My goal is to reduce health disparity by increasing the reach, understanding, and effectiveness of health information among vulnerable populations.

Research topics include:

  • Health literacy

  • Patient education

  • Knowledge transfer and health dissemination

  • Metaphor-use in health communication

CURRENT RESEARCH

  • Covid-19 misinformation monitoring

  • Tailored messaging to increase covid-19 vaccination

  • Pap testing among individuals with limited English proficiency

  • Metaphor-use in patient communication

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Olagoke, A., Caskey, R., Floyd, B., Hebert-Beirne, J., Boyd, A.D, Molina, Y (Accepted). The interdependent roles of the psychosocial predictors of human papillomavirus vaccination among Christian parents of unvaccinated adolescents. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

  • Olagoke, A., Carnahan, L.R., Olagoke, O.O., & Molina, Y. (Accepted). Shared risk and protective factors for low human papillomavirus and COVID-19 vaccination intention: An opportunity for resource consolidation. American Journal of Health Promotion.

  • Kaur, H., Olagoke, A., & Hughes, A. Beating the bugs: the role of microbiology tests in antimicrobial stewardship in spinal cord injury units (2021). International journal of antimicrobial agents. Sep; 58 (Suppl. 1): 66.

  • Olagoke A, Reyes K, San Miguel LG, Torres P, Kling W, Medina M, Arroyo J, Garcia C, Coronado N, Hernandez O, Lucio A, Norris HT, Henderson V, & Molina Y. 2021. Intentional storytelling to sustain low-cost/free breast cancer services: A Latina example of community-driven advocacy. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. In Press. PMCID: In press.

  • Olagoke A., Olagoke, O. & Hughes A. Exposure to coronavirus news on mainstream media: The role of risk perceptions and depression; 2020. British Journal of Health Psychology; doi:10.1111/BJHP.12427.

  • Olagoke A., Olagoke, O. & Hughes A. Intention to Vaccinate Against the Novel 2019 Coronavirus Disease: The Role of Health Locus of Control and Religiosity; 2020. Journal of Religion and Health

  • Olagoke, A. A., Olagoke, O. O., & Hughes, A. M. (2020). Psychological Pathways Linking Public Trust During the Coronavirus Pandemic to Mental and Physical Well-being. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 3139.

  • Olagoke A., Harveen Kaur, and Ashley M. Hughes. "Digital Divide Among Caregivers of Chronic Disease Patients." Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. Vol. 8. No. 1. Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications, 2019.

  • Olagoke, O. O., Ezegwu, O., Olagoke, A. A., & Golzar, Y. Incidence, Trends and Predictors of Palliative Care Consultation among Patients Admitted for LVAD Implantation in the United States; 2019. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 25(8), S59.

  • Babajide O., & Olagoke A., The Colors Don’t Tell It All: Disparity in Cancer Prevention Behavior among US-born and Foreign-born African Americans. Poster presented at: Minority Health Conference; 2019 April 24; Chicago, IL.

  • Olagoke A. & Hughes, A.M., Disparity in the non-use of internet among caregivers of chronic disease patients: results from a population-based study. Poster presented at: Research Day Conference; 2018 November 7; University of Illinois at Chicago, United States.

  • Olagoke A. Characteristics of health literacy among informal caregivers: results from a nationally-representative us survey. Poster presented at: American Public Health Association Annual Conference; 2018 November 14; San Diego, United States.

  • Olagoke A., Harveen K., Azra W., & Hughes, A.M., Effective Elements of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Intensive Care Settings: An Integrative Review through the lens of Human Factors Approach. Poster presented at: Data Science Jam, Northwestern University; 2019 September 4; Chicago, IL.

  • Olagoke A. & Hughes, A.M., Digital divide among caregivers of chronic disease patients. Poster presented at: Human Factor & Ergonomics Symposium; 2019 March 24; Chicago, IL.

  • Olagoke A. & Hughes, A.M., Bridging the “digital divide”: English language proficiency, cervical cancer and considerations for immunotherapy. Poster presented at: Dr. Gary Kruh Cancer Research Symposium; 2019 April 17; Chicago, IL.

  • Babajide, O. and Olagoke, A. Novel Approaches for Evidence-Based Health Policies for Women of Reproductive Age: Small Area Estimation of Population Data; 2019. Paper presented at the 8th African Population Conference, Entebbe, Uganda.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

  • Olagoke, A., Evans, C.T., Fitzpatrick, M., Suda, K., Ray, C., Vivo, A., & Hughes, A.M. (In progress). Implementation practices of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Intensive Care: Qualitative examination. A paper to be submitted to the Journal of Implementation Science.

  • Olagoke, A., Carnahan, L.R., Olagoke, O.O., & Molina, Y. Shared risk and protective factors for low human papillomavirus and COVID-19 vaccination intention: An opportunity for resource consolidation (Under review). Submitted to American Journal of Health Promotion.

  • Olagoke, A., Floyd, B., Caskey, R., Hebert-Beirne, J., Boyd, A.D, Molina, Y. Disentangling the Role of Religiosity in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic (under review). Submitted to Journal of Religion and Health.

BOOK PUBLICATIONS

  • Ricks, P., Olagoke, A., Njai, R., Kokilakumar, K., Miranda-Hartstuff, P., Castro, D., Buckingham, I., Black, A., & Alvin, D. (2020). ¿CómoTe Sientes? How Do You Feel? Training Manual: A Community and Culturally Engaged Approach to COVID-19 Contact Tracing (First). Arch Street Press. ISBN 978-1-938798-33-7.

  • Olagoke, A. (2016). Know Your Baby’s Developmental Milestones. Ibadan: Health Disseminate.

GUEST LECTURES

  • Olagoke, A. (2020, April 8). Public response to COVID-19. Presented at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Doctoral Research Methodology class [CHSC 551].

  • Olagoke, A. (2019, October 9). Paradigm Shift: Development and testing of persuasive cancer metaphors. Presented at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Communication Mass Media students’ course [CHSC 485].

  • Olagoke, A. (2018, May 7). Storytelling and Health: Non-traditional methods of disseminating results. Presented at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Public Health Evaluation’ course.

  • Olagoke, A. (2017, November 3). Disseminating Public Health Findings Through Storytelling. Presented at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Health communication course.