Wanjiru Gichuhi

Wanjiru Gichuhi

Senior Lecturer, Population and Research Institute, University of Nairobi

Wanjiru Gichuhi is a Senior Lecturer at the Population Studies and Research Institute of the University of Nairobi. A social demographer, her research focuses on population, health, rural/community and gender issues that have development and social policy implications. Specific interests include family dynamics, maternal/child survival, reproductive health, FP/HIV/AIDS, livelihood and food security issues. She has served as a consultant, project coordinator,and research fellow on a variety of development project appointments within Kenya and beyond. She has keen interest in research and monitoring and evaluation. Gichuhi received her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.

Working Group Affiliation

The Rural-Urban Interface: Gender and Poverty in Ghana and Kenya, Statistics and Stories