CHARLES B. RWABUKWALI

EDUCATION:                          

Ph.D. (Medical Anthropology)
Dept. Of Anthropology 
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OHIO, U.S.A. (May,1997)

M.A. (Medical Anthropology)
Dept. Of Anthropology
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OHIO,U.S.A. (May,1993)

D.P.R. (Diploma in Population Research)
Institute of Population Studies
University of Exeter
Exeter, DEVON, ENGLAND (May,1983)

M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration)
Dept. of Public Administration
University of Arizona
Tucson, ARIZONA, U.S.A. (May,1976)

B.A (SWSA)
Dept. of Social Work/Administration
Makerere University
Kampala , Uganda (March,1974)

ACADEMIC HONORS:             

AFGRAD Fellowship 1974-76
Pathfinder Fund Fellowship 1982-83
British Council Fellowship 1986
FHI Fellowship 1992-1993
Fogarty Fellowship 1994-1997

WORK EXPERIENCE:              

Professor
Dept. of Sociology 
Makerere University
Kampala, UGANDA
January 1, 2010 – Present

Associate Professor
Dept. of Sociology
Makerere University
Kampala, UGANDA
August, 1998 – December 2009

Senior Lecturer
Dept. of Sociology
Makerere University
Kampala, UGANDA
(1984 - July, 1998)

Lecturer
Dept. of Sociology
Makerere University
(1976-1984)

Labour Officer
Ministry of Labour
Uganda Government
(1974-1976)

    RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Co-Principal Investigator, European Union Funded Project – VLRIR – UOS – “Exporing Opportunities for Partnership and Initiating Joint Research with Respect to the Central Place of Gendered Intra- Household Allocation Analysis.” Professor Nathalie Holvoet of the University of Antwerp is the Principal Investigator. 2013 – 2015.

•  Principal Investigator, NIH Funded project entitled “A Longitudinal Study of Social       Context of HIV Treatment Seeking in Urban and Rural Uganda during the era of increased Availability of ART (Antiretroviral Therapy)” 2007 – 2014.

•  Principal Investigator, Sida/SAREC Funded project entitled “Socio-economic Implications of Emergent Diseases and Epidemics for Sustainable Development in the Lake Victoria Region.” 2005 – 2009.

• Co-Principal Investigator for the project, “Social Networks and Social Support for TB Control in Kampala, Uganda.”  This project is funded by UNICEF/UNDP/WORLD BANK/ WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR).  Professor Janet McGrath of Case Western Reserve University is the Principal Investigator, 2005 – 2007.

• Co-Principal Investigator for the project, “Concerted Action on Quality of Reproductive Health Care.”  The project was funded by the European Union.  Professor Marleen Termmerman of Ghent University and Dr. Edward K. Kirumira were the Principal Investigators. 1999 – 2001

• Co-Principal Investigator for the project, “Concerted Action on Syndromic Approach to Management of STIs.  The project was funded by the European Union.  Professor Marleen Temmerman of Ghent University and Dr. Edward K. Kirumira were the Principal Investigators. 2002 – 2005.

• Co-Principal Investigator on the Uganda – CWRU Research Collaboration Project: “Feasibility of Clinical Trials of Vaginal Microbicides for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Kampala, Uganda.” Funded by NIH.  Professor Janet McGrath of Case Western Reserve University was the Principal Investigator.  2001 – 2004.

• Principal Investigator, Sida/SAREC funded project entitled “Political Economy of Disease in the Context of Conflict:   A Study of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in the East African Region.”2000-2004

• Co-Principal Researcher, NIH funded project entitled “The Social and Demographic Impact of HIV/AIDS upon women in Uganda”.  2000 – 2002.  Richard David Semba of the Johns Hopkins University Medical School is the Principal Investigator (Parent Grant NIH Ro1 HD 30042).

• Principal Investigator on the Family Health International (FHI) funded Project under the Makerere University – Johns Hopkins University Collaboration Project entitled “Perceptions, Attitudes and Opinions of Pregnant Women and Other People on HIV/AIDS and the New Strategies for the Interruption of Vertical Transmission.”  1999 – 2000.

