Sarah Ssali Explained

Sarah Ssali
Birth Place:Uganda
Alma Mater:Makerere University


Queen Margaret University
Occupation:Social Scientist, Academic and Academic Administrator
Years Active:1999–present
Nationality:Ugandan
Citizenship:Ugandan
Known For:Gender research
Associate Professor and Dean of the School of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University
Honorific Prefix:Professor

Sarah Ssali (born 1971) is a Ugandan social scientist, researcher, academic and academic administrator, who is an associate professor and dean of the School of Gender Studies at Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university.[1] [2]

Background and education

Ssali was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda. After attending local primary and secondary schools, she was admitted to Makerere University, in Uganda's capital, Kampala. She graduated in 1992, with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences.[1] [3]

She went on to obtain a Master of Arts degree in Gender Studies at Makerere University in 1999. Later, she received a Doctor of Philosophy in International Health Studies from Queen Margaret University, in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] [3] [4]

Career

Ssali is an experienced social scientist with a long track record in the field stretching back to the late 1990s. Her areas of interest include HIV/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

Professor Sarah Ssali is a married mother.[4]

Board and Committee Membership

On the Makerere University Council, Ssali represents the Academic Staff. She is also a member of the ReBUILD Research Consortium, based at Queen Mary University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr Sarah Ssali appointed Ag. Dean, School of Women and Gender Studies. . 17 August 2017 . 18 October 2018 . . Makerere University . Kampala.
  2. Web site: 18 October 2018 . Makerere holds gender identity week to empower rural women, girls . 2 March 2018 . . Monitor Correspondent . Kampala.
  3. Web site: Sarah Ssali, Dean & Associate Professor of Makerere University School of Women and Gender Studies . 18 October 2018 . 18 October 2018 . . Sarah . Ssali.
  4. Web site: 18 October 2018 . Interview with QMU graduate, Sarah Ssali, Senior Lecturer in Makerere University, Uganda . 23 November 2015 . Press Office . . Edinburgh . 19 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181019001811/https://www.qmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/20151123-2-interview-with-qmu-graduate-sarah-ssali/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Dr. Ssali Sarah. 2018-02-02. School of Women and Gender Studies. en. 2020-05-30.
  6. Bwambale . Francis M. . Ssali . Sarah N. . Byaruhanga . Simon . Kalyango . Joan N. . Karamagi . Charles AS . 2008-07-30 . Voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in rural western Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention . BMC Public Health . 8 . 1 . 263 . 10.1186/1471-2458-8-263 . 1471-2458 . 2529297 . 18664301 . free .
  7. Ssali . Sarah N. . 2020-10-06 . Gender, Economic Precarity and Uganda Government's COVID-19 Response . African Journal of Governance & Development . en . 9 . 1.1 . 287–308 . 2616-9045.
  8. Ssali . Sarah N. . Theobald . Sally . 2016-01-02 . 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 . en . 47 . 1 . 81–98 . 10.1080/21528586.2015.1132634 . 2152-8586. free .
  9. 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 . 10.1089/apc.2010.0062 . 1087-2914 . 3826576 . 20863244.
  10. Kalyango . Joan N. . Rutebemberwa . Elizeus . Alfven . Tobias . Ssali . Sarah . Peterson . Stefan . Karamagi . Charles . 2012-08-20 . Performance of community health workers under integrated community case management of childhood illnesses in eastern Uganda . Malaria Journal . 11 . 1 . 282 . 10.1186/1475-2875-11-282 . 1475-2875 . 3480882 . 22905758 . free .
  11. Percival . Valerie . Dusabe-Richards . Esther . Wurie . Haja . Namakula . Justine . Ssali . Sarah . Theobald . Sally . 2018-08-30 . Are health systems interventions gender blind? examining health system reconstruction in conflict affected states . Globalization and Health . 14 . 1 . 90 . 10.1186/s12992-018-0401-6 . 1744-8603 . 6116483 . 30157887 . free .
  12. McPake . Barbara . Witter . Sophie . Ssali . Sarah . Wurie . Haja . Namakula . Justine . Ssengooba . Freddie . 2015-08-08 . 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 . 10.1186/s13031-015-0052-7 . 1752-1505 . 4529686 . 26257823 . free .
  13. Web site: 18 October 2018 . The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program: Advisory Board . 18 October 2018 . Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Organisation (Nextgen.ssrc.org) . Nextgen.ssrc.org.

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