Dr. Jennifer Heaven Mike is a scholar and creative writer whose work exists at the rich intersection of law, gender, human rights, and artistic expression. Her academic research is rooted in a critical exploration of the right to health, reproductive rights, environmental protection, climate change, and the gendered aspects of environmental governance. She investigates how legal, political, and cultural systems shape the lived experiences and agency of marginalized communities, with particular attention to women and gender-diverse individuals. Drawing on a global legal education and a nuanced understanding of cross-cultural dynamics, Dr. Mike's scholarship interrogates the limitations and possibilities within human rights frameworks. Her work frequently engages themes such as reproductive justice, migration, gendered labor, and the social and legal architecture of care. She is especially interested in how legal structures can both enable and constrain access to justice, and how narratives of power are constructed and contested in policy and practice.

In parallel with her academic pursuits, Dr. Mike is an avid creative writer whose genres of choice include romance, fiction, and reimaginative poetry. Through her literary work, she explores emotional landscapes and cultural memories—love, longing, identity, displacement, and resilience. Her creative writing serves as both a complement to and a critique of formal scholarship, allowing her to give voice to experiences that defy legal categorization but remain central to human dignity. Dr. Mike’s dual commitment to scholarly rigor and artistic exploration reflects her belief in the transformative power of language. Whether writing on equitable leave policies or composing poems that reflect on silence and survival, she brings depth, empathy, and critical insight to all her work. Her current projects include inquiries into the relationship between law and morality, gender, law and development, feminist activism, and the narrative dimensions of transnational justice.

Media Publications:

• Dr Jennifer Heaven Mike ‘Guest Opinion Who Is a Woman and Why She Is Worth Celebrating?’ Legal Africa Magazine, 8 March 2025 https://legalafrica.org/who-is-a-woman-and-why-she-is-worth-celebrating/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI7AZtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHYQod-uW2axyYXVWH7XBvoWsccDlpYygjBfY9fOe5cVHHrmlFFLYBhDDPQ_aem_BtNUw-E75o6CAKZKNp3RxQ
• ‘Human Rights in Times of Global Conflict: Why Should Another Person’s Rights Matter to Me’ Legal Africa Magazine. 11 Dec 2024. Available at https://legalafrica.org/human-rights-in-times-of-global-conflict-why-should-another-persons-rights-matter-to-me/
• ‘Law is Not Enough: Changing Mindsets and Grassroots Engagement in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence Commemorating the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ Institute of African Women in Law, 12 Dec 2024 https://www.africanwomeninlaw.com/post/dr-jennifer-heaven-mike-law-is-not-enough-changing-mindsets-and-grassroots-engagement-in-the-fight
• ‘Female Lawyers Are The Architects Of A More Inclusive And Equitable Justice System” – Global Change Maker, Dr. Jennifer Heaven Mike’ Patience Adie, The Metro Lawyer, January 4, 2025 Available at https://themetrolawyers.com/female-lawyers-are-the-architects-of-a-more-inclusive-and-equitable-justice-system-global-change-maker-dr-jennifer-heaven-mike/
• ‘Nigeria’ll produce female president in near future –Jennifer Mike, Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies’, The Sun 5th December 2024. Available at https://thesun.ng/nigeriall-produce-female-president-in-near-future-jennifer-mike-professor-of-womens-gender-and-sexuality-studies/

Scholarly Publications: 

Books:

• Jennifer Heaven Mike, (2020), Women, Medicine and the TRIPS Agreement: Health and Human Rights in Nigeria Princeton & Associates Publishing Company Ltd.
• Jennifer Heaven Mike and Greg Uloko (2022), A Modern Approach to Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria Princeton & Associates Publishing Company Ltd.

Peer Reviewed Articles:

• Jennifer Heaven Mike ‘An Exposition Of Africa’s Regional Environmental Laws, Policies And Systems For Safeguarding The Human Rights To A Clean, Healthy And Secured Environment (2024) 8 African Human Rights Yearbook 275-306 http://doi.org/10.29053/2523-1367/2024/v8a10; https://www.ahry.up.ac.za/mike-jh
• Jennifer Heaven Mike, (2024) A Concise Guide to Women’s Rights and Legal Protection in Nigeria' Journal of African Journal of Law and Human Rights African Journal of Law and Human Rights (AJLHR) 8 (2). https://journals.ezenwaohaetorc.org/index.php/AJLHR/article/view/2987
• Jennifer Heaven Mike (2024) China’s Investment in Africa: Exploring the Human Rights Dimensions’ China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies, 1-38
• Jennifer Heaven Mike and Yorm Abledu (2024) Grappling with Health Rights of Women in Climate Change-Induced Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations Journal of Climate Action, Research, and Policy, 2, 2450002. DOI: 10.1142/S2972312424500024
• Jennifer H Mike, (2023). Transforming Transnational Feminism from Theory to Practice: The Media as a Viable Tool of Engagement. Journal of Perspectives in Gender Development Vol 3, No1.