TITLE (PROF/DR/): PROF.

NAME: SAMUEL OJIMA ADEJOH

POSITION: PROFESSOR                                         SPECIALISATION: MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK, MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY AND RESEARCH METHODS

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

While my primary focus lies in Non-Communicable Diseases NCDs, I recognize that health is inextricably linked to a wider array of social challenges. Therefore, my work on issues such as substance abuse and rehabilitation, environmental safeguards, urban health, and the well-being of migrant populations provides a comprehensive framework that I find incredibly valuable. Understanding these intersecting vulnerabilities, alongside specific concerns like maternal and child health in regions such as Nigeria, enriched my perspective. Crucially, I am committed to developing strong research methodologies to underpin investigations in these vital areas. I believe that by focusing on the social dimensions of health, guided by rigorous research, I can contribute to more effective and compassionate health solutions.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Current Head of Department, Social Work.

• Coordinator, Postgraduate Committee, 2021-2024

• Departmental Examination Officer, January, 2014-2018 (Sociology)
• Departmental Examination Officer, August 2018- 2024 (Social Work)

• Federal Government Scholar- 2002

• Best Graduated Student, Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan. -2002

• Professor Onigu Otite prize for the Best Graduated Student, Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan. 2002
• The Okediji Memorial Prize for the Best Graduated Student Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan. 2002
• Selected Most Recent Publications/Contributions to Knowledge
• Oluwaseun Addie, Kehinde F Seun-Addie, Samuel Ojima Adejoh, Adetayo Olorunlana. (2024). Assessing the Link between Maternal Transport Modes and Childhood. Mortality in Nigeria. Maternal and Child Health Journal https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-024-03963-x
• Adejoh SO, Osazuwa P, Oyelowo OT, Odey MO, Tade T (2024) Social capital in the management of breast cancer in Lagos, Nigeria. Palliative and Supportive Care, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S147895152400049X
• Adejoh SO, Osazuwa P, Busari-Akinbode S, et al. Insights into the Experiences of Persons with Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19 Lockdown in Lagos, Nigeria: A Qualitative Investigation. Substance Use: Research and Treatment. 2024;18. doi:10.1177/29768357241307752
• Adejoh SO, Osazuwa P, Oyelowo OT, Odey MO, Tade T (2024) Social capital in the management of breast cancer in Lagos, Nigeria. Palliative and Supportive Care, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/ S147895152400049X
• O. Adejoh, O. Wellington, W. Adisa, F. Attoh, & T. A. Eliphus: Exploration of factors that influence divorce amongst divorcees in Lagos, Nigeria, Social Work & Society, Volume 21, Issue 2, 2023 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:464-sws-3132

6. Adejoh S. O., Adebayo K., Osazuwa P. et al (2023). Neurological disorders: perceived causes, effects and coping strategies among caregivers in Lagos, Nigeria. Journal of Social Issues in Non-Communicable Conditions & Disability, 2(1), 112-125.         Collaborators/ Networks

1. Dr. Matthew J Allsop, Academic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, UK
2. Dr. Bassey Ebenso, Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development, University of Leeds, UK

• Associate Professor Irina Kuznetsova, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham, UK

1. Dr. Philip Ndubueze, University of Duste, Jigawa State.
2. Dr. Adetay Olorunlana, College of Nursing and Basic Medical Sciences, Caleb University Imota Lagos, Nigeria.