Services
Research-Driven Impact
My work has been published in high-level academic journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. It focuses on how local cultural knowledge, including Indigenous STEM (LSTEM), and storytelling shape global collaboration. A recent study showed that African learners, particularly from Cameroon, meaningfully influenced U.S. participants’ cultural sensitivity in virtual intercultural teams.
Research & Academic Offerings:
- Research Data Analysis & Consulting
- Quantitative Ethnography and Epistemic Network Analysis
- Collaborative Academic Manuscript Preparation
- Curriculum Design & Academic Workshops
Clients Include
Businesses · Universities · International Schools · NGOs · Global Learning Programs
Publications
- Akumbu, R. V. (2023). Leadership, service, and wicked problems: Impact of war, lack of funding, and COVID-19 in service of those with fewer opportunities. Scholars Without Borders Journal. https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/swbj/
- Akumbu, R. V. (2023). Conceptualizing Theoretical Frameworks for Post-colonial Education for Kisii K–12, Kenya. In: Arastoopour Irgens, G., Knight, S. (eds) Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1895. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47014-1_17
- Akumbu, R. V., Lux, K., Schulz, Espino, D. P., & Hamilton, E. R. (2023). Intercultural interactions in a virtual global learning environment. Proceedings of the International Society of Learning Sciences (ISLS, 2023). Canada, Proceedings of the International Society of Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/cscl2023.831253
- Akumbu, R. V., Lux, K., & Hamilton, E. R. (2025). Integrating Culture to Ignite STEM Passion in U.S. Students. Proceedings of the International Society of Learning Sciences (ISLS, 2023). Canada, Proceedings of the International Society of Learning Sciences. (Accepted)
- Akumbu, R. V. (2022). Culturally relevant elements for K–12 education in Kisii. [Doctoral dissertation, Pepperdine University]. ProQuest Dissertation Publishing.
- Akumbu, R.V., Lux, K., Schulz, D., Espino, D., Hamilton, E. (2023). Cultural Impact on a Global Virtual STEM Project. In: Arastoopour Irgens, G., Knight, S. (eds) Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1895. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47014-1_7
- Lux, K., Lee, S. B., Akumbu, V. R., Hamilton, E. (2023). Supporting and shaping STEM identity: A Retrospective study. Arastoopour Irgens G, Knight S (eds.) (2023). Advances in Quantitative Ethnography: Fifth International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography: Conference Proceedings Supplement. International Society for Quantitative Ethnography (ISQE), Melbourne, Australia. https://www.qesoc.org/proceedings/.
- Akumbu, R. V., & Jukanovich, M. J. (2023). African Union’s Youth Education Challenge: A Critical Review of Agenda 2063. The Scholarship Without Borders Journal, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.57229/2834-2267.1054
- Akumbu, R. V., Lux, K., Hamilton, E. R. (2024). Assessing the Cultural Identity Development of U.S. and Kenyan Learners in a STEM Community. ICQE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science.
- Akumbu, R. V. (2024). Enhancing Student Interest and Motivation through Cultural Integration in an Online Global Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Community. ICQE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science. DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-76332-8_5
- Crumdy, A. & Akumbu. R.V. (2024). Analyzing the Experiences of College Students in an Urban “Grow Your Own” Teacher Development Program ICQE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science.
- Ruth V. Akumbu, Eugene Kim, Kristina Lux, Danielle Espino & Eric Hamilton. (15 Apr 2025). Intercultural Capacity Building in Virtual STEM Communities. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, DOI: 10.1080/17475759.2025.2492758
