Omodolapo Ojo, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Omodolapo Ojo is currently an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Research in the College of Education at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Statistics from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Her teaching includes courses in quantitative research methods, applied statistics, research design and analysis, educational measurement, and data analysis at the masters and doctoral levels. Her research focuses on applied statistics, mixed methods research and evaluation, research and evaluation capacity building, culturally responsive and systems-oriented approaches to inquiry, transformative and values-engaged evaluation, and equity in STEM education. She has published her scholarship in a variety of applied statistics, evaluation, research methods, and interdisciplinary journals.

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Areas of Expertise

• Quantitative Research Methods
• Applied Statistics
• Educational Measurement
• Program Evaluation
• Mixed Methods Research
• Research Design and Analysis
• Research and Evaluation Capacity Building
• Culturally Responsive Evaluation
• STEM Education Research
• Multilevel and Longitudinal Data Analysis

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Publications

• Ayoo, S. N., Tovey, T. L. S., Clark, T., Huff, S., Somo-Aina, O., Moller, J. R., Yan, X., et al. (2026). Producing competent evaluators: A self-study of a graduate evaluation program. American Journal of Evaluation, 47(2), 1-27.
• Ojo, O. (2025). Equitable and inclusive values engagement in evaluation capacity building: A mixed methods cross-examination study of Nigeria and the United States of America (Doctoral dissertation, University of North Carolina at Greensboro).
• Reid, A. M., Boyce, A. S., Chuquiruna, J. A., Somo-Aina, O., Malloy, C., et al. (2023). A values-engaged, educative training model for novice evaluators. New Directions for Evaluation, 2023(177), 135-143.
• Somo-Aina, O., & Gayawan, E. (2019). Structured additive distributional hurdle Poisson modelling of individual fertility levels in Nigeria. Genus, 75(1), 20.

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Courses (Current Academic Year)

• EDCI 7032 – Quantitative Research II
• EDUC 6033 – Research Design and Analysis

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Research Projects

• Culturally Responsive and Systems-Based Frameworks for Research and Evaluation
• Values Engagement in Research and Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB)
• Equity and Inclusion in Stakeholder Engagement within Research and Evaluation Initiatives
• Equity in STEM Education Access and Participation
• Education and Professional Development of Evaluators, Statisticians, and Researchers

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Awards and Accomplishments

• People's Choice Winner, Graduate Research & Creativity Showcase – Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. Mar 2025 (In recognition for outstanding research presentation and contribution to innovative educational research.)

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