KARANJA, Anne Mumbi (Phd) Nationality: Kenyan Sex: Female Marital Status Married with Three Children
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CURRICULUM VITAE Personal Data:- Name: KARANJA, Anne Mumbi (PhD) Nationality: Kenyan Sex: Female Marital Status Married with three children Current Position: Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Department, Department of Social Sciences, Catholic University of Eastern Africa Senior Technical Advisor, Social Development Expert, Technical Advisory Group - Civil Society Urban Development Programme (CSUDP Office address: Catholic University of Eastern Africa Department of Social Sciences, P. O. Box 62157- 00200, Nairobi, KENYA Tel. +254 -889101/06. Ext. 2300 or 2290 Fax: +254-20-891261 Email address: [email protected] Home Address: P. O. Box 24334-00502, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254- 020- 884253 Cell: - +254 (0)722 670 494 Email: [email protected] Educational qualifications:- 2005 Ph.D. Development Studies - Institute of Social Studies, Eramus University, The Netherlands Thesis topic: - Solid Waste Management in Nairobi: Actors, Institutional Arrangements and Contributions to Sustainable Development. Published: - Shaker Publishing B.V., Maartenslaan 26, 6221 AX, Maastricht, The Netherlands, See http://www.shaker.eu/ or www.iss.nl. Promoters: - Prof. I.S.A Baud- University of Amsterdam, Urban Development Research Associates and Prof. A.H.J Helmsing- International Institute of Social Studies, Local and Regional Development Programme, The Hague, The Netherlands 1993 M.A. Sociology - University of Nairobi, Department of Sociology. Thesis Topic: Rural Male Out-migration: Impacts on Rural Farm Production Capacity: The Case of Mathira Division, Nyeri District, Kenya. Unpublished M.A Thesis 1985 B.A. Social Work - University of Nairobi, Department of Sociology Dissertation topic: Male Alcoholism in an Urban Setting: Effects on the family. Unpublished B.A Dissertation 1 Specialisation:- Research:- Gender issues in development Human rights and empowerment Urban development, urban governance and policy, Urban Solid Waste Management Community development The urban informal sector Teaching:- Postgraduate:- Project development and management (PhD)- Faculty of Education, Department of Postgraduate Studies, CUEA Undergraduate: - (selected) Gender and development Human rights and empowerment Community Development Social Psychology Urbanization and Development, Urban Sociology Development Studies –theory and practice Social Work – theory and practice Social Capital and Development Counselling Professional experience (from most recent):- 2010- Current- Senior Consultant, Social Development Advisor – Civil Society Urban Development Programme (CSUDP). Currently involved in the National Urban Development Policy (NUDP) process 2010- Current- Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, CUEA Responsibilities: Teaching, research, guidance and mentoring of students, coordinating and developing curriculum for B.A and M.A Programmes. Supervision of B.A research projects. 2008-Current Deputy Head of Department, Department of Social Sciences, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi, Kenya. Responsibilities:- Administrative duties -planning, development and revision of academic programs, supervision of full-time and part-time lecturers, Active Member Departmental & Faculty Academic Boards. Involvement in various committees tackling various institutional developmental issues e.g. quality assurance sub-committee Part-time lecturer: - Department of Development Studies, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi, Kenya. Courses Taught: - Development Theory I & II, Urbanization and Development, Psychology in Development Practice -Core courses 2 Part-time lecturer: Department of Education PhD Programme, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi, Kenya. Courses taught: - Project Development and Management, PhD elective course Part-time Lecturer: College of Holy Cross, Massachusetts, Summer Program at Hekima College (Constituent College of Catholic University). Courses taught:- Gender Issues in Kenya & Urban Problems in Kenya 2006- August- December Visiting Scholar – Five College African Scholars Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA USA. Theme: - Health and Society. Engagements:- Research, public speaking in the Five Colleges- Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, Amherst and University of Massachusetts, Colloquium activities. Paper presented:-Why the provision and delivery of basic urban services cannot be left to governments alone: the case of solid waste management (SWM) in Nairobi, Kenya 2004 - 2007 – Part-time lecturer -Department of Development Studies, Marist International College (Constituent College of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa).Courses taught (selected):- Project Development and Management, Human