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Julia Akinyi Obuya

Country of origin: Kenya Currently in: Kenya, Kisumu General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms
Academic Background

Degrees

2018 Master Biological Systems and Organisms
2015 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Biological Systems and Organisms

- Research proposal development; execution of field activities; data collection, processing and analysis; interpretation of results; and dissemination of research findings - Dissemination of socio-economics research findings through technical reports, scientific presentations, community outreaches, peer reviewed publications, among others.


Publications resulting from Research: 


- Okronipa, H., Bageant, E., Mojica, L., Owiti, H., Otuo, P., Obuya, J., Olela, P., Ochieng,J., Aura
Aura, C. and Fiorella, K., 2021. Household Food Insecurity and Dietary DiversityAmong Kenyan
Households During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Current Developments in Nutrition, 5(Supplement_2),
pp.241-241. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab029_042
- Onyango, H.O., Ochiewo, J., Mulanda, C.A., Sunil, S.S., Kayanda, R., Otuo, P.W., Obuya, J.A. and
Njru, J.M., 2021. The Lost Coin: Redefining the Economic and FinancialImpact of Small-Scale
Fisheries, the Case of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Social Sciences & Humanities Open.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3800868
- Fiorella, K., Owiti, H., Okronipa, H., Obuya, J.A., Aura, C.M., Olela, p., Bageant, E., Mojica, L.,
Ochieng, J., Wanguche, P.O. (2021). Small-scale fishing households amid COVID-19: the case of
Lake Victoria, Kenya. Journal of Fisheries Reasearch, 237 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2020.105856
- Obuya, J. A., Sigana D. A., Wang'ondu, V., Wambiji, N., Ong’anda, H. O & Orembo, B (2018). Lengthweight relationship of selected teleost fishes from Kilifi County, Kenya. Western Indian Ocean Journal of
Marine Science, 17 (1): 125-135 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/176417



Affiliations

Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association
Western Indian Ocean Early Career Science Network
Western Indian Ocean women in Science Network
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Nov 2018
University of Nairobi Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Trustee Fund Award
Award for being the best student in College of Biological and Physical Sciences in 2014/2015 Academic year
Sep 2015
University of Nairobi Scholarship
Scholarship to pursue masters degree

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