CURRICULUM VITAE DAVID OKELO OTIENO DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND POLITICAL STUDIES KENYATTA UNIVERSITY P O BOX 43844 0010 GPO NAIROBI TEL: 8710901-12 EXT: 57320 MOBILE: 0723529910, 0738153540 e-mail: dokelo2006@gmail.com e-mail: dokelo2008@yahoo.com
PERSONAL DETAILS NAME: DATE OF BIRTH: SEX: MARITAL STATUS RELIGION PLACE OF BIRTH NEXT OF KIN DAVID OKELO OTIENO 30 TH NOVEMBER, 1969 MALE MARRIED, WITH THREE [3] CHILDREN CHRISTIANITY BONDO MATHILDA A. OKODERO CURRENT EMPLOYMENT LECTURER, KENYATTA UNIVERSITY AREA OF SPECIALIZATION AND CONSULTANCY CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION BACKGROUND 1. Ph.D, Universite de Pau et des Pays I Adour(UPPA), France, 2013. 2. M.A [Archeology] - Kenyatta University, 1996. 3. Cert.[Paleoanthropology] - Harvard University 1989. 4. B.A [Historical Archeology] - Kenyatta University 1994. 5. KACE - St Mary s School, Yala - 1988-1989. 6. KCE - Maliera School - 1984-1987. 7. CPE - Gagra Primary School - 1997-1983. 2
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 2007-2009: Co-ordinator, School of Humanities& Social Sciences, Kenyatta University, Mombasa Campus. 2003: Lecturer, History Department of Kenyatta University 1998: Tutorial Fellow, History Department, Kenyatta University 1995 Teacher - Kilindini High School, Mombasa 1996 Archeology intern Fort Jesus Museum, Mombasa 1994 Teacher - Makupa High School, Mombasa 1992 Count - Certifier, National Election Monitoring Unit, Mombasa 1990 Teacher - Gagra Secondary School, Siaya RESEARCH & TEACHING AREAS AT THE UNIVERSITY 1. CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2. CULTURAL STUDIES 3. MUSEOLOGY 4. ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 5. FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY - SWOT ANALYSIS 6. BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 7. PRINCIPLES OF ARCHAEOLOGY 8. EARLY AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY 9. ISSUES IN AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGY 3
PUBLICATIONS 1. Paleonvironmental Charges on Northern Swahili Coast Mvita Journal, 1998.w.w.w museums.or.ke 2. The above has since been translated to French. 3. Causes of Maladies in African Societies Journal of Social Sciences No. 8,2004 4. Preliminary Investigations in Lake Magadi Basin Nyame Akuma, 2003, 5. Conservation of Art and Craft in Kenya Societies In Series of Built Heritage In Africa, 1996 6. Archeological Heritage Management in Kenya Policies and Practice Forthcoming in CUEA Journal of Social Sciences. RESEARCH 1. A History of Kenya Archeology, 1920-1980 B.A Dissertation, 1994 2. Aspects of Archeological Evidence Regarding Diet on Northern Swahili Coast, 8 th - 17 th Centuries A.D - M.A research, 1996. 3. Socio-Economic Factors and HIV/AIDS prevelance in Nyanza - Map International 1995. 4. Human Response to Environmental Change [HREC] research at the Coast, 5. Conservation of Coastal Environment - Joint research of KU and IRD of France. 6. Cultural Heritage Management in Kenya: Policies and Practice PhD research. 7. Head of Research and Consultancy, CRAC (Coast Region Advisory Council) Pentagon Coast Co-ordinating Organ, 2007. SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS WON 1. Kenyatta University Scholarship for M.A studies in 1996. 2. CODESRIA Small Grants for Thesis Writing, 1995. 3. French Government Scholarship for Ph.D - 2011. 4
4. Lake Victoria Basin Archaeological Research, Jinja Ouganda, July, 2011. 5. Archaeological heritage Conference in Kisumu, Kenya, May, 2012. 6. Les Intraduissibles du Patrimoine Dakar, Sénégal, June, 2012. 7. Conference on Remote Sensing, 24-26 Octobe2012, Beijing, China. 8. Heritage Conservations Conference, Bordeaux, France, October, 2012. 9. Conference on Thimlich Ohinga nomination dossier for UNESCO,2013. 10. Heritage conference in Paris in center for African studies in September 2013 11. Archaeological heritage studies in Bordeaux, France, October, 2013 UNIVERSITY COMMITTES/POSITIONS 1. Member, Careers and Academic committee 2007 2. Member, Field Trip Committee, 2007 3. Member, Departmental Strategic Plan [2007-2012], Committee, 2007 4. Member, School Strategic Plan Committee SHSS [2007-2012], 2007. 5. Assistant Department Examinations Co-ordinator 1996-2005 6. 4th Years Academic Advisor in the Department 1996-2006. 7. Departmental Co-ordinator, e-learning 8. TOT course Member - Multi-media and Graphic Design 9. Represented the University at the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa [APSEA].Symposeum and Exhibition held at KICC 26 th -28 th July 2007. 10. Ag. Chairman, History Department in Oct-Nov.2010. 11. Ag Chairman Acted Several Times In History Department ACADEMIC HONOURS AND MEMBERSHIP 5
1. Elected Secretary, Association of Third World Studies (ATWS),2007,for 2 Years. 2. Academic Umpire,Inter-Universities Quiz during the Black History Month held at USIU in 2005. 3. Member, SAfA 4. Associate Research Fellow- IFRA, Nairobi. 5. AFRAKEN REFEREES 1. Prof, Christian Thibon Director, IFRA, Nairobi P.O Box 58480 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Tel/fax: 254-020-4343446 Email:cthibon@ifra-nairobi.net 2. Professeur Jean- Pierre Allinne Professeur d Histoire du Droit Directeur du P.R.H.A.L ( Programme de Reserches Histoques sur I Administration Locale) Faculté de Droit, d Economie et de Gestion Av. Doyen Poplawski, BP 1633-64016, Pau, France Email : jeanpierre@univ-pau.fr 3. Dr. Susan Wayiego Mwangi Department of History, Archaeology & Political
Studies Kenyatta University PO BOX 43844 00100 GPO Nairobi Email: swayiego2003@yahoo.com Tel: 8710901-12 Ext 57320 cell phone 0770723589