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Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Humanities
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
History
COMMUNITY SERVICE
– Member of St. Francis de Sales Ndagani Catholic Parish Pastoral Council to represent Chuka University Catholic Staff SCC.
– Member of Board of Management of Aberdare Teachers Training Institute, Ndaragwa, Nyandarua
– Member of Board of Management of Mwihangia Secondary School, Ndaragwa, Nyandarua
– Giving motivational talks to secondary school girls at Ikuu Girls Secondary, Chuka, Tharaka-Nithi
WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2021 – present : Senior Lecturer in History (Grade X111)- Chuka University
June 2016 – June 2021: Lecturer in History (Grade X11) – Chuka University
December 2012-June 2016: Full-time Assistant Lecturer (grade X1) in History – Chuka University
October 2008-December 2012: Full-time Assistant Lecturer (grade X1) in History-Mwenge Catholic University, Moshi, Tanzania.
May 2007-August 2008: Gender research consultant for Young Women in Action Kenya (YOWAK)
May 2002-August 2004: Holy Family Schools-Ndaragwa- TSC Registered teacher (History and Geography)
May 2001-August 2001: Komothai Girls High School, Teaching Practice (History and Geography)
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in History – Chuka University, 2019
Master of Arts (M.A) in History- Kenyatta University, 2009
Bachelor of Education (Arts) History and Geography -The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Second Class Honours upper Division, 2002
Kenya Certificate Secondary Education -Magutu Secondary School, 1996.
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education- Kametha Primary School, Nyandarua North, 1992.
MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
1. A member of British Institute in Eastern Africa (BEIA) and French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA), Nairobi Research Centers
2. May 2023 to present –Mentoring the Aberdare Women Famers Self-Help Group
3. November 2020- Nominated to give CUEA alumnae representative’s speech on the 2020 graduating Class during the graduation ceremony
4. February 2016- Appointed as a Member of Board of Management of Aberdare Teachers’ Training College, Ndaragwa, Nyandarua
5. February 2016- appointed as a Member of Board of Management of Mwihang’ia Secondary School, Nyamdarua North Sub-County
6. Giving motivational talks to secondary school students
a) Ikuu Girls Secondary, Chuka, Tharaka Nithi.
b) Mwihang’ia Secondary school,Nyamdaru North Sub-County
7. Training and encouraging young women to participate in elective party politics in Kenya through YOWAK workshops and seminars
KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. 2016-Present: Evaluation of Political Order among the Tigania of Meru 1908-1057.
2. 2016-2019: Colonialism & the Agikuyu Women’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems on Food Crop Production in Kiambu. Kenya (1902-1963)
3. 2010-2016: Socio-Economic impact of Land Adjudication in Buuri Sub-County, Meru County, Kenya (1954-2010)
4. 2006-2008: Colonial Transformation of Female Circumcision and its Impact on Women’s Roles and Gender Relations among the Agikuyu of Kiambu (1895-1963)
5. February 14th to 16th 2013: HIV/ AIDS Mainstreaming
6. April 11-21, 2010: OSSREA training in Gender Mainstreaming and Budgeting, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
7. February 16-20, 2009: Led Liechtenstein Service “Essential Teaching skills, Mwenge Catholic University, Moshi Tanzania.
8. April 11th to 15th 2005: CODESRIA regional methodological workshop on social sciences in Africa held at Kenyatta University, Nairobi. Theme: Scholarly publication
PUBLICATIONS
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MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY/INTEREST
History of Agriculture, Gender & Women History, African Cultural History
POSTGRADUATE TOPICS SUPERVISED
1. Socio-economic impact of land adjudication in Buuri sub-county Meru 1954-2010
2. Evolution of political order Among the Tigania of Meru (1908-1957)
3. Impact of Colonialism on the Indigenous Conflict Resolution Strategies amomg the Kipsigis and the Abagusii of Kenya (1905-1963)
4. Political-Spiritual Dimensions of the Conflict between Saburu and Turkana 1962-20
5. Colonial Transformation of the Indigenous Naming System of the Amuthambi of Tharaka Nithi ( 1920-1963)
6. The Effects of Adaptation of Circumcision Age Set System into the Lineage System of the Tigania in the Pre-colonial Period Circa , 1850-1908
7. The Changes in the Kipsigis Women’s Role and Gender Relations in Bomet Tea Farming one 1924-1975
8. Change in the Agikuyu Women’s Local Trade Systems on Indigenous Food Security In Nyari County ( 1902-1980)
9. Colonila Transformation of Access to Land and Labour System in Food Crop Production and its Influence On Food Security Among The Aembu ( 1906-1963)
10. Post-colonial Change in Male Circumcision and its Influence on Morality of the Youth of Tigania (1963-2023)
11. Influence of Christianity on Female Circumcision Rite among Atharaka Community of Tharaka North Sub-County ( 1020-2020)
12. The role of Athraraka Cultural Aspects in Political mobilization during the General Election in Tharaka Constituency (1961-2023)
13. Evolution of the Tharaka Women’s soil Conservation Strategy and its Influence on Food Crop Production in Lower Eastern Region (1963-2022)