Members Bios: Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Obasanjo Bolarinwa will be analysing University data linked to racially minoritised students and staff
Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa is a young, dynamic global public health and data science expert with extensive experience in developing and managing public health interventions through rigorous research among minority groups. He holds a Master of Science in Global Public Health from Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK and a Bachelor of Science in Demography and Social Statistics from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria.
Mr Bolarinwa has numerous publications as a lead author and has received several honours and awards, including the Early Career Grant Award by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the National Institute for Health and Care Research, the AfRes-Data Fellowship grant by the Union of African for Population studies, and the Exceptional Engagement in Teaching and Learning Student Award by Canterbury Christ Church University.
As a research assistant at the University of Edinburgh since November 2022, Mr Bolarinwa’s responsibilities include training and facilitating the development of research protocols, developing research instruments, collecting data on racially minoritised students and staff, consulting and interpreting statistical analysis, report writing, and contributing towards publications.
Prior to his current position, Mr Bolarinwa served as a Research and Project Volunteering Officer at Hounslow Healthwatch in the UK, where he supported the facilitation of research outreach and engagement events among the BAME community and the provision of health and social care services in the Hounslow community. He also worked as a Research and Methodology Tutor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he conducted tutorials on research method development on public health projects and workshops on literature review and data analysis.
