Ekejiuba, Salami, Okonofua, Ukaoha, Ntoimo, Arthur, Delamou, Yaya, Balogun, Odunsi, Wallis WERA – IRN Proposal

Topic: Building Resilience of tertiary education institutions in Africa to tackle COVID-19 and future epidemics: A multidisciplinary research network

1) Abstract (not more than 150 words) COVID-19 outbreak has impacted negatively with consequential effects on health challenges, death, isolation and closure of schools. Africans remain at high risk because of poverty. Building resilience of higher institutions can help to overcome this and future pandemics. To date, African universities do not have coordinated resilient actions on ways to tackle the pandemic. If universities do not work together, this and future pandemics will not be defeated. What then will university stakeholders do to build resilience so as to handle the current and future pandemics? The answers to these questions will be the focus of this network project. Researchers will adopt regional analysis while employing mixed research methods. The findings will be useful in helping African universities collaborate with Universities in the south in building strong structures and milestones for overcoming the adverse consequences of the pandemic. It will help to create collaboration and strengthen networks within WERA-IRN global. 2) Research Topic and Plan The COVID-19 pandemic has had very devastating outcomes on educational institutions in many parts of the world. To date, nearly all countries have witnessed the disease, and as of January 15, 2021, over 96 million cases have been recorded worldwide, with an estimated 2 million death, surely one of the most devastating pandemics in modern times. Although sub-Saharan Africa has been less affected than other regions of the world with an estimated 3.2 million cases and 79,000 deaths during the same period, the pandemic has had more severe adverse consequences on the economy and education of African countries as compared to other parts of the world. Not only have many African economies witnessed slow/negative economic growth rates during the period, nearly all educational institutions in the continent were unable to continue their teaching, research and service delivery functions with many locked down completely during the period. By contrast, comparable institutions in more developed parts of the world continued to function despite the pandemic through development and use of online learning platforms. Several examples of failure of tertiary institutions in Africa as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic abound. In , nearly all tertiary educational institutions have been closed down since March 10, 2020 when the pandemic started. Of these, only a few (less than 10%) were able to continue some form of online teaching with a lesser proportion of such Universities able to conduct examinations. At the end, many Universities lost the 2020/2021 academic year, with no clear evidence that the problem will be solved anytime soon. Education is the bedrock of development. If tertiary institutions are closed down for months because of a health crisis, it will further delay or hold down the development of the African region, a continent already suffering the travails of poverty, social despair and underdevelopment. It is within this context that this proposal is being fielded. We believe that a network can be established with north to south collaboration to build an understanding of the weaknesses and gaps in educational delivery in sub-Saharan tertiary educational institutions. Such a network based on empirical research and investigations would not only lead the pathway to identify the gaps that need to be addressed but would also provide information on interventions that need to be implemented to address them. In particular, through the network, the participating African institutions and individuals will have the opportunity to learn from innovations that have worked or are currently being implemented in high-income countries to build resilience for institutions to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and similar difficulties that may occur in the future. The goal of the network – the African Network for Building Resilience of Tertiary Institutions (ANBRTI) for Sustainable Education Delivery - is to promote the delivery of quality education and research in Africa’s Universities. The specific objectives of the Network are as follows: 1) Conduct formative mixed methods multi-disciplinary and multi-functional research to enable the understanding of the cultural and social challenges that tertiary institutions face in the delivery of effective pedagogy, research and service delivery during COVID-19 and related pandemics; 2) To use the results of the formative research to identify innovations and interventions that need to be undertaken to build resilience of tertiary educational institutions in Africa in delivery of services during COVID-19 and related pandemics; 3) To mobilize local, regional and international policy and academic stakeholders and relevant agencies to support the use of evidence to build the resilience of African tertiary institutions during pandemics; 4) To document the results to enable the scaling of lessons learnt throughout Africa’s tertiary educational institutions; and 5) Ensure Network sustainability through self-sustaining program design and implementation.

Network Activities Some of the activities to be undertaken include the following: 1. Organization of inception and follow-up Network meetings. We will organize an inception meeting to bring together all network members and agree on specific terms of reference. Subsequently, we will hold periodic meetings of the network, which would be rotatory among the African members. Such meetings will initially be held virtually, but if funds become available, we would also hold annual face to face physical meetings. 2. Identification of pilot institutions and needs assessment. The Network will identify at least 10 African countries in which to initiate the project. We would also identify the project leaders in specific institutions in these countries in which to launch the project. Thereafter, we will conduct needs assessment in these institutions to understand the context of educational delivery, pedagogy and research in the institutions. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods will be used for the assessment. The needs assessment will identify the gaps that need to be overcome. The results will include empirical data that the network would use for publication and advocacy. 3. Dissemination meeting on needs assessment report. The network will conduct a dissemination meeting possibly virtually to report the results of the needs assessment. We would also use the opportunity to get feedback from network members on the report and identify interventions that need to be undertaken to address the gaps. 4. Intervention design and implementation. From the list of possible interventions identified from the dissemination meeting, the Network will design and implement relevant multi-disciplinary, multi-country, and multi-institutional interventional research to test the effectiveness of the interventions in promoting resilience in tertiary institutions. We will use empirical research protocols to implement the interventions in order to provide credibility and integrity for the use of the data throughout the African continent. 5. Advocacy, and knowledge transfer (KT) of research findings: The Network will use various platforms to disseminate research findings and encourage all team members to field project processes and outcomes on their institutions’ websites and social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). The network will field research processes and outcomes on their websites and social media platforms. We will constitute a WhatsApp group for research group stakeholders; project events will be reported on an e-newsletter. We will ensure all project related research publications will be published on open access basis and will develop summaries of results for use on social media, as well as policy briefs and media reports. We would also develop specific network activities to enable members in African countries to link up with those in more developed parts of the world, so they can exchange experiences on building of resilience for tertiary institutions.

