Jasper Bakeiha Ankunda is an environment and development specialist trained in women's and gender studies. Her work is grounded in understanding how gender intersects with the environment and impacts human-environmental relations both in urban and rural settings. Bakeiha Ankunda is currently a full-time researcher with the Makerere University Women and Gender Studies Department, and has worked on a variety of academic, government and NGO research teams to provide a gender perspective.