Current Network Chair

Professor Bukola Salami received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Windsor, Master of Nursing from the University of Toronto, and PhD in Nursing from the University of Toronto. In July 2023, she became a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine. She is also a member of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health. Previously, she held the rank of Full Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. She is the former Director of the Intersections of Gender Signature Area in the Office of the Vice President Research at the University of Alberta (September 2021 to March 2023). She co-led the creation of the Institute for Intersectionality Studies at the University of Alberta. 

Professor Salami’s research program focuses on policies and practices shaping migrant health as well as Black people’s health. She has been involved in over 90 funded studies totalling over $230 million. She has led research projects on topics including African immigrant child health, immigrant mental health, access to healthcare for Black women, access to healthcare for immigrant children, Black youth mental health, the health of internally displaced children, the well-being of temporary foreign workers, COVID vaccine hesitancy among Black Canadians, an environmental scan of equity seeking organizations in Alberta, culturally appropriate practices for research with Black Canadians, international nurse migration, and parenting practices of African immigrants. She is one of the most published Black health researchers in Canada with over 125 papers in peer-reviewed journals. 

She founded and led the African Child and Youth Migration Network, a network of 42 scholars from four continents. In 2020, she founded the Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program. The program, the first university-based fully interdisciplinary mentorship program for Black youths in Canada, seeks to socially and economically empower Black high school youths to meaningfully contribute to Canadian society. Her work on Black youth mental health informed the creation of the first mental health clinic for Black Canadians in Western Canada (which was founded by Africa Centre and the Alberta Black Therapist Network). She has presented her work to policy makers (including twice to the Prime Minister of Canada and once to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health). Her work has contributed to policy change, including that related to Black people’s well-being. In 2015/2016, she was a collaborating researcher at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. She has trained over 100 undergraduate and graduate students, including many (~10) who are now Assistant or Associate Professors. She is a Board member of the Black Opportunities Fund, Canadian Nurses Association, and Black Health Alliance. She is a former Board member of Africa Center (the largest Black organization in Western Canada), Alberta College of Social Workers, Edmonton Local Immigrant Partnership, National Association of Nigerian Nurses of North America, International Nursing Interest Group of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, and Project Esperance (a housing unit for women in Toronto). 

In addition to being an Editor for the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, she is an Associate Editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) and on the Editorial Board of Nursing Inquiry, Nursing Philosophy and Qualitative Health Research. She is an advisory board member of the CIHR Institute for Human Development, Child and Youth Health. Dr. Salami has received several awards for research excellence and community engagement: 100 Accomplished Black Women in Canada; Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Emerging Nurse Researcher of the Year Award; College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) Award for Nursing Excellence; Rosalind Smith Professional Award from the National Black Coalition of Canada – Edmonton Chapter; Alberta Avenue Edmonton Top 40 under 40; Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing; Killam Accelerator Award (a $225,000 value for research); Top 25 Canadian Immigrants; Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal recipient; WXN EDI Leaders Award, and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. 

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Dr. Saida M. Abdi, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. She is a clinical social worker and an expert in refugee trauma and resilience. Dr. Abdi has worked for more than 20 years with refugee youth and families in the diaspora. Her area of focus is building individual, family, and community resilience and improving systems of care responsiveness to the needs of refugee and immigrant communities. She is the co-author of the recently published book, Mental Health Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Youth: A Socioecological Framework (APA, 2019)

Selected Publications: 

1. Ellis, B. H., Abdi, S. M., & Winer, J. P. (2020). Mental health practice with immigrant and refugee youth: A socioecological framework. American Psychological Association. ISBN 978-1-4338-3149-2. 
2. Abdi, S. (2018). Mental Health of Migrant Children. Global Public Health. http://publichealth.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190632366.001.0001/acrefore-9780190632366-e-12?rskey=DDwisu&result=1 
3. Ellis, B. H., Lincoln, A. K., Abdi, S. M., Nimmons, E. A., Issa, O., & Decker, S. H. (2018). “We All Have Stories”: Black Muslim Immigrants’ Experience with the Police. Race and Justice, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/2153368718754638. 
4. Betancourt, T. S., Abdi, S., Ito, B. S., Lilienthal, G. M., Agalab, N., & Ellis, H. (2015). We left one war and came to another: Resource loss, acculturative stress, and caregiver–child relationships in Somali refugee families. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 21(1), 114. 

Dr. Sheri Adekola is a social geographer, an interdisciplinary individual, and an accomplished professor. Dr. Adekola is concerned with questions of social inequality and the experiences of marginalized groups in Toronto. Her research and teaching interests address diversity, transnationalism, urbanization, issues of globalization, community development, citizenship, and research methods. More specifically, her work on the civic engagement of African immigrants in Toronto untangles the complex linkages between immigrant struggles for a sense of belonging in Canada, involvement of immigrants in community-development initiatives, and the formation of transnational communities. Dr. Adekola is passionate about teaching and learning through technology. She brings extensive study, research, and applied teaching methods in research, human/cultural geography, development, and integrating ICT into teaching and learning. Her professional experience also includes a teaching degree and postgraduate-level teaching of several courses on a wide range of topics and disciplines. Dr. Adekola earned her PhD (Geography) at Wilfrid Laurier University and holds a Master of Education and a Graduate Diploma (Refugee and Migration Studies) from York University, as well as a Bachelor of Education (Adult Education) from Brock University and a Bachelor of Science (Biology) from the University of Ottawa. 

Dr. Kafuli Agbemenu (PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, CTN-A) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the State University of New York, University at Buffalo. As a PhD-trained nurse scientist, her research gives voice to the reproductive health concerns of African immigrant and refugee women. Dr. Agbemenu has master's degrees in nursing research and public health (behavioral and community health science), and a nursing PhD with a concentration on women’s health, obtained from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focus is on reproductive health education, family planning decision making and uptake, HIV stigma, and access to reproductive health care services for African immigrant and refugee women. She has published extensively in several top-tier journals, including: the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, the Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, the Transcultural Journal of Nursing, and the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Dr. Agbemenu is also certified as a Transcultural Nurse-Advanced level (CTN-A). Certification in transcultural nursing indicates possession of knowledge, experience, and commitment to engaging in culturally competent care in diverse populations.  

Selected Publications:  

1. Agbemenu, K., Aidoo-Frimpong, G., Auerbach, S. & Jaffri, A. (2020). HIV Attitudes and Beliefs in African Refugee Women. Ethnicity and Health. doi:10.1080/13557858.2020.1740175  
2. Agbemenu, K., Auerbach, S., Wang, H. & Ely, G. (2020). Family Planning Use Trends in African Refugee Women. Journal of Public Health Nursing. doi:10.1111/phn.12725  
3. Agbemenu, K. Banke-Thomas, A. Ely, G. & Johnson-Agbakwu, C. (2019) Avoiding obstetrical interventions among US-based Somali migrant women: A qualitative study.  Ethnicity & Health, doi:10.1080/13557858.2019.1613519  
4. Agbemenu, K., Auerbach, S. & Shelton, J. (2019). Reproductive Health Characteristics of African Refugee Women: Introduction to an At-Risk Population in Western New York. Journal of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty, 13(1), 4-6.   
5. Agbemenu, K., Auerbach, S., Murshid, N., Amutah-Onukagha, N. & Shelton, J. (2019). Reproductive Health Outcomes in African Refugee Women: A Comparative Study. Journal of Women’s Health. doi:10.1089/jwh.2018.7314  
6. Banke-Thomas, A.O., Agbemenu, K., Agbakwu-Johnson, C. (2018). Factors Associated with Access to Maternal and Reproductive Health Care among Somali Refugee Women Resettled in Ohio, United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Journal of Immigrant Minority Health. doi:10.1007/s10903-018-0824-4  
7. Agbemenu, K., Kitutu, J., Hannan, M., Terry, M.A. Doswell, W. (2017). "Sex will make your fingers grow thin and then you die": The Interplay of Culture, Myths, and Taboos on African Immigrant mothers' perceptions of reproductive health education with their daughters aged 10-14 years". Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, doi:10.1007/s10903-017-0675-4.   
8. Agbemenu, K., Devido, J., Terry, M. A., Hannan, M., Kitutu, J., & Doswell, W. (2016). Exploring the Experience of African Immigrant Mothers Providing Reproductive Health Education to Their Daughters Aged 10 to 14 Years. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. doi:10.1177/1043659616681848   
9. Agbemenu, K. (2016), Acculturation and Health Behaviors in African Immigrants Living in the United States: An Integrative Review. Journal of the Association of Black Nursing Faculty, 27(3), 67-73.  
10. Agbemenu, K., Terry, M., Hannan, M., Kitutu, J., & Doswell, W. (2016). Attitudes and Beliefs of African Immigrant Mothers Living in the US Towards Providing Comprehensive Sex Education to Daughters Aged 12–17 Years: A Pilot Study. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(5), 1053-1059.   

Professor Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, PhD, ABPP, is a licensed psychologist and a tenured Professor in the Department of Psychology at the City College of New York, the City University of New York (CUNY) and at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Dr. Akinsulure-Smith has cared for forced migrants, including survivors of torture, armed conflict, and human rights abuses from around the world at the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture since 1999.  Dr. Akinsulure-Smith has participated in human rights investigations in Sierra Leone and served as a Joint Expert on Gender Crimes and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for the International Criminal Court. She provides forensic evaluations, human rights consultations, and mitigation services on capital cases for private legal firms and public entities. Her work has included developing and examining mental health interventions in Sierra Leone and Nigeria. In addition to her teaching and clinical work, Dr. Akinsulure-Smith is the recipient of several grants and fellowships. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. 

Selected Publications (peer-reviewed journals) 

1. Thulin, E.J., McLean, K., Sevalie, S., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., & Betancourt, T.S. (in press). Mental Health Problems among Children in Sierra Leone: Assessing Cultural Concepts of Distress. Journal of Transcultural Psychiatry.  
2. Zuilkowski, S. S., Thulin, E. J., McLean, K., Rogers, T. M., Akinsulure-Smith, A. M., & Betancourt, T. S. (2019). Parenting and discipline in post-conflict Sierra Leone. Child Abuse & Neglect, 97, 104138. 
3. Zuilkowski, S.S., Collet, K., Jambai, M., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., & Betancourt, T.S. (2016). Youth resilience in post-conflict settings: An intervention for war-affected youth in Sierra Leone. Human Development, 59, 64-80. doi:10.1159/000448227. 
4. Newnham, E.A., McBain, R.K., Hann, K., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., Weisz, J., Lilienthal, G.M., Hansen, N., & Betancourt, T.S. (2015). The Youth Readiness Intervention for war-affected youth. Journal of Adolescent Health, 56(6), 606-611. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.01.02 
5. Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., Jones, W. L., & Dachos, N. (2013). Nah We Yone’s De Fambul Camp: Facilitating resilience in displaced African children. Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, 11(3), 221-240. doi:10.1080/15562948.2013.801721. 
6. Rasmussen, A., Chu, T., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., & Keatley, E. (2013). The social ecology of resolving family conflict among West African immigrants in New York: A grounded theory approach. American Journal of Community Psychology, 52(1-2), 185-196. doi:10.1007/s10464-013-9588-0. 
7. Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., & Smith, H. (2012). Evolution of family policies in post-conflict Sierra Leone. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21, 4-13. doi:10.1007/s10826-011-9495-7. 
8. Rasmussen, A., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., Chu, T., & Keatley, E. (2012). “911” among West African immigrants in New York City: A qualitative study of parents’ disciplinary practices and their perceptions of child welfare authorities. Social Science & Medicine, 75(3), 516-525. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.042. 

Selected Publications (book chapters) 

9. Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., & Smith, H. (2014). Emerging family policies in Sierra Leone. In M. Robila (Ed.), Family policies across the globe (pp.15-29). New York: Springer.  
10. Betancourt, T.S., Newnham, E.A., Hann, K., McBain, R.K., Akinsulure-Smith, A.M., Weisz, J.R., Lilienthal, G.M., & Hansen, N.B. (2014). Addressing the consequences of violence and adversity: The development of a group mental health intervention for war-affected youth in Sierra Leone. In J. Raynaud, M. Hodes, & S.S. Gau (Eds.), From research to practice in child and adolescent mental health (pp. 157-178). New York: Rowman & Littlefield.  
11. Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., & Akinsulure-Smith, A.M. (2013). Working with forced migrant children and their families: Mental health, developmental, legal, and linguistic considerations in the context of school-based mental health services. In C. Clauss-Ehlers, Z. Serpell, & M. Weist (Eds.), Handbook of culturally responsive school mental health: Advancing research, training, practice, and policy (pp. 135-146). New York: Springer. 

Additional Publications 

12. American Psychological Association (2010). Resilience and recovery after war: Refugee children and families in the United States. Report of the APA Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families who are Refugees from Armed Conflict Residing in the United States. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved from: http://www.apa.org/pi/families/refugees.aspx (Member of the APA Task Force). 

Dr. Mary Ani-Amponsah PhD, RN, Neonatal Health (Cert), MPhil Nurs,  Bach Nurs/Psychology, FFGCNM, FWACN Breastfeeding Certification (Ontario, Canada). Dr. Mary Ani-Amponsah is a Lecturer at the Maternal and Child Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Ghana and faculty on the Neonatal Nursing programme at the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM). She is currently the Country Representative for Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN; http://coinnurses.org/ghana/). Mary’s research orientation in neonatal health integrates African perspectives into phenomenological, participatory, and arts-based research approaches. Her research is focused on newborn survival strategies, African child migration, and child health in resource-constrained communities using multi-stakeholder engagement approaches. She is involved in multiple collaborative projects on child health and is currently a Co-Investigator on the ‘African Child Migration in Circumstances of Vulnerability: Developing a Research Network - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Study’ led by Prof. Bukola Salami. 

Mary is a Queen Elizabeth Scholar and has affiliations with Sigma Theta Tau International and the Johnson & Johnson Collaborative African Project in the Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy (MCHNLA) – based in South Africa as a Faculty Advisor. She is a registered Scholar with the Institute of Qualitative Methodology (IIQM), Canada. Based on academic excellence, Dr. Ani-Amponsah has received a lifetime honorary membership from the International Scholar Laureate programme and the Golden Key International Society of Canada.   

• Email:                   mani-amponsah@ug.edu.gh 
• Phone:                 +23324-436-8205 

Professor Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA, is the inaugural Salem Professor in Global Practice at the Boston College School of Social Work and Director of the Research Program on Children and Adversity (RPCA). Dr. Betancourt developed and evaluated the impact of a Family Strengthening Intervention for children and families, initially tested with families affected by HIV and adapted to promote early childhood development and prevent violence among families living in extreme poverty in Rwanda. Dr. Betancourt and her team completed a large cluster randomized trial of the intervention, Sugira Muryango, delivered by lay workers and linked to the Rwandan Government social protection program, which indicated effectiveness on outcomes of child development, responsive caregiving, father engagement, and reductions in intimate partner violence and harsh punishment of children. Her team is working with the Government of Rwanda, the LEGO Foundation, and Grand Challenges Canada on implementation science to investigate a multi-level strategy (the PLAY Collaborative) to transition the intervention to scale across three districts. Domestically, she is engaged in community-based participatory research with Somali Bantu and Bhutanese refugee communities that has demonstrated strong feasibility, acceptability, and satisfaction of a family-based preventive intervention delivered “by refugees for refugees” to improve parenting and promote mental health in refugee children and adolescents resettled in the U.S. She is also the Principal Investigator of an intergenerational study of war in Sierra Leone (LSWAY). This research led to the development of a group mental health intervention for war-affected youth—The Youth Readiness Intervention (YRI)—that demonstrated effectiveness for improving emotion regulation, daily functioning, and school functioning. The YRI is now at the core of a scale-up study within youth employment programs in collaboration with GIZ (the German Development Agency) and the Government of Sierra Leone as part of the NIMH-funded Mental Health Services and Implementation Science Research Hub called Youth FORWARD.  

