Bilde av Oramah, Chinwe Philomina
Bilde av Oramah, Chinwe Philomina
Associate Professor in Risk Management and Societal Security Department of Technology and Safety chinwe.p.oramah@uit.no +4777058137 Tromsø

Chinwe Philomina Oramah


Job description

 

 

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Research interests

Risk communication, Risk decision-making, Contemporary security issues (Environmental-politics, Climate security, migration, humanitarian aid) Sustainability, Emergency preparedness and Crisis collaboration. 

Primary research interest include:

  • Assessing risk communication strateges in conflict and disaster prone areas 
  • Assessing the correlation between disaster management and climate- induced security threats
  • Assessing the Impacts of  discourses (climate change among other risks) on risk perception, communication and governance. 

Teaching

Design and teach undergraduate and graduate courses related to "Risk management and societal security"

 

Course Cordinator:

SIK-2512: Crisis Management and Communication - (10 ECT) (Bachelor i International preparedness)

SIK-2513: International Humanitarian Aid and Migration- (10 ECT) (Bachelor i International preparedness)

SVF-3607: Literature Review- (10 ECT)  (Master in  Contemporary Issues in Risk and Crisis Management)

SVF-3208: Contemporary issues in societal security- (10 ECT)  (Master in Contemporary Issues in Risk and Crisis Management)

SIK-1502: Introduction to Preparedness/Contingency management - (10 ECT) (Bachelor i International preparednes)

 

Mentorship:

Overseeing graduate theses and undergraduate projects related to: risk communication and perception, risk decision-making, risk governance, emergency preparedness, crisis management, environmental security, climate change adaptation, humanitarian aid, migration, sustainable development.  


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