DR.LOPAR SAMUEL KIPUNAA

Title/Designation: Lecturer.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN), Master of Science in Advance Nursing Practice (APN), Certified Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
Department: Department of Nursing and Clinical Studies.
Contact Address: Mama Ngina University College.
Email: kipunaa.lopar@mnu.ac.ke
Area of Specialization: Advanced Nursing Practice (Community Health Nursing and Primary Health Care); Maternal and Child Health; Nursing Education; Implementation Science.
ResearchGate/Google Scholar/ORCID ID:
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2636-6660

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Field of Study Institution Year Awarded
PhD Nursing MMUST Completed waiting graduation
Master’s Advanced Nursing Practice (Community Health Nursing and Primary Health Care) MMUST 2020
Bachelor’s Nursing (BScN) MMUST 2013
Other
(Diploma/Certificate)		 Nursing (KRCH) KMTC 2004

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS

  • Nursing council of Kenya.
  • National Nurses Association of Kenya (NNAK).
  • Advanced Practice Nursing & Midwifery Society of Kenya (APN&M).
  • AfroPHC.
  • ECSACON- Kenya chapter.

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • List your teaching and research specialties;
  • Community Health Nursing.
  •  Primary Health Care.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research interests include;

  • Maternal and child health.
  • Implementation science approaches.
  • Nursing education.

PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles

  • Samuel Lopar Kipunaa, Mary Kipmerewo, and Alex Chebor (2026). Influence of Community Based Health Education on Family Planning Use among Pastoralist Women of Reproductive Age in West Pokot County, Kenya: A quasi-experimental study (2026). African Journal of Health Sciences, 38(3). https://ojs.ajhsjournal.or.ke/index.php/home/article/view/815.
  • Lopar, S. K., Kipmerewo, M. & Chebor, A. (2025). Contraceptive Uptake and Its Determinants among Women in West Pokot, Kenya: Implications for Reproductive Health in Marginalised Pastoralist Settings. East African Journal of Health and Science, 8(3), 257-267. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajhs.8.3.4125.
  • Samuel Lopar Kipunaa, Mary Kipmerewo and Alex Chebor (2025). Community Level Factors Influencing Contraceptives Use among Pastoralist Women in West Pokot County, Kenya: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. (2025). Evidence-Based Nursing Research, 7(4), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.47104/ebnrojs3.v7i4.405.
  • Lopar, S.K, J. Arudo, J Okoth (2019). Contribution of Community Health Volunteers in Immunization Uptake in Pokot South, Sub-County, Kenya. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science (IOSR-JNHS) vol. No. 8 PP 13-20.
  • Lopar Samuel Kipunaa, Simeon Lotulya (2021). Factors Influencing Performance of Community Health Volunteers in Immunization Uptake in Pokot South Sub-county, Kenya. International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Current Educational Research (IJMCER) ISSN: 2581-7027 ||Volume|| 3 ||Issue|| 3 ||Pages 389-398 ||2021||.
  • Kibet, G.J., Arudo, J., Ashivira, C., Lopar, S.K., Ogendo, R., Kabutbei, L. and Sakwa, G. (2022) The Incidence Rate and Health-Care Factors Associated with LTFU, among Adult Patients Initiated on ART in Nakuru West Sub County Health Facilities, Kenya. Open Access Library Journal, 9: e8303.
  • Lopar Samuel Kipunaa and Ting’aa Simeon Lotulya (2022). Perceptions of Stakeholders on Community Health Volunteers’ Contribution to Immunization Uptake in Pokot South SubCounty, Kenya. African Journal of Health Sciences Volume 35, Issue No.3, May – June 2022.
  • Samuel Lopar, Michael Murimi, Jairus Kirande, Alice Kombo and Bett Kipkorir (2022). Rethinking the Human Resource (HR) Strategy in the Face of Systematic Failures in the Devolved Health Sector in Kenya. BOHR International Journal of Advances in Management Research 2022, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1–6.
  • Njue Michael, Nyamogosa Henry, Lopar Samuel, Amata Mwalo (2024). An Overview of Tourism Sector in the Post-Covid-19 Period and beyond among East Africa Countries. International Journal of Research in Tourism and Hospitality (IJRTH), vol 10, no. 1, 2024, pp. 1-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.20431/2455-0043.1001001.
  • Kibet, G. J., Cyrus, A., Joseph, N., Chirchir, I., Lopar, S., & Okoth, J. (2026). Nurses’ influence on health policy. International Journal of Humanities Science Innovations and Management Studies, 3(3), 83–90. IJHSIMS-V3I3P109, Doi: https://doi.org/10.64137/30508509/IJHSIMS-V3I3P109.

CONFERENCES WORKSHOPS & SEMIARS ATTENDED.

  • Lopar S. K (2019). Contribution of community health volunteers in immunization uptake in Pokot south sub county, Kenya: NNAK annual conference and AGM 2020 at Nurses complex Nairobi.
  • NNAK scientific annual conference and AGM 2016 at Tom Mboya labor college 2016.
  • NNAK scientific annual conference and AGM 2018, at Machakos County.
  • ECSACON conference 2019, Nairobi (Safari Park Hotel).
  • MedinIsreal international conference and Exhibition 2019- Telaviv Isreal.

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PERSONAL STATEMENT/ BIOGRAPHY(SHORT SUMMARY)

  • Dr. Lopar is a lecturer and founding chair of the Department of Nursing and Clinical Studies at Mama Ngina University College.  He is a seasoned advanced nurse practitioner, nurse educator, Health leader, and researcher with over two decades of progressive experience in nursing practice, academia, and public health administration. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Advanced Nursing Practice (APN) and a PhD in Nursing from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. Dr. Lopar is a certified Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Community Health Nursing and Primary Health Care) with additional qualifications in strategic leadership, health systems strengthening, and adaptive leadership.
  • Dr. Lopar was former roles Acting Director of Nursing Services and County Chief Nursing Officer West Pokot County, where he provided strategic oversight and led policy implementation for nursing services. He has also served as a lecturer at Ortum School of Nursing, actively participating in curriculum development, clinical mentorship, and capacity building. His passion for education is matched by a commitment to research, His areas of academic research interest are maternal and child health, implementation science approaches and nursing education.
  • Beyond academia and public service, Dr. Lopar is a dedicated community leader and advocate. He has contributed to numerous health-related initiatives, including maternal and child health outreach programs, community-based health volunteer training, and COVID-19 response efforts. He also serves on various boards and committees, including school management boards. As a lifelong volunteer with the Kenya Red Cross and chair of local development initiatives, he exemplifies a model of servant leadership rooted in community empowerment, evidence-based practice and strategic health improvement.