Sarah Ssali
Professor Sarah Ssali | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of ArtsinSocial Sciences) (Master of ArtsinGender Studies) Queen Margaret University (Doctor of Philosophy) |
| Occupation(s) | Social Scientist,AcademicandAcademic Administrator |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Known for | Gender research |
| Title | Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Women and Gender Studies atMakerere University |
Sarah Ssali(born 1971) is a Ugandansocial scientist,researcher,academicandacademic administrator,who is anassociate professoranddeanof the School of Gender Studies atMakerere University,Uganda's oldest and largest public university.[1][2]
Background and education[edit]
Ssali was born in theBuganda Regionof Uganda. After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted toMakerere University,in Uganda's capital,Kampala.She graduated in 1992, with aBachelor of ArtsinSocial Sciences.[1][3]
She went on to obtain aMaster of Artsdegree inGender Studiesat Makerere University in 1999. Later, she received aDoctor of PhilosophyinInternational Health StudiesfromQueen Margaret University,inEdinburgh,Scotland.[1][3][4]
Career[edit]
Ssali is an experienced social scientist with a long track record in the field stretching back to the late 1990s. Her areas of interest includeHIV/AIDS,Gender, Reproductive Health, Health Systems, Public Policy and Politics. Much of Ssali's research focuses on hidden and non-heteronormative behaviors as well as minority groups.[5]Her research has focused on her native country Uganda, but often involves other African countries and distant continents, including Europe and North America.[1]Some of he work include (1) Voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in rural western Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention.[6](2) Gender, economic precarity and Uganda government’s covid-19 response.[7](3) Using life histories to explore gendered experiences of conflict in Gulu District, northern Uganda: Implications for post-conflict health reconstruction.[8](4) Reasons for disclosure of HIV status by people living with HIV/AIDS and in HIV care in Uganda: an exploratory study.[9](5) Performance of community health workers under integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in eastern Uganda.[10](6) Are health systems interventions gender blind? examining health system reconstruction in conflict affected states.[11](7) Ebola in the context of conflict affected states and health systems: case studies of Northern Uganda and Sierra Leone.[12]
Family[edit]
Professor Sarah Ssali is a married mother.[4]
Board and Committee Membership[edit]
- World Bank's Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) Advisory Task Force (UG)
- Mengo Hospital Research Review Committee
- The National Bio-Safety Committee of the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology
- International Association for Feminist Economics
- Makerere University Council
- Makerere University Appointments Board
- Makerere University Quality Assurance Committee
- Makerere University Students’ Welfare and Disciplinary Committee (Chair)
- South Africa Sociological Association (SASA)
- Uganda British Alumni Association (UBAA)[5]
On the Makerere University Council, Ssali represents the Academic Staff.[1]She is also a member of the ReBUILD Research Consortium, based at Queen Mary University in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4]
Professor Ssali is a member of the Advisory Board of "The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program", a collaborative effort among social scientists in research and academia in Africa and the United States.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abcdeMakerere University (17 August 2017)."Dr Sarah Ssali appointed Ag. Dean, School of Women and Gender Studies".Kampala:Makerere University.Retrieved18 October2018.
- ^Monitor Correspondent (2 March 2018)."Makerere holds gender identity week to empower rural women, girls".Daily Monitor.Kampala.Retrieved18 October2018.
- ^abSsali, Sarah (18 October 2018)."Sarah Ssali, Dean & Associate Professor of Makerere University School of Women and Gender Studies".Linkedin.com.Retrieved18 October2018.
- ^abcPress Office (23 November 2015)."Interview with QMU graduate, Sarah Ssali, Senior Lecturer in Makerere University, Uganda".Edinburgh:Queen Mary University.Archived fromthe originalon 19 October 2018.Retrieved18 October2018.
- ^ab"Dr. Ssali Sarah".School of Women and Gender Studies.2 February 2018.Retrieved30 May2020.
- ^Bwambale, Francis M.; Ssali, Sarah N.; Byaruhanga, Simon; Kalyango, Joan N.; Karamagi, Charles AS (30 July 2008)."Voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in rural western Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention".BMC Public Health.8(1): 263.doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-263.ISSN1471-2458.PMC2529297.PMID18664301.
- ^Ssali, Sarah N. (6 October 2020)."Gender, Economic Precarity and Uganda Government's COVID-19 Response".African Journal of Governance & Development.9(1.1): 287–308.ISSN2616-9045.
- ^Ssali, Sarah N.; Theobald, Sally (2 January 2016)."Using life histories to explore gendered experiences of conflict in Gulu District, northern Uganda: Implications for post-conflict health reconstruction".South African Review of Sociology.47(1): 81–98.doi:10.1080/21528586.2015.1132634.ISSN2152-8586.
- ^Ssali, Sarah N.; Atuyambe, Lynn; Tumwine, Christopher; Segujja, Eric; Nekesa, Nicolate; Nannungi, Annet; Ryan, Gery; Wagner, Glenn (2010)."Reasons for Disclosure of HIV Status by People Living with HIV/AIDS and in HIV Care in Uganda: An Exploratory Study".AIDS Patient Care and STDs.24(10): 675–681.doi:10.1089/apc.2010.0062.ISSN1087-2914.PMC3826576.PMID20863244.
- ^Kalyango, Joan N.; Rutebemberwa, Elizeus; Alfven, Tobias; Ssali, Sarah; Peterson, Stefan; Karamagi, Charles (20 August 2012)."Performance of community health workers under integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in eastern Uganda".Malaria Journal.11(1): 282.doi:10.1186/1475-2875-11-282.ISSN1475-2875.PMC3480882.PMID22905758.
- ^Percival, Valerie; Dusabe-Richards, Esther; Wurie, Haja; Namakula, Justine; Ssali, Sarah; Theobald, Sally (30 August 2018)."Are health systems interventions gender blind? examining health system reconstruction in conflict affected states".Globalization and Health.14(1): 90.doi:10.1186/s12992-018-0401-6.ISSN1744-8603.PMC6116483.PMID30157887.
- ^McPake, Barbara; Witter, Sophie; Ssali, Sarah; Wurie, Haja; Namakula, Justine; Ssengooba, Freddie (8 August 2015)."Ebola in the context of conflict affected states and health systems: case studies of Northern Uganda and Sierra Leone".Conflict and Health.9(1): 23.doi:10.1186/s13031-015-0052-7.ISSN1752-1505.PMC4529686.PMID26257823.
- ^Nextgen.ssrc.org (18 October 2018)."The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program: Advisory Board".Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Organisation (Nextgen.ssrc.org).Retrieved18 October2018.