1. Frounkfelker, R., Miconi, D., Farrar, J., Brooks M.A., Rousseau, C., Betancourt, T.S. (2020). Mental Health of Refugee Children and Youth: Epidemiology, Interventions, and Future Directions. Annual Review of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094230  
2. Betancourt T.S., Berent, J. M., Freeman, J., Frounfelker, R.L., Brennan R.T., Abdi, S., Maalim, A., Abdi, A., Mishra, T., Gautam, B., Creswell, J.W., & Beardslee, W.R. (2019). Family-Based Mental Health Promotion for Somali Bantu and Bhutanese Refugees: Feasibility and Acceptability Trial. Journal of Adolescent Health. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.08.023  
3. Frounfelker, R., Assefa, M., Smith, E., Abdirahmana, A., & Betancourt, T.S. (2017). “We would never forget who we are”: Resettlement Stress, Family Functioning, and Resilience among Somali Bantu Refugee Youth. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 26(11), 1387-1400  
4. Ellis, B.H., Hulland, E.N., Miller, A.B., Barrett Bixby, C., Lopes Cardozo, B., Betancourt, T.S. (2016). Mental Health Risks and Resilience among Somali and Bhutanese Refugee Parents. Migration Policy Institute.  
5. Betancourt, T.S., Frounfelker, R., Mishra, T., Hussein, A., & Falzarano, R. (2015). Addressing Health Disparities in the Mental Health of Refugee Children and Adolescents through Community-Based Participatory Research: A Study in 2 Communities. American Journal of Public Health, 3, s475-s482.  
6. Betancourt, T.S., Abdi, S., Ito, B., Lilienthal, G.M., Agalab, N., & Ellis, H. (2015). We Left One War and Came to Another: Resource Loss, Acculturative Stress, and Caregiver-Child Relationships in Somali Refugee Families. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 21(1), 114-125.  
7. Betancourt, T.S., Speelman, L., Onyango, G., & Bolton, P. (2009). A qualitative study of mental health problems among children displaced by war in northern Uganda. Journal of Transcultural Psychiatry, 46(2), 238-256.  
8. Verdeli, H., Clougherty, K., Onyango, G., Lewandowski, E., Speelman, L., Betancourt, T.S., Neugebauer, R., Stein, T.R., & Bolton, P. (2008). Group interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed youth in IDP camps in northern Uganda: Adaptation and training. Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 17(3), 605-624.  
9. Bolton, P., Bass, J., Betancourt, T.S., Speelman, L., Onyango, G., Clougherty, K., Neugebauer, R., Murray, L., & Verdeli, H. (2007). Interventions for depression symptoms among adolescent survivors of war and displacement in northern Uganda: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 298(5), 519-527.  

Dr. Sandra Dixon is a Certified Coach, Registered Psychologist in Alberta and an Associate Professor at the University of Lethbridge within the Faculty of Education, Alberta, Canada. Her program of research encompasses culturally adapted counselling practices among minoritized groups, cultural identity reconstruction, and ethno-cultural diversity issues which include but are not limited to the intersectionality of spirituality/religion, class, race, and gender across socio-cultural contexts. She currently serves on the Boards of the Lethbridge Family Services, Psychologists’ Association of Alberta, and the Alberta Network of Immigrant Women (ANIW). She has published a wide range of work that addresses racial trauma, anti-Black racism, social justice, faith, cultural identity reconstruction, immigration, culturally adapted and socially informed counselling. She has received several awards for her excellence in teaching, research, and practice including the 2023 Psychologists' Association of Alberta Excellence in Teaching Psychology Award; the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association Research; Professional Article Award, the Professor Cecille DePass Research Award through the Farquharson Institute of Public Affairs (FIPA); the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Scholar Award at the University of Lethbridge; and the 2022 People’s Choice Award by the Alberta Black Therapists Network.

1. Dixon, S., & Batta, M. (2024, April 22). Cultivating brave spaces for diverse academic women in higher education leadership. Conference Proceedings from the 2024 15th Women's Leadership and Empowerment Conference [WLEC2024]) proceedings, 6-25. Tomorrow, People Organization, Bangkok, Thailand. ISBN-978-86-87043-95-4 
2. Dixon, S., & Okorie, P. (2024). Useful consideration for culture-infused counselling when working with racialized families of faith (Counselling practice). ALIGN Journal for Services to Children and Families,1, 24-34. file:///C:/Users/Sandra/Downloads/ALIGN%20JOURNAL%20EDITED%20-%20v3.pdf 
3. *Dixon, S., & Dube, S.  (December 21, 2023/Fall). Beyond mainstream modalities: Introducing the Tree of Life Model. COGNICA: The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association’s Official Bilingual Publication, 55(2), 25-30. https://www.ccpa-accp.ca/cognica/ 
4. Dixon, S., & Okoli, S. (2023, December 15). Recentring Blackness in psychology: Ethical considerations. CAP Monitor Winter, 76, 22-27, 42-46. https://www.cap.ab.ca/Portals/0/pdfs/Monitor/CAPMonitor76FINAL.pdf  
5. Dixon, S., Batta, M., & Jidong, D. (2023, November 30). Using intersectionality theory to explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Black Canadian people's health. Medical Research Archives [Online], 11(11), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i11.4722  
6. Dixon, S., & Okoli, S. (2023, November 9). Culturally responsive interventions through a decolonial lens: Future directions. CAP Monitor Fall, 75, 13-18, 50-53. https://www.cap.ab.ca/Portals/0/pdfs/Monitor/CAPMonitor75Final.pdf (invited article) 
7. Dixon, S., Amin, D., & Arthur, N. (2023). Giving voices to Jamaican Canadian immigrant women: A heuristic inquiry study. The Qualitative Report, 28(7), 2172-2212. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2023.4775  
8. *Dixon, S., Parks, S., Scarlett, S., & Yohani, S. (2023, April 12). Moving beyond the mosaic: Exploring the impact of racial trauma on Black Canadians. CAP Monitor Spring, 73, 18-23, 50-52. https://www.cap.ab.ca/Portals/0/pdfs/Monitor/CAP-Monitor-73-FINAL.pdf (invited article) 

Dr. Catrin Evans is a nurse and Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. Catrin also has a background in medical anthropology and public health and has spent many years working overseas. Catrin’s research interests focus on using participatory qualitative approaches to understand migrant health experiences and build culturally safe healthcare systems. Catrin has a particular interest in sexual and reproductive health and has undertaken research on HIV, trafficking, sex work, and FGM. Catrin is co-Director of a Centre for Evidence Based Healthcare (a JBI Centre of Excellence) and has been involved in several knowledge translation projects to develop clinical practice guidelines. 

Higginbottom, G., Evans, C., Morgan, M., Bharj, K., Eldridge, J., Hussain, B., Salt, K. (2020) Access to and interventions to improve maternity care services for immigrant women: a narrative synthesis systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(14). 

Evans, C., Suggs, S., Turner, K., Occa, A., Juma, A., Blake, H. (2019) Mobile phone messaging to promote uptake of HIV testing among migrant African communities in the UK. Health Education Journal, 78(1), 24-37 

Evans, C., Tweheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., Albert, J., Nkoyo, V., Higginbottom, G. (2019) Crossing Cultural Divides: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Factors Influencing the Provision of Healthcare related to Female Genital Mutilation from the Perspective of Health Professionals. PLOS ONE, 14, e0211829 

Evans, C., Tweheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., Albert, J., Nkoyo, V., Higginbottom, G. (2019) Seeking Culturally Safe Care: A Qualitative Systematic Review of the Healthcare Experiences of Women and Girls who have Undergone Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. MJ Open 9, e027452 

Evans, C., Tweheyo, R., McGarry, J., Eldridge, J., Albert, J., Nkoyo, V., Higginbottom, G. (2019) Improving care for women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting: qualitative systematic reviews. Health Service Delivery Research, 7(31). 

Higginbottom, G., Evans, C., Morgan, M., Kaur-Bharj, K., Eldridge, J., Hussain, B. (2019) Experience of and access to maternity care in the UK by immigrant women: a narrative synthesis systematic review. BMJ Open, 9, e029478. 

Blake, H., Hussain, B., Hand, J., Rowlands, D., Juma, A., Evans, C. (2018) Employee perceptions of a workplace HIV testing intervention. International Journal of Workplace Health Management 11(5), 333-348 

Vans, C., Turner, K., Suggs, S., Occa, A., Juma, A., Blake, H. (2016) Developing a mHealth intervention to promote uptake of HIV testing among African communities in the UK: A qualitative study. BMC Public Health 16, 656. 

Evans, C., Turner, K., Blake, H., Juma, A., Suggs, S., Occa, A. (2015) Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: Findings from a theory-based feasibility study. HIV Medicine, 16(Suppl. 2), 54. 

Ndirangu, E., Evans, C. (2009) The importance of HIV specialist services for African women living with HIV in Nottingham: results of a qualitative study. HIV Nursing, 9(1), 8-14. 

Ndirangu, E., Evans, C. (2009) Experiences of African Immigrant Women Living with HIV in the U.K: Implications for Health Professionals. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 11(2), 108-117 

Professor Christa Fouché is from The University of Auckland, New Zealand, where she holds a shared appointment as Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Professor of Social Work. She is also Director of the Centre for Community Research and Evaluation. Through these roles she is responsible for strategic initiatives related to the development of researchers’ capability and is actively involved in, and supervises, numerous postgraduate and practice-based research projects. Her research focuses on the dynamics of health and social care for migrant and transnational populations and the conceptual, methodological, and contextual challenges of research with vulnerable and marginalized populations. She also worked as a manager, educator, social worker, and consultant in various contexts internationally and effectively managed change, enabled innovation, provided direction, and developed people. Her research outputs evidence impacts and international reach in the research practice nexus of social work and related professions. 

1. Spencer, G., Smith, M., Hoare, K., & Fouché, C. (2020). Health experiences of child migrants in the Western Pacific region. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand.  
2. Thompson, J., Fairbrother, H., Spencer, G., Curtis, P., Fouché, C., Hoare, K., Hogan, D., O’Riordan, J., Salami, B., Smith, M., Taylor, B. & Whitakker, V. (2019). Promoting the health of children and young people who migrate reflections from four regional reviews. Global Health Promotion. doi: 10.1177/1757975919888452 
3. Spencer, G., Smith, M., Thompson, J., Fairbrother, H., Hoare, K., Fouché, C., & Curtis, P. (2019). Health experiences of children and young people who migrate – Opportunities for health education. Health Education Journal, 78(1), 96–107. doi:10.1177/0017896918786767 
4. Urale, P.W.B., O’Brien, M.A. & Fouche, C.B. (2018). The relationship between ethnicity and fertility in New Zealand. Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. doi:10.1080/1177083X.2018.1534746. 
5. Haultain, L., Fouche, C., Frost, H., & Moodley. S. (2016) Walking the tight rope: Women’s health social workers’ role with vulnerable families in the maternity context, Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 28(2), 64–74.   
6. Henrickson, M., Fouché, C., Poindexter, C.C., Brown, D.B., & Scott, K. (2014) Host country responses to Black African migrants and refugees living with HIV. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review, 26(4), 25-36.   
7. Fouché, C., Beddoe, L., Bartley, A., & de Haan, I. (2014) Enduring professional dislocation: Migrant social workers' perceptions of their professional roles. British Journal of Social Work, 44(7), 2004-2022. 
8. Fouche, C., Kenealy, T, Mace, J. & Shaw, John. (2014). Practitioner perspectives from seven health professional groups on core competencies in the context of chronic care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 28(6), 534-540.  
9. Henrickson, M., Brown, D.B., Fouché, C., Poindexter, C.C. & Scott, K. (2013). “Just Talking About It Opens Your Heart”: Meaning-Making by Black African Migrants and Refugees Living With HIV. Culture, Health & Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care, 15(8), 910-923.  
10. Poindexter, C.C., Henrickson, M., Fouché, C., Brown, D.B., & Scott, K. (2013). “They Don't Even Greet You:” HIV Stigma and Diagnosis Disclosure Experienced By HIV-Positive African Immigrants and Refugees In New Zealand. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 12(1), 44–65. 
11. Beddoe, L., Fouché, C., Bartley, A., & Harington. P. (2011). Migrant Social Workers’ Experience in New Zealand: Education and Supervision Issues. Social Work Education, 31(8),1012-1031. 
12. Bartley, A., Beddoe, L., Duke, J., Fouché, C., Harington. P.R.J. & Shah, R. (2011). Crossing Borders: Key Features of Migrant Social Workers in New Zealand. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work. 23(3), 16-30.  

Dr. Hayat Gomma is a Full Professor at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. She received her PhD from Cairo University (Egypt) in 1998. She is a native of Egypt with international research and capacity development experience in Egypt, Sultanate of Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Jordan, United Kingdom, Libya, and Nigeria. She was the Head of the Nursing Science Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University. She is currently the post-graduate program coordinator for the department. She was chairperson of the Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mut'ah University, Jordan and chairperson of the Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University. She was also the Director of the Educational Development Centre, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University. She worked as Assistant Manager of the Manpower Development Project for Nurses MOHP, Egypt in Cairo. She is an executive member of the maternal, adolescent, and child healthcare initiative in Nigeria. She is a reviewer for the International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics. She is the Northern Nigerian ambassador to the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Care Foundation and a consultant for the USAID Integrative reproductive health services project. She is a committee member for the evaluation, review, and upgrading of teaching/learning materials for the course in Midwifery and Community Health, Technical Institute of Nursing, Cairo & Alexandria (World Health Organization); and a committee member for reviewing and upgrading the maternity, community, and paediatric nursing book for the Technical Secondary School of Nursing Book (JSI Project). She has trained as a specialist in Maternal and Child health for USAID. She has received several awards in Egypt and Nigeria for research excellence and has published widely in the field. Recognition certificate from Journal of pediatric nursing. 

1. Fouad, N., El-Guenedy, M.,El-Sayed,Y. & Gomaa, H. (1999). Effect of individual versus group counseling on contraceptive users' knowledge, continuation rate and side effects. Kasr El Aini Medical Journal, 4(2), 349-361. 
2. Shadia, A., & Gommaa, H. (2000). Early oral intake versus intravenous fluids: A comparative study of post caesarean section mother’s comfort & breast-feeding behaviors. The New Egyptian Journal of Medicine, 22(4) 
3. Samia, A., Soraya, R. & Gommaa, H. (2001). Job satisfaction among nursing faculty members in Egypt. The New Egyptian Journal of Medicine, 24(6).  
4. Saher, N &  Gommaa, H. (2002). Abnormal uterine bleeding and women’s seeking help behavior. KASR EL-AINI Medical Journal, 8(2) 
5. Gommaa, H. (2003). Study of the problem of unsafe abortion: a suggested plan of intervention: final report Minofya University-National Population Council 
6. Ragaa, A., Nagat. S., Elham, M., Gommaa . H. (2005). Effect of teaching strategies on the maternal and fetal outcomes among gestational diabetic woman. The New Egyptian Journal of Medicine, 33(4) 
7. Nemaat, A., Shadia, A., Ragaa, A., Gehan,E., Elham, M., Gommaa, H, Shadia, R. (2006). Biophysical profiles of Egyptian adolescents in Cairo and Giza. The New Egyptian Journal of Medicine, 34(5) 
8. Fouad, S. Fayza, A., & Gommaa, H., & Fatma, A (2007). Assessing the impact of an educational program for nurses and midwives' trainers on improving their knowledge and performance. The New Egyptian Journal of Medicine, 37(6) 
9. Gommaa, H., Fayza, A., Inass, H., Azza, A. (2008). Examine the effect of social support on physical activity and loneliness feeling among the elderly women in rural areas. W.I.D.U. Health Reviews. India. Spring, 2008 
10. Hanan F,  Gommaa . H AbeerA.azzaA.NagwaA.Rania A. Reproductive Health Profile of Biosphere Reserve Vs Urban Inhabitants: Multidisciplinary Study W.I.D.U. Health reviews. India. Summer, August .2008 
11. Gommaa, H, Gehan, A., Inass, H.A., Azza. (2008) Effect of structured postnatal education for mothers on neonatal care and detection of neonatal health problems. The New Egyptian Journal of Medicine, 40(3). 
12. Gommaa, H., Fayza, A., Inass, H., Azza, A. (2009). Explore rural adolescent's perception towards premarital screening and counseling: a suggestive plan of action. W.I.D.U. Health Reviews. India. Spring, May 2009  
13. Dalhatu, A., Gommaa, H., Adelani, T., Muhammed, Garba, S. N,.Tukur, M. B. (2018). Compliance to surgical safety check list in the operating theater in Murtala Mumammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Bayero Journal of Evidence Based Physiotherapy Issue, 3(2), 41-45 
14. Dalhatu, A.,Hayat, G., Adelani, T., Muhammed, A., Hadad, M., & Hamza, R. (2017). Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the bacterial isolated in post -operative wound infections in Murtala Mumammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. International Journal of Medical Sciences and Applied Biosciences, 2(2), 54-61. 
15. Salihu, K, Abdelrahman, Gommaa, H., Garba, S. N. (2017). Nurses' knowledge and skills on emergency severity index for triage in selected health facilities in Nigeria, Tropical Journal of Nursing, 1(1), 50-57. 
16. Olokoba, E.O., Umar, A.B. & Gommaa, H. (2018) Effect of health education intervention on knowledge of birth preparedness among pregnant women attending primary health care facilities in Zaria metropolis. LAUTECH Journal of Nursing, 3rd ed. 116-129    
17. Tijani, R., Gommaa, H., Babayo, M., Dalhatu, A. (2019). Assessmet the adherence to treatment regimen among haemodialysis patients in selected hospitals in Kano metropolis. Kano State, Nigeria. Bayero Journal of Nursing and Healthcare (BJNHC), Medium edition. pp122-132 
18. Santana de Sousa, P. R, Kennedy, K., Ani-Amponsah, M., Gommaa, H., Kwankye, S., Devakumar, D., & Salami, B. (2020). Regional Brief: COVID 19, Migration and Children in West Africa. Lancet Migration. Available at https://www.migrationandhealth.org/migration-covid19-briefs 
19. Salami, B., Iwuagwu, S., Amodu, O., Tulli, M., Ndikom, C., Gommma, H., Lavin, T., & Kariwo, M. (2020).  The health of internally displaced children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. British Medical Journal Global Health, 5(8), doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002584 
20. Adamu A.1, I.M Hayat, Ladan M.A. and Adamu K.M. (2021). Awareness and Utilization of Moodle among Students at Nursing Schools in North-Western Nigeria .Bayero Journal of Nursing and Health Care, Volume 3, Issue 2, November 2021.pp 833-847. 
21. U. Yunusa, A.H. Ibrahim, M.A. Ladan, H.E.M. Gommaa (2022). Effect of mobile phone text message and call reminders in the completeness of pentavalent vaccines in Kano State, Nigeria, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2021.12.026 
22. Ado Shehu, Hayat Gommaa, Usman Sanusi Usman, Suleiman Taju Usman, Khadijah Auwal Lawan. Demographic characteristics and level of medication adherence as correlated factors to quality of life among Schizophrenic patients at some selected Hospitals in Jigawa state, Nigeria. (2022). International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering (IJARSE). Volume-11, Issue-01, July 2022 
23. Umar Lawal Bello, Abdullahi Haruna Ibrahim, Muhammad Awwal Ladan, 2Hayat M. Gommaa, 3Nura Alhaji Yaro, Yunusa Umar, Ahmed Suberu, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Murtala Hassan Hassan, Ashiru Muhammad & Saleh Ngaski Garba..Developing a Contextualised Framework for Addressing Harmful Environmental Health Practices in Kano State Using a Classical Delphi Approach: Material and Methods. Bayero Journal of Nursing and Health Care. Volume 4, Issue 2, Novemer, 2022.pp1071-1079.  
24. Yunusa A, Hayat Gomaa, Ado Shehu, A. S Kombo, Farooq M. A, Attahir Sa’ad Ayuba, UmmukulsumMustapha , Muftahu Sa’adu , Ismail Nasir, Sagir Magaji, Jegede Solomon O and Suleiman Taju Usman (2023). Assessment of quality indicators of nursing care and clients' satisfaction at federal medical centre Jigawa state, Nigeria. Volume 9, Issue 2, November 2023.pp36-46 Available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375584099 
25. Ado Shehu, Usman Sunusi Usman, Zulkiflu Musa Argungun  , Hayat Gommaa , Sayeda Abdelateef  ,Attahir Sa’ad Ayuba, Ummukulsum Mustapha, Yunusa A, and Muftahu Sa’adu .( 2023). Assessment of quality of life among patients with schizophrenia receiving treatment in some selected Hospitals in Jigawa state, Nigeria. Available from: World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 19(02), 189–195 
26. Ado Shehu, Dr. Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe,. Usman Sunusi Usman, Hayat Gomaa, Prof. Kabiru Sabitu, Saleh Ngaski, Fatima Balarabe, Adda B. Umar, Dr. Zulkiflu Musa Argungun, Attahir Sa’ad Ayuba ,Ummukulsum Mustapha, Muftahu Sa’ad, Ismail Nasiru, Yunusa and Bar. Baffa Alasan. (2023) Analysis on the predictors of knowledge of medication adherence amongcare-givers of patients with Schizophrenia in some selected Hospitals ofJigawa State. British Journal of Multidisciplinary and Advanced Studies:Health and Medical Sciences 4 (5),19-38, 2023 
27. Ado Shehu, Attahir Sa’adAyuba, Ummukulsum Mustapha, Muftahu Sa’adu, Barr. Baffa Alasan,Emmanuel Ejembi Anyebe, Usman Sanusi Usman, Hayat Gomaa, Kabiru Sabitu1, Saleh Ngaski Garba,Zulkiflu Musa Argungun , Usman Yahaya1, Murtala Hassan Hassan and Aliyu Muhammad Maigoro.( 2024) Assessment of Predictors to Access Anti-Psychotic Medicationsamong patients with Schizophrenia in some selected Hospitals ofJigawa State. Sule Lamido University Journal of Science & Technology Vol. 8 No. 1 June 2024, pp. 77-90 

