Research and Creative Activity
Nigeria
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Faculty Research & Creative Activity in Nigeria
Abimbola Adelakun
African and African Diaspora Studies
Abimbola Adelakun researches Pentecostalism, performance, religion and spirituality, as they intersect with digital culture. She teaches courses in spirituality and performance, dramatic literature, travels and African cosmopolitan identity, and modern Nigerian culture.
Deji Akinwande
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Deji Akinwande's research focuses on 2D materials and nanotechnology, pioneering device innovations from lab towards applications. This manifests as translational nanotechnology from materials to devices to circuits, blurring the boundaries between chemistry, electronics, physics, materials science and mechanics.
Stephen Anderson
Marketing
Stephen Anderson is a quantitative researcher who studies management and policy questions at the intersection of marketing and development economics. His research program focuses on stimulating more inclusive, equitable growth in disadvantaged communities through marketing and entrepreneurship.
Kerry Cook
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Kerry Cook's research centers on predicting and understanding climate change and climate variability around the world, including Africa, South America, and the central U.S. Her group uses numerical models of the climate system, including atmosphere, ocean, and vegetation components, along with observational analysis to improve understanding about processes at the earth's surface interact with atmospheric circulation and precipitation fields.
Toyin Falola
History
Toyin Falola is a historian of African history since the 19th-century with a particular focus on Nigeria.
Vijay Mahajan
Marketing
Vijay Mahajan's areas of expertise include marketing strategy, product diffusion, research methodology and the Global South.
Aaron O'Connell
History
Aaron O'Connell's scholarly interests span three inter-related fields: 20th-century military history, U.S. foreign affairs, and the military's effects on contemporary U.S. culture and society. He teaches courses in military history, U.S. foreign policy, terrorism and insurgencies, and the U.S.' role in the world.
Moyosore Okediji
Art and Art History, African and African Diaspora Studies
Moyo Okediji is an art historian, artist, and curator. He has apprenticed with several indigenous African artists working in both sacred and secular mediums including mat weaving, textile designs, terra cotta, shrine painting, and sculpture.
Samantha Pinto
English, African and African Diaspora Studies
Samantha Pinto's research explores the discourses of race, gender, and human rights along with science in the African American and African Diaspora culture.
Heath Prince
Public Affairs
Heath Prince is a research scientist and has written, published, and presented extensively on domestic and international employment, training programs and policies, post-secondary education, and poverty reduction.
Paul Toprac
Computer Science
Paul Toprac's research involves the use of games, simulations, mobile apps, and extended reality to change emotion, motivation, learning, and behavior in individuals.