Masaya Hillary Chakava
MASAYA HILLARY CHAKAVA
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Assistant Lecturer Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Department of Literature, Languages and Linguistics (Communication and Media) Egerton University P.O. Box 13357 – 20100 Nakuru Town Campus College +254722210102 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
EDUCATION
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2013 |
PhD in Mass Communication - Ongoing |
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology |
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2009 |
Master of Arts in Communication Studies |
University of Nairobi |
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2006 |
Bachelor of Education Arts (English and Literature) |
Egerton University |
AREAS OF SPECIALISATION
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Editing, publishing, print lay-out and design.
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KEY RESEARCH PROJECTS AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
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2014 |
Impact of new media on scholarly communication among lecturers in public universities in Kenya. |
Ongoing |
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2013 |
An Investigation of the level of scientific and technological literacy in Kenya |
Collaborative study |
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2012 |
Scholarly publishing as a bridge to Kenya Vision 2030. |
Presented a paper at the Kenya Methodist University Annual Research Conference |
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2009 |
Effects of online marketing communication on book sales among publishers and book distributors in Kenya. |
Unpublished MA thesis |
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2006 |
Research Assistant for Institute of Development Studies. Conducted a study on provision of co-curricular facilities to university students in Kenya. |
Presented at the National Workshop on Capacity Building on Higher Education Reforms in Kenya |
SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS
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2013 |
Unexploited opportunities for Online Marketing Communication in Kenya’s book publishing trade. |
Published in the International Journal for Professional Practice Volume 4; Issues 1 & 2, pp. 98-109 |
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2012 |
Scholarly publishing as a bridge to Kenya Vision 2030. |
Published in the International Journal for Professional Practice, Volume 3; Issue 3. |
WORK EXPERIENCE
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2014 |
Egerton University |
Assistant Lecturer (Communication and Media) |
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2010-2014 |
Kenya Methodist University |
University Editor |
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2007-2010 |
East African Educational Publishers Limited |
Assistant Editor; Language, Literature and Humanities |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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New media, communication technology and scholarly publishing
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