All is now set for presentation of the 32nd Inaugural Lecture of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, by a seasoned professor of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Bolanle Ogungbamila.
A statement by the Chairman of Ceremonies Committee and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Admin.), Prof. Adebisi Daramola, confirmed that the 32nd Inaugural lecture will hold on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
The lecture, titled, “My Lord, I am Corrupt for a Just Cause”, will commence by 2:00 PM in the University Multipurpose Hall, while guests are expected to be seated by 1:30 PM. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, will chair the lecture.
Prof. Ogungbamila earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degrees in Psychology and Industrial and Organisational Psychology from University of Lagos, and University of Ibadan in 1997 and 2001, respectively. In 2011, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from University of Ibadan.
He joined AAUA in 2003 as an Assistant Lecturer. In 2018, he was appointed Professor of Industrial and Organisational Psychology.
Prof. Ogungbamila has held over 100 leadership roles, including as dean, director, chairman and member of committees and panels. He was the Dean of Student Affairs, Director of Academic Planning Unit, the University Orator, Chairman of the Business Committee of Senate, Chairman of the Academic Staff Cooperative Multipurpose Society Limited, and he is presently a member of the University’s Governing Council.
Prof. Ogungbamila has contributed chapters to five books, published over 40 articles in recognised journals globally, and supervised seven postgraduate students part of whom were four Ph.Ds. He has participated in over 25 local and international conferences in countries such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Benin Republic and Ghana.
His professional affiliations include memberships in the Nigerian Association of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists (NAIOP), Employee Assistance Professional Association (EAPA), Nigerian Psychological Association (NPA), American Psychological Association (APA), International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA), Society for Conservation, Population, and Environmental Psychology (SCPEP), Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (SSPCV), and International Council of Psychologists (ICP)
Prof. Ogungbamila is a recipient of TETFund institutional-Based Research Grant 2018, and TETFund Travel Grant 2015. He also won the Adekunle Ajasin University Best Staff Award (Academic Staff Category) in 2014.
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