Stevens Kisaka

Stevens is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Nairobi, Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, under the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). She is a lecturer of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Biosecurity, Biotechnology and Laboratory Sciences (SBLS) and the School of Public Health (SPH) at Makerere University. She obtained an MSc in 2010 and a Master of Public Health in 2014. She also holds a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine. She has worked as a research officer on several projects, including Vocationalisation of Animal Sector Education (VASES), funded by the European Union (EU); African Natural Products Network (AFNNET), funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York; and Capacity in Integrated Management of Trans-boundary Animal Diseases and Zoonoses (CIMTRADZ), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). She was also Co-PI for the Open Education Resources Project (AgShare), funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Stevens represents the Government of Uganda on the University Council of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) in Uganda. Her research interest is zoonotic disease epidemiology. Her PhD focuses on preclinical care, clinical management and outcomes of dog bite injuries in high rabies-burden districts of Wakiso and Kampala, Uganda.