Oyelola is a chartered biostatistician, an experienced teacher and public health researcher. He completed his PhD at the University of Western Cape, South Africa, where he developed a new approach to modelling nested correlation due to anisotropy issues in spatial data (Malaria). He also completed a master degree in biostatistics at Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and statistical Bioinformatics, Hasselt University, Belgium.

Oyelola’s research interests are in spatial epidemiology, environmental statistics, exposure science, disease mapping and mixed-model with applications in biomedical sciences and public health studies. Oyelola’s work centred on developing and integrating innovative statistical approaches to advance public health and healthcare studies that focus on exploring spatial and Spatio-temporal variations in infectious and non-infectious diseases and examines the effect of climate on health outcomes. His methodological research interests fall in the area of correlation/covariance structure in public health and ecological data.

His previous experience includes statistics lecturer at the American University of Nigeria, American University of Afghanistan and Qatar University. Prior to joining Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Oyelola was a clinical research biostatistician (infectious disease) at JCU’s  Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine.

He is well-published in a wide range of multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journals such as Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society and Science of Total Environment. His publication titled” Analysis of spatial data with a nested correlation structure” was one of the top 20 most-read articles in 2017/2018 in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C.

 

 

Oyelola is an associate editor of BMC Public Health (Global Health), Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, PLOS ONE,  Scientific African and Scientific Reportsand a reviewer for many journals (See Publon). He is currently serving as an Early Career Researcher Initiative (ECRI) Advisory Panel member for the high-ranking Environmental Health Perspective journal. A fellow of the institute of management consultants.

Available PhD projects

Small Area Estimation of Health Outcomes

Environmental Stressors and Animal Health

Teaching

• HS2402: Health Professional Research 1 (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• TM5516: Biostatistics for Public Health (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Biostatistics, Spatio-temporal statistics, Spatial epidemiology, Correlated and multi-level modeling
• Infectious disease modelling, One-health, Zoonoses, Emerging infectious disease
• Exposure science, Environmental epidemiology

Teaching

• Biostatistics
• Research methods

Experience

• 2022 to present - Academic Editor, PloS ONE
• 2022 to present - Academic Editor, Scientific Reports
• 2021 to present - Associate Editor, Scientific African
• 2020 to present - Associate Editor, Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
• 2019 to present - Associate Editor, BMC Public Health
• 2022 to 2023 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2021 to 2022 - Lecturer (biostatistics), James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2020 to 2021 - Early Career Researcher Initiative (ECRI) Advisory Panel, Environmental Health Perspective
• 2018 to 2020 - Clinical Research Biostatistician, Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2013 to 2018 - Lecturer, Statistics, Qatar University (Doha, Qatar)
• 2010 to 2013 - Instructor, Statistics, American University of Afghanistan (Kabul, Afghanistan)
• 2005 to 2007 - Instructor, Statistics, American University of Nigeria (Yola, Nigeria)

Research Disciplines

• Epidemiology (4202)
• Statistics (4905)
• Clinical sciences (3202)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public health (2004)
• Livestock raising (1004)

Awards

• 2022 - Associate Editor-Scientific African
• 2022 - Academic Editor- PLOS ONE
• 2020 - JCU Award for Excellence in Research
• 2019 - Top Peer Reviewer (1%) in Social Sciences
• 2019 - Top Peer Reviewer (1%) in Cross-Field
• 2021 to 2023 - Townsville Hospital and Health Service - Study Education Research Trust Account (SERTA) -"Extended Extracorporeal Shockwave and Electromagnetic Stimulation Therapies for Effective Treatment and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers," $140,000
• 2017 to 2018 - Top 20 most read paper in Journal of the Royal Statistics Society: Series C

Fellowships

• 2012 to 2013 - American University of Afghanistan, Research Fellowship

Memberships

• 2019 - Institute of Management Consultants
• 2019 - International Environmetrics Society
• 2019 - International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
• 2010 - International Statistical Institute
• 2010 - International Biometric Society

