Bio

Dr. Ifeyinwa Chukwuokoro teaches at the Department of English and Literary Studies, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. She obtained a BA (honours) in English from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna, an MA from Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, and a PhD in Pragmatics and Political Discourse from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her research interests lie in discourse analysis and pragmatics, with a specific focus on conflict and political discourses. Her research findings have been read at many academic conferences and featured in reputable journals and books.

Building on the findings of this research, Dr. Chukwuokoro plans to expand her work on political discourse, security communication, and governance in Nigeria and Africa. A key future goal is to develop a comprehensive framework for transparent crisis communication, offering guidelines for policymakers and security agencies on effective and ethical counterinsurgency narratives. Additionally, she aims to establish a research network on language, security, and policy to foster collaboration among linguists, political scientists, and security experts. This network will facilitate interdisciplinary studies on discourse strategies in governance and conflict resolution.

In the next five years, Dr. Chukwuokoro aims to secure two more research grants from a reputable institution to advance her career in discourse analysis and policy communication, publish a book on discourse strategies in conflict, lead interdisciplinary research projects on security communication, and develop policy recommendations that influence national and regional peacebuilding efforts in Africa.