Dr. Hannah M. Mugambi
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Dr. Hannah M. Mugambi |
Assistant Professor of Writing
School of Arts and Sciences
E-Mail:
hannah.mugambi@aaun.edu.ng
Educational Background:
Dr. Mugambi began her academic career as a teacher of English and Kiswahili in Kenya, her native country. She attended the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, on a scholarship funded by the Overseas Development Agency and administered by the British Council. After receiving an M.S. degree in Applied Linguistics, she became an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Nairobi, where she taught Academic Communication Skills to freshmen, developed teaching materials, and undertook research. She was soon offered promotion to Lecturer at Egerton University in the Department of Languages and Linguistics. Hannah obtained a Ph.D in Language Literacy and Culture at the University of Maryland Baltimore County on a Fulbright scholarship.
Previous Posts:
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Goucher College, Baltimore Maryland
- Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Lecturer, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Lecturer, Baltimore City Community College
- Lecturer, University of Maryland Baltimore County
- Lecturer, Egerton University Njoro, Kenya
- Assistant Lecturer, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Selected Publications:
- Mugambi, H. M. (2004). “Sex, HIV/AIDS and silence; Kenyan youth speaking out.” LLC review, 4, 41-52.
- Mugambi, H. M. (2001). “Language choice and shift in Kenya: A look at the changing roles of English, Kiswahili and indigenous languages.”LLC review 1, 12-22.
- Mwangi, H. M. (1989). Reading and note making; A course for Form Four Government Secondary School Students in Kenya . Unpublished masters’ thesis, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Research
Interests:
- Language, Literacy, and Culture.
Selected Affiliations:
- American Sociological Association
- Fulbright Association
- British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
- Teachers of English as a Second Language (TESOL)
- Alliance for the Advancement of Heritage Languages
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