Dr. Hammed O. Mogaji holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Parasitology (with minor in Epidemiology) lectures at Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. and currently holds a Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) as an epidemiologist at Institute of Collective Health, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador Brazil where he is working with a multidisciplinary team of scientists on the control of leptospirosis and other diseases of public health concern in urban slums of Salvador. He has several professional certifications in Implementation science research, epidemiology, biostatistics and GIS. His research interest revolves around mapping the distribution of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and other infectious diseases of public health importance. Furthermore, exploring how socio-economic and ecological determinants influence disease transmission is of great interest to him. His enthusiasm coupled with his skills in implementation research has been useful in contributing to disease control programming and practice. Before joining the university, he was a research scientist with the Spatial Parasitology and Health GIS group in Abeokuta, Nigeria and also a field officer with Mission to Save the Helpless for 5 years where he gathered experience in facilitating and implementing NTDs control programmes and epidemiological investigations. He currently serves as a research support officer to MITOSATH. Mogaji had successfully completed four research projects with 2 grant awards from WHO/TDR in Geneva, Switzerland, 1 from Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and 1 from the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabii. He has several other awards and commendations to his credit. He has attended training, conferences and workshops in Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Bangladesh and Italy. Currently, he has over 35 publications in peer-reviewed journals and he is a member of some National and International scientific societies.
Expertise: Disease mapping and evaluation surveys for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Risk Factor analysis, Implementation research
