Olu Awosoga

Olu Awosoga

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olu.awosoga@uleth.ca

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About

Dr. Olu Awosoga is a Professor of Applied Statistics & Psychometrics in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada. With over 35 years of post-secondary teaching and research experience, he is also a former Board of Governors Teaching Chair (2019-2021) and in 2021, was a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Nigeria. 

Education:

  • Ph.D. (Statistics) Western Michigan University '09
  • MS (Applied Statistics) Western Michigan University '06
  • MA (Mathematics) Central Michigan University '04
  • MBA (Marketing) University of Lagos '95
  • PGD (Computer Science) University of Lagos '90
  • MSC (Statistics) University of Lagos '89
  • BSC (ED) Mathematics University of Lagos '88
  • NCE (Math/Economics) Lagos State College of Education '84

Research Interests & Contributions: 

Dr. Awosoga has secured over 43 research fundings as a Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator and published over 85 journal articles, presented 72 conference abstracts, submitted 13 technical / research reports, and 13 new manuscripts under review. You can review all of Dr. Olu Awosoga's research constributions in the Experts Database page linked above. His research interests include: 

  • Statistical Modelling
  • Systematic Reviews & Meta Analysis, Ageing (mobility falls, sociodemographic factors, etc.)
  • Psychometrics
  • Caregivers’ Health Status
  • Wellbeing & Quality of Life
  • Moral Distress
  • Mixed methods
  • Secondary Data Analysis

A short list of his most recent publications is listed below: 

  • Michael, H.U., Wilson, T., Southern, D., Arimoro O.I., Awosoga O.A., Graham, M., Wilton, S., James, M., Lix, L.M., Sajobi T.T. (2026). Characterizing heterogeneity in health-related quality of life trajectories in coronary artery disease: a longitudinal latent Markov analysis. Qual Life Res 35, 116 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-026-04233-9
  • Onyeso O.K., Scott D.R., Alumona C.J., Kalu M.E., Adandom I.I., Akinrolie O., Onyeso K.M, Odole A.C., Victor J., Doan J., Awosoga, O. A. (2026). Association between sociodemographic factors and mobility among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Submitted to BMC Geriatrics – Springer Nature. - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-026-06984-z 
  • Adandom, H.C., Damag, S., Kalu, M.E., Adandom, I.I., Odole, A.C., Cook, L.L., Shan, G. & Awosoga, O.A. (2025). Personality traits and coping with fear of falling: An interpretive description study of older adults in Canada. Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251392358 
  • Alumona, C.J., Maduforo, A.N., Awosoga, O.A., Johnson, A.N., Scott, S., McClurg, C., Alaazi, D.A., & Salami, B.O. (2025). Health of black children and youth in Canada: a scoping review. BMC Public Health 25, 3024. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24474-6 

To read more publications, please visit his Experts Database linked above. 

Academic Experience & Courses taught:

  • Lecturer in Mathematics/Stat. - Nov. 1991 To Aug. 2001, University of Lagos, Nigeria
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (Intermediate Algebra) – Sept. 2001-August 2004, CMU
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (Business Statistics) – Sept. 2004-April 2009, WMU
  • Academic Assistant III (Applied Statistics) – July 2009-June 2012, U of L
  • Assistant Professor (Applied Statistics) – July 2012-June 2017, U of L
  • Associate Professor (Tenured) – July 2017-June 2024, U of L
  • Professor (Applied Statistics & Psychometrics) – July 2024- Present, U of L

Accredited Professional Statistician (P.Stat. SSC (CAN) – 2024, PStat® ASA (USA) – 2024)

He currently teaches Applied Statistics for Clinical Practice and Graduate Advanced Statistical Techniques in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge. In the past, he has taught: 

  • Introductory University Mathematics, Introduction to Probability Theory and  Introduction to Statistics
  • Statistics for Sciences
  • Statistical Methods
  • Statistical Concepts
  • Statistics for Biologists
  • Research Methods
  • Business Mathematics
  • Data Processing and Management Information Systems
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Business Statistics 
  • Biostatistics
  • Exploratory Data Analysis

Professional Affiliations & Designations: 

Current & Recent Grants:

A short list of grants Dr. Awosoga has secured are listed below:

A Participatory Action Research Project to Promote the Mental Health of Black Children in Alberta. Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) - $400,000 (02/2025 – 12/2027)

  • Principal Investigator (Project Director): Oluwabukola Oladunni Salami
  • Co-Principal Investigators: Maria Ospina, Andrea Renzaho
  • Co-investigators: Alaazi, D.A., Amodu, O.C., Awosoga, O.A., Dixon, S., Johnson, N.A., Kemei, J.J., King, R.U., Monari, E.N., Olanlesi-Aliu, A.D., Olukotun, M., Oluwasina, F.O., Umezurike, U.P., Vallianatos, H., Yohani, S.:

Transforming the Lives of Black Children and Youths in Canada. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council $2,500,000 (09/2024 – 08/2029)

  • Principal Investigator (Project Director): Salami Bukola
  • Co-investigators: Afua Cooper, Alicia Boatswain-Kyte, Alleson Mason, Andy Knight, Annette Bailey, Barbara Ann Hamilton-Hinch, Delores Mullings, Dominic Alaazi, Funké Aladejebi, Geoffrey Maina, Gina Thésée, Handel Wright, Helen Vallianatos, Johanne Jean-Pierre, Keisha Jefferies, Lance McCready, Malinda Smith, Motilola Akinfemisoye-Adejare, Nicole Johnson, Oluwagbohunmi Awosoga, Patrina Duhaney, Regine King, Shannon Scott, Shirley Anne Tate, Temitope Oriola, Tya Collins, Uchechukwu Umezurike & Collaborators/Partners.:

Advancing healthcare for equity deserving groups through electronic health records by disaggregated data collection in Pediatric. One Child Every Child Catalyst Grant Canada First Research Excellence Fund $198,542. (03/2024 – 03/2027)

  • Principal Investigator: Nicole Johnson
  • Co-investigators: Graham Thompson, Aleem Bharwani, Tehseen Ladha, Deliwe Ngwezi, Olu Awosoga, Sandra Dixon, Karim Keshavjee, Ulises Rodrigues, Bukola Salami, Teresa Semalulu, Maryse Hendi, Shelina Jamal, Laurie Lee, Grant Brun