Key details
Professor Omorogieva Ojo
Professor in Nutrition and Diabetes
Prof. Omorogieva Ojo is a Professor in Nutrition and Diabetes. He had his BSc and MSc in Animal Science from Nigerian’s premier University, University of Ibadan and PhD in Nutrition from the University of Greenwich, London. He also had Postgraduate Diploma in Diabetes from the University of Surrey, Roehampton, UK. He is a Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition, UK and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK.
The focus of Prof. Ojo’s research is nutritional interventions in diabetes and other chronic conditions. He has published widely in many international journals, presented at many international conferences and edited books. He is also Practice Lead in Centres for Chronic Illness and Ageing, and Exercise Activity and Rehabilitation.
Prof. Ojo is a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Lifecourse Development (ILD), University of Greenwich. He has developed an extensive network of international research collaboration by working extensively with colleagues in China, India, Nigeria and UK through the Nutrition and Diabetes Research and Practice Group which he leads and is based in the ILD. He mentors and supports graduates and newly qualified nutritionists.
Prof. Ojo is an internationally acclaimed expert in nutrition and diabetes and he is supervising many PhD students. He is a recognised supervisor by the UK Council for Graduate Education.
Prof. Ojo is on the editorial board of many international journals including Nutrients and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. He has been Guest Editor of seven Special Issues in the areas of Nutrition and/or Diabetes. Prof. Ojo is a peer reviewer for many international journals and international grant awarding bodies. He has also been a member of the Scientific and Organising Committee and keynote speaker at many international conferences.
Prof. Ojo’s work is having significant impact in the development of international policies and guidelines, and in the enteral nutrition industry in the areas of product design and commercial development of the enteral feeding pump. He has been cited over 1400 times and his H index is 20.
Posts held previously
- Associate Professor in Diabetes Care and Management, School of Health Sciences, University of Greenwich, London
- Clinical Lead Nutrition Specialist at the Home Enteral Nutrition Team in Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust
Responsibilities within the university
- Member, Impact Case Study Strategy Working Group
- Member, Research Excellence Framework Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (REF-EDI) Panel
- Supervision of undergraduate, MSc and PhD students
- Coordinating the diabetes care and management course (levels 6 & 7) and pathways of care in adult nursing 2 course (levels 5 and 7)
- Conducting research in nutrition and diabetes with national and international collaborators
- Publication of research findings and conference presentations
Recognition
- Registered Nutritionist: Association for Nutrition, UK
- Senior Fellow: Higher Education Academy
- Reviewer for Wiley-Blackwell Publisher; British Journal of Nursing; Nursing and Residential Care; The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging; Australian Health Review; Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research; Diabetes Research - Open Journal
- Editorial Board Member: Nutrients
- Section Editor: Nutrition and Public Health
- Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Section Board Member: Health Care Sciences and Services
- Editorial Board Member: J Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal
- Guest Editor: Special Issue on "Dietary Intake and Type 2 Diabetes", Nutrients
- Guest Editor: Special Issue on "Nutrition and Chronic Conditions", Nutrients
- Guest Editor: Special Issue on Enteral Nutrition, Nutrients
- Guest Editor: Special Issue on Recent Advances in Enteral Nutrition, Nutrients
- Guest Editor: Topical Collection on Health care and Diabetes, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Research / Scholarly interests
Omo's research interests are particularly focused around diabetes, nutrition and dementia.
Key funded projects
- 2018 Rockfield Medical Devices, Galway, Ireland; Project Title: A Proof of Concept, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the eNfeed Pocket Pump
- 2016 Paula Carr Diabetes Trust; Project Title: The impact of diabetes training on primary care healthcare professionals in East Kent