CURRICULUM VITAE. June 1989, Associate of Arts Degree, Minneapolis Community College, Minnesota, USA, Major: Human Nutrition.

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1 1.0 PERSONAL INORMATION CURRICULUM VITAE DR. ALICE N. ONDIGI, P.O Box NAIROBI, KENYA. Tel ext (Office (House) Mobile: , DOB , languages:english, Swahili & Kisii, Married with three children. Place of work: Kenyatta University P.O. Box OBJECTIVE: Interested to do Community Development by promoting Education in areas of Family Health, human development, Environmental conservation, HIV/AIDS and other communication diseases, Food and Nutrition, Research, Hospitality and Tourism. 2.0 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS July, 2003, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)., Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya Major: Family Education Thesis Title: Factors influencing prenatal health status among women attending prenatal clinics in selected low income areas of Nairobi, Kenya. May, 1993, Masters of Education Degree, University of Minnesota, USA, Major: Community Education & Administration Minor: Nutrition Specialization: Community Development and Family Education June, 1992, Bachelor of Science Degree, University of Minnesota, USA, Major: Home Economics Specialization: Community Development and Family issues. June 1989, Associate of Arts Degree, Minneapolis Community College, Minnesota, USA, Major: Human Nutrition. January 1990, Registered Nursing Assistant certificate, Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA.

2 Specialized in clinical, physical, & mental health. April, 2001, Certificate in Counselling, Amani Counselling Centre and Training Institute Nairobi - Kenya, 4.0 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY/WORK EXPERIENCE 2003 to date, Lecturer, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (Community Resource Management and Extension) , Tutorial Fellow Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (Community Resource Management and Extension)! , Research Assistant, University Of Minnesota, USA , Nursing Assistant, Maranatha Care Center, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA 5.0 ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) June, 2006 to date, Appointed and reappointed Chairman: Hospitality & Tourism Management Department April, 2005, Appointed Acting Chairman, Department of Textile, Family and Consumer Sciences March, 2004, Appointed Acting Chairman, Department of Textile, Family and Consumer Sciences January 2008, Appointed Acting Dean, School of Applied Human Sciences. (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) February, 2005 Appointed Programme Coordinator for all academic programmes in the department of Family and Consumer Sciences. September, 2003 to June 2006, Appointed Departmental Coordinator to Board of Postgraduate Studies 2002/2003 academic year Appointed Coordinator BUS and student advisor. 1999/ /2003 academic years: Appointed Departmental Examination Officer October, : Appointed Child Care Coordinator Family and Consumer Sciences Lab. 6.0 POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION 6.1 List of Completed and on going Name of Students Reg. No Title of Thesis Date of Completion/Status Degree awarded/to be awarded 2

3 Jane Kamau H60/6274/2003 Selected Family factors associated with reproductive behavior of low income families in Kiandutu slum in Thika district, Kenya Lenah Kebaso H60/1257/05 Factors influencing utilization and sustainability of water in Kibira slums of Nairobi Nelly Marete H60/OL/0501/03 Assessment of outsourcing Decision-Making in Star- Rated Hotels in Nairobi- Kenyaa 2007 Msc 2008 Msc 2008 Msc 6.2 Ph. D Supervision Name of Candidate Isabella Wandaka Reg No. Title of proposal/thesis Status H87/15723/05 Investigation of the challenges & opportunities facing women entrepreneurs in tectile businesses Alice Nzioka H87/10964/07 Factors affecting women career progression in the Hospitality Industry in Kenya David Molel H87/ Developing Proposal 6.3 Masters Supervision Writing Final Draft of thesis Waiting to defend at Departmental level Name of Reg. No. Progress Student Samson Kung u H60/11578/04 Assessment of factors Writing First Msc influencing labour turnover in star-rated Hotels in Nairobi, Kenya draft of thesis Janet Kimeto H60/10030/07 International Tourism Collecting Data Msc perceptions and Acceptance of the Kenyan Ethnic Cuisine Jane Kathurima H60/10909/07 Impact of corporate Collecting Data Msc Social responsibility programs in 5 star Hotels in Nairobi Dorothy Riungu H60/ Submitted first Msc 3

