Department of Social Work
Prof. Fatai Adesina Badru
Specialisation MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK; MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; GERONTOLOGY AND BIOGERIATRICS
Education / Training
| Institution and Location | Degree | Completed | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria | Diploma | 07/1985 | Social Development and Administration (Social Work) |
| University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria | B.Sc.(Hons) | 8/1991 | Sociology |
| University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria | M.Sc. | 11/1993 | Sociology |
| University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria | Ph.D. | 06/2004 | Sociology |
| University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria | PGDE | 10/2011 | Postgraduate Diploma in Education |
| University of North Texas, Denton, USA | Graduate Specialist Certificate | 05/2014 | Applied Gerontology |
| Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria | B.NSc | 08/2023 | Nursing Science |
| Lagos State School of Nursing, Awolowo Road Ikoyi, Lagos Nigeria | RN | 06/1982 | General Nursing |
| School of Post-Basic Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria | RMHPN | 02/1987 | Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing |
| University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria | Certificate in Drug abuse | 01/1990 | Drug and Substance Abuse and Management |
| Managing and Marketing Sales Association Examination Board, (MAMSA), Knutsford, Cheshire, England | Diploma | 01/1984 | Salesmanship |
| West African Postgraduate College of Nurses and Midwives, Taylor Road, Yaba Lagos, Nigeria | Fellowship (FWAPCNM) | 03/2005 | Advanced Mental and Psychiatric Nursing |
Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours
- Sub Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2009-2011
- One of the 22 Visiting Nigerian Scholars from 11 Universities on Applied Gerontology to the University of North Texas, USA 2013-2014
- Head, Department of Social Work, University of Lagos Nigeria, 2018-2021
- Team Lead, Research and Community Service, Sigma Theta Tau International, (STTI), an honor Society of nursing established in 1922 in USA
- Editor-in-Chief, West African Journal of Nursing, WAJN