Associate Professor Ruth Ochanya Adio-Moses is the Director of the Institute For Peace and Strategic Studies IPSS,Faculty of Multi-disciplinary Studies University of Ibadan , Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria .
She is the first female Director of the Institute For Peace and Strategic Studies and the pioneer Associate Professor of department of Peace ,Security and Humanitarian Studies with special interests in the areas of Environmental Risk Reduction, Violence Prevention, and Health and Safety. She is particularly passionate about children, youths, women, and Internally Displaced Persons. She is currently working with her students in humanitarian and refugee studies to create Peace clubs in secondary schools.
Since she assumed the position of the Director of the Institute last year , her Midas touch has been felt by the staff and students of the institute as well as the university of Ibadan , as she has brought transformation, class and quality lecturer- student relationship, mentorship, and academic excellence to the Institute.
She is the Coordinator of the Humanitarian and Refugee Studies, Department of
Peace, Security and the Humanitarian Studies University of Ibadan, and
Coordinator of the Centre for Disaster Risk Management and Development Studies,
University of Ibadan. This Centre was created by the National Emergency
Management Agency Nigeria for research and community engagement.
Associate Professor . Ruth won scholarships for both her undergraduate and
postgraduate degrees. She also got fellowships for an advanced certificate in
Analyzing Risk from Harvard T.H. CHAN School of Public Health USA and another
as a level 1 Professional Trainer in Kingian Nonviolence Conflict
Reconciliation from the Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies, University
of Rhode Island, USA.
She had training in Negotiation and Mediation from the Clingendael, Institute
of International Relations Netherlands and from the Institute of Chartered
Mediators and Conciliators in Nigeria. She also had training in Conflict
Sensitivity: Do-no-harm Approach to Peacebuilding And Development
Interventions, by the Christian Rural and Urban Development, Nigeria.
She was also the Convener of the University of Ibadan 3rd SME Fair
in 2023.
Her research has been published in both local and international books and
journals. She is the current National Public Relations Officer for the Nigeria
School Health Association, a Fellow of the Institute for Humanitarian Studies
and Development Abuja Nigeria, a Society for Peace Studies and Practice member,
and the South-West Coordinator of the Society of Professional Disaster Risk
Managers Nigeria.
Associate Professor Ruth Ochanya Adio-Moses was the Hall warden of Queen
Idia Hall University of Ibadan and her she brought her midas touch to the
hall, transforming it through the renovation she embarked upon, making the hall
a much sort after accommodation for the female students of the premier
University has attended conferences in Nigeria and countries outside Nigeria
where she presented research papers.
Experience
Lecturer
University of Ibadan Nigeria
May 2009 - Present 14 years 9 months
Nigeria
Co Founder
Disability Support Centre
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies
Jun 2017 - Present 6 years 8 months
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Management Unit
Senior Research Fellow
Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Managent Unit. Istitute for Peace and Strategic Studies
Jun 2017 - Present 6 years 8 months
University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
lecturer
Apr 2007 - Present 16 years 10 months
teaching and research
Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies University of Ibadan
Jun 2017 - Aug 2021 4 years 3 months
Nigeria
Senior Research Fellow
ISTITUTE FOR PEACE AND STRATEGIC STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
Jun 2017 - Aug 2021 4 years 3 months
Nigeria
Education
Bachelor of Education - BEd Health and Physical Education/Fitness 2.1
1994 - 1998
Activities and Societies: handball, swimming research and writing
Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
Counsellor
Disability Support Centre
Mar 2001 - Present 22 years 11 months
Publications
- Survey of Environmental Health Conditions in Relation to Safety in Public Primary Schools in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State Nigeria
Nigerian School Health Journal, 25, 1. Pages 72-79. (Nigeria) Apr 2013
The environmental health safety of every school is very important for the wellbeing of both staff and students in the school as the finest health teaching is done by example. Where there are no proper facilities it will be difficult to discuss safe and proper habits. The study examined the quality of environmental health and safety conditions of public schools in Egbeda LGA. The National School Health Policy document was used as a standard for assessment. The result of this study revealed that…
· · 2. Internet use and Self-Reported Health Problems among Secondary School Students in Kwara State.
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 19. 1. Pages 179-194. 2013
The internet has consistent positive impacts on modern society, it has also caused various societal concerns about privacy, security, crimes pornography and health related problems. Its easy accessibility poses greater risks and dangers for adolescents as compared to other forms of media. This study investigated the influence of electronic media as experienced and reported by in-school adolescents in Kwara State. The findings of this study showed a significant relationship between internet use…
Projects
- e-waste health education and advocacy
Aug 2015
developing education, information and advocacy on the health hazards of e-management.
Other creators
Languages
- English
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- Idoma
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- Yoruba
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- Hausa
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Organizations
- Nigerian School Health Association.
Publicity Secretary
Oct 2008 - Present
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