John C. Ssempebwa, PhD is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health. Became Chair in 2009, after having been the Coordinator for the Bachelor of Environmental Health Sciences program for a period of three years. He joined the School in January 2004.He received his Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from the University at Albany, State University of New York, USA in 2003, and his previous academic training includes a MSc. in Aquatic Resource Management from King’s College, University of London, and a BSc. in Botany and Zoology from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.