BURTON BLATT INSTITUTE (BBI)

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1 PROFESSIONAL GOAL: CURRICULUM VITAE OMOLARA FUNMILOLA AKINPELU (Ph.D) BURTON BLATT INSTITUTE (BBI) 900 S. Crouse Avenue Crouse-Hinds Hall, Suite 300 Syracuse, New York Addresses: Current Telephone: (315) Fax Number: (315) To pursue professional opportunity which promotes the rights and dignity of disabled people in an institution of higher learning and in the larger community. SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: International teaching, research and services in diverse areas of disabilities, multicultural skills of career counseling and rehabilitation of physically challenged students, technological skills applicable to special educational services. Skill in American Sign Language (ASL). EDUCATION: Post Doctoral Syracuse University, New York, United States Ph.D. University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, January 1997 Major: Guidance and Counseling M.Ed. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, February 1990 Major: Special Education B.Ed. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, July 1987 Major: Special Education H.S.C. Higher School Certificate Advanced Level (College) GCE General Certificate Examination, November 1983 Ordinary Level (High School) WASC/GCE W. African School Certificate/General Certificate Examination, July 1981

2 Ordinary Level (High School) UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE: : Post Doctoral Fellow : Visiting International Scholar, York University, Faculty of Education 2005 Present: Departmental Post-Graduate Coordinator 2004 Present: Level Advisor for Ph.D. Students October 2004: External Examiner to a Ph.D. candidate of Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan 2004: Internal Examiner to a Ph.D. candidate of the Department of Guidance and Counseling, University of Ilorin. 2004: Internal Examiner to a Ph.D. candidate of Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Tech, University of Ilorin : Faculty Coordinator for General Studies (GNS) : Assistant Faculty Coordinator for General Studies (GNS) : Departmental Teaching Practice Representative : Coordinator, Centre for Supportive Services for the Deaf : Level Advisor for Freshman Students : Level Advisor for Graduating Students : Assistant Level Advisor for Freshman Students : Field Work/Clinical Experience Coordinator for Graduate Students : Ijokodo High School, Ibadan : Kwara State School for the Handicapped, Ilorin January 1991 Present: Department of Guidance and Counseling, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2

3 UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT: Teaching the Handicapped and Disadvantaged Learning Disabilities and Learning Problems Adolescent Psychology and Counseling Group Dynamics and Group Procedure (Undergraduate and Post-Graduate) Communication in Counseling Counseling Theories and Models (Undergraduate and Post-Graduate) Introduction to Special Education Introduction to Guidance and Counseling The Special Child in a Regular Classroom Setting Counseling Parents of Hearing Impaired Children Counseling Parents of Visually Impaired Children Counseling Parents of Mentally Retarded Children Practicum in Guidance and Counseling (Undergraduate and Post-Graduate) Practicum in Special Education Clinical/Laboratory Experience (Post-Graduate) Seminar in Special Education Seminar in Guidance and Counseling (Post-Graduate) Psychology of Exceptional Children Clinical Teaching Classroom Management and Guidance in Special Education Program and Service Delivery in Special Education Community Services and Resources in Education of Mentally Retarded Vocational/Clinical Assessment of the Mentally Retarded Guidance and Counseling in Nigeria in Education (Undergraduate and Post-Graduate) Manual Communication Advanced Sign Language Special Education in Nigeria Rehabilitation of the Handicapped in Emergent Society PROFESSIONAL/ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Staff advisor to Nigeria University of Deaf Students Association (NUDESA), University of Ilorin branch Staff advisor to Students Counseling Association of Nigeria (SCASSON), University of Ilorin branch Associate Editor, Special Education, Journal of Nigeria Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) Editor, The Nigeria Journal of Guidance and Counseling, University of Ilorin Supervision of Students Projects at Undergraduate and Post-Graduate Levels Associate Editor, International Journal of Humanities. 3

4 CURRENT SCHORLARLY ACTIVITIES Paper titled Dropout syndrome among students with hearing impairment: Teachers perspective to be presented at 10 th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Special Education (IASE) coming up in June 2007, at Hong Kong. Paper titled Girl-Child Education: A mirage or reality among females with hearing impairment in Nigeria to be presented at the 5 th International Humanities Conference on New Directions coming up in July 2007 in Paris, France.(Accepted for publication in International Journal of Humanities) Paper titled Challenges facing students with hearing impairment in an integrated post secondary institution in Nigeria was presented at Disability and Disability Studies: Work in progress Conference of Society for Disability Studies in Seattle in May 2007 Attended Gallaudet University Press Institute Conference 150 Years on Kendall Green: Celebrating Deaf History and Gallaudet held at the Gallaudet University Kellogg Conference Centre from April Attended and presented a paper titled Preference for social science related courses among Nigerian University students: Implications for career counseling at the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counseling (CERIC) held at Hilton Suites, Markam, ON, Canada on April 16-18, Presented a public lecture on: Special Education in Nigeria: The Journey so far at the Faculty of Education, York University. Ontario, Canada on January 31, A paper titled Fundamental human rights of persons with disabilities in Nigeria: A mirage or reality was presented at the Canadian Association for African Studies (CAAS) on the May 17-20, 2007 at the New College at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Participated in Anarcha Symposium at the University of Michigan on April 4-5, Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among persons with disabilities in Nigeria. BOOK CHAPTER PUBLICATIONS Akinpelu, O.F., & Olawuyi, B.O. (2004). Managing Handicapped Students in a Regular University Setting. In E.A. Ogunsakin, Teaching in Tertiary Institutions. Ilorin: Indemac Printing Media Akinpelu, O.F. (2003). Rehabilitation of the Handicapped in Emergent Society. In M.A. Akanji & T. Jolayemi (Ed.) (pp ). Ilorin: Unilorin Press Akinpelu, O.F. (2003). Special Education in Nigeria. In M.A. Akanju & T. Jolayemi (Ed.) Leading Issues in General Studies: Humanities and Social Sciences (pp ). Ilorin: Unilorin Press 4

