Assistant Professor Ada Peter
Research Fellow
Ph.D Communication
College
Department
Programme
Research Interests
Media and International Security, International Communication, International media and International education.
Awards & Honours
- 2018 NAFSA’s Global Dialogue Fellows Award
- 2017 SUSI Scholar on U.S National Security and Policymaking
- 2015 African Guest Researchers Scholarship Award for research on Conflicts in Africa and Competing Narratives: Implications for UN-AU Coordination in Peace Operations in Africa (2000-2010). Nordiska Afrikainstitutet. Nordic African Institute, Uppsala Sweden.
- 2014 Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University. A Brown International Advanced Research Institute grant for collaborative research on Human Security and Humanitarian Response: Increasing Effectiveness and Accountability in the Age of Complex Emergencies, Providence, Rhode Island USA
Teaching Areas
Journalism
Data Analysis
International Security
International and intercultural communication
Current Postgraduate Supervision
Four
Collaboration/Linkages
African Development Bank
Birmingham City University, UK
Centrale Nantes, France
Cranfield University, UK
East Carolina University, USA
EISTI Morgan State University
Epita, France
East Carolina University, USA
Fayetteville State University, USA
Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa
German Development Institute/Deutshes Institute fur Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Bonn, Germany
Griffith College, Dublin, Ireland
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Netherland
Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)
Ithaca College, School of Humanities & Sciences, Department of Politics
Institut Africain Des Poliques Commerciales (IAPC)
Lancaster University, UK
Lincoln University, UK
Landmark University
Merck Life Science
Moscow Technical University of Communication and Informatics, Russia Federation
MIT
North Western University
North West University, South Africa
North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University
Nottingham Trent University
Oral Roberts University, USA
Otto-von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg, Germany
Redeemer’s University
Science Po, France
Tavistock Institute, UK
Teesside University, Uk
Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
The School of Business, University of Ghana
The University of West of England, Bristol, UK
The Africa-America Institute
Tuskegee University, USA
Universidad de Alcala, Spain
University of Birmingham, UK
University of Durham, UK
University of Florida, US
University of Ghana
University of Huddersfield, Uk
University of Johannesburg
University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
University of Northumbria, UK
University of Nottingham, UK
UNESCO
University of Portsmouth, UK
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
University of Petroleum and Engineering
University of Roehampton, London, UK
Wayne State University, USA
Birmingham City University, UK
Centrale Nantes, France
Cranfield University, UK
East Carolina University, USA
EISTI Morgan State University
Epita, France
East Carolina University, USA
Fayetteville State University, USA
Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa
German Development Institute/Deutshes Institute fur Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Bonn, Germany
Griffith College, Dublin, Ireland
Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Netherland
Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)
Ithaca College, School of Humanities & Sciences, Department of Politics
Institut Africain Des Poliques Commerciales (IAPC)
Lancaster University, UK
Lincoln University, UK
Landmark University
Merck Life Science
Moscow Technical University of Communication and Informatics, Russia Federation
MIT
North Western University
North West University, South Africa
North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University
Nottingham Trent University
Oral Roberts University, USA
Otto-von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg, Germany
Redeemer’s University
Science Po, France
Tavistock Institute, UK
Teesside University, Uk
Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
The School of Business, University of Ghana
The University of West of England, Bristol, UK
The Africa-America Institute
Tuskegee University, USA
Universidad de Alcala, Spain
University of Birmingham, UK
University of Durham, UK
University of Florida, US
University of Ghana
University of Huddersfield, Uk
University of Johannesburg
University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
University of Northumbria, UK
University of Nottingham, UK
UNESCO
University of Portsmouth, UK
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
University of Petroleum and Engineering
University of Roehampton, London, UK
Wayne State University, USA
Conferences Attended
Obanua, A.S. (2013). Women, Peace and Security: Reviewing SC Resolution 1325. National Model United Nation conference A, New York
Obanua, A.S. (2013). Resource Scarcity and its Relation to Conflict. National Model United Nation conference A, New York.
