CHRYSOGONUS M. OKWENNA

Primarily interested in social impact research and passionate about applying theoretical academic experiences to real life social issues. Detail-oriented and skilled in prioritizing responsibilities.

Volunteer, 8/2022 - 4/2023

Crème De la Crème, Nigeria. 

•Identified Sources of funding and conducted research on human rights violations in Nigeria 

Scribe, 2/2022  

Developing Mind Conference, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Faculty of Education.
• Captured speakers’ talks and conference proceedings for publication.
National Judge, 2/2022 -4/2022

Ethics Bowl Canada
• Adjudicated collaborative and competitive disputations between high school students in BC on ethical issues in local governance.
Volunteer, 1/202 - 4/2020

Carmelite Prisoner's Interest Organisation, Ibadan Nigeria. 

•Organised weekly support group/educative meetings 

Student Leader, 6/2018 -10/2020

Dominican University/Institute, Ibadan Nigeria
• Elected Student Union Government (SUG) President of Dominican University/Institute in 2019.
• Elected the National President of Philosophy Students in 2019 by consensus.
National Association of Philosophy Students (NAPS)

• Chairman, 2019 and 2021 Nigerian Philosophy Students’ Electoral Committee.

• Appointed Chairman of the 2019 and 2020 Nigerian Philosophy Students’ Convention Planning Committee

• "Love and romantic relationship in the domain of medicine." Med Health Care and Philos 26, 111–118 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-022-10127-7
• “Homosexuality in Traditional Africa.” In Layi Sunday Oladipupo (ed.) African Philosophy: Whose Past and Which Modernity? (Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press, 2021), pp. 277-292. Https://philpapers.org/archive/OKWHIT.pdf
• “An African Response to the Philosophical Crises in Medicine: Towards an African Philosophy of Medicine and Bioethics.” Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions, vol. 10, no. 2, (2021), pp. 1-16. https://philpapers.org/archive/OKWAAR.pdf
• “Peirce’s Fallibilism: A Thematic Analysis and the Revisitation of the Origins of Fallibilism.” Amamihe: Journal of Applied Philosophy, Vol. 19, no. 4, (2021), pp. 18-35. https://philpapers.org/archive/OKWPFA.pdf
• “Knowing Fallibly and Its Epistemic and Non-Epistemic Implications: Fallibilism Revisited.” Igwebuike: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities Vol. 7, No.3, (2021), pp. 73-90. Https://acjol.org/index.php/iaajah/article/view/1316
• “Mapping Out the Grounds for African Philosophy of Medicine and Bioethics.” Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy, vol. 19, no. 1, (2021), pp. 62-71. Https://philpapers.org/archive/OKWMOT.pdf

• Won the fully funded Darcy and Karina Biagioni Family Graduate Scholarship in 2021 ( I am the first graduate student at Simon Fraser University to receive this award).
• Won the Dr Paul Tang Graduate Fellowship at the Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University in 2021.
• Founded the Ijiroro Network For Young African Scholars (2021)
• Awarded the fellow of NAPS-Nigeria Award (FNN) 2021.
• Founding Editor-in-chief-in-chief of Ijiroro: African Students' Journal of philosophy (2020).
• Co-winner, Ibadan Philosophy Debates (2020).
• Winner, South-West Philosophy Essay Prize (2020)

• Certificate of Completion of the Instructional Skill Workshop (ISW), Simon Fraser University, Centre for Educational Excellence - April 2022.
• Certificate in University Teaching and Learning, Simon Fraser University (CUTL), Centre for Educational Excellence - September to December 2022.

Chelsea Rosenthal
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