Dr. Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh
Dr. Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh is a SENIOR LECTURER in ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
- I am Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. I had my first degree in Library Science and Political Science in 1994, another first degree in English Language and Literature in 2008. I p also had my Masters Degree in English (literature stress) in 2011. I obtained my PhD in Literature in 2019. i have attended some national and international conferences.
Personal Information
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Address: | English Language And Literature, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE. (Doctor of Philosophy, July, 2019) September, 2013 to April, 2019 PhD LITERATURE |
| 2 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE. (Master Degree, January, 2013) December, 2008 to September, 2011 MA MA ENG LANG AND LITERATURE |
| 3 | UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STSTE. (Bachelor Degree, October, 2008) September, 2004 to June, 2007 BA ED ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
| 4 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE. (Bachelor Degree, February, 1994) February, 1991 to July, 1993 LIBRARY SCIENCE/ POL SCIENCE |
| 5 | COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, NSUGBE, ANAMBRA STATE. (NCE, July, 1989) September, 1986 to June, 1989 NCE ENGLISH/ LIBRARY STUDIES |
| 6 | ADO GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, ONITSHA, ANAMBRA STSATE. (SSCE, September, 1985) September, 1984 to June, 1985 WAEC |
| 7 | QUEEN OF THE ROSARY COLLEGE ONITSHA, ANAMBRA STATE. (SSCE, September, 1984) September, 1979 to June, 1984 WAEC |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Member, Accreditation Committee January, 2026 to Present |
| 2 | Chairperson, 21. Committee on International Linkages/Research on Law and Literature January, 2026 to Present |
| 3 | Member, Project Allocation Committee March, 2025 to Present |
| 4 | Member, Committee on Advocacy for African Studies, Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS) July, 2024 to Present |
| 5 | Member, Library Committee Faculty of Arts (UNIZIK) February, 2024 to Present |
| 6 | Reviewer, Journal of Arts and Humanities (PREORCJAH) January, 2024 to Present |
| 7 | President, Catholic Women Organization, (CWO) St Joseph Catholic Church, Onitsha. December, 2023 to Present |
| 8 | Member, ASUU NAU Prescience Program Unit Committee. November, 2023 to Present |
| 9 | Co-ordinator CEP (English Language and Literature Department), CEP May, 2021 to May, 2023 |
| 10 | MEMBER DRESS CODE COMMITTEE, English LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE DEPT, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE June, 2020 to June, 2022 |
| 11 | MEMBER, DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE June, 2020 to Present |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2025, May) Literature and the Humanities’. , pp 81 - 114 |
| 2 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2025, November) Managing Post-Conflict Situations: Challenges and Opportunities’. , pp 163 - 186 |
| 3 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2025, February) APPRECIATING LITERARY WORKS: POETRY AND DRAMA Anchor Book Publishers Africa, pp 271 - 296 |
| 4 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2024, November) FEMALE PORTRAYAL IN WHAT IF......BY LINDA JUMMAI MUSTAPHA AS IMPEDIMENT TO INCLUSIVITY NATION BUILDING. Association for the Promotion of African Studies, pp 12 - 21 |
| 5 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2024, June) Relationship between Literature and National Development , pp 30 - 44 |
| 6 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2023, March) 'Poems of William Wordsworth (1770-1850)'. Romantic Literature OZ Publishers, Owerri, 2nd edition, pp 9-40 |
| 7 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2022, December) Catholicn of Marriages: What if ....by Linda Jummai Mustapha |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | NGOZI JACINTA OZOH, CHIOMA TONI- DURUAKU, MAGDALENE OBIOMAH. (2026, May), "JUSTICE, SOCIETAL AFFILIATIONS AND NATIONAL COMMITMENT IN AKACHI ADIMORAH EZEIGBO’S BROKEN BODIES, DAMAGED SOULS AND OTHER POEMS.", African Scholars Multidisciplinary Journal (ASMJ),, Vol. 13, pp 1-5 |
