CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL PROFILE Full name: Yusuf Muhammad ADAMU Sex: Male Nationality: Nigerian Date of birth: 9th March 1968 Place of birth Katsina State of Origin Zamfara Local Government Tsafe Permanent home address: 41, Ibrahim Tela Street, Giginyu Qtrs. Kano Contact address: Department of Geography, Bayero University, Kano. E-mail: [email protected] /[email protected] Telephone: 08034064325/07081929171 Marital status: Married with children INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED AND CERTIFICATES OBTAINED WITH DATES School Years Certificate Date Giginyu Primary School, Kano 1974-1980 Primary Certificate 1980 Government Secondary School Koko 1980-1982 N.A N.A Govt. Science Sec. School Zuru 1982-1985 General School Certificate 1985 Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto 1985-1990 B.Sc (Hons) Geography 1990 University of Ibadan 1992-1994 M.Sc Geography 1994 Bayero University, Kano 1997-2003 PhD Geography 2004 1 NYSC (GSSS Dutsin Ma Katsina State) 1991-1992 Discharge Certificate 1992 HONOURS AND DISTINCTIONS i) Usmanu Danfodiyo University Merit Award 1987 ii) Kaduna State Council of Arts and Culture Literary Award 1990 iii) Katsina State NYSC Commendation Award 1992 iv) School of African and Asian Studies, Univ. of Sussex Honorary Visiting Fellowship 1998 v) Social Science Academy of Nigeria Thesis Grant 1998 vi) Fulbright Fellowship ( School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham) 2001 vii) Association of Nigerian Authors Kano State Chapter Merit Award 2003 viii) Hausa Authors Forum Merit Award 2006 ix) Giginyu PTA Contribution to Education Award 2009 x) 1Special recognition by the Association of American Geographers 2013 xi) Certificate of Honour by Giginyu Special Primary School 2017 xii) 2Certificate of Appreciation by Giginyu Forum 2017 xiii) 3Karramawa daga Ýan Ajin HAU 301 2017 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Member, Association of Nigerian Geographers 1996-date Member, Association of Nigerian Authors 1995-date Member, Nigerian Academy of Letters Aug. 2018-date OUTSTANDING PUBLICATIONS AND DISCOVERIES ORCID Number: 0000-0003-1735-1352 SCOPUS I D 56803730600 I am also on Research Gate, Academia and Google scholar Scholarly Publications 1. Adamu, Y.M. (1994) Hausa Novel at the Cross-roads, ANA Review, Journal of the Association of Nigerian Authors 2. Adamu, Y.M. (1996) ‘Distribution of Health Facilities in Urban Kano’ in Mala, M.M. Issues in Environmental Monitoring. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Geographical Association held at the University of Maiduguri. 3. Olofin, E.A., Fereday, N., Ibrahim, A.T., Shehu, M.A, and Adamu, Y., (1997) Urban and Peri-urban Horticulture in Kano, Nigeria. Natural Resource Institute, Chatham 1 http://news.aag.org/2013/10/spotlight-profile-yusuf-adamu-geographer-and-poet/ this is special recognition for world geographers who made outstanding achievement outside the discipline. 2 Certificates xi and xii are for coordinating the rehabilitation of Giginyu Special Primary School by Old boys. 3 In recognition for my contributions to the development of Hausa language, literature and culture. 2 4. Adamu, Y.M. (2000) ‘The New Hausa Literary Movement’ West African Journal of Language, Literature and Culture, Volume 1 Number 2 (2000) 5. Adamu, Y.M. (2002) ‘The Development of Hausa Neologisms: The Role of Urban Spaces’ Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference of Hausa Language, Literature and Culture. Centre for the Study of Nigerian Languages, Bayero University, Kano. 6. Adamu, Y.M. and Salihu H.,‘Barriers to antenatal care and obstetric services in rural Kano State, Nigeria’. Journal of Obstetric and Gynaecology, November 2002 Vol 22, No 6,600-603 7. Adamu, Y.M. ‘Between the Word and the Screen: a Historical Perspective on Hausa Literary Movement and Home Video Invasion’ Journal of African Cultural Studies, Volume 15, No 2 December 2002, 203-213 8. Adamu, Y.M. (2003) ‘Health Place and Inequality: Distribution of Health Facilities in Kano State’ in Shitu M.B. and Adamu, Y.M. (Eds) (2003) Studies on Inequality in Nigeria: A multi-disciplinary perspective. New Academia, Kano. 9. Adamu, Y.M. Hamisu M. Salihu, NaliniSathiakumar, Greg R. Alexander ‘Maternal Mortality in Northern Nigeria: a population-based study’ European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology 109 (2003) 153-159 10. Adamu Y.M. and Liman, M.A (2003) ‘Kano in Time and Space: From a city to a metropolis’ in Hambolu M (ed) (2003) Perspectives on Kano-British Relations. Gidan Makama Museum, Kano. 11. Adamu, Y.M. and Dantata, U (2003)‘Hausa Oral and Written Expressions: The British Colonial Influence’ inHambolu M (ed) (2003) Perspectives on Kano-British Relations. Gidan Makama Museum, Kano. 12. Adamu, Y.M. and Awaisu S, (2003) ‘Distribution of Health Facilities in Jigawa State’ in Shitu M.B and Adamu, Y.M. (Eds) Studies on Inequality in Nigeria: A multi-disciplinary perspective. New Academia, Kano. 13. Adamu, Y.M. (2003) Bulungudu: Space and Coinage in the