6. Monitoring and Evaluation of Research grants. Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of the research grants will be a major Committee activity. We will identify three Committee members and staff of CERHI who will form an M&E sub-committee on M&E. We will agree on specific process and outcome indicators for measuring research grants’ success; these will be developed into an M&E protocol to be used by each Research Team. Protocols will be completed quarterly and returned to CERHI; CERHI will aggregate reports and forward to Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, and World Health Organization every six months. A final detailed narrative report will be submitted at project end.

3) Outcomes expected from establishing an IRN Some of the outcomes expected from the Network include the following:

 Established network with clear terms of reference, rules and regulations, and minutes of meetings. Also, the network will open its website, where necessary information about its functions will be provided.  Network social channels platforms – Facebook, twitter, etc. – will also be established to provide visibility to the network. The website will be linked to the websites of participating institutions and also to those of relevant regional and international agencies that promote tertiary education.  Publication and dissemination of formative and interventional research results. These will be featured as special reports as well as journal publications, summary reports, policy briefs and infographics. We will also consider publishing a series of papers in an international peer review journal that document the lessons learnt in building resilience for tertiary institutions in Africa in overcoming COVID-19 and similar pandemics.  We will also field a network newsletter both online and hard copies to properly document and disseminate the activities of the network.  We will also document evidence of improved educational delivery and resilience in the participating institutions and identify specific steps that led to such improvements. Also, we will identify challenges and gaps that remain to be overcome and the pathway for attaining the optimal change for educational delivery in the continent.

4) Participant list The proposed list of participants from Africa and southern countries are listed below. The list includes those from Universities with which the University of Benin currently collaborates, with possibility of expansion of membership at a later phase. Nigeria 1) Rev Sister Dr Paulette Ekejiuba, PhD, Female, a Senior Lecturer in Educational Management at the University of Benin and member of WERA will lead the project activities. Tel: +2348055928327, Email: [email protected] 2) Professor (Mrs.) Lillian Salami, Female, PhD in Human Nutrition, is a Professor of Nutrition Education and current Vice- (President) of the University of Benin. Her participation as part of this project implementation team testifies to the high premium placed on the project by the University of Benin. Email: [email protected] 3) Professor Friday Okonofua. Male, MD, PhD. A professor of and gynecology and reproductive health, and pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences in Ondo State will participate as one of the lead technical experts. Email: [email protected], Tel +234 802 3347 828 4) Kingsley C. Ukaoha PhD Male is an associate Professor in Computer Science University of Benin and member Institute of Electronics Engineering, and of the Association for Computing machinery. Email: [email protected]. Tel: +2348055271301 5) Dr (Mrs.) Loretta Ntoimo, Female, PhD (social demographer), is current head of the Department of Demography and Social Statistics at the Federal University in Oye-Ekiti.

Ghana 6) Dr Eric Arthur. PhD. Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He is a strong researcher in pedagogy and new online learning platforms and would lead the team in Ghana. Email: [email protected], Tel: +233243161983.

Malawi 7) Professor Adamson Muuler PhD Male Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and Centre Leader of the World Bank African Centre of Excellence in Public Health and Herbal at the University of Malawi will lead the Network in Malawi. Email: [email protected] Tel: +265 884233486 8) Prof. Sharon Pittman PhD, Female is the Vice Chancellor at Malawi Adventist University, will participate actively in the initiative. Email: [email protected] Cell: +265998297600 9) Professor DR Matekenya PhD female Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Malawi Adventist University will function as a member of the network on educational delivery. Email: [email protected],mw. Cell: +265888852190

Guinea 10) Professor Alexander Delamou, PhD, is a professor and centre leader of the World Bank African Centre of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Transmissible Diseases (CEA-PMCT) at the University of Gamal Abdel Nasser in Conakry, Guinea and will lead the network in Guinea and in Francophone African countries. Email: [email protected] Canada 11) Professor Sanni Yaya, PhD. Male Vice-President International Affairs at Ottawa University, Ottawa, Canada will lead the Canadian team on the network. Email: [email protected]; Tel: +1 613 696 2326 12) Ken Brien, Ed. D Male Associate Professor, Educational Administration and Leadership, Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick, Canada will be one of the technical educational experts of the network working from Canada. Telephone (506) 452-6213, Fax: (506) 453-3569, Email: [email protected]

United Kingdom

13) Dr Aine Avertin PhD, Female. Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at the Queen’s University in Belfast will lead the network in the UK. Email [email protected]. Tel: +442890972463

USA 14) Professor Joseph Balogun, PhD, Male and Distinguished Emeritus Professor at Chicago State University will lead the USA team on the network. Email: [email protected]. Tel. +1 708 420 3250 15) Professor Kunle Odunsi, PhD, Male, Professor and Director of Cancer Research at Chicago University, Chicago, USA. Email: [email protected]; Tel +1 7163101142 16) Professor Michael Reich, PhD, Male, Emeritus Professor of international health and policy at the Harvard School of Public Health, USA. Email: [email protected] 17) Professor Anne Wallis PhD, Female, Professor and Director of Global Health at University of Louisville, USA. Email: [email protected]. Tel, +1502 648 8380 5) Outreach plan to extend membership. The founding participants will initiate the ground rules and methods of operation of the network. But subsequently we will extend membership to other key stakeholders and those with specific interest in building resilience for tertiary educational delivery in the African region. To attain the best and most competent cohort of membership, we will use two approaches to extend membership. The first approach will be by invitation of network foundation members. At the initial meetings of the network, we will request the founding members to recommend individuals and institutions who would be useful to invite to join the network. Such members will be invited after due consideration and review of their profiles by the network members. A second approach is to develop and advertise a proforma for eligible persons and institutions to use to apply for membership. This will be widely disseminated, including on the website of the network. Such applications will be reviewed by a committee of the Network, the report of which will be presented to the network general assembly for review and approval.

