JohnBosco Chukwuorji, PhD

I am currently an assistant professor (Senior Lecturer) in Department of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I received my education and training in clinical psychology. I was a Fulbright scholar in 2019-2020 academic year and spent time at Cleveland State University to enhance my research skill. Upon return from the USA, I joined the Centre for Translational and Implementation Research (CTAIR) at the University of Nigeria Nsukka in the team’s efforts to use of implementation science to enhance the effectiveness and quality of healthcare services in Nigeria. I was the project leader for the Psychosocial factors in Mental health of Internally Displaced Tiv Persons in Nigeria. My responsibilities as project leader included but was not limited to project logistics, writing of articles, data (collection) and data information management, and human resources. My research is focused on efforts to finding innovative strategies to increase access to mental health services and provide quality mental healthcare for the general population and other special groups such as women and people living with challenging health conditions.