Dr. Stella Iwuagwu is a passionate human rights advocate. She is the founder and executive director of Centre for the Right to Health (CRH), a non-profit organization founded in 1999 with a mission to advocate for the full realization of the right to health and respect for ethics and human rights in health care policies and practices, especially for vulnerable and marginalized groups in Nigeria. She and her Centre have been advocating for and implementing human rights-based integrated HIV/AIDS prevention and impact mitigation interventions in Nigeria. She was instrumental to the founding and empowerment of several support groups and organizations for people living with HIV/AIDS, people who inject drugs, and people living in same sex relationships. Dr. Iwuagwu has a bachelor's degree in nursing science from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and a master's degree in public health from the University of Ibadan. Following her outstanding leadership in Nigeria, she was granted an Oprah Winfrey African Women’s Public Service Fellowship for a master's degree in management of Non-profit Organizations at the Wagner School of Public Service, New York University. She went on to obtain a PhD in Health Education from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale through the Walker Presidential Fellowship. She served as an Assistant Professor at Cleveland State University for 5 years before returning to Nigeria in 2015 to resume leadership of the Centre. She is a Board member of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America and a Fellow of the Ashoka Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs. 

Dr. Stephen O. Kwankye is an Associate Professor of the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), College of Humanities, at the University of Ghana, Legon. He is a Demographer and Population Scientist by training and holds PhD in Population Studies with specialisation in adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Between 2011 and 2014, he worked on secondment to the National Population Council of Ghana as the Executive Director, in charge of coordinating all population-related programmes in Ghana and advising government on relevant policy interventions. He was the Acting Director of RIPS from October 1, 2002, to January 3, 2006. He has tremendous experience in population and development advocacy and undertakes quantitative and qualitative research related to population and reproductive health. He worked with a team to produce the National Migration Policy and a Strategic Plan for Ghana in 2012-2014. He served as Principal Investigator on the “Barriers to Condom Use in Ghana Study” and as a co-Principal Investigator on “North-South Independent Migration of Children in Ghana” with a principal focus on the decision-making process, coping strategies, their sexual and reproductive health, return, and re-integration. He was a Co-Principal Investigator on the Healthy City for Adolescents (HCA) Research Project in Tamale and Ashaiman, Ghana, with funding from the Botnar Foundation from 2020 to 2022. He also served as International Technical Editor of nine thematic reports on the 2015 Population and Housing Census of Sierra Leone. He was a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the 2021 Population and Housing Census of Ghana and served as a reviewer of the census reports. For about 10 years, he served as a member of the Pentecost University Council, Ghana until May 2024. He is an External Examiner for the Department of Population and Health of the University of Cape Coast and a reviewer for academic journals including African Population Studies and Migration Studies. He is a member of the Union of African Population Studies (UAPS) and the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). His research interests are in adolescent sexual and reproductive health, independent child migration, fertility, population and development interrelationships, and demographic data collection and he has several publications in these areas to his credit. 

 Email:                   skwankye@ug.edu.gh 

Phone:                 +23327-760-2486

1. Spencer, G., Thompson, J., Froehlich, F., Asafo, D., Doku, M.T., Asiamah, G., Mornuu, J., Kassim, A., Kwankye, S.O., & Dankyi, E. (2023), Young people’s involvement in migration research – opportunities for (re)shaping research priorities and practices’, Journal of the British Academy, 11(s3): 43–67. https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/011s3.043 
2. George Wak, Martin Bangha, Raymond Aborigo, John Anarfi and Stephen Kwankye. 2023. Impact of kinship support on child mortality in the Upper East Region of Ghana: assessing the Grandmother Hypothesis. International Health. DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihad041. 
3. Grace Spencer, Ernestina Dankyi, Jill Thompson, Faye Acton and Stephen Owusu Kwankye. 2022. The Health Experiences of Young Internal Migrants in Ghana—Identifying Priorities for Sustainable Health Promotion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 15229. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph192215229. 
4. Yeboah, I, Kwankye, S.O., and FrempongAinguah, F. 2021. Consistency of the determinants of achieving fertility desires in Ghana: insights from 2003, 2008 and 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data sets. Genus. 77:27, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41118-021-00137-3. 
5. Stephen Owusu Kwankye, Faustina Frempong-Ainguah, Eric Arthur and Eugenia Amporfu. 2021. Understanding the demographic dividend in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia: Prospects or missed opportunities? Ghana Journal of Geography Vol. 13 (1), 2021 pages 25-49 https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjg.v13i1.2. 
6. Stephen Owusu Kwankye, Solina Richter, Philomina OkekeIhejirika, Hayat Gomma, Pamela Obegu and Bukola Salami. (2021). A review of the literature on sexual and reproductive health of African migrant and refugee children. BMC Reproductive Health, 18:81. Open Access. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01138-3 
7. Bukola Salami, Higinio Fernandez-Sanchez, Christa Fouche, Catrin Evans, Lindiwe Sibeko, Mia Tulli, Ashley Bulaong, Stephen Owusu Kwankye, Mary Ani-Amponsah, Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Hayat Gommaa, Kafuli Agbemenu, Chizoma Millicent Ndikom and Solina Richter. 2021. A Scoping Review of the Health of African Immigrant and Refugee Children. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 18, 3514. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073514 
8. Yeboah I, Kwankye SO, Frempong-Ainguah F (2021) Predictors of underachieved and overachieved fertility among women with completed fertility in Ghana. PLoS ONE 16(6): e0250881. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0250881 
9. Santana de Sousa, P. R., Alasdair, K, Ani-Amponsah, M., Hayat, M., Gommaa, H.I.M., Kwankye, S.O., Devakumar, D., Salami, B. (2020). Situational Brief: Covid-19, Migration and Children in West Africa.  New Migrant Children in West Africa; Situational and policy briefs: COVID-19 and migration, Situational Brief, Lancet Migration, (1), 1-10. https://www.migrationandhealth.org/migration-covid19-briefs; https://1bec58c3-8dcb-46b0-bb2a-fd4addf0b29a.filesusr.com/ugd/188e74_735791a51807415f9f0583ac017ebe86.pdf 
10. Kwankye, S.O. and Anarfi, J.K. (2018). International Migration and Africa’s Development. In Awumbila, A., Badasu, D., and Teye, J. (Eds.). Migration in a Globalizing World: Perspectives from Ghana. Sub-Saharan Publishers, Accra, Ghana, pp. 31-50. 
11. Wak, G., Bangha, M., Azongo, D., Oduro, A., and Kwankye, S.  (2017). Data Reliability: Comparison between Census and Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) Outputs for Kassena-Nankana East and West Districts, Ghana. Population Review. Volume 56, Number 1, pp. 31-45.   
12. Badasu, D.M., Kwankye, S.O., Sanuade, O.A., El-Adas, A., and Atuahene, K. (2016). Religiosity and condom use with casual sex partner in Ghana. Population Review. Vol. 55, No. 2. pp. 25-44. 
13. Kwankye, S.O. and Cofie, E. (2015). Ghana’s Population Policy Implementation: Past, Present and Future. African Population Studies Volume 29, Number 2. pp. 1734-1748. 
14. Apo, S.B., Kwankye, S.O., Badasu, D.M. (2015). Exposure to Malaria Prevention Messages and Insecticide Treated Bednet Usage among Children Under Five Years in Ghana. European Scientific Journal, June, 2015 edition vol.11, No.18 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 e - ISSN 1857- 7431, pp. 290-305. 
15. Kwankye, S.O.  (2013). Growing Old in Ghana: Health and Economic Implications. Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana. Vol. 2 No. 2. pp. 88-97. September, ISSN: 2026-6790. 
16. Kwankye, S.O. (2012). Transition into adulthood: experiences of return independent child migrants in northern Ghana. Omnes The Journal of Multicultural Society. Vol.3 No.1, pp. 1-24. 
17. Kwankye, S.O. (2011). Independent North–South Child Migration as a Parental Investment in Northern Ghana. Population, Space and Place. Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/psp.682. 
18. Kwankye, S.O. (2010). The Social and Reproductive Health Implications of Independent North-South Child Migration in Ghana. Research Review. NS 26.2, 19-27. 
19. Kwankye, S.O., Anarfi, J.K., Tagoe, C.A., and Castaldo, A. (2009). “Independent North-South Child Migration in Ghana: The Decision-Making Process”. Sussex Centre for Migration Research Working Paper T-29. February. 
20. Kwankye, S.O., Anarfi, J.K., Tagoe, C.A., and Castaldo, A. (2009). Coping Strategies of Independent Child Migrants from Northern Ghana to Southern Cities”. Rural-Urban Migration: Trends, Challenges and Strategies, edited by Rajagopalan, The Icfai University Press, India, pp.171-197. 

Dr. MacLeod is a professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Alberta.  She held a Canadian Research Chair in Bilingual Acquisition and Communication Disorders and has received major grants as a principal investigator from organizations such as CIHR, SSHRC and the US National Science Foundation to study speech and language development in bilingual children. She is also an active co-investigator on several pan-Canadian grants. Dr. MacLeod’s research has focused on the speech and language abilities of bilingual children and adults. She has developed an expertise in the study of speech and language development among children from minority language communities, including immigrant and refugee children.  Children who are immigrants or refugees benefit from language proficiency in the language(s) used at home and at school for developing strong identities, maintaining mental health, and for long term economic opportunities. Through her research, she aims to support families in maintaining their home language(s) and supporting children participate fully in their family, community, and school contexts.

1. MacLeod, A.A.N., Meziane, R. S., & Pesco, D. (2020). Supporting dual language learning: a program for preschoolers from refugee backgrounds. Canadian diversity/Canadienne Diversité. 
2. MacLeod, A.A.N., Meziane, R. S., & Pesco, D. (2020). Language abilities of children with refugee backgrounds: Insights from case studies. Applied Psycholinguistics. 
3. Beauchamp, M. L., Rezzonico, S., & MacLeod, A.A.N. (2020). Bilingualism in School-Aged Children with ASD: A Pilot Study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-16. 
4. MacLeod, A.A.N., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Parent, S., Jacques, S., Séguin, J.R. (2017).  Modelling vocabulary development among multilingual children prior to and following school entry. International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. 
5. Pesco, D., MacLeod, A.A.N., Kay-Raining Bird, E., Cleave, P., Trudeau, N., Scherba de Valenzuela, J.,Cain, J., Marinova-Todd, S.H., Colozzo, P., Stahl, H., Segers, E. & Verhoeven, L. (2016). A Multi-Site Review of Policies Affecting Opportunities for Children with Developmental Disabilities to Become Bilingual. Journal of Communication Disorders, 63 (15-31). 

Professor Valentina Mazzucato is a professor of Globalisation and Development at Maastricht University. She studies migration between Europe and Africa from a transnational perspective, by focusing on the linkages that migrants forge and maintain between their societies of origin and destination. She studies the consequences of such linkages for migrants, their families, and communities both at home and abroad. Her research is characterised by multi-sited research designs and mixed-method approaches combining survey and ethnographic methods and working in interdisciplinary teams. She heads several international research projects on transnational families that live between Africa and Europe. She currently heads a 5-year project on the Mobility Trajectories of Young Lives in Global South and North (MO-TRAYL) funded under the ERC Consolidator Grant scheme.  Before joining the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Maastricht, Prof. Mazzucato lived and worked in various African countries for over twenty years, focusing on West Africa (Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Ghana)

