Dr. Mwangi is a professor in the Women’s Studies Program at St Cloud State University and a 2010-2011 Policy Fellow at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education from Kenyatta University, Kenya, and later obtained her Ph. D in Education with a minor in Women's Studies from Iowa State University.
Dr. Mwangi is a CEO/Founding President of NGATHA International, a non-governmental, not-for-profit Organization registered in the State of Minnesota. NGATHA International is committed to restoring hope and dignity to poor women and their families in Africa. Dr. Mwangi is also an author of a book entitled, "We will have gained ourselves: Narrative experiences of African women pursuing higher education in the U.S."