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Dr. Babatola Dominic Olawa

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University of Lancashire/North-West University
Psychology

Early Career Fellow
FRIAS Fellowship Programmes
March 2026 – August 2026

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E-Mail: babatola.olawa@london.uclan.ac.uk

Last Update: 06.11.2025

Curriculum Vitae

Dr Babatola D. Olawa holds a BSc and MSc in Psychology from the University of Ado-Ekiti and the University of Lagos, respectively, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Ekiti State University, Nigeria. His research interests are in biopsychosocial factors influencing psychological distress and subjective well-being among vulnerable populations, including older adults, prison inmates, internally displaced persons, and security personnel on war fronts. Dr. Olawa was a postdoctoral fellow at North-West University, South Africa, between 2019 and 2022. In 2022, he was awarded the highly prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship to conduct his research at the University of Vechta, Germany. He was a visiting research fellow at Constructor University, Germany, and the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Dr. Olawa was a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria, with over 10 years of experience in administration, supervision, and teaching psychology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, London, UK, and an extraordinary researcher at North-West University, South Africa.

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FRIAS Project