Clementine M. Msengi, Ed.D.
Clementine M. Msengi, Ed.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
(409) 880-8209 p.
Education 209E
clementine.msengi@lamar.edu
Dr. Msengi received her doctorate degree in educational leadership from Lamar University, where she is currently working as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership (doctoral studies). She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Health Promotion and her Master of Arts degree in Community Health from the University of Northern Iowa. Following her master’s degree, Dr. Msengi received two prestigious fellowships: The New Voices Fellowship, funded by the Ford Foundation and the Echoing Green Foundation Fellowship, which focused on improving the health and well-being of refugees and immigrants through education and mentoring.
In 2003, Dr. Msengi received a grant from the Echoing Green Foundation and founded the Bright Move Network, a non-profit organization designed to help refugees and immigrants adjust to American culture and contribute to the well-being of the local community. In addition, Dr. Msengi co-founded the Refugee, Immigrant, and Minority Health section of the Iowa Public Health Association. More recently, she co-founded the Lamar University Multicultural Awareness Program.
Awards and Honors
2017: scholar, Educational Leadership Without Border
2017: nominated, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, Lamar University chapter
2017: Community of Practice in Education
2012: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Leadership Award Winner, Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
2010: nominee, Helen Rodriguez-Trias Social Justice Award, American Public Health Association
2010-11: Program Enhancement Scholarship, Lamar University
Courses
Teaching Experience in Educational Leadership Department, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
EDUD 6312: Global Communication
EDUD 6322: Trends and Issues in Multicultural Education
EDUD 6353: Synthesis Seminar
EDUD 6361: Dissertation I Proposal Writing
EDUD 6362: Dissertation II Proposal Defense
EDUD 6363: Dissertation III
EDUD 6364: Dissertation IV
EDUD 6306: Dynamics of Global Leadership
EDUD 6313: Contemporary Issues
EDUD 6353: Synthesis Seminar
EDUD 6361: Dissertation I Proposal Writing
EDUD 6362: Dissertation II Proposal Defense
EDUD 6363: Dissertation III
EDUD 6364: Dissertation IV
EDUD 6322: Trends and Issues in Multicultural Education
EDUD 6354: Qualitative Research II
EDUD 6361: Dissertation I Proposal Writing
EDUD 6362: Dissertation II Proposal Defense
EDUD 6363: Dissertation III Dissertation III
EDUD 6364: Dissertation IV Dissertation IV
EDUD 6306: Global Cultural Awareness
EDUD 6312: Global Communication
EDUD 6353: Synthesis Seminar
EDUD 6354: Qualitative Research II
EDUD 6306: Dynamics of Global Leadership
EDUD 6303: Global Cultural Awareness
EDUD 6319: Independent Study
EDUD 6312: Global Communication
EDUD 6305: Global Leadership Issues
EDUD 6302 47 F 12: Global Ethics and Values
EDUD 6313 1-1 F: Contemporary Issues
Trends and Issues in Multicultural Education
EDUD 6318 48 F 13: Qualitative Research II
EDUD 6318 48 F 13: Qualitative Research II
EDUD 6302 48 F: Leadership Theory and Ethics
EDUD 6303 48 F 11: Cultural Influences,
EDUD 6351 48 F 12: Quantitative Research II
EDUD 6352: Qualitative Research I
EDUD 6303: Cultural Influences
EDUD 6302: Leadership Theory and Ethics
Experience
2013 - present: visiting assistant professor, Center for Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
2012-13: visiting assistant professor, Department of Health and Kinesiology, Lamar University
2009-12: graduate research assistant, Lamar University
2003-08: executive director/founder, Bright Move Network, Cedar Falls, Iowa
2001-03: director of refugees, Immigrant Outreach Projects, University of Northern Iowa Global Health Corps, Cedar Falls, Iowa
1999-2001: project manager, University of Northern Iowa Global Health Corps
2000: international health educator, Tiberius, Israel
1998-99: health educator, Wellness and Recreation Center, University of Northern Iowa
1999: CPR and first aid instructor, American Red Cross, Waterloo, Iowa
1997: cross cultural health educator, St. Lucia, West Indies
Research and Publications
- Armstrong, T., Msengi, C. & Harris, S. (2016). The Role of the School in Obesity Prevention: Perceptions of Rural Elementary Principals. The Rural Educator (in print).
- Msengi, C., Arthur-Okor, H., & Killion, L. (2015). Educating immigrant women through Social support. Sage Open, 5 (4), 2158244015611935.
- Msengi, C., Young, K., & Msengi, I. (2014). An assessment of health status and health promotion behaviors according to various demographic variables among international students in the Texas State University System. In S. Harris, & J. Mixon (Eds.) Building Cultural Community through Global Educational Leadership. Global Leadership. Global Educational Leadership. NCPEA Press.
- Msengi, I., Killion, L., & Msengi, C. (2013). A trend analysis of overweight and obesity levels of middle school students in a Southeast Texas district. Journal of International Health Promotion and Education, 52(1), 19-37.
- Msengi, C., Harris, S. & Msengi, I. (2013). Educating immigrant through mentoring. In S. Harris & S. Edmonson (Eds.) Critical issues of social justice for practitioners (pp 88-104). Ypsilanti, MI: NCPA Publications.
- Msengi, C., Msengi, I., & Harris, S. (2012). Providing a culturally responsive experience for foreign students in USA Higher Education settings. In J. Aiken, & C. Gerstes-Pepin (Eds.), Defining social justice in a global context: The changing face of leadership (pp. 411-431). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Msengi, C., Msengi, I., Harris, S., & Hopson, M. (2011). An assessment of health status and physical health of international students at five different universities before and after coming to the United States. International Education, 41 (1), 59-75.
- Harris, S., Jackson-Wright, S., & Msengi, C. (2011). African American Females' Career Paths to the Presidency: Navigating the Glass Ceiling Challenge. In G. Jean-Marie & B. Lloyd-Jones (Eds.), Women of color in Higher Education: Turbulent past, promising future (Diversity in Higher Education, Volume 9), pp. 79-98. United Kingdon: Emerald Group Publishing.
- Msengi, C. (2003). Impact of traditional practices on women’s health in Africa: Research conducted in Cape Coast, Ghana, June 2001. International Journal of Global Health, 2(2), 37-43.
- Mukeshimana, C. (2001). Health assessment of Bosnian refugees in Black Hawk County, Iowa. International Journal of Global Health, 1(2), 24-28.
- Yehieli, M., & Mukeshimana, C. (2002). Refugee health. In L. Breslow, (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Public Health. Macmillan Reference.
- Yehieli M. & Mukeshimana C. (2002). The United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees. In L. Bestow (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Public Health. Macmillan Reference.
- Yehieli, M., Joslyn, S., Mukeshimana, C., Dobie, S., Gonnerman, M., & Lutz, G. (2001). Assessing the public health status of newcomers: A report on Bosnian and Hispanic immigrants in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Cedar Falls, IA: The Center for Social and Behavioral Research and the Global Health Corps, University of Northern Iowa.
- Yehieli, M., Ogah, J., Mukeshimana, C., & Etten, M. (2001). Nutrition knowledge and seniors in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Cedar Falls, IA: University of Northern Iowa Global Health Corps.
- Yehieli, M., Joslyn, S., Mukeshimana, C., & Lutz, G. (2000). A community health assessment of Bosnian refugees and Latino immigrants in Black Hawk County, Iowa. Cedar Falls, IA: University of Northern Iowa Global Health Corps. Commissioned by the Black Hawk County Health Department.