Resource Management, Social Work Theory, Social Policy and Administration, Introduction to Development Studies, Children and Development, Gender and Development. Supervision of BA Research projects 2005- 2006 – Part-time lecturer - Trnava University, Kenya (Catholic University of East Africa, Kenya & Trnava University, Slovak. Programme: -Community Development & Health Science, and Social Work Program. Courses taught: - Social policy and administration, administration of rural development, supervision of B.A research projects 2003-Current (various short appointments) Advisor & workshop facilitator– Nairobi City Council- Department of Environment Advisor & workshop facilitator - Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG), Water and Sanitation Programme, Nairobi Advisor /resource person– Undugu Society of Kenya, Children and Youth Programme & Informal Skills Training Programme 1999 - 2001 – Teaching/Research Assistant (TRA), Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands. Course taught - Analysis of Social Structure in the Women, Gender and Development (WGD) M.A Program 1993 – 2001 – Lecturer - Department of Community Development, Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya, Responsibilities: Teaching/research, guidance, counselling and mentoring of students, varied administrative tasks. Supervision of BA Research Projects, supervision of student field attachments, Sample of units taught:- Introduction to Social Work, Social Work Theory, Social Policy and Administration, Social Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Human Rights, Rural Sociology, Research Methods, Basic Social Statistics, Criminology. 3 1988 – 1993 – Project Assistant, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, Responsibilities: Management of research projects: Proposal writing, revision and fund raising, co-ordination of data collection, data analysis, report writing and organising for dissemination of findings. 1986 & 1988 – Probation officer - Ministry of Home Affairs, Probation Department, Nairobi, Kenya, Responsibilities: Investigating probation cases, report writing and court presentations, supervision and management of probation cases. Counselling and rehabilitation of probation offenders External Examination & Board membership 2010 - Current External Examiner, Department of History (Development & Organisational Studies), Makerere University, Uganda 2007- External Examiner- PhD Dissertation- University of New South Wales, Graduate Research School, Sydney, Australia, Candidate: Chisanta Kanini Muli, Thesis Topic: Poverty, Gender and Community Development: The Lived Experiences of Slum-Dwelling Women in Nairobi. Degree awarded 2007 - Current - Member, International Advisory Board, Makerere University Research Journal 2004- Current – External Examiner: Social Work Certificate and Diploma Programs, Government Training Institute (GTI) – Embu, Department of Social and Development Studies Research experience (from most recent):- 2011 Karanja A. M, Asiimwe Godfrey (Makerere University, Department of Development Studies), Khatibu Kazungu (Open University of Tanzania, Department of Economics), Rhoda Nakutunda (Makerere University, Department of Development Studies), Akello Zerupa (Makerere University, Department of Women and Gender Studies)- The effects of climate change on the livelihood strategies of fishing communities in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: A comparative analysis [on going] 2010 Anne Kanga & Karanja A.M. (2010) – Analysis of Mushrooming Private Primary Schools in Kenya and their Effects on Public Education: A Study of Lang’ata Division, Nairobi South District and Kigumo Division, Murang’a South District, Funded by the Department of Research, CUEA [on going] 2010 Karanja A.M., James Kariuki, Maristella Okioma (2010)– The relationship between the social and economic benefits and the practice of agro-forestry among farmers in Naro- Moru Location, Nyeri North. Funded by the Department of Research, CUEA [on going] 2010 The effects of climate change on the livelihood strategies of fishing communities in the 4 Lake Victoria Basin (LVB), A research proposal submitted to VICRES Research, Kampala, Uganda, in August 2010 2010 Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Management: A study of Policy Interventions in Solid Waste Management in Nairobi, Kenya [proposal writing and sourcing for funding) 2009 Marketable Trades: Skills Training for Vulnerable out- of- School Youth, Undugu Society of Kenya (lead Researcher). Completed 2008 The incidence/prevalence of glue sniffing amongst children and youth living and working in the streets of Nairobi, for Undugu Society of Kenya (lead researcher). Completed 2007-current Evaluating the impact of Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF) and Local Authorities Service Delivery Plans (LASDAP) on service delivery: the case of solid waste management in Nairobi,