Experience

University of Global Health Equity

• Rwanda
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  • Work with track chairpersons and faculty members in supporting the realization of UGHE’s mission and vision. • Manage the quality of project deliverables through reviews and providing timely guidance to team members. • Manage and coordinate UGHE Practicum projects with implementing partners. • Lead Scientist on the Integrated Nutrition & Early Child Development (INECD) project in Rwanda (PI) • Identify, assess, establish, and sustain partnerships with different like-minded organizations whose complementary capacities add value to UGHE. • Support research and the development of critical thinking, learning and knowledge approaches that support quality education, training and research among faculty and students. • Lead stakeholder groups meetings related to data analysis, research, and knowledge management. • Provide technical and organisational support towards quality evidence generation including backstopping of ongoing and planned research and evaluations. • Support the writing of high-quality peer-reviewed articles and publish them in high-impact factor publications. Show less



University of KwaZulu-Natal

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Fellow

  • 2018 - Present

  • Lead the Research teams in proposal development and strategic stakeholder interactions.• Support students and staff members on research uptake and scientific communication through the synthesis and dissemination of scientific evidence and information• Evaluate the distribution and spread of intermediate vector snails of schistosomiasis in Northern KwaZulu-Natal • Build technical capacity in project staff, student interns and local communities in developing approaches to guide the implementation of interventions.• Synthesize results and communicate them through high-quality presentations, reports, and publications.• Schedule and organise journal club meetings and manuscript writing workshops.• Led the development of study protocols and standard operating procedures for research activities.• Provided capacity building to students and faculty staff and project partners on data analysis and evaluation.• Assist the provincial technical team with planning, implementation, and monitoring of chemotherapy mass drug administration.• Measure performance and determinants of Public Health surveillance systems and provide prioritized recommendations to address key gaps.• Implement and comply with appropriate financial, institutional and governance systems, including operational approvals. Show less

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Development of schistosomiasis and STH research outcomes into policy and action. • Initiation of projects and collaborative activities with other departments• Supported stakeholder and departmental meetings with relevant training of surveillance focal points in the data collection system and tools, reporting, management, and analysis of activities.• Provided necessary support in the management, analysis, and presentation of data for the community advisory groups and the Ministry of Health• Built the capacity of the project team members in the creation of databases from multiple data sources.• Identify, develop, and nurture scarce skills among masters and PhD students. Show less

• PHD Student

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Designed data field and laboratory experiments, data management and analysis plans.• Mentoring masters students• Supported other project members in data analysis.



University of Namibia

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • May 2018 - Jul 2021

  • Teaching research methods and Biostatistics to undergraduate students. • Contributed to research capacity-strengthening activities between UNAM and the Ministry of Health in the Malaria Elimination project in Katima Mulilo • Coordinated capacity-building activities and provided technical advice to the Ministry of Health to meet country-specific Malaria elimination targets. • Provided mentoring, and building knowledge in terms of research and academic development to master’s and junior faculty members. • Led the development and designing of data collection tools/ templates and assisted with regular data collection/generation process Show less



The Copperbelt University

• Zambia
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Capacity building and lecturing of undergraduate and graduate students. • Contributed to internal or external working groups or initiatives focused on climate change. • Contributed to the development of research tools and technical knowledge products. • Capacity building and lecturing of undergraduate and graduate students. • Contributed to internal or external working groups or initiatives focused on climate change. • Contributed to the development of research tools and technical knowledge products.



World Agroforestry Centre

• Consultant

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Designed data collection tools, management, and analysis plans. • Designed and conducted field and students’ capacity strengthening initiatives. • climate-smart agriculture projects • Supported project management in the timely execution of activities. • Monitoring of project implementation • Designed data collection tools, management, and analysis plans. • Designed and conducted field and students’ capacity strengthening initiatives. • climate-smart agriculture projects • Supported project management in the timely execution of activities. • Monitoring of project implementation



CONSERVATION FARMING UNIT

• Regional trainer/Field Supervisor

  • Jun 2009 - Jan 2011

  Training of Farmers and Extension officers on Conservation Agriculture Training of Farmers and Extension officers on Conservation Agriculture