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Curriculum vitae
------------------------------------------------------------------------PhD in Social Sciences / Demography
Works in French and English
Extensive experience in Data collection, data processing and Training
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Jacques B.O. Emina
Degrees:
B.P.176, Kinshasa XI
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
PhD in Social Sciences
Demography/ Université
E-mail:
[email protected]
Catholique de Louvain,
Belgium
-------MSc in Demography/
Université Catholique de
Louvain, Belgium
Job Experiences:
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Professor, Department of Population and Development
Studies, University of Kinshasa, DRC.
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Visitor Scholar, Ceps/Instead, Luxembourg
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Senior Research – Biostatistician, Liverpool School of
Tropical Medicine, University of Liverpool, UK
Regional Coordinator of “WHO/TDR External Evaluation
of the Impact of PSI’s Intervention of Community Case
Management of Childhood Illnesses on all Causes
Childhood Mortality in Cameroon, Democratic Republic
of Congo and Malawi”.
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Associate Research Scientist, APHRC, Kenya
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Researcher,
Institute
of
Demography,
University of Louvain, Belgium
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Lecturer and Assistant Researcher, Department of
Population and Development Studies, University of
Kinshasa,
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, APHRC, Kenya
Independent Consultant and Researcher, Belgium,
Intern, Population Division, United Nations, New York,
International monitor, 2006 Nigeria Population Census,
ECORYS- European Commission-UNDP,
Catholic
Bachelors Degree in
Demography, Université de
Kinshasa, DRC
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Current Position (March 2012 -):
Professor, Department of Population and
Development Studies, University of Kinshasa. Courses taught: Population policies,
Fertility analysis, Research seminar II, Applied computer science in population
studies.
Special skills
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Extensive demographic knowledge and significant working experience in sub-Saharan
Africa.
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Computer literacy: Advanced proficiency in the use of statistical, spreadsheet,
publishing, database, and graphic software (EPI-INFO, SAS, SPSS, STATA, EXCEL…).
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Extensive knowledge of research methodologies with significant working experience
on quantitative data analysis and database management.
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Experience in mixed methods in Demography including research design, data
collection and processing, Evaluation and Monitoring.
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Experience in health and family demography including reproductive health, child
morbidity and mortality.
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Experience in teaching and training: Introduction to demographic, Data Collection
methods, Survey Practice; Family and Household Demography; Statistics; Applied
computer science in population studies.
Education
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2005 Ph. D. in Social Sciences - Demography (Doctorat en Démographie), Catholic
University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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2000 M. S. in Demography (Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies en Démographie),
Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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1999 Postgraduate Degree in Demography (Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures en
Démographie), Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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1995 B.S. in Demography (Licence en Démographie), University of Kinshasa,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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1989 Graduat en Géographie et Sciences Naturelles, Institut Pédagogique National,
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Professional Experience
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Senior Research - Biostatistician LSTM – MLW: June 2011 – December 2011
Main duties: (1) Establish a unified data repository and biostatistical research team at
the University of Malawi, College of Medicine; (2) Oversee the Data and Statistics
Department at the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme
(MLW); Provide statistical support activities to the MLW research staff; (3) Deliver
undergraduate and postgraduate lectures and seminars.
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Regional Coordinator WHO/TDR – PSI: January 2010 – May 2011
Main duties: (1) Provide general coordination and leadership for “External Evaluation
of the Impact of PSI’s Intervention of Community Case Management of Childhood
Illnesses on all Causes Childhood Mortality” in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo
and Malawi. (2) Developing detailed and standard study protocols and comparable data
collection instruments for each study site. (3) Facilitating and coordinating data entry
and management at each site, including cleaning and proper backup procedures. (4)
Coordinating data analysis and participating in the preparation of publications on the
study results. (5) Preparing annual progress reports to be submitted to TDR, PSI and
the donor.
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Associate Research Scientist – Head of the Data Unit, June 2009 – December 2009.
Main duties: (1) Oversee the Nairobi Urban Health Demographic Surveillance System
Data Unit: Questionnaires design; Field operation; data processing; ensure data
quality; production of analytical files; and developing demographic and health
indicators for the Nairobi Urban Health Demographic Surveillance System. (2)
Investigating on Urbanization and Wellbeing in the Nairobi’s informal settlements
project. Investigating on reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa. (3) Writing
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scientific papers on population and health issues and Writing proposal on the field of
population and health for funding.
