Oguejiofor Ozioma holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, where he graduated with distinction in urban and regional planning. His undergraduate thesis centred on assessing the health impacts of printing press activities on the physical environment in Lagos, Nigeria. Currently, he is a member of Darwin College and is pursuing an MPhil in Population Health Sciences (Global Health) at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, supported by a full scholarship from the NIHR-funded Global Diet and Activity Research Network, led by Prof Oni at the MRC Epidemiology Unit.
During his undergraduate studies, he collaborated with the Centre of Housing and Sustainable Development, Urban Better Science, and the Global Diet and Activity Research Group on various community research projects at the intersection of urban planning, health, and sustainable development. These projects focused on areas such as physical activities, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), public spaces, and air pollution. Under the GDAR project titled "Informal Appropriation of Public Space for Leisure Physical Activities in Lagos and Yaounde: Analysis of Space Features, Motivation, Experiences, and Health Risks Data from Urban Stakeholders," he served as a research assistant involved in data collection and as a field enumerator, contributing to qualitative and observational research. At the Centre of Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD), he worked as a community researcher and stakeholder engagement officer.
His research lies at the intersection of the built environment and health outcomes, with a focus on understanding the social and environmental factors that impact the health outcomes of populations. Additionally, he is an early career researcher at the Global Diet and Activity Research Group, Cambridge.
Additional Information
GDAR Fellow
Member of Cambridge Zero
Member of Engage for Change Initiative
Early career Researcher atvGDAR
Darwin Climate Society
