mbai-tachia@university.edu.ng

Professor Margaret Bai-Tachia is a distinguished scholar of Sociology specializing in Gender and Development, with degrees from the University of Abuja (PhD) and Benue State University (MSc, BSc). Her career spans impactful academic leadership, extensive research, and community development initiatives, particularly focused on gender equality and rural transformation.

ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

• Professor of Sociology, Gender and Development
• Acting Head, Department of Sociology (2017-2021)
• Coordinator, Diploma in Industrial and Labour Relations Program
• Supervised 120+ undergraduate and numerous postgraduate students

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

• Sociology of gender and women's development
• Public health sociology (particularly HIV/AIDS)
• Rural community development
• Family studies and sociological theories

PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS

• Technical Committee Member, Benue State Development Plan
• UNDP Consultant on HIV/AIDS and rural development
• Collation/Returning Officer for national elections
• Founder, Kumet Care Foundation NGO

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Nigerian Sociological Society
• Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
• National Association of Women Academics
• Catholic Women Organization (CWO)

TEACHING SPECIALTIES

• Gender and Development
• Sociology of Health
• Women and Development
• Advanced Sociological Theories