Irene Awuor Ogada – Curriculum Vitae
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Irene Awuor Ogada
Career Objective To promote health and development through education and research for the wellbeing of society and personal advancement
Education 2010 - Date: Kenyatta University, Nairobi-Kenya Doctor of Philosophy in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Thesis Title: “Effectiveness of couple counseling in promoting exclusive breastfeeding: A randomized controlled trial in Nyando District, Kenya”
2004-2009: Maseno University, Maseno-Kenya Master of Public Health (Health Promotion and International Health) Thesis Title: “Determinants of the Nutritional Care and Support among Women Living with HIV and AIDS in Budalang’i Division, Kenya”.
2006-2007: Gent University, Gent-Belgium Master of Food Science and Nutrition Project Title: “Improving Childcare Practices through Peer-Education among Sugar- cane Households in Muhoroni, Kenya.”
1998-2003: Moi University, Eldoret-Kenya Bachelor of Education (Home Science and Technology) Research Project Title: “Parental Attitudes Towards Sex-Education for Children in Kisumu District, Kenya.”
29th April and 3rd-6th June 2014: Validation workshops for the East African Other trainings, Community’s Food and Nutrition Security Policy in Nairobi Kenya and Kampala workshops and Uganda respectively. experiences January 15th – 17th 2014: African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), Nairobi- Training on – “Translating research into policy”.
September- December 2013: Student for Development Internship at Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia-Canada.
August 6th- 22nd 2012: Organisation for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA), Addis Ababa-Ethiopia. Research Methodology
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Training Workshop Series for PhD Candidates (3rd Round)- Theme: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Social Science Research
May 17th-18th 2012: Ministry of Public and Sanitation- Stakeholder workshop in the development of the National Urban Nutrition Strategy, Nairobi-Kenya
April 16th- 25th 2012: Hogeschool Universiteit Brussels, Belgium- Training on “Facilitating multi-actor collaboration for sustainable resources management”
September 7th-9th 2011: Kenya Bureau of Standard’s National Quality Institute – Training on “Internal Quality Auditor training (ISO 9001: 2008)”
June 22nd- 24th 2011: Information training and outreach centre for Africa in conjunction with Food and Agricultural Organisation and World Health Organisation- Training on “E-resources”
May 3rd-6th 2011: United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organisation’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis unit- Training on- “Nutrition and food security surveillance and analysis”
February-May 2007: Gent University, Belgium- “Low Countries studies: The Socio-cultural, historical and Socio-economic systems of Belgium, Flanders & Netherlands”
March-May 2006: Finland’s Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) Internship at Vaasa, Hammelina and Helsinki Universities in Finland- Practical and theoretical training on the health systems, policies and issues of Finland
Work History Oct 2009- Date : Tutorial Fellow School of Applied Human Sciences, Department of Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics, Kenyatta University
Key Duties- Lecturing, Setting and marking examinations, development and preparation of learning material, Student mentorship, supervising students’ research/ project work
February 2008- Oct 2009: Part-time Lecturer Schools of Health sciences and Applied Human Sciences, Kenyatta University
Key Duties- Lecturing, Setting and marking examinations and Preparing learning material
January- August 2004: Teacher Sigoti Complex Girls’ Secondary School
Subject Areas: Home-science and Biology
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Key Duties- running the school lunch programme, teaching, setting and marking examinations and Preparing learning material
May- August 2002: Trainee teacher Rift Valley Technical Training Institute
Key Duties- Lecturing, Setting and marking examinations and Preparing learning material
Undergraduate The following are student research that I have supervised and those still in research supervision progress:
Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition and Dietetics 2011- 2012 (Completed) Esha Bakari- Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Type II Diabetes in Mombasa, Kenya
Agnes Mchape Mnene- Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status of Children Aged 6-23 Months attending the Nutrition Unit at the Coast Provincial General Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya
Festus Kalume Ndeka- Dietary Practices and Nutritional Status of People Living with HIV and AIDS attending Coast General Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya.
2013- 2014 (Completed) Anancieta Akinyi Ochieng- Factors Associated with Protein Energy Malnutrition among Infants (6-12 Months) In Tudor District Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya.
Eppinate Tausi- Factors Associated with the Nutritional Status of Women Living with HIV and AIDS In Homa Bay District, Kenya
Collegial Service October 2009 – date: Departmental co-ordinator of courses (Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics)
October 2009 – date: Student Advisor for Diploma in Nutrition and Health students
June 2011 – date: Student Mentor in the Kenyatta University mentorship programme
October 2011 – date: Internal quality auditor for Kenyatta University under the ISO 9001: 2008, quality management system
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Research Grant Won February 2012- September 2014- The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) (Kenya)- Science, Technology and Innovation Research grant for Women Scientists – 1,490,000 Kenya Shillings
Conference th Presentations 30 March 2012- Couple counseling in promoting optimal infant feeding in Nyando District, Kenya. Danone Workshop on Maternal and Child Nutrition.
4th October 2010- “The Influence of Nutrition Counselling on the Nutritional Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Women Living With HIV and AIDS In Budalangi Division, Busia District, Kenya”. 4th Africa Nutritional Epidemiology Conference, in Nairobi, Kenya.
9th May 2006- “Current Health Issues in Kenya”. Hameenlinna University, Finland, International Day
Publications in A tool kit for Counselling Couples on Infant Feeding preparation for submission Research article - A Comparison of Maternal and Paternal Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Breastfeeding in Nyando District, Kenya
Research article - Couple Counselling Improves Early Breastfeeding Practices in Nyando District, Kenya
Research article – Determinants of Paternal Involvement in Breastfeeding in Nyando District, Kenya
Member of OKOKA community based organisation- working with women and Community service children of vulnerable households (those affected by HIV and AIDS and those living in poverty)
Female Bio-data Nationality- Kenyan Languages spoken, and written - English, Swahili and Dholuo (Very good) - French and Dutch (Fair)
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