Obanua, A.S. (2013). Achieving Peace and Stability in Somalia. National Model United Nation conference A, New York
Obanua, A.S. (2013). Out of the mouths of babes: Poverty from the perspectives of African children living in conflict regions. CODESRIA Child and Youth Institute Dakar, Senegal
Obanua, A. S. (2009). The Role of Ora-Media Literacy In Salvaging Indigenous Culture From The Stifling Lasso Of Globalization. Being a paper presented at the China Association For Intercultural Communication & Association For Chinese Communication Studies International Conference organized by Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.
Obanua, A. S. (2008). Effectiveness of Trado Media Inside the Global Village. SACOMM Conference. University of Pretoria, South Africa
Peter, A. S. & Kayode-Adedeji, T. (2016). A Crazy Cyber World: Construction of a Composite Index for Measuring Child Online Protection (COPI). International Communication Association (ICA) 66th Annual Conference, Fukoka Japan.
Peter, A. S. (2016). Cyber Resilience Index. International Communication Association (ICA) 66th Annual Conference, Fukoka Japan.
Peter, A.S. (2016). Representations of Libya and NATO’s invasion of Libya in 2011. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies Annual Conference, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom.
Peter, A. S. (2015). Making a case for War: CNN vs BBC Monitoring Reportage of Libya’s 1st Civil War. Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala Sweden.
Peter, A.S., Olafisoye, D. & Sobowale, I. (2015). Doughty Bombings: Competing Media Narratives of Boko Haram Insurgencies in Northeast Nigeria. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies Annual Conference, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom
Peter, A.S. & Sobowale, I. (2015). The Future of Political and Economic Conflicts in Africa: Is the Continent ready? 25th International Business and Management Association Conference (IBIMA). Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Peter, A. S. (2015). Media Literacy and Black Adolescents. International Communication Association (ICA) 65th Annual Conference. Puerto Rico
Peter, A.S (2014). Conflicts in Africa and the Press: Implications for UN-AU Coordination In Peace Operations In Africa (1990-2013). International Symposium on Governance and Security in Africa, Addis Ababa
Peter, A.S (2013). Who has propelled democracy? Neoliberalism pitfalls and the press: implications for alternatives (1990 - 2012)? South-South Institute on “Democratic renewal versus neoliberalism: towards empowerment and inclusion, Santiago de Chile.
Obanua, A.S. (2013). Resource Scarcity and its Relation to Conflict. National Model United Nation conference A, New York.
Obanua, A.S. (2013). Achieving Peace and Stability in Somalia. National Model United Nation conference A, New York
Obanua, A.S. (2013). Out of the mouths of babes: Poverty from the perspectives of African children living in conflict regions. CODESRIA Child and Youth Institute Dakar, Senegal
Obanua, A. S. (2009). The Role of Ora-Media Literacy In Salvaging Indigenous Culture From The Stifling Lasso Of Globalization. Being a paper presented at the China Association For Intercultural Communication & Association For Chinese Communication Studies International Conference organized by Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.
Obanua, A. S. (2008). Effectiveness of Trado Media Inside the Global Village. SACOMM Conference. University of Pretoria, South Africa
Peter, A. S. & Kayode-Adedeji, T. (2016). A Crazy Cyber World: Construction of a Composite Index for Measuring Child Online Protection (COPI). International Communication Association (ICA) 66th Annual Conference, Fukoka Japan.
Peter, A. S. (2016). Cyber Resilience Index. International Communication Association (ICA) 66th Annual Conference, Fukoka Japan.
Peter, A.S. (2016). Representations of Libya and NATO’s invasion of Libya in 2011. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies Annual Conference, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom.
Peter, A. S. (2015). Making a case for War: CNN vs BBC Monitoring Reportage of Libya’s 1st Civil War. Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala Sweden.
