Dr. Sylvia Tuikong Profile
Director, Quality Assurance and Accreditation
Dr. Sylvia Tuikong
Director, Quality Assurance and Accreditation
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| Name: | Dr. Sylvia Tuikong |
|---|---|
| Mobile: | +254 709 972 000 |
| E-mail: | stuikong@daystar.ac.ke |
| Website: | None |
| Updated: | 30 Sep, 2024 |
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About
I have been a Geography and Christian Religious Education teacher in Alliance Girls, Pangani Girls and AIC Morop Girls Nakuru, Kenya. I joined Daystar University in January 2006 as a Student Counselor and later became the Coordinator, Collaborative Academic Programs. I was a Lecturer in the department of Psychogy from May 2014 to May 2015 and in June 2015 became a Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Peace and Conflict Studies. I became the Assistant Director, Quality Assurance in November 2015 to October 2016. In November 2016, became the Director, Quality Assurance, a position that I hold to date.
I have skills in the area of leadership, motivation speaking, counseling, negotiation and mediation. I am good at assertiveness training, decision making, capacity building as well as team building.
I am a member of Kenya Counseling Association as well as Kenya Psychological Association. I am also a member of Association for Faculty Enrichment in Learning and Teaching.
Academic Qualification
Recent Publications
Teaches
Undergraduate, Masters and PhD
Peace and Conflict Studies, Post Conflict Reconstruction, Conflict Transformation, Peace building, Counseling Fundamentals and Micro-skills, Group Dynamics, Professional Ethics, Abnormal Psychology, Human Development, Psychology of Learning, Thesis Supervision
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Publications
Journals
Tuikong, S. (2022) Just Techno-panic or a Real Risk? Publishing Children’s Pictures Online: A Review of Literature. International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies Volume 13, Number 2-3, 2022, p. 72–87. Special Issue: Towards a Localized Understanding of Violence Against Children and Adolescents in Africa. https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1092565ar
Published2022
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Abigail S Robbertz, Sae-Jin Kim, Christine Musyimi, Sylvia Tuikong, Jenelle Shanley, Victoria Mutiso, Olivia Hucks, David Ndetei, Lisa Armistead, Qualitative analysis of health literacy: exploring a Kenyan community’s response to childhood illness, Health Promotion International, 2022;, daac027, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac027
Published2022
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Tuikong, S. (2022). The Church and Humanitarian Crisis in the Post-COVID-19 Era. The African Church and COVID-19: Human Security, the Church, and Society in Kenya, 83.
Published2022
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Refereed Journal Articles
Taking Nairobi Lessons to Addis Ababa: The Critical Role of Stakeholders’ Involvement in a Nation’s Environmental and Development Agenda, March 11th and 12th 2019.
Published2019
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Kuria, J., Wahome, L. Tuikong, S. (2018). PTSD, Depression and Anxiety Comorbidity Among Adolescents Living in Neema and Tumaini Children Homes. International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, Vol. 3, no. 12,Dec. 2018, pp. 7121-7129, ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=504
Published2018
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Kuria, J. Tuikong. S. & Mwangi M. (2018). Assessment of Post-Traumatic Stress Levels among Adolescents Residing at Neema and Tumaini Children’s Home. International Journal of Current Research, Volume 10, Issue 8, pp. 72808-72811,August 2018
Published2018
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Njuguna S., Tuikong S., Ngure P. (2018) A Storytelling Program for Women Living with HIV in an Informal Settlement in Kenya: Addressing Psychological Trauma, Depression and Stigma. Arch Palliat Care Med: APCM-108.DOI:10.29011/APCM-108.00008
Published2018
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Ireri, N.W, Mbwayo, A. W, Munene, A.K & Tuikong, S. (2017). Proportions and Severity Levels of Anxiety among Children and Adolescents Presenting with Autism Spectrum Disorder in two Schools in Nairobi, Kenya. Elixir International Journal, 109 (2017) 48090-48094.
Published2017
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Tuikong, S. (2016). Types and Nature of Peace Building Strategies Employed by Humanitarian Organizations after 2007 Post Election Violence in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences andHumanities (IJRRSH), Volume 3, Issue 3, pp. (124-154). July-September 2016.
Published2016
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Wamalwa, D.N, Wanjala, T.N. & Tuikong, S. (2016) Nature and Influence of Conflict in Kibera and Mathare Slums after 2007 Elections in Kenya: International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (URRSSH) Volume 3, Issue 2, pp (9-16), Month: April 2016-June 2016.
