Dr. Okey Oyama Ovat

MBBS (Sydney), FRACS (Paediatric Surgery)

I am Dr. Okey Oyama Ovat. I joined the services of University of Calabar in June, 2000, as an academic staff in the Department of Economics. I hold B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Economics. I attended University of Calabar where I got all my degrees. My areas of specialization are Monetary Economics, Development Economics and Economic Theory. I am a recipient of several awards of Honours which include: Integrity in Professionalism Award (IPA), Fellow Human & Natural Resources (FHNR) Award, Distinguished Excellence Award as Best University Lecturer/HOD of the year, Meritorious Award as the Most Distinguished Personality of the Year in 2015, Leadership Excellence Award, Patron Catholic Youths Organization award, among others. I have had University teaching experience for over 17 years. I was a former head, Department of Economics, University of Calabar and a member of Senate University of Calabar from 2015 to 2017.  I was also appointed head, Department of Economics, Akwa Ibom State University on sabbatical appointment and member of Senate, Akwa Ibom State University in 2018. I was a Consultant to the Cross River State Government in the Benchmarking of Local Government Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (LEEDS) for Akamkpa, Biase, Yakurr, Abi and Obubra Local Government Areas in 2008. I have attended several conferences and workshops, presenting papers in most of them. I have supervised and graduated six M.Sc theses and one Ph. D. thesis so far, as well as several undergraduate projects. I am a member of many professional associations, including Nigerian Economic Society (NES), Management and Social Science Forum, Research and Development Network, etc. I have published widely in both local and foreign journals. I also have six book chapters to my credit. .