
Dr. Roger Klomegah
Dr. Roger Klomegah, a Professor at Tennessee State University, has received a Fulbright U.S.
Scholar Program award in Sociology to Uganda (East Africa) for the 2023-2024 academic year
from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Dr. Klomegah will teach courses in Social Research Methods and Contemporary Social
Problems at Kabale University. Also, he will engage in collaborative research on gender
perceptions of and attitudes toward domestic violence within the context of cultural theories,
sociodemographic factors, and the existing policy framework in the country, using Uganda
Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) and Uganda Afrobarometer data. His project activities
are designed to fulfill Fulbright’s mission of expanding and strengthening relationships among
people of the United States and citizens of other nations and to promote international
understanding and cooperation.
Dr. Klomegah is among over 800 U.S. citizens who will teach and/or conduct research abroad for
the 2023-2024 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. The Fulbright
Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program and it is
funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of
State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host
institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect
support to the Program.
Qualifications
Research Interests
Dr. Klomegah’s areas of interest are social research methods, disparities in health and education,
and comparative societies. He teaches courses in social research methods, social problems,
senior research project, and introduction to sociology. Previously, he taught at Fayetteville State
University, Baber-Scotia College (both in North Carolina), Vancouver Island University, and
North Island College (both in Canada). Dr. Klomegah is a recipient of 2016-17 Fulbright Scholar
Award to Eswatini (Swaziland) and taught Educational Research Methods at Southern Africa
Nazarene University (SANU). He is a recipient of teaching and publication awards and he has
published numerous research articles in various sociology journals. His upcoming research
project is entitled, Social Desirability Bias and Support for a Female American President: A List
Experiment of University Students.