sharon ochieng

About

Sharon Ochieng is an experienced qualitative researcher who has contributed to numerous health and social science projects at Aga Khan University (Kenya), with work published in peer-reviewed journals. She is currently completing her Master of Arts in Monitoring and Evaluation at Daystar University. Her research experience spans across Africa, including work with RAAGSAN Consulting (Somalia), Hivos (Zambia), and the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (Kenya). As part of the NextGen for Earth Team, she mentors early-career researchers in systematic reviews and qualitative research methods, fostering the next generation of evidence-driven professionals while actively advancing her own career in sustainable development.

Employment

• NextGen for Earth Mentor
  2026 - Present
• Raagsan Consulting Project analyst – Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Learning (MERL), Community Engagement, and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)
  2024 - 2025
• HIVOS Research Consultant and project manager
  2023 - 2024
• Aga Khan University Nairobi Associate Reasearch Analyst
  2020 - 2024
• Local Development Research Institute Data specialist
  2016 - 2016
• Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Quantitative Research Specialist
  2012 - 2019

Education

• Daystar University Masters in Arts (Monitoring and Evaluation
  2024 - Present
• Kenyatta University Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Community Development)
  2011 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (4)

• Aware but unprepared: the impact of climate change on healthcare workers and service delivery in Africa-a scoping review
  Aware but unprepared: the impact of climate change on healthcare workers and service delivery in Africa-a scoping review 2026
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• It is a disease which comes and kills directly’: What refugees know about COVID-19 and key influences of compliance with preventive measures.
  It is a disease which comes and kills directly’: What refugees know about COVID-19 and key influences of compliance with preventive measures. 2021
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• Conducting qualitative research during COVID-19: reflections on methods and challenges when interviewing marginalized refugee women.
  Conducting qualitative research during COVID-19: reflections on methods and challenges when interviewing marginalized refugee women. 2021
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• “We have a lot of home deliveries” A qualitative study on the impact of COVID-19 on access to and utilization of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health care among refugee women in urban Eastleigh, Kenya
  Adelaide M. Lusambili, Michela Martini, Faiza Abdirahman +5 more
  Journal of Migration and Health 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmh.2020.100025
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