Assistant Lecturer
Email: cshikuku@chuka.ac.ke
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Social Science
SUMMARY OF PROFILE
Dr. Caroline is a Sociologist with a bias in Community Development having worked in the NGO sector, Research and Education institution as a Program Development Specialist, Researcher and Lecturer. She has worked in different sectors and projects like child rights, Reproductive health with the youths, Gender Based Violence with women/ children, agribusiness Income Generating Activities/ entrepreneurship with the youths, formal and informal education and Health (HIV& AIDS) handling various cross cutting issues in the society including consultancies at different capacities. Some of the areas of her key strengths include project planning and implementation, research both quantitative and qualitative, project management, M & E, proposal development, capacity building, community mobilization, child protection, Community outreach, research, case management of GBV cases and networking. Currently as a Lecturer she endeavors to mentor her students to be better students in the society and is actively involved in community activities.
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
Sociology and Social Work
WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2024 to date: LECTURER – CHUKA UNIVERSITY – DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES-
SOCIOLOGY SECTION
2019 to date: COURSE COORDINATOR/ SECTION HEAD DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY-
October
June, 2019 to May 2024: TUTORIAL FELLOW- CHUKA UNIVERSITY- DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES- SOCIOLOGY SECTION
2017 Jan to Oct 2018: RESEARCH FELLOW – MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA
2017 Jan to April 2019: PART LECTURING DUTIES
Jan 2014 to Dec 2016: RESEARCH MANAGEMENT OFFICER, AFRICA RESEARCH AND RESOURCE FORUM (ARRF)
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Volunteering in community services mostly with vulnerable groups of society
Tree planting
EDUCATION
Ph.D.: In progress, PHD in Sociology University of Nairobi
Master of Sociology, University of Nairobi
B.A. Sociology and Economics, Egerton University
CPA Part 1 Section 11
KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Delivery of youth friendly HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) services: A study of Mombasa Youth Centers
2. PHD THESIS WIP
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Vulnerable persons in society and Sociological issues