Dr. Expedito Nuwategeka

Senior Lecturer


Expedito Nuwategeka is a Senior Lecturer at Gulu University in the Department of Geography. He holds a PhD in Geography from Gulu University. His research interest is in the area of indigenous knowledge, environmental education, and natural resource management in developing countries. He has extensively published across the areas of indigenous knowledge and natural resource management as well as environmental education. Currently, he is the Departmental coordinator of research. Previously, he has served as the Head of Department, as well as Deputy Dean at the Faculty of Education and Humanities. He has implemented numerous research projects as principal investigator, co-investigator, and coordinator. The projects have been funded by Danida, United Kingdom Research and Innovation Fund, British Council, University of New South Wales- Sydney, Gulu University, and University of Bath (UK).

Qualifications

Institution Period Degree obtained
Gulu University

 

 2013-2017 PhD in Geography
 

Makerere University

 2007-2010 Master of Arts in Geography
2000-2003 Bachelor of Arts with Education

Research Interests

Indigenous knowledge, natural resource management, and environmental education

Publications

Lizzi O. Milligan, María Balarin, Rachel Wilder, Expedito Nuwategeka and Mohan Paudel . (2026) . Education as and for Justice in the Global South . Great Britain: Bristol University Press University of Bristol 1-9 Old Park Hill Bristol BS2 8BB UK, p. 209
Milligan, L, O., Balari, M., Wilder, R., Nuwategeka, E., and Paudel, M. (2025) . (2025) . Education as and for justice in the Global South: Case studies from Nepal, Peru, and Uganda. . University of Bristol Press, Bristol, UK. : , p. 240. Available at: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/education-as-and-for-justice-in-the-global-south
Patrick Kabwijamu, Agatha Alidri, Expedito Nuwategeka, Omara John Christopher, Patrick Ochen . (2025) . Effects of Climate Change on Fort Patiko Historical Site in Northern Uganda . African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability, 4(1)
Aciro, T., Alidri, A., Nuwategeka, E., & Lajul, W. (2025). . (2025) . A critical analysis of western environmental knowledge as a neocolonial strategy: The case of Uganda . Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Education, [online] Volume 4(2). Available at: https://ir.gu.ac.ug/items/d78b7872-db88-4749-9b73-d4ca9f6cfb98
Wilson, G, J, L., Muloogi, D., Hamisi, R., Denwood, T., Bhattacharya, P., Nuwategeka, E., Gooddy, D, C., Polya, D, A., Huck, J, J., Richards, L, A. (2024) . (2024) . Surface-derived groundwater contamination in Gulu District, Uganda: Chemical and microbial tracers . Science of The Total Environment
Wilder, R., Nuwategeka, E., Monge, C., & Talavera, A. B. (2024) . (2024) . Environmental justice in education for climate action: Case studies from Perú and Uganda . Children & Society, [online] Volume . London: University Of Bath, pp. 1–18. Available at: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/publications/environmental-justice-in-education-for-climate-action-case-studie
Nuwategeka, E., Mirembe, D. D., Milligan, L. O., & Aciro, T. (2024) . (2024) . Conflicted epistemologies in secondary school environmental education: implications for sustainable climate action in Uganda . A Journal of Comparative and International Education, pp. 1–18
Shields, R., Muratkyzy, A., Paudel, M., Singh, A., Nuwategeka, E., Rodriguez, M. F., & Paulson, J. (2024) . (2024) . From experience to actions for justice: learners’ views on epistemic, environmental and transitional justice in Nepal, Peru and Uganda . Global Social Challenges Journal , [online] Volume 3(1), pp. 68–83. Available at: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/journals/gscj/3/1/article-p68.xml
Milligan, O, L., Isingoma, B., Aciro, T., Mirembe, D, D., Krause, N., and Nuwategeka, E. (2024). . (2024) . Learners’ everyday experiences of violence in English-medium secondary education in Uganda , pp. 31–48
Matovu, B., Alkoyak-Yildiz, M., Lukambagire, I., Etta, L. A., Bbira, Y., Nuwategeka, E. (2024) . (2024) . Using a Systems Thinking Approach to Increase Coastal Community Resilience against Environmental Shocks: A Case Study of Valiathura Coastal Area, India , pp. 3-18
Matovu, B., Sebadduka, J, L., Nuwategeka E., and Bbira, Y. (2004) . (2023) . The Complexity of Sand Mining in Coastal Regions of India: Implications on Livelihoods, Marine and Riverine Environment, Sustainable Development, and Governance . KMI Int. J. Marit. Aff. Fish, [online] Volume 15(3), pp. 57-91. Available at: https://www.kmij.org/archive/view_article?pid=ijmaf-15-2-57
