Prof. Damaris Parsitau (PhD)

Prof. Damaris Parsitau (PhD)

Speaker

Calvin University, USA. Director of the Nagel Institute

Dr. Parsitau has over 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and leadership in different universities and research and policy institutions in Africa and beyond. She has conducted numerous research projects and published over 70 book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles with two forthcoming monographs. Her research and teaching interests include World/African Christianity, Evangelical, and Pentecostal Christianity, and its intersections with women’s leadership, gender and women’s bodies, politics, and civil engagements among other interests. Damaris is also a thought leader in Girls’ Education policy and has published over 20 opinion pieces, policy blogs, and briefs in both print and digital media, all dedicated to strengthening education actors and promoting the use of evidence-based research for effective policy action and practice. She is a leadership coach, mentor, social justice educator, and gender equality advocate.