International Health Humanities Network Membership

I am an Environmental and Public Health Microbiologist, skilled in the application of molecular techniques, microbial risk assessment and bioinformatics, and in the relational style of teaching. My primary research interests include Water quality and public health, Molecular epidemiology of enteric pathogens (bacterial and viral), Dispersion of virulence and antibiotic resistance genes, Bioactive agents from natural sources, especially the aquatic environments and plants, and Bioenergy from wastewater. My professional goals are to continue acquiring skills and knowledge, to do and publish quality researches, to seek and establish international collaborations and secure funding for research, and to build a Laboratory that will, on the long-term, emerge as a Centre of excellence for water, enteric pathogens and molecular epidemiology research. A confident, self-motivated, result-oriented and resilient team-player, I lead the multidisciplinary Water and Public Health Research Group (WPHRG) at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. This interdisciplinary group is a convergence of health and humanities that engages in projects that focus on assessing the quality and availability (cost) of water for drinking and domestic purposes, identifying risks to water safety and livelihoods, using health communication strategies like Theatre for Development and Entertainment-education as innovative tools to engage the public, community leaders and policy makers on water issues and to bring about attitudinal change and sustainable health, and building capacity in the water and sanitation sector.