Priscilla M. Shilaro, CV, Page 1 Curriculum Vitae Priscilla M. Shilaro, PhD Contact 2900 Kensington Ave. Apt. 310 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA, 23221 History Department E-mail: pshilaro@yahoo.com 811 S Cathedral Street Tel: (804) 828-9814 E-mail: pmshilaro@vcu.edu Education PhD. History, West Virginia University, 2000 Dissertation: A Failed Eldorado: British Trusteeship, Luyia Land Rights and the Kakamega Gold Rush, 1930-52. Advisor: Professor Robert M. Maxon Winner of the Robert & Wynona Wilkins Scholarship Award for Outstanding Dissertation in the Department, West Virginia University, 2000 M. A. History, Kenyatta University, Kenya, 1993 Bachelor of Education in Arts (B.ED), Kenyatta University, Kenya, 1987 Teaching Experience Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA fall 2013-present Adjunct Faculty, Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, VA, spring 2010- spring2013 Independent scholar, fall 2007- fall 2009 Coordinator Africana Studies Program and Assistant Professor of History, West Virginia University, 2002-2007 Assistant Professor of History, Stonehill College, Easton, MA, 2001-2002 Visiting Lecturer, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2000-2001 dupont Minority Scholar, Lynchburg College, VA, spring 1999 Graduate Teaching Assistant, West Virginia University, 1994-1997 Lecturer, Maseno University College, Kenya, 1993-1994 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Maseno University College, Kenya, 1991-1992
Priscilla M. Shilaro, CV, Page 2 Publications: Book A Failed Eldorado: Colonial Capitalism, Rural Industrialization, African Land Rights in Kenya, and the Kakamega Gold Rush, 1930-1952. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2008. Chapters & Articles Kenyan Mau Mau Rebellion, in Jim Defronzo (ed.) Revolutionary Movements in World History. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2006, Pp. 501-509. Colonial Land Policies: The Kenya Land Commission and the Kakamega Gold Rush, 1932-34, in William. R. Ochieng (ed.). Historical Studies and Social Change in Kenya: Essays in Memory of Professor Gideon Were. Nairobi, Kampala, Dar-es-Salaam: East African Educational Publishers, 2003, Pp.110-128. Women and Development: Issues and Perspectives, (co-authored), in B. A. Ogot and W. R. Ochieng (eds.) Kenya: The Making of a Nation, 1895-1995.(Maseno, Kenya: Institute of Research and Postgraduate Studies (IRPS), 2000), Pp.187-203. Conference Proceedings Conflict and Adaptation: Kabras Culture under Colonial Rule to c. 1919, African Studies Association News. Vol. XXIX (April/June 1996), no.109. Book Reviews Ronald Ngala: A Biography. By Eric Aseka International Journal of African Historical Studies. Vol. 32 nos. 2-3 (1999): 621-22. Masinde Muliro: A Biography. By Simiyu Wandibba International Journal of African Historical Studies. Vol. 31 no. 2 (1998):368-69. Thomas Joseph Mboya: A Biography. By Edwin Gimode International Journal of African Historical Studies. Vol. 31 no. 2 (1998):370-71. Manuscript Review Settlers, Africans and Inter-Personal Violence in Early Colonial Kenya, for consideration for Publication in International Journal of African Historical Studies, July 2011. Ongoing projects A House Divided Unto Itself: The Colonial State and the Stillborn Maragoli Gold Mining Scheme, 1936-1955. (For the Journal of Eastern African Studies)
Priscilla M. Shilaro, CV, Page 3 Constructing ColonialLand Policies in Kenya: The NativeLand Trust Ordinance, 1930, (For The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History) Globalization, Mineral Extraction, and the Environment: A Case Study of the Controversial Kwale Titanium Mining Project, Kenya, (For the Journal of Development Studies) Owen of Kavirondo : A Biography of Archdeacon Walter Edwin Owen, 1880-1945. International Awards and Fellowships Rockefeller Foundation African Dissertation Internship Award, 1997-1998 Association of American University Women International Fellowship, 1999-2000 Other Awards and Grants Riggle Fellowship in the Humanities. Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, WVU, summer 2006 Book Manuscript Preparation Grant, WVU, summer 2005 Special Initiatives Resources to Recruit &Retain Black Faculty, WVU, spring 2005 History Department Mini-grant for New Course Development, WVU, 2005 History Department Faculty Research Support Grant, summer II, 2004 Senate Faculty Development Grant, 2003 Faculty Travel Support, Conference attendance, African Studies Association (ASA), Boston, MA, 2003 Faculty Travel Grant Support, Conference attendance, ASA, Washington, D.C., 2002 dupont Minority Fellowship, Lynchburg College, VA, spring 1999 Doctoral Student Research Grant, summer 1996, spring and fall 1997 Rebecca Donnally and Henry E. Thornburg Doctoral Award for Outstanding Academic Performance, summer 1997 Global Education Opportunities (GEO) Program Award for Research, summer 1997 The William E. Vehse Endowment for Graduate Student Travel (for a most promising PhD student) to the ASA, San Francisco, California, 1996 Graduate Studies Scholarship, Government of Kenya, 1988 Undergraduate Studies Scholarship, Government of Kenya, 1984 Scholarly Presentations and Conference Attendance Gendered Contest for Equitable Access to Land in Western Kenya: The Pre-colonial, Colonial and Postcolonial Eras, Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, San Francisco, CA, November 16-19, 2006 Seminar in Black West Virginia History, West VirginiaUniversity, October 23, 2004 Moderator, Motherhood in African and Caribbean Context, The 29thg Annual Colloquium on Literature and Film, West Virginia University, October 2, 2004
