Onasheho Toweh

Onasheho Toweh is a graduate student from Nigeria. She is a third-year Ph.D. student in the School Psychology program in the College of Education. Her research interest focuses on cultural humility and teacher-student relationships in schools.

 Over the years, Onasheho has had several rich and colorful work experiences working and living in diverse countries around the world including, Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.  These multicultural international experiences have helped reinforce her interest in international development.  She is particularly interested in finding creative and innovative ways to bridg3 educational gaps in Africa through ‘culturally humble’ approaches.

 Onasheho received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee and her master’s degree in Business with specialization in Public Relations from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Her training in these areas have helped shaped her interest in leadership, relationship management, mentoring, research, Business and Psychology.

 As a graduate student, she is motivated to receive the best training possible to make a difference in education.

"I owe it to the people I will serve in the future, and to myself to receive the best training possible in order to contribute to the development of an integrative and inclusive approach that takes into account ‘culturally humility’ to bridge educational gaps in Africa."