Inviolata Vicky Khasandi-Telewa

Inviolata Vicky Khasandi-Telewa serves as Associate Professor of English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics at Laikipia University, Kenya, and currently holds a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship at Pennsylvania State University's Center for African Studies. With continuous faculty service since 1997, she recently concluded administrative leadership as Dean of the School of Humanities and Development Studies and Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academics, Research and Student Affairs.

Educational background:

• PhD in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching, University of Warwick, UK

Her research pioneers decolonial approaches in African linguistics, critically examining:

• Language-in-Education policies and mother tongue advocacy
• Gender/Religion discourses in political governance
• Ecolinguistics through oral narratives and refugee contexts

This work confronts colonial epistemologies while centering African linguistic agency in educational and ecological frameworks.

2022-2023 publications reveal converging trajectories: political proverb analysis, Kenyan university language policies, Bukusu ecolinguistic narratives, and Abagusii death dirges. Collectively, these advance Global South scholarship through decolonized discourse methodologies.

Recognition:

• Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship, Penn State

Mentorship includes 21+ completed graduate supervisees across Applied Linguistics specializations, with ongoing student collaborations. Her editorial leadership of CORETRAIN journal further amplifies decolonial academic discourse.

As editor of CORETRAIN journal, she cultivates transnational scholarly networks focused on African linguistic justice and pedagogical transformation.