Olorede Abdulgafar A. | ISSUES | The Ohio State Universityhttps://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/author/olorede-abdulgafar-a./Olorede Abdulgafar A.Hugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usMon, 02 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000https://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/author/olorede-abdulgafar-a./avatar_hu665be297ab328efc22f5e602e37015a8_7576878_270x270_fill_lanczos_center_3.pngOlorede Abdulgafar A.https://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/author/olorede-abdulgafar-a./Olorede Abdulgafar A.https://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/author/olorede-abdulgafar-a./Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000https://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/author/olorede-abdulgafar-a./<p>My motivation is to advance human rights, social justice, and equity, particularly for vulnerable children and families in underserved and culturally diverse communities locally and internationally. Abdulgafar aims to influence child welfare policy and practice in Nigeria and contribute to the global discourse on social welfare policy and social work practice, driving meaningful impact at both local and international levels.</p> <h3 id="certifications">Certifications</h3> <ul> <li>Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa ASSWA, 2024</li> <li>International Society for Data Science and Analytics, 2022</li> <li>Young African Social Workers International Youth Day (IYD),2022</li> <li>8th National Conference of Nigeria Association of Social Work Students (NASOWS),2019</li> <li>7th National Conference of Nigeria Association of Social Work Students (NASOWS),2019</li> <li>International Conference and Course on Law and Religion 2016</li> <li>World Social Work Day, 2022</li> <li>World Social Work Day, 2023</li> <li>World Social Work Day, 2024</li> </ul> <h3 id="awards-and-honours">Awards and honours</h3> <ul> <li>Best student tutor of the year for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Social Work department, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2017-2019</li> <li>Best Faculty President, Faculty of Social Sciences], University of Ilorin, 2019</li> </ul>Extreme heat and suicide risk among older adults: A longitudinal time-series analysis in an urban U.S. settinghttps://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/event/apha-2026-presentation-4/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000https://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/event/apha-2026-presentation-4/<p><strong>Session:</strong> Climate, Culture, and Life-Course Contexts in Mental Health<br> <strong>Program:</strong> Mental Health<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Monday, November 2, 2026 | 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM</p>A Geospatial Analysis of Built and Social Environmental Factors Associated with Student Crash Risk Near Schools in Boston, Massachusettshttps://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/event/hice-2026/Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000https://issues-osu.github.io/ISSUESlab/event/hice-2026/