Position/Status
Lecturer School of Education, Arts & Social Sciences
E-mail Address
ombunda@kcau.ac.ke
Academic Qualification
- Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (ongoing)
- Master of Education in Educational Psychology
- Bachelor of Education (Arts) in English and Literature
Membership of Professional Bodies or Associations
- The Teachers Service Commission (TSC)
Profile
Hedwig is an educational psychologist with a decade of successful experience in teaching and mentoring students. She is the pioneer chairperson of the department of Educational and Psychological Studies in the School of Education, Arts, & Social Sciences at KCA University. She has research interests are in mental health, gender, social comparison, motivation, student engagement, access to education, participation in education, completion rates in education, and nutrition. she has collaborated with other academics on many projects dealing with the cited topics. She has also participated in mental health awareness workshops inside and outside KCA University with the aim of helping students and employees manage their mental health. She is currently doing a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology.
Research Interest
- Mental health
- Social comparison
- Access, Participation, and Completion rates in education
Consultancies and Research
- The IFAS and Calcium supplementation in pregnancy in Kakamega North
- The impact of gender-based policies and programs on access, participation and completion rates of female students in universities
Selected Publications(Books, Refereed publications & Non Refereed publications)
- Martin, S. L., Wawire, V., Ombunda, H., Li, T., Sklar, K., Tzehaie, H., … & Stoltzfus, R. J. (2018). Integrating calcium supplementation into facility-based antenatal care services in western Kenya: A qualitative process evaluation to identify implementation barriers and facilitators. Current developments in nutrition, 2(11), nzy068. Integrating Calcium Supplementation into Facility Based Antenatal Care Services in Western Kenya A Qualitative Process Evaluation to Identify Implementation Barriers and Facilitators
- Martin, S., Wawire, V., Li, T., Sklar, K., Tzehaie, H., Wong, A., Ombunda, H., … & Dickin, K. (2017). Incorporating Calcium Supplementation into Antenatal Care Services is Acceptable to Providers, Pregnant Women, and Families in Western Kenya. The FASEB Journal, 31, 786-32. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6215767/
- Wawire,V.,Ombunda, H., and Mbirianjau, L.(2011).The Impact Of Gender-Based Policies and Programs on The Participation of Female Students in Kenya’s Public university Education. FAWE Research Series, Vol 2, P92. https://issuu.com/fawe/docs/fawe_research_series_-_volume-2_fu
Conferences & Chapters
- KCAU Interdisciplinary conference
- Online Pedagogy Workshop
- Fundamentals of grant writing workshop
- Manuscript writing Workshop
- Mixed methods research training workshop
