Egide Kalisa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western University of Ontario. Before that, Dr Kalisa was a Research Scientist in the Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate, Air Quality Division, Environment Canada and Climate Change and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Toronto.  He obtained a Ph.D. in Health and Environmental Science from the Auckland University of Technology and an MSc in Air Pollution Management and Control from the University of Birmingham.  Dr. Kalisa conducted research in Environment and Health in different countries, including Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda and the United Kingdom.