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Personal Info
- Prof. Emily Achieng' Akuno
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Contact & Designation
- Administration
- Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs)
- eakuno@cuk.ac.ke
- +254-20 2430127 Ext. 231;
- Mon - Fri 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
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Education
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Work Experience
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Research Statement
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Research Project
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Grants and Projects
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Publications
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Postgraduate Student Supervision
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Professional Affiliations
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Other Contributions
| Level | Qualification | Institution | Year |
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Degree | Bachelor of Education (Arts) - BEd(Arts) | Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya | 1986 |
Degree | Master of Music (MMus) | Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, La, USA | 1988 |
Degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Kingston University, Surrey, UK | 1997 |
| Level | Qualification | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Institution | Position |
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May 1987 - August 2007 | Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya | Graduate Assistant, Tutorial Fellow, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Chair of Department, Ag. Director of School/Institute, Ag. Dean of Students |
August 2007-August 2010 | University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa | Associate Professor of Music and Head, School of Music |
August 2010 - November 2011 | Maseno University, Kisumu, Kenya | Associate Professor of Music |
December 2011 - March 2017 | The Technical University of Kenya | Associate Professor of Music; Professor of Music; Director, Centre for Creative and Cultural Industries; Executive Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology |
March 2017 to date | The Co-operative University of Kenya | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic Affairs |
| General statement on area(s) of research |
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Music performance and education as components of the development of the creative and cultural industries, and towards efficiency and cultural relevance in education |
| Title | Area(geographic) | Funding Body | Date |
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Cultural Intelligence in musical arts learning | Kenya Music Festival | The Technical University of Kenya | 2015-2016 |
Music Education for Literacy Development in children | Nyanza, Kenya | Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research | 2013-2016 |
Music Sencorship | Nairobi, Kenya | Nordic Africa Institute | 2013 |
Higher Education governance and leadership for creative industry development | Kenya public universities | Codesria | 2012-2016 |
| Project / Programme Title | Partner / Agency | Dates |
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Higher Education Governance and Leadership for Creative Industry Development | Codesria | 2013-2015 |
Enhancing Creativity for Youth Empowerment and Community development | National Research Fund, Kenya | 2017-2019 |
Music for Literacy Development - Phase I and II | Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE), UK | 2013-2016 |
African Music Development Project | International Music Council, ACPCulture+, EU | 2013-2015 |
African Music Education Project | International Society for Music Education (ISME) and Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE) | 2013-2014 |
| Journal Title/Name | Date of Publication | Volume and Pages | Internet Link |
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| Title/Book or Chapter | Publication and/or Publisher | Editor | Date of Publication | Page Numbers |
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Childhood Culture and Arts Experience as Education for Spiritual Security | Spirituality of a Personality: Theory, Methodology and Practice. Ed. Galyna P. Schevchenko. Publishing House of the Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University | 2017 | ||
Controversial Music: A postcolonial reading of D.O. Misiani's Bim en Bim and Wainaina's Nchi ya Kitu Kidogo | Researching Music Censorship. Eds Annemette Kirkegaard, Helmi Jarviluoma, Jan Sverre Knusden and Jonas Otterbeck. Cambridge Scholars Publishing | 2017 |
| Title | Conference | Date |
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Cultural Intelligence in Facilitating Music Arts experience at the Kenya Music Festivals | International Society for Music Education 32nd World Conference on Music Education, Glasgow, Scotland | July 2016 |
Education for Responsible technology Transfer in Kenya: Towards a conceptual underpinning for HE in the development of the Jua Kali Sector. With M. Kidenda | 19th ICE and IEEE Conference, The Hague, Netherlands | 2013 |
| Name | Institution | Qualification | Title of Dissertation | Period |
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Digolo, Beatrice Obonyo | Traditional Music and Innovative Communication: Synchronic analysis of selected Dodo and Nyatiti songs. PhD, Kenyatta University | 2003 | ||
Shitandi, Wilson Ol'Leka | An Analysis of the Substance of Meaning in Legio Mariae Hymnody, PhD, Kenyatta University | 2010 |
| Organisation | Role | Period |
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International Society for Music Education | Member | 2000 to date |
International Music Council | President | 2017 - 2019 |
| Other Contributions |
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Reviewer, African Journal of Musical Arts |
Editor-in-Chief, Talanta, Yearbook of the Kenya Music Festival, 2015 |
Chair, Kenya Music and Cultural Festival |