Dr Chiedozie Okechukwu Okafor is a Social Psychologist. He holds a B.Sc degree in general psychology; MSc and PhD degrees in social psychology from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He taught social and political psychology in the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) for over 5 years with vast experience in experimental research and statistical analysis. Chiedozie received the Best Departmental Lecturer Award from the ESUT Management and Governing Council in the 2012/2013 academic session; Certificate of Recognition from the Rotary Club of Nsukka. He joined Alex Ekwueme Federal Univesity, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) in 2015, and in November, 2018, he led a group of AE-FUNAI Psychology students to Lagos on a National Competition involving all Psychology Departments in Nigeria and brought home 4 silver medals for AE-FUNAI Psychology. In August 2019, under his coordination, AE-FUNAI Psychology took the first position in the Psychology National Quiz Competition held at University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and returned to AE-FUNAI with the celebrated Golden Cup. He has published over 20 academic articles in both local and international journals such as Evolutionary Psychology, Human Ethology Bulletin. Dr Chiedozie is a co-founder and member of Board of Trustees, Parent-Child Intervention Centre, Enugu; Member of the Nigerian Psychological Association; Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Social and Political Psychology. He is currently the Postgraduate Coordinator, Department of Psychology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State. Among other courses, he is currently teaching Social perception and Political psychology.

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