6) Leadership The Network will be led initially by Dr Rev Sister Paulette Ekejiuba under the Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI) at the University of Benin in Nigeria. Funds for the network will be managed by CERHI and sub-granted to other members of the network, as necessary. However, a network manager will be appointed to work under the guidance of the Network leader and CERHI. CERHI was established in 2014 under the African Centers of Excellence (ACE) project 1, with funding from the World Bank. The project was designed to build capacity within the West and Central African regions for tackling challenges relating to population and reproductive health in the region. When the first project phase ended in July 2020, the World Bank extended project funding for another four years (2020 to 2024) through Impact ACE3, which now enables the University to fully consolidate its research and academic portfolio. CERHI offers MS and PhD courses in reproductive and maternal health, public health, nursing and health economics, and has had international accreditation of its courses by the European Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA), and the French Accreditation body, High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES). Through this grant, CERHI has a sizeable number of policy partners in all fields, multi-disciplinary researchers, sector planners, industry partners and regional/international partners in diverse fields that will support the proposed Network. CERHI has existing facilities in its central office on the main campus at the University for convening, teleconferencing, e-learning and library resources that will support the work of the Network. Additionally, CERHI staff members have experiences in all proposed activities of the network – including organization of workshops (face to face or virtual), awards of sub-grants through transparent processes, research grant implementation, protocol development, mentoring of junior researchers, ethical review processes, technical assistance, research knowledge to policy transfer processes, organization of research dissemination workshops and research publications. Indeed, some of the proposed participants in the Network are editors of journals and also reviewers for several journals and are conversant with the processes of themed publications of essential issues in international journals. 7) Duration and Timetable The activities of the ANBRTI network are being proposed for an initial three years, beginning from June 1, 2021 and ending May 31, 2024. The activities will be implemented as shown in the Gantt chart below: Execution Steps: The project will span three (3) years – Year 1: June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022; Year 2: June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023; Year 3: June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2024. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Activities 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Contacting Network members and obtaining approvals Inception meeting (virtual)

Monthly virtual meetings Quarterly meetings thereafter: Follow-up network meetings Identification of pilot institutions Needs assessment research. Synthesis report of needs assessment research Dissemination of needs assessment Publications from Needs Assessment research Development of interventional research agenda Implementation of intervention research Advocacy activities for resource mobilization Knowledge transfer activities Monitoring and evaluation Research publications Submission of final synthesis report

CURRICULUM VITAE OF ANTICIPATED PARTICIPANTS SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION Name: REV. SR. EKEJIUBA, PAULETTE, Ph.D. Nationality: Nigeria Current Postal Address: Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City. Present Appointment and Date: Senior Lecturer at the University of Benin. Cell Phone Number: 0805592837 or 872-203-9757 E mail/Addresses: [email protected] [email protected] SECTION B: QUALIFICATIONS 1. Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosopher (Ph.D.) and Master in Educational Management/Administration, Un Bachelor in Education. (Ed) Education/English & Literature. University of Benin, Member 3: American Educational Research Association Member 4: World Educational Research Association Member Sister Stop COVID-19

PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN JOURNALS, CHAPTERS IN BOOKS AND BOOKS Ekejiuba, P. & Ofoegbu F.I. (2011) Analysis of Principals Styles in Managing Conflicts in Secondary Schools in . British Journal of Social Sciences.1 (3), 25-32. URL: bjss.baar.org.uk Ekejiuba, P. &Agwubike, E.O. (2018). Ensuring Research Integrity and the Ethical Management of Data. IGI Global. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-publication Data, USA and British Cataloguing in publication, London. DOI: 10.4018/978-5225-2730-5.ch011, (ISSN: 2331-7701; elSSN: 233 Ekejiuba, P. & Ofoegbu, F.I. (2012). Factors Affecting Conflict Management Styles of Secondary School Principals in Edo State – Journal of Education Unizaria. ISSN: 0794-4667 Ekejiuba P. & Agwubike, E.O. (2020). School Management Styles in Times of Insecurity in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects. Journal of Philosophy, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Benin, 3(1) 2019. Ekejiuba, P. & Ifedili, J. (2011). Influence of Teachers’ Attitudes towards Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria on Students’ Behaviour. Journal of Educational Research and Development. 7(2), 120- 126: in University of Zaria, Nigeria. ISSN: 0794-4667 Clark, A.O. & Ekejiuba, P. (2018). Ethical Values, Functional Education as Catalysts for examination Malpractice for National Development, Journal of Education, University of Calabar. Nigeria. ISSN: 1596-0773 Ekejiuba, P. (2019). Perceived Insecurity among Teachers on Teaching Practice: A Treat to Nigerian University Education. Nigeria Journal of Education, Health and Technology Research (NJEHTR) 11(1). ISSN: 2251-0087. 97-107 ISSN: 2251-0087 Ekejiuba, P. (2015).Transition of Secondary School Students in Onitsha Educational Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Education, Health and Technology Research (ISSA: 2251), 14-18. ISSN: 2251-0087 Alagbu, C. E, Alagbu C.A. & Ekejiuba P. (2015), Application of Motivational Techniques to Improve Sports Participation and Performance among Adolescents: Implication for Sports Administrators in Secondary School in Nigeria. Benue State University Journal of Education (BSUJE) (15) 8-12. ISSN: 1117-6350 Ekejiuba, P. & Alagbu, E. (2011).Analysis of Sex and Spatial Distribution of Students’ Enrolment in Secondary School in Onitsha Educational Zone of Anambra State. African journal of studies in education. 8(1&2), 25- 33 ISSN: 0189-241X Ekejiuba, P. (2011). Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria: The Journey so Far: A Book of Reading (ed) M. Nwadiani and B.O. Ogornor, University of Benin. ISBN 978-2360-97X Ekejiuba P. & Agwubike, E.O. (2020). School Management Styles in Times of Insecurity in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects. Journal of Philosophy, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Benin, 3(1) SUMMARY CURRICULUM VITAE NAME: Professor Friday Ebhodaghe OKONOFUA Professor of Obstetrics and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria Email: [email protected]. Tel: +234 802 3347 828 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS 1975 B.Sc. (Health Sciences), Second Class Upper Division, University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria) 1978: MB ChB, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria 1984: Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons 1985: Fellow of the Nigerian Postgraduate College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2005: PhD (Public Health), , Stockholm, Sweden INTERNATIONAL SERVICE 1984-1985: Clinical Research Fellow, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK 1991-1992: Takemi Research Fellowship in international health at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA. 1992–1998: Adjunct Visiting Scholar at the Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA 2005- 2009: Executive Director, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). 2002-Date: Member, International Advisory Board of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2010-2015: Program Officer (and Grant Maker), Sexual and Reproductive Health, the West African Office of the Ford Foundation, Lagos GRANT SUPPORT Principal Investigator (35 Completed; only the most recent active grants are listed). 2014: World Bank. Team Leader in a program to establish a Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Research and Innovation at the University of Benin. $8 million. 2020 UNFPA grant to mobilize civil society organizations in Nigeria to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in ten . $1,500,000.0 PUBLICATIONS (Only papers published in 2019-2021 out of 292 publications). 1) Okonofua FE, Eimuhi K, Omonkhua A. COVID-19: Perspectives and reflections from Africa. African Journal of Reproductive Health 2020 (March): 24 (1): 1-10. 2) Oludamilola A. Adejumo, Oluseyi A. Adejumo, Friday E. Okonofua. Rights versus responsibilities of healthcare workers in Nigeria: changing the narrative in the COVID-19 Era. African Journal of Reproductive Health 2020 special edition1, 3) Friday Okonofua, Karl Eimuhi, Akhere Omonkhua, Joseph Balogun Covid-19: Addressing Health Systems Deficits and Peculiarities in the African Region. African Journal of Reproductive Health 2020 special edition1. 4) Friday Okonofua, Doyin Odubanjo. COVID-19 in Nigeria: Presenting Opportunities for a New Normal for Health Care Delivery. Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science 2020, special edition 13, 1-1-4 5) Friday Okonofua, Akhere Omonkhua, and Lorretta Ntoimo. Deepening interdisciplinarity in scientific research for impact and development. Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science 2020, 13, 1-1-4. 6) Omonkhua AA, Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LFC, Aruomaren AI, Adebayo AM, Nwuba R. Community Perceptions on Causes of High Dizygotic Twinning Rate in Igbo-Ora, South-west Nigeria: A qualitative Study. PloS One 15(12): e0243169. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.o243169. Professor Lilian Imuetinyan SALAMI B. Sc (FARGO) M. Sc (FARGO) Ph.D (NSUKKA), PGDE (BENIN), Post Doc (VANDEBJIPARK) FNSN, FIFHE/HEPAN

PERSONAL DATA 1. Name: Lilian Imuetinyan Salami 2. Sex: Female 3. Present Address University of Benin, P.M.B562 Ugbowo, Benin City 4. Current Employment Vice-Chancellor, University of Benin, 2019 to date

Academic Qualifications/Institutions a. WASC (Grade Two) –Itohan Girls Grammar School Benin City 1975 b. B.Sc. (Home Economics) -North Dakota State University, Fargo 1979 c. M.Sc. (Human Nutrition) -North Dakota State University, Fargo 1982 d. Ph.D (Human Nutrition) - University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1991 e. PGDE - University of Benin, Benin City 2001 f. Post Doctorial (Tourism and Hospitality) - Vaal Uni. of Tech. Vandebjl Park 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – (Recent 2 out of 10) Date Institution Position 2019-date University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria` Vice-Chancellor 2016-2019 National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration Director-General/CE, Published Articles in Books: 1. Salami, L.I., & Udoh, D.E. (2000). Mammary Gland Development and care of the breast in L.I. Salami, D.E. Udoh, E.E. Uko-Aviomoh, A.K. Ojo and A.N.G Alutu. Breastfeeding Practices in Developing Nations. Benin City: Ambik Press

2. Salami, L.I. (2000) Effect of Maternal Nutrition on Lactation Performance, Volume Length and Frequency of breastfeeding. In. L.I. Salami, D.E. Udoh, E.E. Uko-Aviomoh, A.K.Ojo and A.N.G. Alutu: Breastfeeding Practices in Developing Nations, Benin City: Ambik Press

Selected Published Articles in Journals: 3. Salami, L.I., Azubuike, O.C., & Ihensekhien I. (2017). Perceived benefits of Nutrition information from the media on Health among adult residence selected communities in Abia State, Nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Nutritional Science. 39(1). 83-87

4. Salami, L.I., Oyegunwa, O.R., & Ihensekhien I. (2017). Perceived dietary pattern and existing noncommercial disease among people living in Egor and Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Journal of Dietitians Association of Nigeria. 8, 155-161

