Staff Profile: Chidinma Georgenia Udo-orji

FACULTY:
FACULTY OF SOCIAL & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT:
MARKETING

BRIEF PROFILE

Udo-Orji Chidinma is an eminent scholar and Lecturer in the Department of Marketing at Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University(KOMU), Ideato Imo State, Nigeria. She is from Aro Ajatakiri, Ikwuano LGA, Abia State, Nigeria.

Her desire for tertiary education took her to the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri for her Higher National Diploma (HND) in the year 2000. After her NYSC at Awka, Anambra State, her ambition drove her to Imo State University, Owerri for her Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Marketing (2008) and Master of Science (M.Sc)(2012). She also obtained the  Certificate in Education from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (2013). In her pursuit for excellence, Udo-Orji Chidinma further enrolled at the Imo State University, Owerri where she obtained her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Marketing in 2019.

Having a burning desire in Marketing Management, Dr Udo-Orji has bridged several identified research gaps in the researches she has done especially in her doctoral and post doctoral empirical studies.She has attended conferences, workshops and seminars and has published many academic journals.

At the Professional level, she is a practitioner in good standing and a member of many professional organizations including National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and Associate, International Institute for Public Review and Development Strategies(AIIPRDS) United Kingdom and United States of America.

Presently, she is the Acting Head of Department (HOD) Marketing at Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University(KOMU) Ideato. Imo State. Dr Udo-Orji has received numerous awards.

She is not left out in community services where she has served as Secretary, Treasurer and Financial Secretary of different organizations.

HOBBIES

 She enjoys reading, researching, singing and playing table tennis.