Oguntayo Rotimi
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanity, Institute of social Sciences and Admnistrations (ICSA) and Centre for Language · Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez
Research Interests
His research and teaching span suicide and violence prevention, trauma and mental-health stressors, cognitive resilience, and the biopsychosocial factors shaping wellbeing while addressing climate-related crises and other evolving public health issues using bo...
Biography
Rotimi Oguntayo (PhD) is a lecturer, researcher and clinician specializing in clinical health psychology. His research focuses on mental health and trauma, suicidality stressors; also, the psychosocial impact of pandemics and environmental crises. His work integrates biopsychosocial with mixed methods perspectives to advance understanding of factors influencing psychological well-being. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Adekunle Ajasin University and two master of science degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He earned his PhD in clinical health psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Dr. Oguntayo has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and more than six book chapters and has presented at numerous international conferences. Currently, he serves as an assistant professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, demonstrating his commitment to student-centered and research-driven teaching.
Education
Diploma in Criminology, BSc, MSc and PhD in Clinical Health Psychology
Recent Scopus Publications
- A Pilot Study of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Resilience Training on Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation Among Students of a Selected University in Mexico
- Age, gender, environmental degradation worry, and excessive precautionary behaviors of COVID-19 and suicidal thoughts: A border city-based survey
- Development of a generic scale to measure psychotherapy specific treatment satisfaction scale
- Mediating role of emotional suppression in the relationship between psychological factors and intimate partner violence among couples with mixed-romantic orientations
- The Psychometric Properties of the Environmental Worry Index
Grants / Consultancy
i. Awarded Second Best PhD Student (GPA: 9.55) in the Department of Psychology, Generation V, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (2022–2025) ii.
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9926-5882
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sBEmstYAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57216761446