1. Geel, van J. and V. Mazzucato (2020) Building educational resilience through transnational mobility trajectories: Young people between Ghana and The Netherlands. Young [1.160] 
2. Mazzucato, V. (2020) Mixed-method Social Network Analysis for multi-sited transnational migration research. Global Networks-a Journal of Transnational Affairs 
3. Mazzucato, V. and B. Dito (2018) Transnational families: Cross-country comparative perspectives. Population Space and Place 24(7) Doi: 10.1002/psp.2165 [2.279] 
4. Caarls, K., K. Haagsman, E. Kraus, V. Mazzucato (2018). African transnational families: Cross-country and gendered comparisons. Population Space and Place 24(7) Doi: 10.1002/psp.2165 [2.279] 
5. Geel, van J. and V. Mazzucato (2018) Conceptualising youth mobility trajectories: Thinking beyond conventional categories. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 44(13): 2144-2162. Doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1409107 [2.297] 
6. Cebotari, V., V. Mazzucato and E. Appiah (2017) A longitudinal analysis of well-being of Ghanaian children in transnational families. Child Development DOI:10.1111/cdev.12879 [3.791] 
7. Cebotari, V., V. Mazzucato, M. Siegel (2016) Gendered perceptions of migration among Ghanaian children in transnational care. Child Indicators Research DOI: 10.1007/s12187-016-9407-x [IF 1.011] 
8. Cebotari, V. and V. Mazzucato (2016) Educational performance of children of migrant parents in Ghana, Nigeria and Angola. Journal of Ethic and Migration Studies 42(5); 834-856. DOI: 10.1080/1369183X.2015.1125777 [IF.1.536] 
9. Cebotari, V., Mazzucato, V. and M. Siegel (2016) Child development and migrant transnationalism: The health of children who stay behind in Ghana and Nigeria. The Journal of Development Studies 53(3): 444-459. DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2016.1187723 [0.896] 
10. Mazzucato, V. and V. Cebotari (2016) Psychological well-being of Ghanaian children in transnational families. Population, Space and Place. DOI: 10.1002/psp.2004 [IF 1.781] 
11. Dankyi, E., V. Mazzucato and T. Manuh (2016) Global social protection as a reciprocal process: The work of caregivers in providing care for migrants’ children. Oxford Development Studies 45(1): 80-95. DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2015.112407 
12. Poeze, M, E. Dankyi and V. Mazzucato (2016) Navigating transnational childcare relationships: Migrant parents and their children’s caregivers in the origin country. Global Networks. DOI 10.1111/glob.12135 [1.586] 
13. Dito, B., V. Mazzucato and D. Schans (2016) The effects of transnational parenting on the subjective health and well-being of Ghanaian migrants in The Netherlands. Population, Space and Place. DOI: 10.1002/psp.2006. [IF 1.781] 
14. Mazzucato, V., B. Dito, M. Grassi, J. Vivet (2016) Transnational parenting and the well-being of Angolan migrant parents in Europe. Global Networks. DOI: 10.1111/glob.12132 [1.586] 
15. Haagsman, K., V. Mazzucato, and B. Dito (2015) Transnational families and the subjective well-being of migrant parents: Angolan and Nigerian parents in The Netherlands. Ethnic and Racial Studies 38 (15): 1-20 DOI:10.1080/01419870.2015.1037783 [IF 0.888]. 
16. Mazzucato, V. (2015) Guest editor: Transnational families and the well-being of children and caregivers who stay in origin countries. Social Science and Medicine 132 (2015): 208-214. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed. 2014.11.030 [IF 2.558]. 
17. Mazzucato, V., V. Cebotari, A. Veale, A. White, M. Grassi, J. Vivet (2015) International parental migration and the psychological well-being of children in Ghana, Nigeria, and Angola. Social Science and Medicine 132 (2015), 215–224. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.058 [IF 2.558]. 
18. Mazzucato, V., D. Schans, K. Caarls, and C. Beauchemin (2015) Transnational families between Africa and Europe. International Migration Review 49 (1): 142-172 [0.812]. 
19. Beauchemin, C., J. Nappa, B. Schoumaker, P. Baizan, A. Gonzalez-Ferrer, K. Caarls, and V. Mazzucato (2015) Reunifying versus living apart together across borders: A comparative analysis of Sub-Saharan migration to Europe. International Migration Review 48 (4): 173-199. [0.812] 
20. Haagsman, K. and V. Mazzucato (2014) The quality of parent–child relationships in transnational families: Angolan and Nigerian migrant parents in The Netherlands. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 40(11), 1677-1696 doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2013.871491 [1.085]. 
21. Mazzucato V. (2011) Guest editor: Researching the effects of transnational families on children’s wellbeing. Journal of Marriage and Family 73 (4) [IF 1.849]. 
22. Mazzucato, V. and D. Schans (2011) Transnational families and the well-being of children: Conceptual and methodological challenges. Journal of Marriage and Family 73 (4): 704 – 712 [IF 1.849].

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1. Mazzucato, V. & J. van Geel (2020). Transnational young people: growing up and being active in a transnational social field. In B. Yeoh (Eds.) Handbook of Transnationalism. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 
2. Haagsman, K. & V. Mazzucato (forthcoming). Gendered transnational parenting. In N. Piper & C. Mora del Valle (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook of Gender, Sexuality and Migration. London: Palgrave. 
3. Haagsman, K., & V. Mazzucato (2020). The Well-being of stay behind family members in migrant households. In T. Bastia & R. Skeldon (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Migration and Development, p. 181-190. London: Routledge. 
4. Beauchemin, C., K. Caarls, and V. Mazzucato (2018) Senegalese families between here and there. Beauchemin, C. (Ed.) Migration between Africa and Europe, p. 423-453. Dordrecht: Springer Open. 
5. Beauchemin, C., K. Caarls, J. Nappa, V. Mazzucato, B. Schoumaker, J. Mangalu (2018) Migration and family life between Congo and Europe. Beauchemin, C. (Ed.) Migration between Africa and Europe, p. 239-261. Dordrecht: Springer Open. 
6. Caarls, K., V. Mazzucato, D. Schans, P. Quartey, C. Addoquaye Tagoe (2018) Transnational families between Ghana, the Netherlands and the UK. Beauchemin, C. (Ed.) Migration between Africa and Europe, p. 319-360. Dordrecht: Springer Open. 
7. Mazzucato, V., D. Schans, K. Caarls, and C. Beauchemin (2018) Migrant families between Africa and Europe: Comparing Ghanaian, Congolese and Senegalese migration flows. Beauchemin, C. (Ed.) Migration between Africa and Europe, p. 149-185-79. Dordrecht: Springer Open. 
8. Schans, D., V. Mazzucato, B. Schoumaker, and M.L. Flahaux (2018) Changing patterns of Ghanaian migration. Beauchemin, C. (Ed.) Migration between Africa and Europe, p. 265-289. Dordrecht: Springer Open. 
9. Schoumaker, B., M.L. Flahaux, C. Beauchemin, D. Schans, V. Mazzucato, and P. Sakho (2018) African migration: Diversity and changes. Beauchemin, C. (Ed.) Migration between Africa and Europe, p. 35-79. Dordrecht: Springer Open. 
10. Poeze, M. and V. Mazzucato (2016) Transnational mothers and the law: Ghanaian women’s pathways to family reunion and consequences for family life. Kilkey, M. and E. Palenga-Möllenbeck (Eds.) Family Life in an Age of Migration and Mobility: Global Perspectives through the Life Course, p.187-211. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 
11. Mazzucato, V. (2014) Child well-being and transnational families. In Michalos, A. (ed) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-being Research, p. 749-755. Dordrecht: Springer. 
12. Poeze, M. and V. Mazzucato (2014) Ghanaian children in transnational families: Understanding the experiences of left-behind children through local parenting norms. In L. Baldassar and L. Merla (eds) Transnational Families, Migration and the Circulation of Care, pp. 149-169. London: Routledge. 
13. Mazzucato, V. (2013) Transnational families. In Ness, I. (ed) The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 
14. Mazzucato, V. (2009) Bridging boundaries with a transnational research approach: A simultaneous matched sample methodology. In M. A. Falzon (ed) Multi-sited Ethnography: Theory, Praxis and Locality in Contemporary Social Research, pp. 215-232. Hampshire: Ashgate.  

Professor Ramadimetja Shirley Mogale is a Professor and Head of the Department of Nursing Sciences at the University of Pretoria. Her research interest is in women’s health, broadly focusing on marginalization and vulnerability that stems from clinical practice experience in community and primary healthcare. Thematically, the program is about women’s issues that cut across social status of women on aspects such as violence against women, homelessness, human trafficking, (en)-gendering institutions, disability, and inclusivity as well as indigenous Afrikan knowledge. From 2014, she secured several grants nationally and institutionally for transdisciplinary scholarship on how the reported cases of violence against women are managed by state institutions in South Africa.

1. Aphane, M.S., Khumisi, E.T. and Mogale, R.S., 2020. “I have a name; I am not mopping trolley”; The working relationships in the operating theatre at a selected academic hospital. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 12, p.100185. 
2. Moeta, Mabitja, Mogale Ramadimetja Shirley, Mgolozeli Siyabulela Eric, Moagi Miriam Mamphamo & Pema-Bhana Varshika. Practices into Health Sciences Curricula in Higher Education: An Imbizo Approach. International Journal of African Renaissance Studies-Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinary, 14(1), 67-82. 
3. Sepeng Nombulelo, & Mogale, S. 2019. (Editorial piece) Activism against Women and Children Abuse - 16 Days versus 365 Days. Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 21(), 1-2. 
4. Mogale, R. S., & Richter, S. (2019). Prosecuting violence against women in South African courts: a reflection of the legal culture from an Afrocentric perspective. Journal of International Women's Studies, 20(7), 90-101. 
5. Msibi, N, Mogale R, Van der Waal M, & Ngcobo N 2018. Using e-Delphi to formulate and appraise the guidelines for women’s health concerns at a coal mine: A case study. Curationis, 1-6 
6. Froneman, C, van Wyk, NC & Mogale, RS 2018. Enhancing the professional dignity of midwives: a phenomenological study Journal of Nursing Ethics, 1-13. 
7. Moloko-Phiri, S. S., Mogale, R. S., & Hugo, J. 2017. ‘A shelter is not a home’: Voices of homeless women in the City of Tshwane. Development Southern Africa, 1-11. 
8. Calder, M., Richter, M.S., Mao, Y., Kovacs Burns, K., Mogale, S., Danko M. 2016. International Students Attending Canadian Universities: Their Experiences with Housing, Finances, and Other Issues. Canadian Journal of Higher Education,46(2),92-110. 
9. Mogale, R., Mulaudzi, F., Peu, M., Mataboge, M., Ngunyulu, R., & Moloko-Phiri, S. 2016 Climate change as a social determinant of health and mitigating indigenous interventions: a hermeneutic literature review. Indillinga: African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, 15, 19-33. 
10. Mogale, R., Mulaudzi F.M., Peu, M.D., Mataboge, S.M., Ngunyulu, R., & Phiri, S.S. 2016.The constraints and concerns regarding the size and/or shape of the second-generation female condom (FC2): the narratives from the healthcare providers. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine,8 (2) a1146. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v8i2.1146 
11. Mulaudzi, F.M., Moloko-Phiri, S. S., Peu, M.D., Mataboge, S., Ngunyulu, R, & Mogale, R. 2016. The challenges experienced by South Africa on the implementation of interventions to attain MDG 4, 5 & 6 outcomes. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 8(2), a947. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm v8i2.947 
12. Mogale R., Kushner, K.E & Richter, M.S. 2016. “If it is a tear let it be a tear, not a laceration”: Form J88 as evidence in prosecution of violence against women in South Africa. African Safety Promotion Journal, 13(2),17-30. 
13. Peu, M.D, Mataboge, M. L.S., Ngunyulu, R.N., Mogale, S., Mulaudzi, F.M. 2015. Female condom two (FC2) marketing strategies for health care workers in Tshwane district, South Africa. African Journal for Physical Health Education, Recreation and Dance, Supplement 1:1, 37-52.  
14. Mataboge, M.S., Ngunyulu, R.N., Mogale, S., Mulaudzi, F.M. & Peu, M.D 2015. Culture and marriage: The dual barriers to condom use among health care providers in Tshwane, South Africa. African Journal for Physical Health Education, Recreation and Dance, Supplement 1(2), 291-305. 

Dr. Chizoma Ndikom is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan. She obtained a bachelor's degree in nursing, Master's of Science degrees in both Nursing and Medical Sociology, and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Nursing from the University of Ibadan. She also completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Warwick University, Coventry, UK. She is a Specialist in Maternal and child health nursing with special interest in Women’s Health. Her research focus is mainly on strategies to prevent mortality among children and women through enhancing uptake of preventive health services, such as maternal and child health and cervical cancer screening services. She primarily teaches Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Reproductive Health, and Midwifery. She is also involved in the supervision of student research projects at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level. She plays many roles in enhancing the quality of nursing education and improving child and adolescent health as well as in the care of the child-bearing family. Her academic and professional preparation as a nurse educator, maternal and child health nurse specialist, as well as a medical sociologist has positioned her to contribute maximally in reducing the challenges faced by women and children through research. She has published several articles relating to women and children in various peer-reviewed journals. She is a member of the Cochrane Collaboration, pregnancy and childbirth group, Oncology Nursing Society, and Sigma Teta Tau (Honors Society of Nursing), among others. She has functioned as a Principal Investigator in various research projects and has published a systematic review.   

Co-Investigator, Worldwide University Network Research Development Fund for African Child and Youth Wellbeing in the Context of Migration and Displacement, 2019. Co-Investigator, Australia –Africa Universities network Partnership Development Fund, 2019; Co-Investigator study on Perinatal mental health issues of women across the level of Health care sponsored by Exxon Mobil (2020) as Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator on Cervical cancer screening study among Post natal women in Ibadan sponsored by ARGO Global Cancer Disparities Pilot grant by Memorial Sloan Kett Cancer Center's Global Cancer Disparities Initiatives (GCDI) Programme (2022); I am also a Co-Investigator on International Society on Cancer Care (ISNCC) Breast aware Grant: A train the trainer programme for nurses in Africa sponsored by Union on International Cancer Control (UICC) 2023. 

1. Ndikom, C.M. (2007). Educational Empowerment of Women: A Major Tool in the Achievement of Millennium Development Goals of Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality in Nigeria. International Journal of Development Studies Vol. 4. No. 1, 16-24.  
2. Olanisimi, B.O. and Ndikom, C.M. (2008). A Study of Anxiety on First Time Pregnant Women in Ibadan. International Journal of Development Studies Vol. 6. No 1, 43-48.   
3. Ndikom, C.M. and Fawole, A.O. (2009). Evidence based measures for reduction of maternal and child mortality in developing countries. African Journal of Midwifery and women’s Health Vol. 3. No. 4, 199-204.  
4. Ndikom, C. M. (2010). Pattern of Uptake of Maternal Health Services in a Rural Community in Nigeria. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health Vol. 4. No.3, 16:139 – 145.  
5. Ndikom, C.M, Ndikom O. B. (2012) Perceived Role of Counselling on Adolescents’ Career Decision Making in Selected Schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State. African Journal of Nursing and Health Issues Vol. 2 No. 2, 31-42.  
6. Rhaji, F.R. and Ndikom, C.M. (2013): Factors Influencing Compliance with Immunization Regimen among Mothers in Ibadan, Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science Vol. 10. No. 10, 1-9.  
7. Ndikom, C. (2014). Psychosocial Implications of Post Partum Haemorrhage and Maternal Mortality. African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Vol. 17 No.1, 21-27  
8. Ndikom, C.M., Modupe O. Oyetunde, M.O. and Ifeoluwapo O. Kolawole, I.O. (2015). Availability and utilization of skilled attendants for childbirth: implications for maternal and human resources development in Nigeria. African Journal of Nursing and Health Issues. Volume 6(2): 134-147 
9. Ogunyomi, M.T. and Ndikom, C.M. (2016). Perceived Factors Influencing the Utilization of Traditional Birth Attendants in Akinyele Local Government, Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care Vol. 28 No. 2, 40-48  
10. Ndikom, C.M., Ojoye, T.O. and Nkwonta, C.A. (2017). Factors Influencing the Choice of Health Care Provider during Childbirth by Women in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 10 No.1, 511-521  
11. Adebo, O., Dairo, D, Ndikom C.M. and Adejumo, P. O (2017) Knowledge and uptake of folic acid among pregnant women attending a secondary health facility in Ibadan. British Journal of Midwifery Vol. 25 No. 6, 358- 364  
12. Ndikom, C.M., Ogungbenro, F.A. and Ojeleye, O.A. (2017) Perception and Practice of Female Genital Cutting among Mothers in Ibadan, Nigeria. International Journal of Nursing and Health Science. Vol. 4, No. 6, pp. 71-80. 
13. Ndikom C.M. and Obo, P.I. (2017) Perception, Acceptance and Uptake of Human papillomavirus Vaccine among Female Adolescents in Selected Secondary Schools in Ibadan, Nigeria. African Journal of Biomedical Research Vol. 20, No.3, 237- 244 
14. Ndikom, C.M., Ojo, O.C., and Ogbeye, G.B. (2018) Women’s Choice, Satisfaction, and Compliance with Contraceptive Methods in Selected Hospitals of Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health. 2018; Vol 6No1: 1113-1121. DOI:10.22038/jmrh.2017.9655   
15. Rahji, F. R., Ndikom, C. M., and Oluwatosin O. A. (2018) Knowledge, Perception and Utilization of Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses among Health Care Workers in Selected Primary Health Care Facilities in Ibadan, Nigeria. Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria Research Journal Vol 1No5: 44-55. 
16. Ndikom, C. M., Okpalaeke, M-H. (2019) Umbilical cord separation time: chlorhexidine vs methylated-spirit. African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. Vol.13. No.3 https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2018.0014 
17. Ndikom, C. M., Okpalaeke, M-H. and Kellu Umar Bulama, K. U. (2019) Incidence of umbilical cord infection in neonates receiving 7.1% chlorhexidine gel and methylated-spirit in Ibadan. Journal of Neonatal Nursing Vol 25, Issue 1, 20-25 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnn.2018.07.002 
18. Ndikom, C. M. and Ologunye, B. F. (2019) Breastfeeding Education and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices Among Mothers in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. LAUTECH Journal of Nursing Vol 5: 56-62 
19. Ojo, O. O., Ndikom, C. M., and Alabi, P. I. (2020) Predictors of the usage of contraceptive implants among women of reproductive age in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene. Vol 61: E39-E47  
20. Ndikom, C.M., Oluwatosin, F., and Oluwatosin O. A. (2020) Umbilical Cord Care Knowledge and Practices of Mothers attending Selected Primary Health Care Centres in Ibadan, Nigeria International Journal of Caring Sciences Vol 13No1: 143-151 
21. Salami, B.; Fernandez-Sanchez, H.; Fouche, C.; A.; Kwankye, S.O, Ndikom, C.M.  et al.  (2021) A Scoping Review of the Health of African Immigrant and Refugee Children. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 18, 3514. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073514. 
22. Adeyemi, D.T., Kolawole, I.O. and Ndikom, C.M. (2022). Knowledge and Experience of Postnatal Women on Respectful Maternity Care During Childbirth in Selected Health Facilities in Nigeria. Lautech Journal of Nursing. Volume 11(1); 80-89.  
23. Kuforiji NB,  Okanlawon, F.A., Ndikom, C.M. (2022) Caregivers’ perception and reported challenges experienced by children affected with nocturnal enuresis in Ibadan, Nigeria. Int JCommunity Med Public Health 2022; 9:3378-84  
24. Oluwatosin, O.A,  Ekelaka  C, T., Ndikom ,C. M. (2022) Knowledge of Covid-19 and Psychosocial Experiences During the Covid-19 Lockdown among Secondary School Students in Eleyele, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.  International Journal of Caring Sciences; 15, 2, 985-1000. 
25. Edu I. B., Ndikom, C. M., Ishola, A.G. (2022) Perceived Need for Spousal Support in Maternity Care and Psychosocial Challenges among Couples in Abuja, Nigeria. African Journal of Psychological and Social Issues 25(3) 148-166  
26. Saka, A. O., Onyeneho, C. A., and Ndikom, C. M. (2021). Perception and utilization of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services among women living with HIV. European journal of midwifery, 5, 41. https://doi.org/10.18332/ejm/140454  
27. Tola YO, Akingbade O, Akinwaare MO, Adesuyi EO, Arowosegbe TM, Ndikom CM, Adejumo PO, Alexis O. (2022) Psychoeducation for psychological issues and birth preparedness in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. AJOG Glob Rep. 2022 Jul 18;2(3):100072. doi: 10.1016/j.xagr.2022.100072. PMID: 36276790; PMCID: PMC9563193. 
28. John-Akinola YO, Ndikom CM, Oluwasanu MM, Adebisi T, Odukoya O. Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Knowledge, Utilisation, Prevention Educational Interventions and Policy Response in Nigeria: A Scoping Review. Cancer Control. 2022 Jan-Dec; 29:10732748221130180. doi: 10.1177/10732748221130180. PMID: 36168955; PMCID: PMC9523857. 
29. Oyedero^, L. C., Ndikom. C.M.,  Ojo, I. O. (2023) Knowledge of Human Papilloma Virus Self-sampling and Cervical Cancers Screening Uptake among Gynaecology Clinic Attendees in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria. African. Journal of Biomedical Research.26(2)201-208 https://doi.org/10.4314/ajbr.v26i2.8 
30. Adeteye, D. E., Ndikom, C. M., Akinwaare, M. O., & Dosunmu, T. O. (2023). Factors Influencing Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Post-Natal Women in Selected Primary Health Centers in Ibadan, Nigeria. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 5(4), 63–67. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2023.5.4.1823 
31. Bello, O. O., Bella-Awusah,  T. T., Adebayo, A. M., John-Akinola, Y. O., Ndikom, C.M., Ilori,  T., Cadmus E.O. & Omokhodion F. (2023) Psychiatric morbidity among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Ibadan, Nigeria, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 43:1, DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2023.2205503 
32. Edet, U. S., Ndikom, C. M., Bank, E., Ehoro, O., & Ettefia, I. Midwives’ Perspectives on Challenges to Optimal Midwifery Practice in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Journal of Public Health and Toxicological Research, 1(1), 30–36. Retrieved from https://jphtr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/17. 
33. Ndikom, C.M., Oluwatosin, O.A., Salami, K.K., Owolabi, G. O., Oluwasola, T.A.O., John-Akinola, Y.O., Akpa, M. O., Barton-Burke, M., Ayegboyin, M., Adedimeji, A., Adebisi, T. and Young, A.M. 2023. Exploration of the Need for Integration of Cervical Cancer Information into Postnatal Services at Primary Health Care Centers in Ibadan Nigeria. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 5(5)96–104.DOI: https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2023.5.5.189 
34. Gooding, C.; Musa, S.; Lavin, T.; Sibeko, L.; Ndikom, C.M.;Iwuagwu, S.; Ani-Amponsah, M.;   Maduforo, A.N.; Salami, B. Nutritional Challenges among African Refugee and Internally Displaced Children: A Comprehensive Scoping Review. Children 2024, 11, 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11030318 

