Mr. Anthony Okon Ben

MBBS (Sydney), FRACS (Paediatric Surgery)

Mr Anthony Okon Ben was employed into the University of Calabar on the 20th of December, 2013. His area of specialization is Cultural Anthropology of Religion. He obtained his B.A (Hon.) in Religious and Cultural Studies and M.A. in African Traditional Religion and Culture from the University of Calabar, Nigeria in 2011 and 2016 respectively. Mr Ben is a beneficiary of the Pro-Chancellors prize for the best behaved student in the 2009/2010 graduating class, Papa and O’Abang Memorial Prize for excellent academic and best graduating student in Religious and Cultural Studies in 2009/2010 and Most Rev. (Dr.) Brian D. Usanga’s prize for excellent Academic and best graduating student in Religious and Cultural Studies in 2009/2010. He has published in both international and local journals. He is a member of several learned academic organizations such as Society for Peace Studies and Practices, African Society for the Study of Sociology and Ethics of Religion, Faculty of Arts/Humanities Association of Nigerian Universities now Faculties of Arts/Humanities Scholars Association of Nigerian Universities. He is a dedicated researcher who is interested in using research findings, results and recommendation to proffer solutions to the problems of humanity. .