He is the Dean of the Faculty of Peace and Diplomacy Karamoja Peace And Technology University. 

Dr. Denis Musinguzi is as a Senior Lecturer, Department of Governance, Peace and International Studies, School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS), Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda. He previously served as Dean, School of Arts and Social Sciences and Head, Department of Governance, Peace and International Studies at Uganda Martyrs University. He holds a PhD in Governance and Peace Studies from Uganda Martyrs University in collaboration with the University of Manitoba, Canada, which was funded under the prestigious UN Mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Canada: UPEACE-IDRC PhD Fellowship. He also holds a Master’s degree in Ethics and Public Management; Post-Graduate Diploma in Education; a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree in Philosophy, all from Makerere University, Uganda; and a Diploma in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Katigondo National Major Seminary.

He has served as External Examiner and Programme Reviewer for United Nations-Mandated University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica; Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Makerere University Business School (MUBS), Uganda; School of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Nkumba University, Uganda; Faculty of Business and Development Studies, Gulu University, Uganda; and School of Postgraduate Studies and Research (SPGSR), Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda. He has also served as a Book Reviewer, Makerere University Press and College of Humanities and Social Sciences Centenary publication; and Journal Reviewer, Journal of Science and Sustainable Development (JSSD), Uganda Martyrs University. His areas of scholarship and professional experience include governance and peace studies; peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction; transitional justice and human rights; public administration and management; public policy formulation and analysis; civil society and public agency; and youth empowerment for development.

Besides academia, Dr Musinguzi has served as a Consultant for European Union and GIZ; Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) South Sudan; Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (NIMD) Uganda; Hivos Uganda; Oxfam Novib; Plan International, Uganda; and SOS Uganda. He has published scholarly articles and book chapters in peer reviewed journals and books.