Faculty & Leadership

Dr. Maria Fe Rebecca D. Gueta

Professor of Educational Leadership

Qualifications: BSc., MAEd., EdD

Research: Educational Leadership

Dr. Tukundane Benson

Professor Business Management

Qualifications: BBA, MBA, PhD

Dr. Tukundane Benson is Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Research, Innovation and Discovery and Chairperson of the Institutional Review Board at William V. S. Tubman University, Liberia, and previously served as Dean of the College of Business and Administration. He holds a PhD in Management Science (Business Management, Finance & Accounting) and brings over a decade of academic and administrative leadership experience in higher education, including prior senior roles as Academic Registrar and Deputy Director for Higher Degrees & Research at Kampala International University, Uganda. His research and publications span finance, entrepreneurship, human resource management, and organizational accountability, with recent work on financial resource management in international NGOs and business performance in East Africa. A Certified Master Trainer in Artificial Intelligence, he is actively engaged in advancing research capacity, curriculum development, and the integration of AI in academic teaching and administration.

tbenson@tubmanu.edu.lr

Dr. Larry C. Hwang

Professor of Plant Biology, MicroBiology, and Natural Resources Management

Programme: MSc Agriculture

Qualifications: BSc, Mphil, MSc, PhD

Research: Plant Biology; Environmental Microbiology; Natural Resources Mgt

lhwang@tubmanu.edu.lr

Dr. Jerry C. Bu-ao

Professor of Curriculum and Instruction

Qualifications: BA, BSN, MA.Ed, PhD

Research: Social Science; Nursing, Curriculum Supervision

Dr. Issah Baddiannah

Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability

Qualifications: BA, Mphil, MSc, PhD

Dr. Cassius J. Cooper

Professor of Economics

Qualifications: BA, MA, PhD

Dr. Bello Taoheed Olawale

Professor of Biochemistry

Qualifications: BSc, MSc, PhD

Dr. Mercy Abiola Gilbert

Professor of Guidance and Counseling

Qualifications: B.Ed, MA, PhD

Dr. Babatunde F. Ogunbayo

Professor of Housing & Construction Management

Qualifications: BSc, MSc, PhD

Civil Engineering ( Housing & Construction Management)

Dr. Samuel A. Adekunle

Professor of Quantity surveying, Construction management , and Project Management

Qualifications: BSc, MSc, PhD

Civil Engineering (Quantity surveying, Construction management , and Project Management)

Dr. Chris Gilbert

Professor of Computer Science

Qualifications: BSc, Mphil, PhD

Computer Security/ Cybersecurity; Web Programming; Databases; Blockchain; Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Dr Samuel Adebayo Olabisi

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Qualifications: B.Tech, M.Engr, PhD

Mechanical Engineering (Design and Production; Alternative Energy systems; Material Development and Characterization