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2021

Conference: Heritage and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa organized by Kisii University October 5-7, 2021 Virtual
Paper: Addressing Social Injustices, Conflicts and Attainment of Sustainable Peace Among Kenya Communities: Utilization of African Restorative Dialogue Approach Host: Herman Kiriama, Kisii University, Kenya Fellow: Mary Gitau, Clarke University, Dubuque, Iowa, USA Field: Social Work
Conference: Population Association of America May 5-8, 2021  Virtual Paper: Youth Reproductive Health and Labor Force Participation in South Africa Host: Nompumelelo Nzimande, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Fellow: Winfred Avogo, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA Field: Sociology
Conference: American Psychological Association August 12-14, 2021 Virtual Paper: Inclusive Education on Kenya Host: Kennedy Bota, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Fellow: Winnie Mucherah, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA Field: Education
Conference: 2021 Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) Conference September 13-15, 2021 Virtual Paper: 1st Paper: Community Engagement in the Control of Zoonotic Brucellosis Among Pastoralists on East Africa 2nd Paper: Empowerment of Small-holder Women Farmers in East Africa using Poultry ProductionHost: Samuel Majalija, Makerere University, Uganda Fellow: Margaret Khaitsa, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA| Field: Veterinary Medicine

Conference: World Blind Union (WBU) – International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) General Assembly June 28-30, 2021   Virtual Paper: The Challenges of Living with Albinism in Africa Host: Abel Mvendaga, University of Jos, Nigeria Fellow: Paul Ajuwom, Missouri State University, City State, USA Field: Education

2018

Conference: Esri Middle East and Africa User Conference (MEAUC)
December 11-13, 2018 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Paper: New Directions for Web GIS-based Research and Instruction: Challenges and Opportunities for Educational Institutions in Emerging Economies
Host: Subira Munishi, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Fellow: Stanley Mubako, University of Texas, El Paso, USA
Field: Environmental Sciences

Conference:  African Conference in Emergency Medicine
November 6-9, 2018
Kigali, Rwanda
Presentation: Implementation Effectiveness of a Novel EMS Trauma Training Program in South Africa
Host: Head of Division and Professor Lee Wallis, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Fellow: Assistant Professor Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman, University of Colorado-Denver, United States
Field of Study: Medicine

Conference:  Asia Chemistry 2018, 11th Annual Congress on Chemistry
September 12-13, 2018
Singapore
Presentation: USA-Kenya Collaboration in Guided-Inquiry Green Nanoscience Drug Discovery Research
Host: Teacher Joyce Jepkorir, University of Kabianga, Kenya
Fellow: Professor Joseph Rugut, Missouri State University-West Plains, United States
Field of Study: Chemistry

Conference:  European Association for Cancer Research
June 30-July 2, 2018
The Netherlands
Presentation: Two Novel Synthetic Analogs of miR-1207-3p, NB5 and NB1207, Target AR-V7 and c-MYC and Demonstrate in vivo Therapeutic efficacy in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
Host: Professor E. Oluwabunmi Olapade-Olaopa, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Fellow: Associate Professor Olorunseun Ogunwobi, CUNY-Hunter College, United States
Field of Study: Medicine

Conference:  Oxford Research Education Symposium
July 30-August 1, 2018
Oxford, United Kingdom
Presentation: Community-Based Transition Planning: Critical Strategies for Post-School Success of Students with Disabilities in Rural Ghana
Host: Lecturer Emmanuel Acheampong, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
Fellow: Associate Professor Anthony Denkyirah, Glen Carbon Illinois, United States
Field of Study: Special Education and Communication Disorders

Conference:  5th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
October 8-12, 2018
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Presentation: Using the WHO Health System Framework to Identify Strengths and Weaknesses of Integrating Herbal Medicine into Mainstream Healthcare: Evidence from Ghana
Host: Lecturer Isaac Amponsah, Kwame Nkrumah University, Ghana
Fellow: Assistant Professor Bernard Appiah, Texas A&M University, United States
Field of Study: Public Health

Conference:  9th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Science Studies
July 23-25, 2018
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Presentation: Integrating the experiences and Viewpoints of Student in Graduate Training: A Qualitative Study of Female Participants in Four African Universities
Host: Deputy Vice Chancellor Sibusiso Moyo, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Fellow: Professor Phiomina Okeke-Ihejirika, University of Alberta, Canada
Field of Study: Gender Studies

Conference:  13th Population Association of Southern Africa Conference
July 16-20, 2018
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Presentation: Help-Seeking Behavior of Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Ghana: The Role of Trust and Perceived Risk of Injury
Host: Associate Professor Adobea Owusu, University of Ghana, Ghana
Fellow: Associate Professor Eric Tenkorang, Memorial University, Canada
Field of Study: Sociology

2017

Conference:  46th World Chemistry Congress
                         
July 9-14, 2017
                         Sao Paulo, Brazil                    
Presentation: Use of the Solvophobic Theory to Predict Extraction Efficiency of Pesticides from Soils During Sorption Kinetics, Equilibria and Degradation of Pesticides in Soils from Uganda and Florida
Host: Senior Lecturer Gabriel Kasozi, Makerere University, Uganda
Fellow: Professor Peter Nkedi-Kizza, University of Florida, USA
Field: Environmental Sciences

Conference:  31st International Council Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress  
                        June 18-22, 2017
                        Toronto, Canada                     
Paper: Midwives and Nurses’ Capacity for Health Research Productivity and Utilization: A Descriptive Study in South-South Zone of Nigeria
Host: Director Center for Health and Development Babatunde Seye, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria 
Fellow: Professor Josephine Etowa, University of Ottawa, Canada 
Field: Public Health

Conference:  2016 African ESP 
                      November 21-25, 2016
                        Nairobi, Kenya            
Paper: Ecosystem Services for Crop Protection in Bean Fields in rural Moshi, along the Slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Northern Tanzania
Host: Senior Lecturer Kelvin Mtei, Nelson Mandela -African Institute of Science and Technology, Tanzania  
Fellow: Natural Resource Specialist Joshua Idassi, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA 
Field: Agriculture

Conference:  RUFORUM Biennual Conference 2016  
                        October 17-21, 2016
                        Cape Town, South Africa                  
Paper: A Mathematical Aso-Oke: Ndebele Dolls, Vertex-Edge Graphs, Cryptology and Number Patterns in the Lives of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
Host: NiWARD Coordinator, CEGIST Olabukunola Williams, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria 
Fellow: Professor Nkechi Agwu, Borough of Manhattan Community College, USA 
Field: Mathematics Education

Conference:  Fifth Global International Studies Conference 
                        April 1-3, 2017
                        Taiwan                           
Paper: African Security Under Global Liberal Governance: The Nexus between R2P and Non-Indifference 
Host: Fredrick Ogenga, Rongo University College, Kenya 
Fellow: Abu Bah, Northern Illinois State University, USA
Field: Curriculum Co-Development for Graduate Program in Media Conflict and Peace Studies

Conference: Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases  
                        December 4-6, 2016
                        Chicago, USA                
Paper: Spatial & antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus from horses presented at a teaching hospital in South Africa
Host: Senior Lecturer James Oguttu, University of South Africa, South Africa 
Fellow: Associate Professor Agricola Odoi, University of Tennessee, USA
Field: Veterinary Medicine

The CADFP is made possible by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. 

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