Korede K. Yusuf

Dr. Korede K. Yusuf is an Associate Professor in the Public Health Program at Adelphi University's College of Nursing and Public Health. With expertise spanning epidemiology, maternal and child health, and health disparities research, Dr. Yusuf contributes significantly to understanding how social determinants affect health outcomes across diverse populations.

Dr. Yusuf's educational background includes:

• Ph.D. from the University of South Florida Tampa (2017)
• MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2010)
• MBBS from the College of Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria (2004)
• Certificate in Global Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2010)

His research primarily focuses on maternal and child health outcomes, with special attention to racial and ethnic disparities, immigrant health, and global health issues particularly related to Nigeria and Afghanistan. Dr. Yusuf has published extensively on topics including stillbirth risk factors among different ethnic groups, the impact of environmental exposures on health, pregnancy outcomes among diverse populations, and healthcare access barriers in conflict zones. His work often employs epidemiological methods to identify patterns and determinants of health outcomes across different demographic groups, revealing important insights about the 'foreign-born paradox' in maternal health and ethnic-specific risk factors for adverse birth outcomes.

Dr. Yusuf serves as an Associate Editor for Preventing Chronic Disease and reviews for several prominent public health journals including the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, European Journal of Pediatrics, and Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice. He has received research funding including an Adelphi Internal Faculty Development Grant as Principal Investigator for a study on intimate partner violence interventions in Nigeria.

His scholarly contributions include multiple awards for research presentations, demonstrating the quality and impact of his work in the public health community. Dr. Yusuf's methodological expertise spans both quantitative analysis of large datasets and qualitative approaches to understanding healthcare access barriers in restrictive environments.