5. Salami L.I., Oyegunwa O.R & Gbadebo C.T. (2017) Influence of HIV/AIDS Knowledge on Sexual Practices of Students in College of Education, Ekiadolor Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Nigeria Journal of Home Economics. 6(1), 201-211

SELECTED CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/ATTENDED WITH PAPERS PRESENTED

 2018: Tai Solarin University of Education Paper: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Teacher Preparation, 6th June, 2018

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCES (Recent 2 out of 16) 1. Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City (2014-2016). 2. Vice-Chancellor, University of Benin, Benin City (2019- CURRICULUM VITAE Name : Kingsley Chiwuike UKAOHA Date and Place of Birth : August 14, 1976/ Dikenafai, Imo State, Nigeria Marital Status : Married Permanent Home Address: Atiti Street, Off Omore Rd., Evbuomore, Benin Current Postal Address : Dept. of Computer Sc., University of Benin, Benin Present Appointment : Associate Professor / Computer Science Dept. Telephone Numbers : +234 8055271301 and +234 8028779315 E-Mail : [email protected]

QUALIFICATIONS

 Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Benin, Benin City (2014)  M.Sc. Computer Science, University of Benin, Benin City (2006)  B.Sc. Computer Science, University of Benin, Benin City (2000)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Chiemeke, S.C. & Ukaoha, K.C. (2006). “Multi-Agent Intelligent Tutoring System for Teaching Computer Programming Languages”, African Journal of Education, Official Journal of Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Vol.2.1, pp1-14. 2. Chiemeke, S.C., Osubor, V. & Ukaoha, K.C. (2006). “On Implementation of a Sustainable E- Learning System”, Knowledge Review, Vol.12.3, pp6-14. 3. Ukaoha, K. C. & Amadin, F. I. (2008). “Design of a Web-based Multiple Choice Question System for Nigerian Universities”. International Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3.4, pp454-459. 4. Ukaoha, K. C. (2011). Promoting Industry-University Partnerships in Information Technology in Nigeria., . Jour. Of Inst. Of Mathematics & Computer Sciences (Computer Science Ser.) Vol.22(2),pp117-123.. 5. Ukaoha, K. C., Chiemeke, S.C., Egbokhare, F. A. and Daodu, S. S. (2015). Success and Failure Factors in Portal Development: A Case Study of the University of Benin. Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences (JETEAS) 6(3): 223 – 226. 6. Ukaoha, K. C., Abdullahi, M. B., and Nwankwo, W. (2019). Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of Education in Nigeria Using Open and Distance Learning, African Journal of Management Information System, Vol.1(1). 7. Ukaoha, K. C., Ademiluyi, O., Ndunagu, J., Daodu, S.S.and Osang, F. (2020). Adaptive Neuro- Fuzzy Inference System for Diagnosing Corona Virus Disease 2019 Covid-19. International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Information Sciences, Journal of Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt https://ijicis.journals.ekb.eg/ Vol.20(2), pp1- 31. DOI: 10.21608/ijicis.2020.40518.1027 DR. NTOIMO LORRETTA FAVOUR CHIZOMAM