Alule, J. R, Nuwategeka, E., Oriangi, G., & Lajul, W. (2023) . (2023) . Relevance of Indigenous Knowledge in Sustainable Management of Forest Resources in the 21st Century Uganda . East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 6(1)
Jimmy Rhombe Alule, Dr. Expedito Nuwategeka, PhD & Dr. George Oriangi, PhD . (2023) . Characterisation of Forest Resources and the Local Communities for the Choice of Sustainable Forest Management Strategies in Uganda . Available at: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0945-0901
Alule Rhombe Jimmy, Expedito Nuwategeka, George Oriangi . (2023) . Assessment of population dynamics and forest cover change in Yumbe District, Uganda . African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 23(5): 23321-23339, 23(5)
Alule R, J., Nuwategeka, E., and Oriangi, G. (2023) . (2023) . Population dynamics and forest cover change in Yumbe district, Uganda . African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development, 23(5)
Milligan, L.O., Ajok, P., Espinal, S., Balarin, M., Karki, M., Komakech, D., Kurawa, G., Monge, C., Nuwategeka, E., Paudel, M., Paulson, J., Ranabhat, S., Sarmiento, P., Shields, R., Singh, A., Singh, G.B. and R. Wilder. (2021) . (2021) . Education at the intersection of environmental, epistemic and transitional justices: An initial scoping review . JustEd, 1
Expedito Nuwategeka, Carlos Monge, Robin Shields, Ashik Singh . (2021) . Exploring environmental justice in educational research Exploring environmental justice in educational research . JustEd: Education asand forenvironmental, epistemic and transitional justice
Nuwategeka, E., Monge, C., Shields, R. and A. Singh. (2021) . (2021) . Exploring environmental justice in educational research . JustEd: Education as and for epistemic, environmental and transitional justice, 1
Expedito Nuwategeka, Stephen Odama . (2020) . Training of Geography Teachers for Secondary Schools at University in Uganda: An Analysis of Gulu University Teacher Trainees’ Teaching Practice . Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(6)
Nuwategeka, E., & Odama, S. (2020) . (2020) . Training of Geography Teachers for Secondary Schools at University in Uganda: An Analysis of Gulu University Teacher Trainees’ Teaching Practice. . Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 7(6), pp. 271–279
Nuwategeka, E. (2010) . (2019) . Using geographic information system to analyze food security among tea out growers in Kabarole district, western Uganda . Gulu University Journal, 1, pp. 12-20
. (2019) . Using indigenous knowledge to model land suitability for crops in Amuru district, northern Uganda . African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development , 19(4)
Nuwategeka, E., and Nyeko, M. (2019). . (2019) . Using indigenous knowledge to model land suitability evaluation for crops in Amuru district, Northern Uganda . African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Development, 19(4)
. (2019) . Using Indigenous Knowledge to Model Land Suitability for crops in Amuru District, Northern Uganda. . African Journal Of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development , 19(3)
Nuwategeka, E. Nyeko, M (2017) . (2017) . Indigenous land suitability evaluation system of the Acholi tribe of Northern Uganda
Nuwategeka, E. (2016) . (2016) . Land Conflicts and their implications on social stability in Amuru district, northern Uganda Key words . Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution (In press)., [online] Volume . Available at: https://academicjournals.org/journal/JLCR/article-in-press-abstract/land_conflicts_and_their_implications_on_social_stability_in_amuru_district_northern_uganda_key_words
Ayine, R., and Nuwategeka, E. (2013) . (2013) . Land Suitability Evaluation for sustainable food security in Kiryandongo refugee settlement, Uganda . Greener Journal of Geology and Earth Sciences, [online] Volume 1(1), pp. 001-006. Available at: https://ddrn.dk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/071713735-Ayine-and-Nuwategeka.pdf
Expedito Nuwategeka, Robert Ayine & Denis Thaddeus Ofoyuru . (2013) . Land Suitability Evaluation for Tea and Food Crops in Kabarole District, Western Uganda . Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 3(5), pp. 355-362
Nuwategeka, E., Ayine, R., and Ofoyuru, D,T (2013) . (2013) . Land suitability evaluation for tea and food crops in Kabarole district, western Uganda . Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, [online] Volume 3(5), pp. 355-362. Available at: https://gjournals.org/GJAS/archive/may-2013-vol-35/nuwategeka-et-al.html