4 Draft for examination 7.0 CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS 7.1 Participation/Attentance of Conference/Workshops May, 2008, VicRes Annual forum conference, Ngurdoto Mountain logde Hotel, Arusha, Tanzania April, 2008, VicRes Ethnobotany cluster seminar, Botanical PanAfric Hotel, Entebe, Uganda March 2008, VicRes Lead Sciencetist workshop. Njinja Nile resort, Uganda. September, 2007, RRI training, School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi, Kenya June, 2007, Training Workshop on ISO Certification Training, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya April 2007, Managers induction seminar, Training on Managerial skills, Utalii College center, Nairobi, Kenya. November, 2006, VicRes Team leader s seminar. Njinja Nile resort, Uganda. Training on leadership and research reporting skills. May/June, 2006, International federation for Aging (IFA) Copenhagen, Netherlands. Presented a paper on the Nutritional impact of poverty and Aging. March/April, 2006, VicRes harmonization management workshop. International Center for Capacity Building(ICAD). Nairobi, Kenya. Proposal development and harmonization March/April, 2005, VicRes harmonization management workshop. International Center for Capacity Building(ICAD). Nairobi, Kenya. Proposal development and harmonization. May, 2004, Kenyatta University Participated on international Gerontology induction workshop organized by Kenyatta University, Georgia state university and Help-Age Kenya. May 24 th -26 th March, 2004, Panaffric Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Participated a workshop on Qualitative and Quantitative poverty analysis Techniques Organized by KIPPRA, Kenya March 11 th,2004. March, 2002, Kenyatta University module writing workshop Participated on module writing session 4

5 August 1995, Attended an International Society of Poets convention and symposium held in Washington DC. USA March, 2004, Kenyatta University Organized and presented a paper at an international Environmental Health workshop at Kenyatta University, March, 25 th -27 th 2004 April, 2002, Kenya Catholic Secretariat Organization - National women and Gender development section, Amani conference center Nairobi, Facilitated a session on Home-Office stress management. 7.2 Presentation of papers at academic and professional conferences Ondigi A, N, Mayaka M, & wandawi J. Community Tourism in Kenya presented during the 1 st international conference of the Association of Hospitality schools in Africa (AHSA) Nov th 2007, Pretoria Hotel School, Cape Town, South Africa Ondigi A, N, & Ondigi S.R, The impact of poverty on the well being of older people in Nyanza province, Kenya. Presented during the 8 th Global conference of international federation for aging (IFA) 30 th May -2 nd June 2006, Copenhagen, Netherlands Ondigi A, N, & Ondigi A, R The Impact of Poverty on the Nutritional intake of expectant women Presented during the International Conference on the status of Environmental Health Education in the Eastern Africa Region: Opportunities, Challenges and the way Forward, held on March 24 th -26 th 2004, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Ondigi A, N. The influence of partner support on the prenatal Health status of Low income women. Presented during the 5 th Association of Third World Studies 14 th -16 th Sep 2004, Baraton University of East Africa. 7.3 CONFERENCES/ EXHIBITIONS Participated as head of department in organizing departmental exhibitions that were held at Kenyatta University, Mombasa Campus CONVENING AND COORDINATING CONFERENCES April 2008, Kenyatta University In a committee appointed by the Vice Chancellor to organize an international conference on Family Strength in African Context to be held at Kenyatta University in the year May, 2004, Silver Spring Hotel 5

6 Organized and participated a workshop on Kenya Private Sector Situational Analysis on HIV/AIDS on the workplace Funded by NACC. July, 2003, Kenyatta University, Organized and Participated an international workshop on Adolescent competent behaviors organized by the department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Kenyatta University and University of Nevada - Reno, USA April, 2003, KANI organization -Kenya, Kariobangi, Nairobi Organized and facilitated a session on "Home based care for people living with AIDS. February, 2003, Machakos, Institute of Applied Human Sciences Academic Programmes Evaluation Assisted in presenting Family and Consumer sciences - undergraduate and postgraduate revised academic programmes August, 2002, WOFHAP Organization- Kenya. Organized a seminar at Manga community Center on HIV/Aids awareness in Kisii. June, 1991, Lutheran Social Service Organization - Housing Resource Center Organized a workshops on how to alleviate the homeless situation 10. Reviewer of articles to refereed Journals I have reviewed 2 articles that have been published in refereed Journals 8.0 RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS 8.1 Articles in Refereed Journals Ondigi, A. N. (2005) The influence of partner relationship and Social support to expectant women in Low income areas. Discovery And Innovation journal, vol 17 number ¾ pg Dec ISSN X Two co-authored manuscript articles under review for publication 8.2 Papers in conference proceedings Ondigi A, N, & Ondigi S.R, The impact of poverty on the well being of older people in Nyanza province, Kenya. Presented during the 8 th Global conference of international federation for aging (IFA) 30 th May -2 nd June 2006, Copenhagen, Netherlands (pages 295), ISBN Ondigi A, N, & Ondigi S, R The Impact of Poverty on the Nutritional intake of expectant women Presented during the International Conference on the status of 6

