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1. PERSONAL DATA Name: Dr. Orpha K. Ongiti Title/Qualification: PhD Department/Unit/Section: Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies Contact Address: P.

1 1. PERSONAL DATA Name: Dr. Orpha K. Ongiti Title/Qualification: PhD Department/Unit/Section: Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies Contact Address: P.O Box Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: /19 or Position: Lecturer Area of Specialization: Educational Administration and Policy Research Interests: 1. Gender policies in education 2. Gender issues in the society 3. Equity and policy issues in mathematical sciences 4. Professional socialization and women in mathematics and the sciences 1.0 QUALIFICATIONS a) Academic i University at Albany, State University of New York (PhD); Educational Administration and Policy Studies Title of Dissertation: The Impact of Policies and Practices on Professional Socialization of Women in Doctoral Level Mathematical Sciences ii University at Albany, State University of New York (Master of Science; Educational Administration and Policy Studies) Title of Thesis: Gender Imbalance in Education: the Sociological Perspective iii Kenyatta University (Master of Education; Curriculum Studies) Title of Thesis: The Relevance of Skills Acquired Through Vocational Education Offered in the Curriculum to Job Performance in 1

2 the Agro - Based Industries: the Kenyan case. iv : University of Nairobi, Kenyatta University College (Bachelor of Education; Swahili Language, Philosophy of Religious Studies) 2.0 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY/WORK EXPERIENCE 2010 to date Lecturer: Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies, Kenyatta University : Director: ESOL After-School Program for Immigrants and Refugee school-age children; Emmaus United Methodist Church, Albany, New York Research Assistant: Research Foundation, University at Albany, State University of New York Guest Lecturer: University at Albany, State University of New York Senior Administrative Officer: Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Nairobi Deputy Principal/Teacher, Nairobi School, Kenya 3.0 CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS 3.1 Workshop facilitator Year Title of the Workshop December 2006 Finding and Keeping Graduate Students in Mathematical Sciences. Held at the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM). Funded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 3.2 Training and Seminars Year Seminar Sponsored by: Venue July, 2003 Leadership Training The Ford Foundation Fellowships Program Leadership for Social Justice, April, 2001 September, 1999 Management Development Seminar for Women Managers in the Public Service High School Administrators Training The Directorate of Personnel Management (Kenya) and sponsored by The Ford Foundation, Education Staff Institute (KESI), Ministry of Education SIT, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA Machakos, Kenya KESI, Nairobi, Kenya 3.3 Presentation of papers at academic and professions conferences Is the problem of Women in Graduate Mathematics being solved? Comparative and International Education Society. Charleston, South 2

3 Carolina (2009, March) Successful Models for Recruiting and Retaining Women in Doctoral Level Mathematical Sciences. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California(2009, April) Cultural Competence Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) Summer Program, Youth Center for Urban Youth & Technology (CUYT), School of Education, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY. (2008, July). Professional Socialization as a tool to Recruit and Retain Women in Graduate Mathematics. Joint Mathematics Meeting, San Diego, California (2008, Jan). Alternative Strategies to Increasing the Recruitment and Retention of Women and People of Color in Doctoral Level Mathematical Sciences. Retention 2007 Conference, San Antonio (2007, May). Policies and Practices that Enhance the Participation of Women and Students of Color in Graduate Mathematics. American Educational Research Association, Chicago. (2007, April). The Impact of Departmental Leadership on the Success of Women in Doctoral Level Mathematical Sciences. Joint Meeting of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America, New Orleans, LA. (2007, January). Women in Mathematics: Dismantling Barriers to Graduate Education. The 5th Annual Women's Studies Student Conference, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY. (2006, December). The Participation of Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) Summer Program, Youth Center for Urban Youth & Technology (CUYT), School of Education, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY. (2006, July). Policies and Practices aimed at Increasing Female Participation in Doctoral Level Mathematical Sciences, 18 th Annual Ethnographic & Qualitative Research in Education (EQRE) Conference, Cedarville, OH. (2006, June). Supporting Women s Success in Mathematics. Women s Studies Colloquium Series, Department of Women s Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY. (2006, March). Policy Recommendations for Stemming Gender Crisis in Kenyan Education. Consortium for Africa and the Diaspora: Agents for Change, University at Albany, NY. (2006, March). Gender Equity in Technical and Vocational Education in Public Higher Education in Kenya. American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada. (2005, April). Gender Equity in Technical and Vocational Courses in Public Higher Education: the case in Kenya. Graduate Student Organization, Multicultural Affirmative Action Annual Paper Presentations, University at Albany, State 3

