Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Dr. Stella Williams

P.O. Box 1028, O.A.U., Ile-Ife

Osun State, Nigeria

Email: star1143_2000@yahoo.com

aquabola@hotmail.com

swilliam@oauife.edu.com

 

 

Career Objective:

 

To serve in a Fullbright Scholar-in-Residence Program, 2003-2004 at Bellevue Community College, Department of Arts and Humanities, Bellevue, WA, USA.

 

Short-term goals:  To develop an environmental and international/cultural studies component within the existing International Studies Program at Bellevue Community College (BCC) and bring a global perspective to an expanding area of study that will ultimately result in articulaton agreements with

4-year degree programs;

(2) To support an infusion of general education competence within the international studies.

 

Long-term goals:  Expand opportunities for exchanges of experiences, including best practices, among students and faculty – locally and abroad;

(2)  Position BCC as a catalyst – clearinghouse and coordinator of global perspectives/cultural exchanges on multiple issues affecting the broader community.

 

Qualifications:

 

Management Skills

 

Thirty-two years of development management experience and proven skills in the area of education and research with special emphasis on natural resources in Africa. Proficient ability in international and national relationship building linkages with other researchers in the field of higher education.

 

Professional Work Experience:

 

Obafemi Awolowo University / Assistant Professor                                                       - 1992 to date

Lecturer I, Department of Agricultural Economics                                                          - 1985 – 1991

Lecturer II, Department of Agricultural Economics                                                        - 1983 – 1985

Auburn University – Graduate Research Associate, Department of Agriculture Economics & Rural Sociology / Department of Fisheries and Applied Aquaculture                            - 1978 – 1983

University of Connecticut – Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Ecology       - 1975 – 1977

Senior Education Officer, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Lagos, Nigeria     - 1973 – 1975

Science Teacher, Methodist Girls High School, Lagos, Nigeria                          - 1973 -1971

Science Teacher, Methodist Girls High School, Freetown, Sierra Leone                        - 1968 – 1971

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Education

 

Queen’s College, Lagos, Nigeria                                                                                   - 1958 – 1962

Prince of Wales, Freetown, Sierra Leone                                                                      - 1963 – 1965

Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone                                                                - 1965 – 1970

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut                                                   - 1975 – 1977

Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama                                                                - 1978 – 1983

 

Distinguished Awards

 

Fellow, Fisheries Society of Nigeria, ffs                                                                         2000

World Food Day Award for Distinguished Assistants to Youths in Lagos State              2000

World Women’s Day Lecture, Lagos State                                                                               1999

Pre-World Food Day Lecture, Lagos State                                                                               1999

Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) Annual Lecture                                                   1999

Fisheries Society of Nigeria Merit Award                                                                                  1997

Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries (IDAF) Research Fellowship                   1995

Research Assistantship, Auburn University                                                                       1997 – 1983

Research Assistantship, University of Connecticut, Storrs                                                 1976 – 1978

 

Training and Courses Taught

 

Resources and Environmental Economics; Advanced Resource and Environmental Economics; Gender Mainstreaming in Development; Report Writing; Agricultural Marketing, Agricultural Development and Policy; Agricultural Cooperation; Advanced Agricultural Marketing; Advanced Agricultural Development and Policy and Fisheries Management.

 

Details of Professional Experience, indicating Institutions and Levels of Responsibilities

 

Sustainable Fisheries Livelihood Program, National Trainer for the Project in Nigeria,

2000 - date   (A DFID Sponsored Project)

 

International Board Membership:

1.         Board of Trustee, WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia,   2002  to date;

2.         International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, Oregon State University, Corvalis,       (IIFET)    1984-1988; 1992-1996

3.         Gender and Science and Technology (GASAT),  1992-1996

 

International Workshops:

1.         Resource Person, WorldFish Center ‘Fish For All Initiative’ Penang, Malaysia, November 2-4, 2002

2.         Joint Coordinator of an EU Sponsored Workshop on ‘Gender, Fisheries and Aquaculture   Development’  Brussels, 9-10 December 2002

3.         Member of an EU funded project – Fisheries, Governance and Food-security (FishGovFood –       SSIWO/MARE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Seminar Training Coordinator, 2001-2004.

4.         Organizer and Coordinator of a Centre for Technical Agriculture (CTA) Roundtable for             Youths in Agriculture and Development in Africa, 1995.

