Alumni:

TBA alumni

Each year we put the alumni updates we have received in the past 12 months here. If you are an alumnus and wish to be included in next year's updates, please email our alumni officer with your news.

 


Alumni updates 2010

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Abalaka, Jacinta Ileigo Nigeria (05/2 Kibale)
Working as a Research associate at A.P Leventis Ornithological Research Instititute in Nigeria.
Abate, Zelalem Wodu Ethiopia (06/3 Mpala/Naivasha)
Working as a graduate assistant at the Addis Ababa University while working on his MSc research.
Abbas, Hala Sulieman Sudan (04/1 Naivasha/Taita)
Teaching at the department of Botany, University of Khartoum
Abdallah, Amel Hassan Sudan (03/3 Amani)
Doing MSc on plant ecology versus vegetation history at University of Khartoum. Also a teaching assistant at the department of botany.
AbdElrhim, Mohamed Sudan (08/1 Amani)
Teaching undergraduate students in the faculty of Science at the Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum.
Abdillahi, Halima Saado Kenya (06/4 Kirindy)
Working as a research assistant at the East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya.
Abdu, Bruktawit Ethiopia (07/4 Kirindy)
Has been involved in bird banding and education in Ethiopia. Has also attended internship programmes at Klamath Bird Observatory and Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in the USA.
Abdul, Rasoul Sahar Ahmed Sudan (06/2 Kibale)
Teaching zoology practicals at the University of Khartoum while pursuing an MSc in Conservation Biology Environmental studies.
Abeid, Rija Alfan Tanzania (06/3 Mpala/Naivasha)
Currently finished an MSc in Conservation Biology at Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand.
Abiodun, Abidemi Nigeria (02/1 Kibale)
Looking for jobs in conservation education projects including schools.
Abraham, John Ghana (04/2 Kibale)
Doing MSc in Tropical and International Forestry at Georg-August-University Goettingen, Germany
Abu, Stephen Uganda (02/2 Kibale)
Working as the Environment & Wetlands Officer at the Moyo District Local Government
Abu-Bakarr, Ibrahim Sierra Leone (06/2 Kibale)
Currently working as a Research Assistant in the Centre for Biodiversity Research, department of Biological sciences, Njala University.
Addae-Wireko, Louis Ghana (06/1 Amani)
Holds an MSc in Geo-Information Science for natural resource management. Presently a lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST.
Adeiza, Zainab Oiza Nigeria (08/3 Kirindy)
Currently affiliated to APLORI as a Research Associate. Finished MSc now searching for a job.
Adeniji , Bolaji Adekola Nigeria (04/2 Kibale)
Pursuing an MSc in Plant Biology at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Adu-Pakoh, Dufie Ghana (08/1 Amani)
Won Commonwealth Scholarships to pursue masters Degree in Natural Resources at the University of Greenwich (UK).
Aduse-Poku, Kwaku Ghana (04/1 Naivasha/Taita)
Won a partial TBA scholarship for his MPhil research project and hoping to start a PhD. Also assisting in teaching and conducting research in the department of wildlife and Range management at the Kwame Nkurumah University of Science and Technology.
Agaldo, Jennifer Arubemi Nigeria (09/2 Amani)
MSc student at A.P Leventis Ornithological Research Institute.
Akindele, Emmanuel Olusegun Nigeria (01/2 Kibale)
Working as the Wildlife Hazard Control Officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
Akite, Perpetra Uganda (06/2 Kibale)
A PhD research student in Makerere university and University of Bergen.
Akwany, Leonard Omondi Kenya (03/2 Kibale)
Pursuing an MSc on Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management (MESPOM) under the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship scheme in European Universities.
Akwatulira, Florence Uganda (09/1 Kibale)
Undertaking her MSc degree in Agroforestry in Makerere University.
Akweteireho, Simon Uganda (05/2 Kibale)
At Klagenfurt University, Austria pursuing a MSc programme in Protected Area Management.
