Mobolaji Ibitoye Joins the Rutgers School of Public Health
Mobolaji Ibitoye, Dr.PH., M.P.H. has joined the Rutgers School of Public Health’s Department of Urban-Global Public Health as an instructor.
Ibitoye is a social and behavioral public health researcher whose work addresses sexual and reproductive health. Her research explores how various structural, social, behavioral, and biological factors interact to affect the sexual and reproductive health of populations internationally and domestically. Ibitoye employs both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to gather valuable insights into the sexual and reproductive health needs of underserved populations in various settings in sub-Saharan Africa and the U.S. Her current research is focused on understanding the fertility desires and the interpersonal processes that translate the desire to avoid or delay pregnancy into decisions on modern contraception among men and women in sub-Saharan Africa as well as among African immigrants in the U.S.
“I am thrilled to join the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at the Rutgers School of Public Health,” says Ibitoye. “I am impressed by the department’s strong commitment to community engagement and look forward to contributing to existing community collaborations while fostering new ones. The department’s focus on addressing the public health needs of urban, underserved, and sometimes overlooked populations locally and globally is greatly aligned with my research focus; I feel right at home in the department.”
“Dr. Ibitoye’s work epitomizes the department’s commitment to urban-global public health and the synergies that creative, rigorous scientists can create between research and interventions developed locally and internationally,” says Leslie Kantor, professor and chair of the Department of Urban-Global Public Health. “We are excited to have Dr. Ibitoye join the department and contribute to our growing portfolio of work in sexual, reproductive and maternal health.”
Ibitoye earned her Dr.PH. in Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She also has an M.P.H. with dual concentrations in Behavioral Science and Health Education and Epidemiology from Saint Louis University, and a B.A. in Biology from the University of Rochester. Prior to coming to Rutgers, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Ohio State University's Institute for Population Research.
