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The Dean, Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Professor Rhoda Wanyenze, with pleasure, invites you to the blended public PhD defence of Mr. Jimmy Osuret on the topic "Pedestrian safety among primary school children in Kampala, Uganda: Effectiveness of a school traffic warden behavioural promotion Intervention."
Date: Friday, January 10, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM EAT
Physical Venue: School of Public Health Auditorium Makerere University Main Campus-Eastern Gate
Zoom Link Details: https://bit.ly/JimmyOsuret
Opponent:
- Prof. Marie Hasselberg, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet
External Examiner:
- Dr Megan Prinsloo (PhD), South African Medical Research Council and University of Cape Town
Internal Examiners:
- Dr. Wilson Winstons Muhwezi, Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Makerere University
Supervisors
- Assoc Prof. Lynn Atuyambe, PhD, Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Dr. Victoria Nankabirwa, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
- Prof Ashley Van Niekerk, PhD, Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, and Masculinity and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council and University of South Africa
Doctoral Committee
- Dr. Olive Kobusingye, Immediate past head and Senior Research Fellow, Trauma, Injury and Disability research unit, Makerere University School of Public health
Chairperson
Dr. David Musoke Senior Lecturer, Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University Kampala.
About the PhD study
Jimmy Osuret is a Research Associate in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, with research interests focused on trauma, injury, and disability. His PhD research addresses the high pedestrian road traffic burden in Uganda, where pedestrian crashes account for 35% of road fatalities. Using a mixed-methods and analytical approach, Jimmy's PhD study examined the opportunities, barriers, and factors influencing child pedestrian safety. Additionally, he explored the effectiveness of a school traffic warden intervention in improving driver yield (giving pedestrians the right of way) and enhancing child pedestrian crossing behavior at school zones in Kampala, Uganda.
