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Onoja M. Akpa
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Onoja M. Akpa, MS, PhD

Associate Professor

901.678.1716226 Robison Hallomakpa@memphis.edu

About

Dr. O. M. Akpa holds a M.Sc. (2004) and Ph.D. (2009) degrees in Statistics from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He started his teaching career in 2002 with the Imo State University, Nigeria and rose to become full Professor and Head, Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He has over twenty years of teaching/research experience spanning different areas of applied statistics and health outcomes. He is Associate Professor of Biostatistics (Teaching) with the Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Environmental Health at the School of Public Health.

Education

  • Certificate in Population Health (Edx), 2020 Doane University, USA
  • Ph. D. Statistics, 2009 University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • Master of Science in Statistics, 2004 University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • Bachelor of Science in Statistics, 2001 University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Primary Research Interests

  • Prediction models
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Linear models
  • Cardiovascular diseases, Cardio-metabolic diseases and stroke.

Selected Publications

  1. Komolafe, M. A., Sunmonu, T., Akinyemi, J., Sarfo, F. S., Akpalu, A., Wahab, K., Obiako, R., Owolabi, L., Osaigbovo, G. O., Ogbole, G., Tiwari, H. K., Jenkins, C., Lackland, D. T., Fakunle, A. G., Uvere, E., Akpa, O., Dambatta, H. A., Akpalu, J., Onasanya, A., ... Owolabi, M. (2024). Clinical and neuroimaging factors associated with 30-day fatality among indigenous West Africans with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 456, Article 122848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2023.122848
  2. Okekunle, A. P., Asowata, O. J., Akpa, O. M., Fakunle, A. G., Bodunde, I., Komolafe, M., Arulogun, O., Sarfo, F. S., Obiako, R., Osaigbovo, G., Ogbole, G., Bello, A., Adeniyi, S., Calys-Tagoe, B., Appiah, L., Jenkins, C., Oyinloye, O., Dambatta, H., Balogun, O., ... Owolabi, M. (2024). Dietary patterns associated with hypertension among stroke-free indigenous Africans: Insights from the Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network study. Journal of Hypertension. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000003662
  3. Verma, S. S., Gudiseva, H. V., Chavali, V. R. M., Salowe, R. J., Bradford, Y., Guare, L., Lucas, A., Collins, D. W., Vrathasha, V., Nair, R. M., Rathi, S., Zhao, B., He, J., Lee, R., Zenebe-Gete, S., Bowman, A. S., McHugh, C. P., Zody, M. C., Pistilli, M., ... O'Brien, J. M. (2024). A multi-cohort genome-wide association study in African ancestry individuals reveals risk loci for primary open-angle glaucoma. Cell, 187(2), 464–480.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.12.006
  4. Okekunle, A. P., Asowata, O. J., Danladi, D. K., Ogunjuyigbe, A. S., & Akpa, O. M. (2024). Association of second-hand smoking with sleep quality among adults in Ibadan, Nigeria: A cross-sectional evaluation of data from the COMBAT-CVDs study. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-023-02042-y
  5. Okekunle, A. P., Asowata, O. J., Akpa, O. M., Fakunle, A. G., Chikowore, T., Mohamed, S. F., Obiako, R., Komolafe, M., Osaigbovo, G. O., Ogbole, G., Arulogun, O., Sarfo, F. S., Wahab, K., Owolabi, L., Akinyemi, J., Akpalu, A., Uvere, E., Akinyemi, R., Jenkins, C., ... Owolabi, M. (2024). Factors associated with frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption among selected sub-Saharan African populations: Evidence from the Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource Project. International Journal of Epidemiology, 53(1), Article dyad171. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyad171
  6. Akinyemi, R. O., Tiwari, H. K., Srinivasasainagendra, V., Akpa, O., Sarfo, F. S., Akpalu, A., Wahab, K., Obiako, R., Komolafe, M., Owolabi, L., Osaigbovo, G. O., Mamaeva, O. A., Halloran, B. A., Akinyemi, J., Lackland, D., Obiabo, O. Y., Sunmonu, T., Chukwuonye, I. I., Arulogun, O., ... Owolabi, M. O. (2024). Novel functional insights into ischemic stroke biology provided by the first genome-wide association study of stroke in indigenous Africans. Genome Medicine, 16(1), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-023-01273-5
  7. Sarfo, F. S., Asowata, O. J., Akpa, O. M., Akinyemi, J., Wahab, K., Singh, A., Akpalu, A., Opare-Addo, P. A., Okekunle, A. P., Ogbole, G., Fakunle, A., Adebayo, O., Obiako, R., Akisanya, C., Komolafe, M., Olunuga, T., Chukwuonye, I. I., Osaigbovo, G., Olowoyo, P., ... Owolabi, M. (2024). Stroke occurrence by hypertension treatment status in Ghana and Nigeria: A case-control study. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 459, Article 122968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2024.122968
  8. Asowata, O. J., Okekunle, A. P., Olaiya, M. T., Akinyemi, J., Owolabi, M., & Akpa, O. M. (2024). Stroke risk prediction models: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 460, Article 122997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2024.122997
  9. Asowata, O. J., Sakpere, A. B., Wegbom, A. I., Emaikwu, C., Danladi, D. K., Okoro, I., Oladiran, S., Adekolurejo, T. E., Okekunle, A. P., & Akpa, O. M. (2024). Validating the factor structure and reliability of the sleep quality scale in a community-based study in Ibadan, Nigeria. Journal of the National Medical Association, 116, 553–565.
  10. Aremu, O. G., Asowata, O. J., Danladi, D. K., Okekunle, A. P., & Akpa, O. M. (2024). Sleep quality and hypertension in an indigenous African population: A cross-sectional investigation from the COMBAT-CVDs study. Journal of Human Hypertension. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-024-00971-w

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