Judith Awacorach

Judith Awacorach

Judith Awacorach is a lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Gulu University, where she also serves as a research supervisor. She is currently a PhD candidate at Gulu University and a guest student at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her doctoral research focuses on green finance incentives and the sustainable livelihoods of green charcoal producers in Uganda.

Beyond her teaching and research, Judith is actively involved in grant writing and research project coordination. She contributed to the Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC) initiative, helping draft the manifesto for "More Women in Research." Her work has been recognized with research grants from Caritas Denmark.

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Research Interests & Expertise

  • Sustainable Livelihoods and Green Finance
  • Entrepreneurship and Business Management
  • Transforming Education and Project-Based Learning (PBL)
  • Student-Centered Learning in Higher Education
  • Gender in Research and Participatory Methods

Selected Publications

  • Awacorach, J., Gausset, Q., & Olido, K. (2025). From Residues to Revenues: Unlocking the Value Chain of Green Charcoal in Uganda. Journal of Business Anthropology.
  • Sørensen, F. S., Jakobsen, C. T. S., Landsvig, A. C., Awacorach, J., & Remmen, A. (2025). Circular Entrepreneurship in Northern Uganda. In Transforming Higher Education for Community Development (pp. 283-299). Brill Online.
  • Awacorach, J., & Clausen, H. B. (2025). Rethinking Transformative Learning in Higher Education. Transforming Higher Education for Community Development, 21, 264.
  • Jensen, I., Tabo, G. O., Awacorach, J., et al. (2025). Introducing Problem-Based Learning in MA Programmes at Gulu University. Transforming Higher Education for Community Development, 21, 246.
  • Olanya, D. R., Lassen, I., Tabo, G. O., Zakaria, H. L., Awacorach, J., & Jensen, I. (2023). Exploring hidden curriculum in responsible management education. The International Journal of Management Education, 21(3), 100861.
  • Awacorach, J., Jensen, I., Lassen, I., et al. (2021). Exploring transition in higher education: Moving from teacher-centered to student-centered learning. Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education.
  • Tabo, G. O., et al. (2021). Transforming Education: Digital Learning, PBL and Participatory Methods. In Challenges and opportunities in e-learning. Nova Science Publishers.