Joseph Okon Mark is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Akwa Ibom State University.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree( B.Sc) in Political Science/Public Administration from the University of Uyo, Nigeria and a Master of Science degree (M.Sc) in Public Administration, from the Abia State University, Uturu.
His research interest is in Development Administration, with emphasis on Rural Development. 

FIRST PUBLICATION
Atairet, A. C. and Mark, J. O. (2016), Petroleum Legal Instrument (Laws and Regulations) and Conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: An Assessment. Journal of Public Governance and Administration. Vol1No!, January 2016, Department of Political Science University of Uyo, PP15-23. Photocopy of Abstract Attached.

SECOND PUBLICATION
Mark, J. O. and Atairet, A. C. (2017). Sure-P Programme and Rural Development in Mbo Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria:2012-2015, International Journal of Social Sciences, University of Uyo. Vol 11 No.1 2017.PP 135-145

THIRD PUBLICATION
Atairet, A. C., Atairet E. A. and Joseph O. M. (2021). Implementation of Rural Development Programmes/Policies in Nigeria: A Sustainable Development Perspective. KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(1),99-114

FOURTH PUBLICATION
Joseph Okon Mark and Atairet Clifford Atairet, (2022). Budget as an Instrument of Accountability in Democratic Governance of Akwa Ibom State 2013- 2022. AKSU Journal of Administration and Corporate Governance (AKSUJACOG) Volume 2 Number 1, April, 2022

FIFTH PUBLICATION
Akpanim N. Ekpe,   Joseph Okon Mark and Ukeme Okon Bill (2022). Contending Issues in the Management of Intergovernmental Relations in Nigeria: Diagnosing Elephantine Problems and Prospects. AKSU Journal of Social Sciences (AJSS) Vol. 2, No. 2 (September) 2022 – A. N. Ekpe, J. O. Mark & U. O. Bill, pp. 19-32