TITLE (PROF/DR/): PROF.

NAME: OMOBOLANLE GOD’SGIFT AMAIKE

POSITION: PROFESSOR                              

SPECIALISATION: SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT STUDIES AND GENDER STUDIES

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 Professor of Sociology in the University of Lagos, Nigeria with expertise in Social Gerontology and Development Studies. I am passionate about teaching and advancing ageing research, development and sustainable livelihood strategies. My research activities focus on promoting older persons’ rights and well-being through recommendations that emphasize the importance of education, training and lifelong learning which can enhance healthy ageing, independence, autonomy and empowerment of older persons. I have served as a dedicated resource person/facilitator for International Institute on Ageing UN Malta’s annual in-situ-training programme in Ageing Policy formulation, Planning and Implementation in Nigeria in collaboration with the Dave Omokaro Foundation. As a founding member of Stakeholder Group on Ageing Africa, I am a member of the Civil Society Engagement Mechanism Group on SDGs at the African Regional Forum. I have used these platforms to promote healthy ageing and lifelong learning among older persons and stakeholders in Africa and beyond. I am committed to promoting the advancement of the rights of older persons through innovative research, collaboration and evidence-based advocacy.

 Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours

• Member, the Steering Committee, Stakeholders Group on Ageing Africa (SGA) Africa.
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, University of North Texas, Denton, University of North Texas, USA. 2014.
• Certificate in Applied Gerontology from the University of North Texas, United States of America. 2014.
• Female Professors Leadership Training at Cranfield University, United Kingdom sponsored by the Women for Africa Foundation, Spain. 2023-2024
• Leadership Training at Imperial College, United Kingdom sponsored by the Women for Africa Foundation, Spain. 2022
• Africa- UniNet Research Grant. 2021-2024
• CODESRIA MRI Research grant. 2019
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship/Scholar-in-Residence, Applied Gerontology, University of North Texas, Texas, United States of America. 2014.
• Certificate of Participation in BIARI (Brown International Advanced Research Institutes). 2012
• Laureate/Awardee, CODESRIA Small Grant for Thesis Writing (Ph.D.) 2006
• Laureate, CODESRIA Writing Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. 2006
• Laureate, CODESRIA Methodological Workshop, Ibadan, Nigeria. 2006
• Editor, UNILAG Sociological Review (USR). 2017-2023.
• External Examiner, Lagos state University. 2023.
• External Examiner, Department of Sociology & Social Work, Annamalai University, India.
• External Examiner, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
• External Examiner, Department of Sociology, University of Jos, Plateau state.
• External Examiner, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state.
• External Examiner, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathair University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India (September, 2012).
• Journal Reviewer, UNILAG USR & Journal of Social Work in Developing Societies.

Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge 

1. Pius Adejoh, Omobolanle G. Amaike, Augustine Agugua, Femi Olowu and Sofiat Busari-Akinbode (2022). Tales of Woe: farmers-Herders Conflict and Victimisation experiences in Nigeria. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research. September, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JACPR-04-2022-0711
2. ‘Bola Amaike and Tunrayo Seidun (2020). Socio-economic factors influencing ageing among undergraduates of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. International Institute of Ageing United Nations, Malta: The International Journal on Ageing in Developing Countries, 5(1), Special Issue, 5 (1), 46-67.
3. Olanrewaju Ajiboye, Emem Omokaro, Ayuk Eyong Christian, Nairadoo N. Nairadoo, ‘Bola Amaike and Susan Somers (2020). Stakeholder Group on Ageing (SGA): Africa survey on the impact of COVID-19 containment and mitigation strategies on the rights of older persons in Africa. International Institute of Ageing United Nations, Malta: The International Journal on Ageing in Developing Countries, 5(1), Special Issue, 5 (1), 85-108.
4. ‘Bola Amaike (2021). Revisiting the Utility of Sociology to National Development in Nigeria in Bammeke, F. et al (eds.) Sociology and the Crisis of National Development. University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd., 43-64.
5. ‘Bola Amaike, Makinwa, M. & Bammeke, F. (2021). COVID-19 Lockdown and the Challenge of Vulnerable Groups in Nigeria: Lessons for the future in Bammeke, F.; Akinleye, S.O. & Ayeni, A.O. (eds.) The Social Impact of COVID-19 on Nigerians: Experiences, Lessons and Reflections. University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd., 175-202.

Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

1. Prof. Jesse Benjamin – Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
2. Ms. Carole Osero-Ageng’o, Global Initiatives Lead and Africa Regional Representative, Help Age International, Kenya Office.
3. Mr. Andrew Kavala, Malawi Network of Older Persons’ Organisations (MANEPO), Malawi
4. Dr. Bettina Mahlert- Department of Sociology, Innsbruck University, Austria. AfriUniNet Co-Researcher.
5. Dr. Bernadette Mueller-Kmet, Department of Sociology, Innsbruck University, Austria. AfriUniNet Co-Researcher.