Dr. Kizito Omala holds a PhD in Applied Statistics, a Masters of Statistics, and a BSc. Mathematics & Physics with Education from Makerere University, Uganda. Kizito is the Head of Department of Statistical Methods and Actuarial Science under the School of Statistics and Planning at Makerere University. Before this appointment, Kizito worked as a Senior Examinations Officer with the National Examinations Board in Uganda. In 2016, Kizito and his co-authors (Frederico Finan and Ernesto Dal Bo) received an EASST grant for their project, "Can Centralized Teacher Transfers Improve Job Performance?