Dr. Ogechukwu Nkiruka Okoli is an academic researcher affiliated with the Department of Mass Communication at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Her research focuses on mass communication, media studies, health communication, political communication, and environmental risk communication. Her scholarly work examines the role of media messages in shaping public awareness, attitudes, and behavioural responses to important social issues. Her research interests also encompass public health awareness, social media communication, political participation, and the use of communication strategies to address environmental and societal challenges.Ogechukwu Nkiruka Okoli has contributed to scholarly publications addressing public awareness campaigns, health-related media messages, political participation among women, and environmental risk communication. Her research includes studies on COVID-19-related narratives on WhatsApp, mental health campaigns among university students, public perceptions of self-medication, and communication strategies for flood-risk control. She has also co-authored research examining media sensitisation messages concerning cholera prevention and public awareness of health-related information. These contributions reflect her interest in understanding the influence of traditional and digital media on public knowledge, attitudes, and social behaviour. Her interdisciplinary research background makes her well suited for academic research and peer review in mass communication, media and communication studies, health communication, political communication, social media studies, public awareness campaigns, and environmental risk communication.