Sarah Ssali

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Sarah Ssali
Born1971 (age 51–52)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences)
(Master of Arts in Gender Studies)
Queen Margaret University
(Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation(s) Social Scientist, Academic and Academic Administrator
Years active1999–present
Known forGender research
TitleAssociate Professor and Dean of the School of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University

Sarah Ssali, 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]

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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. [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Makerere University (17 August 2017). "Dr Sarah Ssali appointed Ag. Dean, School of Women and Gender Studies". Kampala: Makerere University . Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Monitor Correspondent (2 March 2018). "Makerere holds gender identity week to empower rural women, girls". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Ssali, Sarah (18 October 2018). "Sarah Ssali, Dean & Associate Professor of Makerere University School of Women and Gender Studies". Linkedin.com . Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Press Office (23 November 2015). "Interview with QMU graduate, Sarah Ssali, Senior Lecturer in Makerere University, Uganda". Edinburgh: Queen Mary University. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Dr. Ssali Sarah". School of Women and Gender Studies. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. ↑ 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 . ISSN   1471-2458. PMC   2529297 . PMID   18664301.
  7. ↑ 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. ISSN   2616-9045.
  8. ↑ 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 . ISSN   2152-8586.
  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. doi:10.1089/apc.2010.0062. ISSN   1087-2914. PMC   3826576 . PMID   20863244.
  10. ↑ 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 . ISSN   1475-2875. PMC   3480882 . PMID   22905758.
  11. ↑ 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 . ISSN   1744-8603. PMC   6116483 . PMID   30157887.
  12. ↑ 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 . ISSN   1752-1505. PMC   4529686 . PMID   26257823.
  13. ↑ 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). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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