Faculty: Nancy Muturi

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• Office: Kedzie 217
• Phone: 532-3890
• E-mail: nmuturi@ksu.edu

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Degrees 

BA, University of Nairobi, MA University of Nairobi, MA, University of Iowa, PhD University of Iowa 

Courses taught

Communication Theory, Gender Issues in the Media, Public Relations Campaigns, PR Case Studies, International Communication and Communication for Social Change 

Nancy uses a community service learning approach, collaborating with local non-profit organizations to engage students in the learning process. 

Professional Information 

Nancy has several years of international experience with non-profit organizations. Prior to joined the School she worked as a health communication specialist for the University of the West Indies HIV/AIDS Response Program, taught and served as a graduate director for the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication. In that capacity she developed an internationally recognized graduate program in Communication for Social and Behavior Change.  Nancy is currently a member of the Communication for Social Change University Network coordinated in New Jersey and a board member of the African Women’s Health Organization, a US-based non-profit organizations. She also serves in the Kansas Regional AIDS Project board based in Manhattan. She has several years in the field of Family Planning/Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS in Africa, Caribbean and with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) where she worked as a Health Communication Fellow. She is a currently a member of the Women’s Studies faculty, and is actively involved in the African Studies Center at K-State. Nancy consults with several international organizations including CIDA, UNICEF and UNESCO.  

Research interests 

Gender and Health communication with special interests in HIV/AIDS and Women’s reproductive health. Her research focus is in Africa, the Caribbean and among minority populations in the United States.  

Recent works include: 

• Muturi, Nancy (in Press) Health Education for HIV/AIDS Prevention:  A Caribbean Case Study. Submitted to the Journal of Communication for Development and Social Change
• Muturi, Nancy (in Press)  Sexual Violence and Women’s Reproductive Health in Jamaica. In D. Roberts, R. Reddock, & D. Douglas (Eds.), Gender, Sexuality, and Implications for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean,, Kingston, University of the West Indies Press.
• Muturi, Nancy (2008). Faith-Based Organization in HIV/AIDS Prevention: Culture and Communication Challenges in Jamaica.  In D'Silva, Margaret U., Hart, Joy L. & Walker, Kandi, L. (Eds). HIV/AIDS Prevention and Health Communication, (pp. 110-131), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK.
• Muturi, Nancy (2008). Faith-Based Initiatives in HIV/AIDS Communication: The Jamaican Situation. International Journal of Communication, 2, 108-131
• Muturi, Nancy (2007). The Interpersonal Communication Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention,  Journal of Creative Communication, 2 (3), 307–327
• Muturi, Nancy (2006).  Gender Empowerment through ICTs:  Potential and Challenges for Women in the Caribbean.  Seville Journal of Global Media Studies, 3 (1) 133-148
• Muturi, Nancy and Patricia Donald (2006).  Violence against Women and Girls in the Caribbean: An Intervention and Lessons Learned from Jamaica.  Caribbean Quarterly – Gender, Development and Society, 52 (2&3) 83-102
• Muturi, Nancy (2006) Media, Communication and Development:  Challenges for the Small Caribbean. Media Development Quarterly Journal, 53 (3), 38-42
• Muturi, Nancy (2006).  Access and Use of ICTs among Women in Jamaica.  In Tauth Eileen M.  (Ed).  Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology. Hershey, Idea Group Inc. (pp.1-6)
• Muturi, Nancy (2005).  Cultural considerations in HIV/AIDS communication and prevention in Kenya.  Journal of Health Communications, 10(1) 77-98
• Muturi, Nancy (2005). Gender, ICTs and Health in the Caribbean.  In Cummings, Sarah, Henk van Dam, and Minke Valk, (Eds.) Gender and ICTs in Rural Development. A Global Source Book, Gender, Society & Development series, no. 8. (pp.61-74), Oxfam, UK.
• Muturi, N. (2003). Women’s status in reproductive health decision-making: A communications approach. Journal of Development Communication, 14(1):32-50.