PROF OWINO OKONG O BRIEF CV March 2013 I PERSONAL: DATE OF BIRTH 15 January, 1937 NATIONALITY Kenyan MARITAL STATUS Married with 5 children RELIGION Christian Anglican II EDUCATION Institution Certificate/Degree Year Government African School, Cambridge Overseas Kisii, Kenya School Certificate, Grade I 1957 Makerere College, Kampala, B.Sc. (Prelim) (Lond) 1960 Uganda. College of Preceptors Associate of the College 1963 London, U.K. of Preceptors (A.C.P.) Brandeis University BA with honours in Politics 1964 Waltham, MA, U.S.A. Putney-Antioch Gradate School Vermont, U.S.A. MA (Education) 1964 Boston University Graduate M.A. (Medical Sciences School, Boston, MA, U.S.A. - Physiology) 1966 University of Vermont, Ph.D. (Physiology and Burlington, Vermont, Biophysics) 1969 U.S.A. Institute of Biology, London, U.K. CBIOL MIBIOL 1969 World Health Organization Workshops on Medical 1971 Education Methodology & Kampala, Uganda 1975 Institute de Français, Villefranche-Sur-Mer, Certificat 1982 France. RECENT APPOINTMENTS AND ASSIGNMENTS Professor of Medical University of Nairobi, 2010-----
Physiology Faculty of Medicine Professor, Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK), 2006-2009. Deputy VC ((F&A), Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK), 2009 Deputy VC (AA), Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK), 2009 June 2006-Jun Jan 2009-July Chair, Doctoral Studies Committee Great Lakes University of Kisumu (GLUK),, Representing GLUK for Kenya at the REACH 2007-2009 (Reach is the Regional East African Community Health Initiative) Representing GLUK (as Founder Member) in the National Consortium for National Health Research (CNHR): as (a) Elder (4), and (b) Member of the Council (13), 2007-2009. Member: Parish Council, ACK Akoko Parish. 1998-2006. Member: Provincial Synod (3 per Diocese), ACK 2002-2006 Vice-Chairman, Migori Tea Development Project, Nyanza Province, Kenya 1998-2004. Chairman: the Board of Governors, Pe-Hill High School. 2000-2006. Chairman: Constituency Aids Control Committee (Rongo) 1998-2003 Member: Governing Council: Kenya National Academy of Sciences1996-2000. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Associate Dean, Pre-clinical Departments, University of Nairobi 1993-96 Faculty of Medicine Professor of Medical University of Nairobi, 1990-96 Physiology Faculty of Medicine Associate Professor Addis Ababa University Physiology Faculty of Medicine 1978-89 WHO Medical Officer Scientist Teacher Of Physiology WHO-AFRO -assigned to Addis Ababa University then to the University of Sierra Leone 1978-1989 2
Head of Physiology In the Department of Physiological Sciences University of Zambia 1975-78 Lecturer in Medical University of Nairobi Physiology Faculty of Medicine 1969-73 Instructor in Physiology University of Vermont 1-6 and Biophysics School of Medicine 19973 NIH Pre-doctoral Fellow NIH Pre-doctoral Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont 1966-68 Department of Physiology Boston University School of Medicine 1965-66 EXTERNAL EXAMINER University of Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania,1976 Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Gondar Ethiopia, 1986, 1987 Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya, 1990 Moi University, 2010, 2011 Maseno University, 2012 RESEARCH Have conducted research on muscle contraction, the cardiovascular system, and blood. Have supervised graduate student research in a number of areas including Community Health and Development. Have several publications in peer reviewed journals. SOCIETIES National Geographic Society Kenya National Academy of Sciences Institute of Biology American Association for the Advancement of Sciences LANGUAGES Luo mother tongue Kiswahili spoken and written fluently English spoken and written fluently French working knowledge; spoken and written 3
Spanish reading knowledge. STUDENTS SUPERVISED 2007-2011 (a)great Lakes University of Kisumu Joyce OWINO, MHNS, KRM, KRN. Investigation of the theory in use in facility based antenatal nursing care. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY at Great Lakes University Thesis submitted 2010 Masters in Community Health and Development (MCHD) Name Topic Mildred Nanjala Wamalwa David Otieno Odongo Joyce Aloo Collins Owek Nixon Otieno Josephine Egesa Obat John Othina Determinants of Male Involvement in Promoting Deliveries by Health Professionals in Busia Kenya Intake of Dietary Iron Among Pregnant Women in Third Trimester - Case of Lower Nyakach Division, Nyando District. Factors Affecting Male Partner Involvement in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMCT) of HIV /AIDs, A case of Nyahera Health Centre Effective Approaches for Retention of Community Health Workers A Case Study of Busia District Kenya Determinants of Food Security Among the Households of South Kapuoja Sub-location Kisumu District. Management of post trauma in child sexual abuse (CSA). a case study of Kitale municipality, Trans-Nzoia District Kenya Factors Affecting Performance of Community Based Health Finances Schemes in Kisumu District (b) University of Nairobi, 2010 Morris Kitua. Effects of Dicolofenac, a non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug on the rabbit heart. Thesis for BSc(I) (Hons.) (Medical Physiology) LANGUAGES Luo mother tongue Kiswahili spoken and written fluently English spoken and written fluently French working knowledge; spoken and written Spanish reading knowledge. 4
PUBLICATIONS 1. Okong o O. Determination of the active state. PH.D Thesis, Vermont University, 1969. 2. Okong o O. The active state curve of isolated heart muscle. Studia Biophysica 23: 133 142, 1970. 3. Okong o O. Becker and N.R. Alpert. An electronic switch for massive stimulation of muscle.experimentia 26: 688 669, 1971 4. Okong o O. A method of determining the maximal stimulus strength for massive stimulation of the skeletal muscle. Experimentia 27: 380 382, 1971. 5. Okong o O. The series elastic component of skeletal muscle during relaxation. Naturwiss. 58: 102, 1972. 6. The effect of series compliance on the force developed by striated muscle. Nuturwiss. 58: 155, 1971. 7. Okong o O. A method for measuring the active state curve of muscle.proceedings 8. of the first European Biophysics Congress 5: 403 407, 1971 9. Okong o O. The role of carotid sinus baroreceptor reflexes in digitalis toxicity. E.A. Med. J. 51: 33 38, 1973. 10. Okong o O. and P.K. Menasseh. The pressor effects of application of digoxin to the carotid sinus. E.A. Med. J. 51: 33 38, 1973. 11. Okong o O. The effect of estradiol on experimental progesterone hypertension. Med. J. Z. 10:123 125, 1976 12. Okong o O. The relationship between systematic and ear-capsule blood pressure measurements. E.A. Med. J. 53: 711 713, 1976. 13. Okong o O. K.A.B. Fernando, G.G.C. Rwegellera and R.S. Tsirkkin. Normal Values for the nitroblue- tetrazolium test (NBT Test). Med. J.Z. 11: 71-73,1977. 14. Okong o O. Structure activity relationship in hypertensive steroids. E.A. Med. J. 53: 714 723, 1976. 15. Okong o O. The effect betamethasone on the arterial blood pressure. E.A Med J. 59: 196 198, 1982. 16. Okong o,o., 17. Abok Kisia, David Otieno Odongo. Dietary iron status and 5
health of third trimester pregnant women in Kenya: a cross sectional study Food Science and Quality Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-6088 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0557 (Online) Vol 4, 2012 18. Joyce Owino, Walgio Orwa and Owino Okong o (2012) A nursing theory For facility-based antenatal care. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ISBN 978-3-659-10517-3. 6