Supervision

1). Oteitei Tom (Gulu University-2021) Master of Public Administration, Registration number 17/U/2580/MPA with topic ‘School management and girls’ academic achievement in rural secondary school communities: A case study of Pallisa district, Uganda’.

2). Babiiha Mpisi Sulayman Ramadhan (Gulu University-2022) PhD in Development Studies, Registration number 09/U/006/PhD with topic ‘Participatory development in sustainable livelihoods in post war Acholi sub-region, northern Uganda’.

3). Micheal Ojok Obwona (Gulu University-2023) Master of Arts in History, Registration number 20/U/2660/MAH/PS with topic “Urban development and natural vegetation change: A historical analysis of Gulu City from 1911 to 2021”.

4). Fred Bindhe (Gulu University-2024) Master of Arts in Geography, Registration Number 20/U/2651/MAG/PS with topic “Land suitability evaluation for sustainable banana and robusta coffee growing in Ongako Sub-County, Omoro district”

5). Joseph Anywar (Gulu University 2024) Master of Arts in Geography, Registration Number 20/U/2650/MAG/PS with topic “Rainfall variability, rice production and coping strategies in Pabbo Sub County, Amuru district”.

6). Tina Aciro (Gulu University, 2024) Master of Arts in History, Registration Number 21/U/2969/MAH/PS with topic “Historical evolution of environmental knowledge:Implications for environmental management practices in Amuru district (1911-2022)”.

7). Jimmy Alule Rhombe (Gulu University, 2025). PhD in Geography, registration number 20/U/0014/PhD-HU/PS with topic “Indigenous knowledge: Implications for sustainable management of forest resources in Yumbe district, Northern Uganda”.

8). Armstrong Tumusiime (Gulu University, 2025) Master of Education Planning and Management, registration number 18/U/2803/MED, with topic “Disaster Risk, Management and Compliance with Government Guidelines to Disaster Risk Mitigation by Primary Schools in Mutunda Subcounty, Kiryandingo District”.

9. Okot Denis P’Kony (Gulu University, 2025) Master of Education in Education Management, Registration number 18/U/3215/MED with the topic “Community involvement and management of secondary schools in Gulu City”

10. Patrick Kabwijamu (Gulu University, 2025). Master of Arts in History, registration number 22/U/1558/MAH/PS with the topic “The effects of climate change on historical sites in Uganda: Acase of Fort Patiko (1972-2023)”.

More Information

Dissertations examined (as an external examiner/Independent reader)
1. Claire Nabatta (2018) Assessment of the factors influencing adoption of water conservation technologies by small scale farmers in Lwengo district. Master of Arts in Geography, Kyambogo University.
2. Lolem Lucy Chegem (2018). Effects of Human Activities on Plant Species Diversity in a Wetland Ecosystem: A Case Study of Rwizi Wetland in Mbarara District. Master of Arts in Geography dissertation, Kyambogo University.
3. Waibi Mohamedi (2019). Sugar cane growing and household food security: A case study of Mafubira sub county Jinja district. Master of Arts in Geography dissertation, Kyambogo University.
4. Bagonza Godfrey (2021). PhD in Education thesis, Makerere University.
5. Ssentamu Richard Baguma (2023). An investigation of boy’s poor academic performance in English language in secondary schools in Uganda; A case study of Mukono district. Master of Education Foundations (Sociology of Education), Makerere University
6. Mugabo Augustine (2023). Student support services management in Masaka City Universal Secondary Education Schools: Implications for student retention. PhD in Education thesis. Makerere University.
7. John Bosco Luttamaguzi (2025). Institutional factors influencing students’ discipline in universities in Uganda: A case study of Makerere University and Kampala International University. PhD in Educational Management thesis. Makerere University