Research Fellow Assistant

PRECIOUS CHIBUIKE CHUKWUERE RESUME

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name: Dr Precious Chibuike Chukwuere Address: 14 Spioenkop Street, Potchefstroom, North West, Province, South

Africa,

Email: ******************@*****.***, Phone No: +277******** PERSONAL PROFILE

I am a born leader, with a high sense of humour, diligent, hardworking, skillful, career-focused, can show empathy, honesty, possess good writing and communication skills, and always strive to make a positive difference in all he does. Additionally, I have developed so great in Health Science research with a good number of scientific publications.

CURRENT JOB

3rd May 2021 – Until date

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Science, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus. EDUCATION

March, 2018 – 2020

Ph.D. in Health Sciences with Nursing Science - North West University, North West Province, Mafikeng, South Africa.

Feb. 2017 – May 2018

Masters of Nursing Science – North West University, North West Province, Mafikeng, South Africa.

Feb. 2009 - Aug. 2014

Bachelor of Nursing Science – Madonna University, Elele Rivers State, Nigeria. SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Excellent verbal and communication skills

Team leader, possess good negotiation skills

Good listener

Mentoring ability

Can work independently or in a team

Good in time management

Open minded, willing to learn, apathy, multi-perspective thinker

Competent in qualitative research method

Competent in use of micro soft

Competent in qualitative data analysis

Competent in reporting qualitative research findings PhD RESEARCH TOPIC

Conceptual framework for psychosocial management of depression in adolescents in North West Province, South Africa

CORE COMPETENCE

Dr. Chukwuere demonstrates a high level of supervision, professionalism, ability to inspire and motivate others, and responsible in the conduct of research while maintaining proper ethical principles. He also demonstrates competent leadership and managerial skills and is well skillful in maneuvering unfavorable circumstances to achieve set out professional goals. Dr. Chukwuere is grounded in Qualitative Research including research methodology and health science research and ethics. He has strong communication skills and a great ability to analyze issues and solve research problems. Furthermore, enrolling for Masters of Nursing Science and Doctoral degree in Health Sciences with Nursing Science, have exposed Dr. Chukwuere to various levels of experiences and development, which add to his skills and competence necessary in excelling in his career. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chistina Hospital, Iyabiye, Lagos, Nigeria 04/2015 – 12/2015

Worked as a professional nurse, coordinate patient care, lead other health professional towards discharging due nursing cares to the patients.

In charge of managing patient files, ensuring that the right medications are administered to patients. Carried out wound dressing and supervised other nurses in doing same.

Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre Umuahia, Nigeria 01/2016 – 12/2016

Worked in the emergency units, male and female medical and surgical wards.

Worked collaboratively with other nurses in ensuring professional discharge of nursing duties,

LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

2014 - Current

Registered Nurse - Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria OTHER CERTIFICATES

2021 - Basics of Research Integrity and Health Research ethics Final Assessment 2018 - Introduction to Research Ethics Training Certificate 2018 - Research Ethic Evaluation Training Certificate 2018 - Informed Consent Training Certificate

2018 - South Africa Tree Training Certificate

WORKSHOPS

2021 - Postgraduate Research Supervision Workshop (North West University, Potchefstroom Campus)

2018 - Postgraduate Research Supervision Workshop, Sponsored by: DHET, UCDG

(University Capacity Development Grant).

2018 - Assessment and examination of postgraduate work facilitated RESEARCH RETREATS

2017- School of Nursing Science First Research Retreat workshop and writing course at Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa

RESEARCH AREA

Mental Health Nursing Research (adolescent mental health), Qualitative Research Approach, Methodology, Health Science Research, and Ethics, Systematic Review, Caring Presences and Nursing Outcome, social media research and health research ethics.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE

September, 2021 - Course: Introduction into Presence PRESENTED PAPER

Title: Rudiments of the Publication Process – Institute of Nursing Research, Nigeria Journal Club Meeting (18/07/2021)

Title: Conceptualising research topic - JFP Publishers: Research RoadMap Club

(13/08/2021)

FACULTY ENGAGEMENTS

Team member in the development of qualitative, quantitative and systematic review research templates for Master and Ph.D. students in Nursing Science.

Master and PhD research proposal reviewer for School of Nursing Science, North West University, South Africa.

OTHER ENGAGEMENTS

Currently supervising three Master’s Student in Nursing Science

Writing of a textbook in nursing research

Writing of series of articles

LANGUAGE COMPETENCY

Competent in English Language

Competent in Igbo Language (Native Language)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

A competent nurse researcher in both qualitative research, systematic review, health research ethics, qualitative data collection and analysis. ASSOCIATIONS

Team member, Caring presence research in Nursing Science

Associate Editor with the African Social Science and Humanities Journal

(ASSHJ)

Co-Chair – Health, Safety & Environment (HSE); International Conference on Emerging Technology and Interdisciplinary Sciences (ICETIS 2021) MASTER DISSERTATION

Chukwuere, P.C., 2018. The psychosocial management of adolescent learners' depression in the Amuwo Odifin district (Master dissertation, North-West University).

