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Emily Maractho also known as Maractho Emily Comfort is the Lecturer of Journalism and Media Studies at Uganda Christian University. She was awarded the "Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa: Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship" in 2015. The goal was to study Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu Natal on media, women and public life in Uganda: Interrogating representation, interaction and engagement. [1] She leads faculty of journalism, media and communication. [2] [3] In 2018, she replaced Prof. Monica B. Chibita, who became the first Dean of the faculty. [4]
Emily Marachto is the Vice chairperson of UMWA (Uganda Media Women's Association) [ clarification needed ] [5] During her panel discussion in 2019, she urged the need for media companies to do more mentoring of interns and to create a more peaceful environment for them so as to encourage them to stay on after training. [6]
She has also carried out a substantial amount of research, see below: