Wathuta, Jane Rachel Muthoni (Dr.)

Wathuta, Jane Rachel Muthoni (Dr.)

Faculty Member

Positions

Academic Director, Strathmore Law School 2020 -
Director, Strathmore Institute of Family Studies , Strathmore University 2017 - 2019
Visiting Research Fellow, University of Witwatersrand 2017 - 2019
Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Witwatersrand 2015 - 2017
Part-time and visiting lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences , Strathmore University 2014 - 2015
Part-time and visiting lecturer, Strathmore Law School , Strathmore University 2008 - 2011

Research Areas

overview

PhD, LLB, MA
Advocate, Researcher.

geographic focus

Kenya Country

head of

Strathmore University Academic Director, (Strathmore Law School) 2020 -

member of

National Bioethics Committee under the National Commission for Science Technology & Innovation (NASCOTI) Kenya Member 2017 -
High Court of Kenya Advocate 2001 -
Bioethics Society of Kenya (BSK) Member
Law Society of Kenya Member
Research Ethics Committee (REC) of the Strathmore University Institutional Ethics Review Committee (SU-IERC) Member

selected publications

personal communication document
- Response to Commentary on 'The wonders of new available post-analysis CT software in the hands of vascular surgeons'.. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery. 106; author reply 106-7. 2012
academic article
- A Look at Uganda's Early HIV Prevention Strategies Through a Moderate 'African' Communitarian Lens.. Developing world bioethics. 18:109-118. 2018
- Human dignity as a basis for providing post-trial access to healthcare for research participants: a South African perspective.. Medicine, health care, and philosophy. 21:139-155. 2018
- Human Dignity as a basis for providing post-trial access to healthcare for research participants: a South African perspective. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy. 1-17. 2017
- A Look at Uganda's Early HIV Prevention Strategies Through a Moderate 'African' Communitarian Lens. Developing World Bioethics. 2016
- Gender Equality dynamics in the prevention of a heterosexual HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research. 15:55-66. 2016
- Parents as partners in adolescent HIV prevention in Eastern and Southern Africa: an evaluation of the current United Nations' approach. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 2016
- Gender inequality dynamics in the prevention of a heterosexual HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.. African journal of AIDS research : AJAR. 15:55-66. 2016
- Parents as partners in adolescent HIV prevention in Eastern and Southern Africa: an evaluation of the current United Nations' approach.. International journal of adolescent medicine and health. 30. 2016
- Martin Gunnarson and Fredrik Svenaeus (eds): The body as gift, resource, and commodity: exchanging organs, tissues, and cells in the 21st century. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. 36:167-169. 2015
chapter
- Curbing Tobacco Addiction in Kenya: Ethical and Legal Challenges Arising. Addiction in South and East Africa. 281-305. 2019
- Human Dignity Protection in Social Science Research: Perspectives from Selected African Countries. Research Ethics Forum. 197-212. 2019
- Human Dignity Protection in Social Science Research in Africa: The State and Role of National Research Guidelines
conference paper
- Re-learning to be Human for Global Times: Communitarianism and the use of Information Technologies in Africa today . Makerere RVP International conference. 2017
- Reinforcing Family Values in Africa: The Influence of Parental Communication on the Sexual Behavior of Adolescents. CUEA RVP International Conference on the clash between modern and traditional values in Africa / African values in the contemporary world. 2017
- Communication in HIV prevention: Empowering Communities to end the Epidemic. 7th International Conference on Information Law and Ethics ICIL on broadening the horizons of Information Law and Ethics: A Time for Inclusion. 2016
- Harmonizing Mobility & Aspirations: Managing HIV risk in sub-Saharan Africa through Family-Friendly Migration Policies. 2015 HDCA (Human Development and Capability Association) Conference on Capabilities on the Move: Mobility and Aspirations. 2015
- Science Policy in the Service of Human Flourishing: Lessons from the HIV/AIDS Experience. 22nd Annual Summer Conference of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) on science, research and the limits of bioethics at Trinity International University, Deerfield. 2015
- HIV, Justice & Gender Equality in sub-Saharan Africa. Strathmore Annual Law Conference 2014 . 2014
- A Human Rights' Conscience in Public Health. 9th World Conference of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics on bioethics, medical ethics and health law towards the 21st century. 2013
- Ethical and human rights implications of strategies to halt the spread of HIV/AIDs. 9th Annual ethics conference on bioethics medical, legal, environmental and cultural aspects in healthcare ethics at Strathmore University. 1-27. 2012
- Humanistic education to deal with complexity in HIV/AIDS preventive intervention in sub-Saharan Africa. Third International Conference of the Association of Social Sciences & Humanities in HIV (ASSHH) on rhetoric and reality.
report
- Compliance Failures 2017
- ICT and Mobile Data for Health Research 2016

editor of

other research activities

Aesthetics, sociology and ethics in youth education Investigator 2016 -
La aportacion del modelo de la reciprocidad a la superacion a la discriminacion por razon de genero (The contribution of the reciprocity model to the overcoming of gender discrimination) Investigator 2016 -
Creating and enhancing trustworthy, responsible, and equitable partnerships in international research (the TRUST Project) Investigator 2015 - 2018
Proyecto Piuna "Derechos Humanos y Genero" (Human Rights and Gender) Investigator 2014 - 2015

keywords

Bioethics
Human Rights

teaching activities

Ethics of Love and Family (Masters) Lecturer 2008 -
Family Studies and Human Development Lecturer 2008 -
Gender and the Law Lecturer 2008 -
Principle of Ethics Lecturer 2008 -
BDP 2105 - Family Studies and Human Development Lecturer

reviewer of

The body as gift, resource, and commodity: exchanging organs, tissues, and cells in the 21st century (Book) 2015 -
African Journal of AIDS Research (Journal)
Master thesis in Applied Philosophy and Ethics (Strathmore University) (Thesis)
Research Ethics (Journal)
South African Journal of Bioethics and Law (Journal)

professional service activities

Strathmore University Personal student mentor 2015 - 2017
Campus Bio-Medico di Roma & RUI Foundation Personal student mentor 2011 - 2014
University of Witwatersrand Personal student mentor 2011 - 2014

education and training

D.E.L.E. Diploma as Spanish as a Foreign Language, Instituto Cervantes 2009
M.M.F Master in Marriage and Family, University of Navarre 2008
Dip.Law. Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law 1998
LL.B., University of Nairobi 1997

full name

Jane Rachel Muthoni Wathuta

primary email

jwathuta@strathmore.edu

mailing address

Ole Sangale Road, Madaraka Estate

Nairobi

59857 - 00200

Kenya

webpage

Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Contact Info

jwathuta@strathmore.edu

Websites