Oluwakemi Amodu

Area of Study / Keywords

women's health conflict-induced displacement and migration intersectionality qualitative methods

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About

My research program focuses on advancing health equity in maternal and reproductive health, particularly among displaced populations, racialized women, and refugee communities. Through this work, I examine how structural and systemic barriers impact access to perinatal and reproductive health services, as well as how community-based and culturally responsive interventions can improve outcomes for marginalized populations. I have clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in reproductive health and public health settings, and research experience in both global and Canadian contexts. I use qualitative, ethnographic, and mixed methods approaches. I am also Principal Investigator of a SSHRC-funded project examining gender and conflict among displaced populations and co-Investigator on multiple interdisciplinary studies focused on health equity.

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Research

Recent Grants (as Principal Investigator or Co-applicant, by year)

2024–2026 Amodu, O. (Principal Investigator); Gokiert, R., Ladha, T., Whalen-Browne, M., Chandra, S. (Co-applicants); Velasquez, A., Gonzalez, S. (Collaborators). Enhancing Perinatal Health Services for Refugee Women in Alberta. Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (WCHRI) Innovation Grant, $60,000.

2024–2025 Amodu, O. (Principal Investigator). Unpaid Care Work Among Minority Populations. SSHRC SIG Grant, $6,000.

2023–2024 Amodu, O. (Principal Investigator). Perinatal Health Access for Ethnically Diverse Women in Canada. Faculty of Nursing Establishment Grant, $50,000.

2021–2026 Amodu, O. (Principal Investigator); Janes, C., Liu, J., Salami, O. Impact of Gender Relations on Post-Displacement Resettlement: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Experience of Internally Displaced Women in Northern Nigeria. SSHRC Insight Development Grant, $74,724.

2020–2022 Amodu, O. (Principal Investigator); Janes, C. Access to Diagnosis and Treatment for STIs among Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Nigeria: A Stakeholder Consultation. Research Engagement Fund, $15,000.+ AMTD Fellowship Award, $150,000.

2018–2019 Amodu, O. (Principal Investigator). Access to Reproductive Healthcare for Internally Displaced Women in Nigeria: A Critical Ethnography Study. International Development Research Centre Doctoral Award, $20,000.

2017–2019 Amodu, O. (Principal Investigator). How Pregnant Women in Nigerian Relief Camps Access Healthcare. Women and Children’s Health Research Institute Graduate Studentship, $36,000.

I am currently accepting PhD and MN students for fall 2026 entry.

Mary Olukotun, Lucy Karanja, Aloysius Maduforo, Andre Renzaho, Maria-Beatriz Ospina, Solina Richter, Modupe Tunde-Byass, Oluwakemi Amodu, Bukola Salami

Qualitative Health Research. 2024 December; 10.1177/10497323241301968

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Elle Nelson, Susmita Susmita, Saleema Allana, Oluwakemi C Amodu, Swarna Weerasinghe, Andrea N Simpson, Erin Ziegler, Anna Gagliardi

BMJ Public Health. 2024 September; 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001023

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Oluwakemi Amodu, Craig R. Janes, Karen Therese L. Pangan

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health. 2024 January; 10.1017/gmh.2024.110

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Bukola Salami, Mary Olukotun, Muneerah Vastani, Oluwakemi Amodu, Brittany Tetreault, Pamela Ofoedu Obegu, Jennifer Plaquin, Omolara Sanni

BMJ Global Health. 2022 April; 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008189

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Oluwakemi C. Amodu, Bukola Salami, Solina Richter, Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika

Global Public Health. 2021 April; 10.1080/17441692.2020.1810296

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Bukola Salami, Stella Iwuagwu, Oluwakemi Amodu, Mia Tulli, Chizoma Ndikom, Hayat Gommaa, Tina Lavin, Michael Kariwo

BMJ Global Health. 2020 August; 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002584

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Oluwakemi C. Amodu, Magdalena S. Richter, Bukola Salami

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020 February; 10.3390/ijerph17041280

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Oluwakemi Amodu

University of Alberta Libraries. 2020 January; 10.7939/R3-V52S-6H63

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Philomina Okeke-Ihejirika, Bukola Salami, Oluwakemi Amodu

Aggression and Violent Behavior. 2019 May; 10.1016/j.avb.2019.01.006

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Oluwakemi C. Amodu, Bukola O. Salami, Magdalena S. Richter

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 2018 December; 10.1186/s12884-018-1907-x

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Oluwakemi C. Amodu, Bukola Salami, Solina Richter

Women and Birth. 2017 October; 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.02.009

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Bukola Salami, Shela Akbar Ali Hirani, Salima Meherali, Oluwakemi Amodu, Thane Chambers

Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2017 September; 10.1016/j.pedn.2017.04.016

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