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Gertrude M. Were

Membership Status:
Full Member

Home Country:
Kenya

Institution:
Moi University
School of Agriculture & Biotechnology
Department of Family & Consumer Sciences

Current Address:
P.O.BOX 6323
Eldoret
KENYA

Telephone:
(+254) 053 63108 (Office)
(+254) 0722 780 952 (Mobile)

Fax:
(+254) 053 2063582

E-mail:
gmwere@yahoo.com or gmwere@hotmail.com

Education
Ph.d: (on-going) Moi University (2004)
M.Ed: Frostburg State University, Maryland USA (1992)
B.Ed: Kenyatta University (1988)

Research Interests
• Improving the nutrition and health status of vulnerable groups among communities
• Food insecurity and HIV/AIDS
• Nutrition & HIV/AIDS
• Improving quality of life of the elderly

Thesis Title
Ph.d research topic: The nutritional status of pre-school children among fishing communities in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya.

Languagues:
English and Kiswahili

Experience
Workshops attended
*Integrating Agriculture in the fight against HIV/AIDS. A training workshop organized by Indiana University & Global Livestock-Collaborative Research Support Program (GL-CRSP) in Kenya, March 2005
*Ageing in Africa, a training workshop organized by HelpAge International Africa Regional & Development Center in Nairobi, March 2003
*Acting Head, Department of Family & Consumer Sciences 2003
*Lecturer, department of Family & Consumer Sciences, Moi Univesity, 1994-present
*Part –time lecturer;
Department of Tourism, Moi Univesity, 1999
Department of Home Economics, University of Eastern Africa, Baraton 1997-2000
*Supervision of undergraduate research projects
*Graduate Assistant, Frostburg State University 1992-93
*Graduate resident assistant, Frostburg State University, 1992-93

Funded projects:
• Improving child nutrition in Marachi Central Location, Kenya. A trend study on the status of malnutrition among the under fives. A collaborative research funded by Rockerfeller foundation 2000-2002.
• The Nutrition and Health challenges faced by Older Women who are caregivers to AIDS orphans in Busia district, Western Kenya. Funded by Moi University Research Awards Scheme 2003.

Membership
• The Nutrition Association of Kenya
• The Kenya Home-Economics Association
• Organization of Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa
• The Association of Third World Studies-Kenya Chapter

Selected Publications
• Were, GM (2005) ‘Solving malnutrition by enhancing women’s participation in agriculture.’ South African Journal of Nutrition. September 2005
• Were, GM (2002) ‘Nutrition, Osteoporosis and the Ageing Woman.’ Conference proceedings at the 18th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women.
Makerere University.
• Were, GM (2003) ‘Marketing Tourism in Western Kenya: A case of Vihiga and Kakamega districts.’ The Africa Journal of Business & Economics.
• Were, GM (2002) ‘The role of Indigenous Foods in Kenya’s hotel Industry: Strategies for promoting Cultural Tourism in the next Millenium.
Africa Tourism and Leisure Journal.

 

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