Staff Profiles

• Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Botswana, 2019
• MSc. Mathematics
• Post Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Botswana, 2001
• BSc, Mathematics, University of Botswana, 2000

• Lecturer, University of Botswana, 2005-2019
• Risk and Compliance manager, Botswana Life Insurance, 2004-2005
• Lecturer, University of Botswana, 2002-2004
• Staff Development Fellow, University of Botswana, 2000-2001

Mathematical Statistics

Stochastic Processes

Relative Increments of Distributions

PUBLICATIONS

• Kooepile-Reikeletseng, S.N. : Monotonic Behavior of Relative Increments of Pearson Distributions. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research: Mathematics and Decision Sciences. 18. Issue 5. Version 1.0(2018).  Online ISSN: 2249-4626, pp.1-6.

 PRESENTATIONS

• Kooepile-Reikeletseng, S. – Szabo, Z. I.: Monotonic Properties of Relative Increments of Cumulative Distribution Functions with some Applications in Modelling Growth Processes. Presented at IASTED 2016 African Conferences Modelling and Simulation (Africa MS 2016) in September 5-6, 2016 in Gaborone, Botswana.  
• Kooepile-Reikeletseng, S. N. – Szabo, Z. I.: Applications of Relative Increments of Cumulative Distribution Functions. Presented at TAAG 2017 Conference held at University of Botswana, Sep 18-20, 2017 in Gaborone, Botswana.

Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BiomedSc); Master of Science (MSc); Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Gaone Retshabile is a graduate of Monash Universty, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, and the University of Botswana. In previous employment he has worked as a clinical laboratory scientist involved in clinical laboratory monitoring of HIV clinical trial subjects. He currently teaches in the molecular biology cognate area of the Biological Sciences department. His research interests are in genomics, the ethical conduct of genomics research and capacity building.

Biology

HIV immunology, HIV comorbidities, HIV genetics

Genomics

Molecular Biology

Genetics

Immunology

Virology

1. Retshabile G, Mlotshwa BC, Williams L [...] Hanchard NA; Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN) of the H3Africa Consortium. Whole-Exome Sequencing Reveals Uncaptured Variation and Distinct Ancestry in the Southern African Population of Botswana. Am J Hum Genet. 2018 May 3;102(5):731-743.

2. Mboowa G, Mwesigwa S, Katagirya E, Retshabile G., [...] Matshaba M. The Collaborative African Genomics Network (CAfGEN): Applying Genomic technologies to probe host factors important to the progression of HIV and HIV-tuberculosis infection in sub-Saharan Africa. AAS Open Res. 2018 Apr 18; 1:3.

3. Mlotshwa BC, Mwesigwa S, Mboowa G, Williams L, Retshabile G., [...] Mpoloka S.W for. The Collaborative African Genomics Network Training Program: A Trainee Perspective on Training the Next Generation of African Scientists. Genet Med. 06 April 2017.

1996 University of Missouri, Columbia, USA Ph.D. in Pure Mathematics

1988 Université de Madagascar Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies, Pure Mathëmatique

1986 Université de Madagascar Maitrise-es-Science, Pure Mathematique

1985 Université de Madagascar Licence d’Enseignement Mathématique

Mangatiana A. Robdera received his Ph.D degree in pure mathematics at the University of Missouri (USA) in 1996 entitled On the Analytic Complete Continuity Prpoperty of Banach  spaces  and Convolution Operators.

He specializes in functional analysis. His research interests are in the areas of Geometry of Banach spaces, Vector Measures and Integration.

Mangatiana has over twenty years of teaching experience at the tertiary education level: University of Madagascar-Antananarivo, University of Missouri-Columbia (USA), William Paterson Univesrsity, NJ (USA), Eastern Mediterranean University, Northern Cyprus, Al-Akhawayn Univesity, Morocco. He currently holds an associate professor position at the University of Botswana in Gaborone.

He has published several research papers at various renowned international peer reviewed journals such as Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, Glasgow Journal of Mathematics, Quaestiones Mathematicae, Advanced in Pure Mathematics, International Journal of Modeling and Optimization. He also published two textbooks.