5 Akinpelu, O.F. (2000). Integrating Handicapped Students into the Regular Classroom A Challenge to the Student Teacher. In A.I. Idowu, S.O. Daramola, A.S. Olorundare, O.O. Obiyemi, N.Y.S. Ijaiya & K. Lafinhan. A Guide to Teaching Practice (pp ). Florin: Tim-Sal (Nig.) Ent. Akinpelu, O.F. (1998). Appraisal of Students: Test and Non-Test Devices. In A.I. Idowu (Ed.) Guidance and Counseling in Education (pp ). Ilorin: Indemac Nigerian Publishers Limited Akinpelu, O.F. (1998). Handling Handicapped and Disadvantaged Students in Schools. In A.I. Idowu (Ed.) Guidance and Counseling in Education (pp ). Ilorin: Indemac Nigerian Publishers Limited UNPUBLISHED WRITINGS Relationship among perception of parents behaviour, self-concept, and academic achievements of hearing impaired Nigeria secondary school students. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Ilorin Some problems of secondary school deaf students and deaf students from higher institutions in Oyo and Kwara States. Unpublished M.Ed. Project, University of Ibadan A study of English language achievement of hearing and hearing impaired secondary school students in Ibadan. Unpublished B.Ed. Project, University of Ibadan WRITINGS UNDER REVIEW Common grammatical mistakes in the expressive language of deaf secondary school students Developing indigenous signs for use among hearing impaired pupils in Nigerian schools Fostering effective citizenship of handicapped through integration Improving language acquisition skills of the hearing impaired Relationships between occupational motivations and career decisions for Nigerian university students. HIV/AIDS and persons with disabilities in Nigeria. Gender equality and empowerment of women with disabilities in Nigeria. REFEREEED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS Akinpelu, O.F. (2005). Citizens with special needs and access to public resources and utility. The Special Educator, 4 (1), Olawale, G.O., & Akinpelu, O.F. (2004). Knowledge of emotional intelligence: A requirement for teaching in special education. The Journal of Advocacy and Rehabilitation in Special Education, 2(2),

6 Akinpelu, O.F., & Yusuf, F.A., (2004). Factors influencing trafficking of women for prostitution as perceived by students in tertiary institutions in Kwara State. The Counselor, Counseling Association of Nigeria 20(1), Akinpelu, O.F. & Ibitayo, A.O. (2003). Panacea for handling sexual dissatisfaction in a marital relationship. African Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology and Sport Facilitation, S, 7 11 Akinpelu, O.F. (1999). Attitude of employers of labour toward deaf workers in Kwara State. The Counselor: Counseling Association of Nigeria, 17(1) Akinpelu, O.F., & Lawrence, I.E., (1999) Knowledge of contraceptive use among adolescent deaf secondary school students in Oyo and Kwara States. Journal of Special Education, 8(1), Journal of the Department of Special Education, Unibadan Akinpelu, O.F. (1998). Roles of supportive services for the deaf in tertiary institutions. A critical review of Centre for Supportive Services for the Deaf (C.S.S.D.), University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Nigerian Annals of the Deaf (NAD), 1 (2), (a publication of the Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan) Akinpelu, O.F. (1997). Psychological needs of hearing impaired students in a regular university setting. Ilorin Journal of Education (IJE), 18(1), (Journal of the Faculty of Education, Unilorin) Akinpelu, O.F. (1996). Relationship between self-concept and academic achievement of male and female hearing impaired secondary school students. The Nigerian Journal of Guidance and Counseling (Journal of the Department of Guidance and Counseling, Unilorin) Akinpelu, O.F., & Idowu, A.I. (1996). Relationships among perception of parents behaviours, self concept and academic achievements of hearing impaired Nigerian secondary school students. Nigerian Journal of Clinical and Counseling Psychology (NJCCP), 2(2), Akinpelu, O.F. (1996). A study of hearing impaired students perception of their parents behaviour towards them. Nigerian Journal of Sociology in Education (NJSE), 4(2), (Journal of the National Association of Sociologists in Education, University of Jos) Akinpelu, O.F. (1995). Relationships between academic achievement and self-concept of hearing impaired students in different school settings. Nigerian Journal of Sociology of Education (NJSE), 3(1), (Journal of the National Association of Sociologists of Education, University of Jos) Akinpelu, O.F. (1994). Counseling and integrating the deaf through social and vocational services. The Counselor: Journal of the Counseling Association of Nigeria (CASSON). 13(10), Akinpelu, O.F. (1993). Towards the technology for developing handicapped women in Nigeria. Journal of Education Media and Technology (JEW), 3(3)

