Ewajesu Okewumi (College Research Award 2022)
Thesis title: Implementation and Reporting on UNCRC Article 12 in West Africa
PhD supervisors:
CV
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Qualifications
MSc, Sociology of Development (Distinction). University of Ibadan, 2019.
BSc, Sociology. University of Ibadan, 2016.
Responsibilities & affiliations
College PGR Rep - College of Arts Hummanities and Social Sciences 2023/24
PGR Rep - Moray House School of Education and Sports 2025/26
Trustee at Play Scotland
Postgraduate teaching
Course marker - Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods course on the MPH part-time online programme, Usher Institute – 2023/24
Assessed 23 papers of 2500 words and provided constructive feedback on each paper. Marking and moderation with a second marker completed within 3 weeks.
Tutor - Working with Children and Young People for Social Justice course (EDUA11438) – 2024/25 I contributed two lectures for this course, designed slides for the classes, and delivered the lectures through video recording.
Associate Tutor - Dissertation Supervisor in Language Education 2025/26
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
No
Project activity
Research Assistant - [Ageing-In] Place Standard Tool: A Preliminary Investigation. Challenge Investment Fund
Invited speaker
Akanle, O and Okewumi, E.O (2022) “Literature Review Using Nvivo Software”. Practical Training Session Facilitated/Presentation made at The Lagos Business School/Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria. Theme: Advancing Management Research Capacity for doctoral and Early Career Academics in Nigeria Workshop. 17th – 19th January, 2022.
Organiser
MHSES PGR Interweaving Conference Committee Member 2024
MHSES PGR Interweaving Conference Committee Member 2026
Papers delivered
Okewumi, E.O (2025) “Implementation of Children’s Participation Rights in West Africa”. Scottish Human Rights Commission. December 2025. Edinburgh, UK.
Okewumi, E.O (2025) “Children’s Participation in Public Decision-making in Nigeria: A Critical View of Structures and Norms”. International Children and Families Conference June 2025. Bristol, UK.
Okewumi, E.O (2024) “Gaining Adult Gatekeeper’s Consent in Research with Children: The Dilemma of Navigating Unexplored Spaces”. CREAN Conference April 2024. Geneva, Switzerland.
Fayehun, O, Akanle O, Okewumi E. O, et al, (2021) Data Gathering and Utilization: Humanitarian Targeting and Ethical Issues in Northeastern Nigeria. The International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) World Conference on Humanitarian Studies. Panel: Data and Displacement: Data Justice in Humanitarian Targeting. 3rd – 5th November, 2021. Paris, France.
Okewumi, E. O (2021) “Children’s Understanding of Gender Roles in the Family”. Panel: Gender, Children and the Family in Urban Africa. At the Lagos Studies Association Conference 2021. 24th – 26th June 2021.
Okewumi, E. O (2020) “Indigenous Education: The Discipline of Sociology and African Theories”. Indigenous Epistemology, Strengthening Research and Decolonization of Education in Nigeria. HUMBOLDT KOLLEG 2020. Ibadan, 11th – 14th February 2020.
Okewumi, E.O (2018) “Abandoning Wealth for Scarcity: Discourse on Rural-Urban Migration”. NASA conference 2018. Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.
Akanle, O and Okewumi E.O (2017) “Towards understanding Africa’s Tax Haven: Trajectories of Tax Avoidance and Evasion in Nigeria” International Conference on Tax Havens and The Developing World: The Global Dimension. At: The Conference Center, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 2nd – 4th August.
Okewumi, E.O (2016) “Gender and Marketing of Agricultural Produce in Bodija Market, Ibadan”. Pan- African Roundtable Dialogue: Land Policies, Agrarian Conflicts, Agricultural Production, Food Security and Identity Challenges in Postcolonial Africa. Held in Pretoria, South Africa from the 6th - 8th September 2016.