info@chuka.ac.ke
020 231 0512/ 020 231 0518
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: cnkonge@chuka.ac.ke
WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 February – to-date: Chairperson, Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University
2021 June- to-date: Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University
2019 August to-date: Ag. Chairman, Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University
2017 Oct to-date : Lecturer Department of Social Sciences, Chuka University
2012 Nov-2017: October Chuka University Assistant Lecturer and Curriculum Coordinator at the Department of Arts and Humanities: Areas of interest: Community Development, Gender and Development, Sociological Research.
June 2013-2016: Egerton University, Part-time lecturer
Jan 2010 –Sept.2011: PREMESE Africa Development Institute Lecturer and Deputy Principal (Academics)
April 2009-Oct.2009 : Director of Training Tharaka Vocational Training and Development Centre
July 2008 –March 2009 Executive Director Tharaka Vocational Training and Development Centre
CONSULTANCIES
October 2020-Nov. 2020: Consultant for NCCK Upper Eastern Region on Agricultural Policy Review.
June, 2017- August 2018: Lead Consultant for NCCK Upper Eastern Region on Pastoralist Communities Climate Resilience Program.
July 2019 to 2020: Consultant for Tingori Consultancy Ltd on Development of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and Vulnerable and Marginalized Groups Plan (VMGP) reports for Kilgoris-Kehancha 132kV Transmission Line for KETRACO and Rumuruti-Maralal 132kV Transmission Line for KETRACO.
COMMUNITY AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
2022-2023: Patron Department of Social Sciences Welfare Association
2016-2018: Member of Board of Management –Chiakariga Girls Secondary School.
2019 to present: Member of Board of Management- Miruriiri Boys Secondary School.
2016 to 2019 : Patron Chuka University Catholic Chaplaincy.
2018 to 2020 : Member and University Representative in the Kenya National Youth Council on Culture and Heritage (KNYCCH)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2013-2018: Ph.D. (Sociology) University of Nairobi
2007-2009: M.A. (Rural Sociology and Community Development) University of Nairobi
2003-2006: B.A. (Second Class Upper Division) (Political Science and Sociology) University of Nairobi
1996-2000: Chuka High School, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Grade attained B- (Minus).
1992-1995: Igoji Boys Primary School, Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
1. Rural Sociology
2. Sociological Theory
3. Urban Sociology
4. Collective Behaviour and Social Movements
5. Social Institutions
6. Introduction to Sociology
7. Introduction to Anthropology
8. Comparative Sociology
9. Research Methods
10. Community Development and Social Welfare
11. Gender and Development
12. Sociology of the Family
13. Gender and Society
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Nov 2014 to-date: Associate Researcher with Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (LCSR) in Russia
June 2014: Member of the committee appointed to conduct surveys within the university
June 2013: Rapporteur for African Women Studies Centre for the University of Nairobi on a study on “National Food Baseline Survey in Kenya”. I worked in collecting qualitative data through key informant interviews and Focus Group Discussions.
2012 April: Research Assistant on a study entitled “Capacity building and advocacy for small and medium women owned enterprises in Kenya” I co-coordinated the data collection exercise
May-June 2007: Research Assistant: Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR) on ‘The extent and impact of HIV/AIDS on the teaching force in Kenya’.
2006-2007: Researcher with COL’OR ONlus (An Italian NGO) on socio-economic profile of Tharaka District, Formulation of questionnaire, data collection, data analysis and report preparation
JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
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POST GRADUATE TOPICS SUPERVISED
1. Neighborhood Characteristics and their Influence on Crime Commission: A Case Study of Thika West Subcounty, Kiambu County, Kenya
2. Gender and Urban Agriculture: A Case Study of Kakamega County, Kenya
3. Sexual and Reproductive Health Services and Retention of Girls in Schools in Narok County, Kenya.
4. Effectiveness of Decongestion Programs in Kenyan Prisons
5. Contribution of Table Banking to Households Well-Being in Kabondo Kasipul Sub-County, Homabay County, Kenya
6. Citizens Attitudes Toward Police Recruitment: A Case Study of Bomet County in Kenya
7. Determinants of HIV Prevalence and their Implications on HIV Prevention among Women in Murang’a County, Kenya
8. Influence of Devolved Agricultural Extension Services on Households Food Security in Makueni County, Kenya
9. Gambling and Academic Performance among University Students in Nairobi County, Kenya
10. Impact of Youth Enterprise Development Fund on Growth of Youth Enterprises in Kenya: A Case of Machakos Town Constituency, Machakos
11. Influence of Women Enterprise Fund on Economic Empowerment of Women Groups in Homabay County, Kenya
12. Determinants of Women Participation in Elective Political Leadership in Meru County, Kenya
13. Street Lighting and Crime in Tharaka Nithi County: A Case Study of Chuka Town
14. Nyumba Kumi Community Policing Strategy and Crime Reduction in Samia Subcounty, Kenya
15. Influence of Childcare in Women’s Participation in the Labour Market in Tharaka County, Kenya
16. Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Access to Women Enterprise Fund in Embu County, Kenya
17. Gender inequalities in land ownership and household food security in Tharaka Nithi County
18. Strategies of Water Resource users Associations in Promoting Sustainable Water Projects: A Case of Tana Catchment Area, Kenya.
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THESES
1. Barriers to Employment Inclusivity for Persons with Disabilities: Evidence from Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya
2. Influence of Change Management on Organizational Development of Kenya Commercial Bank in the Great Rift Region
3. Determinants of Food Security among Single Mothers Headed Households in Matinyani Sub County, Kitui County, Kenya
4. Influence of Project Control on Realization of National Government Constituencies Development Fund Projects in Kikuyu Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya
5. Selected Factors Affecting the Implementation of Mental Health Programmes in Nakuru County, Kenya
6. The Nexus of Psychological, Social Network and Operational Factors in the Employability of Deaf or Blind Graduates from Technical Training Institutes In Kenya
7. The Socio-Economic Determinants and Support Factors of Work-Family Conflict On Development As Experienced By Nurses in Nairobi Metropolitan Area, Kenya