University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
FUOYE Academic Staff Profile
Prof. Sunday A. Adedini
Professor
Department of Demography and Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Science
Area of Specialization: Demography, social statistics, population and public health
Biography
Professor Sunday A. Adedini is a health demographer with two decades of experience in demography, population studies, and public health research. He earned his PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. His work has considerably advanced understanding in maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, family planning, and urban demography in sub-Saharan Africa. Professor Adedini led the establishment of South Africa’s first urban-based Health and Demographic Surveillance System, an initiative he is now replicating in Nigeria. He has received numerous fellowships and awards and secured several competitive research grants.
Professor Adedini is an alumnus and fellow of numerous international programmes, including the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship, USA; Brown International Advanced Research Institute (BIARI), USA; CARTA PhD Fellowship, Kenya; POSSIBLE-African Fellow of SFA, Kenya; Fellow of the DHS Programme, USA; and a postdoctoral fellow at the Fogarty International, USA, among others. He is a frequent keynote speaker at high-level fora, including the 2024 World Population Day at the Nigerian Presidential Villa, Abuja. He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). He holds a concurrent appointment as Honorary Professor at the Programme in Demography and Population Studies, Wits University, South Africa. His previous roles include Senior Lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and Programme Manager/Head Demographer at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Analytics Research Unit, Wits University, South Africa. Professor Adedini has held other key leadership positions, including Head of Department and Director of Strategic Partnerships, Linkages, and Collaborations at FUOYE. He has mentored several students/early-career researchers. With presentations at more than 50 international conferences worldwide and the publication of over 100 highly cited peer-reviewed articles, he ranks among the top scholars in his field globally.
Research Interests
Maternal and child health; reproductive health of women, adolescents, and young people; urban demography; and demographic estimation
Qualifications
| Degree | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa | 2011-2013 |
Professional Qualification
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Awards
Carnegie Corporation of New York, USA
Brown University, USA
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, Paris, France
Demographic and Health Survey Fellowship awarded by ICF International and sponsored by USAID, USA
Science for Africa Foundation, Kenya/Carnegie Corporation of New York, USA
Grants
SFA, Kenya/Carnegie Corporation, USA
JPHIEGO, USA
UNFPA, Nigeria
ICF International/USAID
IUSSP/Gates Foundation
IUSSP/Bill and Melinda Gates
IMPRINT Network, United Kingdom
CARTA
Wellcome Trust, Carnegie Corporation, and Sida; through CARTA
APHRC/McArthur Foundation
Scholarship
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA
Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA)
Fogarty International, USA
Prizes
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, SA
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
Membership of Professional Bodies
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Paper Presentation - Local
4th International Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
3rd International Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
2nd International Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
8th Nigeria Family Planning Conference, Abuja, Nigeria – December 4-6, 2024.
Annual Conference of the Association of Public Heath Physicians of Nigeria, at the International Cultural and Event Centre, Akure, Ondo State
Paper Presentation - International
The 30th International Population Conference of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), held in Brisbane, Australia
The 2023 School of Public Health Research Day and CARTA Conference held at Wits School of Public Health, South Africa
Conference on Population and Reproductive Health Dynamics under Covid-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa, Feb 2022
Annual Conference of the Population Association of America (PAA) held in Austin, Texas, USA
The 5th International Conference on Family Planning, held in Kigali, Rwanda
International Population Conference of the International Union of Population (IUSSP) held in Cape Town
Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision
Trends and Multilevel analyses of Male Fertility Behaviour in Nigeria
Social Contexts of Childhood Malnutrition in Low-income Settings in South Africa
Continuum of Maternal Healthcare Services and Neonatal Survival in Nigeria
Postgraduate M.Phil Supervision
Socio-demographic Factors Influencing Infant and Child Feeding Practices in Nigeria
Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision
Preventive Health Measures and Neonatal Mortality in Nigeria
Pregnancy Intention Status and Maternal Health Care Utilization in Zimbabwe
Correlates of infant and child’s nutritional status in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis
Spousal Violence and Maternal Health Care Utilization in Nigeria
Women’s Participation in Household Decision-Making and Under-Five Mortality in Nigeria
Changing Maternal Position, Maternal Care and Child Health Outcomes in Nigeria.
Socio-Economic Status of Mothers as a Determinant of Malnutrition among Under-Five Children in Nigeria
Levels, Patterns and Determinants of Neonatal Mortality in Nigeria
Course Teaching
Advanced Demographic Technique I
Advanced Demographic Technique II
Demographic Data Evaluation
Demographic Estimation
Monitoring & Evaluation
Field and Survey Report I
Field and Survey Report II
Introduction to Demography I
Introduction to Demography I
