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Award and recognitions 

2024

Seal of Excellence award

A quality label awarded to project proposals submitted under Horizon Europe and ranked above predefined quality thresholds but was not funded due to budgetary constraints

2022

Geospatial World 50 Rising Stars

Highlight the outstanding accomplishments of young individuals who are proactive and passionate about the value of geospatial technology to the society, the environment and the economy.

2022

DHS 50 Years, 50 Data Users

Spotlighted duirng the celebration for 50 years of USAID’s dedication to high-quality data collection, evidence-based decision making, and host-country ownership.

2021

2021 Emerging leaders award

The Award recognizes significant contributions in leadership and service, including mentoring and other forms of capacity building, to the fields of tropical medicine and global health.

2020

GEOMATIC Super-hero Scientist

An intitiave thats inspires young people and help them see themselves in the faces and life stories of scientists working today.

2019

IPUMS Research Award

For the best research using IPUMS data to advance or deepen our understanding of social and demographic processes. Cash prize and certificate was awarded for best graduate student work.

2018

Special Achievement in GIS Award

Award by Esri to organizations that set new precedents throughout the GIS community. It recognizes outstanding work with GIS technology

2017

Alumni of the year recognition

Recognized as the alumni of the year for the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology where I studied my BSc and MSc.

2011-2013

Vice Chancellor's academic excellence awards

During my undergraduate studies, I was awarded Three, Vice Chancellor’s Academic Excellence Award in Geomatic Engineering and GIS

Fellowships

203-2027

Precision identification of maternal health vulnerability in sub-Saharan African conurbations using advanced geospatial approaches.
o A 3 -year Senior postdoctoral fellowship to support development of an independent, international research career, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (FWO- Belgium). Based at Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp.

2023- 2024

Putting ITM on the map – Consolidating and expanding geospatial capacity across departments at ITM.

2023 - 2024

Cities within cities: examining maternal health inequities in SSA cities. Newton International Fellowship Alumni programme, The Royal Society (Mobility funds with CHICAs -Lancaster University)

2021-2023

Geostatistical inference using spatially misaligned and aggregated data: a framework for disease mapping in low resource settings. Lancaster University, UK.
o A 2-year Newton International Fellowship provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career in The UK by The Royal Society (UK).

2020-2023

Estimating diagnostic services access in sub-Saharan Africa: Kenya Pilot. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) (1-yr). Co-PI

2022

Science of malaria eradication: A leadership development course at Harvard University, USA. Registration, airfare, and accommodation. Harvard University

2017-2021

PhD Studentship: Initiative to Develop African Research Leaders (IDeAL), KEMRI- Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.

2016-2017

MSc Scholarship: Higher Loans Education Board, Nairobi, Kenya.

2015

PgDip studentship: Initiative to Develop African Research Leaders (IDeAL), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)- Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya

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