Priscilla M. Shilaro, CV, Page 4 At the Crossroads: Colonial Capitalism and Socio-Cultural Transformation in Kenya, 1931-52, Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Boston, MA, October 29-Nov. 2, 2003 Surviving the Job Interview, Presented at the First African Students Annual Conference on Black Diaspora. West Virginia University, Morgantown, April 2003 Globalization, Mineral Extraction, and the Environment: A Case Study of the Controversial Kwale Titanium Mining Project, Kenya, Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Washington, D.C., December 5, 2002 Gold, the Mosquito, and Health in Colonial Western Kenya: The Case of the Kakamega Goldfield, 1931-52, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, November 16-19, 2000 The Politics of Land among the Luyia of Western Kenya, 1931-52, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 11-14, 1999 Religion, Culture and Political Protest in Western Kenya: The Case of Dini Ya Musambwa, 1943-63, Senator Rush Holt History Conference, West Virginia University, September 17-18, 1999 A House Divided Unto Itself : The Colonial State and the Stillborn Maragoli Gold Mining Scheme, 1936-55, Historical Association of Kenya Annual Conference, Eldoret (Kenya), July 1-4, 1998 British Trusteeship, the Kakamega Gold Rush and the Kenya (Carter) Land Commission, 1932-34, African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Columbus, OH, November 13-16, 1997. I chaired a panel on Law: Colonial Laws in Africa. British Trusteeship, African Land Rights in Kenya: Could Trusteeship be Trusted? African Studies Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 23-26, 1996. I chaired a panel on Colonial Economies in Africa. Conflict and Adaptation: Christianity and the Kabras Culture to 1919. African Studies Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 3-6, 1995 African Women and Political Activism: The Case of Kenya, Conference on Mau Mau: Forty Years Later. Kisumu, Kenya, October 16-19, 1992 Special Invitations Guest Speaker: A Comparison of Kenya s and the United States of America s Educational Systems, 9 and 10 Grade AP Students, Heritage High School, Lynchburg, VA, October 7, 2009
Priscilla M. Shilaro, CV, Page 5 Discussant: Forum for African Study Group Conference, West Virginia University, April 26, 2008 Participant: Forum on Africa, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, March 28-29, 2008 Panelist: Forum on the Social, Economic, Cultural and Political Challenges Facing Africa African Students Association, West Virginia University,March 11, 2008 Guest speaker: Brown Vs. Board of Education: Fifty Years Later, Presented to Staff, Kennedy Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown, West Virginia, Black History Month Event, February 2004 Guest Speaker: Colonialism in Africa: The Case of the Belgian Congo, Based on a discussion of Joseph Conrad s Heart of Darkness (1902); 11 and 12 Grade AP English Class, Lafayette High School, St. Louis, MO, February 22, 2001 Guest speaker: Africa: African Institutions and the Diaspora, Afro-Hispanic Traditions in the Caribbean, Stonehill College, MA, fall 2001 Guest speaker: African Roots of African-American Culture, African American History 1865- Present, Lynchburg College, VA, spring 1999 Guest Speaker: Cross Cultural Rhetoric and Writing in History: A Kenyan Perspective, Panel Discussion for WritingCenter Tutors, Lynchburg College, VA, spring 1999 Guest speaker: History, Its Our Future: An International Perspective, Address to Phi Alpha Theta Chapter, Lynchburg College, VA, spring 1999 Guest speaker: British Trusteeship, Luyia Land Rights and the Kakamega Gold Rush, 1930-52: From the Idea to the Present, Special Seminar. Institute of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Maseno University College, Kenya, fall 1998 Guest speaker: British Trusteeship, the Luyia Land Question and the Kakamega Gold Rush, 1930-1952, Special Seminar, Moi University, Kenya, spring 1998 Evasive Trusteeship: The Case of the Luyia Land Rights, the Kakamega Gold Rush and the Kenya Land Commission, 1931-34. Graduate Student Colloquium, West Virginia University, spring 1997 Teaching: Courses HIST391: Colonialism in Africa HIST391: East Africa Since 1895 HIST106/AFAM106: Survey of African History Since 1800 HIST105/AFAM105: Survey of African History to 1800 HIST387: West African History from Earliest time to the Present