| 2 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2025, November), "Exploring the Intersection between Mental Health and LGBTQ+ Identity in Jude Dibia’s Walking With Shadows", Journal of Gender, Sexuality and Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 5, pp 99-124 |
| 3 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2025, November), "THE FUTURE OF LITERARY STUDIES IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: IMPLICATIONS OF AI ON THE FIELD OF LITERARY STUDIES AND ITS FUTURE DIRECTIONS Ngozi Jacinta Ozo", Ochendo: An African Journal of innovative studies, Vol. 6, (Issue 3), pp 112 - 122 |
| 4 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2025, October), "THE FUTURE OF LITERARY STUDIES IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: IMPLICATIONS OF AI ON THE FIELD OF LITERARY STUDIES AND ITS FUTURE DIRECTIONS", Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Indigenous Wisdom: Rethinking Africa's Cultural and Philosophical Future*, pp 160 - 176 |
| 5 | Oko Etim Oko, Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh, Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Chioma Patience Patrick, Cherechi Miracle Menakaya1 · Ogechi Nnamani, Ngozi Ugonma Emelogu, Celestina Adaeze Nweze4 · Beth Nnenne Oluka, Ifeanyichukwu D. Okoro, Rosemary Chinedu Ossai1 · Nneka Nwosu, Ngozi Hope Chinweuba. (2025, October), "The Use of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) in Treating Adolescents with Speech and Language Problems", Journal of Rational-Emotive Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Vol. 43, (Issue 58), pp 58 |
| 6 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2025, September), "AFFILIATED SELF AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RELATIONS IN OKPEWHO'S CALL ME BY MY RIGHTFUL NAME AND ARMAH'S OSIRIS RISING.", Nnadiebube Journal of social sciences, Vol. 6, (Issue 4), pp 187 - 100 |
| 7 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2024, January), "‘Women, Nameless tiny dot in the data: A critical analysis of Adichie’s Zikora and Purple Hibiscus’. Nnadiebube Journal of Gender Studies. Vol 1,(1), 95-103.", Nnadiebube Journal of Gender Studies., Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 95 - 103 |
| 8 | Ozoh N, Nnyagu U and Umeh D.. (2024, February), "Inter-Ethnic Folklore: An Appraisal of the areas of Affinity in the Igbo and Yoruba Customary Lore.", South Asian Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 6, (Issue 1), pp 55 - 60 |
| 9 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh, Prince Usang Ekoro. (2024, July), "Injustice at the Periphery: An Exploration of Corruption in Uche Nnyagu’s At the Centre of No-Man’s-Land", AWKA JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERARY STUDIES (AJELLS), Vol. 11, (Issue 1), pp 151 - 161 |
| 10 | Ozoh N, Nnyagu U. (2024, June), "Ghost in African Literature: An Appasal of selected Ghost stories from Umeasiegbu's Abandoned Ghost Babies and Ghost Stories.", SSAR Journal of Arts Humanities an Social Sciences (SSARJAHSS), Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 85-93 |
| 11 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2024, November), "FEMALE PORTRAYAL IN WHAT IF….. BY LINDA JUMMAI MUSTAPHA AS IMPEDIMENT TO INCLUSIVITY NATION BUILDING", Journal of African studies and Sustainable development, Vol. 7, (Issue 4), pp 1 - 8 |
| 12 | Ozoh N, Ihueze A. (2024, April), "Jane Erye’s Enduring Resilience: A Bridge Between the 19th C Women and Modern Women", Archives of Humanities and Social Sciences Research., Vol. 1, (Issue 2), pp 1 - 5 |
| 13 | Ozoh N. J., Nnyagu U., Ugwu C.A. (2023, July), "Futility of war and its traumatic effect on Women: A Study of Ade,-Okere's Forest Dames1", Journal of Advanced Research and Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol. 3, (Issue 2), pp 14 - 24 |
| 14 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2023, June), "‘Obnoxious Acts of Beemothers: Ngozi Chuma-Ude’s Echoes of a new Dawn.", Journal of the Literary Society of Nigeria., (Issue 13), pp 83 - 94 |
| 15 | Nnyagu U. and Ozoh N. J.. (2023, September), "‘Female writings in the dynamic Igbo society: A comparative analysis of Ifeoma Okoye‘s Behind the Clouds and Chimamada Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus.", Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies. (PREORCGESS)., Vol. 3, pp 70 - 88 |
| 16 | Ngozi Ozoh, Uche Nnyagu. (2023, March), "History as a central focus of South African fiction: A study of Peter Abraham's Mine Boy", International Journal of African Society, Cultures and Traditions, Vol. 10, (Issue 2), pp 39 - 46 |
