Dr. Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience-Centre for Coastal Management at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. She earned her PhD in Oceanography and Limnology from the University of Cape Coast, an MSc in Limnology and Wetland Management from the University of Life Sciences in Austria, Egerton University in Kenya, and IHE-Delft in the Netherlands, and a BSc in Environmental Science from Egerton University. Her expertise includes water quality monitoring, benthic macroinvertebrate ecology and taxonomy, marine ecology and the integration of climate and citizen science to enhance community resilience. Her current research focuses on coastal communities and the maladaptive impacts of climate change adaptation strategies.
Dorothy has been honoured with several awards, such as the Wetzel travel award, a research grant, and recognition for the best published article in Limnology by the International Society of Limnology. She has contributed to leading journals and book series on aquatic systems and water quality indices, with her work cited over 100 times. She is involved in NFRF funded CiCADD and Coast-Man projects, coordinates the Research Council of Norway’s CoastAfrica Project, and participates in environmental outreach, professional networks, and regional capacity-building efforts.