{"id":1677,"date":"2025-05-28T15:35:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1677"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:39:41","slug":"dr-akinwale-g-a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1677","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Akinwale G.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1677\" class=\"elementor elementor-1677\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10d4c91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10d4c91\" 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-f0383ab\" data-id=\"f0383ab\" 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-5fd1202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fd1202\" 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=\"158\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Akinwale-G.A.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Akinwale-G.A.png 158w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Akinwale-G.A-113x146.png 113w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Akinwale-G.A-39x50.png 39w, https:\/\/sosc.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Akinwale-G.A-58x75.png 58w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/>\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-eb1b4b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb1b4b5\" 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-0377597\" data-id=\"0377597\" 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-9d695cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d695cb\" 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<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TITLE (PROF\/DR\/): <strong>DR.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NAME: <strong>AKINWALE GBENUSOLA ABIKE<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">POSITION: SENIOR <strong>LECTURER \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>: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><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><\/p><table width=\"722\"><thead><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">INSTITUTION AND LOCATION<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DEGREE<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>(if applicable)<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Completion Date<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MM\/YYYY<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FIELD OF STUDY<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">B.Sc.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">04\/2008<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PSYCHOLOGY<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M.Sc.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10\/2011<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PSYCHOLOGY<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Lagos- Akoka, Lagos Nigeria<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>North West University, South Africa.\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><\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ph.D.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Postdoc<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12\/2019<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30\/2024<\/span><\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PSYCHOLOGY<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GENDER &amp; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"348\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"96\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td width=\"173\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Personal Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">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.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vice Chairperson: Association of Lifespan Behavioural Developmental Practitioners<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 (ALBDP) 2025<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Managing Editor: Lagos Journal of General and Applied Psychology 2023 &#8211; Present<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Managing Editor: Lagos Journal of Psychology 2024- Present<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Journal Reviewer (Taylor and Francis)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Selected Most Recent Publications \/Contributions to Knowledge\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Akinwale G.A.,<\/strong> Atiri, S.O., Olatunji, O. A., Akinbode, G. A., &amp; Ojakorotu, Victor. (2025). Exploring The Impact of Unemployment on The Development of Young Adults.\u00a0<em>Kurdish Studies<\/em>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(1), 123\u2013130. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53555\/ks.v13i1.3769\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.53555\/ks.v13i1.3769<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hamzat, M.F., Aroyewun, B.A. &amp; <strong>Akinwale, G.<\/strong> (2025).Development and validation of the perceived expressed emotion scale for adolescents (PEEs-GAP).\u00a0<em>BMC Psychiatry<\/em>\u00a0<strong>25<\/strong>, 268 <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12888-025-06695-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12888-025-06695-6<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Akinwale,G.A .,<\/strong> Ojakorotu V.\u00a0 &amp; Costa H.(2024). An Exploratory Study on the Psychological Effects of Illegal Mining on Women and Children in Suburb Area of Osun State, Nigeria.\u00a0<em>Zhongguo Kuangye Daxue Xuebao<\/em>,\u00a0<em>29<\/em>(4), 175-181.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/zkdx.ch\/journal\/zkdx\/article\/view\/187\">https:\/\/zkdx.ch\/journal\/zkdx\/article\/view\/187<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bada, B.V<strong>. <\/strong>and <strong>Akinwale, G.A.<\/strong> (2024). Barriers to girl-child retention in Schools in the suburb areas of Ibadan. Journal of South African Democratic Teachers Union <em>3<\/em>(1), 20-38<strong>. <\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bada, B. V., <strong>Akinwale,<\/strong> G. A., &amp; Ojakorotu, V. (2024). Digitalization and the Emerging Risk of Delinquency Among Emerging Adults Raised in a Wired World.\u00a0<em>e-BANGI Journal<\/em>,\u00a0<em>21<\/em>(2).416-427 DOI: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17576\/ebangi.2024.2102.34\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17576\/ebangi.2024.2102.34<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Collaborators\/ Networks<\/strong><strong> (International inclusive)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Victor Ojakorotu, North West University, South Africa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Costa Hofisi North West University, South Africa<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ajoke Olatunji, Federal University Oye Ekiti<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TJ MUdau, University of Venda, SA<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Edward Asikia, Association of Applied Behaviour Analysis, USA<\/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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