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Advisor,  National Technical Committee of Freshwater Fisheries Institute of Nigeria 1998 – 2000

 

Moderator,  National Institute for Freshwater Fisheries Research, Federal Ministry of Agriculture,        Water   Resource &  Rural Development Promotion interview, 1998-2000

 

Postgraduate School Examiner to the Dept. of Zoology, Faculty of Science, 1985-2000

 

External Examiner:  University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria   1998-2000

                                    Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, 1997-2000

                                    Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, 1998-2000

                                    Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, 1998-2000

 

Research Fellow, Integrated Development of Artisanal Fisheries in West Africa, Cotonou, Benin         Republic, 1995-1997.

 

Membership of Professional Bodies:

 

1.         Children-In-Agriculture Programme, Research Network, 1997 to date.

2.         West African Regional Programme on Improvement of Post Harvest Utilization of Artisanal       Fish Catches, 1992 to date.

3.         Nigerian Association of Fish Farmers & Aquaculturists, 1992 to date.

4.         Association of Women in Agriculture & Home Economics, 1992 to date.

5.         Ibadan Socio-Economic Group, 1991 to date.

6.         Home Economic Association of Africa, 1991 to date.

7.         National Association of Women in Science, Technology and Mathematics, 1991 to date

8.         Women Studies Research Network, OAU, 1989 to date.

9.         Gender and Science and Technology, 1989 to date.

10.       International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, 1987 to date.

11.       Women, Environment & Development Network, 1985 to date.

12.       Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economics, 1985 to date.

13.       Fisheries Society of Nigeria, 1985 to date.

14.       American Association of Agricultural Economics, 1979 to 1984.

15.       American Fisheries Society, 1979 to 1985.

 

Writings/Publications/Presentations

 

1.   Clonts, H.A. and S.B. Williams (1983). “An Economic Assessment of Groundwater Use by            Catfish Farmers in Alabama.”  Mid-South Journal of Economics, December, Vol. 7 No. 3:         457-461

2.   Oludimu, O. and S.B. Williams (1986). “Contributory Role of Non-Agricutural Activities in Rural Economy:  A Case Study of Bendel State of Nigeria.” In Aja Okorie and Martin O. Ijire (eds.) Nigeria Agricultural Outlook. Proceedings of the National Conference of Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economics (NAAE) held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 59-64 p.

 

 

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3.   Williams, S.B. (1986). “A Structural Analysis of Government Investment in the Fish Industry in Nigeria.” In Aja Okorie and Martin O. Ijirie (eds.)  Nigeria Agricultural Outlook. Proceedings of the National Conference of Nigerian Association of Agricultural Economics (NAAE) held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, 92-97 p.

4.   Williams, S.B. (1986). “Small-scale Fisheries and Economic Development: Some Considerations from Nigeria.” Proceedings of International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Rimouski Canada,  983-993 p.

5.   Williams, S.B, (1986). “Fish Farming in Anambra State: Economic Criteria. In E.O. Ita et. Al (eds.). Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON). Conference Proceedings held at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 358-367 p.

6.   Williams, S.B. (1988). “Economic Status of Artisanal Fisherman in Ondo and Ogun States. “Ife Journal of Agriculture. Vol. 9, No. 1 & 2: 101-112

7.   Williams, S.B. (1988). “Economic Assessment of Fisheries sub-sector of Agriculture in Nigeria’s National Development.” In N.B. Mijindadi et. al. (eds.). Agriculture in Rural Development. Proceedings of the National Conference of NAAE held at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 76-85 p.

8.   Williams, S.B. (1988). “Creation of Employment in Fishing Villages in Bendel State, Nigeria.” In Y.L. Fabiyi et. Al. (eds.) Rural Employment Generation in Nigeria. Proceedings of the National Conference of NAAE held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Oyo State, Nigeria, 239-247 p.

9.   Williams, S.B. and O. Oludimu (1988). “Maize: A study of its marketing channels, margins and utilization on Ondo State.” In G. O. I. Abalu and B. A. Kalu (eds.) Improved Agricultural Technology for Small-scale Nigerian Farmers. Proceedings of the National Farming Systems Research Network held in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, 219-232 p.

