Dare Ehigie

'''Dare Eriel Ehigie''' is a [[Nigerian people|Nigerian]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Excellence Award – GARI |url=https://award.gariwenjibra.org/ |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref> anthropologist and lecturer<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alumona |first=Kingsley |title=Roles of researchers in guiding early career scholars in innovation, academic writing |newspaper=[[Nigerian Tribune]]|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/roles-of-researchers-in-guiding-early-career-scholars-in-innovation-academic-writing/ |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref> focused on worldview issues, [[Postcolonialism|Postcolonial Studies]], and Linguistics. He serves as Vice-President of Global Association for Research and Innovation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Association for Research and Innovation Hosts High-Impact International Lecture Series On Scholarly Peer Review |url=https://independent.ng/global-association-for-research-and-innovation-hosts-high-impact-international-lecture-series-on-scholarly-peer-review/ |website=Independent Newspaper Nigeria |access-date=2026-04-03}}</ref>

== Academic background ==
Ehigie  completed a Bachelor of Arts in French Education at the [[University of Benin, Nigeria]] in [[Benin City]], Nigeria. He holds a Master of Arts in French Literature with Distinction from the [[University of Benin, Nigeria]] and in [[Africa]]n and Francophone Postcolonial Studies from the [[University of Birmingham]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. His thesis focused on the role of Africa in the works of [[J. M. G. Le Clézio]]. Currently, he is pursuing a doctoral degree in French Language and Literature with a minor in Linguistics at the [[State University of New York at Buffalo|University at Buffalo]], USA, and one in Christian Psychology at [[Dynamic Theological Seminary]], Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web
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== Selected publications ==
* Ehigie, D. (2025). "Beyond Stigma or Reimagining Malvina: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Supporting Dyslexic Learners in Historical and Contemporary Contexts." ''International Journal of Multidisciplinary and Innovative Research'', 2(08).
* Ehigie, D. (2025). "Negligence of Exegesis and Embracing Eisegesis: A Study of Doctrinal Biblical Misinterpretations in the 21st Century Church.", ''DTS Journal of Arts and Humanities''.
* Ehigie, D., & Ojiebun G. O. (2021). ''Essential French for Beginners, Book 1'' and ''Book 2''. Solozone Prints: Benin City, [[Edo State]], Nigeria.
* ''Fearing the Familiar: Witchcraft, God, and the Politics of Supernatural Power'', Dare Eriel Ehigie (University of Birmingham), ''CogNexus Journal'' 1(1), 2025. DOI: [https://doi.org/10.63084/cognexus.v1i01.127 10.63084/cognexus.v1i01.127].

== Awards and recognition ==
Ehigie's academic achievements include:
* Award of Best Graduate Student, Faculty of Arts, [[University of Benin, Nigeria]] (2021).
* Award of Best Graduating Student, Department of Educational Studies and Management, [[University of Benin, Nigeria]] (2013/2014).
* Award of Best Graduating Student, School of Languages (French, English, and Edo departments), College of Education, Ekiadolor, Benin (2009).

== Professional affiliations ==
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Ehigie is affiliated with the National Association of French Teachers (NAFT), Nigeria, and the Language Teachers Association of Nigeria (LANTAN).

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