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Program: M.A. in HISTORY

Field of study: Gender Relations in Colonial Kenya

Advisor: Dr. Assan Sarr

Degrees held: Bachelor of Education, University of Nairobi

Research interests: My research interest is on gender and society in British colonial Kenya. I will investigate how male labor migration to the cities and colonial projects separated families in Eastern Kenya, leaving some women as the sole providers for their families.

Recent Accomplishments

I was awarded these funds for my travel expenses during my M.A. thesis research in Kenya in the Summer of 2024.

• Contemporary History Institute Grant ($1,500)
• College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Research Fund ($1,000)
• History Department ($500)

I did a presentation at The History Graduate Student Association (HGSA) at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University on March 23, 2024. My topic was Gender, Society, and History among the Akamba of Eastern Kenya, c. 1920s to 1970s