Nnorom Chinyere Carol Phyllis

Professor
Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

ccpnnorom@yahoo.com

Field of Study: Demographie, Population et développement, Sociologie
 
Specialization: Démographie appliquée, Enfance et jeunesse, Familles et ménages, Differenties des rôles par genre, VIH/SIDA et MSTs, Population et développement, Reproductive Health (Family Planning), Social Demography
 
Regional focus: Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Afrique sub-saharienne, Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord (MENA)
 
Education: Doctorat (Ph.D, MD), University of Ibadan, Sociologie, 1997
 
Working languages: Anglais
Anglais
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)
Other association membership in population or related fieldsPopulation Association of Nigeria (PAN)
Population Association of Nigeria (PAN)


Curriculum Vitae:
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Professional Summary:

 

Chinyere C. P. Nnorom Ph.D. is a Sociologist with a bias in Demography. Currently, she is a Professor with the Department of Sociology/Psychology/Criminology & Security Studies at the Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Her areas of research interests covers most social problems and they  include, but not limited to, fertility, mortality, children, youth and women studies, reproductive health and sexuality related issues. Her continued interest in Child development culminated in her Ph.D. thesis titled: Infant and Child Mortality in a Rural Area of Imo State Nigeria. In addition, the rising incidences of child sexual abuse resulted in her publication titled: Sexual Abuse of Children and the Child Rights Act in Nigeria: Is Implementation Feasible. The current work on Child Marriage and Child Betrothal in Nigeria: An Act in Futility? became essential to address the heinous crimes the girl child face in a country that projects itself as being sensitive to the problems of the weak and vulnerable.

 

Publications:

 

1.Nnorom, C. C. P. (2013). “Family Planning Services and the Quest for Women’s Empowerment in Nigeria: Revisiting the Notion of Fertility as Martyrdom”.   In Olurode, ‘Lai (ed.) Perspectives on Feminism in Africa, USA: Carolina Academic Press. Durham, North Carolina (Pp.79-93).

Nnorom, C. C. P. (2011). “Educating the Girl Child in the Nigerian Context: Challenges and Prospects” in Ernest E. Uwazie and Chaunce Ridley (eds.), Contemporary Issues in African Studies: A Reader. New York: Triantlic  Books. (pp. 139 - 155). 


1.   Nnorom, C. C. P., G. Y. Oduro & , A. B. Yahaya (2013). “The 'Dog-Chain' Syndrome: A Voluntary and Compelling Phenomenon among Unemployed Youth in Ghana”.   Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. University of Cape Coast, Ghana Vol. 1, No.2. (pp. 194-223).

2.   Sika-Bright, S. and C. C. P. Nnorom (2013). “The Perception of Children on Child Sexual Abuse: The Case of Children in Some Selected Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana”.   Advances in Applied Sociology Vol. 3, No. 6, (pp. 246 – 252).

3.  Darteh, E. and Nnorom, C. C. P. (2012). “Sexual Behaviour and Condom Use among Adolescents Living in Urban Poor Areas in the Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana”. Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social sciences, Vol. 4, No. 3 (pp. 619 - 639)