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Biography
Oyenike Balogun is a licensed psychologist and mixed-methods researcher. Her scholarship and clinical interests focus on racial and cross-cultural disparities in mental health and body image. Most recently, she has examined the impact of intersectional discrimination among Black adults with serious mental illness and body image among Black African women in Nigeria and Kenya.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
… → 2018
Predoctoral Clinical Fellowship, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Mental Health Center
… → 2017
Ph.D., Northeastern University
… → 2016
M.Ed., Northeastern University
… → 2012
M.S., Springfield College
… → 2005
B.A., United States International University-Africa
… → 1999
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A randomized controlled trial of a preventive behavioral intervention for young adults with psychotic experiences
Balogun, O. (CoI)
08/1/24 → 05/31/29
Project: Research
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Artificial intelligence-enabled mental health assessment of healthcare providers
Balogun, O. (CoI)
Massachusetts Dept of Public Health
06/1/24 → …
Project: Research
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Couples Therapy in Research (Professional Development)
Balogun, O. (Other)
Bentley Center for Health and Business (Seed Funding)
02/9/24 → …
Project: Research
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Barriers and Facilitators to Motivation for Work and School in First Episode Psychosis: A Qualitative Exploration
Balogun, O., DeTore, N. R., Dokholyan, K., Cather, C., Tepper, M. C., Lanca, M., Mueser, K. & Russinova, Z., 2025, In: EARLY INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Body Image in Sub-Saharan Africa
Balogun, O., 2025, Handbook of Diversity in Body Image. Academic PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Comparing Implicit Versus Self-Report Measures of Body Image Among Black African Women: Evidence of Social Desirability Bias?
Balogun, O., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Families of Intercultural Couples: Relational Foundations and Fractures
Balogun, O., 2025, The Routledge International Handbook of Interracial and Intercultural Relationships and Mental Health. Routledge, p. 425-435Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Transdiagnostic prevention in youth mental health, Part I: rationale, shared risk factors
Holt, D. J., Choi, K., DeTore, N. R. & Balogun, O., 2025, In: Neuropsychopharmacology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Professional Service
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Editorial Review Board Member
Balogun, O. (Participant)
2020 → …Activity: Other › Professional Service
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