Dr. Brenda Poku is a registered nurse in Ghana and currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham, UK. She is a recipient of a New Investigator Grant from the UK Research and Innovation Economic and Social Research Council, as well as a Nottingham Research Fellowship. Her work, funded by these prestigious awards, focuses on exploring the experiences of first-generation migrant children and young people with chronic illnesses in the UK, along with the challenges faced by their families. 

Dr. Poku's research primarily centres on the life and transition experiences of children and young people living with chronic conditions, with a particular emphasis on sickle cell disease. She is deeply invested in understanding the health, developmental, educational, and social transitions these individuals undergo. Her research seeks to uncover the self-management strategies, support needs, and lived experiences of young people with lifelong or life-limiting conditions, exploring how these factors shape their identity, sense of belonging, and concepts of 'normality' within the context of chronic illness. 

In addition to her primary research focus, Dr. Poku examines broader sociological concepts such as identity, gender, and culture as they relate to childhood chronic conditions. She brings significant expertise in qualitative research methods, arts-based research, and the involvement of patients and the public in research. Beyond primary research, she is skilled in secondary research methodologies, including systematic and scoping reviews. Dr. Poku's work is driven by a commitment to improving the lives of children and young people with chronic illnesses through rigorous, innovative research. 

1. Kukeba MW, Achaliwe F. & Poku BA (2023). Indigenous or biomedical ethics, or both? A consideration from health-related ethnographic research conducted in a rural setting. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231220776    
2. Poku BA, Atkin K. & Kirk S. (2023). Self-management interventions for children and young people with sickle cell disease: A systematic review. Health Expectations, 26(2):579-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13692  
3. Poku BA & Pilnick A. (2022) Research knowledge transfer to improve the care and support of adolescents with sickle cell disease in Ghana. Health Expectations, 5(25): 2515-2524. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13573 
4. Nalubega S, Osuwat LO, Poku BA, Evans C & Matovu JB. (2022) The practice of pilot/feasibility studies in informing the conduct of HIV related clinical trials in sub–Saharan Africa: A scoping review. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2022.100959  
5. Poku BA & Pilnick A. (2022) Biographical accounts of the impact of fatigue in young people with sickle cell disease. Sociology of Health and Illness, 44(6): 1027-1046. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13477 
6. Poku BA, Pilnick A & Kirk S. (2022) How a child’s gender mediates maternal care and expectations in the fatigue experiences of adolescents with sickle cell disease. Journal of Family Studies https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2022.2060851 
7. Evans C, Poku BA, Pearce R, Eldridge J, Hendrick P, Knaggs R, Blake H, Yogeswaran G, McLuskey J, Tomczak P, Thow R, Harris P, Conway J & Collier R. (2021). Characterising the outcomes, impacts and implementation challenges of advanced clinical practice roles in the UK. A scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(8). http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048171  
8. Poku BA, Caress A-L & Kirk S. (2020) “Body as a Machine”: How adolescents with sickle cell disease construct their fatigue experiences. Qualitative Health Research, 30(9): 1431-1444. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320916464 
9. Evans C, Poku BA, Pearce R, Eldridge J, Hendrick P, Knaggs R, McLuskey J, Tomczak P, Thow R, Harris P, Conway J & Collier R. (2020). Characterising the evidence base of advanced clinical practice in the UK. A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 10(5). https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/5/e036192  
10. Poku BA, Caress A-L & Kirk S. (20219) Opportunities and challenges of using photo-elicitation in child-centred constructivist grounded theory research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 18. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406919851627 
11. Poku BA & Hemingway P. (2019) Reducing repeat emergency department attendance for non-urgent care: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions. Emergency Medicine Journal, 36: 435-442. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2018-207536  
12. Poku BA, Caress A-L & Kirk S. (2018) Adolescents’ experiences of living with sickle cell disease: An integrative narrative review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 80: 20-28. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.12.008  

Distinguished Professor Renzaho (PhD, 2005, Deakin University; MPH, 2000, University of Melbourne) is a mixed methods public health researcher specialising in global migration, health equity, and cultural competence in health care. He is the inaugural Professor of Humanitarian and Development Studies at Western Sydney University and was the Director of Academic Programs from 2015 to 2018. He joined the university in 2015 and prior to that he was the Director of Migration, Social Disadvantage, and Health Programs within the Global Society Unit, Monash University (2012-2014) and Associate Professor, World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention, Deakin University (2007-2011).  From 2003 to 2006, he oversaw the evaluation of more than 40 AusAID NGO Cooperation Programs with World Vision Australia covering Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, the Pacific, and Asia; and acted as the Technical Director of the Impact Assessment of Australian Aid for the Bougainville Infrastructure. He is ranked in the World’s Top 2% Scientists for the Single Year Impact-2020" and "Career-long impact" category and ranked 3rd in Australia and 10th in the world as the leading researcher in Global Migration Health. He became an academic in 2007. Prior to academia, he held senior positions and leadership roles with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund, Concern Worldwide, Care Australia, Médecins Sans Frontières, and World Vision International. He has 412 publications, an h-index of 92 and has attracted $14.13 million in competitive funding and consultancies. 

https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=8pHoqBsAAAAJ&hl=en  

Selected Publications 

1. Renzaho, A. M. (2004). Fat, rich and beautiful: Changing socio-cultural paradigms associated with obesity risk, nutritional status and refugee children from sub-Saharan Africa. Health & Place, 10(1), 105-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1353-8292(03)00051-0 
2. Akombi, B., Agho, K., Hall, J., Wali, N., Renzaho, A., & Merom, D. (2017). Stunting, wasting and underweight in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(8), 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14080863 
3. Akombi, B., Agho, K., Merom, D., Hall, J., & Renzaho, A. (2017). Multilevel analysis of factors associated with wasting and underweight among children under-five years in Nigeria. Nutrients, 9(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9010044 
4. Akombi, B. J., Agho, K. E., Merom, D., Renzaho, A. M., & Hall, J. J. (2017). Child malnutrition in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-analysis of demographic and health surveys (2006-2016). PLOS ONE, 12(5), e0177338. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177338 
5. Akombi, B. J., Agho, K. E., Hall, J. J., Merom, D., Astell-Burt, T., & Renzaho, A. M. (2017). Stunting and severe stunting among children under-5 years in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis. BMC Pediatrics, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-016-0770-z 
6. Cyril, S., Halliday, J., Green, J., & Renzaho, A. (2016). Relationship between body mass index and family functioning, family communication, family type and parenting style among African migrant parents and children in Victoria, Australia: A parent-child dyad study. BMC Public Health, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3394-1 
7. Green, J., Renzaho, A., Eisenbruch, M., Williamson, L., Waters, E., Lo Bianco, J., & Oberklaid, F. (2008). Parent-centred and culturally competent literacies for health promotion with newly arrived African communities: a literature review. Victorian Department of Human Services. 
8. Green, J., Williamson, L., Eisenbruch, M., Renzaho, A., Waters, E., & Oberklaid, F. (2008). Families, communities and culture: Health promotion with newly arrived African communities in Victoria. Department of Human Services. 
9. Griffith, M., Mellor, D., Green, J., & Renzaho, A. M. (2014). Migration-related influences on obesity among sub-Saharan African migrant adolescents in Melbourne, Australia. Nutrition & Dietetics, 71(4), 252-257. https://doi.org/10.1111/1747-0080.12135 
10. Mellor, D., Renzaho, A., Swinburn, B., Green, J., & Richardson, B. (2012). Aspects of parenting and family functioning associated with obesity in adolescent refugees and migrants from African backgrounds living in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(4), 317-324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00894.x 
11. Mugadza, H. T., Akombi, B. J., Tetteh, V. W., Stout, B., & Renzaho, A. M. (2020). Engaging sub-Saharan African migrant families in Australia: Broadening definitions of family, community, and culture. Community, Work & Family, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2020.1752621 
12. Mugadza, H. T., Mujeyi, B., Stout, B., Wali, N., & Renzaho, A. M. (2019). Childrearing practices among sub-Saharan African migrants in Australia: A systematic review. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(11), 2927-2941. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01463-z 
13. Mugadza, H. T., Stout, B., Akombi, B. J., Williams Tetteh, V., & Renzaho, A. (2019). The concept of a child within sub‐Saharan African migrant homes: Reconciling culture and child rights. Child & Family Social Work, 24(4), 519-528. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12632 
14. Mugadza, H. T., Tetteh, V. W., Stout, B., & Renzaho, A. M. (2020). Parenting in a new environment: Implications for raising sub-Saharan African children within the Australian child protection context. Australasian Review of African Studies, 41(1), 166-194. https://doi.org/10.22160/22035184/aras-2020-41-1/166-194 
15. Natoli, L., Renzaho, A. M., & Rinaudo, T. (2008). Reducing harmful traditional practices in Adjibar, Ethiopia: Lessons learned from the Adjibar safe motherhood project. Contemporary Nurse, 29(1), 110-119. https://doi.org/10.5172/conu.673.29.1.110 
16. Renzaho, A. (2009). Evaluation of the African Migrant Parenting Program: A Summary of the Evaluation Findings. Deakin University. http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032203 
17. Renzaho, A., & Burns, C. (2003). More, more, more: food, fat and African refugee and migrant children. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 12, 56. 
18. Renzaho, A., Gibbons, C., Swinburn, B., Jolley, D., & Burns, C. (2006). Obesity and undernutrition in sub-Saharan African immigrant and refugee children in Victoria, Australia. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 15(4), 482-490. 
19. Renzaho, A. M., Green, J., Mellor, D., & Swinburn, B. (2010). Parenting, family functioning and lifestyle in a new culture: The case of African migrants in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Child & Family Social Work, 16(2), 228-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2010.00736.x 
20. Renzaho, A. M., Swinburn, B., & Burns, C. (2008). Maintenance of traditional cultural orientation is associated with lower rates of obesity and sedentary behaviours among African migrant children to Australia. International Journal of Obesity, 32(4), 594-600. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2008.2 
21. Renzaho, A. M., & Vignjevic, S. (2011). The impact of a parenting intervention in Australia among migrants and refugees from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Congo, and Burundi: Results from the African migrant parenting program. Journal of Family Studies, 17(1), 71-79. https://doi.org/10.5172/jfs.2011.17.1.71 
22. Renzaho, A., Nowson, C., Kaur, A., Halliday, J., Fong, D., & DeSilva, J. (2011). Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease among African migrant and refugee adults in Melbourne. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 20(30), 397-403. http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30036933 
23. Renzaho, A., Swinburn, B., Lo, S., Mellor, D., & Green, J. (2009). Obesity and its Risk Factors Among African Migrant Adolescents: Assessing the Role of Intergenerational Acculturation Gap, Family Functioning and Parenting. The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032205 
24. Renzaho, A., Wilson, A., Swinburn, B., & McCabe, M. (2011). Parental feeding practices, health beliefs, and intergenerational acculturation gap among African migrants. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 5, 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2011.08.142 

Dr. Solina Richter is a Professor and Dean of the College of Nursing, at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Richter believes that global collaboration has always been a fundamental part of scholarly development; globalization is accelerating the scope, rate, and importance of international research. She highlights that global collaboration is a prerequisite to bringing different perspectives to dialogue on key national and global issues; it facilitates our contribution to the global collection of knowledge and expertise on the management of the social determinants of health. Researchers must combine resources and expertise on an international scale to adequately address complex and interconnected global issues. Her research program focuses on the social determinants of health and frontline practices that protect and promote the health of low socioeconomic populations. It further focuses on building capacity for partnerships and collaboration to address global health. Current projects relate to studies that focus on access to sexual reproductive services for a head porter working in markets in Ghana and how people within or across cultures share the same understandings of health, what it means to be healthy, and practices for maintaining health. 