Akwilini, Angelingisi Lulapa Tanzania (04/3 Kibale)
Working in the Ministry of Natural resources and tourism in Tanzania as a forest officer in the management and conservation of catchment forest for water and biodiversity values.
Alele, Peter Uganda (09/4 Kirindy)
Currently undertaking his MSc studies at Mbarara University.
Ali, Mohanad Gadora Sudan (06/3 Mpala/Naivasha )
Working as a Research Assistant for the Wildlife Research Center of Sudan.
Aloyce, Hildergarde Tanzania (06/3 Mpala/Naivasha)
Finalising Bsc studies at Sokoine University in Tanzania
Amani Ya Igugu, Aime-Christian D. Rep. of Congo (07/3 Amani)
Going on with his PhD program combining phytosociology and plant phylogeny
Amissah, Lucy Deho-Quarshie Ghana (98/1 Kibale)
Working as a Research scientist at the Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
Amondi, Madindou Ireene Rose Kenya (05/4 Kirindy)
Working as a IBA research fellow at the Nature Kenya/Ornithology Department of the National Museums of Kenya.
Amusa, Tajudeen Okekunle Nigeria (04/1 Naivasha/Taita)
Teaching a range of Biodiversity Courses with the federal College of wildlife, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria.
Andama, Edward Uganda (99/2 Amani)
Is a lecturer at Gulu University and also doing consultancy Research work at the Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC) based in Kabale Uganda
Andanje, Samuel Kenya (95/2 Kibale)
Head of Ecosystem Services and Landscape Conservation. Currently heading the Tsavo Research Station of the Kenya Wildlife Service.
Andargatchew, Arsema Ethiopia (98/1 Kibale)
Working in the participatory forest management programme of Farm Africa
Andrew, Samora Macrice Tanzania (06/1 Amani)
Working as a lecturer at Sokoine University of Agriculture. Work involves lecturing, research and extension activities.
Andrews, Clare UK (01/3 Kibale)
Currently doing a post-doctorate degree in animal behaviour at the University of Edinburgh.
Andriaharimalala, Tahiana Madagascar (03/4 Kirindy)
Doing PhD concerning the structural analysis of the vegetation at the Andohahela National Park, Fort Dauphin,like a habitat of the mouse lemurs, with the anthropic factories and the climate change.
Andriamalala, Tolojanahary Richard Madagascar (08/3 Kirindy)
Works with the Peregrine Fund, Madagascar Project. as a student supervisor and managing data.
Andriamarovololona, Mijasoa Madagascar (05/2 Kibale)
Working as a Project co-ordinator for Vokatry ny Ala while pursuing a PhD at the University of Antananarivo, Forestry Department .
Andrianaivoarivelo Radosoa Andoniaina Madagascar (04/2 Kibale)
Collecting data for his Doctorate degree on the Ecology of Rousettus madagascariensis; Pteropodidae, the smallest fruit bat of Madagascar.
Andrianaivoravelona, Bakolinantenaina V. Madagascar (03/2 Kibale)
Working for Office National pour L’Environnement (ONE) permanently as a consultant.
Andrianjohaninarivo, Tokihenintsoa Madagascar (09/1 Kibale)
Working as a Regional Biodiversity Scientist Coordinator at Conservation International Madagascar
Angua, Mao Amis Uganda (02/3 Amani)
Completed PhD at the University of Cape town in 2009; now employed By WWF-South Africa as a program Manger for Integrated Catchment management. Profiled in the African Conservation Telegraph (ACT) as an upcoming Conservation leader.
Ankrah, Nana Ghana (09/1 Kibale)
Currently doing Phd in the University of Tennessee
Antwi, Josephine Bema Ghana (06/1 Amani)
Working as a laboratory assistant in Southern Louisiana University, USA.
Arakwiye, Bernardette Rwanda (09/4 Kirindy)
Working as a Research Assistant at Karisoke Research Center.