Prof. Robdera is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Southern African Mathematical Science Association, la Société de Mathématiques de Madagascar. In addition, Prof. Robdera is a member of the editorial board of Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, the editorial board of Pure and Applied Mathematics Journal, and avail himself as a reviewer for the American Mathematical Society.

Mangatiana A. Robdera has taught: Mathematical Analysis, Functional Analysis, Topology, Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Integration and probability, Fourier Analysis, Measure Theory, Fixed Point Theory, Calculus, Function Spaces, Banach Space theory.

Mangatiana A. Robdera's research interests include: Mathematical Analysis, Functional Analysis, Integration, Real Analysis, Measure Theory, Harmonic Analysis, Fourier Analysis, Fixed Point Theory, Function Spaces, Banach Space theory, Real and Complex Analysis, Stochastic, Topology, Number Theory.

Mangatiana A. Robdera has supervised undergraduate project students as well as Masters degree students. He is currently supervising a Ph.D. Student.

M.A. Robdera: Strong Transcendental Numbers and Linear Independence. Inter. J. of Applied Physics and Mathematics, 10(1), 2020:49-56
M.A. Robdera: A Unified Approach to Integration Theory. Inter. J. of Applied Physics and Mathematics, 9(1), 2019:21-28
M.A. Robdera: Extensions of the Lusin's Theorem, the Severini-Egorov's Theorem and the Riesz Subsequence Theorems. Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, 1(4), 1-9, 2016.
M.A. Robdera: On the Subspace Problem for Quasi-normed Spaces. Asian Research Journal of Mathematics, 1(1), 1-9, 2016.

M.A. Robdera, Paulette Saab: The Analytic Complete Continuity Property. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications 12/2000; 252(2):967-979

M.A. Robdera, Paulette Saab: Convolution operators associated with vector measures. Glasgow Mathematical Journal 09/1998; 40(03):367 - 384

Further publications can be viewed at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mangatiana_Robdera

MD, MPH, FACEP

Residency in Emergency Medicine, Brown University

Fellowship in Bioethics, Harvard Medical School
NIH T32 Research Fellowship

Noah K. Rosenberg, MD, MPH is Head of Department for Emergency Medicine at the University of Botswana where he oversees medical education and research in emergency medicine. He works clinically at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana's largest teaching hospital. Dr. Rosenberg previously responded to the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa and served for two years as faculty for the University of Rwanda’s first training program in emergency medicine, where he was program director oversaw the first graduating class in 2018. Dr. Rosenberg's academic interests include Global Health Bioethics and Alcohol Use Disorder in sub-Saharan Africa. He has completed fellowships in in Bioethics at Harvard Medical School, and research as a National Institutes of Health T32 fellow. He was the Andrew Markus Visiting Scholar for bioethics at the University of Oxford, Ethox Centre in 2019 and his work has been published and presented internationally.

Bioethics

Alcohol Use Disorder

Emergency medicine capacity development

Rosenberg N, Mateyo K, Mokute K, Otieno G, Riviello E, Umuhire O. Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices Toward End-of-Life Care of Physicians in Sub-Saharan Africa. PAMJ. 2023 2023-08-18;45(167).

Rosenberg NK, Hill AB, Johnsky L, Wiegn D, Merchant RC. Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Establishment of Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Maine. Journal of Rural Health. September 2021

Rosenberg N. A cognitive science approach to bioethics. Eur J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr 1;28(2):90-91.

Rosenberg N. Minter and Doctor: A Topography of Injustice. Perspect in Biol Med. 2021;64(3):189-199

• PhD (Loughborough University; England);
• MEd (University of Newcastle; Australia);
• BSc (Hons) - Design and Technology (University of Sunderland; England);
• Dip.Ed. (Technical Studies - Botswana Polytechnic).