1. Louie-Poon, S., Richter, S., Kunyk, D. & Scott, S. (Accepted April 2024). A narrative inquiry of East Asian parents and mental health in Canada: Strategies for anti-racism in knowledge translation. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research,  
2. Savard, W., Raymond, C., Richter, S., Olson, J. K., & Paul, P. (Accepted May 2024). Facilitators and barriers to developing a research program: A focused ethnography of new tenure-track PhD-prepared nursing faculty members. Canadaian Journal of Nursing Research. 
3. Savard, W., Raymond, C., Richter, S., Olson, J. K., & Paul, P. (2024). A focused ethnography of tenure-track PhD-prepared nursing faculty teaching experiences.  . Quality Advancement in Nursing Education, 10(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.17483/2368-6669.1421 
4. Mason, A., Salami, B., Fouche, C., Richter, S., Sibeko, L., &; Adekola, S. (2023). African Single Mothers and Their Children in Canada: Transnational Experiences and Sources of Support. Journal of Family Studies, 10.1080/13229400.2023.2283493 
5. Jarvis, K., Richter, S., Adjorlolo, S., Swab, M., Tenkorang, E., Mao, Y., Chubb, L.A., Adjei, C.A., Midodzi, W., Manu, A., Torpey, K., Spence, C., & Petrucka, P. (2023). Interventions impacting the accessibility of sexual reproductive health services for head porters in sub-Saharan Africa- A scoping review protocol. PLoS One,18(8). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289564.  
6. Kamanzi, J. & Richter, S. (2023). Socio-Cultural Factors Influence the Uptake of the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Program: A critical ethnographic study. International Journal of Medical Science and Health Research,7(3). ISSN 2582-2266 
7. Hirani, S.A.A., Richter, S., Salami, B., Vallianatos, H. (2023). Sociocultural Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Practices of Mothers During Natural Disasters: A Critical Ethnography in Rural Pakistan. Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 10. doi:10.1177/23333936221148808 
8. Adjei, C.; Suglo, D.; Ahenkorah, A.; MacDonald, S.; Richter, S. (2023). Barriers to timely administration of hepatitis B birth dose vaccine to neonates of mothers with hepatitis B in Ghana: Midwives’ perspectives SAGE Open Nursing, 9. https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608231177547. 
9. Richter, S., Jarvis. K. & Caine, V. (2023). Experiences of service providers delivering care for street involved and homeless pregnant and early parenting women, Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2193374 
10. Ani Amphonsa, M., Richter, S.; Al Hassan Adam, M. Osei, E.A., Mustapha, M., Oti-Boadi, E. (2023). Hot fomentation of newborn fontanelles: Implications for policy and integrated community-based health care in Covid-19 Pandemic and beyond. Journal of Equity in Health,22(37). http://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-023-01852-3  
11. Savard, W., Paul, P., Raymond, C., Richter, S. & Olson, J. (2023). "Experiences of new tenure-track PhD-prepared faculty: a scoping review" International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 20(1), 2022- 0025.  https://doi.org/10.1515/ijnes-2022-0025    
12. Mao, Y, Ji, Y., Shi, L., Barton, S., Richter, S., Huang, Y., & Chen, Y. (2023) Communication and Decision-making of Caesarean Sections in China: An Exploration of Both Medical Professionals’ and Patients’ Perspectives. Journal of Applied Communication Research. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00909882.2023.2206458 
13. Kamazi, J. & Richter, S. (2022) “Self-Efficacy in the Context of PMTCT of HIV: A Concept Clarification.  International Journal of Medical Science and Health Research (IJMSHR), 6(6), 31 – 46. 10.51505/ijmshr.2022.6604 
14. Kamanzi, J., Richter, S., Paul, P. & Jarvis, K. (2022). Social Determinants of Health that Influence the Uptake of the PMTCT program. International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research, 5(11), 1362. DOI: 10.29011/2688-9501.101362 
15. Tornu, E., Dzansi, G., Wilson, D. M., Richter, S., & Aziato, L. (2022). Mothers' perspectives of physical and psychological issues associated with caring for Ghanaian children living with tuberculosis: A qualitative study. Nursing Open, 00, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1499 
16. Mason, A., Salami, B., Fouche, C., Richter, S., Sibeko, L. & Adekola, S. (2022). Aspirations, schooling experiences, and educational outcomes of migrant children in Canada, Canadian Ethnic Studies, 54(2), 19 – 38.  
17. Dubik, J.B.; Aniteye, P. & Richter, S. (2022). Socio-cultural factors influencing teenage pregnancy in the East Mamprusi Municipality, Ghana. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 26(5), 122.  DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i5.13 
18. Rizwan, L., Malagon, M. & Richter, S. (2022). Understanding the Influence of Ghanaian Women’s Migration Patterns. Women, 2, 30–43. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2010004.  
19. Bayuo, J., Aniteye, P., Richter, S. & Agbenorku, P. (2022). Exploring the Background, Context, and Stressors of Caregiving to Elderly Burned Patients: A Qualitative Inquiry". The Journal of Burn Care & Research, 43(1), 196 – 201. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irab077 
20. Amodu, O., Salami, B., &  Richter (2021). Reproductive health for conflict-affected Displaced women displaced in Nigeria: an intersectionality-based critical ethnography study. Refugee Survey Quarterly, DOI:10.1093/rsq/hdab009  
21. Kamanzi, J., Richter, S., Paul, P. and Jarvis, K. (2022) Use of Critical Ethnography to Study the PMTCT Program. Advances in Infectious Diseases, 12, 147-158. doi: 10.4236/aid.2022.121013. 
22. Hilario, C., Kamanzi, J., Kennedy, M., Gilchrist, L. & Richter, S. (2021). Peer support for youth suicide prevention: a scoping review protocol" BMJ Open, 0: e048837. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-048837 
23. De Souza, J., Ventura, C.A.A., Gouvêa de Oliveira, J.L., Gaino, L.V., dos Santos Monteiro, J.C., de Oliveira, J.L., de Almeida, L.Y., Richter, S.& Saint-Arnault, D. (2021). Experiences of Vulnerable Women narrated through the Body-Mapping Technique. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 3094; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413094 
24. Richter, M.S. & Botha A. (2022). Media portrayal of housing issues of refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa. South African Reviews of Sociology, 51(3-4),114 129 10.1080/21528586.2022.2035806 
25. Meherali, S.; Adewale, B.; Ali, S.; Kennedy, M.; Salami, B.; Richter, S.; Okeke-Ihejirika, P.E.; Ali, P.; da Silva, K.L.; Adjorlolo, S.; et al. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. International Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 18,13221. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413221  
26. Kamanzi J, Richter S. (2021). Institutional support to community health workers using integrated management of childhood illness program in Rwanda. Revista Eletronice de Enfarmagem [Internet]; 23:61603. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v23.61603.  
27. *Richter, M.S., Sullivan. G., Urindwanayo, D. & Kelly, I. (2021). Experiences of nurse educators facilitating and teaching in an international setting. International Journal of Nursing Practice, e13028.   https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.13028 
28. Ani-Amphonsa, M. & Richter, S. (2021). Midwives’ Experiences of Rural Maternal - Newborn Care in Ghana: A Phenomenological Inquiry. Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 21(2), https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v21i2.654 
29.  Bento de Lima Holanda, K., Richter, S., Bezerra Campos, S., França Cizino da Trindade, R., Cristina dos Santos Monteiro, J., Azevedo Gomes-Sponholz, F. (2021). Relationship of the type of breastfeeding in the sexual function of women. Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem, 29.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1518.8345.3160.3438   
30. Amodu, O., Salami, B., Richter, S. & Okeke, P. (2021). Reproductive health for women displaced by terrorism in Nigeria: an intersectionality-based critical ethnography study. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 40 (2), 224–238, https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdab009  
31. Fouché, C., Richter, S., Vallianatos, H., Mason, A., Fernández-Sánchez, H., Mazzucato, V., Kariwo, M. & Salami, B. (2021). African immigrant child health: A scoping review. Journal of Migration and Health, 4, 100054. doi: 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100054 
32. Salami, B., Fernandez, H., Fouche, C., Evans, C., Sibeko, L., Tulli, M., Bulaong, A., Kwankye, S.O, Ani-Amponsah, M., Okeke-Ihejirika, M., Gomma, H., Agbemenu, K., Ndikom, C.M. & Richter, R. (2021). The Health of African Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 18,3415.  10.3390/ijerph18073514. 
33. Kwankye, S., Richter, S., Okeke-Ihejirika, P. Obegu, P., Gommaa, H., Salami, B. (2021). A Review of the Literature on Sexual and Reproductive Health of African Migrant and Refugee Children. BMC Journal of Reproductive Health, 18,81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01138-3  
34. Boakye, P., Peter, E., Simmonds, A., & Richter, S. (2021). Analysis of the Moral Habitability of Obstetric settings in Ghana. Journal of Nursing Ethics,18(6), 1026 -1040. doi: 10.1177/0969733020988311    
35. Mak, J., Jarvis, K., Richter, S. Kennedy, M. (2021). Mentorship programs for faculty members accompanying students on international placements to low-middle income countries: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 1990) 1- 8. DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-20-00258  

rofessor Lindiwe Sibeko is a distinguished scholar and leader, serving as Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition in the School of Public Health & Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her expertise lies in maternal and child health, with a particular focus on addressing health disparities among racial/ethnic minorities and low-income populations in both local and global contexts. With a professional foundation in dietetics, lactation care, and community health programming, Professor Sibeko adopts a life-course framework in her research. She aims to identify risk factors at individual, community, and institutional levels and develop multilevel interventions to improve health outcomes for vulnerable women, infants, and children. Her work is characterized by community-engaged approaches, integrating research, education, and outreach to create sustainable health improvements. 

Professor Sibeko leads groundbreaking projects such as a NIH-funded study on the effects of a high fruit and vegetable diet on breast cancer risk among lactating women, and the Breastfeeding Community Action Coalition (BCAC), which addresses breastfeeding inequities among African American women. She also investigates the impact of peer networks on adolescent health behaviors through the FAST project and contributes to global research on the well-being of African children in migration contexts. 

An accomplished academic, Professor Sibeko has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on topics such as breastfeeding, maternal nutrition, food security, and immigrant health. Her contributions are recognized internationally, and she actively collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, including through the World University Network (WUN). 

Professor Sibeko is deeply committed to mentorship and education, guiding students and fostering a culture of inclusivity and innovation. She holds a PhD and MS from McGill University, is a certified dietitian, and an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. 

1. Sibeko L, Johns T, Cordeiro LS. Traditional plant use during lactation and postpartum recovery: infant development and maternal health roles. J Ethnopharmacol. 2021; 279:114377. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114377. 
2. Hsiao B, Sibeko L. Breastfeeding is inversely associated with allostatic load in postpartum women: cross-sectional data from nationally representative women. J Nutr. 13 September 2021 nxab302; https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab302 
3. Essa AR, Browne EP, Punska EC, Perkins K, Boudreau E, Wiggins H, Anderton DL, Sibeko L, Sturgeon SR, Arcaro KF. Dietary intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in breastfeeding women: a pilot randomized trial measuring inflammatory markers in breast milk. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018 Dec; 118(12): 2287-2295. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2018.06.015 
4. Becker N, Poudel K, Cordeiro L, Sayer A, Sibiya T, Sibeko L. A quantitative analysis of food insecurity and other barriers associated with ART nonadherence among women in rural communities of Eswatini. PLoS ONE 2021;16(8): e0256277. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256277 
5. Salami B, Fernandez-Sanchez H, Fouche C, Evans C, Sibeko L, Tulli M, Bulaong A, Kwankye SO, Ani-Amponsah M, Okeke-Ihejirika P, Gommaa H, Agbemenu K, Ndikom CM, Richter S. A scoping review of the health of African immigrant and refugee children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021; 18(7):3514. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073514. 
6. Cordeiro LS, Sibeko L, Nelson-Peterman J. Healthful, cultural foods and safety net use among Cambodian and Brazilian immigrant communities in Massachusetts. J Immigr Minor Health. 2018 Aug; 20(40): 991-999. doi: 10.1007/s10903-017-0607-3. 
7. Salami B, Fernandez-Sanchez H, Fouche C, Evans C, Sibeko L, Tulli M, Bulaong A, Kwankye SO, Ani-Amponsah M, Okeke-Ihejirika P, Gommaa H, Agbemenu K, Ndikom CM, Richter S. A scoping review of the health of African immigrant and refugee children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021; 18(7):3514. Doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073514. 

Kevin J.A. Thomas is a Professor of Sociology, Demography, and African Studies at Pennsylvania State University, and a faculty affiliate of Penn State’s Global and International Affairs program. He obtained his Ph.D. in Demography at the University of Pennsylvania and has a master's degree from the same institution. After completing his doctoral work, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at both the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies and the Harvard Initiative for Global Health. Thomas’s research focuses on international migration, racial and ethnic inequality, children and families, as well as population and development issues in Africa. His work on these issues has appeared in several leading journals including Demography, International Migration Review, Journal of Marriage and Family, and Social Science Research. He served on the 2014 National Academy of Sciences panel on the integration of immigrants in the US, and on its 2015 panel on the educational success of young English language learners. Kevin Thomas is the author of three books: Diverse Pathways: Race and the Socioeconomic Incorporation of Black, White, and Arab-origin Africans in the US (Michigan State University Press); Contract workers, risk, and the war in Iraq: Sierra Leonean labor migrants at US military bases (McGill-Queen’s University Press); and Global Epidemics, Local Implications: African Immigrants and the Ebola crisis in Dallas (Johns Hopkins University Press). 

1. Thomas, K.J.A. 2012 “Migration processes, family contexts, and schooling dropout among Black youth”; Demography, 49(2): 477-498. 
2. Thomas, K.J.A. 2012 “Race and enrollment disparities among the children of immigrants: An examination of differences between the children of Black and White Africans”; International Migration Review. 26(1), 37-60. 
3. Thomas, K.J.A. 2012 “Migration, household configurations, and the well-being of adolescent orphans in Rwanda”, Population Research and Policy Review, 31(4): 587-607. 
4. Thomas, K.J.A. 2011 “Familial influences on child poverty in Black immigrant, US-born Black, and non-Black Immigrant Families”, Demography 48(2): 437-460. 
5. Landale, N., Thomas, K.J.A., and Van Hook, J 2011 “The living arrangements of the children of immigrants”, Future of Children, 21(1): 43-70. 
6. Thomas, K.J.A 2010 “Household context, generational status, and English proficiency among the children of African Immigrants in the US”, International Migration Review, 44(10): 142-172. 
7. Thomas, K.J.A. 2007: “Child mortality and Socioeconomic Status: Differences among immigrants and the native-born in South Africa”, International Migration Review, 41(1) 40-74. 
8. Thomas, K.J.A 2004: “Disability among the children of migrants in South Africa”, African Population Studies, 19(2) Sup. B. 139-164. 

Dr Jill Thompson is a senior lecturer (Associate Professor) at the University of Sheffield, UK. Jill has over 15 years’ experience as a qualitative health researcher. During the last 4 years, Jill’s work has increasingly focussed on children’s health experiences in international contexts. In 2017, she led an International WUN collaboration to explore the literature on migrant children’s perspectives of their health and health experiences. Currently, Jill has projects exploring child/youth migration and health experiences with colleagues in Ghana, Nepal, and Fiji/Samoa/New Zealand. 

1. Spencer, G., Smith, M., Hoare, K., Fouché, C., & Thompson, J. (2020). Health experiences of child migrants in the Western Pacific region. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1-13. 
2. Thompson, J., Fairbrother, H., Spencer, G et al. (2019) Promoting the health of children and young people who migrate: Reflections from four regional reviews. Global Health Promotion. 
3. Spencer, G., Smith, M., Thompson, J., Fairbrother, H., Hoare, K., Fouche, C. & Curtis, P. (2018) The health experiences of children and young people who migrate – identifying opportunities for health education. Health Education Journal. The special issues: Health Education in Migrant and Refugee Communities. 
4. Curtis, P., Thompson, J. & Fairbrother, H. (2018) Migrant children within Europe: a systematic review of children’s perspectives on their health experiences. Public Health. OPEN ACCESS. 

Professor Helen Vallianatos is a professor of anthropology, specializing in the anthropology of food, health, gender and migration, and serves as Associate Dean, Education in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at the University of Alberta. She has focused on women’s experiences of mothering, particularly on mothers’ perceptions and practices of feeding and caring for their families, and broader gendered experiences of migration and settlement. Her work has examined rural-urban, intra-country migration as well as international migration, using food to elucidate experiences of creating communities in new places while connecting with families across spaces. Helen works in a variety of interdisciplinary teams that partner with community members and organizations to support knowledge creation and dissemination that is meaningful for communities, policy makers and scholars. 

