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EDUCATION
Ph. D. |
Tufts University, Medford, MA |
| Applied Child Development, May 1997 | |
M. S. |
University of Lagos, Nigeria |
| Developmental/Counseling Psychology, October 1988 | |
B. S. |
University of Lagos, Nigeria |
| Psychology, June 1986 |
RELATED EXPERIENCE
| 1997 - till present | Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, WI. Responsibilities included teaching courses in curriculum and methods, programs for children and families, home , school, and community relationship, supervision of student teachers and interns, student advising, and departmental committee membership. |
| 1994 - 1997 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, Eliot - Pearson Children’s School, Tufts University, Medford, MA. Responsibilities included curriculum planning, consulting with parents, organizing parent conferences and writing progress reports on children. |
| 1995 - 1997 | Contributing Editor, Children’s Section, Homefront Magazine, Savannah, GA Responsibilities included writing book reviews and articles on child development. |
| 1994 - Spring | Graduate Intern, University of Delaware Laboratory Preschool, Newark, DE. Responsibilities included curriculum planning, coordinating parent involvement projects. |
| 1992 - 1993 | Teaching Assistant, Eliot - Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, MA. Responsibilities included teaching, organizing sections, constructing examination questions and consulting with students. |
| 1993 - Fall | Assistant Teacher, Open Center for Children, Somerville, MA. Responsibilities included curriculum planning, parent consultation, and toddler care. |
| 1993 - Spring | Assistant to Director of Graduate Studies, Eliot - Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, MA. Responsibilities included consulting with graduate school applicants and provided relevant information about graduate studies. |
| 1992 - Fall | Research Assistant, Eliot - Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, MA. Responsibilities included compiling publications on social policy, and preparing research materials on neurolinguistics. |
| 1991 | Contributing author, Textbook written by UNICEF - UNILAG - TUFTS Child Development for the Computer Age Project. (University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria). Child development and nutrition in Nigeria: A textbook for education, nursing and social service professionals. |
| 1989 - 1991 | Research Assistant, UNICEF - UNILAG - TUFTS Child Development for the Computer Age Project. (University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria). Responsibilities included ethnographic field work on nutrition and mental stimulation of two year - olds in an urban Nigerian community. Analyzed and prepared project reports on mental stimulation of two year- olds and reports on group discussions held with parents on child development. |
| 1988 - 1989 | Intern, UNICEF - UNILAG - TUFTS Child Development for the Computer Age Project. (University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria). Responsibilities included data collection from 211 rural/semi - rural and urban families on demographics, nutritional status. family histories and parenting styles. Administrator of Bayley Scales of Infant Development, Caldwell's HOME Scale, ECCDEQ, anthropometric nutrition assessments. |
| 1988 - Spring | Principal Investigator, Master’s Thesis: “ The impact of age and school experience on the induction of classification and conservation in preschool children”. Responsibilities included data collection, coding, and presentation of children’s intellectual development. |
| 1986 - 1987 | Teacher, Ramat College, Yola, Nigeria. Responsibilities included teaching history and government to secondary school students (American High School), and counseling students. |
DISTINCTIONS
| 2001 - Spring | Departmental Chair Merit Points |
| 1999 | Editor's Choice
Award for Outstanding Contribution to Poetry, National Library of Poetry.
Vice Chancellor Merit Points |
| 1998 | Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Contribution to Poetry, National Library of Poetry. |
| 1981 | Awarded High School Prize for Outstanding Performance in History. |
PRESENTATIONS
INTERNATIONAL
| 2000 - Summer | Using the Developmental Niche framework to explore the father’s role in the Cognitive performance of Yoruba toddlers on the Bayley Mental Scales. Invited Contributor at the XVth Congress of International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychologists, Warsaw, Poland. (Refereed) |
| 1998 - Summer | Paternal presence in the home and child outcome among the Yoruba of southwest Nigeria: Implications for policy on fatherhood in the 21st C. Invited contributor, 3rd Annual International Conference, International Institute for Human Factor Development, The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago. (Refereed) |
| 1998 - Summer | Yoruba toddlers’ engagement in errands and cognitive performance on an adapted version of the Bayley Mental Scales of Development. Invited contributor, ISSBD Windhoek Conference on Developmental Psychology scholarship in Africa, University of Namibia, Windhoek. (Refereed) |
NATIONAL
| 2000 - Summer | Formal and informal education of immigrant Black females in a small town US Midwest environment: Some challenges and perspectives. Invited contributor, Black Women in Africa and the African Diaspora Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, Illinois. (Refereed) |
| Fatherhood and fathering among immigrant fathers of West African descent: Challenges and perspectives. Invited contributor, 6th Annual Midwest Qualitative Research Conference, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota. (Refereed) | |
| Wisconsin Works (W-2): Challenges experienced by Family Day Care providers in Portage & Waushara counties in Central Wisconsin. Invited contributor, 40th Annual Workshop of the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS). Phoenix, Arizona. (Refereed) | |
| 1999 - Fall | The Developmental niche framework and father's role in the cognitive performance of Yoruba toddlers of southwest Nigeria. Invited contributor at the Conference of the Mid - Western Educational Research Association (MWERA), Chicago. (Refereed) |
| 1999 - Summer | Wisconsin Works (W-2): Quality care and challenges of 40 family day care providers in Portage county, WI. Invited contributor, 39th Annual National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Workshop, Cleveland, Ohio. (Refereed) |
| Family sociodemographics, mediating factors, and toddlers’ development among the Yoruba of southwest Nigeria. Invited contributor, Advanced Research Training Seminar (ARTS) on Qualitative Approaches in Cultural Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD. (Refereed) | |
| 1995 - Spring | Cognitive competence among Yoruba toddlers: Relations with paternal investment. Invited contributor, African Graduate Research Conference, Boston University, MA. (Refereed) |
STATE
| 2000 - Fall | Challenges of W-2 in two counties: Family Day Care Providers’ perspectives. Invited contributor, 14th Conference of The Small City and Regional Community, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wisconsin. (Refereed) |
| 1998 - Fall | Welfare reform and quality child care in family day care homes in Portage County, WI: A study of the impact of W-2 on group size and caregiver qualifications. Invited presenter at the 13th Conference of The Small City and Regional Community, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Refereed) |
LOCAL
| 2000 - Fall | Exploring Native American Culture Through Music, Art, & Literacy. Wisconsin Kindergarten Association Annual Conference, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
| Best Practices in Early Childhood Classrooms. Wisconsin Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Forum at Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Conference, La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Invited) | |
| 2000 - Spring | Best Practices in Early Childhood Classrooms. Wisconsin Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Forum, Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
| 1998 - Fall | Best Practices in Early Childhood Classrooms. Wisconsin Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators Forum, Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
STAFF DEVELOPMENT - PRESENTATIONS
| 2000 - Spring | Kindergarten readiness: What parents can do. Family Resource Center, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
| 1999 - Fall | Management of toddlers and preschoolers. University Child Care & Learning Center, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
| "Education Through The Eyes of a Child". Faculty Brown Bag Technology Series, Learning Resource Center, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) | |
| Impact of poverty in our community. Early Childhood Advisory Committee, Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) | |
| 1998 - Fall | Early Learning: Describing what is appropriate for 2 - 5 year olds. University Child Care & Learning Center, University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
| 1998 - Spring | Kindergarten readiness: What parents can do. Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
| Workshop on the early childhood years. Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin. (Invited) |
PUBLICATIONS
| Caro, P., & Ogunnaike, O. A. (2001). International Adoption: Strategies in early childhood classrooms to help facilitate family success. The Journal of Early Education and Family Review, November - December. |
| Ogunnaike, O. A., & Houser, R. (in press). Yoruba toddlers' engagement in errands and cognitive performance on the Yoruba Mental Subscale. International Journal of Behavioral Development. |
| Ogunnaike, O. A. (1999). Human factor, paternal presence in the home, and child outcome among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Review of Human Factor Studies, Vol. 5, 1& 2. |
Ogunnaike, O. A. (1996). Home - where Black history month begins. African Homefront, January - March. |
Ogunnaike, O. A. (1995). Growing up in a different culture: Mixed blessings. African Homefront, July - August. |
Ogunnaike, O. A., & Pierce, D. L. (1992). Child development and nutrition (0 - 6 months). In T. Aina, F. E. Etta, & M. Zeitlin (Eds.), Child development and nutrition in Nigeria: A textbook for education, nursing and social service professionals. Nigeria: Federal Government. |
GRANTS
| 1999 - Summer/Fall | Principal Recipient - College of Professional Studies University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Technology Grant 1999 - 2000 ($5000). Responsibilities included integrating technology in courses taught through an extensive use of Public Folders (article reviews, class notes and assignments); design of a Web site titled "Education Through The Eyes of a Child" for students and other professionals in Early Childhood Education and integrating software in children's art in early childhood learning environments. |
| 1999 - Spring | Principal Recipient - College of Professional Studies University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Foundations Grant ($650) to support a Forum on the Impact of W-2 on Child Care, Early Childhood Education, and Families in Portage County. |
SERVICE
INTERNATIONAL
| 1998 - Summer | Chairperson - Child Development Session at the XXVth Conference of International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology, Bellingham, WA. |
NATIONAL
| 1998 - Present | Secretary - International Institute for Human Factor Development (IIHFD), Mid-West Region |
STATE
| 2000 - 2001 | Secretary/Treasurer - Wisconsin Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (WAECTE) |
UNIVERSITY
| 2001 - Spring | Consultant - Early Childhood Education - Revision of PI34 INTASC Principles, Department of Public Instruction (DPI) |
| 2000 - Present | Consultant - Early Childhood Education, University Child Learning and Care Center |
COMMITTEES
NATIONAL
| 1998 - Spring/Fall | Planning Committee, 3rd Annual Conference of the International Institute for Human Factor Development (IIHFD) |
STATE
| 2000 - 2001 | Executive Committee, Wisconsin Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (WAECTE) |
| 1999 - Spring | North Central Infant Toddler Initiative Grant Committee, Wausau |
UNIVERSITY
| 1999 - Present | Teacher Education Committee |
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
| 1999 - Present | School of Education Assessment Committee |
| 1998 - 1999 | School of Education Merit Committee |
COMMUNITY
| 2000 - Fall | University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point School of Health Promotion & Human Development, Search & Screen Committee (for the position of Co-Director, Gesell Institute) |
| 2000 - Fall | Tour of the "Better Badger Baby Bus" Committee , Stevens Point Wisconsin (sharing information on Brain research and implications for Early Childhood Education) |
| 1999 - Present | University Child Learning and Care Center Board of Directors |
| 1998 - Present | Child Day Care Coalition Committee, Portage County, Wisconsin Early Childhood Advisory Committee, Stevens Point, Wisconsin |
| 1995 - 1996 | Advisory Board, Eliot - Pearson Children's School, Tufts University, Medford, MA. |
| Parent Teacher Committee, Eliot - Pearson Children's School, Tufts University, Medford, MA. |
FACULTY ADVISING
| 1997 - present | Association for the Education of Young Children (Central Wisconsin |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
| National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) |
| Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) |
| Wisconsin Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators (WAECTE) |
| Phi Delta Kappa International |
| International Institute for Human Factor Development (IIHFD) |