Kimani Karangu

Kimani Karangu

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Kimani Karangu is a non-invited visitor; he is honored to be learning and unlearning on the ancestral and unceded lands of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam). A former teacher from Kenya, Kimani came to UBC for his MA and PhD studies at the Faculty of Education with special attention to Curriculum Studies. A curriculum theorist, his dissertation explores Narrative of Non-refugee teachers teaching in long-term refugee camps in Kenya through Utu/Ubuntu philosophy – I am because you are and you are because I am! A decolonial approach. He has recently accepted a postdoctoral fellow position in All Our Chemicals Relations, primarily to analyze data, develop and advance educational material guided by Indigenous knowledge and expertise. Data collected from partners in Health Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada.   

Kimani is passionate about advocacy on different topics that gear toward supporting justice, diversity, equity and inclusion within the lab. Catch him on the Pacific Spirit trails on slow days and free time.