Ikechukwu Nwaka

Ikechukwu (Ike) Nwaka received a PhD in Economics and serves as an Editorial Member in the Journal of African Development, and Kadın/Woman 2000, Journal for Women's Studies. Ike’s research unites several strands of emerging subjects of enquiry: inter alia the intersection of labour economics and quality of life, gender in household decision-making and family entrepreneurship, environmental economics, and economic development. His current research tries to observe the joint pathways through which climate change and energy poverty affect households and family businesses in Africa. He is also interested in exploring how incentives and grants affect household energy efficiency and pro-environmental choices in Canada.

Teaching Interests

• Microeconomics
• Energy Industries and Markets
• International (Economics) Business
• Data Analysis for Business and Economics
• Labour Economics and Gender
• Development Economics

Professional Appointments

• Assistant Lecturer, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, Canada.
• Consultant, International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and CGIAR
• Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
• Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Girne American University, Girne Cyprus.
• Co-director, Center for Gender Studies, Girne American University Cyprus.
• Editorial Member, KADIN/WOMAN 2000 (Journal for Women's Studies), Center for Women's Studies (CWS),
• Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus

Awards/Leadership

• Eastern Mediterranean University - MSc and Doctoral Tuition Scholarship
• President - St. Cyril's Catholic Community, Cyprus - 2011 - 2012
• 2009 Community Liaison Officer (CLO) National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Dutsi - Nigeria 2009