Pursues research in Media effects studies; and Peace & Conflict Communication studies.
Published research include “Effects of Conflict news on Intercultural Othering: An International Comparative Study” (Dissertation, University of Florida)
Expertise in Research Methods include Experiments; Surveys, Content Analysis; and Discourse & Literary Analysis.
Book Publication include: “ ‘Will you marry me’: Hints on Mixed and Disparate Marriages” (ISBN-13: 978-9782952967)
Conference papers include “Effects of scandal and post scandal news on audience perception of organizational reputation”, 5th Annual International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference (2015); “Effects of race frames in TV commercials on consumer affectivity and product purchase likelihood”, AEJMC 39th Annual Southeast Colloquium (2014).
Ongoing Research Grant on Crisis Communication in Faith-based Organizations
Education
Ph.D. in Mass Communication, University of Florida
MAMC in International/Cross-Cultural Communication, University of Florida
M.A. in Public Relations, University of Nigeria
B.A. in English, University of Ibadan
B.TH. in Theology, SS. Peter and Paul Seminary, Nigeria
B.A. in Philosophy, SS. Peter and Paul Seminary, Nigeria
Classes I teach
COMM 105 – Fundamentals of Oral Communication
COMM 301 - Persuasion: Theory & Practice
COMM 313 – Relational Communication
COMM 333 – Business/Organizational Communication
COMM 353 – Crisis Communication and Media Relations