Published2016
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Activities
Other Publications
Published2017
Attended Inter University Council Quality Assurance Training (Cohort 4 in 2016 and 2017)
Travel Grants
Published2019
Travel grants to attend International Conference on Engineering Innovations in Ethiopia– Resource Sustainability and Infrastructure Improvements, at Jimma, University, March 11th and 12th 2019. US$ 500
Published2018
Travel grants to attend 2018 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, June 20 – 24, 2018, at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, USA. US$ 2000
Published2017
Travel grant to attend the 4 th Regional Parenting Conference (on Embracing Technology for Safety of Children in Care Settings: Ending online Violence Against Children) in Malawi from the 24th to 27th October 2017. US$ 1500
Published2016
Travel grant to attend ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect held at the Telus Convention Centre, Calgary Canada between 28-31 August 2016. US$ 3620
Conferences attended
Published2019
International Conference on Engineering Innovations in Ethiopia-Resource Sustainability and Infrastructure Improvements. March 11th and 12th 2019 at Jimma Instititute of Technology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Published2017
The 4th Regional Parenting Conference (on Embracing Technology for Safety of Children in Care Settings: Ending online Violence Against Children) in Malawi from the 24th to 27th October 2017 at Sun and Sand Resort, Malawi.
Published2016
ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect held at the Telus Convention Centre, Calgary Canada between 28-31 August 2016
Published2016
International Communication Association held in Daystar University, Nairobi Kenya 19-21, October 2016.
Published2015
International Trauma Conference on the 25th to 27th of August 2015 held in United States University Africa (USIU), organized by the Psychological Association of Kenya.
Published2015
The 2nd East and Central African Regional Conference of Psychology & The 1st National Congress Of Psychology (NCP 2015) held at the Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, organized by The Psychological Society of Kenya.
Published2013
The 3rd East African Communication Association Conference, 9th - 11th October 2013 at Silver Springs Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Paper Presentation
Published2018
Towards a Transformed Society: The Role of Participatory Communication and Behavior Change Campaigns on Plastic Disposals in Kenya, 2018 International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, June 20 – 24, 2018, at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Published2017
Community Based Intervention for Women Living with HIV and AIDS In Korogocho, Nairobi, Kenya: Reducing Trauma, Depression and Stigma Using The Narrative Approach (Presented at the International Trauma Conference at USIU, Nairobi, Kenya.
Published2017
A Storytelling Program for HIV and AIDS-Infected Women: Reducing Psychological Trauma and Depression in Korogocho, Nairobi, Kenya.Addressing Stigmatization in Gender Based Violence: The Case of Kenyan Universities
Published2017
Is it techno-panic or a real risk? Publishing children’s pictures online: a review of literature presented in the 4th Regional Parenting Conference (on Embracing Technology for Safety of Children in Care Settings: Ending online Violence Against Children) in Malawi from the 24th to 27th October 2017
Published2017
Enhancing Resilience among vulnerable Juveniles in Charitable Children Institutions in Kenya presented in Pathway Resilience Conference in South Africa.
Published2016
Adolescent Girls Participation Towards Ending Child Marriages presented at ISPCAN conference in Calgary Canada, 28th – 31st August, 2016
Published2016
Child abuse, Neglect, Resultant Trauma and Interventional Measures: A Case Study of Childline Kenya presented at ISPCAN conference in Calgary Canada, 28t-31st August 2016.
Research Grants
Published2017
Research project on assessing the effectiveness of plastic bags ban inKenya, (2017) US$ 11000
Published2017
The Impact of Student Processes: A Case Study of Daystar University (2017) US$ 1920
Published2016
The Perception Of County Residents On Devolution In Kenya (2016) US$ 24221
Published2016
Daystar University Graduate Exit Satisfaction Survey (2016) US$ 1650
Published2016
Investigating Factors Promoting Resilience Among Institutionalised Children In Selected Shelters In Lower Kabete And Dagoretti Sub- Counties, Kenya. US$ 3500
Research Interests
Peace, conflict resolution, children, child abuse, quality assurance in higher education, environment, HIV and AIDS and other terminal diseases
Research Projects
- Member of a multidisciplinary research group in a study titled “Towards a Transformed Society: The Role of Participatory Communication and Behavior Change Campaigns on Plastic Disposals in Kenya”
- Participated in a HIV and AIDs Psychotrauma Project (Intervention). This was a project with several phases including finding out the depression levels of HIV positive women in Korogocho, Nairobi Kenya, taking them through a counseling programme using the narrative approach and re- checking their depression levels after the counseling program.
The project was being done between Seoul Institute of Narrative Studies, KOICA and Daystar University and was one of the Key participants.