 and this presented her with an opportunity to read her poetry at the Library of Congress, Washington DC in November, 2011. She has also held the American Council of Learned Societies/ African Humanities Fellowship, 2010-2011 sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York, and as part of the fellowship, she was a researcher in Residence at the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of Western Cape, South Africa. Her research interests fall mainly in the area of Oral and Written African Poetry, Popular Song and Performance Theory. She has served as the chairperson of FEMRITE, Uganda Women Writers’ Association. She currently serves on the Advisory Board for the African Writers Trust (AWT) and on the board of the Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies Conference Series.
I have formal training in Social sciences with a Master’s and bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Makerere University, and I am currently enrolled for PhD studies at Makerere University. I’m an Ass. Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Makerere University. I have vast experience working and conducting behavioral and biomedical research in Uganda’s general population and key populations. I previously worked as a Social Scientist Researcher at the Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit).
Allen Asiimwe is Senior Lecturer in the Department of African Languages, School of Languages, Literature and Communication. Allen Asiimwe is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of African Languages, School of Languages, Literature and Communication at Makerere University. She is passionate about documenting and analysing linguistic aspects of the Runyankore-Rukiga language cluster spoken in Uganda but also documentation and preservation of cultural heritage of the people who speak these languages. She recently collected and documented Rukiga personal names and conducted a linguistic analysis of these names.
Anthony Buyinza MUGEERE is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology & Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, Makerere University (Uganda) and specializes in teaching and research in health, disability and climate change studies. I hold a PhD in Sociology and have conducted sociological studies on various health, environmental and climate issues, published a number of academic papers in peer reviewed journals and contributed chapters in books. Besides, I have also been part of research teams that authored several research papers and policy briefs for environment and health advocacy at national and international levels. This is all based on my earlier academic background during which I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (Makerere University) and a Master’s degree in Sociology.
Grace Milly Kibanja is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology, at Makerere University Uganda. She has vast experience in conducting both pure and applied research. She has played a vital role in supporting Non-Government Organizations in Uganda to apply Psychological knowledge and skills to community development; and gender mainstreaming in their project cycles. She has published articles in peer reviewed journals and chapters in several handbooks such as the ‘Handbook of International Psychology’, the ‘International Handbook of War, Torture and Terrorism’, the ‘International handbook of peace and reconciliation’, and the ‘Handbook of Ethno political Conflict: International perspective’. She is a co-author of the popular textbook “Escaping from Behavioral Poverty in Uganda: The role of Culture and Social capital.
I have a master’s Degree in Linguistics and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Makerere University. I also have a Diploma in Journalism.
Currently, I am enrolled on a PhD program in Linguistics at Makerere university.
I am a trained teacher with about 10 years of teaching experience. I have taught at both secondary school and university levels.
I specialize in behavioral health, particularly promoting the use of evidence-based programs that support the mental health of young people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings. My motivation is to promote equity in health through contextually translating evidence-based programs, particularly addressing mental health problems for young people in developing economies. I have previously held stakeholder engagements and adapted and evaluated a mindfulness and acceptance-based mental health support intervention for adolescents with HIV/AIDS and health care workers in Uganda. I am a member of the Behavioral Social Science Research project at Makerere University, which aims to create the next generation of African scholars in HIV/AIDS research.
Prof Baguma is a Ugandan Psychologist. In 1982, he started working as a Teaching Assistant in the School of Psychology. Now he is at the rank of Full Professor.
His areas of research include: Psycho trauma, organizational behavior: social psychology, Organizational Development, Stress, coping and resilience, Psychological testing, Health behavior, psychosocial aspects of chronic illness (HIV/AIDS, cancer, T2DM, etc.) and pandemics, human development, mental illness, psycho-social intervention and cross-cultural research.
Dr. Robert Senath Esuruku is a renowned expert in development studies with extensive experience in research, academia, and governance. He has evaluated the Government of Uganda’s Democracy and Governance under the Africa Peer Review Mechanism, demonstrating his expertise in assessing national development strategies. His notable contributions include designing and implementing Uganda’s Affirmative Action Programme for the Peace Recovery and Development Plan in Northern Uganda.
Dr. Aaron Ayeta Mulyanyuma is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Makerere University. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Kisii University, Kenya (2021), a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Public Administration from the Islamic University in Uganda, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Governance and Management from the Uganda Management Institute.
I lecture at Makerere University in the School of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work and Social Administration. I am an Associate Professor of Social Work with Children and Youth. I hold a PhD from the University of Vienna in Social and Cultural Anthropology. My academic career is focused on children and youth in adversity. Among the roles I have played in this regard are: Lecturing at the University on courses that focus on protection and programming for vulnerable children and youth and research methodology, among others.