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DR ROSE KINANGA ONG'OA

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PERSONAL DETAILS
Designation
LECTURER
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Job Category
Teaching
Phone Number
+245700268657
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Education and Community Development Studies
Directorate / Dept
DEPT OF APPLIED COMMUNITY DEV. STUDIES
Section
CLOTHING TEXTILES AND INTERIOR DESIGN
Address
PO BOX 439 EGERTON-20115
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • PhD., Heritage Studies - Arkansas State University, USA— 2009
  • Masters in Heritage studies  - Arkansas State University, USA— 2007
  • Masters in Public history - Arkansas State University, USA— 2005
  • Sc. Clothing, Textiles & Interior Design - Egerton University, Kenya—2000
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

Heritage management;  focusing on African Dress and indigenous knowledge

WORK EXPERIENCE
  1. Lecturer, Dept. of Applied community development studies— Oct 2010 - Present
  2. Coordinator, clothing Textiles & Interior Design Program— Sep 2012 - present
  3. Exams officer, clothing Textiles & Interior Design Program—Sep 2012 – present
  4. Program leader, clothing Textiles & Interior Design Program— 2015- present
  5. clothing Textiles & Interior Design Program self-assessment team leader—2015- 2016
  6. Team leader in development of Msc. in Apparel design and Marketing—2016-2017
  7. Team leader in development of BED in fashion Design—2016-2017
  8. Team leader in development of Bachelor of interior design—2016-2017
  9. Team leader in development of Bachelor of interior design—2016-2017
  10. Research assistant, Arkansas University Museum, USA—2004-2006
  11. Research assistant, Arkansas University Archives, USA—2003-2006
  12. Teaching assistant, Dept. of Applied community development studies—2001-2010
KEY PROJECTS
  1. Green Science, Technology and Innovation from the
    South: an interdisciplinary, ethnographic study of organic pesticide production (pyrethrum) in
    Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania (2023 - present).
  2. Learning Through Play;Supporting the Development of Children Living in Prison withy UNICEF Development Kit (2023-Present)
  3. Mentorship for Girl GLOW clubs in primaryschools inNjoro Subcounty(2022-Present)
  4. Developing resilience for children living in prison (2018-2023)
  5. Boosting Literacy levels among Women and Girls in Njoro Sub county (2016-Present)
  6. Use of dress, kanga, in the communication of Zanzibari women (2007-2012)
  7. Exploration of African body decorations in the development of fashion theory (2014-2017)
  8. Documentation of Maasai Indigenous knowledge in water resource management (2012 – 2014)
  9. Boosting Literacy levels among women and girls in Njoro Sub county (2016-Present)
  10. Curriculum for special education; children living in prison (2016-Present)
  11. Documentation of the contribution of slaves of African descent in the development of Lake port plantation in Arkansas, USA (2004-2008)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  1. Fashion design with focus on African dress
  2. Indigenous knowledge
  3. Gender and women studies

 

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Books

  1. Ong'oa-Morara, R. (2014). One size fits all: The interplay of kanga, makawa Swahili poetry, and taarab in the communication of Zanzibari women. Saarbrucken, Germany. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Book Chapters

  1. Ogendi, G.M., Morara, R.K. & Olekaikai, N.K.W. (2012). The Influence of Westernization on Water Resources Use and Conservation among the Maasai People of Kenya. Klaver I and Johnstone, B. (Eds). Water, Cultural Diversity & Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures? UNESCO-IHP Water and Cultural Diversity initiative. Springer Publishers, p137-147. Click Here for more details

Peer-reviewed Journal articles

  1. Ong'oa-Morara R.k., Olekaikai N.K.W., Kurui E.J., & Ogendi G.M. (2014). Indigenous Knowledge on Water Resource Management among the Maasai of Kenya. Journal of Environmental Science Natural Resourse management and Society, 3(1): 83-99

Refereed Exhibitions

  1. Ong'oa-Morara, R. (2008).Wearing what cannot be spoken; an online exhibition at Arkansas State University. Click Here for more details 

 

Reviewed Conference Papers

  1. Ong'oa-Morara, R. (2018).Boosting Literacy through the learning approach International ELINET Symposium 2018, University of Cologne
  2. Ong'oa-Morara, R. (2017).Turkana Branding Systems as Inspiration for Textile Patterns and Interior Decoration. Reviewed Conference Papers. NIDEC, Nairobi
CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS
  1. Ong'oa-Morara, R. (2017).Turkana Branding Systems as Inspiration for Textile Patterns and Interior Decoration. Reviewed Conference Papers. NIDEC, Nairobi
  2. Ong'oa-Morara, R. (2018).Boosting Literacy through the learning approach International ELINET Symposium 2018, University of Cologne
HONORS, PRIZE AND AWARDS
  1. LITWORLD Herstory Grant to launch Lit Clubs in Njoro Sub county 2016-present
  2. LITWORLD  Grant to launch a community library in Njoro Sub county 2017-2018
  3. LITWORLD & Global GLOW Herstory Grant to run Clubs in Njoro Sub county 2019-present
  4. PrisonKids Grant to construct a daycare center at the Nakuru Women’s prison 2019 –present
  5. DAAD DIES ProGrant proposal writing Grant 2016-2017
  6. Outstanding Performance for being the first black female to graduate with PhD in heritage studies at ASU 2009
  7. Mossie J. Richmond, Jr. – Afak Haydar Scholarship for best graduate student of the year 2006
TEACHING AREAS
  1. Fashion Design and illustration
  2. African Dress
  3. History of textiles
  4. Textiles for interiors
  5. African art and design
  6. Interior Design
POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION
MASTERS LEVEL :
  1. Makena E. Kaberia: Master of research in public policy (MRPP)
  2. Joseph K. Mwangi:  Master of education in Agricultural and extension (AGED)
  3. Olang Otito:  Master of Science in Community Studies And Extension
  4. Janet W. Ndiga:  Master of Science in Community Studies And Extension
OTHER SOCIETIES
  1. Member, Association of Designers of Kenya
  2. Member, international literacy association
  3. Secretary, Rift Valley Reading Association (RVRA)
  4. Founding Member and project coordinator, Prisonkids-Kenya. Click here fo more details
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