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Dr. Caroline Sabina Wekullo

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Department of Education Planning and Management
School of Education (MMUST)
P.O. Box 190-50100 |Kakamega, KENYA
Kakamega-Webuye Road
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-9069

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Dr. Wekullo Caroline Sabina

Wekullo Caroline Sabina  is a Research Scientist and Lecturer in the Department of Educational Planning and Management at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya.

Dr. Wekullo C.S earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, Leadership and Policy from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas U.S.A. She holds a Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Economics of Education from Moi University in Eldoret.

Notably, she attended the Leadership and International Affairs Program which is offered by The Bush School of Government and Public Services under Texas A&M University undergraduate and graduate college. Dr.Wekullo obtained professional certification in Advanced Research Methods; Project Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Leadership in Research and Research Grant Management. Her extensive research focuses on Educational Policy analysis, comparative education and financial issues that influence the operation of higher education institutions. Additionally, her research interests  pivot around student access, equity, retention, engagement, and completion/achievement, faculty performance and productivity, global aspects of investment in human capital development, organizational learning and e-learning, as well as wellness and health in institutions of learning. Dr. Wekullo is an editorial board member, copy editor, series editor, and reviewer of several top-tier journals in her field. She has published 20 peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 book, 7 book chapters, and made over 30 presentations regionally, nationally and internationally. Dr. Wekullo has written and won several university-wide, national and international grants. She has received numerous accolades in recognition of her scholarship including the 2017-2018 College of Education and Human Development Strategic Research Award, Distinguished International Scholar Award and Excellence in Peer Review Award in 2020.

 Some of her key Publications:

  1. Aradi Duncan Ambani, Wekullo Caroline, Paul Ogenga. Virtual Physics’ Programs & Students’ Improvements Showcasing Public Secondary Schools in Kakamega South Sub-County, Kenya.Published: 21-10-2024 in Jumuga Journal of Education,Oral Studies, and Human Sciences (JJEOSHS).DOI: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4543-2646
  2. Caroline Sabina Wekullo,James Bill Ouda,Enid Keseko,John Oyula Shiundu & Wesangula Poipoi Moses. Mentorship for capacity building among young scholars in knowledge translation, research, and practice in universities in Kenya.Published in Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning on 05 Mar 2024.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2024.2323475
  3. Wekullo, C.S.rendah Kabindio, Iddi Juma. Faculty and students’ perspectives of online learning during COVID-19 crisis: Constraints and opportunities for Kenyan universities.Published on April 15th 2023 in Sage Journals. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/204275302311564
  4. Wekullo, C.S.. Institution Type, Selectivity, and Financial Aid: An Examination of Institutional Factors Influencing First-Time Students Retention in Public Universities.Published on September 27th 2022 in Universal Wiser Publisher. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37256/ser.4120231725
  5. Wekullo, C.S., Shiundu, J.O., Ouda, J.B., Mutevane, A.K.,( 2022). COVID-19 Crisis and the future of Higher education: Perspectives from Kenya. In J.S. McKeown, K.Bista, & T.Y.Chan (Eds.), Global higher education during COVID-19:Policy, Society, and technology(pp.73-92). STAR Scholars. https://starscholars.org/org/product/global-education/.
  6. Mkuu,R.S.,Gilreath,T.D.,Barry,A.E.,Nafukho,F.M.,Rahman,J.,Chowdhury,M.A.B.,Wekullo,C.S.,&Harvey,I.S.( 2021). Identifying individuals with multiple non-communicable disease risk factors in Kenya: A latent class analysis. Public Health,198(September 2021)180-186. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.07.031.
  7. Wekullo, C.S., (2020). Beyond free primary education: Pathways to academic persistence in Kenyan free education system. Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary,7 Early Childhood Education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2020.1840606.
  8. Nafukho, F., Wekullo, C.S., & Muyia, H. A. C. (2019). Determining faculty research productivity in selected leading public universities in Kenya. International Journal of Educational Development 66(2019), 44-51. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2019.01.005.
  9. Wekullo, C. (2019). Review of the book Lawrence Busch. Knowledge for sale: The neoliberal takeover of higher education. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London, England: The MIT Press, 2017.176pp. Hardcover: $24.95. ISBN 9780262036078. The Review of Higher Education, 42(3),1023 -1024.
  10. Mkuu, R.M., Gilreath, T.D., Wekullo, C.S., Reyes, G.A., & Harvey, I. S. (2019). Social determinants of hypertension and type-2 diabetes in Kenya: A latent class analysis of a nationally representative sample. PLOS ONE (Role -Statistician).
  11. Wekullo, C.S., Nafukho, F. M. Muyia M. H. A. (2018). Conflict management in Kenya’s public universities. In, N. T. Watson, Etchells, M. J., & L. Xie (Eds.). Cultural impact on conflict management in higher education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
  12. Wekullo, C. (2018). Privatization and the Public Good: Public Universities in the Balance by Matthew T. Lambert. The Review of Higher Education, 41(3), 487-490.
  13. Wekullo, C.S., Davis, E. Nafukho, F., & Kash, B. (2018). Health and human development in Kenya: A review of literature from high income, middle income, and low-income countries. European Journal of Training and Development, 42. 1(2),5-34.
  14. Muyia, H.M., Wekullo, C.S., & Nafukho. F. (2018). Talent development in emerging economies through learning and development capacity building. Advances in Developing Human Resources 20(4), 498-516.
  15. Wekullo, C. S. (2017). Outsourcing in higher education: The known and unknown about the practice. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 39(4), 453-468.

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