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A."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1538\" class=\"elementor elementor-1538\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16ca896 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16ca896\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e98266\" data-id=\"4e98266\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d545d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87d545d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/alabi.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/alabi.png 360w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/alabi-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/alabi-142x146.png 142w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/alabi-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/alabi-73x75.png 73w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-badc9d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"badc9d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a80fed\" data-id=\"1a80fed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5b946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf5b946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): <strong>DR.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NAME: <strong>ALABI TUNDE<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"48\">\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u00a0<\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">POSITION: <strong>LECTURER II\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>SPECIALISATION<strong>: Sociology<\/strong><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EDUCATION\/TRAINING <em>(Begin with Bachelor\u2019s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add\/delete rows as necessary.)<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h5><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"348\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"96\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DEGREE<\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"106\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Completion Date MM\/YYYY<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"178\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FIELD OF STUDY<\/span><\/h5><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"96\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">B.Sc.<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"106\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">02\/2015<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"178\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sociology<\/span><\/h5><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"96\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M.Sc.<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"106\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">01\/2018<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"178\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sociology<\/span><\/h5><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Cape Town, South Africa<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"96\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ph.D.<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"106\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">03\/2024<\/span><\/h5><\/td><td width=\"178\"><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sociology<\/span><\/h5><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A. Personal Statement<\/span><\/h4><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My research interests span across three areas of sociology: migration and mobility, population health, and crime and deviance. My publications and reviews for refereed journals illustrate these three areas. Although I have written extensively in all of these areas, my current research focuses on their intersection. For instance, I am examining how migration influences and is influenced by health, particularly the health challenges and opportunities facing African migrants and the experiences of African healthcare professionals in Western countries. I am also exploring the patterns of crime committed by migrants and the victimization experienced by African migrants.<\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In my research, I employ both quantitative and qualitative methods, utilizing both primary data obtained directly from individuals in society and secondary data sourced from social media, the Demographic and Health Survey, the Afrobarometer, and the World Values Survey.<\/span><\/h5><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I have contributed to and reviewed articles for various peer-reviewed journals<\/span><\/h5><h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">B.\u00a0 Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/span><\/h4><ul><li><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Managing Editor \u2013 Unilag Sociological Review (USR)<\/span><\/h5><\/li><li><h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Course Advisor- 2024\/2025 Cohorts<\/span><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">C.\u00a0 Selected Most Recent Publications \/Contributions to Knowledge\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alabi, T.A. (2024). \u2018I thought I was coming to paradise&#8217;: Expectation-reality discrepancy among Nigerian migrants. <em>South African Review of Sociology. <\/em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/21528586.2024.2382952\"><em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/21528586.2024.2382952<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alabi, T. A. (2024). Understanding Regional Variations in Political Violence Victimisation in Nigeria. <em>Journal of African Politics<\/em>, 4(1), 1-21. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.58548\/2024jap41.0121\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.58548\/2024jap41.0121<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Badru, O. A., <strong>Alabi, T. A.,<\/strong> Okerinde, S. S., Kabir, M. A., Abdulrazaq, A., Adeagbo, O. A., &amp; Badru, F. A. (2024). Investigating the emigration intention of health care workers: A cross\u2010sectional study. <em>Nursing open<\/em>, <em>11<\/em>(5), e2170. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/nop2.2170\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/nop2.2170<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Alabi, T. A<\/strong>., &amp; Badru, O. A. (2023). Slim north, fat south: explaining regional differences in abnormal weights in Nigeria. <em>Journal of Biosocial Science<\/em>, <em>56<\/em>(2), 207-231. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0021932023000238\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0021932023000238<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Alabi, T.A.,<\/strong> &amp; Olajide, B. (2023). Who Wants to Go Where? Regional Variations in Emigration Intention in Nigeria. <em>African Human Mobility Review<\/em>, <em>9<\/em>(1), 77-101. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.14426\/ahmr.v9i1.1204\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.14426\/ahmr.v9i1.1204<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ol><h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">D. Collaborators\/ Networks (International inclusive)<\/span><\/h4><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mark Ramsden, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oluwaseun Badru, University of Iowa, USA<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Patricia Ogba, McMaster University, Canada<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lennart Kaplan, G\u00f6ttingen University, Germany<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): DR. 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