Staff Profiles

Responsible for the management, development, maintenance and support of Research Information Management Systems(RIMS)  of the University of Botswana, including Online Journals, Repository and Research Management Systems.

Masters of Nursing (Mental Health) University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education, Botho University Botswana 

Bachelor of Nursing of Nursing Science, University of Botswana

Kealeboga joined the University of Botswana in 2020. She qualified as a general nurse in 2003 from the University of Botswana. Before joining The University of Botswana she worked at the Institute of Health Sciences in Lobatse for the past 17 years as a lecturer in the General Nursing and Post Basic Diploma Programmes respectively.. She completed her masters in Mental Health Nursing in 2010 from the University Kwazulu-Natal South Africa. Her roles includes teaching theory and practicals for both undergraduate and masters students. Current roles outside the university include being a member of Botswana Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (Board Member), Nursing and Midwifery Council of Botswana (NMCB) and Botswana Nurses Union.

Kealeboga teaches various nursing courses at under graduate through to graduate. She is currently teaching Introduction to Nursing and Health, Community Mental Health Nursing, Community Based Care Practicum, Adult and Aged Mental Health Problems and  Psychiatric Mental Health Practicals and Internship

Mental health

Recovery in mental health

Mental health promotion

PhD Marketing- Victoria University (Melbourne Australia)

Msc Marketing - University of Stirling, Scotland, UK

Bcom- University of Botswana

I currently teach Business to Business Marketing; Marketing Research methods; Social Marketing; Sales Management and Marketing Ethics

My preferred area of research is within services marketing. I have also worked on social marketing, particularly on marketing communication aspect of social marketing. I am open to cross cutting research which mixes different areas of marketing.

I have supervised post graduate students in different areas of marketing. The bulk of these tackled topics that touched on the marketing communication tools, with some covering areas such as services marketing as well as consumer behaviour. My preferred area of supervision for post graduate students will be the field of services marketing. Students interested in pursuing studies within the area of customer satisfaction, service quality, including e-service quality are most welcome.

1. lrIyanda, O., and Kealesitse, B., (2010). Social Marketing and the HIV/AIDS campaign in Botswana, African journal of Marketing, Vol. 4 ( 5) April, pp 26-44
2. Kealesitse, B. (2012). Enhancing the quality of services within the Botswana public sector: The SERVQUAL Approach, Botswana Journal of Business, Vol 5 (1), pp 65-80
3. Kealesitse, B., Lloyd-Walker, B., OMahony, B., and Polonsky, M. (2013). Developing customer-focused public sector reward schemes: evidence from the Botswana government Performance Based Reward System (PBRS), International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol 26 (1) (42 pages)
4. Matenge, T., Kealesitse, B., and Marandu, E.E (2015). How Much to Donate: The Effect of Donor Nature on Attitude toward Donations and Donation Value, International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, Vol.3 (1)

BSc Physiotherapy, Howard University, USA

MSc Orthopaedic Physiotherapy, Hahnemann/Drexel University, USA

PhD Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, USA

I am a clinical rehabilitation scientist, and I also practice as a clinical rehabilitation consultant. My academic responsibilities and interests include: teaching clinical musculoskeletal anatomy, muscle physiology, communication skills in medicine, and topics in musculoskeletal injuries and ergonomics for post-graduate trainees in public health medicine; and research on learning challenges for first year medical students as they transition from a traditional teacher-centered curriculum to problem-based learning, musculoskeletal injuries (hip and other fragility fractures and sports injuries), developing affordable rehabilitation robotics and orthopaedic prototypes, and others. Clinically, I treat general physiotherapy and sports injury cases. A major area of practice and interest is testing injured claimants to determine their fitness for work and rehabilitating them for successful return to work. My volunteer/community work has been providing sports injury management at local, regional, and international events under BNSC and BNOC.  From time to time I present topics at national sports conferences/workshops on a team-approach to managing athletes' injuries during and after events. We have launched MPhil/PhD programmes and I will be training students in rehabilitation science. 

clinical musculoskeletal anatomy,

muscle physiology,

communication skills in medicine,

topics in musculoskeletal injuries and ergonomics (post-graduate trainees in public health medicine)

learning challenges for first year medical students as they transition from a traditional teacher-centered curriculum to problem-based learning

musculoskeletal injuries (hip fractures, sports injuries, etc), 

developing affordable rehabilitation technologies and orthopaedic implant prototypes

return-to-work

I have previously co-supervised a Stellenbosch University post-graduate student studying traumatic orthopaedic injuries.  

My department has otherwise just launched MPhil/PhD programmes in biomedical sciences.

Besides collaborating with colleagues, my areas of focused supervision will include injury management, return-to-work, and rehabilitation and prototype technology development

Kebaetse M, McClure P, Pratt NA. Thoracic position effect on shoulder range of motion, strength, and three-dimensional scapular kinematics. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999

Kebaetse MB, Lee SC, Binder-Macleod SA. A novel stimulation pattern improves performance during repetitive dynamic contractions. Muscle Nerve, 2001

Kebaetse MB, Binder-Macleod. Strategies that improve human skeletal muscle performance during repetitive, non-isometric contractions. Eur J Phy 2004

Kebaetse MB, Lee SCK, Therese TE, Binder-Macleod SA. Strategies that improve paralyzed human quadriceps femoris muscle performance during repetitive, non-isometric contractions. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005

Kebaetse MB, Kebaetse M, Mokone GG, Nkomazana O, et al. Leaning support intervention for 1st yr medical students: a review of the literature.  Med Education 2017.

Esperance MM, Mokone GG, Kebaetse M, Young T. Epidemiology of traumatic orthopaedic injuries at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana. SA Ortho. J 2018

PhD Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella University, USA.

MS Applied Technology, Chestnut Hill College, USA.

BEd. Science Education, University of Botswana, Botswana.

* certifications in teaching online, faculty development, curriculum development.

Except for two years as a science teacher, my work experience in the past 27 years has been in higher education as a teacher and educational development specialist.  I have been involved in various technology integration projects, teacher and student support related to teaching and learning, and technology and online program development. I also have worked on other teaching and learning enhancement projects such as academic failure,  the first-year learning experience, support for student learning, assessment of student learning outcomes. My teaching experience has included a variety of courses such as computer literacy, multimedia design, and development, teaching with technology, online learning program development, instructional design, learning to learn in the first year. My volunteer work has traditionally been around issues related to poverty and socio-economic empowerment. However, lately, I have been doing a bit of work in education.

Generally, my teaching areas include teaching in higher education, educational technology, instructional design, and of late, learning to learn for first-year students.

My research areas include learning in the first year, faculty development, elearning (including learning and technology implementation), and scholarship of teaching and learning. Methodologically my passion is around qualitative research and systematic literature reviews, though very open to engaging in other forms of research.

I have recently started co-supervising students working on mobile devices in medical education and healthcare settings and working with the student on submitting a manuscript from the thesis.

Our Department does not offer a graduate program. However, I am open to co-supervising students in my research areas from other departments.

Kebaetse, M. B., Kebaetse, M., Mokone, G. G., Nkomazana, O., Mogodi, M., Wright, J., ... & Park, E. (2018). Learning support interventions for Year 1 medical students: a review of the literature. Medical Education, 52(3), 263-273.

Kadimo, K., Kebaetse, M. B., Ketshogileng, D., Seru, L. E., Sebina, K. B., Kovarik, C., & Balotlegi, K. (2018). Bring-your-own-device in medical schools and healthcare facilities: a review of the literature. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 119, 94-102.

Kebaetse, M. B., & Sims, R. (2016). Using instructional consultation to support faculty in learner-centered teaching. Journal of Faculty Development, 30(3), 31–40.  

Witt*, R. E., Kebaetse*, M. B., Holmes, J. H. Littman-Quinn, R., Ketshogileng, D., Antwi, C., Kovarik, C., & Nkomazana, O. (2016). The role of tablets in accessing information throughout undergraduate medical education in Botswana. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 88, 71–77.