Omoye Mary Akhagba holds a doctorate degree in Sociology from the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland (IFIS, PAN). Her doctoral research focused on the social and cultural aspect of cervical cancer screening among Nigerian women living in Poland. She also holds a masters degree in Media, Culture and Society from same institution.
She bagged a first-class degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Lagos State University in Lagos Nigeria where she also earned the Vice-Chancellor’s scholarship award throughout her undergraduate studies.
She has worked in both advertising and public relations agencies in Nigeria before she moved to the academia. She has published research articles in media studies, health communication, sociology and migration.
She is currently employed in Collegium Civitas as a fulltime lecturer teaching courses in marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, sociology and also supervising undergraduate thesis.
She enjoys taking photos of food as a way of storytelling.
Contact: omoye.akhagba@civitas.edu.pl