| 17 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2023, May), "Law and Literature :A Study of Ngugi's and Micere's The Trial of Didan Kimathi", Nigerian Journal of African Studies (NJAS), Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 23-29 |
| 18 | Uche Nnyagu, Ngozi Ozoh. (2022, March), "Mother versus woman: A study of Amma Darko's Faceless as interpretative fiction", International Academic Journal of Education and Literature, Vol. 3, (Issue 2), pp 1-5 |
| 19 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2021, March), "Revolution", International Journal of Poems and short stories, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 17-20 |
| 20 | Ngozi Ozoh, Ebele Okpala, Adaobi Ihueze. (2021, March), "Unearthing the exploits of Matriarchy in Ifeoma Okoye's The new Business Woman", Journal of Humanities, Vol. 22, (Issue 1), pp 71-78 |
| 21 | Ozoh N, Ihueze A.. (2021, April), "Entangled web of women's resilience: A study of second class citizen by Buchi Emecheta.", Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol. 7, (Issue 2) |
| 22 | Adaobi Olivia Ihueze, Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh, Ebele Peace Okpala. (2021, February), "Women And Power In Akachi Adimora Ezigbo's The Last Of The Strong Ones", The Criterion: An international journal in English, Vol. 12, (Issue 1), pp 309-318 |
| 23 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh, Adaoobi Olivia Ihueze, Ebele Okpala. (2020, May), "Individual As A Victim Of The Society In Ngozi Chuma-Udeh's Teachers On Strike", Awka journal of English language and Literary studies, Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 177-193 |
| 24 | N. Ozoh, E. Okpala. (2020, June), "Dislocated Selves: Representation of fragmented Identity in Ifeoma Odinye's My African- China", Journal of the Literary Society of Nigeria, (Issue 12), pp 197 - 208 |
| 25 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2020, May), "A Whirling Web Of Racism, Discrimination And Prejudice In Adichie's Americana", Nigerian journal of african studies ( NJAS), Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 190-197 |
| 26 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2020, October), "Corruption In Contemporary Nigerian Fiction: A Study Of Ikechukwu Asoka's Pimples On Wrinkles", PREORC Journal of arts and humanities, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 25-46 |
| 27 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2019, March), "Re-reading Chimamada Adichie's Americana And Akachi Adimora Ezigbo's Trafficked: The Vision Of The Writers In Social Reformation And Nation Building", International journal of English Research, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 24-30 |
| 28 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2019, May), "Women's quest for freedom, recognition and empowerment in Ngozi Chuma-Ude's Echoes of a new dawn.", Creative Artist: A journal of Theatre and media studies., Vol. 13, (Issue 2), pp 50-66 |
| 29 | Adaoobi Olivia Ihueze, Tracie Utoh-ezeajua, Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2018, September), "The Witers'tools: Literary Technics In Half Of A Yellow Sun, Roses And Bullets And Destination Biafra", International journal of English Research, Vol. 4, (Issue 5), pp 12-21 |
| 30 | Ngozi Jacinta Ozoh. (2018, May), "Diaspora Writer And Social Activities: A Study Of Isidore Okpewho's Call Me By My Rightful Name And Ayi Kwei Armah's Osiris Rising", Creative artist: a journal of theater and media studies NAU, Vol. 12, (Issue 1) |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Awardee: "Conference participation" (December, 2024 to December, 2024). Completed sponsored grant by TETFUND (Tertiary Education Trust Fund |
| 2 | Awardee: "Fellow IIAS" (July, 2024 to August, 2024). Completed sponsored grant by Ife Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Editor, "NAU GST 113 HUMANITIES" (June, 2024) |
| 2 | Editor, "Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies (PREORCGESS)" (April, 2024) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Routledge Journal "Body, Space, and Audience in Contemporary African Performance Poetry"." (April, 2026) |
| 2 | Reviewer, "International Journal of Research and innovation in social science" (January, 2025) |
| 3 | Reviewer, "International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)" (January, 2023) |
| 4 | Reviewer, "International Journal of Research and Innovations in Social Science" (June, 2023) |
| 5 | Reviewer, "International Journal of Research and Innovations in Social Science" (April, 2023) |
