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Biography
Dr. Mathew Agripinus Senga is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Dar es Salaam, where he also serves as the University’s Director of Research and Publication (DRP). Dr. Senga holds a Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) and Master of Arts (Sociology) from the University of Dar es Salaam, as well as a PhD in Sociology from the University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland. His doctoral research utilized social network approaches of Exponential Random Graph Modelling (ERGM) and Stochastic Actor Oriented Modelling (SAOM). Dr. Senga has extensive experience in research, employing qualitative, quantitative, and social network analysis approaches, and he has published books, book chapters and articles in international peer review journals. He is proficient in the use of software such as Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), R, UCINET, Pajek, and NVivo. Dr. Senga has taught various courses, including research methods in Bachelor of Sociology, Master of Sociology, Master of Public Health, Master of Research and Public Policy, and Master of Project Planning and Management Programmes at the University of Dar es Salaam. He also supervises postgraduate students in research. Dr. Senga is a member of editorial boards of various journals and a reviewer of numerous journals and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). He has received prestigious awards, including the SSRC Next Generation Africa Doctoral Completion Fellowship, UCD - College of Human Sciences Graduate Research and Innovation Fund, European Science Foundation (ESF) Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences 2 (QMss 2) Scholarship, and the Irish Aid - Higher Education Authority (HEA). In addition to his research and consultancy work, Dr. Senga is a highly sought-after trainer and facilitator of workshops on research methods and techniques and research grant writing and applications. Institutions and organizations such as Partnership for African Social & Governance Research (PASGR)(where he developed a Curriculum on Social Network Analysis), Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Institute of Finance Management (IFM), National Defence College (NDC), Pathfinder International, USAID, PRB, and PACE have engaged Dr. Senga as a professional trainer.
Research Interest
Environmental Governance
Public Health
Rural Livelihoods
Contacts
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Projects
2022: Lead Consultant: National Strategy for NGOs Sustainability (NSNS) 2022/2023 - 2026/2027. Commissioned by the Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, URT
2020-2024: Lead Social Science Researcher: RESBEN: Unlocking Resilient Benefits from African Water Resources. A Case of Great Ruaha River Basin Tanzania. International Collaborative Research funded by United Kingdom Research and Innovation, Global Challenges Research Funds – (UKRI-GCRF) and commissioned by the ARUA Water CoE to the University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Water Resources Engineering.
2019-2024: Lead-Socio-economic Component: Preparation of Integrated Water Resources Management and Development (IWRMD) Plan. Commissioned by the Ministry of Water (MoW) under Lake Victoria Basin Water Board (LVBWB) through UDSM Bureau for Industrial Cooperation (BICO).
2019-2021: Lead-Socio-economic Component: Consultancy Services for Developing Guidelines for Rivers, Riverbanks and Riparian Zones Management in Tanzania. Commissioned by National Environment Management Council (NEMC) through UDSM Bureau for Industrial Cooperation (BICO).
2020: Investigator: Impact Assessment on Primary Society Contracting Model, Children and Youth Working on Tobacco in Kigoma and Tabora Regions. Commissioned by the twentyfifty Limited.
2020: Co-Lead Consultant: Consultancy to Develop End of Funding – Transitions and Sustainability Strategies for Community-based Organizations (CBOs). Commissioned by Firelight Foundation.
2019-2020: Lead Consultant: A Study on Social Norms and Values that support Non-violence Practices against Women and Children in Tanzania. Commissioned by UNFPA, UNICEF, Irish Aid and the MoHCDGEC through Health and Development International Consultants.
2018-2019: Co-Lead Country Consultant: Endline Evaluation of Public Sector Strengthening Programme (PS3) in Tanzania. Contracted by Measure Evaluation.
2018: Co-Lead Consultant: “Baseline Study for Improving Food and Nutrition Security in Dodoma and Singida Regions,Tanzania”. Contracted by Save the Children and WFP.
2018: Consultant: Baseline Survey Assessment of the project “Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Project” in Simiyu. Commissioned by UNFPA.
Publications
Twaha, R., Nobert, J., Alexander, A.C., Mulungu, M.M., and Senga M. (2024). Delineating groundwater potential zones with GIS and analytic hierarchy process techniques: the case of Great Ruaha River catchment, Tanzania. (Article published in: Hydrogeology Journal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-024-02769-z)
Shagembe, M., Kinanda, J., Senga, M., and Ndaluka, T. (2022). The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health among Individuals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (Article published in: Tanzania Journal of Sociology, Vol. 8, No. 1: 132 - 153.
Senga, M. and Rwezaura, H. (2019). “Birds of a Feather”: Homophilous Networks of Graduate Fellow across Academic Disciplines and Cultural Backgrounds (Article published in: Tanzania Journal of Sociology, Vol. 5: 1-20).
Mulema, J., Sichona, F. and Senga, M. (2018). Exploring Probabilities of Parity Progression after Reaching Average parity among Matrilineal Societies in Morogoro, Tanzania (Article published in: International Journal of Innovative Research and Knowledge, Vol. 3, No. 6: 1-11).
Mhando, N., Maseno, L., Mtata, K. and Senga, M. (2018). Modes of Legitimation by Female Pentecostal-Charismatic Preachers in East Africa: A Comparative Study in Kenya and Tanzania (Article published in: Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Vol. 36, No. 3: 319-333).
Senga, M. and Payne, D. (2017). Social Networks and Local Collaboration in Natural Resources Management in Development Countries: A Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature (Article published in: Tanzanian Journal of Population Studies and Development, Vol. 24, Nos. 1&2: 1-25).
Senga, M. (2017). ‘In Local Collaboration we Trust’: The Dynamics of Trust Network Relationships in Collaborative Natural Resource Management in Tanzania (Article published in: Tanzania Journal of Sociology, Vol. 2&3: 31-46).
Senga, M. and Caimo, A. (2016). Local Collaboration and Influence in Natural Resource Management in Amani Nature Reserve in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Social Network Analysis (Article published in: Tanzanian Journal of Population Studies and Development, Vol. 23, Nos. 1&2: 35-59).
McAlpine, K., Senga, M., Mkude, M., Dennis, R., Semwene, J., Maro, S. (2023) Unleashing People's "Power Within'' and "With" to Challenge Patriarchy and Everyday Violence in Shinyanga District, Tanzania. Citizens 4 Change, Women Fund Tanzania - Trust & University of Dar es Salaam.
Mshale, B., Senga, M., and Mwangi, E. (2017). Governing mangroves: Unique challenges for managing Tanzania’s coastal forests. Bogor, Indonesia: CIFOR; Washington, DC: USAID Tenure and Global Climate Change Program.
Senga, M. (2010). Accumulation by Dispossession and Displacement: Some Reflections from Epanko Mines in Tanzania, Saarbrücken, Germany, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-8433-8344-8.
Maghimbi S, Lokina, R and Senga M.A. (2010). A State of the Art Paper on Agrarian Question in Tanzania, Uppsala and Dar es Salaam, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet and the University of Dar Es Salaam. ISBN: 978-91-7106-684-8.