BBI Staff
Dr. Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu, M.ED., Ph.D.,
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu (FUNMI) is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI). She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Special Education from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She received her Ph.D. in Guidance and Counseling with an emphasis on multicultural perspectives of hearing impairment at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.She is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ilorin where she teaches and supervises research projects at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Prior to joining the BBI, Funmi was a Visiting Research Scholar in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at York University, Canada. She recently participated in the Advanced Research Rehabilitation Training (ARRT) at the Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies, Syracuse University. Dr. Akinpelu has a strong background in Special Education in Nigeria. Her research interests are in special education, rehabilitative counseling, and disability studies. She is particularly interested in disability policies, human rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and empowerment of women with disabilities.
She is currently involved in one of BBI’s projects in collaboration with two community agencies, ARISE and VERA HOUSE. The aim of this project is to identify specific gaps in service, barriers to safety and accessible support, and system inadequacies for women with disabilities and deaf women who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Dr. Akinpelu has presented conference papers in Nigeria, Canada, and United States.
She is a member of Society for Disability Studies (SDS), International Association of Special Education (IASE), Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), Counseling Association of Nigeria (CASSON), and Nigerian Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET).
Curriculum Vita - Dr. Akinpelu (Word file)
Selected Publications
- School Dropout Syndrome Among Hearing Impaired in Nigeria: Teachers' Perspectives (2007)
Omolara Funmilola Akinpelu
International Association of Special Education, June 2007, Hong Kong. - 'Dr' Girl-Child Education: A Reality or a Mirage among Females with Hearing Impairment in Nigeria (2007)
Funmilola Omolara Akinpelu
The International Journal of the Humanities, 5(3), 87-92. - A Study of The Academic Achievement and Self-
Concept of Male and Female Hearing-Impaired
Students in Nigeria (1998)
O.F. Akinpelu
Nigerian Journal of Gudiance and Counseling, 6(1&2), 1-10.
