ABOUT Innocent Kamara Tumwebaze

Innocent is a behavioral and social scientist with over 15 years of experience in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. He is part of the Population Dynamics and Urbanization (PDU) Theme, with his research interest focused on issues of WASH and intersectionality with Climate Change, One Health, and Mental Well-being in urban and crisis-affected settings.

Innocent has a PhD in Psychology (University of Zurich), a Master of Science degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences (Makerere University). Before joining APHRC, Innocent was a Research Associate at Loughborough University, involved in research focused on enhancing the delivery of sustainable water, sanitation, and energy services to marginalized communities in cities of developing countries. Innocent also worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Temple University (USA) and engaged in the Global Water Pathogens- Knowledge to Practice Project while also serving as the project country
director in Uganda. He has engaged in various WASH consultancies, including being a community-led urban environmental sanitation (CLUES) planning consultant for UNICEF Ghana.

Innocent’s passion in research driven by the desire to contribute to positive population health and living. His interest focuses on drivers of good health and critical determinants for behavior change mechanisms and behavior change communication, and use of evidence-based knowledge for decision making and sustainability of health-related services.