Akello Kalumera Christine

Assistant ICT Officer


Dr. Akello Kalumera Christine is the Head and Officer in Charge of eLearning at Gulu University, where she leads initiatives to advance digital teaching and learning. She also lectures and coordinates research within the Department of Computer Science, and actively works with colleagues across different disciplines on multidisciplinary research projects.
Outside academia, Dr. Kalumera founded a youth mentorship think tank in 2020. Through these initiatives, she mentors young people on how to conduct research that solves community challenges. She is also an active member of the Makerere University Health Informatics Research Group and the ICT4D Postgraduate Network.

Qualifications

Institution Period Degree obtained
 

Makerere university

 2014-2016 Masters In Information Technology
2019-2025 PhD
 

Gulu university

 2007-2012 Bachelors’ Degree in Information Technology

Research Interests

Dr. Kalumera is dedicated to harnessing technology to make healthcare better and more accessible. Her research in health informatics focuses on finding practical ways to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. Beyond this, she enjoys exploring multimedia technologies—like 3D design, interactive tools, animation, digital photography, and media design—as creative ways to enhance learning, communication, and the way people connect with information.

Publications

Akello, K. C., and Nabukenya, J. (2024) . (2024) . A Hybrid Approach to Reinforcing User Involvement in Systems Requirements Elicitation and Analysis Tasks . Negotiation Journal, [online] Volume 33(6), pp. 1355-1403. Available at: https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/grdene/v33y2024i6d10.1007_s10726-024-09897-7.html
Akello, K. C., and Nabukenya, J. (2024) . (2024) . Users involvement in the electronic health information systems development process in Uganda: what is missing in relation to requirements gathering and analysis . Journal of Oxford Open Digital Health, 2
Akello, K. C., Bbosa, F. B., and Nabukenya, J. (2019) . (2011) . Assessing Users Involvement in Analysis and Design Tasks of Electronic Health Information Systems: Experiences, Challenges, and Suggestions to Optimise Involvement . Journal of Health Informatics in Africa , [online] Volume 6(2). Available at: https://www.jhia-online.org/index.php/jhia/article/view/221

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