TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: Amii OBIAKARA-AMAECHI

POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER                

SPECIALISATION: ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, POLLUTION MANAGEMENT AND RISK ASSESSMENT

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

1. Personal Statement

Dr Amii Obiakara-Amaechi is an experienced and passionate Marine Biologist with over a decade of teaching and research in Marine Sciences, focusing on marine pollution, aquatic toxicology, and the impacts of anthropogenic stressors including microbial contamination on tropical ecosystems. Over the years, she has acquired and effectively demonstrated expertise in risk assessment of priority contaminants, with a strong commitment to inclusive, student-centered teaching and culturally responsive mentorship. Dr. Obiakara-Amaechi’s current research efforts aim to advance understanding of the impact of human-induced stressors and climate change influence on the health and resilience of marine and coastal ecosystems. Through active regional and international collaborations, she has consistently promoted interdisciplinary and inclusive science to address emerging environmental and public health challenges. As a member of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), the Society of Toxicology (SOT), and Toxicologists of African Origin (TAO), she has made relevant contributions to global initiatives in sustainable development, capacity building, and science-informed policy.

 Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Project Coordinator UNILAG, NORHED II-funded project, Capacity Building in Aquatic Animal and Environmental Health Management in West Africa (AQUAHEM) program
• Scientific Committee on Ocean Research, SCOR Exceptional Scholar Awardee, UK, June 2022
• Postdoctoral Representative 2020 -2021, Toxicologist of African Origin Specialty Group of Society of Toxicology
• Society of Toxicology (SOT) Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Specialty Section (RSESS) 2016 Awardee for Exemplary Science
• Journal Reviewer (Elsevier, Springer Nature)

 Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

1. Dandi, S.O., Evensen, Ø., Addo, S., Abarike, E.D., Abobi, S.M., Doke, D.A., Lyche, J.L., Mutoloki, S., Obiakara-Amaechi, A.I., Cudjoe, K.S. and Edziyie, R.E., (2025). Antibiotics governance in aquaculture: knowledge, practices, and challenges among stakeholders on the Volta Lake in Ghana. One Health Outlook, 7(1), p.22.

1. Ajiboye, O. R., Obiakara-Amaechi, A. I., and Lawal-Are, A. O. (2025). Biomarker-Based Assessment of Stress Responses in Farmed Fish Species from Cage Culture in Lagos State, Nigeria. Mater. Environ. Sci., 16 (3), 398, 410
2. Dandi, S.O., Abarike, E.D., Abobi, S.M., Doke, D.A., Lyche, J.L., Addo, S., Edziyie, R.E., Obiakara-Amaechi, A.I., Øystein, E., Mutoloki, S. and Cudjoe, K.S., (2024). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of antibiotic use among small-, medium-, and large-scale fish farmers of the Stratum II of the Volta Lake of Ghana. Antibiotics, 13(7), p.582
3. Obiakara-Amaechi, A. I., Iyiola, D. O., Oyem, I. M., Moruf, R. O. and Chukwu, L. O. (2022). Bacterial Indicators of Contamination in Highly Impacted Segment of Tropical Lagoon, Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 26(4), 705-710
4. Usese, A. I., Chukwu, L. O., Naidu, R., Islam, S. and Rahman, M. M. (2020). Arsenic fractionation in sediments and speciation in muscles of fish, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus from a contaminated tropical Lagoon, Nigeria. Chemosphere, 127-134.                Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

1. Partner, NORHED II-funded project, Capacity Building in Aquatic Animal and Environmental Health Management in West Africa (AQUAHEM); a collaborative initiative involving the University of Lagos (Nigeria), the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU, Norway), the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, the University of Ghana (UG), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the University for Development Studies (UDS, Ghana).
2. Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs), United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 Network

• International cooperation in Ocean Science and capacity development, Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean and Scientific Committee for Ocean Research (POGO SCOR)
• Collaborative Research with the Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER) and the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE), University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia