Recent MTSU master’s graduate Nyasaina Kwamboka and Dr. Christabel Devadoss, professor of geography at MTSU, discussed Kwamboka’s research. Kwamboka recently graduated with a Master of Arts in International Affairs, alongside a year of research focused on how energy policy shapes communities around the world.
The Kenyan native completed the degree in an accelerated timeline while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. As a graduate assistant in the Department of Political and Global Affairs, she conducted research on geothermal energy and human security, collaborated with faculty members across disciplines and continued leading the nonprofit organization she founded before arriving at MTSU.
One of those collaborations paired Kwamboka with Devadoss, professor of geography, on a research project examining rural communities in the American Midwest. Kwamboka assisted with qualitative data analysis, interview coding, mapping and preparation of a forthcoming peer-reviewed book chapter.
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