Overview

Dr. Mercy Ogbonne Umeri offers a unique blend of teaching, administrative, leadership, and HR experience in the private, government, and nonprofit sectors with over twenty years’ global experience combined. Aside from her role as a faculty member of the Hugo Wall School, Mercy also coordinates the MiniMPA program which is an intensive professional development series for people working in local government. Her primary teaching responsibilities include the Introduction to Public Administration and Human Resource Management. Dr. Umeri’s policy research explores social equity in the public sector and the intersection of social equity within the context of higher education.

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Academic Interests and Expertise

Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Administration, Wichita State University 2022

MP.A., Master’s in Public Administration, Wichita State University, 2018

Nonprofit Graduate Certificate, Wichita State University 2018

BA., Theater Arts/Film Studies, University of Nigeria 2002

Society for Human Resources Certified Professional 2019-Present

Areas of Teaching Interest

Introduction to the field of Public Administration

Human Resources in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Publications

Umeri, M.O., (2022) African international graduate students’ experiences and adjustment in US higher education: Through a self-efficacy lens. https://soar.wichita.edu/

Umeri, M.O (2022, July 23) The Education we have Vs. the education we deserve. The Leadership Newspaper. https://leadership.ng/author/mercy-ogbonne-umeri/

Umeri O.M., (2022). The Road Less Travelled: My Story as an International Student. In K. Bista & G. F. Malveaux (eds.), Cross-cultural narratives: Real stories and lived experiences of global scholars (pp. 43-46). STAR Scholars.

Patterson, J. A., Berry, B., Forker, J. L., Jaso, S., Montford, J., Stubblefield, D. A., & Umeri, M. O. (2021). It can happen here: Addressing school safety and security after a mass shooting in a small Kansas town. In Information Resources Management Association (Ed.), Research anthology on school shootings, peer victimization, and solutions for building safer educational institutions (pp. 451-467). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5360-2.ch021

Umeri O.M., (2021). Critical analysis of online teaching and learning in Nigeria: Responses to COVID-19 and the future of higher education. In H. Han, J.H. Williams & S. Cui (Eds.), Tackling Online Teaching: Implications of Responses to COVID-19 on the Future of Higher Education Globally (pp. 175-185). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Patterson, J. A., Berry, B., Forker, J., Jaso, S., Montford, J., Stubblefield, D., & Umeri, M. (2020). “It CAN happen here:” Addressing school safety and security after a mass shooting in a small Kansas town. In S. Huffman, S. Loyless, S. Allbritton, & C. Green (Eds.), Leveraging technology to improve school safety and student wellbeing (pp. 1-17). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Bosch, J., Jasso, K., Umeri, M., Ellison, R., Huff, T., Moeckel, S., (2020). Building bridges and strengthening bonds: Hispanic family engagement and student activity. https://soar.wichita.edu/handle/10057/17575

 

Professional Experience

Assistant Teaching Professor, 2022 - Present

MiniMPA Coordinator, 2019 - Present

Graduate Teaching Assistant/MPA Instructor, 2018-2022

Career Development Advisor/Graduate Research Assistant, 2016-2018

Executive Director/Management Consultant, 2011- 2016

Nonprofit Executive, 2003- 2011

Tutor, 2002-2003

Awards and Honors

Prestigious Hugo Wall School Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award: 2018-2022

Wichita State University Office of Online Instruction Assistantship Award: 2018-2019

Jayne and Glenn Milburn Book Fellowship: 2019-2020

Herber & Lavina Hannam Fellowship: 2019-2021

Shocker International Student Scholarship: 2017-2018

Graduate Leader of the Year Scholarship: 2017-2018

The Student Union Government Travel Award for Graduate Students: 2018

“L. Frances P. Liddell Student Policy Debate” Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA): 2018

Graduate Student Leader of the Year Award, Wichita State University, Kansas: 2018

Areas of Service

Secretary to the Board, Section of Public Administration Education, ASPA, 2023 - Present

Board Member, Section of Women in Public Administration, ASPA, 2023 - Present

Board Member, Kansas Nonprofit Chamber, 2022 - Present

Member, Scholarship & Student Aid Committee, 2022 - Present

Additional Information

Shen, R. and Umeri, M. (2023). An Institutional Analysis of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Higher Education: Linking Mission Statement to Performance. Presentation at the ASPA Virtual Conference, 2023.

Umeri, O.M., (2022), Keynote Speaker- Zibah Women's Leadership Initiative (ZWLI Cohort 8 Graduation), Nigeria.

Bosch, J., Ellison, R., Huff, T., Jasso, K., Moeckel, S., Sherwood, K., Umeri, M. (2021). Building bridges and strengthening bonds: Hispanic family engagement and student achievement. A mixed-methods field study presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

Ewoh, Andrew and Mercy Umeri (2021). Leading in an Era of Uncertainty: Lessons and Challenges from Education Administration. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Conference of Minority Public Administrators, COMPA Virtual Conference, February 26-28, 2021.

Bosch, J., Jasso, K., Umeri, M., Ellison, R., Huff, T., Moeckel, S., (2020). Building bridges and strengthening bonds: Hispanic family engagement and student activity -- In Proceedings: 16th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University.

Ewoh, I. A & Umeri, O. M (2018) “The role of NGOs in local economic development and poverty reduction in Africa” Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Umeri, O. M., (2018) “Online Presentation of the Future of Work” Business Study Group, SOBCA Online, Nigeria.

Umeri, O.M., (2017) “Achieving your Life’s Dreams and Staying Focused” presentation at the Boys and Girls Club of South-Central Kansas

Umeri, O.M., (2017) “My Journey as an International Graduate Student in Wichita State” at the Wichita State Foundation.                                                                                                             

Umeri, O.M., (2017) “You Can- That is My Story” (My story about perseverance in the face of challenges and how to change the world one person at a time) TEDx Event, Wichita State University.