Chima Korieh was born in Mbaise, Nigeria. A product of public education, he graduated in 1991 with a First Class honors degree in history from the University of Nigeria. Dr. Korieh has a Masters in Education degree from the University of Helsinki in Finland, a Masters of Philosophy degree in History from the University of Bergen, Norway, and a PhD from the University of Toronto. He was a British Academy Fellow at Oxford University in 2008. Dr Korieh has traveled extensively to a number of countries including, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Russia. He is currently an Associate Professor at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and author or editor of over ten books.