CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME:
NWANNA, CHINWE ROSABELLE (Ph.D.)
SEX:
Female
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Enugu
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED:
1. Ph.D. (Sociology) 2009
University of Lagos, Lagos, 2004-2009
2. Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) 1993
University of Lagos, Lagos, 1991-1993
3. Studies in Computer Appreciation, 1993, Reference Point Computer Institute, Enugu, 1993
4. B.Sc. Sociology (First Class Honours) 1986
University of Lagos, Lagos, 1983-1986
5. Diploma in Social Development and Administration (Social Work) 1983
University of Lagos, Lagos, 1981-1983
6. West African School Certificate (W.A.S.C.) (Division one) 1971
Owerri Girls’ Secondary School, Owerri, Imo State, 1966-1971
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
1. Nigerian Registered Midwife Certificate, 1978
School of Midwifery, Bishop Shannahan Hospital, Nsukka, Enugu State, 1977-1978
2. Nigerian Registered Nursing Certificate, 1977
School of Nursing, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, 1973-1977
DESIGNATION
Dept. of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences,
Lecturer I (2007 to date) UASS Grade 4, Step 06
Lecturer II (2002 to 2007)
Assistant lecturer (Feb. 1998 to 2002)
TEACHING, RESEARCH, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE /
LEADERSHIP
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Sociology Courses
FSOC 121 Introduction to African Societies and Cultures, 2003 to date
SOC 215 Sociology of Education, 1999 to 2001
SOC 315 Historical Development of Social Policy and Social Services, 2005 to date
SOC 318 Sociology of Urban Life, 1998 to date
SOC 323 Political Sociology, 1998 to 2001
SOC 329 The Structure, Functions & Principles of Social Services, 2001 to date
SOC 414 Urbanization and Labour Migration I, 1998 to date
SOC 426 Marriage and Family Planning, 1998 to 2002
SOC 433 Urbanization and Labour Migration II, 1998 to date
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Social Work Courses
SOC 002 Introduction to History of Social Work, 2003 to 2007
SOC 003 Introduction to Social Casework, 1998 to date
SOC 031 Medical Social Work in Nigeria, 1998 to 2000
SOW 111 Introduction to Social Work, 2007 to date
SOW 380 Principles & Methods of Social Case Work with field trips, 2008 to date
SOW 385 Institutional Social Work, 2008 to date
SOW 384 Supervised fieldwork I, 2008 to date
SOW 394 Supervised fieldworks II, 2008 to date
SOW 472 Social Work Practice in Urban Setting, 2009 to date
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1. Member - CODESRIA National Working Groups on Elections and Governance in Nigeria: A
Critical Examination, funded by CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal, 2008 to date.
2. Supervisor: Lagos State Impact Assessment Project, December 2009 to January 2010
3. State coordinator (Lagos State): Privacy Impact Assessment Survey supported by National
Identity Management Commission, Abuja, November 2008
4. Principal researcher: “Socio-economic status and discrimination against people living with
HIV/AIDS in Lagos state, Nigeria” A Ph. D. Thesis
5. Member - CODESRIA National Working Groups on “Socio-economic factors affecting
access to antiretroviral therapy by people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria sponsored by
CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal, 2006
6. Contributor: “Study on the impact of the Directorate of Citizens’ Rights, Ministry of Justice,
Lagos State” November – December, 2006
7. Contributor: Federal Ministry of Health National Survey on Household Practices on Safe
Motherhood in Nigeria January 2005
8. Principal investigator: Evaluation of Capacity Building workshops for Civil Society
Consultative Group on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria CiSCGHAN member organizations, South
West, Nigeria for Development Alternatives and Resources Center, July –December 2004
9. Principal investigator (Social component): Situation Analysis of the Human Rights of People
Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and People Affected by HIV/AIDS (PABA) in Nigeria
funded by UNIFEM, Nigeria, 2004
10. State coordinator (Enugu State): The State, Society and Middle Class in Nigeria, Enugu
State, South East 2004 by the Dept. of Sociology in collaboration with CODESRIA
11. State coordinator (Enugu State): The Impact of Cross Cultural and Religious Marriages on
Widowhood in Nigeria, Enugu State, South East 2003 by the Dept. of Sociology in
collaboration with Human Development Initiative (HDI)
12. Laureate: Relationship between women’s status and maternal mortality in Awka South Local
Government Area, Anambra state, Southeast Nigeria funded by 2001 Gender Institute
CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal 2001.
