Ernest Ogbozor

Title
Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Security Studies and International Affairs Dept
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Office Hours

Tue/Thur 2.00 - 5.00 PM

Areas of Expertise

  • Conflict Resolution
  • International Development 
  • Humanitarian Assistance 
  • Interfaith Peacebuilding
  • Disaster Management 
  • Informal Security 
  • African Studies 
Ernest Ogbozor

Dr. Ernest Ogbozor is a scholar-practitioner of conflict, security, and development. He was a recipient of the Ford Foundation International Fellowship and received a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University. His research addresses two fundamental questions: to understand the micro-level impact of conflict and the strategies used by local communities to cope with violence and protect their livelihoods. His recent research focuses on understanding household resilience to violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin. His professional experience includes work at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as a frontline humanitarian response officer, research contractor for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and monitoring and evaluation consultant at Search for Common Ground (SfCG). His publications include “From Counter-terrorism to Livelihood Destruction: Factors Causing Systemic and Continuing Destruction of Livelihoods in the Lake Chad Basin.

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
  • M.A. - Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development, Brandeis University
  • GCS 334: Contemporary Africa & World
  • GCS 101: Intro Global Conflict Studies
  • GCS 314: Religion, Conflict, and Peace
  • GCS 400: Topics in Global Conflict Stu