Staff Biography

Mrs. Ekenma Agwu holds a B.Sc. in Zoology (1985), PGDE (1988), two Masters Degrees (M.Sc. Parasitology, 1995; M.Sc. Entomology, 2006) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; a Doctor of Philosophy Degree, PhD Entomology (2015) from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, professional certification in  Interdisciplinary Doctoral Supervision, (2016) from the African Doctoral Academy and Transdisciplinary Research Methodology (2016) TsamaHub Research Centre, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

 

Mrs. Ekenma Agwu works in the Natural Science Unit, as the current coordinator, in the School of General Studies and Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, both in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has well over 40 publications in reputable journals and books across the globe to her name. She has researched in the areas of Medical Entomology, Veterinary Entomology, Field Crops Entomology, Environmental Issues, Aquatic Toxicology/Ecotoxicology, Mosquito ecology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Virology, Pharmacology, Insect-Plant Interactions, Climate Change and Gender Issues for over 20 years.

 

She has supervised research projects, theses and dissertations. In addition, she has written grant wining proposals which earned her consultation positions with World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Heinrich Boll Foundation, Germany, European Commission, Brussels, Federal Ministry of Health and Federal Ministry of Environment.

 

Her research in 2009, earned her a seat on the Nigerian Team under the Africa & China (G77 & China) Team on World Climate Change Issues at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ever since, she has continuously attended the World Climate Change Summits.

 

She was also part of the University of Nigeria team that won the Africa Climate Change Adaptation Initiative project, charged with the task of building the critical mass of human resources needed to address climate change adaptation problems in Africa, funded by Open Society Foundation, USA. She was also the pioneer Coordinator for “Climate Change Economics, Policy and Innovation” (CCEPI) postgraduate program on Climate Change, domiciled in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

 

She is a member of several professional bodies including the Entomological Society of Nigeria, Zoological Society of Nigeria, Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology, Gender Environment and Climate Network, Nigeria (GECAN) and European Union Committee on Global Health Policy.