Archibald, Sally South Africa (00/1 Naivasha/Taita)
Working as an environmental journalist in Johanesburg.
Arlet, Malgosia Poland (95/3 Kibale)
To start working soon with her Mangabey data and possibly collaborating in research on Estonian animals.
Aruwa, Simon Kaki Kenya (99/2 Amani)
Doing Msc at University of Nairobi.
Asanga, Patricia Bi Cameroon (00/1 Naivasha/Taita)
Continuing with her PhD research on the ecological effects of pesticides on aquatic organisms at the University of East Anglia.
Asante-Yeboah, Evelyn Ghana (08/3 Kirindy)
Undertaking an MSc in Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Resource management at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana and The Netherlands.
Asekenye, Aidan Julian Uganda (03/1 Kibale)
Doing an MSc at Makerere University while teaching in Ntindwa view college in kampala, Uganda.
Asiimwe, Byambugana Paul Uganda (03/2 Kibale)
Now working as a land management Specialist for the National Forestry Authority in Uganda.
Asimalowo, Abdullahi Nigeria (98/3 Amani)
Has a non profit organisation registered in the state of North Carolina, will be working on agriculture and food needs, with added focus on public health and environment in sub-Saharan Africa.
Aspetsberger, Fanni Austria (99/2 Amani)
Completed PhD from the University of Bremen. Has applied for a postdoc.
Assefa, Yoseph Ethiopia (99/3 Amani)
Completed the data collection and completed part of data analysis for PhD. entitled ‘regeneration ecology of woody species at tropical timberlines’.
Atuke, Dickson Misati Kenya (97/3 Naivasha)
At the University of Minnesota doing a PhD in Conservation Biology.
Atuora, Peter Chibueze Kofi Ghana (00/3 Amani)
Working as a teaching assistant at the Zoology department of the University of Ghana.
Awiti, Alex Odhiambo Kenya (96/2 Kibale)
Finished his Phd and now working as a Resilience Ecologist at Aga Khan University, Kenya.
Awoyemi, Stephen Mufutau Nigeria (02/3 Amani)
Working as a volunteer in the position of African Co-ordinator for Tropical Conservancy.
Is still the African Coordinator of Tropical Conservancy. Also pursuing an MSc in Ecology & Environmental Biology at the University of Ibadan.
Awuor, Cynthia Brenda Kenya (03/1 Kibale )
Working with CARE International-Kenya as the Regional Climate Change Focal Point for Eastern and Central Africa. Job involves refining Climate Change Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis Tools.
Ayesu, Samuel Ghana (02/4 Kirindy)
Still working for the forest Commission of Ghana as a Project officer.
Azariah, Lilian Mavis Ghana (01/1 Amani)
Working with the Global Environmental Facility of the UNDP as a consultant.
Babalola, Folaranmi Dapo Nigeria (03/1 Kibale)
In Nigeria pursuing PhD; working on "Socio-economic potential of Non-timber Forest Products to rural people"
Babiker, Hassan Aburaida Sudan (05/2 Kibale)
Now at the University of Cape Town to pursue an MSc in Conservation Biology fully supported by the TBA.
Bacon, Peter UK (07/3 Amani)
Currently doing an internship with a church in Oxford, working with the poor and community outreach department.
Bakker, Chris The Netherlands (99/3 Amani)
Working as a policy maker for the Stiching Het Utrechts Landscape, a regional trust for conservation of nature and natural heritage.
Bakuwa, Joyce Njoloma Malawi (96/2 Kibale)
Lecturer at the University of Malawi in the field of Agro forestry/ Plant biotechnology.
Banyankimbona, Gaspard Burundi (05/1 Kibale)
Doing PhD at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium. working on "Impact study of Anthropogenic activities on fish diversity of Burundian rivers Rusizi & Malagarazi and their tributaries".
