Dr. Paul C. Sutter

Dr. Paul C. Sutter is a grounded lecturer in sociology and related disciplines, having taught at the university for over 25 years. He is a consultant in conflict resolution and management, an area he has undertaken trainings in collaboration with various organizations to various groups in society ranging from parliamentarians, probation officers, senior police and prison officers, community leaders, church leaders, and morans, to mention a few. Apart from trainings, he has also mediated fierce community conflicts in various parts of the country. He also participated as a consultant sociologist in the development of the current Kenya Police Recruits Basic Training Syllabus.

Qualification

PhD in Sociology, Moi University, 2017

Thesis Title: The Girl Child in Urban Domestic Labour in Eldoret Town, Kenya

MA in Sociology, University of Nairobi, 1999

Thesis Title: Liberalized Agricultural Markets and their Impact on Human Welfare in Koibarak Location, Elgeyo Marakwet County, Kenya

BA in Sociology & Economics, Egerton University, 1992

Research Interests

Dr. Sutter has an interest in quantitative methods, Social Statistics, Project Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Policy Analysis & Project Management, Criminology & security studies, Conflict & Disaster Management, Comparative Development Strategies, Rural Sociology and Community Development, Gender Issues in Development, Gender and Environmental issues.

He is also interested in carrying out research in the areas mentioned above and also teaching and publishing on the same. He won a research project fund in 1997 by the Union of African Population Studies (UAPS) to undertake a research entitled ‘Farmers Perception of Population Pressure and Adoption of Agro-forestry in Nakuru District, Kenya.’ Dr. Sutter has taught, examined, supervised, and graduated various undergraduate and postgraduate students.