Salutation
Assoc. Prof.
First Name
Alice
Middle Name
Nakiyemba
Last Name
Were
Qualification
Ph.D., Bioeconomics, Leuven Catholic University, Belgium.
Job Title
Senior lecturer/ Dean, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences/Senate Representative
Campus
Namasagali
Office Hours
8:00am-5:00pm
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Biography
Dr. Nakiyemba holds a Ph.D. in Bioeconomics from Leuven Catholic University in Belgium, She also has a Master’s Degree in Sociology and Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science both from Makerere University. She currently doubles as a senior lecturer and the Dean at the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Busitema University. Dr. Nakiyemba has a vast exprince and interest in working with communities as well as cordinating water development and health related projects. She is endowed with various skills which make her able to work in any environment especially the ones with marginalized and traumatized groups of people. She has a wide experience in using and teaching qalitative research methodologies including proposal writing, data collection, management and analysis.
Research Projects
- Co-Investigator on the project titled: Impact of prophylactic CPAP in the delivery room (DR-CPAP) on neonates <1500g in a low-resource setting: A feasibility trial 2021-2022: National multiplication project, Train The Trainer by University of Potsdam, German
- Co-promoter of a project titled: Sustainable land use and resilient livelihoods in the landslide-prone region of Mount Elgon Uganda (SureLive). Five-year project ended December 2018 funded by the Belgian government (Vliruos)
- Team member of a project titled: Ecologically based management of rodent pests in maize and rice in East Africa. This is a three-year project implemented in partnership with Sokoine University of Agriculture and funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Team member of the African Center of Excellence for Innovative Rodent Pest Management & Biosensor Technology Development (IRPM&BTD). This is a five-year project implemented in partnership with Sokoine University of Agriculture and funded by the World Bank.
Publications and Papers
- Alex Mayamba, Robert Modest Byamungu, Herwig Leirs, Isabirye Moses, Rhodes H Makundi, Didas N Kimaro, Apia W Massawe, David Kifumba, Alice Nakiyemba, Mshaka E Mdangi, Brian E Isabirye & Loth S Mulungu (2021) Population and breeding patterns of the pest rodent: Mastomysnatalensis in a maize dominated agroecosystem in Lake Victoria crescent zone, Eastern Uganda, African Zoology, 56:1, 76-84,
- Raheem, D.; Dayoub, M.; Birech, R.; Nakiyemba, A. The Contribution of Cereal Grains to Food Security and Sustainability in Africa: Potential Application of UAV in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Namibia. Urban Sci. 2021, 5, 8.
- Mayamba, Alex; Modest, Robert; Makundi, Rhodes; Kimaro, Didas; Isabirye, Moses; Massawe,
- Apia; Kifumba, David; Nakiyemba, Alice; Mdangi, Mshaka; Isabirye, Brian; Leirs, Herwig; Mulungu, Loth (2019) Species Composition and Community Structure of Small Pest Rodents (Muridae) in Cultivated and Fallow Fields in Maize Growing Areas in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda". Ecology and Evolution.
- Alex Mayamba*, Bram Vanden Broecke, Herwig Leirs, Brian E. Isabirye, Robert M. Byamungu,
- Alice Nakiyemba, Moses Isabirye, David Kifumba, Apia W. Massawe, Didas N. Kimaro, Mshaka E. Mdangi and Loth S. Mulungu (2019) Fitness of the pestiferous small rodent Mastomys natalensis in an agroecosystem in Mayuge district, Lake Victoria Crescent, Uganda. Ammalia.
- Mlyashimbi, E. C. M a; J. Mariën b; D. N. Kimaro c; A. J. P. Tarimoa; M. Isabiryed;R.H.
