CURRICULUM VITAE FOR LWIZA FLORENCE

1. Contact Information Mobile Tel: (785) 473 3860 E-Mail: [email protected]

2. Education

Period Institution Academic attainments 2016 to date Kansas State University PhD Student 2007 to 2009 Martyrs University Masters of Science in Development Economics 2001 to 2004 Makerere University Bachelors in Agribusiness management

Other short courses • Scientific Writing. Organized by the Directorate of Research and Graduate training, Makerere University • Statistical Applications to Data Analysis & Scientific Writing organized by the Department of Forestry, Biodiversity and Tourism, Makerere University. • Governance and Accountability, Organized by Action Aid in Uganda and MS-TCDC • Statistical Data Analysis Using E-Views software, Uganda Martyrs University • Statistical Data analysis using SPSS and Epi-info software, Uganda Management Institute • Integrated Credit Management, Organized by Centenary Rural Development Bank, • Certificate in Farming as a Business. Organized by Livelihood Improvement thru Farmer Empowerment (LIFE) Project, Masaka. • Certificate in Developing Land Policies for Developing Countries, World Bank Institute, Uganda Management institute. • Certificate in Entrepreneurship. Training of Trainers in Entrepreneurial skills awareness and application: Nile Vocational Institute, Jinja • Certificate in Effective Communication Skills, Organized by GTZ Uganda, Kampala

3. Recent Work Experience

Date and Organization summary August 2016 to date: Research Job Summary: Assistant, Department of Collection of data , analysis and development of reports Agricultural Economics, Kansas and publications State University

2011 to date: Job summary Assistant Lecturer, Tasks include: Preparation of Teaching materials, delivery of Department of Agribusiness and teaching, preparing and grading examinations, supervising Natural Resource Economics, undergraduate students’ research. Makerere University. Courses taught: Farm Business Management and Accounts, International Trade in Agriculture, Agribusiness Price Analysis, Business Economics.

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4. Research Work

Publication Lwiza.F., Mugisha. J., Walekhwa.P.N., Jo Smith., Balana B., (2017) Dis-adoption of Household Biogas technologies in Central Uganda. Energy for sustainable Development. Available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082617300145

Projects Contributions to research work that led to the production of the following unpublished research reports: • Complexities of biogas technology uptake and integration in farming systems of SSA, Makerere University AUC Project, 2016 • Enhancing Income Security among Small-holder Farmers through Promotion of low-cost Post-harvest Technologies and Utilization of Agricultural Waste with support from RUFORUM, Makerere University, 2014. • The role of NGOs in Promoting Good Governance in Uganda, Uganda National NGO Forum, 2010 • Monitoring the Right to Food in Uganda, A Civil Society report, 2010 produced by the Uganda National NGO Forum • Facts and Figures on the Official Development Assistance to Uganda FY 1997/98 to 2008/2009, a publication of the Uganda National NGO Forum. • Determinants of beans marketing through agricultural marketing cooperatives, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, Faculty of Science, 2009.

5. Language Proficiency

Language Reading Writing Speaking English Good Good Good

6. Referees

i. Andrew Barkley (Prof.) Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University. Email: [email protected] ii. Elepu (Dr.) Head Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, Makerere University. Email: elepu@ caes.mak.ac.ug

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