Fellows

Michael Fajobi Ayobami is a Researcher and PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Covenant University. He holds a master’s degree in political science, specialising in International Relations, from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. During his master’s studies, he was awarded the 2022 Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) Award by the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria, in recognition of his academic excellence and to support his postgraduate education. His research interests include environmental security, natural resource governance, global energy politics, African studies, and regional integration. His work is driven by a commitment to advancing evidence-based policy …

Dr. Sabina Appiah-Boateng is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Dr. Sabina Appiah-Boateng has a background in Psychology and in Peace and Development Studies. She has a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Hildesheim, Germany and the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. She is a former fellow of African Humanities Program of the American Council of Learned Societies with funding from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. She is also a former fellow of the SSRC’s Next Generation Social Sciences Research Council in Africa program. As a budding academic, she ever

Dr. Deborah Odu Obor is a sociologist, peacebuilding practitioner, and researcher with over a decade of experience in conflict transformation and security studies. She holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding from Makerere University, Uganda (Rotary Peace Centre). She is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Nigeria’s premier think tank on peace and security, where she conducts policy-relevant research and provides advisory support to the Nigerian government and regional stakeholders on non-violent approaches to conflict resolution and transformation. Previously, Dr.

Dr. Zainab Nuhu is a Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Management at Bayero University, Kano, and a Postdoctoral Researcher on the Prosperity and Peace Pathways Project at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich (UK). Based in Nigeria with the Centre for Dryland Agriculture, she recently concluded her field research component in Nigeria. She holds a PhD in Natural Resource Management and Climate Change and brings over a decade of experience in research, monitoring, and evaluation across the public and private sectors. Dr. Nuhu has collaborated with leading organizations including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the British Council,

Dr. Salma K. Khatibu is a Development Studies scholar and Environmental Governance specialist with over 15 years of experience in teaching, research, consultancy, and community engagement across Tanzania and Sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Dodoma, where she currently serves as a Lecturer at the Institute of Development Studies. Her research focuses on environmental governance, community-based natural resource management, climate change adaptation, climate information services, conservation governance, environmental peacebuilding, and rural livelihood resilience. She has extensive experience in designing and implementing interdisciplinary research projects that examine the interactions between communities, institutions, and natural

Dr. Lucy Michael Iseyen is a Nigerian Lecturer and Researcher in the Department of Performing Arts, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria. She obtained her PhD in Arts Management from the University of Calabar in 2022. Prior to joining Akwa Ibom State University in 2013, she taught in the Department of Theatre and Media Studies, University of Jos, from 2010 to 2013. Her research interests include arts management, audience development, theatre publicity, festival studies, indigenous performance, cultural sustainability, and peacebuilding. Her work focuses on audience engagement, cultural festivals, and the role of performance in promoting community development and social cohesion. She

Dr. Lona James Elia is a distinguished gender, peacebuilding, governance, and development specialist with over twenty-five years of professional experience advancing gender equality, women’s empowerment, social inclusion, democratic governance, policy advocacy, research, and institutional development. A South Sudanese scholar-practitioner, she has built an extensive record of accomplishment of working with governments, United Nations agencies, international development partners, civil society organizations, and academic institutions to promote inclusive and sustainable development in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. Dr. Elia holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Peace and Development Studies from the University of Juba, where she also serves as an Assistant Professor,

Dr. Amogne Asfaw Eshetu is an Associate Professor of Geography and Development Studies in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Wollo University, Ethiopia. He earned his PhD in Development Studies from Addis Ababa University, and MA in Development Studies from Mekelle University. With more than 30 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership, Dr. Amogne began his professional career as a secondary school teacher and has served as a full-time academic staff at Wollo University since 2006. His research interests encompass climate change adaptation and vulnerability, conflict and peacebuilding, rural livelihoods, sustainable natural resource management, ecotourism,