Barker, Jessica UK (05/3 Amani)
Doing PhD at Cornell University, USA
Barnard, Jonathan UK (96/2 Kibale)
Working as the Head of Tropical Forest Unit at Royal Society of Protection of Birds.
Barshep, Yahkat Nigeria (06/3 Mpala/Naivasha)
PhD student , studying Ornithology/Statistical sciences at the Avian Demography Unit, University of Cape town, South Africa.
Baus, Caroline Belgium (05/2 Kibale)
Working as a volunteer at Peace and Development Group, Philippines
Bayliss, Catherine UK (94/1 Kibale)
Working as a Finance Manager at Health Care.
Bayona, Donatus Gerase Tanzania (96/1 Kibale)
Working at Saadani National Park, in charge of the ecological monitoring department.
Beijen, Mariëlle The Netherlands (03/1 Kibale)
Pursuing her masters degree project in Namibia on the behaviour of semi-captive cheetahs in farmlands of Namibia.
Bekele, Mahlet Shebabaw Ethiopia (09/2 Amani)
Is an Assistant Researcher in the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Centre for Environmental Management (CEM) South Africa.
Belay, Tamrat Andargie Ethiopia (00/2 Amani)
Working in the University of Hawassa teaching and doing researches on ecology and biodiversity.
Bentley, Joanna UK (00/1 Naivasha/Taita)
Currently working in science policy for the UK government.
Berhe, Desta Ethiopia (97/2 Kibale)
Pursuing PhD in Science Education at North Carolina State University.
Bertzky, Monica Germany (00/2 Amani)
Done PhD in Berlin on success and failure factors of protected areas/biosphere reserves, mainly in the tropics.
Beshir, Mayada Sudan (05/3 Amani)
Working as part time teaching assistant at the University of Khartoum.
Bett, Alice Chepngeno Kenya (04/1 Naivasha/Taita)
Working with KWS as a Research Scientist in the department of Ecological Monitoring and Biodiversity Valuation in the Biodiversity, Research and Monitoring Division.
Biryahwaho, Byamukama Uganda (98/1 Kibale)
Working as the Programme Officer for The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda
Bluffield, Sara UK (99/2 Amani)
Moved from animal behaviour to working in human behaviour. Completed clinical psychology training working with people with psychosis.
Bodasing, Tarik South Africa (09/1 Kibale)
Currently an MSc student in the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Boeckle, Markus Austria (05/1 Kibale)
Started PhD at the Konrad Lorenz Forschungstelle in Gruenau (Austria).
Bogezi, Carol Uganda (09/2 Amani)
Working as a Field Coordinator with Wildlife Conservation Society, Uganda.
Bohmann, Kristine Denmark (07/1 Kibale)
Alongside studying MSc, works at Knuthenborg Park & Safari (a Danish zoological garden) and at the National Institute of Aquatic Resources.
Boru, Hassan Abdi Kenya (06/1 Amani)
Working for the African Wildlife Foundation as a Research Assistant. Work involves ecological monitoring of the Grevy Zebra in Samburu heartland.
Bosire, Caroline Kenya (02/1 Kibale)
Finished her MSc and now working with Earthwatch and AWF on a Grevy's zebra project studying the extent of an anthrax outbreak. Hoping to pursue a PhD in the same area soon.
Bourlat, Sarah France (95/3 Kibale)
Still working at the Department of Biology, University College London.
Boye, Tenna Denmark (06/1 Amani)
Doing MSc on whale ecology at the Department of Biological Science, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Boylan, Maeve Ireland (03/4 Kirindy)
Doing a PhD in Conservation Biology at the University College Cork, Ireland.
Bradley, Katherine UK (03/2 Kibale)
Doing a research Masters (MRes) at Imperial College, London.
Brandsen, Djuri The Netherlands (99/2 Amani)
Working as a Sales Manager in The Netherlands with a pharmaceutical company.