| 6 | Reviewer, "Awka Journal of English language and Literary Studies (AJELLS)" (May, 2023) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS)" - 264 (member since 2024), https://t.me/+P5AHUrveSRY0MjE0 |
| 2 | Full Member, "African Literature Association (ALA)" (member since 2024), https://africanlit.org/membership/members-area/your-ala-membership-receipt/ |
| 3 | Fellow Member, "Ife Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS)" (member since 2024), https://ias-ife.com/2024-fellows/?filter_research_interest_16ed5=Literature%20&filter_institutional_affiliation_16ed5=Nnamdi%20Azikiwe%20University%20&search_16ed5=Ngozi%20Jacinta%20Ozoh%20 |
| 4 | Full Member, "Literary Society of Nigeria" - 280 (member since 2020), https:/www.lsnigeria.org |
| 5 | Full Member, "Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU)" (member since 2020), https://asuunigeria.org |
| 6 | Full Member, "Teachers registration council of Nigeria" - AN/S/ (member since 2006), https:/www.trcn.gov.ng |
| 7 | Life Member, "Catholic Women Organization, St Joseph Catholic Church, Nsugbe, Onitsha." (member since 2005), https://t.me/+P5AHUrveSRY0MjE0 |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS) Conference", (Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS)), 26th May, 2026 to 29th May, 2026; Abuja |
| 2 | "9th International Conference on Research in Humanities and Social Sciences. (ICRHS)", (International Conference on Research in Humanities and Social Sciences), 12th December, 2024 to 14th December, 2024; Homerton College, Cambridge, - UK. |
| 3 | "Faculty of Arts. Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education Owerri. 2024 Maiden Conference", (Faculty of Arts. Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education Owerri), 7th August, 2024 to 9th August, 2024; AIFUE Owerri |
| 4 | "Building Comminites of Practice: Interdisciplinary collaboration and Academic Leadership in Africa", (Ife Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS)), 22nd July, 2024 to 2nd August, 2024; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife |
| 5 | "NAL'S Biennial Conference 2024", (Nigerian Academy of Letters), 19th June, 2024 to 20th June, 2024; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 6 | "African heritage and sustainability in the global future", (Association for the Promotion of African Studies (APAS)), 22nd May, 2024 to 25th May, 2024; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 7 | "Nigeria and MigrationToday: The diverse Strategies of State and non-State Actors", (Center for Migration studies, UNIZIK), 1st February, 2024 to 3rd February, 2024; Center for Migration Studies, UNIZIK |
| 8 | "Arts and the Art of Nation Building", (UNIZIK FACULTY OF ARTS), 19th October, 2023 to 20th October, 2023; UNIZIK FACULTY OF ARTS |
| 9 | "Grace Uzoma Okinkwo Foundation and Chukwuemeka Odimegwu University, Igbariam", (Department of English and Literature, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam), 10th May, 2023 to 13th May, 2023; NSUKKA |
| 10 | "Faculty Improvement Programe on Mobile Assisted English Language and Teaching", (BRITISH COUNCIL), 31st January, 2023 to 1st February, 2023; ZOOM |
| 11 | "2022 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE LITERARY SOCIETY OF NIGERIA", (Literary Society of Nigeria), 22nd November, 2022 to 25th November, 2022; OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, (OAU), ILE-IFE |
| 12 | "40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONFERENCE OF THE LITERARY SOCIETY OF NIGERIA", (LITERARY SOCIETY OF NIGERIA), 26th August, 2020 to 26th August, 2020; UNIVERSITY OF BENIN |
| 13 | "11TH FACULTY OF ARTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2019", (FACULTY OF ARTS, UNIZIK), 25th October, 2019 to 25th October, 2019; UNIZIK |
| 14 | "1ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATUE", (FACULTY OF ARTS, UNIZIK), 7th June, 2016 to 11th June, 2016; UNIZIK |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "4th ANNUAL DEBATE IN CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL.", (WOW AFRICA INC'S), 11th October, 2024 to 12th October, 2024; Keynote Speaker. Awka |
| 2 | "ONE DAY WORKSHOP: ON-LINE TEACHING AND EXAMINATION.", (SANDWICH. UNIZIK), 20th June, 2023 to 21st June, 2023; UNIZIK |
| 3 | "CENTRE FOR MIGRATION STUDIES CAPACITY BUILDING RETREAT AND WORKSHOP FOR MIGRATION MODULES DEVELPOMENT", (CENTRE FOR MIGRATION STUDIES UNIZIK, AWKA), 20th August, 2019 to 22nd August, 2019; ENUGU |