PROF RICHARD OGOLA BELE MAKOPONDO
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| EDUCATION | |||
| Qualification | Area of Specialization | Institution | Year |
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| DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) | LEISURE STUDIES | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, (UNITED STATES) | 2003 |
| MASTERS OF ARTS (MA) | RECREATION AND LEISURE STUDIES | UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO,ONTARIO CANADA (UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS) | 1995 |
| BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSC) | HOSPPITALITY MANAGEMENT | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (UNITED STATES) | 1984 |
| WORK EXPERIENCE | ||
| Period | Position | Institution |
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| 2011 - TODATE | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA (KENYA) |
| 2007 - 2011 | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY EAST BAY (UNITED STATES) |
| 2005 - 2007 | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AT GAINESVILLE (UNITED STATES) |
| 2003 - 2005 | COORDINATOR & PROGRAM PROMOTION | SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY , SAN JOSE ,CALIFORNIA (UNITED STATES) |
| 2001 - 2002 | LECTURER | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (UNITED STATES) |
| 1995 - 1999 | TEACHING/RESEARCH ASSISTANT | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (UNITED STATES) |
| 1992 - 1994 | TEACHING/RESEARCH ASSISTANT | UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO (CANADA) |
| 1986 - 1992 | SENIOR LECTURER | KENYA UTALII (KENYA) |
| 1981 - 1985 | LECTURER | KENYA UTALII COLLEGE (KENYA) |
| GENERAL STATEMENT ON RESEARCH AREA(S) |
| UNDERSTANDING OF INSTITUTIONAL /SYSTEMIC,SOCIAL AND PERSONAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE WHETHER AND HOW TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED GROUPS AND INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS BENEFIT FROM AND /OR GET INVOLVED WITH OPPORTUNITES,PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES WITHIN NATIONAL PARKS,PUBLIC OUTDOOR AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AREAS. |
| CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS | ||
| Title | Area | |
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| RACE,ETHNICITY, AND DIVERSITY IN PARKS, RECREATION, AND TOURISM: A QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES, FACTORS AND RELEVANT DIMENSIONS: | LEISURE AND RECREATION | |
| SELECTED PUBLICATIONS | |
| - Makopondo, Richard O.B.. Vol 24, No 1 (2006)
- Special Creating Racially/ Ethnically Inclusive Partnerships in Natural Resource Management and Outdoor recreation:the chellenges issues and strategies ... .journal of park and recreation adminstration. volume 24,number1 pp.7-31 spring | |
| - By Pettis Perry and Richard Makopondo Working With Nonprofits 101 and
Beyond. California Park and Recreation Magazine San Jose State University. Winter 2005. Volume 61, No. 1 | |
| CURRENT POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS SUPERVISION | ||
| Name | Project Title | Period |
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| WAN-ZU CHAO | MARKETING TOOLS AS A FACTOR IN DESTINATION IMAGE FORMATION(2005) | 2005 |
| PETER PARKER | TOURISM IN DEQIN:A CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSEMENT | 2006 |
| LEPETU JOYCE | PhD.COMMUNITY- BASED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND TOURISM PARTNERSHIPS IN BOTSWAN:WHICH AWAY FOR | 2007 |
| WU TING BING | PhD:COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AS EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR ENCHANCING DIVERSITY IN E.E | 2006 |
| PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND SOCIETIES |
| MEMBER, CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HOSPITALITY |
| MEMBER, RESORT AND COMMERCIAL RECREATION ASSOCIATION |
| MEMBER, NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION |
| MEMBER, SOCIETY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION EDUCATORS |
| MEMBER, CCALIFORNIA SOCIETY FOR PARKS AND RECRATION EDUCATORS |
| MEMBER, NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS |
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