Contact address Department of Demography and Social Statistics Faculty of Social Science, Federal University Oye-Ekiti Ekiti State, Nigeria. Email: [email protected] Alternative email: [email protected] Tel. (Mobile): +234 802 343 3641 ; +234 803 767 2580 Education  Ph.D. Demography & Population Studies, , Nigeria 2012.  M.Sc. Sociology/Demography, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. 1988.  B.Sc. Sociology (Second Class Upper Division), University of Calabar, Nigeria 1986. Current Position Senior Lecturer/Acting Head, Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria Recent Research Grants 2020-2022. Co-PI. The demographic dividend for Africa’s future. Thuthuka, National Research Foundation, South Africa 2019-2020: Team Leader. Strengthening the management and sharing of research data - Open Data Research Initiative, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada Some Recent Academic Publications out of 47 1. Lorretta Favour Chizomam Ntoimo & Favour Chukwunonyerem Ntoimo (2021): Who Owns a Child? Conflict of Culture and Human Right in the Dissolution of Customary Law Marriage in Nigeria, Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, DOI: 10.1080/10502556.2021.1871842 2. Odenigwe O, Okonofua FE, Ntoimo LFC, Imongan W, Igboin, B & Yaya S. (2021) Perspectives of policymakers and health providers on barriers and facilitators to skilled pregnancy care: Findings from a qualitative study in rural Nigeria. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 21:20 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03493-8 3. Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Friday E. Okonofua, Josephine Aikpitanyi, Sanni Yaya, Ermel Johnson, Issiaka Sombie, Olabisi Aina and Wilson Imongan (2020) Influence of women’s empowerment indices on theutilization of skilled maternity care: evidence from rural Nigeria. Journal of Biosocial Science, 1-17. doi:10.1017/S0021932020000681 4. Friday Okonofua, Akhere Omonkhua, and Lorretta Ntoimo (2020) Deepening interdisciplinarity in scientific research for impact and development (Editorial). The Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Volume 13, No 1 5. Friday E. Okonofua, Lorretta Favour C. Ntoimo, Bola F. Ekezue , Victor Ohenhen , Kingsley Agholor , Brian Igboin , Kenneth Maduako , Wilson Imongan , Yagana Gidago ,Hadiza Galadanci & Rosemary Ogu (2020) Outcomes of a multifaceted intervention to improve maternal satisfaction with care in secondary hospitals in Nigeria, Global Health Action, 13:1,1856470, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1856470 ERIC ARTHUR (PH.D Department of Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Tel: +233243161983 ------List of Publications Arthur, E. and Oaikhenan, H. E. (2020). Health Outcomes and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahran Africa. African Journal of Health Economics, 8(2): 18–31. Wallace, L. J., Nouvet, E., Bortolussi, R., Arthur, J. A., Amporfu, E., Arthur, E., ... and JoeIkechebelu, N. (2020). COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: impacts on vulnerable populations and sustaining home-grown solutions. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 1-5. Amporfu E., Arthur, E., Novignon J., and Wong, B., (2020), Costs and Benefits of Family Planning in Ghana, Ghana Priorities, Copenhagen Consensus Center, 2020. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0. Atim C., Arthur E., Achala D. M., Novignon J, (2019). An Assessment of Domestic Financing for Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Potential Gains and Fiscal Space. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. Arthur, E. (2019). The Effect of Household Socioeconomic Status on the Demand for Child Health Care Services. African Development Review, 31(1), 87-98. Arthur (2019). Effect of household socio-economic factors on child nutritional status in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia- African Journal of Health Economics 8(2): 1-13. Amporfu, E., Sakyi, D., Frimpong, P. B., Arthur, E., & Novignon, J. (2018). The Distribution of Paid and Unpaid Work among Men and Women in Ghana: The National Time Transfer Accounts Approach (No. cwwwp3). Arthur, E. and Oaikhenan, H. E. (2017), The Effects of Health Expenditure on Health Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). African Development Review, 29: 524–536. Novignon J., Novignon J. and Arthur E., (2015) “Health Status and Labour Force Participation in Sub-Sahara Africa: A Dynamic Panel Data Model Analysis” African Development Review. Fosu-Brefo R. and Arthur E., (2015) “Effect of Timely Initiation of Breastfeeding on Child Health in Ghana”. Health Economics Review, 2015. Arthur E., (2014) "Socioeconomic correlates of the choice of treatment for childhood fever in Ghana” The African Population Studies, Vol 28, no 2: Supplement on Demographic and Health Surveys in Africa. Nketiah-Amponsah E., and Arthur E., (2013) "Choice of Delivery Facility among Expectant Mothers in Ghana-Does Access to Health Insurance Matter” Journal of Health Management. Nketiah-Amponsah E., Senadza B., Arthur E., (2013) "Determinants of utilization of antenatal care services in developing countries: Recent evidence from Ghana", African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, Vol. 4 Iss: 1, pp.58 - 73 Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Arthur E., and Abuosi A., (2012). "Correlates of Contraceptive use among Ghanaian women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years)". African Journal of Reproductive Health, 16(3): 155-170. Arthur E. (2012) "Wealth And Antenatal Care use; implications for maternal health care utilisation in Ghana". Health Economics Review 2012. Kwakwa, P.A., Arthur E. , and Obeng S. (2012) "Demand for private higher education in Ghana: the case of the Presbyterian University college Ghana, Akuapem campus". International Journal of Management Research and Review. Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Aaron A. and Arthur E., (2012). Maternal Socio-economic Status and Childhood Birth weight: A Health Survey in Ghana. In: Deborah Raines and Zoe Iliodromiti (eds.): Neonatal Care. Intech, 1-18.

Prof. Dr. Alexandre DELAMOU, MD, MSc, MPH, PhD Tel. : +224656122927. Email : [email protected], Conakry, Guinea.

Career summary: Prof. Delamou (MD, MPH, PhD) is Associate Professor of Public Health (Preventive Medicine), Head of the Department of Public Health and Director of Africa Center of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Transmissible Diseases (CEA-PCMT), University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry. He is also visiting teacher at the Institute of Tropical Medicine of Antwerp (ITM). Prof. Delamou is fluent in both French and English and has 69 scientific papers indexed to date in PubMed and available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=delamou+a

Position Title: Director, Africa Center of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Transmissible Diseases (CEA-PCMT), University Gamal Abdel Nasser; Head of Public Health Department, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Guinea; Head of Research Unit, Centre national de formation et de recherche en santé rurale, Maferinyah

Education: PhD., Public Health Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 2018 MSc., Clinical Trials, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, England 2015 MPH, Disease Control, Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Antwerp, Belgium 2011 MD., Medicine, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Guinea 2003

Selected additional training: Quality improvement mechanisms in health system strengthening, curriculum and training material development, Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany 2017 Qualitative and Mixed Methods in International Health Research, ITM, Antwerp, Belgium 2017 IUMSP and WHO HRP Alliance research methods training course “Using research synthesis and qualitative research methods within an implementation research framework 2017 3rd African Operational Research Training Course, TDR-WHO, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2014 Multivariate Analysis using Stata 13 Software, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium 2013 English Language Proficiency Course, CELPS, Accra, Ghana, 2012

Selected Academic Experience: November 2018 – Present, Associate Professor in Public Health – Preventive Medicine University of Conakry, Guinea June 2016 – October 2018, Assistant Professor in Public Health, University of Conakry, Guinea November 2012 – May 2016, Teaching Assistant in Public Health, University of Conakry, Guinea-

Selected Professional Experience: November 2019 – Present, Director, Africa Center of Excellence (CEA-PCMT), University of Conakry, Guinea. October 2014 – February 2018, PhD Research Fellow, Maternal & Reproductive Health Unit, ITM, Belgium January 2012 – July 2013, Study Coordinator (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Niger and DRC). EngenderHealth

Selected Consultancies: Capacity building in operational research of Engenderhealth supported sites in the DR Congo, 2020-2021 Evaluation of the USAID-funded Health Services Delivery Project in Guinea, URC-CHS, 2019-2020. Capacity Building in Operational Research on Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa, TDR / WHO, 2019-2020. Capacity building for West African Research Network for TB in implementation science, WHO/TDR • 2015–2017