1. Beagan, B., Chapman, G., Johnston, J., McPhail, D., Power, E., & Vallianatos, H. 2015. Acquired Tastes: Why Families Eat the Way they Do. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press. (280 pages) 
2. Davey, C. & Vallianatos, H. 2018. Postpartum food traditions of Bhutanese refugee women: A qualitative study. Journal of International Migration & Integration 19(3):541-553. 
3. Meherali, S., Louie-Poon, S., Idrees, S., Kauser, S., Scott, S., Salami, B., Vallianatos, H., Meherali, K., Patel, K., Suthar, P., Akbarzada, Z., Marcus, I., Khangura, M., Mangat, A. 2022. Understanding Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Immigrant Adolescents in Canada: A Qualitative Study. Frontiers in Reproductive Health 4 https://doi.org/10.3389/frph.2022.940979 
4. Meherali, S., Salami, B., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Vallianatos, H., & Stevens, G. 2021. Barriers to and facilitators of South Asian immigrant adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health services in Canada. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality 30(3): 329- 338.  https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.2020-0056 
5. Oleschuk, M. & Vallianatos, H. 2019. Boundary work and the body: Body talk among Arab Canadian immigrant women. Qualitative Sociology 42:587-614. 
6. Richter, S., Jarvis, K., Yakong, V.N., Aniteye, P., Vallianatos, H. 2020. Self-directed female migration in Ghana: Health and wellness of elderly family caregivers left behind. An ethnographic study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, 8127. doi:10.3390/ijerph17218127 
7. Richter, S., Yohani, S., Vallianatos, H., & Higginbottom, G. 2021. Health literacy as a determinant of healthy eating and active living in Canadian immigrant youth. Health Promotion International 36(2):406-416.  DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daaa053 
8. Salami, B., Alaazi, D., Ibrahim, S., Yohani, S., Scott, S.D., Vallianatos, H., Urichuk, L., & Islam, B. 2022. African immigrant parents’ perspectives on factors influencing their children's mental health. Journal of Child and Family Studies 31:142-154.  
9. Schultes, A. & Vallianatos, H. 2021. The migrant maternal: theory and practice. In A. O’Reilly (Ed.) Maternal Theory: Essential Readings, 2^nd edition. Pp. 719-731. Bradford, ON: Demeter Press. 
10. Schultes, A.K. & Vallianatos, H. (Eds.) 2016. The Migrant Maternal: Birthing New Lives Abroad. Toronto, ON: Demeter Press. (269 pages) 
11. Tulli, M., Salami, B., Juen, J., Foster, J., Vallianatos, H., Okeke-Ihejirika, P. 2023. “I feel like I’m just nowhere”: Causes and challenges of status loss in Canada. Journal of International Migration and Integration 24:139-161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-022-00940-7  
12. Vallianatos, H. 2021. Migration, Mothers, Meals: Immigrant mothers’ navigation of household food politics. In T.M. Cassidy & A. O. El-Tom (Eds.) Moving Meals and Migrant Mothers: Culinary Cultures, Diasporic Dishes and Familial Foodways. Pp. 205-221. Bradford, ON: Demeter Press. 
13. Vallianatos, H. 2010. Poor and Pregnant in New Delhi, India. Indian Edition. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. (247 pages) 
14. Vallianatos, H., Friese, K., Martinez Perez, J., Slessor, J., Thind, R., Dunn, J., Joober, R. Boksa, P., Lal, S., Malla, A., Iyer, S.N., & Shah, J.L. 2019. ACCESS Open Minds at the University of Alberta: Transforming student mental health services in a large Canadian post-secondary educational institution. Early Intervention in Psychiatry 13(Suppl. 1):56-64.  DOI: 10.1111/EIP.12819 
15. Yohani, S., Salami, B., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Vallianatos, H., Alaazi, D., & Nsaliwa, C. 2020. “If you say you have mental health issues, then you are mad”: Perceptions of mental health in the parenting practices of African immigrants in Canada. Canadian Ethnic Studies 52(3):47-66. 10.1353/ces.2020.0016 

Professor Sophie Yohani is a registered psychologist interested in refugee and immigrant mental health, trauma, and resilience. She is an Associate Professor of Counselling Psychology and the former Director of the Counselling Centre in the Division of Clinical Services at the University of Alberta. Dr. Yohani’s research explores conflict-related trauma and psychosocial adaptation outcomes of women, children, and families based on pre- and post-migration experiences and program implications in education and community settings. Her current research projects use community-based participatory methods to explore the psychosocial adaptation and well-being of Middle Eastern and African refugees in Canada. Dr. Yohani also engages in various community projects aimed at mental health capacity building, intercultural understanding, and the integration of newcomers to Canada. As a member of the Black Canadian community, her work has also included community-based initiatives and projects aimed at enhancing the settlement, integration, and well-being of African immigrants. Her interests have led to a wide variety of international experiences, including working with street youth in Tanzania, educators in Kenya, and, recently, clinical psychology students as an adjunct visiting professor at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Dr. Yohani’s work in the area of trauma and refugee mental health has included developing culturally appropriate mental health initiatives for immigrant and refugee women in sexual assault centers and immigrant serving agencies in Canada. 

1. Yohani, S. (2020). The mental health of refugees: An examination of discourses on psychological challenges and restoration of wellbeing. In. E. Lee & Moodley, R. (Eds), Routledge International Handbook of Race, Culture & Mental Health. Routledge. 
2. Yohani, S. (2020). Engendering hope using photography in arts-based research with children and youth. In L. McKay, S. Garvis., V. Sappa., & G. Barton (Eds.), Arts-based Research, Resilience and Well-being Across the Lifespan. Springer-Palgrave MacMillan. 
3. Okraku, O, & Yohani, S. (2020). Resilience in the face of adversity: A focused ethnography of Liberian former girl child soldiers living in Ghana. Journal of International Migration & Integration. Published on-line Aug 22, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-020-00769-y 
4. Richter, S., Yohani, S., Vallianatos, H., & Higginbottom, G.M.A. (2020). Health literacy. A determinant of healthy eating and active living in Canadian immigrant youth. Health Promotion International, 1-11. Published on-line Aug 4, 2020. doi: 10.1093/heapro/daaa053  
5. Salami, B., Alaazi, D., Yohani, S., Vallianatos, H., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., & Nsaliwa, C. (2020). Parent-child relationships among African immigrant families in Alberta, Canada. Family Relations. Published on-line May 28, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12454 
6. Salami, B., Alaazi, D., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., Yohani, S., Vallianatos, H., Tetreault, B., & Nsaliwa, C. (2020). Parenting challenges of African immigrants in Alberta, Canada. Child & Family Social Work. Published on-line on January 2, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12725 
7. Alaazi, D., Salami, B., Yohani, S., Vallianatos, H., Okeke-Ihejirika, P., & Nsaliwa. (2018) Transnationalism, parenting, and child disciplinary practices of African immigrants in Alberta, Canada. Child Abuse & Neglect, 86, 147-157. Published on-line Oct 2018 
8. Wong, A. H. & Yohani, S. (2016). An exploratory study of resilience in postsecondary refugee students living in Canada. Canadian Journal of Counselling & Psychotherapy, 50 (3-S), S175-S192. 
9. Yohani, S. C. (2010). Nurturing hope in refugee children during early years of post-war adjustment. Child & Adolescent Services Review 32, 865-873. 

Grace Spencer is an Associate Professor in Young People, Health and Social Equity at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. Her programme of research focuses on children and young people’s health and migration practices, empowerment, and risk in contexts of vulnerability.  She has expertise in research ethics and methods with children and young people.   

Spencer, G., Kwankye, S. O., Thompson, J. & Dankyi, E. (2024). Rethinking empowerment: Young African migrants’ understandings of power and empowerment in Ghana.  Sociological Research Online. 

Spencer, G. & Thompson, J. (2024). Children and young people’s perspectives on disasters – mental health, agency and vulnerability: a scoping review. International Journal of Risk Reduction, 108, 104495. 

Spencer, G., Thompson, J., Froehlich, F., Asafo, D., Doku, M.T., Asiamah, G., Mornuu, J., Kassim, A., Kwankye, S.O., & Dankyi, E. (2023). Young people’s involvement in migration research – opportunities for (re)shaping research priorities and practices. Journal of the British Academy, 11(s3): https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/journal-british-academy/11s3/young-peoples-involvement-in-migration-research/  

Spencer, G., Dankyi, E., Thompson, J., Acton, F. & Kwankye, S. O. (2022). The health experiences of young internal migrants in Ghana - identifying priorities for sustainable health promotion.  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 15229. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215229  

Spencer, G. & Thompson, J. (2022). Enhancing nursing practice for young migrants with chronic conditions:  Research report. Nursing Times. https://www.nursingtimes.net/roles/childrens-nurses/enhancing-nursing-practice-for-young-migrants-with-long-term-conditions-13-06-2022/ 

Smith, M., Spencer, G., Fouche, C. & Hoare K. (2021). Understanding child and youth migrant wellbeing: Reflections from a systematic literature review in the Western Pacific region. Wellbeing, Space and Society, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2021.100053 

Spencer, G., Fairbrother, H. & Thompson, J. (2020). Privileges of power – authenticity, representation and the ‘problem’ of children’s voices in qualitative health research. International Journal of Qualitative Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920958597 

Spencer, G., Smith, M., Hoare, K., Fouche, C. & Thompson, J. (2020). Health experiences of child migrants in the Western Pacific. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2020.1776739  

 Thompson, J., Fairbrother, H., Curtis, P., Spencer, G., Smith, M., Hoare K., Fouche, C. (2019). Promoting the health of children and young people who migrate reflections from four regional reviews. Global Health Promotion. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757975919888452 

Spencer, G., Corbin, H. & Miedema, E. (2018). Framing health – opportunities and challenges for health promotion: a critical frame analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals. Health Promotion International, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/day036  

Spencer, G., Thompson, J., Smith, M., Fairbrother H., Hoare K., Fouche, C. & Curtis P. (2019). Health experiences of children who migrate – Opportunities for health education. Health Education Journal, 78 (1), 96-107. 

Dr Ani Etokidem is a Physician and (Full) Professor at the University of Calabar and Chief Consultant Community Medicine/Public Health Physician at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria. Early in his career, Professor Etokidem served as Member, Health Research Ethics Committee, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital and, later, as Member, Research Development and Grantsmanship Committee, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. 

Professor Etokidem also served Sub-Dean, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Calabar and later as Joint Head of Department of the Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar and Department of Community Medicine of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.  He later served as Member, Faculty Research Committee. He is currently the Team Lead, Health Research Committee, University of Calabar Directorate of Research and Development. 

He has been an Examiner to various medical schools in Nigeria at both the undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, including the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.  

Professor Etokidem’s research and practice interests include Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health plus Nutrition (RMNCAH+N), Epidemiology, Migrant health, and health systems strengthening. He has served as Trainer/Facilitator and Consultant to several organizations such as the World Health Organization, USAID, Malaria Consortium and the Federal Government of Nigeria’s National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), amongst others.  

In pursuance of his passionate love of service to humanity, Professor Etokidem co-founded a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) called Health Sustenance Action through which he rendered free health care, counseling and health education and poverty-alleviation to the less-privileged, including migrants.   

Buoyed by his experience with migrant health in Health Sustenance Action and during field work as a Public Health/Community Physician, Professor Etokidem joined ACYMN in 2021. He served as Nigeria Site Lead in the research project of ACYMN titled: “African child migration in circumstances of vulnerability” in 2022. In September 2023, he was appointed Scientific Committee Chairman, African Child and Youth Migration Network for the proposed Ghana Conference on Migration and the Sustainable Development Goals.  

He is an advocate of girl-child education, a passion which propelled him to write his award-winning novel titled:”Simply because I’m a girl” (https://wabp.com.ng/product/simply-because-im-a-girl/) 

He is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Hilltop, Calabar, D9142 Nigeria and has remained an active Rotarian.  

Professor Etokidem has received several grants, awards, and honours including those of the World Health Organization, Rotary and being featured in the Lifeline Column of The Lancet, one of the most authoritative medical journals in the world.  

Email: etokidem@etokidem.com 

1. Etokidem, A., Nkpoyen, F., Ekanem, C. et al. Potential barriers to and facilitators of civil society organization engagement in increasing immunization coverage in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria: implementation research. Health Res Policy Sys 19, 46 (2021) 
2. Etokidem AJ, Nkpoyen F, Ekanem C, Mpama E, Isika A. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis of Civil Society Organisations for Immunisation in a Nigerian Rural Community. West Afr J Med. 2020 Nov;37(6):650-655. PMID: 33185261. 
3. Etokidem A, Ogaji D.  The inverse care law: implications for universal health coverage in Nigerian rural communities. Int J Med Health Dev 2021; 26:11-6. 
4. Etokidem A, Ndifon W, Ikpeme B & Ekanem C. Catching them young: assessing knowledge and attitude regarding HIV/AIDS among primary school pupils in Calabar, Nigeria. Ibom Medical Journal 2019; 12(2): 120-130 
5. Udonwa NE, Gyuse AN & Etokidem AJ. Malaria: knowledge and prevention practices among school adolescents in a coastal community in Calabar, Nigeria. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine 2010; 2 (1): 1-4 
6. Gyuse AN, Ushie AP & Etokidem A. Prevalence of domestic violence among antenatal women attending a Nigerian hospital. Nigerian Journal of Medicine 2009; 18 (4):375-379. 
7. Ogaji DS & Etokidem AJ. Sexual risk profile of undergraduate students at Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Port Harcourt Medical Journal 2014; 8: 153-163. 
8. Udonwa NE, Gyuse AN, Etokidem AJ & Ekanem IA. HIV/AIDS, women and poverty: socio-cultural imperatives in the oil-bearing communities in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region. Mary Slessor Journal of Medicine 2008; 8 (1):6-11. 
9. Oyo-Ita AE, Ikpeme BM, Etokidem AJ, Offor JB, Okokon  EO & Etuk SJ. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among secondary school adolescents in Calabar, Nigeria. Annals of African Medicine 2005; 4 (2):2-6 
10. Nsan EN, Etokidem AJ, Okokon IB, Ogaji DS, Ikpeme BM, Oyo-Ita AE. Condom use among final year medical students at a Nigerian university. Mary Slessor Journal of Medicine 2011; 11 (1):51-56. 
11. Asibong U, Okafor CJ, Etokidem A, Asibong I, Ayi E, Omoronyia O. Bullying behavior and its association with mental health symptoms among senior secondary school students in Calabar, Nigeria. Niger J Med 2021; 30:125-33. 

Published Book 

Etokidem, A. Simply Because I’m a Girl. West African Book Publishers. https://wabp.com.ng/product/simply-because-im-a-girl/ 

Dr Rachel Mukwezwa-Tapera is a Public Health Specialist who works as a Research Fellow at Te Kupenga Hauora Māori in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland. Rachel has interests in migrant health, health equity and the application of Indigenous epistemologies to research, policy, and practice. Rachel is a humanitarian at heart and is working towards bringing together her passion for advancing research relevant to marginalised migrant communities, seeking opportunities to collaborate with, advocate for communities, and devise sustainable and innovative strategies that promote social justice. Rachel is keenly interested in decolonising and Indigenist research – where diverse Indigenous and ethnic philosophies and theories are applied to research. Such research informs policy and practice, creating alternative pathways and innovative solutions for current challenges, interrogating the structural determinants for social inequities, and eradicating social injustice. 

Mukwezwa Tapera, R., Oladimeji, O., Ramalho, R., & Anderson, A. (2024). Digital health access and utilisation by women in Aotearoa New Zealand: Protocol for a scoping review. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10456965 

Mukwezwa Tapera, R. (2022). The Social Effects of Neurodiversity Amongst Indigenous African Migrants in Aotearoa, New Zealand https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/65893 

Dr. Matiwos Soboka Daba is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry, Jimma University. Daba has a master's degree in integrated clinical and Community Mental Health. He served as coordinator of the mhGAP (Mental Health Gap Action Programme) training and master program at the Department of Psychiatry, Jimma University. He also served as coordinator of different programs at Jimma University. He participated in volunteer activities, such as community-based substance use prevention among adolescents in Jimma City. He has published 42 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals.  He also led seven research projects as principal investigator. His research area includes mental health problems, substance use disorders, the relationship between psychiatric disorders and chronic diseases, the mental health of displaced people, refugees, and immigrants, and risk prediction analytics for mental health problems.  

1. Feyissa GT, Tolu LB, Soboka M, Ezeh A. Effectiveness of interventions to reduce child marriage and teen pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of quantitative evidence. Frontiers in Reproductive Health. 2023,5 
2. 41. Amano A, Ahmed G, Nigussie K, Asfaw H, Fekadu G, Hiko A, Abdeta T, Soboka M. Internet addiction and associated factors among undergraduate students of Jimma University; Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, institutional based cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Oct 5;23(1):721  
3. Aliye K, Tesfaye E, Soboka M. High rate of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among children 6 to 17 years old in Southwest Ethiopia findings from a community-based study. BMC Psychiatry. 2023;23(1):144 
4. Kemei J, Salami BO, Soboka M, Gommaa HIM, Okeke-Ihejirika P, Lavin T. The forms and adverse effects of insecurities among internally displaced children in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 2023 Jan 30;23(1):200. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15109-9. PMID: 36717843; PMCID: PMC9885394. 
5. Olani AB, Gerbaba M, Getnet M, Soboka M, Decorte T. Is chewing khat associated with mental health disorders? A scoping review of the content and quality of the current evidence base. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2023;18(1):39. 
6. Soboka M, Gudina EK, Gashaw M, Amare H, Berhane M, Desalegn H, et al. Depression among people with dyspepsia and H. pylori infection: A community based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia. PLoS ONE. 2022; 17(10): e0275424. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275424 
7. Soboka M, Tesfaye M, Adorjan K, Krahl W, Tesfaye E,  Yitayih Y, Strobl R, Grill E. Effect of food insecurity on mental health of patients with tuberculosis in Southwest Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 2021; 11(9): e045434. 
8. Soboka M, Tesfaye M, Adorjan K, Krahl W, Tesfaye E, Yitayih Y, Strobl R, Grill E. Substance use disorders and adherence to anti-tuberculosis medications in Southwest Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2021;0: e043050. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2020-043050. 
9. Hassen MT, Soboka M, Widmann, Keller L, et al. Khat use patterns, associated features, and psychological problems in a counseling-seeking student sample of Jimma University, southwestern Ethiopia. Frontiers in Public Health. 2021;9.  
10. Dawud B, Yeshigeta E, Negash A, Mamaru A, Agenagnew L, Tolosa D, Kerebih H, Mekuriaw B, Abdisa E, Abera M, Hailsilassie H, Soboka M. Substance Use Disorders and Associated Factors Among Adult Psychiatric Patients in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2017. Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Clinical Medicine Insights Psychiatry. 2021 

Professor Bukola Salami received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Windsor, Master of Nursing from the University of Toronto, and PhD in Nursing from the University of Toronto. In July 2023, she became a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine. She is also a member of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health. Previously, she held the rank of Full Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta. She is the former Director of the Intersections of Gender Signature Area in the Office of the Vice President Research at the University of Alberta (September 2021 to March 2023). She co-led the creation of the Institute for Intersectionality Studies at the University of Alberta. 

