I have worked in the field of HIV prevention for over 15 years in Kenya. I have previously been an International AIDS Scholar with the AISSR at the University of Amsterdam, and am thrilled to have the opportunity to return to work on a PhD.  As a psychiatrist, I have also worked in the general field of mental health addressing psychotrauma, substance abuse and youth health. Most recently I have been working  with a national team to develop strategies and guidelines for holistic adolescent and youth health care in Kenya. In addition to being an avid rugby fan, I also volunteer as a Clinical Director for Special Olympics Kenya working to see the inclusion of those with intellectual disabilities in sporting activities.
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Trained in English Literature and Philosophy (Rhodes University), I have recently begun my academic career as a critical discourse analyst. With a specific focus on representations of black queer masculinities in post-apartheid South Africa, I have a keen interest in the mediation and circulation of "queerness"within popular and youth culture. I obtained my research MA in media studies (with distinction) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. As a new member of the "Becoming Men" research team I hope to offer a critical analysis of the often contradictory ways in which non-normative masculinities are mediated, configured and represented in urban Johannesburg. In addition, I enjoy exploring art galleries and hunting for quirky vintage accessories in my "spare" time.
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I hold an MS degree from the University of Southampton, UK and a BA from University of Nairobi, Kenya. I have over ten years of research experience working in various capacity in sexual reproductive health and rights in Kenya and SSA. My interests include programs and policy debates on the issues that shape health outcomes among men in urban spaces in Africa, especially those living in urban informal settlements.
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With over a decade of international experience, I continue my research as a PhD candidate on migration and gender in the anthropology department at the University of Amsterdam. As a recipient of the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship in 2012, I obtained my MSc from Aalborg University upon completion of my BA in Special Education from the University of New Mexico. I am also an Assistant Editor for the journal, Medicine Anthropology Theory, and, as an editor for Allegra Lab, I assist students to voice their ideas through alternative publishing formats.
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I have degrees in development studies from the Institute of Social Studies in the Hague, in psychology from the University of South Africa, and have also completed training in Information Science. I am excited to undertake research as a PhD candidate at the AISSR, whilst also working as a Technical Advisor on gender justice for Rutgers, an NGO based in the Netherlands. 
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I am a Ph.D. researcher at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam. I am a graduate of University of Nairobi and Royal Tropical Institute in the Netherlands. I have over 12 years work experience in development cooperation and programme management focusing on sexual rights, gender, human rights and movement building. My research focuses on the political and practical configurations of sexual minorities in the 21st century, in Kenya. I am interested in studying the emergence of the category ‘sexual minorities’ and how it is (re)imagined, (re)configured and (re)produced through everyday encounters with the global development apparatus.
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I hold a Master’s degree in Demography and Population Studies from University of the Witwatersrand (2012) and a BA in Theatre Arts from University of Zimbabwe (2007). For the past six years I have been working as an activist and researcher within the NGO sector in South Africa conducting policy oriented research measuring gender based violence in several countries in the SADC using mostly household surveys. I have coordinated research in Zambia, Lesotho and the Seychelles. Given the diversity in my background my research interests include  gender, reproductive health, migration, public health and monitoring and evaluation. I am particularly interested in processes of evidence production in relation to gender and violence within the development apparatus.
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I hold a BA in Sociology and an MA in Demography,  both obtained from the University of Dar es Salaam-Tanzania. I continue my research as a PhD candidate within the Becoming Men project in the anthropology department at the University of Amsterdam.  With over six years experience in social science research, I expect to come up with significant information to enlighten the current coneptualizations and interventions related to the shifting (homo)sexual identities emerging on the Tanzanian coast in the age of mass HIV treatment.
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