Rudia Kihura

Dr. Kihura is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology & Early Childhood in School of Education. She was born and raised in Kenya, East Africa. She attended Egerton University, Kenya Technical Teachers College, and Kenyatta University in Kenya.

Dr. Kihura taught grades 9-12 in Kituro High School, Alliance Girls High School, and St’ Annes Girls High School-Kiriari in Kenya. Later, Dr. Rudia W. Kihura moved to Iowa City, IA and completed graduate studies in Special Education at The University of Iowa. Previously Dr. Kihura served as an Advisor, International Health, Safety & Security and a Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services at The University of Iowa.

Her research interest areas: student dropout, inclusive education, emotional/behavioral disorders-positive behavior supports, learning disabilities, teacher preparation in special education, trauma, and multiculturalism in special education (among teachers and exceptional children).
 
Courses taught:
EPSY 302 Educational Psychology
EPSY 428 Child and Adolescent Development
ECE 491 Preschool/Kindergarten/Early Intervention Practicum
ECE 413/513 Early Childhood Curriculum
 
Publications:
Kihura, R. W. (2020). Investigating primary teachers’ attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classroom–Embu County (Kenya) (Doctoral dissertation, The University of Iowa).

Woods-Groves, S., Hua, Y., Therrien, W. J., Kaldenberg, E. R., Kihura, R. W., & Hendrickson, J. M. (2015). An investigation of the efficacy of an editing strategy with postsecondary individuals with developmental disabilities. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 95-108.