7 Akinpelu, O.F. (1991), Problems of deaf students in Oyo and Kwara States educational institutions, Journal of Nigeria Association for Educational Media and Technology (JEW), 3(1), Akinpelu, O.F. (2007). Girl-Child Education: A mirage or reality among females with hearing impairment in Nigeria. International Journal on Humanities, 5 (3), CONFERENCE PAPERS Ajobiwe, T., & Akinpelu, O.F. (2005). Appraisal of the implementation of Special Education policies in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 9 th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Special Education, Halifax, Canada Citizens with special needs and access to public resources and utility. A lead paper presented at the Annual National Conference of the Nigeria Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET), in 2003 at Abeokuta, Ogun State Factors influencing trafficking of women for prostitution as perceived by students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State. A paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Counseling Association of Nigeria (CASSON) held at the University of Ibadan, 2003 Attitude of employers of labour towards deaf workers in Kwara State. A paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Counseling Association of Nigeria (CASSON) held at Abuja in August, 2000 Roles of supportive services for the deaf in tertiary institutions. Paper generated at the 1 st National Conference of Nigeria, Annals for the Deaf (NAD) held on July 21 24, 1998, at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan The psychological needs of hearing impaired students in a regular university setting. Paper read at the 12 th National Conference of Nigeria Psychological Association (NPA) held on February 14 17, 1996, at the University of Jos Counseling and integrating the deaf through social and vocational services. Paper read at the 17 th Annual Conference of the Counseling Association of Nigeria (CASSON) held at the University of Lagos, Akoka, December 1993 Improving women participation in the field of science and technology. Paper read at the Roundtable Conference on Women in Science and Technology in Nigeria held at the Gateway International Hotel, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State in February, 1993 Akinpelu, O.F. (1993). Improving female participation in the field of science and technology (Ed.). Proceedings of the Roundtable Conference on Women in Science and Technology in Nigeria (pp ) 7

8 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS The African Child and the Family. A keynote paper presented at year 2004 Day of the African Child (DAC) celebration on June 30, 2004, organized by the Ministry of Women Affairs, Kwara State, Nigeria Ways of Educating the Less Privileged in the Society. A keynote paper presented at a Youth Development Seminar organized by Rotaract Club on September 13, 2003 in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria The Place of Effective Communication in Achieving Academic Excellence in Schools. A lead paper presented at a seminar organized by the Management Committee of Emmanuel Baptist College, Ilorin, Nigeria Interdisciplinary Approach in Special Education. A lead paper presented at the Annual National Conference of the Nigeria Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) in 2001 held at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, Nigeria Citizens with Special Needs and Access to Public Resources and Utility. A lead paper presented at the Annual National Conference of the Nigeria Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) in 2004 held at Ondo School for the Handicapped Integrating Individuals with Special Needs in the New Millennium. A keynote paper delivered at the Annual Conference of the Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) in October, 1999 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria Empowering Individuals with Special Needs. A keynote address delivered at the Annual Conference of the Nigerian National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) on September 25, 2002, at Minna, Niger State, Nigeria Human Rights and Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria. A paper presented at Society for Disability Studies (SDS) Conference held at Baruch College, New York City on June 18 21, UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Project EMERGE Advocate (working with women with disabilities who are survivors of domestic and sexual violence Audiological Assessment/Speech Training Counseling Sessions for Regular Students, Parents of Students, with Special Needs, and Students with Special Needs Career Seminars in Schools and Religious Settings Sensitivity Training Workshop for Hearing and Hearing Impaired Students of University of Ilorin, Ilorin Awareness Programs on the Television on the Need to Educate Individuals with Special Needs 8

9 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND HONOURS Member, Counseling Association of Nigeria (MCASSON), 1990 Present Member, Nigeria Association of Special Education (MNASET), 1990 Present Member, International Association of Special Education (MIASE), 1990 Present Member, Society for Disability Studies (MSDS) Present Member, Canadian Association for African Studies (MCAAS), Present Member, Canadian Education and Research Institute (MCERIC), Present Federal Ministry of Education Post-Graduate Award, Member, Society for Disability Studies (MSDS), 2006 Present Member, Volunteer Service Project Committee, International Association of Special Education (IASE), 2005 Present Member, Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC),