Staff Profiles

African Materials Research Society AMRS

Materials Science; Engineering Materials; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Processes; Advanced Manufacturing; Computer Aided Manufacturing; and History of Technology.

Fatigue behavior of metallic materials; nanocrystalline materials

Natural fibre-reinforced composites

Nickel-based superalloys

Composites materials for DC machine core losses

Ternary systems - Ni-Zr-Ru phase diagram

Developed of Agave Sisalana fibre-reinforced composites

• Master Degree in Education (Gender Education)

         University of Botswana.

• Barchelor’s Degree In Secondary Education – English Language and Social Studies University of Botswana

 Ms K.P.J Batsalelwang is a Senior Lecturer Gender studies in the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education. She received both her Bachelor’s Degree (Bed) and Master degree  (MEd-Gender) at the University of Botswana.  Her area of specialization is Gender in Education. Ms Batsalelwang’ s research is in Inequalities,   Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health & Education, Gender Equality and Women Empowerment. 

Contemporary Issues in Education

Introduction to Gender in Education

Feminist Reseacrh & Pedagogy

Gender & Human diversity

Gender & Educational Leadership

Gender Curriculum & Instruction

Gender, Education and Development, Inequalities, Vulnerabilities and Social justice, and Sustainable Development. 

Habulezi,J.& Batsalelwang,K.J.P. & Malatsi, N.(2017) Factors Influencing the Poor Academic Performance of Learners with Vision Impairment in Science Subjects in Kgatleng District in Botswana. International Journal of Learning Teaching & Research

Nenty, Kgosidialwa & Batsalelwang,K.P.J.(2017). Sex, Gender, gender-typing and Mathematics performance in 2015 Junior Secondary Certificate by students in Gaborone. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

Batsalelwang, K. J. P. & Dambe. M. (2015). Women’s dominance in the informal business sector in Gaborone, Botswana. International Journal of Gender Studies in Developing Societies. Wiley

Batsalelwang, K. J. P & Kamwendo, G. H. (2013) Language Policy and Practice at a Secondary school in Botswana: A multi layered onion. In Jo Shoba & F Chimbutane,F. (Ed.)Bilingual Education and Language Policy in the Global South. Routledge, London

BS Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.  USA

MD, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. USA

OBGYN Residency, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. USA

GYN Oncology Fellowship, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. USA

After completing her gynecologic oncology fellowship training, Dr. Bazzett-Matabele practiced and taught at Ochsner Medical Center, a multi-specialty center and private teaching hospital in New Orleans, USA, for 15 years. At that point she felt her skills and experience could be useful to accomplish her greater goal, of teaching and practicing in a limited resource setting. As a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Yale University, through the Human Resources for Health Rwanda program, she was able to teach and care for gynecologic cancer patients in Kigali, Rwanda from 2015-2019. It was there, as the only gynecologic oncologist in Rwanda and surrounding DRC and Burundi, where she was exposed to the many challenges of women with cervical cancer when access to screening and treatment are extremely limited. She helped develop alternative treatment strategies, using available resources, to accomplish cure of disease to an increased number of women. Just as importantly, she worked with gynecology specialists in training to evaluate many of the barriers women face in seeking care for cervical cancer screening and treatment, helping them to work toward sustainable change in the health care system.  Then, in August 2019, she joined the University of Botswana as the Head of Department of OBGYN.  The OBGYN Department started a full, in-country OBGYN MMed residency training program in January 2020.  

Gynecologic Oncology

MD, FACS

Prof Alemayehu G Bedada trained as a specialist General Surgeon at Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Prior to joining UB in 2015, he served as a Medical Director and General Surgeon at Gindeberet Hospital and Dembi Dollo Hospital, Ethiopia and as a Senior Consultant Surgeon at Princess Marina Hospital, Botswana. He is academically ranked as an associate professor and serves as the Assistant Program Director in the Department of Surgery. He is responsible for the MBBS and MMed General Surgery Programs in the department.  

His research interests are Surgical Education, Surgical diseases and HIV infection, Minimally Invasive Surgery, and Global Surgery.

1. Bedada AG et al., The characteristics and outcomes of trauma admissions to an adult general surgery ward in a tertiary teaching hospital, African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 11, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 303-308, ISSN 2211-419X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2021.04.002.
2. Bedada, AG et al.,Sustaining a laparoscopic program in resource-limited environments: results and lessons learned over 13 years in Botswana. Surg Endosc (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-07854-4, 
3. Bedada AG et al. HIV infection: Its impact on patients with appendicitis in Botswana. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00268-019-05040-9 World J Surg (2019).
4. Bedada AG et al., Establishing a contextually  appropriate laparoscopic program in resource restricted environment: Experience in Botswana, Annals of Surgery: April 2015- Volume 261 – Issue 4 – p 807-811; doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000691 http://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/publishahead/Establi