Dr. Marcellina Offoha is author and co-editor (along with Matthew Sadiku) of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in America, a collection of essays bringing together a discussion on the multicultural and ethnolinguistic groupings of Nigeria. With a Ph.D in Sociology, Dr. Offoha has taught at several universities including Shaw University, Ithaca College, State University of New York, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science, Temple University, and Morgan State University. The former president and regular keynote speaker for the National Igbo Catholic Community (ICCUSA), Dr. Offoha currently works as an Associate Professor at the Federal University, Otuoke. In 2015, Offoha began as acting Dean of Students for the Federal University and served as the middleman between students and faculty during an infamous university housing dispute.. Apart from administration work, Offoha also contributes to social and ethnic research, presenting papers internationally, such as her research on the Bori cult in Northern Nigeria.
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