Ezinne Chioma Abaneme

Ezinne Chioma Abaneme is a lecturer and a trained social media manager.

She is an academic staff of Alex Ekweme University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Department of Mass Communication. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from Imo State University, Owerri, and a master’s degree in Public Relations and Advertising from Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka.

She is a business savvy, who has rich knowledge of Social Media Marketing, and as the Public Relations Officer of FGGC Owerri, Ebonyi Chapter; she played a vital role in the successful online campaign of the Alumane Global Reunion in 2019. Skilled in copywriting, analytics, photo-editing/photo-shopping, customer service, she has developed contents for several blogs, successfully conducted and managed online advertising for businesses and is a News junkie. She also has keen interest in photography, understanding its importance in social media marketing.

Prior to joining the academia, Ezinne worked with an engineering firm in Owerri, where she worked as the customer care representative for three years (2013-2016). As a lecturer, she teaches Introduction to Advertising, Introduction to Public Relations, Science and Technology Reporting, etc.

She has conducted several academic researches, both independently and collaboratively, with particular inclinations to Social Media and its effect on users, Risk Communication, Development Communication, Advertising, Media effects, amongst others. She is knowledgeable in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and is skilled in the use of SPSS.

Presently, Ezinne is a doctoral student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, specializing in Health Communication.