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Biography
Masoud Dauda is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Dar es Salaam. He holds a PhD from the University of Kent, United Kingdom, a Master’s degree from Lund University, Sweden and a BA degree in Sociology/Anthropology from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. His academic background reflects an interest in understanding the relationship between humans and their environment from a range of perspectives. His research interests cut across topics such as social change and culture, environmental anthropology, sociology of development, human ecology, environment and development, environmental health, gender issues, energy studies, biodiversity management, community-based conservation, sustainability, climate change, and renewable energy innovations. He has supervised numerous postgraduate students, contributing to capacity-building and knowledge dissemination in his field.
Research Interest
- social change and culture
- environmental anthropology
- human ecology
- environmental health
- gender issues
- energy studies
- biodiversity management
- sustainability studies
- renewable energy and renewable energy innovations.
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Projects
November 2024 to 2027 (Ongoing). Creating a joint Infrastructure for Dialogue, Research and Advocacy between Europe and Africa - CIDRA (As part of 5 Team Members representing the University of Dar es Salaam).
November 2023 to January 2024. The Impact Evaluation of Dr Lee Jong-Wook Fellowship Invitational Training Program for the Healthcare Workers in Tanzania. Korea Foundation for International Healthcare – KOFIH Global Alumni (Investigator).
May 2014 - March 2015. The Impact of Village Saving and Loan Groups (VICOBA) on the well-being of members under the WWF-Tanzania Fisheries Co-Management/RUMAKI Seascape Programme. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Country Office – Tanzania (Co- investigator).
July - September 2014. ‘Evidenced Based Research and Policy Review on Oil and Natural Gas Sector in Tanzania’. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Country Office-Tanzania (Co-investigator).
August - November 2014. Household Economics Baseline Survey for Fishing Communities in Mtwara Rural District and Temeke Municipality. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Country Office-Tanzania (Co-investigator).
March - May, 2014. ‘Baseline Survey and Capacity Needs Assessment for Strengthening the role of CSOs in delivering sustainable energy solutions in Tanzania. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Country Office- Tanzania (Co-investigator).
Publications
Dauda, M. et. al. (2025). Empirical effect of the Dr Lee Jong-wook Fellowship Program to empower sustainable change for the health workforce in Tanzania: a mixed methods study (Article published in the Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professionals, Vol.22:6).
Link: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.6
Dauda, M. (2019). Ecological Modernization Theory and Sustainable Development dilemmas: Who benefits from technological innovation? (Article published in: The African Review, Vol. 46, No.1, 68-83). Link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/45420258
Mwaipopo, R., Dauda, M. (2019). Feminism, Women’s Agency, and Subjective Well-Being: Women’s Experiences of Village Community Banks in Tanzania (Article published in: Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, Vol.17 (2), 21-43).
Link: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjds/article/view/194162
Dauda, M. (2018). Adoption of Renewable Energy Innovations in Rural Tanzania: An Innovation Systems Approach (Article published in: the Tanzania Journal of Sociology, Vol.4, 8-27).
Link: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjsoc/article/view/269460