Dr. Evans Otieno Omondi
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
evansotieno@aims.ac.za
I'm a Mathematical Modeler and Associate Research Scientist with extensive expertise in infectious disease modelling, spatial statistics, and epidemiology. Currently, I serve as an Associate Research Scientist at the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) in Nairobi, Kenya. I hold a Ph.D. in Biomathematics from Strathmore University (Kenya), an MSc. in Mathematics from Stellenbosch University (South Africa), an MSc. in Mathematical Sciences from AIMS-South Africa, and a B.Sc. in Applied Statistics with Computing from the University of Eldoret (Kenya). Previously, I worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Scientist at APHRC. I have also served as a Senior Lecturer at Strathmore University, where I mentored graduate students and taught courses in mathematics and statistics. I have also held consultancy roles with organizations such as Washington State University-Global Health Program and Dalberg Research, specializing in data analytics, disease modelling, and decision-support tools. I have led and contributed to several projects across Sub-Saharan Africa, including modelling the spatial dynamics of Leishmaniasis, developing agent-based models for family planning policies, and analysing demographic transitions in urban slums. My work integrates data-driven insights with mathematical frameworks to inform evidence-based public health policies. With numerous peer-reviewed publications and presentations at international conferences, I'm dedicated to using mathematical…
1. Situma S., Omondi E., Nyakarahuka L., Odinoh R., Mweu M., Mureithi M. W., Mulinge M. M., Clancey E., Dawa J., Ngere I., Osoro E., Gunn B., Konongoi L., Khamadi S. A., Michiels J., Ariën K. K., Bakamutumaho B., Breiman R. F., & Njenga K. (2024). Serological Evidence of Cryptic Rift Valley Fever Virus Transmission Among Humans and Livestock in Central Highlands of Kenya. Viruses, 16(12), 1927.
2. Omondi E. O., Samuel Iddi, Sharon Chepkemoi, Bylhah Mugotitsa, Steve Cygu, Boscow Okumu, Abdhalah Ziraba, Damazo T. Kadengye and Agnes Kiragga., (2024). Understanding demographic events and migration patterns in two urban slums of Nairobi City in Kenya, Scientific Reports, 14:28852.
3. Mugotitsa B., Bhattacharjee T., Ochola M., Mailosi D., Amadi D., Andeso P., Kuria J., Momanyi R., Omondi E. O, Kajungu D., Todd J., Kiragga A., and Greenfield J., (2024). Integrating longitudinal mental health data into a staging database: harnessing DDI-lifecycle and OMOP vocabularies within the INSPIRE
Network Datahub. Frontiers in Big Data, 7, p.1435510.
4. Omondi E. O., Nancy Matendechere Imbusi, Kube Ananda, and Oluwatosin Babasola, (2024). The epidemiological impact of media campaigns on the dynamics of HIV transmission model, Research in Mathematics, 11 (1), pg. 1--14.
5. Situma S., Nyakarahuka L., Omondi E. O., Mureithi M., Mweu M., Muturi M., Mwatondo A., Dawa J., Konongoi L., Khamadi S., Clancey E., Lofgren E., Osoro E., Ngere I., Breiman R., Bakamutumaho B., Muruta A., Gachohi J., Singh D., Njenga M. K., (2024). Widening geographic range of Rift Valley fever disease clusters associated with climate change in East Africa, BMJ Global Health, 2024;9:e014737.
6. Mulinge M.M., Kagendi N., Kimani H., Wainaina J., Bwana P., Omondi, M., Wafula K., Wamalwa D.C., Omondi E. O., Nduati R. and Mwau M., (2024). Factors associated with virological failure among HIV infected treatment-experienced pre-teenage children in Kenya, 2015–2021: A nationwide population-based cohort study, EClinicalMedicine, 68 (2024), pg. 1--11.