Dr. Itoro Emembolu is a researcher at the Northumbria University, working with NUSTEM; a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outreach group within the faculty of engineering and environment that engages young people and their circle of influence in STEM activities. With over 15 years cumulative experience in telecommunications, service quality, strategic planning, research, STEM engagement, monitoring and evaluation, she is a Director at a nonprofit technology education provider in Nigeria, TechQuest STEM Academy, which provides STEM, ICT and digital literacy capability building programs. She works with teams to co-create projects, design evaluation tools, evaluate impact of STEM interventions & outreach activities. Her research interests include nurturing interests in STEM disciplines, STEM related work and bridging the digital divide particularly in Africa. She has a Mechanical Engineering degree from University of Ado-Ekiti, an MSc in International Business, Energy & Petroleum from Univeristy of Aberdeen, an MPhil in Management from the Lagos Business School and a PhD in Computer Networks & Security from Northumbria University. She is a Member of the Energy Institute (UK), the British Education Research Association, UK Evaluation Society, IEEE Education Society, IEEE Women in Engineering, IEEE Young Professionals and the British Academy of Management. Dr Emembolu has over 10 publications she has authored or co-authored. LinkedIn