• Principal Investigator, UNESCO funded project entitled “The Impact of Migrant Populations on the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Uganda.” 1998 – 2000.

• Principal Investigator, Family Health International (FHI) funded research project entitled “STD Contact Tracing Study in Nyanza, Kenya,” 1999 – 2000.

• Co-Principal Investigator on the Project undertaken for the Children’s Vaccine Initiative (CVI) and USAID’s Children Vaccine Programme entitled “A Study of Factors Influencing the Introduction of New and Under-utilised Vaccines in Uganda.” 1999 – 2000.  Dr. Judith Justice of the University of California, San Francisco was the Principal Investigator.

• Principal Investigator on the USAID/DISH funded project for the Ministry of Health entitled “Assessing Prepayment Systems in Uganda.” 2000 – 2001.

• Principal Investigator, Ph.D. Dissertation Research entitled “Gender, poverty, and AIDS in Kabarole, Western Uganda: The Sociocultural context of Risk and prevention Behaviors”. 1995-1996.

• Principal Investigator, Rockefeller Foundation funded project entitled “Child Survival in Uganda”. 1995-1996.

• Principal Investigator, Swedish Agency for Research Collaboration with Developing Countries (SAREC) funded project entitled “Recent Sociological Changes in Uganda”.  1992-1995. I directed the component entitled “Perspectives on Employment of Graduate Women in the Uganda Public Service”.

• Co-Principal Investigator, FHI/U.S.A.D. funded project entitled “The Sociocultural Context of AIDS Prevention in Uganda”. Debra Schumann, Principal Investigator. 1991- 1994.

• Principal Investigator, Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern Africa funded research entitled “Sexual Behaviour and Condom Acceptability among Ugandan Males: The case of Kabarole District”1990-1991.

• Co-Principal Investigator, on the project “The Social Cultural Context of Behavioural Risk Factors for HIV Infection among Baganda Men”. This was part of the project, “Family Structure and Social Organisation of Risk Behaviours”. (D.A. Schumann and J.W.McGrath, co-project directors) and was funded under the National Institutes of Health Collaboration on AIDS Research Program Project, “HIV Infection and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Uganda”.  Grant No.A02624-03, F.Robbins, J.Ellner, S.Okware, and R.Mugerwa, Principal Investigators.1992-1993.

• Co-Principal Investigator, on the project “The Social Cultural Context of Behavioural Risk Factors for HIV Infection among Baganda Women”.  This was part of the project, “Family Structure and Social Organisation of Risk Behaviours”.  (D.A.Shumann and J.W.McGrath, Co-Principal Directors) and was funded under the National Institutes of Health Collaboration on AIDS Research Program Projects, “HIV Infection and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Uganda”. Grant No.A02624-03, F.Robbins, J.Ellener, S.Okware, R.Mugwera, Principal Investigators.1989-1992.

• Principal Investigator, World Health Organisation (WHO) funded project entitled “Decision Making, Sexual Behaviour and the Acceptability of Condoms to Ugandan Males”.  Grant No.87128. 1998 -1990.

• Co-Principal Investigator, DANIDA funded research project entitled “Oral Health in the Context of Primary Health Care in Uganda”.  Alanagh Raikes, Firozi Manji, Principal Investigators.1987-1988. 

• Co-Principal Investigator, UNICEF funded research project entitled “School Health Education: Implications for AIDS Control”. Maxine Ankrah, Principal Investigator.1887.

• Principal Investigator, PATHFINDER Fund project entitled “Family Planning Attitudes in a Rural Area of Kabarole District”.  1984-1986.

• Principal Investigator, WORLD BANK/GAUFF CONSULTANTS funded research project entitled “Low Cost Water and Sanitation Survey for Kampala, Entebbe, and Jinja”. 1981-1983.

• Co-Principal Investigator, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) funded research project entitled “Evaluation of Management and Programs of the Family Planning Association of Uganda (FPAU). E. Kibuka, Principal Investigator. 1979.