Joyce holds a PhD in Organisational Psychology of Makerere University. Her research interests include Organisational culture and leadership, organisational change and development, Retention and employee engagement, training and performance management, Afrikology, Sociocultural studies, Afrocentricity and Critical Psychology. Joyce is a Lecturer of organisational Psychology, examiner and researcher. For the past nine years, Joyce has been a technical team member, Co- Principal Investigator and currently the Coordinator for the HR Excellence Surveys leading to the Employer of the Year Awards (EYA) funded by the Federation of Uganda Employers in partnership with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Human Resource Managers Association of Uganda (HRMAU). In addition, she is a Co-Principal Investigator for studies on: Investigating and Addressing Covid 19 related Mental Health Challenges in Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Uganda; Refugee Entrepreneurship and Skilling for Self-reliance; “HS2314ES: Challenges of Engaging District Local Governments and Implementing Partners in the District Health Planning Process, a case study of Northern Uganda. A mixed method study.” Joyce is as well a Co-PI on a research project titled “Is the Grass Greener the other side? Psychological Examination of Experiences and Outcomes of Ugandan Females Migrating for temporary Labor in the Middle East.”

Research interests
Organisational Culture and Leadership, Organisational Change and Development, Retention and Employee Engagement, Training and Performance Management, Afrikology, Sociocultural studies, Afrocentricity and Critical Psychology
 

Membership to Professional Bodies

1. Member-ASAA-African Studies Association of Africa
2. Member-PEAS-Partnership for Emerging African Scholars.
3. Member-IACCP-International Association for Cross-cultural Psychology 
4. Member-ACBS –Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

Teaching

Undergraduate courses

1. Introduction to Industrial and Organisational psychology
2. Human Resources Management and Development Psychology
3. Organisational Theory
4. Human resources Planning and Management
5. Human Resource Management Perspectives
6. Animal Psychology
7. Research

Graduate Courses

1. Organizational/Institutional Theory and Analysis
2. Executive Resource Development
3. Organisational Culture & Productivity
4. Technical report 

Supervision

• Doctoral students 

1. Nzarubara Patricia Victoria- Doctoral Committee member
2. Mutuzo Irene- Doctoral Committee member
3. Kwetuma Perez- Doctoral Committee member

• Master’s students 

1. Kalanzi Paul Mugalula
2. Nyesiga Oscar
3. Nakasenge Betty Princess
4. Tindyebwa Valentine
5. Mugarula Mark
6. Kyobula Erinah
7. Mukama Sarah

Awards

Recognition Award for Coordinating Employer of the Year (EYA, 2022)

Current Projects

Employer of the Year Award Survey (EYA 2023) in conjunction with the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) and ENABEL. October 2023-February, 2024.

Publications

• Kamoga, I., Nantamu, S., Matagi, L., Nansamba, J. (2021). The Mediational Role of Task performance in the Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Support and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour among Secondary School Teachers. European Journal of Business and Management, ISSN (Paper)2222-1905 ISSN (Online)2222-2839
• Nansamba, J., Kikooma, J,F., & Kakumba, U. (2021). Re- thinking Academics’ Job Retention through an Alternative Theoretical Perspective and Research Approach. Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies.
• Nansubuga, F., Munene, J. C., Kikooma, J., Nansamba, J. & Musanje, K. (2019): An effective learning culture: Using high performance work systems to strengthen the relationship between communities of practice and knowledge creation in Africa. Africa Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1080/23322373.2019.1616493 published online 10 August 2019.
• Baluku, M.M., Mugabi, E.N., Nansamba, J. et al. Psychological Capital and Career Outcomes among Final Year University Students: the Mediating Role of Career Engagement and Perceived Employability. Int J Appl Posit Psychol 6, 55–80 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-020-00040-w 
• Baluku, M. M., Otto, K. & Nansamba J. (2015). Positive psychological capital, career engagement, career satisfaction, perceived employability and adjustment to school-to-work transition. 2nd East African Regional Conference of Psychology (EARCP2015, November 8th – 13th). Nairobi, Kenya