TITLE (PROF/DR/): DR.

NAME: AKINWALE GBENUSOLA ABIKE

POSITION: SENIOR LECTURER                                     SPECIALISATION: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

Personal Statement

I am a developmental psychologist and human behaviour enthusiast, with a passion for advancing knowledge in the field of human development, with a particular focus on adolescents and young adults. My work primarily focuses on the challenges of young people in Nigeria, the challenges cut across several domains which including parenting, childhood adversities, education, among others. I have a passion for documenting how childhood adversities have affected the behaviour of young people, especially in Nigeria, where the government seems to be less responsive towards promoting positive childhood experiences. I have passionately campaigned about how negative childhood experiences can affect the behaviour of people and how traumas have been transmitted across generations, and I hope to bridge scientific research with real-world impact, thereby ensuring that we raise children into active adults who can contribute meaningfully to the development and sustainable growth of Nigeria. I am also a behaviour interventionist, and I am certified in Applied Behaviour Analysis.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Vice Chairperson: Association of Lifespan Behavioural Developmental Practitioners

  (ALBDP) 2025

• Managing Editor: Lagos Journal of General and Applied Psychology 2023 – Present
• Managing Editor: Lagos Journal of Psychology 2024- Present
• Journal Reviewer (Taylor and Francis)

Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge 

1. Akinwale G.A., Atiri, S.O., Olatunji, O. A., Akinbode, G. A., & Ojakorotu, Victor. (2025). Exploring The Impact of Unemployment on The Development of Young Adults. Kurdish Studies, 13(1), 123–130. https://doi.org/10.53555/ks.v13i1.3769
2. Hamzat, M.F., Aroyewun, B.A. & Akinwale, G. (2025).Development and validation of the perceived expressed emotion scale for adolescents (PEEs-GAP). BMC Psychiatry 25, 268 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-06695-6
3. Akinwale,G.A ., Ojakorotu V.  & Costa H.(2024). An Exploratory Study on the Psychological Effects of Illegal Mining on Women and Children in Suburb Area of Osun State, Nigeria. Zhongguo Kuangye Daxue Xuebao, 29(4), 175-181. https://zkdx.ch/journal/zkdx/article/view/187
4. Bada, B.V. and Akinwale, G.A. (2024). Barriers to girl-child retention in Schools in the suburb areas of Ibadan. Journal of South African Democratic Teachers Union 3(1), 20-38.
5. Bada, B. V., Akinwale, G. A., & Ojakorotu, V. (2024). Digitalization and the Emerging Risk of Delinquency Among Emerging Adults Raised in a Wired World. e-BANGI Journal, 21(2).416-427 DOI: https://doi.org/10.17576/ebangi.2024.2102.34

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

1. Victor Ojakorotu, North West University, South Africa
2. Costa Hofisi North West University, South Africa
3. Ajoke Olatunji, Federal University Oye Ekiti
4. TJ MUdau, University of Venda, SA
5. Edward Asikia, Association of Applied Behaviour Analysis, USA