Mary Nyasimi Department Anthropology Education PhD, Sustainable Agriculture, 2007 M.S., Sustainable Agriculture, 2006 Dissertation: Transforming lands and livelihoods in the Awach River Basin of Lake Victoria, western Kenya Thesis: Changing capitals, shifting livelihoods : case study of Luo community living on Awach catchment of Lake Victoria Basin, Western Kenya Advisor: Lorna Michael Butler, Lee Burras