Hausa Home Video Industry’ in Adamu, A.U., Adamu, Y.M. and Jibril, UF (Eds) 2003 Hausa Home Video: Society Economy and Society. Centre for Hausa Cultural Studies, Kano. 14. Adamu, Y.M. (2003) Muhimmancin Bincike a Shirin Fim Industry in Adamu,AU, Adamu, Y.M. and Jibril, U.F. (Eds) Hausa Home Video: Society Economy and Society. Centre for Hausa Cultural Studies, Kano, 221-231 15. Adamu Y.M., Salihu, H, Aliyu, M.H and Aliyu Z.Y ‘Pregnancy-associated morbidity in Northern Nigeria. Journal of Obstetric and Gynaecology. Volume 24, Number 4, 367-371 June 2004 16. Adamu, Y.M. (2004) ‘Town and Gown: Bayero University and Its Environs’ in Jega, A.M, Abba, I.A., Wakili, H (Ed) (2004) Consolidating the Citadel, Bayero University Kano 1994-2004. Center for Democratic Research and Training, Kano 17. Adamu, Y.M. (2005) Patterns of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Kano State, A Geographical Analysis. Journal of Social and Management Sciences, Volume : Special Edition 2005 pp. 196-221 18. Adamu, Y.M. (2006) ‘Presentation of Literature Review’ in Adamu, Y.M., Mohammed, H., and Dandago K.I. (2006) Readings in Social Science Research, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bayero University Kano. 3 19. Adamu, Y.M. (2006) Learning and Scholarship in the Sokoto Caliphate: Legacies and Challenges. Bobboyi, H. and Yakubu A.M. (2006) The Sokoto Caliphate: History and Legacies 1804-2004, Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University Kaduna (Volume Two, Chapter 23: pp.369-395) 20. Adamu, Y.M. (2007) ‘Attractions and Barriers to the Utilisation of Antenatal Care Services in Urban Kano‘ Kano Studies, New Series 2007 21. Adamu, Y.M. (2008) ‘Maternal Health Issues in Kano Region” in Olofin E.A., Nabegu, A.B., Dambazau, A. D(Eds) (2008) Wudil in Kano Region: A Geographical Synthesis, Department of Geography, KUST, Wudil 22. Adamu Y.M and Tanko A.I. ‘What is Where? Near or Far, Primary Geographer, October 2004, pp 18-21, The Geographical Association 23. Adamu Y.M. and Liman, M.A (2005)‘Urbansation and Spatial Development of Urban Centres’in Yakubu A.M., Jumare IM, Saeed A.G. (Eds) (2005) Northern Nigeria, a Century of Transformation, Arewa House, pp. 90-99 24. Adamu Y.M and Radda, S.I. (2006) ‘Conceptual Framework in Social Sciences’ in Adamu, Y.M., Mohammed, H and Dandago, K.I., Readings in Social Science Research, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bayero University Kano. 25. Malumfashi, A.I and Adamu,Y.M. The Hausa City, The Literature and the Climate of Corruption, Jalal, A Journal of Languages and Literature, Volume 4, Number1, December 2006; 231-252 26. Mahmud A, Sangari D.U and Adamu Y.M., Creating GIS Application for Local Health Care Planning in Nassarawa State. Indian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2008, Vol 4 (4): 577-592 27. Adamu Y.M and Umar Y.A (2010) ‘Riding Youths: A Preliminary Analysis of the Acaba Motorcyclists in Metropolitan Kano in Umar, B.A,, Adamu, Y.M. and Dandago, K.I. (Eds) Issues in Youth Development in Nigeria: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Bayero University, Kano 28 Adamu, Yusuf M., (2010) A Preliminary Analysis of Informal Distribution of Petroleum (Cuwaicuwa) in Umar, B.A,, Adamu, Y.M. and Dandago, K.I. (Eds) Issues in Youth Development in Nigeria: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Bayero University, Kano 29. Adamu, Y.M. and Monguno, A.K. (2010) Distribution of Public Health Facilities in Borno State in Waziri, M., Kagu, A, and Monguno, A.K (Eds) Issues in the Geography of Borno, Volume 1, A.J Publishers, Kano. 30. Adamu, Y.M. and Monguno A.K. (2010) ‘An Assessment of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI)’, in Waziri, M., Kagu, A, and Monguno, A.K. (Eds) Issues in the Geography of Borno, Volume 1, AJ Publishers, Kano 31. Adamu, Yusuf M. (2010) Health Care Delivery in Kano State (2003-2007) in Adamu, U., Ado-Kurawa, I., and Isa, M. (Eds) Fulfilling the Mandate: Kano Under Shekarau, 2003-2007, Research and Documentation Directorate, Government House, Kano. 32. Adamu, Yusuf M. (2010) Hausa Literature, Media and the City in Adamu, A.U. and Gwazo, B.B. (Eds) Kano in the Second Millennium, Research and Documentation Directorate, Government House, Kano. 33.Malumfashi S.L., Mukhtar, M. and Adamu, Y.M., Constraints to Waste Management in Kano Metropolis. The Sociologist, A Journal of Sociological Studies, Maiden Edition (2011) 42-53 34. Abubakar, M., Sangari, D. U. and Adamu, Y. M., (2010):Spatial and Temporal 4 Patterns of Disease Incidence and Distribution in Keffi Metropolis, Nasarawa State – Nigeria. International Journal of Sustainable Development. Vol. 3(3): 38 – 49 35. Adamu, Yusuf M. and Bala, I., Association of Nigerian Authors Kano State Branch: 16 Years of Literary Development. ANA Review: Journal of the Association Nigeria Authors, 2 (2): 2011-50-63. 36. Abubakar, M., Ogah, T. A., Gunda, D..R., and Adamu, Y. M. (2012): Analysis of Temporal Variations of Air Passengers and Cargo Traffic in Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja – Nigeria.