Dr. James completed his Ph. D. from the University of Connecticut in 1999. He received his MA from the University of Connecticut in 1996. Dr. Kiwanuka Tondo is Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of North Carolina Community AIDS Fund (NCCAF), member of the Board of Directors of Maama Watali, Uganda, member of the Board of Directors for and Stop Hunger. Dr. Kiwanuka-Tondo has received several awards including the Outstanding Global Engagement Award 2015, the inaugural Lawrence M. Clark Faculty Excellence Award 2013. Dr. James Research interests includes research on HIV and AIDS, his area of research is health communication campaigns with particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS.