Fall 2024 Opening Convocation

Thursday, September 19, 2024, 10 a.m.
Beginnings
UDC Theater of the Arts, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC (map)

Keynote remarks will be provided by Assistant Professor of Social Work Temitope Oke, an experienced researcher and proud UDC alum who is now among its newest faculty members.

About Temitope Oke, Ph.D., MSW, LMSW

Oke graduated from the University of the District of Columbia with an undergraduate degree in social work in 2017, and upon completing his Ph.D. at the University at Buffalo, he returned to UDC in August to join the faculty as an assistant professor of social work in the College of Arts & Sciences.

Oke is an experienced evaluator whose research has explored the unique health care needs and disparities among sexual and gender minority populations in the United States and Nigeria. His research in Nigeria stems from years of experience implementing programs among sexual and gender minority populations.

Oke has deep interests and a wealth of experience in research and evaluating trauma-informed programs/interventions focused on sexual health and well-being, HIV/AIDS, substance use, and mental health of underserved populations.

Learn more about Oke’s “full circle moment” here.

Fall 2024 Opening Convocation Program

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