Professor James Kiwanuka-Tondo is Professor and consultant at the School of Journalism, Media and Communication, Uganda Christian University. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication at North Carolina State University. His main area of research is health communication campaigns with particular emphasis on HIV/AIDS. His major contribution has been the development of the first quantitative model of relationships between organizational factors, campaign planning, and campaign execution variables. He has published an edited book on HIV/AIDS in Uganda, 18 peer-review journal articles, four peer-reviewed book chapters, one peer-reviewed conference proceeding, and four peer-reviewed research reports. He has been a principal investigator (PI) on several research grants. Professor Kiwanuka-Tondo received the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for the Board of Trustees at North Carolina State University on May 4, 2021. This is the most prestigious award a professor can get at North Carolina State
University. He received the Outstanding Graduate Professor 2021/2022. He was recognized as a member of the Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement for outstanding achievements in international education and research, North Carolina State University in November 2019. He has received several awards such as Fulbright Scholar 2017/2018; Carnegie Africa Diaspora Fellow 2016; Jackson Rigney International Service Award 2017; Outstanding Global Engagement Award 2015; and the inaugural Lawrence M. Clark Faculty Excellence Award 2013. Professor Kiwanuka-Tondo is Vice President of East Africa Communication Association (EACA) and Editor Africa Journal of Communication.