Peter, A.S., Olafisoye, D. & Sobowale, I. (2015). Doughty Bombings: Competing Media Narratives of Boko Haram Insurgencies in Northeast Nigeria. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies Annual Conference, Liverpool Hope University, United Kingdom
Peter, A.S. & Sobowale, I. (2015). The Future of Political and Economic Conflicts in Africa: Is the Continent ready? 25th International Business and Management Association Conference (IBIMA). Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Peter, A. S. (2015). Media Literacy and Black Adolescents. International Communication Association (ICA) 65th Annual Conference. Puerto Rico
Peter, A.S (2014). Conflicts in Africa and the Press: Implications for UN-AU Coordination In Peace Operations In Africa (1990-2013). International Symposium on Governance and Security in Africa, Addis Ababa
Peter, A.S (2013). Who has propelled democracy? Neoliberalism pitfalls and the press: implications for alternatives (1990 - 2012)? South-South Institute on “Democratic renewal versus neoliberalism: towards empowerment and inclusion, Santiago de Chile.
Summary of Profile
Dr. Ada Peter is a Professor, Media, and International Security. She produces comprehensive, policy-focused, nontechnical cyber-security documents that emphasize and teach senior principal state officials how to best make informed decisions on cyber policy, strategy, and planning. Her current research focuses on how U.S. national cyber strategies are undermining the protection of critical infrastructures against previous and potential cyber weapons. The most recent recognition of her research is from the U.S. Department of State, recognizing Dr. Peter as SUSI Scholar on U.S. National Security and Policy-making.
Dr. Ada Sonia Peter serves as Director, International Office and Linkages at Covenant University where she leads robust international collaborations and partnerships that shape the international outlook of the University and the continent. She led decisive due diligence processes and protocols culminating in win-win partnerships with global institutions and organizations such as MIT OpenLearning, Sciences Po, Centrale Nantes, Coursera, Facebook, the African Development Bank, the World Bank, UNESCO, Times Higher Education, and still counting.
Dr. Ada Sonia Peter has produced a comprehensive, policy-focused, non-technical cyber-security document that emphasizes and teaches senior principal state officials how to best make informed decisions on cyber policy, strategy, and planning. She developed and periodically evolved an objective assessment of where each emerging economy in Africa stands in cyber-security across critical priority areas. She also managed projects related to national security in Africa, synthesized data, and shared complex knowledge to relevant actors.
Dr. Ada Sonia Peter is also leading and accelerating seamless and successful relationships between HEIs like Covenant University and international organizations like COURSERA, MIT (JWEL), MITx, AfDB, SAP, UNESCO’s Knowledge for Change, UNESCO’s Futures Literacy Project and more. These strategic efforts include delivering successful integration of online learning into the existing curriculum, closing skills gap identified in a university curriculum, and redesigning courses to offer students industry-relevant education and tangible outcomes.
Dr. Ada Sonia Peter serves as Director, International Office and Linkages at Covenant University where she leads robust international collaborations and partnerships that shape the international outlook of the University and the continent. She led decisive due diligence processes and protocols culminating in win-win partnerships with global institutions and organizations such as MIT OpenLearning, Sciences Po, Centrale Nantes, Coursera, Facebook, the African Development Bank, the World Bank, UNESCO, Times Higher Education, and still counting.
Dr. Ada Sonia Peter has produced a comprehensive, policy-focused, non-technical cyber-security document that emphasizes and teaches senior principal state officials how to best make informed decisions on cyber policy, strategy, and planning. She developed and periodically evolved an objective assessment of where each emerging economy in Africa stands in cyber-security across critical priority areas. She also managed projects related to national security in Africa, synthesized data, and shared complex knowledge to relevant actors.
Dr. Ada Sonia Peter is also leading and accelerating seamless and successful relationships between HEIs like Covenant University and international organizations like COURSERA, MIT (JWEL), MITx, AfDB, SAP, UNESCO’s Knowledge for Change, UNESCO’s Futures Literacy Project and more. These strategic efforts include delivering successful integration of online learning into the existing curriculum, closing skills gap identified in a university curriculum, and redesigning courses to offer students industry-relevant education and tangible outcomes.
