I have been engaged in mentorship of students, curriculum innovation, peer review, academic leadership and community service. Recently, opportunities have increased for my public engagement in social issues, including advocacy for arts education in higher learning institutions. I have also grown the music program through curriculum review and hosting visiting scholars. My research interests have expanded to include the potential of social media for higher education.
The common thread running through my scholarly and administrative work is the affirmation of African dignity and humanity in all aspects of life, especially in arts, education, health, politics and relationships.
My publications range from academic journals, creative writing, op-eds in local and international media, to translation of academic work from French to English. I use social media quite extensively. I have managed the department website, and have won three awards from the Kenya Association of Bloggers as a department and an individual.
I have also been involved in curriculum writing and innovation. I wrote and revised the BA in French curriculum and led the revision of BA Music Curriculum. I have taught courses on social media.
In my tenure as Head of Department, we have hosted three US scholars under the Fulbright, Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship, and as a Visiting Scholar. We have also held classes on Hip Hop and the Bible, Love, Sex and Poetry, and Reggae and the Bible. For two years, we held a workshop class called Creatives Academy in conjunction with several Kenyan writers and publishers. The class won the Best Education Blog at the Bloggers Association of Kenya awards in 2016.
