Efetobor Stephanie EFFEVOTTU, PhD, is a researcher and practitioner with a doctorate in History (Development Studies) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Her doctoral thesis focused on the Catholic Church’s peacebuilding role in post-civil war Nigeria. She is a recipient of the 2024 SSRC Next Gen Completion Fellowship. Her research interests span interdisciplinary areas, including religion and peacebuilding, migration, youth, gender and sexuality. She has contributed significantly to discourse on peacebuilding, migration, and development studies through academic publications and community-based projects. She has received several awards for her academic work, including the Grand Prize in the Global Youth Contest organized by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She also owns a blog/website (https://stephanieeffevottu.com/), where she discusses topical development-related issues.