Dr Valentine Mukuria
Campus Dean (Blacktown), Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences
Areas of expertise: refugee studies; migrant research; African studies; service-learning
Phone: +61 (0) 449907211
Email: [email protected]
Location: ACU Blacktown Campus
ORCID ID: 0009-0009-1721-0737
HDR Supervisor accreditation status: Not accredited/Not applicable
Valentine is a higher education academic and practitioner with over 20 years of experience in internationalised, practice‑oriented higher education, curriculum innovation, and capacity‑building partnerships across Australia, Europe, Africa, and North America. Valentine has experience contributing to applied undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, professional master’s courses, and internationally networked curricula in education, public policy, leadership, and international development.
Valentine’s research and teaching expertise focus on (refugee) migrant studies, African studies, university–community engagement, service‑learning pedagogy and curriculum design.
Select publications
- Ogunsiji, O., Ogbeide, A. E., Mukuria, V., Olugbemiro, F., Workman, A., & Dune, T. (2022). From the World to Western: A Community-Engaged Teaching Strategy to Enhance Students' Learning of Cultural Issues Relevant to Healthcare. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(9), 5114. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095114
- Mukuria, V. (2022). Preparation for work: Reflections on developing an international Indigenous field trip. International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 169-186. https://www.ijwil.org/files/IJWIL_23_2_169_186.pdf
- Mukuria, V. (2020). State responses to COVID‑19: Kenya. In State Responses to COVID‑19. Western Sydney University
- Clark, L., Mukuria, V., & Sydes, C. (2014). Power dynamics in surveying work‑integrated learning. Studies in Higher Education
Projects
- 2025 - Voice of Young Social Entrepreneurs (VOYSE). Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (ACU) funded $100,000
- 2014 - New Colombo Plan and Endeavour Mobility Grants (Hong Kong, Canada)
Awards
- 2014 - Outstanding Professional Excellence Award, Celebrating African Australians.
Appointments and Affiliations
- 2025 to date - President, African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP)
- 2025 to date - Chair, Africa Special Interest Group, ACU
- 2025 to date - Advisory Committee member, (Suburban) University Study Hubs Australia, Mount Druitt
- 2026 - Board Member, Fairfield Connect Suburban University Study Hub
- 2015 - Steering Committee Member: Canadian Association for Community Service Learning
International journal review panel
- 2016 - Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement
- 2016 - Studies in Higher Education
- 2016 - International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE)
Public engagement