Bucholtz, Rikke Denmark (02/2 Kibale)
Now working at the deparment of Marine Ecology and Aquaculture at the Danish Institute of Fisheries Research.
Bunker, Abigail UK (05/3 Amani)
Working in policy and advocacy in the area of Agriculture at the RSPB, predominantly UK and European agriculture but increasingly on tropical agricultural issues, particularly relating to bio fuels.
Burston, Peter UK (97/3 Naivasha)
Currently at AECOM, England and working in Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainability advice for Schools and Hospitals.
Butcher, Ed UK (03/1 Kibale)
Pursuing an MSc at University of Oxford on Integrative Bioscience
Carabine, Elizabeth UK (02/3 Amani)
Pursuing an MSc in Ecological Management at Imperial College London.
Cassells, Dolores Ireland (03/1 Kibale)
Working for Abbots pharmaceutical company and doing part time environmental consultancies.
Caveen, Alexander UK (08/3 Kirindy)
Is a part time PhD Student with Newcastle University, studying the role of science in the formation of policies for marine protected areas.
Chala, Desalegn Ethiopia (05/1 Kibale)
Completed MSc in Botanic science at the University of Addis Ababa, now working as a lecturer at Makelle University.
Chepkorir, Nancy Kenya (08/1 Amani)
Currently working with the Ministry of Fisheries Development, in Maua, Meru, Kenya
Cheso, Walters Cameroon (01/1 Amani)
Working as a research assistant for the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Florida, USA. Work involves mapping, gathering and synthesizing information about target rare plant species.
Chiawo, David Odhiambo Kenya (02/1 Kibale)
Undertaking MSc in Animal Ecology at Kenyatta University, Kenya.
Chidavaenzi, Robstein Zimbabwe (00/2 Amani)
Working in University of Zimbabwe at the Department of Anatomy.
Chilufya, Edward Kakungu Zambia (08/2 Kibale)
Works as at Zambia Wildlife Authority as a wildlife Ecologist based in the Kafue National park. Job involves monitoring of wildlife and periodic research in various aspects of the ecosystem.
Cieplinski, Adam Poland (08/3 Kirindy)
Pursuing Masters Degree in Environmental Protection.
Coelho dos Santos, Ana Margarida Portugal (02/4 Kirindy)
Doing PhD in Island Biogeography at Imperial college London.
Coetzee, Bernard Walter Thomas South Africa (06/3 Mpala/Naivasha)
Volunteerting with the climate change communications section of WWF in the south pacific, based in Suva, Fiji.
Coker, Oluwakayode Michael Nigeria (08/1 Amani)
Is a student at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria studying MSc Wildlife Management.
Collins, Tilly UK (97/1 Kibale)
Is a teaching fellow at Imperial College London. Work involves teaching Ecology, Entomology and statistics to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Conteh, Abu Sierra Leone (98/2 Kibale)
Doing a PhD study by research in Environmental Science at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Corbin, Clay USA (99/2 Amani)
Is an assistant professor at the Bloomsburg University of Pennyslavia.
Cornulier, Thomas France (02/4 Kirindy)
Doing a postdoc at the University of Aberdeeen on population dynamics models for farmland birds for conservation applications.
Correa, Sandra Bibiana Colombia (03/1 Kibale)
Is doing MSc research and also teaching at Florida University.
Cowhey, Sarah Ireland (04/1 Naivasha/Taita)
Is a Production Assistant on Orangutan Island Series 2 for Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ Ltd.) commissioned for Animal Planet USA.
Crichton, Rhiannon UK (06/1 Amani)
Got a PhD, with University of Aberdeen but will be living and working in Edinburgh at the Botanic Gardens.
Curran Cournane, Fiona Ireland (07/2 Mpala/Naivasha)
Currently carrying out a PhD in Environmental Science in New Zealand, linked with Lincoln University in Christchurch, but carrying out work at Agresearch, Invermay, Mosgiel, Dunedin, Otago.

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