13. Principal investigator: KAPB Survey on HIV/AIDS/STDs among adolescents and parents in
Mushin Community, Lagos funded by International Family Health, U.K. For Health
Matters Inc. 2002.
14. Consultant: A study of Juvenile Justice System in the six geopolitical zones of the federation,
A Constitutional Rights Project (CRP) funded by Penal Reform International (PRI), U.K.
2001
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15. Principal investigator: KAPB Survey on HIV/AIDS/STDs among adolescents and parents in
Olaleye Community, a shanty town in Lagos, funded by International Family Health,
U.K. For Health Matters Inc. 2000.
16. Principal investigator: KAPB survey on Integrated Reproductive Health among youth and
parents in Makoko, Riverine Area of Lagos State funded by Ford Foundation, Nigeria,
For Health Matters Inc. 1998.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
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Academic Adviser (guidance and counseling; computation of results), 1998 to date
Member – The Committee on Review of Disciplinary Actions on Students, 1998
Member- Department’s Annual Lecture Committee, 2002 to date
Business Manager – UNILAG SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW, a journal published by the
Department, 2004 to Date
5. Member - Senate of the University of Lagos, 2002-2003
6. Member – Dress Code Committee, 2004
7. Member – Faculty of Social Sciences Annual Seminar Series 2003 – 2005
8. Member - Faculty of Social Sciences Exam Results Vetting Committee, 2007 to date
9. Member - Departmental Examination Results Vetting Committee, 2007 to date
10. Member - Faculty of Social Sciences Students’ Petitions Committee, 2007 to date
11. Coordinator – B. Sc. Social Work Programme, a new discipline domiciled in the
Department of Sociology, 2007 to date
12. Member – Departmental Accreditation Sub-Committee 2009 to date
13. Coordinator – SOC 111, Introduction to Sociology, a Faculty wide course, 2009
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
(i)
Dissertation or thesis
1) “Socio-economic status and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Lagos state,
Nigeria” (Ph.D. Thesis) Unpublished.
2) “Labour Turnover in Nigerian Banking Industry: A Case Study of Union Bank of Nigeria, Plc”.
Master’s project submitted to the Department of Political Science, University of Lagos for the
award of Masters of Public Administration 1993, (Unpublished).
3) “Socio-economic Causes of Divorce: A Case Study of Yaba Area of Lagos State”, B.Sc. Project
Submitted to the Dept. of Sociology, University of Lagos for the award of B.Sc. Degree in
Sociology 1986 (Unpublished).
4) “Reports on Fieldwork Placements”, Diploma project submitted to the Dept. of Sociology,
University of Lagos for the award of Diploma in Social Development and Administration 1983
(Unpublished).
