CURRICLUM VITAE ALICE OLEWE - NYUNYA Personal Information Full Name: Alice A. Olewe – Nyunya ( Mrs) Email address: [email protected] Address: P.O. Box 43844 – 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Qualifications 1984 M.Ed. Special Education 1976 Diploma in Basic Computer South Carolina State College Programming Orangeburg, South Carolina Las Salle Extension University 29117, USA Chicago, Illinois 1982 M.Ed.Business Education USA South Carolina State College 1973 Teachers Teaching Certificate (P1) Orangeburg, South Carolina Mosoriot Teachers Training College 29117, USA Eldoret, Kenya 1980 B.Sc. ( Hons) Business Administration 1967 Cambridge, Ordinary Level School South Carolina State College Certificate Orangeburg, South Carolina Alliance Girls High School 29117, USA Kikuyu, Kenya 1977 Computer programming Courses Durham Technical Institute Durham, North Carolina USA Employment History/Work Experience 2002- to date Assistant Lecturer, Department of Special Needs Education Kenyatta University P.O.Box 43844 -00100 Nairobi 1991-2002 Lecturer, Department of Educational Psychology Maseno University P.O.Box 333 Maseno, Kenya 1986 – 1990 Lecturer, Department of Mentally Handicapped Kenya Institute of Special Education P.O.Box 39420 Ruaraka, Kenya 1984 – 1986 Assistant Lecturer Department of General Studies University of Calabar, Nigeria 1982 – 1984 Graduate Teaching Assistant in Special Education Department of Habilitative Sciences, South Carolina State College Orangeburg, South Carolina 29117, USA 1975 – 1976 Instructor Kiswahili Linguistics Department University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA 1973 – 1974 Teacher, Middle School Mariakani St. Georges Nairobi, Kenya 1970 – 1971 Teacher, Sinyolo School Darajambili Via Kisumu, Kenya 5.0 Administrative Responsibilities Coordinator of students registration of department Coordinator of Practicum at Departmental level 6.0 Post Graduate Supervision 7.0 Conferences/Seminars/Workshops 7.1 Participation/Attendance of Conferences/Workshops May 2015: Presented a paper in a conference on Inclusive Education at Professional Studies January 2011: Participated in setting of Diploma Examination in the area of Mental Retardation at Kenya National Examinations Council, January 2011 May 2010: Participated in setting Examination for Diploma a the Kenya National Examinations Council, Nairobi Kenya April 2009: Participated in conference “ Moving Research to Wealth Creation” at Kenyatta University 2008: Curriculum Review for Special Needs Education at Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya 2006 – 2008: Participated in Moderation of Diploma Exams at Kenya Institute of Special Education ( KISE), Nairobi, Kenya 2006: Participated in Editing of Module Writing for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders organized by KISE at Kunste Hotel, Nairobi Kenya May 2006: Participant in brainstorming on assessment tool for children with Mental Retardation at Kenya Institute of Education 9 KIE) , Nairobi, Kenya February 2003: Participated in workshop organized by Kenyatta University, Ministry of Education and Cambridge University workshop, Mwingi Hotel, Kenya 2003: Professional Workshop organized by LINK between Kenyatta University and the Kenya Society for the Mentally Handicapped at All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi Kenya 7.2 Presentation of Papers at Academic and Professional Conferences August 1993: Professional Workshop on psychology, Kenyatta University “Changing Society”. Presented paper on “Human Sexuality” August 1992: The 2nd Eastern African Regional Annual Conference on the Gifted and Talented, presented paper entitled “ Differential Programmes for the Gifted and Talented Children” 1989: Partcipant in Professional Workshop organized by UNESCO at KISE, Nairobi Kenya Nov- Dec 1988: Professional Writing Workshops in Distance Education on Special Education, Nyeri Kenya 1985: Participant in Special Education Conference, USA 1984: Participant in Special Education Conference, Nigeria 8.0 PUBLICATIONS “Autism” KISE Bulitin Vol. 1, 1986 “The Need to Counsel Parents and their Mentally Retarded Children”, KISE Bulletin Vol. No. 2, June 1988 .