Other

• 2020 - Early Career Researcher Initiative (ECRI) Advisory Panel- Environmental Health Perspective
• 2020 - Associate Editor-Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease (SAGE)
• 2019 - Associate Editor-BMC Public Health
• 2016 - Research Evaluator- South African National Research Foundation

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Journal Articles

• Abdel-Latif M, Adegboye O, Nowak G, Elfaki F, Bajuk B, Glass K and Harley D (in press) Variation in hospital morbidities in an Australian neonatal intensive care unit network. Archives of Disease in Childhood: fetal and neonatal,
• Bell A and Adegboye O (2023) The Epidemiology of Infective Endocarditis in New South Wales, Australia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study From 2001 to 2020. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32 (4). pp. 506-517
• Lawal S, Okunlola D, Adegboye O and Adedeji I (in press) Mother's education and nutritional status as correlates of child stunting, wasting, underweight, and overweight in Nigeria: Evidence from 2018 Demographic and Health Survey. Nutrition and Health,
• Lyu S, Adegboye O, Adhinugraha K, Emeto T and Taniar D (2023) COVID-19 Prevention Strategies for Victoria Students within Educational Facilities: An AI-Based Modelling Study. Healthcare, 11 (6).
• Nath K, Boles R, Emeto T, Adegboye O, Castellanos M, Alele F, Pearce J, Ewart B, Ward K, Lai H, Morris E, Hodges G and Irving I (2023) A comprehensive study of the epidemiology of haematological malignancies in North Queensland. Internal Medicine Journal, 53 (4). pp. 540-549
• Adamu A, Furlong M, Ogunlade S, Adikwu A, Anyang A, Malgwi A, Abdulrahman A, Bida N, Owolodun O and Adegboye O (2022) Seroprevalence of Influenza A Virus in Dromedaries in North-Western Nigeria. Pathogens, 11 (12).
• Adegboye O, Ezechukwu H, Woodall H, Brough M, Robertson-Smith J, Paba R, Czech G and Emeto T (2022) Media exposure, behavioural risk factors and HIV testing among women of reproductive age in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7 (2).
• Azam H, Agilan N, Pitigala P, Gupta A, Fung J, Miller C, Sharma O and Sharma D (2022) Impact of COVID-19 on Patients’ Attitudes and Perceptions of Dental Health Services: A Questionnaire Based Study in an Australian University Dental Clinic. Healthcare, 10 (9).
• Dzikwi-Emennaa A, Meseko C, Emennaa P, Adeyinka A, Adamu A and Adegboye O (2022) Detection of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Antibodies in Cattle in Plateau State, Nigeria. Viruses, 14 (12).
• Eisen D, Hamilton E, Bodilsen J, Køster-Rasmussen R, Stockdale A, Miner J, Nielsen H, Dzupova O, Sethi V, Copson R, Harings M and Adegboye O (2022) Longer than 2 hours to antibiotics is associated with doubling of mortality in a multinational community-acquired bacterial meningitis cohort. Scientific Reports, 12.
• Ezechukwu H, Shi J, Fowora M, Diya C, Elfaki F and Adegboye O (2022) Fetoplacental transmission and placental response to SARS-CoV-2: Evidence from the literature. Frontiers in Medicine, 9.

Book Chapters

• Gayawan E, Adekunle A, Pak A and Adegboye O (2022) Statistical Approaches to Infectious Diseases Modelling in Developing Countries: A Case of COVID-19. In: Promoting Statistical Practice and Collaboration in Developing Countries. CRC Press, Abingdon, England, pp. 557-581

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Measuring Allostatic Load - Biomarkers as Predictive Tools in Serious Mental Illness (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Environmental and socio-demographic predictors of Bacteraemia in North Queensland (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Climate change and its impact on the re-emergence of vector-borne diseases in Mauritius (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Climate change and the Incidence of Bacteraemia and Antimicrobial Resistance from Foodborne Pathogens in Queensland, Australia (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Trial of Image Enhancement Software as an Educational Tool in Melanoma Diagnosis for Medical Students (Masters , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Stress, Allostatic Load and Health (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Genetic selection for health beneficial long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, intramuscular fat, and fat melting point in Australian White lambs (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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