• PhD in Mathematics Education, Syracuse University, 2014
• MA, Mathematics, Central Michigan University, 2002
• Bachelor of Education Science, Kenyatta University, 1999

• The Rotary Foundation recognition for outstanding performance in training and mentoring teachers on implementation of the Question Formulation Technique(QFT) and 21st-Century-Enabled Pedagogy during Vocational Training Team 2 (VVT2) program conducted between April 2022 and July 2023.
• Robert M. Exner Prize 2013 winner for excellence in the Ph.D. Qualifying Examination, Syracuse University
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant award (2013) for excellence in classroom teaching at Syracuse University
• Doctoral Prize winner 2014 in recognition for excellent doctoral thesis and outstanding academic contributions of a Ph.D. degree, Syracuse University

• Member of the Society of the Educational Research and Evaluation in Kenya.

• Kamau, L. M. (2012). Pre-service Secondary School Teachers' Understanding of the Inverse Function Concept. Paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Research Pre-session, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, PA, USA. Retrieved from https://nctm.confex.com/nctm/2012RP/webprogram/Session9903.html
• Kamau, L. M. (2014). Mixed Methods Research: A Practical Guide for Researchers and Graduate Students. Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany.
• Kamau, L. M. (2014). The future of ICT in Kenyan schools from a historical perspective: A review of the literature. Journal of Education and Human Development, 3(1), 105-118.
• Kamau, L. M. (2014). Applying Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory in secondary mathematics teaching in Kenya. Journal of Education and Practice, 5(17), 19-30.
• Kamau, L. M. (2014). Technology adoption in secondary mathematics teaching in Kenya: An explanatory mixed methods study (Doctoral dissertation, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY)
• Ogembo, J. O., Kamau, L. M., Nduati, S. C., Monyoro, W. M. (2016). Influence of Personal Teacher Efficacy on Selection of Teaching Methods in Secondary Schools in Kwale County, Kenya. International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education, 3(3), 1-9.
• Kamau, L. M., Kimani, P., & Muthoni, P. (2016). Factors that Influence Teachers’ Perceptions of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) in Mathematics Teaching in Kenyan Secondary Schools. International Journal of Education and Practice, 4(4), 154-166.
• Samuel, S. M., Mulwa, D. M., Migosi, J., & Kamau, L.M. (2017). Influence of School-based Factors on Educational Wastage in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 7(1), 257-262.
• Samuel, S. M., Mulwa, D. M., Migosi, J., & Kamau, L.M. (2017). Home based Factors and Educational Wastage in Public Secondary Schools in Machakos County, Kenya. International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 5(2), 116-119.
• Muthoka, B., Mulwa, J., & Kamau, L.M. (2017). Influence of instructional resources on implementation of primary school curriculum in Nguu Division, Makueni County, Kenya. The Cradle of Knowledge: African Journal of Educational and Social Science Research, 5(1), 2017.
• Kibwea, W. M., Mwania, J. M., & Kamau, L. M. (2017). Influence of child headed family formations on the development of interpersonal relations among pre-school learners in Musengo zone, Kitui west sub-county, Kitui county-Kenya, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, 4(37), 8583-8592.
• Njue A. K., Kamau, L.M., & Mwania, J.M. (2018). Effects of Vee Heuristic Teaching Approach on Secondary School Students’ Attitudes Towards Biology In Kenya, Journal of Research & Method in Education, 8(1), 18-23.
• Kamau, L.M., Mwania, J. M., & Njue, A.K.. (2018). Technology resources for teaching secondary mathematics: Lessons from early and late adopters of technology in Kenya, Asian Journal of Contemporary Education, 2(1), 43-52.
• Nguli, F.N., Kasivu, G.M., & Kamau, L.M.(2018). Influence of teacher demographic factors on integration of Information Communication and Technology in teaching in ICT Champion Schools in Machakos Sub- County. Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, 2018 (6).
• Kamau, L. M., & Njue, A. (2023). Examining the use of information communication and technology (ICT) in mathematics teaching in Kenyan secondary schools. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 7(6), 817-827.
• Mutua, A., Cheloti, S., Kamau, L.(2023). Contribution of headteachers target setting towards learners academic performance in Kenyan public primary schools. Journal of Education and Practice 14(24), 121⁃130.
• Kamau, L. M., Masingila, J. O., Rugano, P., Makumba, P., & Omoze, H. (2023). Learning from engaging prospective secondary teachers in Kenya with video case studies. Submitted for publication to Teacher Development (in press).
• Peter Rugano, Joanna O. Masingila, Leonard M. Kamau, Paul Makumba & Hillary Omoze (2025): Using video case studies to provide prospective secondary teachers in Kenya opportunities to notice and reflect on pedagogical practices, Teaching Education, DOI: 10.1080/10476210.2024.2446289

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