Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso

Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso is an Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Brandeis University. She previously taught Political Science and International Relations at Babcock University, Nigeria. Her interdisciplinary research spans International Relations, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, Political Science, and African Studies.

She holds a Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Sc. from the University of Ibadan. Her research focuses on intersectional approaches to African studies, gender conflicts, and displacement crises.

Her publications examine trends in African women's political participation, decolonization of gender studies, and humanitarian interventions in conflict zones. Recent work analyzes sexual violence in displacement contexts and environmental drivers of migration.

Awards include:

• Young Scholar Research Awards, Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (2006)
• Doctoral Research Award, UPEACE Africa Program (2008-2010)