Recent Presentations
I enjoy public speaking and I have presented in over 50 professional presentations over the years.
I especially enjoy presenting in Lily conferences about various novel ideas about teaching and learning.
'Scholarship provides a Runaway to thrive as a lifelong learner.' By Yours Truly -Priscilla Gitimu
Gitimu, P. N. & Kobia, C. (Jan 9, 2026). The Compassionate Classroom: Nurturing Minds and Building Communities of Care. Accepted to be presented in Lily Teaching Conference, 2026, San Diego, California.
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Gitimu, P. N. & Kobia C. (September 5th , 2025). Holistic Wellness – Body, Mind, and do not
forget the ‘Spirit’. KESSA Association, Atlanta, GA.
Gitimu, P. N. (November 22, 2024). Synergetic Collaborations between Fashion,
Architecture, and Interior Design. International Textiles and Apparel
Association Conference - 2024, pg. 52, Long Beach , California.
Gitimu, P. N. & Gichaga L. W. (May 24, 2024). Discovering One’s Purpose
Through Classroom Storytelling. Presented in Lily Teaching Conference,
2024, pg.60, Austin Texas.
Gitimu, P. N. & Kobia C. (September 13, 2024). Phenomenological experiences
about used clothing in Kenya. Paper presented in Kenya Scholars and Studies Association, 2024, pg. 73, Atlanta, GA.
Gitimu, P. N. (October 2023). Intergenerational conceptualization of beauty, body image, and
relationship to spiritual formation. Paper presented in Society of Professors in Christian Education - SPCE, Chicago, IL
Gitimu, P. N. (September 2023). Applying Raworth ‘s Doughnut Sustainable Model to the
Secondhand Clothes trade in Kenya. Paper presented in Kenya Scholars and Studies Association, 2023, pg. 12, Atlanta, GA.
Gitimu, P. N. . (May 2023). Teaching empathy and restorative justice to university students.
Paper presented in Lily Teaching Conference, 2023, pg. 79 Austin Texas.
Gitimu, P. N. (September 2023). Attended the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD)
Leadership Development Workshop and conference. San Juan , Puerto Rico.
Presentations at Belmont University
Auxiliary Presentations
Gitimu, P. N. (2025). Sustainability within Production and Operations Management
Guest Speaker Kenyan University Students from Karatina University.
Gitimu, P. N. & Waithaka, A. B. (2025). Engaging Digital natives, Motivational speaker to UK
Christians on reaching the GenZ generation, Nov 30th, 2024.
Gitimu, P. N. & Waithaka, A. B. (2025). Stories of Love, Motivational speaker to Nashville
African Diaspora on Valentine’s Day, on 15th February 2025
Gitimu, P. (Feb 2024). Contributions of African American in Fashion History. Speaker at
Ida Wells Elementary School in East Nashville during Black History Month.
Gitimu, P. N. (May 7, 2024). Body perception attributes as reflected on the holistic wellness
mirror model. Presented in Faculty Research Symposium at Belmont University, Research track.
Gitimu, P. N. (May 7, 2024). Discovering one’s purpose through classroom storytelling.
Presented in Faculty Research Symposium at Belmont University, Lily Track.
Gitimu, P. N. & Waithaka (October 2023). Christian Dating and Marriage. Speakers on how to
Young adults at Nashville Life Church, Nashville, TN .
Gitimu, P. N. (2023). Environmental Footprint of Fashion. WELL Core Guest Speaker to
students at Belmont University, on November 6th, 2023.
Gitimu, P. N. (August, 2023). The benefits and challenges of being part of a faculty of a liberal
Arts University? What the faculty offer. Presented to all faculty during the fall 2023 Faculty Workshop at Belmont University, Nashville, TN.
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Gitimu, P. N. & Waithaka, A. G. (June 2019). Body Appreciation Activities and the
Importance of Self-compassion. Paper presented at the American Association of
Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Conference, St Louis, Missouri.
Refereed presentation
Marsico E., Testa, L. & Gitimu, P. N. (June 2019). Fast Fashion: This Cost at
What Cost? Paper accepted for presentation at American Association of
Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. Refereed presentation
Gitimu, P. N. & Waithaka, A. G. (November 2017). Body image quality of life and
Appearance investment. Paper presented at the International Textiles and Apparel Association (ITAA) Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida. Refereed presentation
Gitimu, P. N. & Waithaka, A. G. (September 2018). Perspectives on how the Textiles
and Apparel Global Complex can be a Pathway for Social-Economic
Development in Kenya. Paper presented at the Kenya Scholars and Studies
Association (KESSA) Conference, Atlanta, Georgia. Refereed presentation
Gitimu, P. N. (Summer, 2018). How self-compassion frees individuals
Paper presented in the New Directions in Humanities, Virtual paper. Refereed presentation
Gitimu, P. N. (March 2016). Appearance Related Apprehensions among College Students.
Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association Conference, Seattle, Washington. Refereed presentation
Gitimu, P. N. & Waithaka, A. G. (June 2015). Retail Therapy: Its relationship to Gender,
Life Engagement, and Subjective Happiness. Paper presented at the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Conference, Jacksonville Florida. Refereed presentation