Katundu is an Associate Professor in Rural Development Planning. He holds a PhD and Master of Arts in Rural Development and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Geography and Environmental Studies. Primary fields of research include environment and sustainability; climate change; gender and community driven development; land reform and rural livelihoods; higher education, employability of graduates and capacity building in Africa. Current research: (i) Sustainable Business and Employability through HEIs’ Innovative Pedagogy (SUSIE), project supported by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. (ii) Potential Impacts of International Land Deals on Food Security in Bagamoyo District, Tanzania. (iii) Nature and Magnitude of Land Acquisitions in Tanzania: Analyzing Role of Different Actors, Key Trends and Drivers in Land Acquisitions. (iv) Socio-Economic Factors Limiting Smallholder Groundnut Production in Tabora Region, Tanzania. (v) Universities’ Curricula and Demands of the Labour Market: A Case of Selected Universities in Tanzania. (vi) Household Energy Sources and Consumption in Mukono Urban Centre Uganda. Selected publications: (i) Katundu, M. A. (2019). Which road to decolonizing the curricula? Interrogating African higher education futures. Geoforum https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.05.025. (ii) Mayala, N. M.; Katundu, M. A. & Msuya, E.E. (2017). Socio-cultural Factors influencing livestock investment decisions among Smallholder Farmers in Mbulu and Bariadi Districts, Tanzania. Global Business Review, 20(5): 1–17. SAGE Publications, doi: 10.1177/0972150917742556. (iii) Katundu, M. A. & Gabagambi, D. M. (2016).  Barriers to Business Start-up among Tanzanian University Graduates: Evidence from the University of Dar-es-Salaam. Global Business Review, 17(1): 16–37. SAGE Publications, doi: 10.1177/0972150915610667. (iv) Katundu, M.A. (2020). Fostering Rural Development and Social Inclusion in East Africa: Interrogating the Role of Co-operatives. In Evans S. Osabuohien (Eds). The Palgrave Handbook of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-41513-6. (v) Katundu, M. (2018). The Role of Co-operative Organizations in Tanzania’s Industrialization. In: Efobi U., Asongu S. (eds) Financing Sustainable Development in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. pp 397-420. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78843-2_15.