Joe LP. Lugalla

Prof. Joe L.P. Lugalla, attained a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Social Science from the University of Bremen in early 1990 and then a Post-Doctoral Diploma in Higher Education and International Development from the University of Kassel. Dr. Lugalla is a Professor of medical sociology, medical anthropology, globalisation, global health and development. He joined AKU from the University of New Hampshire in June 2015 as a Director at the Institute for Educational Development, East Africa. He has researched and published extensively in these areas of specialization, including education. So far he has six books (co-authored, edited volumes and single authored) and many papers in peer reviewed international journals. Besides teaching in classes, Dr. Lugalla is also actively involved in a variety of community development outreach programs in sub-Saharan Africa, speficaly in Tanzania.