Dr. Eric Ugor Ogri
DepartmentMass Communication
DesignationLecturer II
EmailAbout Dr. Eric Ugor Ogri
Dr. Eric Ugor Ogri is a passionate and sagacious academic with a touch of extraordinary scholastic ingenuity. He has a craving and unparallel zeal for research and mentoring. He is a seasoned and cerebral teacher with an appetite for more knowledge acquisition. In fact, Dr. Ogri is addicted to learning. His research bias cut across wide range of subject, which include Public Relations/Advertising, Development Communication, Political Communication and the New Media, among others. He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) and African Council of Communication Education (ACCE). Dr. Ogri holds a Ph.D degree in Communication Studies (Public Relations), University of Calabar; an M.Sc. in PR/Advertising (University of Lagos); a PGD in Education (NTI) and a B.Sc. degree in Mass Communication from the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH). He joined the service of the University of Calabar as a lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Communication Studies in January, 2016. In June 2017, he was redeployed to the Department of Mass Communication as one of the pioneering lecturers in the newly created department.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLC | Holy Trinity Primary School, Ijiegu-Yache | 1987 | 1994 delete_forever | |
| WASSCE | Community Secondary School, Ijiegu-Yache / Igbeku Comprehensive Secondary School, Imaje-Yala | 1995 | 2001 delete_forever | |
| B.Sc. in Mass Communication | Cross River University of Technology | 2002 | 2006 delete_forever | |
| M.Sc. in Mass Communication. | University of Lagos, Nigeria | 2011 | 2012 delete_forever | |
| PGD in Education | National Teacher’s Institute (NTI) | 2012 | 2013 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D in Communication. Studies | University of Calabar, Calabar-Nigeria | 2014 | 2018 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Escor, E. Udosen, Henshaw, A., & Ogri, E. U. (2019). Stakeholder advocacy and the campaign against malaria epidemic in Cross River State: A social change perspective. Lwati: A Journal of Contemporary Research, 16 (2), 153-175. | |
| Agba, J. U., Henshaw, A. A. & Ogri, E. U (2018). Influence of gender appeals on audience consumption of television news. The Nigeria Journal of Communication, 15 (2), 315 – 334 | |
| Agba, J. U., Abang, O., Ogri, E. U. & Adomi, K. O. (2018). The Nigerian freedom of information (FOI) act and the right to know: bridging the gap between principle and practice. New Media and Mass Communication, Vol.73 (1), 21 - 31. | |
| Abang, O., Henshaw, A., Ogri, E. U. & Arekong, D. (2017). Audience perception, reality and objectivity in media reportage: Analysis of broadcast media coverage of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. The Leajon: An Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 8 (2), 40 – 65. | |
| Agba, J. U., Abang, O. & Ogri, E. U. (2017). Strategic media advocacy in enhancing sustainable economic development through agricultural in Nigeria. International Journal of International Relations, Media and Mass Communication Studies, 3 (5), 1-18. | |
| Wilson, D. & Ogri, E. U. (2017). Mass media, indigenous language broadcasting and national development: A case of selected broadcasting organisations in Calabar Metropolis. The Nigeria Journal of Communication, 14 (1), 79 – 102. | |
| Agba, J. U. & Ogri, E. U. (2016). Media, globalisation and democracy practices in Africa: A study of recent democratic transitions in Nigeria and Burkina-Faso. Journal of Theatre and Media Studies, 1 (2), 366 – 390. | |
| Iwuchukwu, G. C. & Ogri, E. U. (2016). Ethical issues in advertising and the 2015 Electioneering: An analysis of PDP and APC presidential campaigns in three selected national newspapers. International Journal of Linguistics and Communication (IJOLAC), 3 (1), 1 – 4. | |
| Ogri, E. U., Mboso, A. G. & Adomi, K. O. (2016). Social media and participatory democracy in Africa: A study of democratic transitions in Nigeria and Uganda. International Journal of Linguistics and Communication (IJOLAC), 3 (2), 24 – 41. |
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| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Arts International Conference, University of Calabar, April 2016 | Media, globalisation and democracy practices in Africa: A study of recent democratic transitions in Nigeria and Burkina-Faso | 2016-04-12 | 2016-04-16 | |
| 18th National Conference of African Council of Communication Education (ACCE), UNIPORT 2016 | Strategic media advocacy in enhancing sustainable economic development through agricultural in Nigeria | 2016-10-25 | 2016-10-28 | |
| 19th National Conference of African Council of Communication Education (ACCE), JOS 2017 | An assessment of the training curricula of selected mass media programmes in Nigerian universities | 2017-10-31 | 2017-11-03 | |
| 20th National Conference of African Council of Communication Education (ACCE), Pan Atlantic University, Lekki-Lagos (PAU, 2018) | Communicating Social Integration and Economic Inclusion of Cameroon Refugees in Cross River State | 2018-10-23 | 2018-10-26 |