Dr. Ndiribe is an ecologist with speciality in plant-based research, phylogenetic biology and community evolution. She had her undergraduate degree in Botany and graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2006. She had her Masters degree in a similar biology discipline of Biodiversity and Conservation from the University of Leeds, UK in 2009, and a PhD in Community phylogenetics from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland in 2013. Over the years, she has taught several ecology courses, conducted ecological research in both temperate and tropical ecosystems, mentored over 16 students that worked in various fields of ecology. She has achieved 7 memberships of both professional and academic groups. She has 15 scientific publications, including a Botany text book to her credit.