1600 Woodland Road
Abington, PA 19001
Biography
Teaching Interests and Courses Taught
- Medical Aspects of Disability
- Intro to Rehab Services
- Intro to Disability Culture
- Counseling Techniques
- Rehabilitation Foundations
- Cross Cultural Counseling
Selected Awards and Honors
Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence: Teaching Fellow Award (University of Arkansas at Little Rock)
Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence: Distinguished Teaching Fellow Medallion (University of Arkansas at Little Rock)
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (The University of Arizona)
Research Interests
Dr. Akande is a qualitative researcher, with specific interests in narrative interviewing, case study, and grounded theory approaches. Her research interests include opioid use disorder among immigrants, vocational rehabilitation for immigrant women with disabilities and women with disabilities in under-resourced countries, disability policy, and reproductive justice for people with disabilities.
Dr. Akande’s approaches to curriculum development include compassion cultivation through experiential learning, and teaching cultural humility, advocacy through policy engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration through virtual international exchange.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Akande, A. O. et al. (2023). A scoping review of the opioid epidemic among U.S. Immigrants: Implications for treatment practices. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2023.2173346
- Akande, A. O. & Rajapaksa, E. (2022). Immigration, politics, and mental health: An undergraduate independent study. Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice, 8(1).
- Akande, A. O. (2021). Defining disability internationally: Implications for Rehabilitation Service Provision within Immigrant Populations in the United States. Journal of Life Care Planning, 19(2).
- Akande, A. (2020, November 6). Anticipatory grief related to COVID-19: Fears of mortality and morbidity through the lens of culture. Penn State Social Science Research Institute. https://covid19.ssri.psu.edu/articles/anticipatory-grief-related-covid-19
- Akande, A. (2018). Narrative interviewing: A cross-cultural approach for rehabilitation professionals. Proceedings of the 2nd World Disability and Rehabilitation Conference, 1.
- Akande, A. O. (2017). Factors affecting vocational goal acquisition of female immigrant clients: Rehabilitation counselor perspectives. The Journal of Rehabilitation, 83(1).
Education
Ph D, Rehabilitation, The University of Arizona
MS, Rehabilitation Counseling, Boston University
BA, Child Development, Tufts University