Victor Ruele is a lecturer of Technology education in the Department of Industrial Design and Technology at the University of Botswana. He has taught at the University of Botswana since June 2006. He teaches mainly technology related courses for pre-service and in-service teachers. Prior to this, he had worked as a teacher and head of department in senior secondary schools as well as a teacher training college.
His subject expertise spans over 30 years; 13 years at university level; 5 years at a teacher training college; 9 years at senior secondary schools and 3 years at junior secondary school level. As his contribution to the field, he has been actively involved in the development of the D&T teaching syllabus for senior secondary schools and has offered academic leadership towards the development of systems and control syllabus content. As a technology educator, he has been involved in the continuous professional development (CPD) of the local teachers especially in the field of control technology. Furthermore, he has been involvement with the training of D&T teachers from Eswatini and Lesotho.

• Technology Education;
• Control technologies which include electronics, pneumatics and microcomputer control;
• Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD/CAM) and;
• Professional design practice.

Research interests include among others:

• Curriculum innovations in Design and Technology education;
• Teacher professional development;
• Innovation management and Leadership development;
• Technological literacy as well as;
• Application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning.

Ruele, V. (2019). The localisation of technology education curriculum in Botswana. In P. J. Williams and D. Barlex (Eds.), Explorations in Technology Education Research: Helping Teachers Develop Research Informed Practice (Contemporary Issues in Technology Education), pp. 33-43, Springer Nature, Singapore Ptc Ltd. ISBN: 978-981-13-3009-4.

Ruele, V. (2017). Adopting a foreign curriculum in Botswana: Benefits, shortcomings and implication for Africanisation. In M. T. Gumbo and V. Msila (Eds.), African Voices on Indigenisation of the Curriculum: Insights from Practice. Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, pp. 181-223., South Africa.

Ruele, V., & Mwendapole, C. (2015). Which comes first, the chicken or the egg: Rebalancing the focus of Design and Technology in senior secondary schools in Botswana. In M. Orey & R.M. Branch (Eds.), Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (Vol. 39), (pp. 115-122). New York, USA: Springer International Publishing.

PhD in contextual Theologies of Liberation(Wales).

MA in Liberation Theology(Hull),

BA in Humanities(UB),

DSE in Humanities(UB),

Certificate in Gender Studies(UB).

Dr Moji A. Ruele is a senior lecturer in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies. He is widely published in the area of Gender and HIV/AIDS.

Courses on Systematic Theology, Liberation and African Christian Theology.

My research areas are in land, culture and other socio-economic challenges from liberationist theological perspective.

Sithembinkosi Nyamugama:Examining Distortions of Christian Identity of African Women at Apostolic Faith Mission, Sunnyside, Pretoria, South Africa: A theological  Perspective.

1.The role of Liberation Theology in Post Colonial Africa in the 21 st Century

2. Eradicating Poverty and promoting Dignity in Botswana through Contextual Theology Liberation:Challenges and prospects

3. Facing the challenges of HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa:Towards a Theology of Life.

Master of Medicine (MMed) in Anatomical Pathology

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

A highly motivated junior faculty and early career researcher at the Department of Pathology, School of Medicine of the University of Botswana. Certified pathologist by the Botswana Health professional council and Medical Council of Tanganyika.

Undergraduate;

           General pathology and selected topics of Cardiovascular system, Respiratory system, Gastrointestinal system, Genital-urinary system and Reproductive system.

Postgraduate;

          Histopathology, Cytopathology, and Autopsy pathology.

Cancer( Molecular Pathology) Diagnostic molecular markers in Breast cancer, Endometrial cancer and Prostate cancer).

Autopsy; Causes of Martenal deaths.

Grossing

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Autopsy Pathology

1.  Evita T Sadimin, David J Foran, Wenjin Chen, Eshaan Mathur, David J. Weissmann, Huiqi Chu, Lauri Goodell, Blessing Zambuko, Moses Rugemalila, Lynnette Kyokunda, Kirthana Sharma, Peter Vuylsteke, Reena Antony, Richard Marlink. A Sustainable, Web-Based International Medical Education Program Utilizing Dynamic Quiz Banks, Cloud Technology and Virtual Microscopy. Presented at USCAP 2022 Annual Meeting. Abstract ID Number: 1423.
2. Case Report by Rugemalila M. titled "Chondroid Syringoma of Ear Lobe," published in KiKo Case Reports on January 6, 2024, at 16:32:07, is available from https://kikoxp.com/posts/32909.