Dr. Charles Okigbo

Professor

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Office: Minard 321C
Phone: (701) 231-8720

I hold graduate communication degrees from Ohio University and Southern Illinois University, and a public policy degree from Harvard University. My other qualifications include master's degrees from the University of Leicester, (UK), and the University of Nigeria. I have taught mass communication on full or part time basis at the University of Nigeria, the University of Lagos, the University of Nairobi, Daystar University, (Nairobi) and the University of North Dakota.

I teach action research, communication theory, public relations, health communication and organizational leadership. I am passionate about advocacy, capital campaigns, fundraising, public communication and public diplomacy. I have consulted for United Nations agencies and national governments, published extensively in international journals, and produced (as editor) six books in mass communication.

I am currently on leave as the Head of Policy Engagement and Communication at the African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, from where I am also coordinating recruitment of African students and promoting NDSU partnerships with African organizations.