[1][4][5][6][7][8][9] She is a DAAD alumnus and has served as Head of Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages from 2010 to 2014, as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts from 2010 to 2013, and Deputy Director, School of Continuing Education (2015–2016) of the University.
[10] Udoh advocated for the protection of these indigenous languages while delivering the 81st Inaugural Lecture of the University of Uyo.
[12] Imelda Udoh was born on April 24, 1960 in Adadama in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State.
She was an instructor at the Institute of Collaborative Language Research (CoLang) in 2016 at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, where she presented a syllabus entitled, "Documentation of Orature".
[4] She delivered the 81st inaugural lecture of the University of Uyo entitled, "Nigerian Indigenous Languages As Bricks For Building A National Identity".
[16][12] Her work on various languages such as Leggbó, Anaañ, Iko, Nkari, Ibibio, and Uda has resulted in many publications.
[1][4][5] Udoh has peer-reviewed articles for publication in a number of regional, national, and international journals for which she serves on the editorial boards.