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Dr. Comfort J. Mokgothu
Panelist
Head & Senior Lecturer, Department of Physical Education,
Health & Recreation Education, Faculty of Education.
University of Botswana
Comfort J. Mokgothu, PhD is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department in the Department of Health,
Physical and Recreation Education, Faculty of Education. He has been with University of Botswana since
2001. Before joining the University he worked as an Instructor in the Department of Health & Physical
Activity at the University of Pittsburgh (USA) from 2003 to 2007. He has worked as a Principal Education
Offi cer (PE) in the then Ministry of Education.
He was a Lecturer at Molepolole and Tonota College of Education between 1996 and 1998. He received
his B.Ed. Physical Education from University of Plymouth (UK) in 1996, MSc. & PhD. Physical Activity
& Sports Studies from the University of Pittsburgh (USA) in 2007. As a Motor Learning & Development
Specialist, his research interest involves examining relationship between physical fi tness & cognitive
function especially amongst the children and youth as well as how children develop motor skills and the
underlying factors. He has worked as a Program Director for Kinder Kinetics program at the University
of Pittsburgh in the USA where he worked with 3 to 12 year olds with autism and Cerebral Palsy and
developmental delays. He is currently an External Moderator for Tonota College of Education. He is a
member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance and the North
American Society for Sport Psychology and Physical Activity.