Chibuzor Azubuike, Kansas State University Leadership Communication doctoral student and Staley School of Leadership Studies graduate teaching assistant, presented research at four virtual multidisciplinary conferences during the spring 2022 semester.
Azubuike’s research interests include women, migration and development, and her presented papers focused on those topics at the conferences. The central theme across the conferences included women, sexuality, global south and inequality.
Through a leadership communication lens, Azubuike analyzed the subjects of her research as agents of change from a negative or positive perspective. The topics of her presentations were influenced by her professional roles and background, as the founder of Haske WAEF, a nonprofit organization in Nigeria, and her work with women and youths.
Azubuike’s presentations were:
Are Women Leading Other Women On? The Capitalism of Online Kayan Mata Aphrodisiac Dealers in Nigeria
- 2022 Gender and Sexuality in Kansas Conference, March 10-11, 2022, Wichita State University, USA
The Role of Women in the End SARS Protest in Nigeria: Mothering the Nation Against All Odds
- Gender and Social Justice Conference, March 18-19, 2022, University of Alberta, Canada
Aid as Instigation for Conflict among the Bakassi Refugees and their Hosts in Ikang, Cross River State, Nigeria
- Global South Graduate Student Conference, May 5-6, 2022, George Mason University, USA
Analysis of Traditional Igbo Women Leadership: A case study of Omu Anioma
- The 19th Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association, May 12-14, 2022, Dominican University, USA
Presenting her research in progress at the multidisciplinary conferences enabled her to receive valuable feedback for revising these papers into future publications.
As a scholar-practitioner, she aspires to produce research and solutions to social problems affecting youth and women in Nigeria. K-State’s leadership communication program supports her development of technical know-how and skills needed to meet these goals.
Your research topics are unique and timely! Talk about the capitalism of the online kenyamata. More power to your elbow. Many thanks to Kansas State University for celebrating your work. Keep flying ma.