Associate Professor of Kinesiology
Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo's research specialization includes Global Health, Health Policy, Social Determinants of Health.
Dr. Obasanjo received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1988 and a Master's in Preventive Veterinary Medicine from University of California at Davis in 1992. She proceeded to Cornell University and completed her PhD in Epidemiology in 1995. She was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Wake Forest University for 2 years and then worked as a Statistician and Project Manager in clinical research for pharmaceutical drug development for FDA approval. She was appointed Commissioner for Health in Ogun State of Nigeria in 2003 and elected to the Nigerian Senate in 2007, where she was the Chair of the Health Committee. In 2011, she became an Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University and explored the issues of governance, leadership and public health. She has given presentations around the world and was a Visiting Professor at Virginia Military Institute in the 2016/2017 academic year and also taught Applied Public Health to graduate students at Mary Baldwin University in the spring semester.
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About Iyabo Obasanjo
Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo's research specialization includes Global Health, Health Policy, Social Determinants of Health.
Dr. Obasanjo received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1988 and a Master's in Preventive Veterinary Medicine from University of California at Davis in 1992. She proceeded to Cornell University and completed her PhD in Epidemiology in 1995. She was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Wake Forest University for 2 years and then worked as a Statistician and Project Manager in clinical research for pharmaceutical drug development for FDA approval. She was appointed Commissioner for Health in Ogun State of Nigeria in 2003 and elected to the Nigerian Senate in 2007, where she was the Chair of the Health Committee. In 2011, she became an Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University and explored the issues of governance, leadership and public health. She has given presentations around the world and was a Visiting Professor at Virginia Military Institute in the 2016/2017 academic year and also taught Applied Public Health to graduate students at Mary Baldwin University in the spring semester.