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow-Data System Management, APHRC, July 2007 – May
2009. Main duties: Supervision of the Data management and data processing team;
Produce analytical file; Produce socio-demographic indicators for the Nairobi Urban
Health and Demographic Surveillance System; Write papers and Proposals on
Maternal and childhood demography.
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Independent Consultant and Researcher, Belgium, September 2005 – June 2007.
Main duties: Assistance in Project and Research designing; Report drafting in the
field of Population and Development, Data processing and analysis.
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Intern, Population Division, United Nations, New York, 4 June - 4 August 2006. Main
duties: Computing socio-demographic indicators, Data processing and analysis;
Report drafting in the field of Population and Development, Trends analysis.
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International monitor, 2006 Nigeria Population Census, ECORYS- European
Commission-UNDP, 15 March - 9 April 2006. Main duties: Assessment of general
condition of census including field workers recruitment, training, and payment;
Actual enumeration, Data processing, etc.
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Researcher, Institute of Demography, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium,
2005. Main duties: Lecturer in the Family and Household Demography for master
program in Demography, lecturer in Applied Statistics for Trainees of Summer school
on Reproductive Heath and Data Analysis; Supervision of Trainees report writings;
Investigating on research activities including research design, data processing, and
draft reports.
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Lecturer and Assistant Researcher, Department of Population and Development
Studies, University of Kinshasa, 1995 - 1998. Main duties: Supervision of students in
the practical work of introduction to demography, data collection, data processing;
Methods in Demography, Reproductive Health and Family planning; Applied
computer science in population studies; Designing of new studies and supervision of
fieldwork; writing scientific papers.
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Technical Adviser, Cellule d’Etudes Economiques et de Planification Industrielle,
Ministry of National Economy, Democratic Republic of the Congo, February 1996 May 1997. Main duties: Supervision of data collection and publication of statistics on
trends of price in Kinshasa’s markets.
Awards
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Laureate of the small grants programme on population and development issues for
junior researchers, Union for African Population Studies, 1997. Subject of research :
Les enfants nés hors mariage et leur prise en charge dans les ménages du quartier de
Mbanza-Lemba à Kinshasa/ Democratic Republic of Congo.
Workshops and other trainings
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Training workshops in Population Models and Policy Communications, Union for
African Population Studies, the USAID-funded Health Policy Project, and the African
Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 4,
2011.
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Workshop on Decomposition analysis, IUSSP, Yaoundé-Cameroon, October 2010.
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Workshop on Data documentation, Global Fund – APHRC, Nairobi, May 2009.
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Workshop on “Prospects for Fertility Decline in High fertility Countries”, Population
Division, United Nations, New York, July 2001.
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Workshop on methodology of research in social science, Union for African Population
Studies (UAPS)-Institut de Formation et de Recherches Démographiques de Yaoundé,
Workshop on conducting high impact research: Improving health outcomes through
research, IUSSP, Marrakech, Morocco, September 2009.
Visitor scholar, Institute of Behavior Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, April
2008.
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Yaoundé/ Cameroon, November 1996.
Publications
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Ye, Wamukoya, Ezeh, Emina and Sankoh (2012) Health and demographic surveillance
systems: a step towards full civil registration and vital statistics system in sub-Sahara
Africa? BMC Public Health, 12 (741): DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-741.
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Gyimah, Kodzi, Emina, Cofie, and Ezeh,(2012) Religion, Religiosity and premarital
sexual attitudes in the informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Biosocial
Science, Available on CJO doi: 10.1017/S0021932012000168.
■ Gyimah, Kodzi, Emina, Adjei & Ezeh (2012) Adolescent sexual risk-taking in the
informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya: understanding the contributions of religion.
Journal of Religion and Health DOI 10.1007/s10943-012-9580-2.
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Emina et al. (2011) Maternal education and child nutritional status in the Democratic
Republic of Congo, Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology.3 (12): 576-592.
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Emina et al. (2011) Monitoring of Health and Demographic Outcomes in Poor Urban
Settlements: Evidence from the Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance
System, Journal of Urban Health. 88: Suppl.2; doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9594-1.
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Kandala, Mandungu, Emina, Nzita and Cappuccio (2011), Malnutrition among
children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): does
geographic location matter? BMC Public Health. 11:261; doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11261.
