# Consolata Kabonesa

Consolata Kabonesa is an Ugandan gender activist with a specialised experience in the women and gender programming, gender training, project and research within the decentralized system. She is also an Assoc. Prof at the School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University.

## Background and education

| Stonehill College, Mass., USA | BA (Hons), 1984 | Liberal Arts |
| Univ. College Dublin | MA, 1985 | Modern English & American Literature |
| Univ. College Dublin | H. Dip. Ed, 1986 | Education |
| Univ. of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign M.S. | 1994 | Human Resources and Family Studies Gender Roles in International Development |
| Univ. of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign PhD | 1998 | Human & Community Development Gender Relations in International Dev’t |

## Career
### Academic experience

In 1984, Consolata worked as a student teacher at Pearse Vocational College in Dublin, Ireland. She then became a part-time lecturer for Literary Criticism in the department of literature at Makerere University between 1989 and 1991.
In 1992, she worked as a research assistant at The Nation of Tomorrow Project, which was funded by Kellogg Foundation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign shortened as UIUC for two years. She then continued as a teaching assistant under department of Human and Community Development, UIUC between 1991 and 1997.
In 1997, she became a graduate assistant for U of I Afro-American studies and research program, UIUC. She started lecturing at Makerere University in 1999 under the department of women and gender studies, later on in 2007, she was a research affiliate at Health Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Canada.
In 2007, she also became a senior lecturer at the School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University to present.
| 2007– Present | Assoc. Prof, School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University |
| 2007-2010 | Research Affiliate, Health Leisure and Human Performance Research Institute, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, Univ. of Manitoba, Canada. |
| 1999–2007 | Lecturer, Department of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University. |
| 1997-198 | Graduate Assistant, U of I Afro-American Studies & Research Program, UIUC. |
| 1991-1997 | Teaching Assistant, Department of Human and Community Development, UIUC |
| 1992-1993 | Research Assistant, The Nation of Tomorrow Project funded by Kellogg Foundation, UIUC. |
| 1989-1991 | Lecturer, (part-time) Literary Criticism, Department of Literature, Makerere University. |
| 1984 | Student Teacher, Pearse Vocational College, Dublin, Ireland. |

### Administrative experience

| 2011- | Dean, School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University |
| 2011- | President, National Association for Women Organizations of Uganda |
| 2008 –2011 | Head, Department of Women and Gender Studies Makerere University, |
| 2008 | Acting Head, Department of Women and Gender Studies Makerere University |
| 2007- | Chairperson, Board of Directors, Kabarole Research & Resource Centre, Uganda |
| 2005-2013 | Vice Chairperson, Network of Ugandan Researchers & Research Users, Uganda |
| 2003-2007 | Vice Chairperson, Board of Directors, Kabarole Research & Resource Centre, Uganda |
| 2002-2007 | Chairperson, Sustainable Development Initiatives Uganda |
| 2001- 2002 | Acting Head, Department of Women and Gender Studies Makerere University |
| 1992-1997 | Administrative Assistant, Office of Women in International Development (WID, UIUC.) |
| 1996-1997 | Advisor, African and Africa-Related Women's Association, University of Illinois, UIUC. |
| 1992-1994 | President, African and Africa-Related Women's Association, University of Illinois, UIUC |
| 1987-1991 | Educational and Cultural Affairs Specialist, U.S. Information Service, American Embassy. |

## Awards

Consolata won the Meritorious award and Cash Award, American Embassy, Uganda in 1988 and 1990 respectively. She again in 1993 won the John W. Price, International Understanding Award, UIUC and in 2005, she was nominated and won the Outstanding Lecturer award, at the Faculty of Social science, Makerere University.
She won The Role Model Diva Awards in 2011 and went straight to win two more in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
| 2011 | The Role Model Diva Awards. Diva Awards Afrika 2012-2013 |
| 2005 | Outstanding Lecturer Award, Faculty of Social Sciences, Makerere University |
| 1993 | John W. Price, International Understanding Award, UIUC |
| 1988 and 1990 | Meritorious Award and Cash Award, American Embassy, Uganda, |

## Publications

* Awareness and attitudes towards anthrax and meat consumption practices among affected communities in Zambia: A mixed methods approach.
* Stillbirths in sub-Saharan Africa: unspoken grief.
* Gender analysis of agricultural extension policies in Uganda: informing practice?
* Gender symbolism and technology uptake: a literature review.
* Reflections on a collaborative experience: using ICT in a trans-cultural women's health module