Dr. Ndunge Kiiti

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ndunge Kiiti is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Global Development Section with over 30 years of experience in international development. She has served as a Visiting Associate Professor and Director of the Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART) Program at Cornell University’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. In addition to her role at Cornell, Ndunge is an adjunct faculty member at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. Prior to returning to Cornell in 2015, she was a Professor of International Development at Houghton College. Ndunge's work emphasizes research, teaching, and service in communication, education, health, and entrepreneurship. Her collaborative research projects include the use of mobile money technology in women’s micro-credit groups in Kenya and studies on smallholder farmers in Rwanda and Ethiopia. She holds a PhD in Communication from Cornell University, which included a year of study in International Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Ndunge teaches courses on emerging markets, immigrant and refugee entrepreneurship, and global health issues.

Research Interests

Experience

Adjunct Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

Cornell University • Ithaca, NY

Teaching courses and conducting research in global development.

Adjunct Faculty

2015-01-01 — Present

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

Teaching public health courses.

Professor

2005-01-01 — 2015-01-01

Houghton College • Houghton, NY

Led courses on international development.

Awards

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L.A. Potts Success Stories Award

2019-01-01
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Excellence in Teaching Award

2011-01-01
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Outstanding Teaching Award

2001-01-01

Requirements for Cornell University

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:15
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Architecture or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
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  • Transcripts
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Specialization Notes

Department of Architecture