7 Environmental Health Education in the Eastern Africa Region: Opportunities, Challenges and the way Forward. ISBN page held on March 24 th -26 th 2004, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. 9.0-INDIVIDUAL BOOK PUBLICATION Ondigi, A. N. (2002) A prenatal guidebook: for the health development of pregnancy. Wasor Publishers, Nairobi Kenya. ISBN Written 4 modules for the Institute of Open Learning, Kenyatta University. Those include: Family life education, Human Body and Health, Family health and Nursing Care, and Early childhood Development and Care CHAPTER IN A UNIVERSITY LEVEL BOOK Ondigi, A.N; Ngige L.W; Wilson S (2008) Family Diversity in Kenya (chapter 9) in the Families in Global Context, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, New York. ISBN: In Fear We Live! Poem published in The Isle of View compiled by The National Library of Poetry, edited by Diana Zeigner, Library of Congress Publications 1997, USA 11.0 NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS o Currently doing collaborative research and publication with scholars from USA, Prof. Stephan Wilson and Prof. Charles Hennon o VICRES Collaborating with Four Researchers in the universities within the Lake Victoria region on a research projects 12.0 PROJECT/RESEARCH GRANTS 2006, Doing a research on Evaluation of production and Utilization of Pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo and C. maxima) by Smallholder Farmers for Food Security and poverty Reduction in the Lake Victoria Basin. A three year project and funded for $50,000 per year Submitted research proposals to UNICEF, WHO, UNAIDS, VicRes, and Centre for research, Kenyatta University Research Interest Maternal and child health Gender mainstreaming Population ageing HIV/AIDS Human development 7

8 Community Development Hospitality and Tourism management Wealthy creation and environmental restoration 13. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION 13.1 National I have reviewed 2 articles that have been published in refereed journal (i) African Journal of Environmental & Technology (On-line Journal) (ii) Discovery and Innovation Journal -Africa March, 2006, Appointed member of Board Of Governors (BOG) of Ofafa Jericho High school, Nairobi April 2004, Appointed coordinator Temperance Dept KUSDA church, Kenyatta University April, 2003, Appointed Head Deaconess, KUSDA Church, Kenyatta University International community 2008, Member in a committee appointed to organize an international conference on African Family strength to be held the year , Appointed chairman, school of applied human Sciences, Journal Committee 2007, Appointed committee member to operationlization of Kilifi Campus 2006, Appointed to a committee to re-establish the school of Applied Human Sciences 2005, Restructuring departmental committee, Kenyatta University 2002 Kenyatta university Departmental Appraisal committee, 2001/02 Academic year, Kenyatta university Faculty graduation organizing committee, 2001/02 Academic year, Kenyatta university quality Assurance Committee Been an external examiner for Masters student thesis from Masinde Muriro University of Science and Technology I have examined two Ph. D Dissertations and four Masters students thesis of Kenyatta University I am a board member and senate representative to many post graduate defense boards. Volunteer in community activities, Member of Seventh Day Adventist church. Like singing, reading and writing poetry, play tennis and basketball International Maranatha Care Center Employee appraisal Committee International student scholarship Award (ISSA) University of Minnesota Been secretary of Kenya student Association at the University of Minnesota, USA ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP 8

9 As a program Coordinator in the department of Community Resource Management and Extension, I initiated new academic programs. As Chairperson of Hospitality and tourism Management department, I have initiated and facilitated 2 new programmes 15.0 MEMBERSHIP TO PROFFESSIONAL BODIES I am a distinguished member of VICRES fraternity and an elected team Leader of our research project 16.0 REFEREES Dr. Karen Mburugu, Dean, school of applied Human Sciences, Keyattta University PO Box GPO, Nairobi, Kenya Prof. Olive Mugenda, Vice Chancellor, Kenyatta University, University, PO Box GPO, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel Dr. afihini Suleiman Ijani, Principal Researcher Scientist, Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, PO Box 3024, Arusha, Tanzania Prof. Stephan Wilson, Dean Graduate school, University Of Oklahoma, USA 9