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Dr. Gabriel O. Okello

Biostatistician & Data Scientist

Biostatistician & Data Scientist

Acting Dean & Department Chair at USIU-Africa | PhD Biostatistician & Data Science Leader

15+ Years Experience
USIU-Africa
PhD, Moi Univ.
NRF Grantee

✦ Executive Biography

Dr. Gabriel O. Okello is a PhD-level Biostatistician and Data Scientist with over 15 years of professional experience across academic leadership, advanced statistical modeling, and data analytics.

He serves as the Acting Dean of the School of Science & Technology and Chair of the Department of Data Science & Analytics at USIU-Africa, where he leads the MSc and BSc Data Science & Analytics academic programmes.

✦ Academic Leadership Roles

Acting Dean

School of Science & Technology, USIU-Africa

Department Chair

Department of Data Science & Analytics, USIU-Africa

Program Leader

MSc and BSc Data Science & Analytics Programmes, USIU-Africa

✦ Key Achievements & Research

  • 2 Published Textbooks with Chapman & Hall/CRC (Statistical Methods Using SPSS & Simplified Business Statistics Using SPSS).
  • National Research Fund (NRF) Grant (2020) — Awarded Ksh 19,980,000 for competitive research.
  • African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship (2015) — USD 10,000 award recipient.
  • 40+ Peer-Reviewed Publications in international academic journals.
  • Academic Mentorship — Supervised 12+ PhD/Doctorate candidates and 20+ MSc students.

🎓 Education

PhD in Biostatistics

Moi University (2016)

MSc Biometry (Biostatistics)

University of Nairobi (2012)

💻 Technical Skills

R
Python
Machine Learning
Power BI
SQL
SPSS
STATA
NVivo