(ii) Local Publications
(1) Books and monographs
1. Nwanna, C. R. and Ujomu, P. I. (2005) Adolescent Reproductive health behaviours in Mushin
community, Lagos state, Nigeria, Lagos, GoldTrust Ventures Limited
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2. Nwanna, C. R. and Akpan, N. E. N. (2003) Research Findings of Juvenile Justice Administration in
Nigeria, Lagos, Lagos, Constitutional Rights Project/Penal Reform International, (PRI) European
Union, (EU)
(b) Articles that have already appeared in learned journals
1. Oyekanmi, F. A. D and Nwanna, C. R. (2006) “National antiretroviral therapy programme in Nigeria:
Challenges and prospects” Unilag Sociological Review, Vol. VII: 51- 80
2. Nwanna, C. R. (2003) “Women and HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges in the 21st Century”
UNILAG Sociological Review, Vol. 4 October 2003:80 – 102
3. Nwanna C. R. (2002) “Adolescent Sexual Behaviour in Era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of girls in
Makoko, Lagos State” in Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, VOL. 6 October/November 2002:131142
(c) Chapters in books
1. Attoh, F and Nwanna, C. (2009) “The plight of the vulnerable groups in Nigeria – women and
children”, in Eze, O. C. and Egom, P. A. (Eds), Foreign policy & Nigeria’s economic
development, Lagos: Nigeria Institute of International Affairs: 323 - 333
2. Nwanna, C. R. (2008) “Deriving maternal mortality ratio from census data in Nigeria” in Oyekanmi,
F. D. & Ogunlade, P. B. Appraisals of the preparation for 2006 population and housing
census in Nigeria, Lagos: Department of Sociology, University of Lagos: 135 – 163
3. ____________ (2006) “Gender disparity among academics in administrative positions in Nigerian
universities” in Oyekanmi, F. A. D.; and Nwabueze, N. (Eds) Education and regeneration of traditional
values in Nigeria, Lagos: Department of Sociology, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria,:
97 – 112
4. ____________ (2006) “Tips for academic success” in Olurode, L. and Bammeke, F. (eds) Campus
life: Hints for success in and out of Ivory Tower, Lagos, John West Publications: 116 – 132
5. _____________ (2006) “Introduction to Social Casework” in Olurode, L. ; Bammeke, F and
Durowade, D. (eds) Readings in Social Work, Lagos, Department of Sociology, University of Lagos
6. Nwabueze, N. and Nwanna, C. R. (2006) “Social theory and Interpretation of the State of Social
Development, Policy, Planning and Administration” in Olurode, L.; Bammeke, F and Durowade, D.
(Eds) Readings in Social Work, Lagos, Department of Sociology, University of Lagos
7. Nwanna, C. R. (2005) “Child trafficking: A modern form of labour migration?” in Oyekanmi, F. D.
Development crisis & social change, Lagos, Department of Sociology, University of Lagos: 174-189
8. Nwanna, C. R. and Agugua, A. (2004) “The menace of cultism in Nigerian Universities” in Olurode L
and Soyombo O (eds) Readings in Campus violence, Lagos, John West Publishers Limited:200-218
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9. Nwanna, C. R. (2004) “Poverty and HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Africa: The Challenges before Nigeria
and Ethiopia” in Agbu, O.; Agwu, F. and Osoata, J. Human Security and Development: Nigeria and
Ethiopia, Lagos, The Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) /Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia/Nigerian-Ethiopian Business Association, 78-97.
10. ____________ (2004) “Rural-Urban Migration and Population Problems in Nigerian Cities” in
Adejugbe, M. O. A. (ed) Industrialization, Urbanization and Development in Nigeria: 1950 -1999,
Lagos, Concept Publications Limited.
11. ____________ (2003) “The Nigerian Police and the Rights of the Child: Treatment of Juvenile
Delinquents in Jike, V. T. (ed) The Nigerian Police and the Crisis of Law and Order: A Book of
Readings, Ikeja, Lagos, NISS Publications.
12. _______________ (2001) “Working With Parents and the Community for ECCDE’ AgiobuKemmer, I. S. (ed) Readings in Early Childhood Care, Development and Education, Lagos, Deutchez
Publishers, pp 51 – 64.
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
1. Member – International Union for Scientific Studies of Population, France, (IUSSP)
2. Member – Union for African Population Studies, Dakar, Senegal (UAPS)
3. Member- National Association of Women Academics (NAWACS) University of Lagos
Chapter
4. Member – Network for Women’s Studies in Nigeria (NWSN)
5. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and Consultant Researcher – Health Matters
Incorporated, Ebute Metta, Lagos, a non-governmental organization with a focus on
HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health of disadvantaged groups.
AREAS OF INTERESTS
1.
Population Studies (Reproductive health including HIV/AIDS).
2.
Social welfare/Social administration (Social work)
3.
Urbanization and migration
4.
Gender studies
5.
Research methods
6.
Sociology of the family
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