Our
Supervisors
GAIC’s PhD students are led by our extraordinary supervisors, each being knowledgable specialists in their respective fields. What makes GAIC’s supervisors unique is their unparalleled ability to engage in the vernacular of various discplines, ranging from medicine and computer science to cultural anthropology and theology. This equips them uniquely to deal with the questions being answered at GAIC.
Prof. Dr. Mirjam van Reisen
Prof. Dr. Mirjam van Reisen is the coordinator of GAIC. She supervises the PhD students that partake in GAIC and chairs and lectures during the weekly GAIC meetings. She holds the chair International Relations, Innovation and Care at Tilburg University and FAIR Data Science at LUMC.
Prof. Dr. Mouhamad Mpezamihigo
Prof. Dr. Mouhamad Mpezamihigo is the Vice Chancellor of Equator University of Science and Technology, Uganda.
Prof. Dr. Francisca Oladipo
Prof. Dr. Francisca Oladipo is the Vice-Chancellor, Thomas Adewumi University, Nigeria. She is also the executive coordinator of the Value-driven and Ownership of Data and Accessibility Network (VODAN).
Prof. Dr. Sjaak Kroon
Prof. Dr. Sjaak Kroon is Professor Emeritus on Multilingualism in the Multicultural Society at Tilburg University.
Dr. Reginald Maudlin Nalugala
Dr. Reginald Maudlin Nalugala is a professor of Social Transformation at Tangaza University.
Dr. Primrose Nakazibwe
Dr. Primrose Nakazibwe is the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at Ndejje University.
Dr. Selam Kidane
Dr. Selam Kidane is a lecturer in Psychology at the University of West London.
Dr. Otieno Ong’ayo
Dr. Otieno Ong’ayo is a research fellow at The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University.
Dr. Araya Abrha Medhanyie
Dr. Araya Abrha Medhanyie is an associate professor of Global Health and Development at Mekelle University.
Dr. Shelene Gomes
Dr. Shelene Gomes is a lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr. Massimiliano Andrea Spotti
Dr. Massimiliano Andrea Spotti is an associate professor at the Department of Culture Studies at Tilburg University.
Dr. Mia Stokmans
Dr. Mia Stokmans is an associate professor at the Department of Culture Studies at Tilburg University.
Dr. Bertha Vallejo
Dr. Bertha Vallejo is a managing partner at TwINS Afrika, a visiting research fellow at INGENIO, and an associated researcher at United Nations University.
Prof. Dr. Munyaradzi Mawere
Prof. Dr. Munyaradzi Mawere is a Professor in the Simon Muzenda School of Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies at Great Zimbabwe University.
Dr. Suzanne van der Beek
Dr. Suzanne van der Beek is an Assistant Professor in Youth Literature at Tilburg University.
Prof. Dr. Mahaman Sanoussi Tidjani Alou
Prof. Dr. Mahaman Sanoussi Tidjani Alou is currently research Professor in Political Science at the Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Faculty of Economics and Law. He is also working as a researcher at LASDEL (Laboratory of Studies and Research on Social Dynamics and Local Development), which he led from 2001 until 2007.
Prof. Dr. Francis B. Nyamnjoh
Prof. Dr. Francis B. Nyamnjoh is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, Department of Social Anthropology. He is a 2010 B2 rated Professor and Researcher by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF), and a Fellow of the Cameroon Academy of Science since August 2011.
