ELENWA, Caroline Obinedo (DR)

carobinedo@yahoo.com, caroline.albert@ust.edu.ng

ELENWA, Caroline Obinedo (DR)

Head of Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development.

Biography

Dr (Mrs) Caroline Obinedo Elenwa is the current Acting Head of Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. She is an Associate Professor (Reader) of Rural Sociology and Development. She is a Lecturer, Researcher, Consultant, Data Analyst and Resource Personnel. She has practical experience in Participatory Rural Appraisal, has over one hundred (100) refereed journal articles in both local & international, twenty-one (21) conference proceedings papers and have attended and presented papers in several local & international conferences. Dr (Mrs) Elenwa is widely visible in Google Scholar with a current h-index rating of 7 and 10 h-index of 6. She is also visible in Research Gate with a current rating of 57.57. She has successfully supervised several Ph.D, M.Sc. PGD and B.Sc. students in her research area. Dr Elenwa is a member of Agricultural Society of Nigeria (ASN), Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON). Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN), Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN) and Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS).

Education

  • Ph.D Agricultural Extension (Rural Sociology and Development) UNN
  • M.Sc Agric Extension (Community Development), RSUST
  • B.Sc Agricultural Economics and Extension, SECOND CLASS HONS (UPPER DIVISION) RSUST