PUBLISHED BOOK CHAPTER

Chukwuere, J.E. & Chukwuere, P.C., (2020). Guide for Postgraduate Student Research and Publications: A Step-by-Step Approach. In Handbook of Research on Connecting Research Methods for Information Science Research (pp. 529-550). IGI Global.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

1. Precious C. Chukwuere, Leepile A. Sehularo & Mofatiki E. Manyedi. (2021). Perceptions of mental health nurses about psychosocial management of depression in adolescents, North West province, South Africa. Health SA Gesondheid. Vol. 26(0). Pg. 1-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v26i0.1528

2. Precious C. Chukwuere, (2021). Bio-Psychosocial Impact on the Development of Depression in Adolescents. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology. Vol. 10. Pg. 1455-1463. 3. Precious Chibuike Chukwuere. Leepile Alfred Sehularo & Mofatiki Eva Manyedi. (2021). Psychosocial Management of Depression in Adolescents Focusing on Resilience and Help- Seeking Behaviours: A Brief Exploratory Systematic Literature Review. Gender & Behaviour, Vol. 19(1). Pg. 173**-*****.

4. Precious Chibuike Chukwuere, Mary Manyo Ojong-Alasia, Leepile Alfred Sehularo & Mofatiki Eva Manyedi. (2021). Emerging South African Trends on Adolescent Depression and Management Literacy: A Narrative Literature Review. Gender & Behaviour. Vol. 19(1). Pg. 175**-*****.

5. Bukola Titilope Maitanmi,, Zainab Awojobi, Emmanuel Olumide Adesuyi, Julius Olatade Maitanmi, Precious Chibuike Chukwuere and Oluwadamilare Akingbade, (2021). Knowledge and Perceived Effect of Sexual Abuse among Adolescents n Selected Secondary Schools in Mushin Local Government, Lagos. African Journal of Health, Nursing and Midwifery. Volume 4, Issue 4, 2021 (pp. 14-30). DOI: 10.52589/AJHNM-54GMEBUD. 6. Chukwuere, P.C., Pienaar, A.J., & Sehularo, L.A., (2020). Psychosocial management of depression in adolescent learners: Results and implications of a Nigerian Study. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 30 (2), 125-129.

7. Chukwuere, P.C., Pienaar, A.J. & Sehularo, L.A., (2020). Conceptualising Adolescent Depression: A Narrative Review. Gender & Behaviour, 18(1), pp.150**-*****. 8. Chukwuere, P.C., Sehularo, L.A., Manyedi, M.E. & Ojong-Alasia, M.M., (2020). Improving postgraduate nursing research output: A South African nursing science perspective. African Journal of Health Professions Education, 12(3), pp.114-118. 9. Precious Chibuike Chukwuere & Joshua Ebere Chukwuere, (2020). Social Media Applications’ Effects on the Psychosocial Life of Students: A Descriptive Study Of University Students. Journal of Critical Reviews, Vol. 7(18): 294*-****-**. Chukwuere, P.C., Sehularo, L.A., Manyedi, M.E., Ojong-Alasia, M.M. & Wankasi, H.I.,

(2020). The Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus on Adolescent: Sub-Saharan African Perspective. A Narrative Review. Gender & Behaviour, 18(1). 11. Chukwuere J.E & Chukwuere, P.C. (2017). The impact of social media on social lifestyle: a case of University female students. Gender and behaviour. 15(4). Pg. 9966-9981. 12. Joshua Ebere Chukwuere & Chukwuere, P.C (2017). Cyber bullying of female students: an exploration of literature study. Gender and behaviour. 15(4). Pg. 9983-9995. ACCEPTED PAPER

1. Chukwuere, P.C., Sehularo, L.A., Manyedi, M.E. Experiences of adolescents and parents on the current management of depression in adolescents, North West Province, South Africa (Submitted to Curationis)

BOOKS COMPLETED

1. Helen Idubamo Wankasi and Precious Chibuike Chukwuere. Learning Effective School Health Services

2. Joshua Ebere Chukwuere and Precious Chibuike Chukwuere. Social media research methods MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

1. Chukwuere, P.C., Sehularo, L.A., Manyedi, M.E. Conceptual framework for the psychosocial management of depression in adolescents in the North West Province, South Africa (Submitted to Curationis).

2. Tshepang Petrus Modise, Precious Chibuike Chukwuere, Mary Manyo Ojong-Alasia AND Leepile Alfred Sehularo. Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) pandemic and implications to nursing cares: A short review (Submitted to African journal of gender society and development). 3. Precious Chibuike Chukwuere and Joshua E. Chukwuere. On social media, the psychosocial impacts of cyberbullying on students in selected African countries (Submitted to International and multidisciplinary journal of social science).

REFERENCES

NAME: Professor Leepile, A. Sehularo, School of Nursing Science, Department of Health Science, North West University Mahikeng, QUALIFICATIONS: PhD, RN, SENIOR LECTURER: Mental Health & Research, PHONE: 018*******/+277*********, Email:*******.********@***.**.** NAME: Dr Prince Chukwuneme Enwereji, Faculty of Economics and Management Science, School of Management Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. QUALIFICATION: PhD, PHONE: +276********, Email:******.********@*****.*** NAME: Dr Raymond Emekako, QUALIFICATION: PhD, Senior Academic Developer, Centre for Teaching & Learning, North West University, Mahikeng Campus.Email:********@***.**.**. PHONE: +277********

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