Prof. Chioma Asuzu is a clinical psychologist and psycho-oncologist at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, with joint appointments in Counselling and Radiation Oncology.
She pioneered psycho-oncology in Africa and founded the Psycho-Oncology Society of Nigeria (POSON) and the Association for Psycho-Oncology in Africa (APOA). She developed the first MSc program in psycho-oncology in Africa and currently serves as Vice President of the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) the first African in this role.
A past national president of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers, she led the construction of a national grotto in Ibadan. She is married with children and grandchildren.