Affiliation

Lecturer, Dept. of Social Work, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

 

Address

Dept. of Social Work,
University of Nigeria,
Nsukka,
Enugu State,
Nigeria

 

Contact

uzokoye@yahoo.co.uk

 

Biosketch

Dr. Okoye graduated in 1989 with a Bachelors degree in Sociology, and In 1996 obtained a Masters degree in Social Work. In 2002 she obtained a Ph.D in Social Gerontology. Dr. Okoye is currently teaching in the University of Nigeria Nsukka n the Department of Social Work. She has published several social gerontological articles. Part of her duties involves teaching and Supervision of MSc and PhD thesis.

 

Key research/capacity building interests

 

Research Interests

• Elder Abuse
• Intergenerational relationships
• Attitudes of youth towards older people
• HIV/AIDS and older people

Key methodological skills

• Field surveys
• SPSS for data analysis

Current/planned research

• Elder Abuse
• Investigating youths’ knowledge of, and attitude towards, older people
• Intergenerationalrelations
• The impact of HIV/AIDS on older people

Current engagement in capacity building

None