Dr. Olajumoke Beulah Adigun

Olajumoke Beulah Adigun, PhD, is an assistant professor of Educational Leadership at Oklahoma State University. She is also a Team Member for the Brock Leadership Lab for Educational Innovation and an Advisory Committee member for the Ellis Walker Woods School Leader Award. Additionally, she works closely with Project ECHO®, serving as the Faculty lead for ECHO Education Nigeria. Furthermore, Dr. Adigun is an Affiliated Research Scientist for The Leadership & Policy Center for Thriving Schools & Communities (THRIVE) at the University of Oklahoma. She previously served as a postdoc and Director of Research for the Oklahoma Center for Education Policy (OCEP). With a mental health and community development background, Dr. Adigun has spent the last decade working in several strategy-focused capacities, using large data and nuanced individual responses to design pathways for effective and collaborative school and community engagement. Her research explicates the psychosocial processes affecting student/teacher engagement and well-being. She has authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and 2 editions of the book - Courageous. Courageous is a curriculum designed for fathers to increase knowledge and develop core competencies for healthy parenting and father-child relationships.