Paul Oburu

Paul Oburu obtained his Masters Degree in Educational Psychology from Moi University, Kenya and PhD. in Developmental Psychology from Gothenburg University, Sweden.

Oburu has an extensive background in research involving vulnerable adolescents and grandmothers affected and infected by HIV/AIDS related deaths. His initial research focus concentrated on caregiving stress, mental health and adjustment problems of grandmother caregivers and orphaned children who assume age inappropriate child caring responsibilities with the death of their biological parents. Oburu has also assessed caregiving challenges experienced by adolescent children taking care of other equally vulnerable siblings. His research training, expertise and experiences with the youth made vulnerable by the widespread HIV/AIDS related mortality and living in impoverished contexts made him particularly well suited to positively contribute towards the development and execution of viable and policy related research projects.

Additionally, Oburu has also been involved in research involving children taking care of other siblings, and the vulnerability factors related to HIV/AIDS infections amongst adolescents and also probable risk taking behaviors amongst this particular group. Specifically, he has also been involved in the development and design of effective intervention programs that could possibly be put in place to reduce the possibility of the youth getting involved in risky sexual and life endangering behaviors. Oburu has also had wealth of experiences in child vulnerability factors, useful and dedicated expertise in quality assurance issues and focus that varies from University management, initial involvement in secondary school and university teaching experiences, cross-cultural research, child development, vulnerability and resiliency research spanning over 10 years.