10.  Williams, S.B. (1988). “Women’s Participation in the Fish Industry in Nigeria: A Review.” In Africa Notes – A Journal of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, No. 3:51-54

11.  Williams, S.B. and B.O. Oramah (1988) “Application of Markov Chain Analysis in Projecting Fish Consumption Expenditure in Imo State, Nigeria.” Journal of West Africa Fisheries, Vol. IV:214-220

12.  Williams, S.B. (1989). “Women in Fishing Communities in South Western Nigeria – Problems and Prospects.” Proceedings of the National Symposium on Promoting Assistance to Rural Women in Fishing Communities in Nigeria held in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, 38-44 p.

13.  Williams, S.B and B.O. Oramah (1989) “Socio-Economic Analysis of Fish Consumption in Nigeria.” In A. T. Ba (ed.) The Role of Biology in Resolving the Food Crisis in Africa. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Nutrition held in Yamoussoukro, Cot d’Ivorie, 563-572 p.

14.  Oludimu, O. L. and S. B. Williams (1994). “Role of Entrepreneurship in Sustaining Development: Success Cases of two fishery entrepreneurial concerns.” In S. F. Adedoyin and J. O. Y. Aihonsu (eds.) Sustainable Development in Rural Nigeria. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Rural Sociological Association held at Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria, 256-262 p.

15.  Williams, S. and B. Awaoyomi (1998). “Fish as a Prime Mover of the Economic Life Of Women in a Fishing Community.” Proceedings of the IXth International Conference of the

 

 

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            International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) held at the University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway, 286-292 p.

16.  Idowu, E. O., Y. L. Fabiyi, G. A. O.  Arawomo and S. B. Williams (1998). “Effect of Tariffs and increased credit facilities on fishing activities of fishermen in Lagos State of Nigeria.” In Y. L. Fabiye and E. O. Idowu (eds.)  Poverty Alleviation and Food Security in Nigeria. Proceedings of the National Conference of NAAE held at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, 68-73 p.

17.  Williams, S. (1999). “The Socio-economic Potentials of Women in Riverine Small-Scale fisheries in Nigeria.” Proceedings of Women’s World 99, the 7th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway, June 1999.

18.  Williams, S. B. (1999). “Children-In-Agriculture: Role of Education.” In Stella Williams (ed.) Children-In-Agriculture Program – CIAP 99. Heptagon Ventures, Lagos, Nigeria 5-11 p.

19.  Oludimu, O. L. and S. B. Williams (1999). “Entrepreneurial Business and its Environment.” In Femi Oludimu and Lekan Fadina (eds.) Entrepreneurship Development for Rapid Industrialization. Pope Rising Press, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 18-42 p.

20.  Williams, S. B. “Children-In-Fishing Communities: Rethinking Fishery Management in Nigeria,” in Stella B. Williams, Francis E. Ogbimi and Akinloye J. Farinde (eds.) Farm Children and Agricultural Productivity in the 21st Century. The Second Annual Conference Proceedings held at O. A. U., Ile-Ife, Osun State from 3-7 May 1999, 191-202 p.

21.  Williams, S. B. and C. E. Nauen (1999). “Gender in Fisheries Development and Trade in West Africa.” Journal of West Africa Fisheries

22.  Williams, S. B. (1999). “The Feminization of Poverty.” In Simi Afonja (ed.) Research and Policy on Poverty in Nigeria. Centre for Gender & Social Studies, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

23.  Williams, Stella B. (2001). “Experiences and Visions in Nigeria’s Education System.” In Birgit Blattel-Mink and Anima Mischau (eds.) From Bottom to Top in Higher Education: Women’s Experiences and Visions in Different Parts of the World; International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. Vol. 21 No. 1/2  2001.

 

Service to Community:

 

      1.   Extension Officer, Management Executive Committee for the Soroptimist International   Aftican Clubs, 1999-date

      2.   National President, Soroptimist International of Nigeria, 1993/1994

      3.   National Extension Officer, Soroptimist International of Nigeria, 1989/1992

      4.   Founder President, Soroptimist International of Ife, 1985-1988

      5.   Matron, Human Society (Obafemi Awolowo University Students’ Not for Profit Group),

            1990 – date

      6.   Coordinator, Food Basket a la Mama Africa (a not for Profit Group), 1985 – date

      7.   Member, Obafemi Awolowo Women’s Studies Program, 1985 – date.

      8.   Member, Obafemi Awolowo University Women’s Group, 1983 – date.

 

 

 

 

Stella Williams, Ph.D                                                                                                    March 2003