- Makundie; A. W. Massawee; M. E. Mdangif; D. Kifumbad, A.Nakiyemba; H. Leirsb; S. R. Belmaing and L. S. Mulungue (2018) “Relationships between seasonal changes in diet of Multimammate rat (Mastomys natalensis) and its breeding patterns in semi-arid areas in Tanzania” Cogent Food & Agriculture
- Gitau Mburu , Danielle Oxenham , Ian Hodgson , Alice Nakiyemba , Janet Seeley &
- Alvaro Bermejo(2013) Community Systems Strengthening for HIV Care: Experiences From Uganda, Journal of Social Work in End-Of-Life & Palliative Care, 9:4, 343-368
- Were, M. Isabirye, J. Poesen, M. Maertens, J. Deckers and E. Mathijs, "Decentralised Governance of Wetland Resources in the Lake Victoria Basin of Uganda," Natural Resources, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2013, pp. 55-64. doi:
- Ian Hodgson , Alice Nakiyemba , Janet Seeley , David Bitira & D. Gitau-Mburu (2012) Only connect – the role of PLHIV group networks in increasing the effectiveness of Ugandan HIV services, AIDS Care, 24:11, 1368-1374, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2012.656568
- Hardon, A.P, Akurut D, Comoro C, Ekezie C, Irunde HF, Gerrits T, Kglatwane J, Kinsman J, Kwasa R, Maridadi J, Moroka TM, Moyo S, Nakiyemba A, Nsimba S, Ogenyi R, Oyabba T, Temu F, Laing R. (2007). Hunger, waiting time and transport costs: Time to confront challenges to ART adherence in Africa. AIDS Care, 19(5), 658-665.
- Nakiyemba, A., Aurugai, D.A., Kwasa, T. and Oyabba, T. (2007). Rolling out HAART in relation to adherence: Opportunities and challenges available to health facilities and providers in Uganda. In M. J. Boeree (Ed), 5th European congress on tropical medicine and international health (pp. 121-124). Amsterdam: MEDIMOND.
- Nakiyemba, A., Aurugai, D.A., Kwasa, T. and Oyabba, T. (2006). Factors that facilitate or constrain adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adults in Uganda: A pre-intervention study.
- Hardon, A.P, Akurut D, Comoro C, Ekezie C, Irunde HF, Gerrits T, Hodgkin, C., Kglatwane J, Kinsman J, Kwasa R, Maridadi J, Moroka TM, Moyo S, Nakiyemba A, Nsimba S, Ogenyi R, Oyabba T, Temu F, Laing R. (2006). On hunger, transport costs and waiting time: A synthesis of challenges to ARV adherence in three African countries. In A. Hardon et al., From access to adherence: The challenges of antiretroviral treatment studies from Botswana, Tanzania and Uganda (pp. 15-20).
Presentations
- Presented the paper titled: “The impact of agricultural activities on the livelihood of riparian communities of Nalwekomba wetland ecosystem along River Nile, Namasagali, Kamuli District Uganda” at the international section of the 16th Conference in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, 7-8 October 2021.
- Presented a paper at the International Congress Water 2011 organised by Mekelle University and VLIR-UOS, September 19-26, 2011, in Mekelle Ethiopia titled: Farmers, Politicians and Technocrats: Conflict dynamics surrounding water and livelihoods in the Upper river Rwizi water catchment Lake Victoria Basin Uganda.
- Presented a paper at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly from 2nd – 7th, May 2010, Vienna Austria Session: Vegetation and Erosion, titled: Sugar cane growing and Cattle grazing as drivers to wetland degradation in Uganda: A case of upper river Ruizi and Iguluibi catchments Lake Victoria basin
- Presented a paper at the 25th conference of the Soil Science Society of East Africa from 7th - 11th December 2009, Moshi– Tanzania titled: Community’s involvement in the use and management of wetlands under decentralised governance in Uganda : A case of upper river Ruizi and Iguluibi catchmentsLake Victoria basin
- Presented a paper at the XVI International Aids conference at Toronto Canada: Factors that facilitate or constrain adherence to ARV therapy among adults In Uganda: a pre-intervention study
Professional Appointments
- Senior lecturer
- Dean of students, Faculty of Natural Resource and Environmental Science
Research Focus
- Bioeconomics
- Natural resourcce governance
- Research methodologies
Staff Type
Council Member