Blessing Ugochi Ojembe

Blessing Ugochi Ojembe is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba. Her research focuses on the intersectional experiences of aging among Black older adults, particularly examining loneliness, social exclusion, and cumulative disadvantages shaped by race, gender, immigration status, and socioeconomic factors. She is affiliated with the Centre on Aging (University of Manitoba) and Connected Minds (York University).

• Completed postdoctoral fellowship at McMaster University
• Co-founder and Vice Scientific Director of Emerging Researchers and Professionals on Aging – African Network (ERPAAN)
• Advocates for quality care provision for older adults and their families
• Conducts aging research in Sub-Saharan Africa

Her work emphasizes policy analysis, social relational health, and addressing systemic inequities in aging populations.