BSc, MSc (Dar), PhD (Cape Town)
Currently, she is involved in a research project of microplastic assessments in the Lake Victoria Basin.
Kaaya LT (2019) Ecological Classification of Estuaries along the Tanzania mainland coast: A management perspective. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Sciences (Accepted).
Masikini R., Kaaya L.T. and Chicharo L. (2018) Evaluation of ecohydrological variables in relation to spatial and temporal variability of macroinvertebrate assemblages along the Zigi River – Tanzania. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 18 (2018) 130–141
Kaaya, L.T., Jenny D. and Dallas H.F. (2015). Tanzania River Scoring System (TARISS): a macroinvertebrate-based biotic index for rapid bioassessment of rivers. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 40:2, 109-117, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2015.1051941
Kaaya LT (2015): Towards a classification of Tanzanian rivers: a bioassessment and ecological management tool. A case study of the Pangani, Rufiji and Wami–Ruvu river basins, African Journal of Aquatic Science, 40:1, 37-45, DOI:10.2989/16085914.2015.1008970
Kaaya, L. T. and Lugomela, G. V. (2015) Aquatic Ecosystem services and Management in East Africa: the Tanzania case in Luis Chicharo, Felix Mueller and Nicola Fohrer (eds) ecosystem Services and River Basin Ecohydrology.
Kaaya, L.T., Lugomela, C., and Mgaya, Y.D. (2007). Spatial and temporal variations in phytoplankton species composition, abundance, biomass and productivity in the selected Momela Lakes, Arusha, Tanzania. Discovery and Innovations. 19: 25- 31.