Maria MusokeMaria Musoke is PhD in Information Science, University of Sheffield, UKProfessor of Information Science at the School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University, Uganda - 1st Ugandan woman to become a Professor of and hold a PhD in Inforation Science- PhD led to revision of the "Slawson and Shaugnessy formula" (reported in BMJ 2002;325:983 - formula is a "usefulness equation" for medical information)- Initiated at Makerere University 1) 'Information competence and management' course for graduate students and researchers, 2) 'Health information systems and services' course for MSc-LIS students, 3) information literacy outreach program to rural health units- Has conducted research, published 20+ papers, presented at many conferences, and received various awards. For example: - Nov 2014-Aug 2015 - Elsevier Foundation/Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries Program funded $45k to her research sabbatical at the University of Sheffield - Keynote speaker at Partnerships in Health Information 20th Anniversary in London (2012) and Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa conference in Malawi (2004) and Tanzania (2014) - 2015 - Swedish International Development Agency awarded her for exemplary leadership and management of the Makerere University Library project under the Makerere - Sida Collaborative Research Programme for ten years (2004-2014) - 2010 - Gender Equality Award, Makerere University - 2001 - ICT stories Award winner based on submission of "Simple ICTs reduce maternal mortality in rural Uganda" Read More Read Less