Ossai Onyinyechi Gift

Contact

Research Interests

  • Climate Change: Flooding, Urban Heat, Adaptation and Resilience
  • Urban Sustainability: Livability, Quality of Life, Inclusive Urban Futures
  • Urban Sociology: Demography, Low-Income Housing, Urban Governance & Justice

Education

PhD in Urban Geography

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2025
Thesis: Housing Conditions and Quality of Life among Low-Income Residents in Enugu Urban
Supervisor: Prof. I.A. Madu

MSc in Urban Geography

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2013–2017
Grade: Merit
Dissertation: Urban Renewal Projects and Residents of Enugu Urban
Supervisor: Prof. P.C. Onokala

BSc in Geography

University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2007–2011
Grade: First Class
Project: Palm Oil Production in Rural Communities: Problems and Prospects

Experience

Lecturer / PhD Student

Department of Geography, UNN, 2019–2025
- Taught undergraduate courses (Geo 343, 441, 442, 309)
- Supervised bachelor theses
- Conducted and published research
- Led fieldwork and exams (Geo 181 & 386)

Assistant Lecturer

Department of Geography, UNN, 2017–2018

Teaching Assistant

Fakunle Comprehensive High School, Osun State, 2012–2014

Training & Fellowships

  • Inclusive Urban Futures, Wits-TUB-UNILAG Urban Lab (2025)
  • AI.Humanities.Social Sciences, LUNE TWO Fellowship (2025)
  • AI Ethics for Nigerian Lecturers, NOUN–Notre-Dame–IBM (2024)
  • Computational Demography, Max Planck IDEM187 (2024)
  • Foresight for Food Systems, Naivasha, Kenya (2023)
  • SICSS-Accra, University of Ghana (2023)
  • Urban Conflict & Safety, MOOC UNN (2023)
  • Climate Justice Training, PACJA, Nairobi (2023)
  • QGIS, ArcGIS, ILWIS Workshop, UNN (2021)
  • IEMeSSR, African SRH Research Network (2021)

Grants & Awards

  • Ife Institute of Advanced Studies Small Grant ($500), 2024
  • Best Paper, PIVOT African Workshop (100GBP), 2021
  • MasterCard Travel Grant, 42nd Congress of Institute of Sociology, 2018
  • Best Graduating Student, UNN Geography Department, 2012

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG)
  • Volunteer, Equity Watch Initiative (EWIN)
  • Member, WARMRG, UNN
  • Member, PEDRG, UNN

Technical Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • R and SPSS
  • Intermediate GIS (ArcGIS)

Publications

  • Nnadi, Ossai & Nwokocha (2024). Urbanization & Healthcare Accessibility in Nsukka. HSS Comm.
  • Onyekwelu et al. (2024). GIS Site Suitability in Bende LGA. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev.
  • Ossai, Onokala & Nnadi (2023). Urban Livability in Enugu. Benin J. Geog.
  • Akukwe et al. (2023). Flood-Induced Food Insecurity in Nigeria. GeoScape
  • Adewoyin et al. (2022). Financial Inclusion Among Nigerian Women. JPSS
  • Nwankwo et al. (2021). Climate Change & Urbanization in Nigeria. IJUS

[Full list available upon request]

Conferences

  • UNN Conference on Climate Change, 2024
  • Israeli Cultural Studies, UNN, 2024, 2022
  • ANG National Conference, 2023
  • Women in Science Conference, 2022

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