Emmah Etim-Ima School of Geography, Earth and Environmental SciencesDoctoral Researcher Contact details Emailexe454@bham.ac.uk AddressSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK Emmah Etim-Ima is a health and development geographer interested in how people relate to their health in the oil host communities. Her doctoral research uses a mixed methods approach to investigate how living in an environmentally polluted area can affect individuals' decision making about their health considering the determinants of health, health inequalities and access to health care in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Qualifications MSc Environmental Health studies, University of Derby - 2014 MSc Environmental monitoring for management, Loughborough University - 2009 BSc Geography, University of Lagos - 2006 Biography Emmah completed her BSc in Geography in 2006 and was awarded 2.1 honors and preceded to Loughborough University before moving to the University of Derby. She is presently researching for a PhD at the University of Birmingham. Doctoral research PhD titleHealth Seeking Behaviour in the Oil Producing communities of the Niger Delta: A case study of Eket/IbenoSupervisorsProfessor Patricia Noxolo and Professor Jonathan Oldfield Research Research interests Health Geographies, Development geographies, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Management, Public Health. Publications Work in Progress: “Health seeking behaviors in oil-producing regions of Nigeria”