Professor Salami’s research program focuses on policies and practices shaping migrant health as well as Black people’s health. She has been involved in over 90 funded studies totalling over $230 million. She has led research projects on topics including African immigrant child health, immigrant mental health, access to healthcare for Black women, access to healthcare for immigrant children, Black youth mental health, the health of internally displaced children, the well-being of temporary foreign workers, COVID vaccine hesitancy among Black Canadians, an environmental scan of equity seeking organizations in Alberta, culturally appropriate practices for research with Black Canadians, international nurse migration, and parenting practices of African immigrants. She is one of the most published Black health researchers in Canada with over 125 papers in peer-reviewed journals. 

She founded and led the African Child and Youth Migration Network, a network of 42 scholars from four continents. In 2020, she founded the Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program. The program, the first university-based fully interdisciplinary mentorship program for Black youths in Canada, seeks to socially and economically empower Black high school youths to meaningfully contribute to Canadian society. Her work on Black youth mental health informed the creation of the first mental health clinic for Black Canadians in Western Canada (which was founded by Africa Centre and the Alberta Black Therapist Network). She has presented her work to policy makers (including twice to the Prime Minister of Canada and once to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health). Her work has contributed to policy change, including that related to Black people’s well-being. In 2015/2016, she was a collaborating researcher at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. She has trained over 100 undergraduate and graduate students, including many (~10) who are now Assistant or Associate Professors. She is a Board member of the Black Opportunities Fund, Canadian Nurses Association, and Black Health Alliance. She is a former Board member of Africa Center (the largest Black organization in Western Canada), Alberta College of Social Workers, Edmonton Local Immigrant Partnership, National Association of Nigerian Nurses of North America, International Nursing Interest Group of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, and Project Esperance (a housing unit for women in Toronto). 

In addition to being an Editor for the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, she is an Associate Editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) and on the Editorial Board of Nursing Inquiry, Nursing Philosophy and Qualitative Health Research. She is an advisory board member of the CIHR Institute for Human Development, Child and Youth Health. Dr. Salami has received several awards for research excellence and community engagement: 100 Accomplished Black Women in Canada; Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Emerging Nurse Researcher of the Year Award; College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) Award for Nursing Excellence; Rosalind Smith Professional Award from the National Black Coalition of Canada – Edmonton Chapter; Alberta Avenue Edmonton Top 40 under 40; Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing; Killam Accelerator Award (a $225,000 value for research); Top 25 Canadian Immigrants; Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal recipient; WXN EDI Leaders Award, and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. 

Google Scholar  https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=-59o30AAAAAJ&hl=en  

Ganzamungu Zihindula is a Global Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity based at Oxford University UK, and professor of public health epidemiology- health promotion specialist with experience in running trauma-informed care (TIC) training programs in DRC, Uganda and the UK to help health care workers identify, prevent, and promote health. 

His work is found at the intersection between access to care for forced migrants, human resource for health, prevention strategies for NCDs (Cancer, Diabetes, Hypertension & Mental health), forced migration health and social determinants of health. He is passionate about health inclusion, health equity and social justice for the socially excluded people especially refugees.

Dr Zihindula works as a Research Scientist at centre for Global Health, between the school of Medicine and School of Psychology, University of Dublin. He is implementing a Translational Simulation for Trauma-Informed Care (TS4TIC) intervention in acute-setting hospitals, aimed at improving the quality of care for staff and patients who have experienced one or more traumatic events in their lifetime. 

As an effective analyst, health policy researcher and a grant proposal writer to solicit funding for global health related projects in the global South, he has participated in projects providing technical support and implementation of appropriate health programs in the public health sector for the past 15 years. He has experiences working with PATH, USAID, UNFPA, WELCOME TRUST, I-TECH, MRC-UK, and PEPFAR regulations and administrative procedures for the implementation of donor-funded projects. This experience is transformed in practice and knowledge sharing through mentorship and seasonal lecturing at Universities in Ireland, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has published more than 35 peer reviewed articles and has presented at more than 50 national and international conferences.

• Majid, H & Zihindula, G. (2024). Multi-sectoral Collaboration: A Proposed Means of Mitigating Medical Brain Drain in South Africa. In S. Mutula (ed), The Diasporean II: Perspectives from beyond Southern Africa. Alternation African Scholarship Book Series. 
• Zihindula, G & Hoare, R. (2023). Unclear minds and coping through music: neuroscience and expressive arts as pathways to explain and recover from the trauma of forced displacement. Creative Aging International Publishing. ISBN 978-1-7384345-1-0, Ireland. (https://www.creativeageinginternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Creative-Brain-Week_English_Web.pdf)
• Vallières F, Ward ME, Shields D………………Sword M, Zihindula G, Clíona NíCheallaigh. (2023). Co-developing, piloting, and evaluating a translational simulation (TS) delivery model for the promotion of psychological trauma-informed care (TIC) to improve service delivery within acute hospital settings: A Research Protocol [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. HRB Open Res 6:27 (https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13727.1)
• Zihindula, G., Maharaj, P., Dunn, S. (2023). No protection, no support: older migrants operating in South Africa’s informal economy. In Maharaj, P. (eds) Migrants Traders in South Africa. Sustainable Development Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21151-5_7
• Majid, H & Zihindula, G. (2021). The role of sustainable development goals (SDG)’s 2030 to create innovative opportunities for youth employment in South Africa. Journal of African Employment, Entrepreneurship & Skills Development (JAEESD) Vol 1(3)
• Zihindula, G., Rademeyer, S & Maharaj, P. (2020). Crying out for Assistance: the elderly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In P. Maharaj (ed), Health and Care in Old age in Africa. 1^st edition, London: Routledge.
• MaGregor, RG., Zihindula, G., Chola, L., Ross, AJ. (2020). The training of healthcare professionals: An expense or an investment? South African Medical Journal. 110(5):369-373. 
• Sookan T, Zihindula G, Wassenaar D. (2019). Standard of care for social harms in HIV prevention trials: A South African perspective. Developing World Bioeth. 2019; 00:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/dewb.12255
• Zihindula, G., Ross, AJ., Gumede, DM., MacGregor, RG. (2019). A review on the contributions of NGOs in addressing the shortage of healthcare professionals in rural South Africa. Cogent Social Sciences. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1674100
• MacGregor, RG., Ross, AJ & Zihindula, G. (2019). The socioeconomic impact of rural-origin graduates working as healthcare professionals in South Africa, South African Family Practice, DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2019.1647006 
• Draper CE, Tomaz SA, Zihindula G, Bunn C, Gray CM, et al. (2019). Development, feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle programme delivered in churches in urban and rural South Africa. PLOS ONE 14(7): e0219787. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219787
• MacGregor, RG., Ross, AJ., Zihindula, G. (2018). A rural scholarship model addressing the shortages of healthcare workers in rural areas. South African Health Review: Health Systems Trust, 49-55 
• Zihindula, G., Kwaku-Oppong, A., Meyer-Weitz, A. & Olagoke, A. (2016). HIV/AIDS perceptions and vulnerability among DRC refugees in Durban, South Africa. African Population Studies Vol. 30, (2).
• Zihindula, G. (2015). Perceptions of Medical Doctors on Refugees’ Health Seeking Behaviours in Durban South Africa. European Scientific Journal, Vol 11(26) ISSN: 1857-7881 
• Zihindula, G & Maharaj, P. (2015). Risk of Sexual Violence: Perspectives and Experiences of Women in a Hospital in the DRC. Journal of Community Health. DOI 10.1007/s10900-015-9992-5. 
• Zihindula, G, Meyer-Weitz, A., Akintola, O (2015). Access to health care services by refugees in Southern Africa: A critical review of literature: Southern Africa Journal of Demography, Vol, 16(1), June 2015
• Zihindula, G, & Meyer-Weitz, A, & Akintola, O. (2015). Lived experiences of Democratic Republic of Congo Refugees facing Medical Xenophobia in Durban, South Africa: Journal of Asian and African Studies.  DOI: 10.1177/0021909615595990
• Zihindula MB. Zihindula, G., Masheka, H. (2013). An assessment of effects of Trauma on victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. African Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol 3 (2): 32-39
• Zihindula G, Maharaj P. (2012) Understanding the Experiences of the Elderly in Rural Areas in Rwanda. In P. Maharaj (ed.) Aging and Health in Africa: International Perspectives on Aging, volume 4. New York: Springer 
• Zihindula G, Maharaj P. (2012) Health and health seeking behaviour in the DR C: perspectives of the elderly. In P. Maharaj (ed.), Aging and Health in Africa. International Perspectives on Aging, Vol 4. New York: Springer

Dr. Apentiik’s  areas of teaching and research cut across several disciplines and include African, and Diaspora Studies, Global Development Studies, Environmental Studies (human-Wildlife Interaction, Food and Water security and sovereignty), Indigenous Studies, and Anthropology. 

Much of Dr. Apentiik’s research focuses on how Indigenous communities engage with specific natural and social-cultural, economic, and political environments, as they negotiate their survival in the unfolding context of globalization and its local manifestations. The principal aim of much of his research is to draw the attention of policy makers and agents of development to the significance of local cultural values, systems of thought, mythologies and traditions, perceptions, politics, histories, and the diverse perspectives of local stakeholders as critical considerations in the design and implementation of efficacious development projects and programs. Specifically, Dr. Apentiik’s research interrogates and evaluates both conventional as well as alternative approaches to development and provides some directions on how to recognize and respond to local stakeholders, cultural gaps, and differences in knowledge systems in development interventions. A central goal of his work is to advocate for the integration of these vital cultural elements into the design and implementation of effective development projects and programs. Ultimately, Dr. Apentiik's research endeavors to advocate and inform policymakers and development practitioners about the importance of incorporating local contexts and perspectives into their initiatives, thereby fostering more sustainable and culturally sensitive outcomes. In the last few years, Dr. Apentiik’s research interests have evolved to include analyses of the role/contribution of African Diasporan to both their countries and communities of origin and host nations. 

Dr. Apentiik's commitment to interdisciplinary education and research underscores his significant contributions to academia and beyond. Dr. Apentiik’s approach to both research and teach is grounded in anti-oppressive frameworks and methodologies, aim to challenge, and dismantle systems of oppression, and as such prioritize equity, diversity, and inclusion, seeks to create learning environments that empower students and researched communities. Dr. Apentiik possesses extensive expertise in curriculum development and innovative teaching methodologies. His work reflects a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of education through thoughtful, evidence-based strategies.

Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is an assistant professor in the Department of English, University of Calgary, Canada, and the 2021 winner of the Nigeria Prize for Literary Criticism. His teaching and research interests include African and African Diaspora literatures, postcolonial literatures, gender and sexuality, cultural studies, and creative writing. His critical works have been published in journals such as Journal of African Literature Association, Metacritic, Men and Masculinities, Journal of African Cultural Studies, and Postcolonial Text, amongst others. An award-winning creative writer, Umezurike is the author of literary works such as there’s more (2023), Double Wahala, Double Trouble (2021), Wish Maker (2021), and a co-editor of Wreaths for a Wayfarer (2020). 

Journal Articles

2024: “Disposable Bodies: Disability and Masculinity in D.M. Aderibigbe’s Poetry.” Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies 18, no. 4, 457-474.

2024: “The Face of the Buffalo’: Interspecies Relationality in Nawal El Saadawi’s God Dies by the Nile.” (co-authored with Ademola Adesola). Journal of Global Postcolonial Studies 12, no. 2, 1-16.

2023: “Everything in this New World, a Wound’: B/ordering Home and Violence in Jamila Osman’s Poetry.”Journal of African Literature Association 17, no. 3, 422-439. 

2022: “‘I Choose Life’: Negation, Agency, and Utopian Hope in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North.” Metacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory 8, no. 2: 48-68.

2022: “‘Omelora’: Orthodox and Disciplinary Masculinities in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus.”  Men and Masculinities 25, no. 4, 566-80. 

2021: “A Son Who is a Man:’ Receptive Masculinity in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart.” NORMA: Nordic Journal for Masculinity Studies 16, no. 4: 205-216.

2019: “Self-publishing in the Era of Military Rule in Nigeria, 1985-1999.” Journal of African Cultural Studies 31, no.3: 212-230

2018: “Postcolonial Ogres: The Grotesque in Ngugi wa Thiongo’s Wizard of the Crow.” Postcolonial Text 13,  no. 2: 1-13. 

2018: “Land of Cemetery: Funereal Images in Musa Idris Okpanachi’s Music of the Dead.” Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 55, no. 2: 134-145.

2015. “Sexuality and Subjectivity in Chika Unigwe’s On Black Sisters’ Street.” UJAH: Journal of Arts and Humanities 16, no. 1: 1-25.

2015. “Resistance in Amma Darko’s Beyond the Horizon and Chika Unigwe’s On Black Sisters’ Street.” AFREV LALIGENS: An International Journal of Language, Literature and Gender Studies 4, no. 2: 152-163.

2015. “Objectification in Amma Darko’s Beyond the Horizon.” Journal of Pan African Studies 8, no. 2: 290-301.

Book Chapters

2024. ‘“You are not one Thing:’ Narrative and Memory in Zalika Reid-Benta’s Frying Plantain.” Digital Memory   

Agents in Canada. Eds. Matthew Cormier and Amanda Spallacci. University of Alberta Press, 151-173.

2022. ‘“Write Only the Truth’: (Re) Imagining the Nation in Chimeka Garricks’s Tomorrow Died Yesterday, and   

Helon Habila’s Oil on Water.” National Literature in Multinational States. Eds. Paul Morris and Albert Braz: University of Alberta Press, 185-202. 

2021. The Eco(centric) Border Man: Masculinities and the Nonhuman in Jim Lynch’s Border Songs.” Men,   

Masculinities, and Earth. Eds. Martin Hultman and Paul Pule: Palgrave Macmillan. 463-479.

Reviews 

2023: Debt, Law, Realism: Nigerian Writers Imagine the State at Independence (Neil Ten Kortenaar). ARIEL 54, No. 1, 157-166. 

2022: Justice and Human Rights in the African Imagination: We, Too, Are Humans (Chielozona Eze). Journal of Postcolonial Writing 58, No. 3, 427-28.

2021: To Be a Man is not a One-day Job: Masculinity, Money, and Intimacy in Nigeria (Daniel Jordan Smith). Canadian Journal of African Studies 55, no 2: 1-2.

2021: “A Pilgrim with Swelling Visions.” Review of: DisPlace (Nduka Otiono). Journal of Global Postcolonial  Studies 9, No. 2, 427-28.

2021: Beyond the Doctrine of Man: Decolonial Visions of the Human (Joseph Drexler-Dreis and Kristien Justaert). Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry 8, no 2: 294-296.

2019: “Ubuntu as Cosmopolitanism: Openness and Otherness.” Review of: Race, Decolonization, and Global Citizenship in South Africa (Chielozona Eze). Cultural Studies 34, no 3: 495-497.

2019: For Every Homeland (Obari Gomba). Narrative Landscape Press. Journal of African Literature Association 13,no. 2: 285-287.

2017: Music of the Dead (Musa Idris Okpanachi). Boydell & Brewer Ltd. African Literature Today 35: 317-319.

PUBLICATION (CREATIVE WRITING)

Books 

2025: Wish Maker (children’s novel). Canada, Winnipeg: Griots Lounge Publishing

2023: there’s more (poetry). Canada, Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. 

2021: Double Wahala, Double Trouble (short stories). Canada, Winnipeg: Griots Lounge Publishing.

2021: Wish Maker (children’s novel). Nigeria, Lagos: Masobe Books.

2018: Gogo and the Slimy Green Grub (children’s novel). Nigeria, Lagos: Lantern Books.

2011: The Runaway Hero (children’s novel). Nigeria, Lagos: JALAA Collective.

2007. Sam and the Wallet (children’s novel). Nigeria, Lagos: Funtime Publications.

2004. Dark through the Delta (poetry). Nigeria, Owerri: Edu-Edy Publications.

Co-edited Book 

2021: Co-editor, with Nduka Otiono. Wreaths for a Wayfarer. Ottawa: Daraja Press & Lagos: Narrative Landscape Press.