4 University of New York, Albany, NY. (2004, May). 4.0 POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION No: Name of Student/ Reg. No. 1. Muasya Peter Mutuku (E83/10930/06) 2. Wachira Charles (E55/13017/09) 3. Byegon Jacob Cheruyot (E55/12834/09) 4. Manlex Nyanje Masha (E55/OL/15847/05) 5. Makworo Obure Wilfred (E55/10903/08) 6. Mercy Kuria (E55/CE/11755/07) 7. Tom Biegon Cheruiyot (E55/CE/11958/08) 8. Wachira Pauline Wanjiku (E55/CE/11778/08) 9. Mboche Jeremia Nyaga (E55/CE/15384/08) 10. Mongare Esther (E55/CE/15099/08) 11. Mainga M. Augustina (E55/CE/11787/08) 12. Beatrice W. Mungai (E55/CE/11848/08) 13. Mary Njoki Maina Title of Thesis Analysis of Head Teachers Administrative Pratices for Improving Students Performance in KCSE: A case of Yatta and Kitui Central Districts (PhD. Final year) Job Satisfaction and Retention of Science Teachers in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya: A case study of Muranga East District Constraints facing Board of Governors on Decentralization of Secondary School Teachers in Bomet Central Division, Bomet District, Kenya (M.ED Final year) Factors Influencing Access to Secondary School Education by the Girl-Child: A case study of Ganze District, Kenya Impact of Child labour on Enrolment in Primary Schools: A case of Nyamira Division, Nyamira District, Kenya Socio-Economic factors that affect access and retention of boy-child in secondary schools in Mathioya district in central province, Kenya (M.ED Final year) The use of ICT in School Management: A case of Secondary Schools in Westlands Division Impact of the teacher s role on effective implementation of sex education in secondary schools in Mukurweini district Challenges facing Deputy Head teachers in Managing Student Personnel in Secondary Schools in Kangema District Management of Physical and Material Resources and its implication on the provision of Free Secondary Education in Kisii Central Job satisfaction among primary school teachers in Kasarani division Nairobi district Challenges in the implementation of Inclusive Education in Kenya: A case of Kirinyaga South District Truancy and Academic Performance on Learners in Selected Schools in (E55/CE/11781/08) Nyeri Municipality Nyeri District, Central Province 14. Kamunya Jane Mumbi Factors that hinder Guidance and Counseling Services in Public Secondary (E55/CE/15549/08) Schools: A study of three selected schools in Gatundu District (M.ED Final year) 15. Mohammed Abdi Adan The Socio-economic Implication of subsidized Secondary Education in (E55/CE/15550/08) Kenya: the case study of Mandera West District 16. Aftin K. Dube Low Enrolment of Girl-Child in Secondary Schools in Arid lands inspite of (E55/CE/15552/08) Free Secondary Education: case study Rhamu Town in Mandera District 17. Muriithi Phyllis Wangui Teacher s attitude towards Educational Change: A Survey of Laikipia East (E55/CE/11816/08) District, Kenya 18. Mwangi Kahunga Factors contributing to Bullying among Secondary School students in Joseph Kiambaa District (E55/CE/11955/08) 19. Kuria Willie Mwangi The Status of ICT in Secondary Schools in Kenya: A case of Kirinyaga 4

5 (E55/CE/11844/08) 20. Kathie Rose Daisy (E55/CE/11785/08) 21. Maingi Januaries Mutinda (E55/CE/12810/05) 22. Elizabeth Nyambura Leni (E55/CE/11801/08) 23. Njunge Alfred Mburu (E55/CE/15385/08) 24. Angaya Nyagala Williams (E55/CE/16177/06) 25. Peter Ngugi (E55/CE/11776/08) 26. Adan Hussein Ibrahim (E55/CE/15551/08) 27. Ali Abdi Hassan (E55/CE/11971/04) 28. Ngigi Pascaline Wangui (E55/CE/12577/09) 29. Jacinta S. Mue (E55/CE/10524/06) District Challenges faced by primary school head teachers in the implementation of universal primary education policy: A case study of Muthambi Division Effectiveness of Guidance and Counseling in Maintaining school Discipline in Secondary Schools: A case study of Kaiti Division, Makueni District Constraints of the BOG in Management of Schools in Gatundu South District Job satisfaction among Deputy Head Teachers in Public Primary and Secondary Schools in Gatanga Constituency Administrative Impediments in the Implementation of Special Needs Inclusive Education: A case study of Primary Schools in Kakamega Central District Evaluation of Effective use of ICT in the Management of Public Secondary Schools in Naivasha District Challenges faced by BOG members in the Management of Secondary Schools: the case study of Mandera West The Contribution of Socio-cultural and Economic factors on Girls Access to and Performance in Secondary Education in Garissa District (M.ED Final year) Effects of Education on Independent Life skills of young Persons with Visual Impairment in Thika Municipality (M.ED. Final year) Application of ICT in School Administration in selected Public Schools in Nairobi 5.0 MEMBERSHIP TO PROFESSIONAL BODIES S/No Name of professional body 1. Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2. Member, Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) and on the Council on Public Policy in Higher Education 3. Member, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES 4. Member, U.S. Africa Partnership for Building Stronger Communities, University at Albany 5. Member, African Consortium, University at Albany 6.0 PUBLICATIONS S/No Author Year Title ISBN/ISSN Reference No: 1. Orpha Ongiti 2009 Professional Socialization and Women Participation in Mathematics

6 7.0 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS S/No Name of Award/Recognition Awarding organization Year 1. Dissertation Research Fellowship Award Graduate Studies University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY Initiative for Women Award Initiatives for Women, Awards and Scholarships, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 2007, The Bette Knowlton Roe Scholarship School of Education, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY Leadership Award Graduate Students Organization, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Scholarship Ford Foundation. NY COMMUNITY SERVICES i Present:- Sabbath School Superintendent, Ngong Seventh-Day- Adventist Church and Kiserian District ii :- -Assistant Sabbath School Superintendent; Choir Member and Choir Chaplain, Capital City Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Albany New York iii. 2008:- -Assistant Education Director, Capital City Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Albany iv :- Director: Women Ministry, Ngong Seventh-Day-Adventist Church, Kenya v :- Director: Junior Youth (Pathfinders), Ngong Seventh-Day- Adventist Church, Kenya 9.0 ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS HELD TO DATE : Director: ESOL After-School Program for Immigrants and Refugee school-age Children; Emmaus United Methodist Church, Albany, New York Senior Administrative Officer: Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Nairobi 6

7 Deputy Principal, Nairobi School, Kenya 7

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CURRICULUM VITAE. address: or CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Jeremiah Mutuku Kalai Nationality: Kenyan Place of Birth: Machakos County Date of birth: 19 th February, 1967 Marital status: married with children Contact address: P.O. BOX 30197-00100,