Education / Training
| Institution and Location | Degree | Completed | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria | B.Sc. | 11/1995 | Geography & Planning |
| University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria | MURP | 06/1999 | Urban and Regional Planning |
| University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria | M.Sc. Ph.D. | 05/2002 03/2010 Geography (Regional Planning) Geography |
Positions, Scientific Appointments and Honours
- Co-Director, Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD), University of Lagos, Nigeria (2024-2026)
- Member, Central Research Committee (CRC), University of Lagos, Nigeria (2025-2027)
- Co-Chair, CODATA Task Group on Citizen Science for the SDGs (2022 till date)
- Keynote Speaker at the European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) on Citizen Science and Planentary Health in Berlin, Germany (2022).
- Best Paper Award, Evaluating the Accuracy of Gridded Population Estimates in Slums: A Case Study in Nigeria and Kenya, Co-Authored by: Dana R. Thomson, Andrea E. Gaughan, Forrest R. Stevens, Gregory Yetman, Peter Elias and Robert Chen. Urban Sci, 2021, 5(2), 48. doi:10.3390/urbansci5020048
- Faculty Advisor, University of Lagos PlastiConn Team Gold Medal Award, SDG Olympiad Global Award Competition, Learning Planet Institute, Paris, Organised by the SDG Solution Space, University of Geneva, September 26, 2024. https://sdgsolutionspace.org/sdg-olympiad-2024/
- Faculty Advisor, Unilag YouthMappers Chapter Award on YouthMappers Community Outreach Award (2023)
- Certificate of Contribution to the Digital Rights Governance Pilot Project in Europe (April 2023).
- Member, Academic Programmes Committee (APC), SPGS, University of Lagos
- Member, SPGS Board, University of Lagos (2018 till date)
- Letter of Commendation from the University of Lagos Management Team as a Faculty on the University of Lagos Team which won the 3rd Place Award in the Peer to Peer Facebook Global Digital Challenge (P2P) Spring 2018 held at the National Union Building, Washington DC on the 17th of July 2018.
- World Social Sciences Fellow, International Science Council, Paris, France (2014)
- University of Lagos Research Committee Faculty of Social Sciences Best Researcher (2009).