Curriculum Vitae SUSAN SANDE OKOTH. Zoological Sciences, P O Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. Social status: Married to Peter W.

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1 Curriculum Vitae SUSAN SANDE OKOTH Zoological Sciences, P O Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa Telephone: (Kenya) Birth date: 14 th April 1974 Social status: Married to Peter W. de Jong QUALITIES I am keen on university lecturing, research on insect-plant research, touching on smallholder agriculture for poverty and hunger eradication and writing of both scientific and artistic papers. I enjoy community service, having worked with: farmers, youth and as a peer counselor since I am fluent in Spoken and Written English and Kiswahili and currently learning Dutch (past Niveau A2). RECENT WORK AND RESEARCH-RELATED EXPERIENCE Lecturer. January 2003 todate. Zoology Department, Kenyatta University. My duties include lecturing and involvement in research through student project supervisions and farmers groups. Warden February 2013 todate. Kenyatta University. I mentor, counsel and educate female students on matters to do with sexual health and social relationships that impact on their studies. Journal Reviewer: August Reviewed a paper for the Journal of Agriculture and Environment. I am currently also enlisted for any other upcoming appropriate papers. Research Assistant. November January The International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE).My duties included: - Writing and reviewing publication papers, reports and proposals, assisting Masters students in Integrated Pest Management laboratory and fieldwork, and assisting in other general administrative and research work. Collecting agriculture based data in collaboration with farmers. Project Facilitator. January 2002 to With Kids Hope Rescue Mission, Thika Branch. I participated in training of HIV/AIDS Counselors (on part time basis) in order to rehabilitate former street children and commercial sex workers.

2 Peer Counselor to Kenyatta University. My responsibilities included sensitizing my colleagues on responsible behavior and advocating for gender sensitivity. We used such tools as public addresses, door to door information dissemination and write-ups e.g. magazines and posters. Trainer of Farmers FORMAT Kenya. I worked on part time basis with this Non Governmental Organization which trained smallholder subsistent farmers on best practices based on findings of university research in order to improve their agricultural productivity and thus family livelihoods. Information Broker. November 1998 to January 1999 with Communication for Development International. Duties included planning for media coverage of any major events, take notes with reporters and organize for their publishing in the daily newspapers. Biology Tutor. August St. Stephen s Church Youth Group. Duties: Teaching Biology with an aim of equipping students for exams. Library research Assistant. December Dr. Aloo Obudho. I collected all abstracts in journals and books related to her study. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Ph. D. (Zoology). University of Pretoria, 2006 to My specialization was Entomology and the thesis was entitled: Beekeeping for forest conservation: a case study of the Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Kenya. Master of Science (Animal Ecology). Kenyatta University Sep 1999 to Jan Bachelor of Science Hons; (Zoology and Botany). Kenyatta University to PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCHES UNDERTAKEN Sande et al., (2009) Proximity to a forest leads to higher honey yield: Another reason to conserve. Journal of Biological Conservation. 142(2009): Sande et al., (2002) Effect of some common soil management practices on soil fauna populations, in Central Kenya. African Crop Science Conference Proceedings 5: Sande et al., (2001) Influence of soil management practices on the diversity and abundance of soil fauna. Masters Thesis. April - December Sande, S. O. and A/Rhman I. M. (2000) Butterfly feeding behavior on Lantana camara. Tropical Biology Association, course abstracts. Available online at INVERTEBRATES.pdf

3 Sande and Ogol, (1998) Insect pests affecting ornamental trees and shrubs in Kenyatta University. April Undergraduate Research Paper. COURSES SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES 17 th February Seminar entitled Wood in the SPOTlight Organisers: Forest and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Venue: Wageningen University, The Netherlands. 19 th 21 st November Regional Conference of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES). Venue: Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsor: DAAD (German Academic Board in Africa) April Refresher courses every year after that and a special one for Wardens in April The first course was in April 1996, Course: Training in guidance and Counseling. Sponsor: Pathfinder International. Venue: Kenyatta University. August th Symposium on Insect Plant Relationships. Sponsor: Organisers. Venue: Wageningen, The Netherlands. 22 nd 29 th August International Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climates. Venue: Umea, Sweden. Sponsor: IUFRO and Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). 6 th 12 th July International Conference on Entomology (ICE). Venue: Durban, South Africa. I presented a poster entitled: One more reason to conserve: better honey yields. July to 3 rd August th Symposium on Insect Plant Relationships. Sponsor: SIDA. Venue: Uppsala, Sweden. September 2005 to October Course Title: Introductory course for PhD students. Basic Insect Taxonomy and Systematics; Science writing, Communication and Oral presentation skills; Biostatistics including Introduction to statistical software Sponsor: African Regional Postgraduate Program in Insect Science. Venue: Nairobi, Kenya 10th to 17th April Course Title: Taxonomy for Biodiversity and Conservation. Sponsor: The Darwin Initiative. Venue: Lake Bogoria, Kenya 21 st to 26 th October The Fifth African Crop Science Society Conference. Paper title: Soil fauna populations as influenced by some common soil management practices in Central Kenya. Sponsor: The Rockefeller Foundation Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry. Venue: Lagos, Nigeria. 21 st to 22 nd May In-country agricultural scientists meeting. Paper title: Influence of soil management practices on the diversity and abundance of soil fauna in Central Kenya. Sponsor: The Rockefeller Foundation Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry. Venue: Nairobi, Kenya.

4 September One-month field course: Tropical Biodiversity. Sponsor: Tropical Biology Association. My Research title: Butterfly feeding behavior on Lantana camara bushes. Venue: East Usambara Mountains (Amani), Tanzania. July Forum s International Scientific Conference Paper title: The influence of soil fertility management practices on population sizes of soil fauna in the central highlands of Kenya. Sponsor: The Rockefeller Foundation Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry. Venue: Lilongwe, Malawi. September Course Title: The Craft of Research. Sponsor: Rockefeller Foundation Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry. Venue: Entebbe, Uganda. AWARDS November Partial Conference Attendance Fee. Regional Conference of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES). Venue: Nairobi, Kenya. Sponsor: DAAD (German Academic Board in Africa). August Partial scholarship to attend. 14 th Symposium on Insect Plant Relationships. Venue: Wageningen, The Netherlands. 22 nd 24 th August Training workshop on Adaptation of forests to Climate Change: working effectively at the interface of forest science and forest policy. Organized by Swedish University of Agriculture, International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and UN-Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). February A CEPF (Critical Ecosystem Projects Fund) grant for fieldwork on honey bees for forest conservation at Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Kenya. October A PhD scholarship sponsored by DAAD (German Academic Board), ICIPE (International Centre for Insect Ecology) and The University of Pretoria. April A full scholarship for training in Conservation of Biodiversity. The Darwin Initiative, British Government. September A full scholarship for training in Conservation of Biodiversity. The Tropical Biology Association. September 1999 to September September Full Masters Course Scholarship. Rockefeller Foundation Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry. Kenyatta University. 1998, Longest Serving Peer Counselor. Kenyatta University in collaboration with Pathfinder International.

5 MEMBERSHIP Kenyatta University Community Children Outreach. From 2013 African Women in Science and Engineering (AWSE). From June Soil Science Society of East Africa (Afnet). From January Kenyatta University, Peer Counselors Alumni Club. From 1998 Nature Kenya (former East African Natural History Society). From 1997 Others: Youth Wildlife Environmental Movement and Wildlife Club. REFEREES 1. Dr Ian Gordon, 2. Prof Calistus Ogol Birdlife International, Kenya. African International University, Ethiopia E mail: calogol@yahoo.co.uk