Name: Sanni Yaya Affiliation: University of Ottawa, Canada Position: Full Professor and Vice-President, International Address: 120 University Private, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5 Email: [email protected]

Key publications Akaninyene Otu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu & Sanni Yaya. (2020). One country, two crises: what Covid-19 reveals about health inequalities among BAME communities in the United Kingdom and the sustainability of its health system? International Journal for Equity in Health, Volume 19, Issue 189 (October 27, 2020), doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01307-z

Sonu Bhaskar, Sian Bradley, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Anil Adisesh, Alma Nurtazina, Saltanat Kyrykbayeva, Sateesh Sakhamuri, Sanni Yaya, Thankam Sunil, Pravin Thomas, Viviana Mucci, Sebastian Moguilner, Simon Israel-Korn, Jason Alacapa, Abha Mishra, Shawna Pandya, Starr Schroeder, Ashish Atreja, Maciej Banach and Daniel Ray. (2020). Telemedicine Across the Globe-Position Paper From the COVID-19 Pandemic Health System Resilience PROGRAM (REPROGRAM) International Consortium. Frontiers in Public Health, (October 16, 2020), doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.556720 Ziad El-Khatib, Akaninyene Otu, Ujjwal Neogi, Sanni Yaya. (2020). The Association between Out-of-Pocket Expenditure and COVID-19 Mortality Globally. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health (August 6, 2020), doi: 10.2991/jegh.k.200725.001 Sanni Yaya, Akaninyene Otu and Ronald Labonté. (2020). Globalisation in the time of COVID-19: repositioning Africa to meet the immediate and remote challenges. Globalization and Health, Volume 16, Issue 51 (June 24, 2020), doi: 10.1186/s12992-020-00581-4 Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar, Alfonso Urzúa, Diego Aragón-Caqueo, Carlo Handy Charles, Ziad El-Khati, Akaninyene Otu, Sanni Yaya. (2020). Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, (June 18, 2020), doi: 10.1037/tra0000753 Sanni Yaya, Helena Yeboah, Carlo Handy Charles, Akaninyene Otu, Ronald Labonte. (2020). Ethnic and racial disparities in COVID-19-related deaths: counting the trees, hiding the forest. BMJ Global Health, Volume 5, Issue e002913 (June 8, 2020), doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002913 Akaninyene Otu, Carlo Handy Charles and Sanni Yaya. (2020). Mental health and psychosocial well‑being during the COVID‑19 pandemic: the invisible elephant in the room. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, Volume 14, Issue 38 (May 28, 2020), doi: 10.1186/s13033-020-00371-w Vijay Kumar Chattu, Anil Adisesh and Sanni Yaya. (2020). Canada’s role in strengthening global health security during the COVID-19 pandemic. Global Health Research and Policy, Volume 5, Issue 16 (April 20, 2020), doi: 10.1186/s41256-020-00146-3. Akaninyene Otu, Bassey Ebenso, Ronald Labonte and Sanni Yaya. (2020). Tackling COVID-19: Can the African continent play the long game? Journal of Global Health, Volume 10, Issue 1, 010339 (April 15, 2020), doi: 10.7189/jogh.10.010339 Professor Joseph Abiodun Balogun: Summary Citation

Joseph Abiodun Balogun, FAS, is a Distinguished Professor in the College of Health Sciences at Chicago State University (CSU), Chicago, USA and Emeritus Professor of Physiotherapy at University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria. He served from 1999 to 2013 as Dean of the College of Health Sciences and developed eight undergraduate and graduate programs. He also established the HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute to address the disproportionate incidence and complex burdens of HIV/AIDS in minority populations.

Professor Balogun was born in Nigeria and started his early western education at the Kabba Division Joint Education Council Primary School in Idofin and received his Primary School Certificate from the ECWA/SIM Primary School in Makutu, Kogi State, Nigeria. He graduated in 1972 from St. Kizito's College, a Catholic Secondary School (Ordinary level), in Itedo; and in 1973 completed his High School (Advanced level) education at Offa Grammar School. He obtained the Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Physiotherapy in 1977 from Nigeria's University at Ibadan. Professor Balogun immigrated to the USA in 1980 and earned his Master's degree in Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy (1981) and Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology with a Minor in Research Methodology from the University of Pittsburgh in 1985. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1998.

Professor Balogun began his career as a physiotherapist in 1978 at Mubi General Hospital where he was deployed for the mandatory one-year National Youth Service and established the first Physiotherapy Department in the defunct Gongola State. He joined the Kwara State Civil Service as Basic Physiotherapist in 1979 and worked at the General Hospital in Ilorin until 1980 when he left for his postgraduate education in the USA. Balogun has held faculty, visiting and administrative positions at Russell Sage College; Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife; University of Florida, Gainesville; Texas Woman's University, Houston; State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn (SUNY-HSCB); Barry University, Florida; and King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He served for six years as Chairman of the Physical Therapy Program (1993–1999) and Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs (1994–1999) at SUNY-HSCB. He also served as Consultant Physiotherapist (1988–1991) and Vice-Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences at OAU (1990–1991).

Professor Balogun's publications have appeared in journals in Physical Therapy, Ergonomics, and HIV Behavioral Research. He has authored two books, five book chapters, five monographs/technical compendia, 136 full manuscripts, and 59 abstracts/conference proceedings in peer-refereed journals. Among his top research collaborators is Friday Okonofua, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo. In 2015, Professor Balogun delivered the third Christopher Ajao's keynote speech at the 55th Annual Conference of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy. In 2017, he gave the second Distinguished University Guest Lecture at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Nigeria. Professor Balogun serves on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice and Journal of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy. He is the Deputy Editor of the African Journal of Reproductive Health. Professor Balogun is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH), Fellow of the Academy of Science (FAS), Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (FNSP), and Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM). Professor Balogun is the first physical therapist to receive the FAS award. In 2003, he was awarded the J. Warren Perry Distinguished Author's Award by the Journal of Allied Health.

