Robert Kinobe

Robert T. Kinobe, BVM (Hon), PhD, MANZCVS, DABVT, GCE.

Robert attained a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery with Honours at Makerere University (1996), following which he worked as a veterinarian and associate lecturer at the same university for three years. In 2004, Robert completed a PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Queensland, and this was followed by two postdoctoral research fellowships (2004-2008) with the Canadian Institute of Health, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queens University in Ontario Canada. In 2008, Robert was appointed to a teaching and research role at James Cook University. Robert is not in clinical practice presently, but he shares a passion for clinical pharmacology and toxicology and, undergraduate as well as postgraduate teaching. Robert is a qualified member and past president for the Veterinary Pharmacology Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Toxicology.

Domains of my expertise are experimental therapeutics and clinical toxicology, and antimicrobial resistance.

Personal Teaching Philosophy:

Learning & teaching (L&T) processes are rewarding because application of acquired knowledge offers life changing, permanent experiences. I believe students learn best when:

     1. Educators set clear, concise learning objectives.

     2. Students appreciate the relevance; applications of skills and knowledge acquired in learning processes.

     3. Educators incorporate practical, real-life scenarios in the learning process

     4. Learning objectives are constructively aligned with tools of assessing outcomes.

     5. Students are engaged, feel supported and are provided feedback in learning processes.

     6. Educators are enthusiastic; reflective on pedagogical approaches with genuine interest to improve.