Research and public engagement

Engagement

Research beyond journal publication: commissioned policy research, public commentary and media coverage, conference presentations, peer review and professional service. Everything listed here is documented and linked to its source.

Commissioned research and policy work

Commissioned report · KICTANet · 2025

Exploring TFGBV Integration in Journalism and Law School Curricula: A Kenyan Perspective

Lead researcher and curriculum consultant for the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet). A national study combining document review, a digital survey and key informant interviews across Kenyan universities, published as KICTANet Report No. 34 with a skills-training framework for educators and policy recommendations for updating university syllabi.

Read the report (PDF) · KICTANet website · Publications entry

Consulting research · 2018 to date

Research and policy analysis practice

As a researcher and public policy analyst with ResearchCannon, and earlier with Focus Business & Research Associates, I have contributed to more than one hundred completed research projects for government, NGO and private-sector clients across the consulting years.

Public commentary and media coverage

Coverage and public commentary drawing on the research on food insecurity and coping among female-headed households in Liberia (British Food Journal, 2024).

The Conversation · October 2024

Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

Public commentary by co-author Adrino Mazenda (University of Pretoria) drawing on the findings of the British Food Journal study.

Read at The Conversation

University of Pretoria · October 2024

Food scarcity in Liberia: how women who run households cope

University news feature on the study’s findings on coping strategies and food-insecurity experiences.

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ProAgriMedia · March 2025

Food security part 6: African women coping with hunger

Specialist agricultural media series featuring the study’s findings on women coping with food scarcity.

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Conference presentations

Toronto, Canada · June 2023

Exploring the Potential of AI-Based Digital Learning Platforms in Countering Political Disinformation

6th International Conference on Public Policy. Publications entry

Nairobi, Kenya · May 2022

Leveraging Youth Social Media Literacy to Counter Political Disinformation in an Electioneering Period

2nd International Conference on Peace, Security and Social Enterprise. Publications entry

Nairobi, Kenya · October 2019

Agricultural trade liberalization in Kenya and its implications on Kenya–China trade relations

Annual Conference on China–Africa Relations. Publications entry

Peer review and professional service

Peer review
Reviewer for Cogent Economics & Finance (since November 2022).
Membership
Member, International Public Policy Association.
Fieldwork
National learner-assessment fieldwork with the Kenya National Examinations Council.
Teaching
Part-time lecturer, School of Economics, University of Eldoret: introductory and intermediate macroeconomics and economic statistics. See About.

Commissioned research and speaking

For commissioned research, policy engagement, media commentary or speaking invitations, please get in touch.