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Kodzi, Gyimah. Emina and Ezeh (2011), Understanding ageing in sub-Saharan Africa:
exploring the contributions of religious and secular social involvement to life
satisfaction, Ageing and society: 31 (3): 455-474.
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Kodzi, Gyimah., Emina and Ezeh (2010), Religious involvement, social engagement
and subjective health status of older residents of informal neighborhoods of Nairobi,
Journal of Urban Health. 41 (2): 109-116.
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Emina (2010), Malnutrition among children in Cameroon. Does out-of-wedlock
childbearing matter?, Institute of Demography, Catholic University of Louvain (ed),
“Poverty dynamics and vulnerability. Measures and Explanations in Demography and
Social Sciences”, Academia-Bruylant.
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Ezeh, Kodzi and Emina (2010), Reaching the Urban Poor with Family Planning
Services, Studies in Family Planning. 41 (2): 17-24.
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Ezeh, Mberu and Emina (2009), Stall in fertility decline in Eastern African countries:
regional analysis of patterns, determinants and implications, Philosophical
Transactions. Royal Society. B, 364 (1532): 2991-3007.
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Ye, Zulu, Mutisiya, Orindi, Emina, and Kyobutungi (2009), Seasonal pattern of
pneumonia morality among under-five children of Nairobi informal Settlement,
American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 81(5): 770-775.
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Mutisiya, Orindi, Emina, Zulu and Ye, (2010), Is the Death Rate among under-five
Children in Nairobi slums seasonal? Journal of Tropical Medicine and International
Health, 15(1): 132-139.
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Kandala, Emina, Nzita and Cappuccio (2009), Diarrhoea, acute respiratory infection,
and fever among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Social sciences and
medicine, 68 (9): 1728–1736.
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Emina (2007) Légitimité de la naissance et situation résidentielle des enfants au
Cameroun. Les enfants nés hors union et la formation des ménages multifamiliaux.
Document de recherche DD2007-01, Centre d’Etudes en Sciences Sociales et
Economiques, 28 p.
http://www.ce-sse.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=34&Itemid=40
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Emina (2006) Malnutrition des enfants de moins de 3 ans au Cameroun. Les enfants
nés hors union seraient moins touchés. Le Mensuel de l’Université, France, June 2006.
http://www.lemensuel.net/index.php?contenu=sommaire-complet
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Emina (2005) Situation résidentielle, scolarisation et mortalité des enfants selon la
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légitimité de leur naissance. Une analyse du Cameroun, de la Centrafrique et de la
République Démocratique du Congo, Presses Universitaires de Louvain, Louvain-laNeuve, 383 p.
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Emina (2005) “La part des personnes âgées dans la population mondiale et belge ”,
L’Africain, 43ème année, n°4, 129, pp 23-29.
Emina (2002) “Accelerating Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa”,
UN Chronicle, xxxix, 2, p. 38.
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Senda and Emina (1999) “La gestion de l’eau, des déchets et des ordures ménagers à
Kinshasa, et le problème de santé”, in Universiteit Gent, Mededelingen, Faculteit
Landbouwkundige en toegepaste biologische wetenschappen (éd), Actes du 1er
Colloque sur la problématique des déchets à Kinshasa (Congo), MFLBER 64 (1), pp.
123-128.
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Ngondo and Emina (1998) “Combien sommes-nous et d’où viennent ces chiffres ”, in
Département de Démographie, La question démographique en République
Démocratique du Congo, Kinshasa, Saint Paul, pp. 15-24.
Languages
French
English
Lingala
Writing
Excellent
Very good
Excellent
Reading
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Speaking
Excellent
Very good
Excellent
Countries of experience
Belgium, Cameroon, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, USA
Professional Associations
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Association for Sociology of Religion (ASR)
Association Internationale des Démographes de Langue Française (AIDELF)
International Statistical Institute (ISI)
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
Population Association of America (PAA)
Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)
INDEPTH Network
References:
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Dr Franco Pagnoni, MD, MPH , Integrated Community Case Management,
WHO/Global Malaria Program ; E-mail: [email protected]
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Dr. Alex Ezeh, Executive Director, APHRC, Email: [email protected]
Dr Eliya Zulu, Executive Director, AFIDEP: [email protected]
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Dr. Jacques B.O. Emina