Professor Balogun is married to Dr. Adetutu Olusola Balogun (Nee Olotu), an occupational therapist and entrepreneur in Tinley Park, Illinois, USA. They have four children.

Kunle Odunsi, MD, Ph.D., FRCOG, FACOG is the Cancer Center Deputy Director at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Cancer. He is also Professor and Chair of the Department of Gynecologic Oncology, the M. Steven Piver Endowed Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Executive Director of the Center for Immunotherapy at Roswell Park; and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Buffalo. He maintains an active independent laboratory research program that focuses on understanding the mechanisms of immune recognition and tolerance in human ovarian cancer, and translation of the findings to clinical immunotherapy trials. He has pioneered the development of antigen specific vaccine therapy for prolonging remission rates in patients with ovarian cancer. His laboratory has identified important mechanisms of immune suppression within the ovarian tumor microenvironment; and he has developed strategies to counteract such. He is currently pioneering studies to “re-engineer” mature T cells and hematopoietic stem cells for generating sustained attack against ovarian cancer in patients. He has developed and implemented protocols for multi- institutional immunotherapy clinical trials under the umbrella of the NCI Cancer Immunotherapy Trials Network (CITN); the NCTN (NRG); ETCTN; and the Cancer Vaccine Collaborative (CVC) program of the Cancer Research Institute/Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science. In 2018, he was elected to the United States National Academy of Medicine.

Dr. Odunsi has authored or co-authored more than 340 journal publications or book chapters including papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, Nature Genetics, Immunity and New England Journal of Medicine. He holds active NIH R01 funding, and is the Principal Investigator of an NCI-funded multi-million dollar Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in ovarian cancer. He is also Principal Investigator of a multi-million dollar grant from NYSTEM to pioneer a novel strategy of re- programing human hematopoietic stem cells to become a life-long supply of anti-tumor immune cells in patients. He was recently awarded a DOD grant to establish an Ovarian Cancer Omics Consortium (DSOCOC), consisting of three ovarian canmcer SPOREs and the DOD Center of Excellence in GYN Cancres. He is Co- Chair of the NCI Ovarian Cancer Task Force of the Gynecological Cancer Steering Committee, co-Chair of the NCI Cancer Moonshot Immuno-oncology Translational Network (IOTN), and served as member of the National Academy of Medicine Committee on “The State of the Science in Ovarian Cancer Research”.

After earning his medical degree from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, Dr. Odunsi completed postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Rosie Maternity and Addenbrookes Hospitals, University of Cambridge, UK. He was admitted to the Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 1991. He subsequently completed a research fellowship in Immunogenetics and earned his Ph.D. at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. Subsequently, he completed residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, and clinical fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at RPCI. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in the United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Odunsi has served on several Scientific Review Study Sections of the National Institutes of Health. He is a reviewer for the French National Cancer Institute, Swiss Cancer League, Italian Association for Cancer Research, Hong Kong Cancer Institute, and the Ontario Regional Cancer Institute. He is on the Editorial Boards of “BMC Cancer”, “Journal for the Immunotherapy of Cancer”, Gynecologic Oncology” and “Cancer Immunology Research”.

Dr. Odunsi is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Best Teaching Faculty Award from the University at Buffalo; the Anna-Marie Kellen Clinical Investigator Award from the Cancer Research Institute; the Thomas B. Tomasi Hope award for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute faculty member whose work has made significant advances in the fight against cancer and brought hope to cancer patients; the Achievement in Health Care Award from D’Youville College, Buffalo; Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Obafemi Awolowo University; and the 2019 Rosalind Franklin Prize for Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Research from the Ovarian Cancer Ressearch Fund Alliance.

Prof. Anne Baber Wallis, MHS, PhD Tel: +1 5026488380 Email: [email protected]

Career summary: Prof. Wallis (MHS, PhD) is Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health and Director of the MPH in Global Maternal & Child Health, School of Public Health & Information Sciences, University of Louisville (US). Prof. Wallis has more than 40 scientific papers indexed to date in PubMed. Position Title: Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health, School of Public Health & Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Director, MPH in Global Maternal & Child Health, School of Public Health & Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Education: PhD, Maternal and Child Health/Reproductive & Perinatal Health, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 2003 MHS, Health Policy, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1997 BA, History, Literature, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA 1984

Selected additional training: Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colorado, USA, Health Sciences & Racial Equity 2020 Multilevel Modeling Using MLWIN, 1999

Selected Academic Experience: 2003-2014, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA 2015-present, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, School of Public Health & Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA 2006-16, Visiting Professor, Babes-Bolyai University, College of Public Health, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2015-17, Visiting Professor, University of The Gambia, Department of Environment and Public Health, Banjul, The Gambia 2015, Fulbright Fellowship, Medical University of Yerevan, Department of Public Health, Yerevan, Armenia 2015, Fulbright Fellowship, University of The Gambia, Department of Environment and Public Health, Banjul, The Gambia

Selected Professional Experience: 1990-2002, Program Director, Evaluation Sciences, CSR, Incorporated, Washington, DC, USA 2002-2010, Director, Iowa Center for Evaluation Research, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

Selected Consultancies: 2005-present, Evaluator/Site Epidemiologist, Polk County Healthy Start Program, Des Moines, Iowa, USA