Dr. Murithi Grace Gatune

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
Educational Psychology/ Lecturer

EMPLOYMENT
Employer: Chuka University
July 2022 to Date: Ag Deputy Registrar (Academic Affairs)
July 2023 to Date: Senior Lecturer – Department of Education
June 2021 to 2023: Senior Lecturer – -Department of Social Sciences
May 2019: Deployed as a Lecturer in the department of Social sciences
Immediate supervisor Chairperson – Department of Social Sciences
January 2019: Deployed as a Lecturer based on recognized abilities in the Department of Education and later deployed to the department of social sciences Faculty of FHSS same year.
Immediate Supervisor Chairperson – Department of Education/ Chairperson, Department of Social Sciences
2016 to 2019: Senior Student Counselor 12 and a Lecturer – allocated full time teaching load in the Department of Education – Chuka University
Immediate Supervisors Dean of Students – Students Welfare Department and Chairperson Department of Education Respectively
2000 to 2015: Ikuu Boys High School – TSC Employee
1994 to 1999 : Kanyakine Boys High school – TSC Employee

WORK EXPERIENCE
2023 to Date: Member of Chuka University Management Board, Senate and Deans Board (in
Attendance capacity)
2022 to Date: Ag Deputy Registrar (AA) – Chuka University Registrar (AA)
2018 to Date: Internal Examiner of post graduate students (Masters/ Ph,D)
2016 to Date: Supervision of post graduate students (Masters and PhD).
2016 to Date: Assessment of Psychology students in the field for attachment
2016 to Date: Assessment of undergraduate students’ teachers in the field for teaching practice
2016 to Date: Participation in Reviewing of the following curriculums:
i) Ph.D in Educational psychology(2018)
ii) Masters in Educational Psychology (M.ED) 2018
iii) Bachelors in Psychology (B.PSYC) 2018
iv) Master in Counselling Psychology (MA).2018
2016 to 2019

• Senior Student Counselor – Chuka University
  Supervisor, Dean of Students – Students Welfare Department
• Full time teaching work load as a Lecturer in the department of Education – Chuka University; Main campus/ Embu campus and performing all duties such as academic advising to students and all other duties in the department of education and produced excellent results.


2013 to 2015 Part time lecturer : Chuka University; teaching Psychology courses in the department of Education
2012 to 2014 Part time lecturer: Nazarene University; Meru Campus
2011 to 2013 : Part time lecturer; Mount Kenya University; Nkubu Campus

GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT/ AWARDS
Awarded a certificate for exemplary services to Chuka University (2018) by the Chuka University Council
Awarded prize for the Best girl of year 1987 (Kiurani sec school)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
Member of Kenya Guidance, Counselling and Psychological Association (KGCPA)
Member of Kenya University Professionals Counsellors Association (KUPCA)

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology – Chuka University
Masters (M.Ed.) in Educational psychology – Kenyatta University
Bachelor of Education B.Ed. (Arts) Kenyatta University

SECONDARY
1988 -1989: Chogoria Girls High school; A – Level: KACE 3 principals and a Subsidiary in Geography, Christian religious Education (CRE), Economics and General paper
1984 – 1987: Kiurani secondary school; O – Level: KCE – Division 2

PRIMARY
1977 – 1983: Kirege Primary school: CPE

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
2021 – Date: Affiliate member of International Professional Counsellors Centre (IPCC)
2018 – Date: Associate Counsellor Accredited by Kenya Counselling and Psychological Association (KCPA)
2017 – Date: Member of Kenya Universities Professionals Counsellors Association (KUPCA)
2015 – Dat: Member of Kenya Guidance, Counselling and Psychological Association (KGCPA) – Reg. No KGCPA/260/15.
Platforms of exchanging ideas that can lead to knowledge creation as an instrument for development, innovation and practice in the social sciences and related disciplines.

COMMUNITY SERVICE
2020 to Date Director Graford’s counselling centre to enable reach the challenges facing different categories of people today