Priscilla M. Shilaro, CV, Page 6 AFAS (Afro-American and African Studies) 321: African Civilization to c.1800 AFAS 106 AFAS209 B: Introduction to African Studies AFAS 322C/HIST 395C: African Civilization, c.1800 to the Present Graduate Readings Courses: Imperialism; Slavery; and Women and Gender in African History HIS 101: Western Civilization I HIST 102: Western Civilization II HIS 179: World History to 1500 HIST180: World History Since 1500 HIS 256: African Civilization Since 1884 HIST 293: Freshman Seminar: Health and Disease in Africa: The Case of HIV/AIDS HIST427: East Africa to 1895 HIST428: East Africa Since 1895 HIST 429: African History: Pre-colonial HIST430: African History: Colonial and Post-colonial HIST433: West Africa to 1885 HIST434: West Africa Since 1885 HIST 494: Senior Seminar, African History HIST 4953: Advanced Seminar: The Mineral Revolution in Colonial Africa ASP 420: Seminar in Africana Studies GH 100: Encounters: Europe in the Age of Exploration, 1400-1820 GEO 213: World Regional Geography Kenyan History Since 1895 Kenyan History to 1895 West Africa Since 1800 West Africa to 1800 Themes in Mode European History Service and Community Outreach Judge: National History Day 2011: District One. I judged fourteen Senior Group Exhibits. Theme: Debate & Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences, Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, VA, March 19, 2011 Member, Curriculum and Instruction Committee, fall 2005- spring 2007, West Virginia University Faculty Advisor, African Medical Research Foundation (AMREF), West Virginia University Chapter, spring 2007 Faculty Advisor, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, West Virginia University, 2004-2007 Member, Social Justice Committee, West Virginia University, 2003-2005 Member, Council for African and African American Affairs (CAAA), West Virginia University, 2002-2007
Priscilla M. Shilaro, CV, Page 7 Coordinator, Africana Studies Program (ASP), West Virginia University, 2002-2005 Chair, Africana Studies Program Faculty Associates Advisory Committee, West Virginia University, 2002-2005 Member, Dean s Administrative Committee, West Virginia University, 2002-2005 Member, History Department, Faculty Research and Graduate Studies Committee, 2004-2005 Member, History Department, Service Committee, 2002-2004 Member, Early Modern Europe- Search Committee, Stonehill College, MA, fall 2001 Student Advisor, Stonehill College, MA, 2000-2002 Mentor: African-American, Latino & Native American (ALANA) and International Students, Stonehill College, MA, 2001-2002 Global Education Opportunities (GEO) Grants Presentations; Feedback Report to the GEO Committee, West Virginia University Students and the wider Morgantown Community on the Results of my Summer 1997 Research Trip to the United Kingdom, November 19, 1997 Scholar in Residence, West Virginia State College, WV, Summer Institute, 1995 Seminar: A General History of Africa for SecondaryPublic School Educators in West Virginia Professional Development and Workshops Blackboard 9 Basics for established users, Central Virginia Community College, August 16, 2010 Adobe Connect Web-conferencing Part I, Central Virginia Community College, August 17, 2010 Alternatives and Allies to PowerPoint, West Virginia University, April 24, 2007 Sharing Ideas: Things that Work in the Classroom, West Virginia University, October 16, 2006 Eberly College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Assessment Workshop,January 26, 2006 Faculty Development Chairs Session: Balancing Components of One s Work Assignments, West Virginia University, February 24, 2005 International Programs at WVU: Study Abroad, Faculty Abroad, Fulbright, etc. November 18, 2004
Priscilla M. Shilaro, CV, Page 8 Annual Summer Chairs Retreat, August 18, 2004 Higher Learning Commission Preparation Chairs Session, April 2004 Annual Summer Chairs Symposium, June 17, 2003 Higher Education Accreditation Visit: What to expect and How to Contribute, March 30, 2002 Professional Membership Member, African Studies Association Member, Historical Association of Kenya References Dr. Robert M. Maxon (Chair and Dissertation Advisor) Professor of History History Department West VirginiaUniversity 202 Woodburn Hall P.O Box 6303 Morgantown, WV26506-6303 Phone: (304) 293-2421 ext. 5223 E-mail: robert.maxon@mail.wvu.edu Dr. Tabitha Kanogo Professor of History Department of History University of California, Berkeley 3229 Dwinelle Hall Berkeley, CA Tel.: (510) 642-2737 E-mail: kanogo@berkeley.edu Dr. Amos Beyan Professor of History Department of History Western Michigan University 4402 Friedmann Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5334 Tel.: (269) 387-4639 Email: amos.beyan@wmich.edu
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