Obwona Ojok Michael

Obwona Ojok Michael is a historian and PhD Candidate in Cultural History at Gulu University, Uganda, where he also serves as Part-Time Teaching Staff in the Department of History, Faculty of Education and Humanities. His academic work focuses on environmental history, social history, and cultural heritage preservation, with particular attention to historical transformations in Northern Uganda.
He holds a Master of Arts in History (Environmental History) from Gulu University and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics from Makerere University. In addition, he obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from Uganda Management Institute and a Certificate in Administrative Officers’ Law Course from the Law Development Centre, Kampala.
His Master’s research titled “Urban Development and Natural Vegetation Change: A Historical Analysis of Gulu City from 1911 to 2021” examined the relationship between urban expansion and environmental change in Northern Uganda. His ongoing doctoral research, “Interrogating Museums as Spaces: Implications for the Preservation of Acholi History and Cultural Heritage in Uganda, 1894–2025,” investigates the role of museums in documenting and preserving indigenous cultural heritage.
In addition to teaching and research, he supervises undergraduate and graduate students in historical studies. His current scholarly work includes the development of a research article titled “Safeguarding Environmental Services: Can Urban Growth and Natural Vegetation Coexist in Gulu City, Uganda?” which explores the relationship between urban development and environmental sustainability.