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Olaitan Joel Akinboboye

Olaitan Joel Akinboboye

PhD Student

Locations

Public & Community Health

Contact Information

oakinboboye@mcw.edu

Biography

Faculty Advisor: Rebekah Walker, PhD
Year Entered MCW: 2019
Previous Education: MBchB - Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; MPH - Zilber School of Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Research Interests

Disparities in diabetes outcome among Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated African Americans with type 2 diabetes; global health.

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