Email: bnkakooza@mun.ca

Supervisor:
Dr. Max Liboiron
Liz Pijogge (Inuit Research Lead Partner) Northern Contaminants Research

Partner on Research Project:
Dr. Tanya Brown (University of Windsor)

Previous Education:
Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources Management - specialized in Pollution and Waste Management from Makerere University. 2022. Thesis Title: An assessment of the occurrence, abundance and characteristics of microplastics in Nakivubo Channel and the Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria, Kampala, Uganda.

Bachelor of Arts with Education (Geography major) Makerere University. 2017. Thesis Title: An assessment of runoff processes and their socio-economic implications to livelihoods in Kabale District, South Western Uganda.

Research Project Description:
Ringed seals (Natsik) feeding ecology and microplastics as a contaminant of concern in Nunatsiavut , Labrador, Canada. 

Research Groups:
Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR)

Research Interests:
Plastics and Waste Management
Fisheries Science
Green Chemistry
General Laboratory Skills
Microplastics Characterization and Environmental Conservation

Scholarships:
Summer Soil Institute, Colorado State University, USA ($2,250.00 - USD)