Scholarship and Biography

Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso is Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Brandeis University. She previously taught Political Science and International Relations at Babcock University, Nigeria. Her interdisciplinary research bestrides International Relations, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Political Science, and African Studies.

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Honors

Young Scholar Research Awards
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (United States, New York) - HFG, 2006
Doctoral Research Award, UPEACE Africa Program
University for Peace (Costa Rica, Santa Ana) - UPEACE, 2008-2010
Laureate, The 4th Global South Workshop
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Switzerland, Geneva) - IHEID, 2009
Invited Speaker, Annual Gender Symposium on Gender, Migration, and Socioeconomic Development in Africa
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (Senegal, Dakar) - CODESRIA, 2010
Laureate, APSA Africa Workshop on Global Perspectives on Politics and Gender
American Political Science Association (United States, Washington D.C.) - APSA, 2010
Global South Scholar-in-Residence
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Switzerland, Geneva) - IHEID, 2012
Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program, Host Institution
Carnegie Corporation of New York (United States, New York), 2015
Postdoctoral Fellowship, African Humanities Program
American Council of Learned Societies (United States, New York) - ACLS, 2016
ASA Presidential Fellowship
African Studies Association (United States, Piscataway) - ASA, 2017
Visiting Professor, The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Centre for Human Rights and Justice
The University of Texas at Austin (United States, Austin), 2018
Editorial Board, African Affairs
Royal African Society (United Kingdom, London) - RAS, 2018-
Distinguished Visitor
Haverford College (United States, Philadelphia), 2019
Mentor of the Year Award, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Babcock University (Nigeria, Ibadan) - BU, 2018, 2019
Co-Chair, Feminist Theory and Gender Studies (FTGS) Section
International Studies Association (United States, Storrs) - ISA, 2020-2023
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship
The University of Texas at Austin (United States, Austin), 2021
Fellowship, MIASA Interdisciplinary Fellowship Group
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany, Bonn) - BMBF, 2022-2023
Editorial Board, International Feminist Journal of Politics (IFJP)
International Studies Association (United States, Storrs) - ISA, 2022-2024
Editorial Board, African Humanities Association Book Series
American Council of Learned Societies (United States, New York) - ACLS, 2022-2024
Steering Committee, Women in Refugee Law Network
University of Sussex (United Kingdom, Brighton), 2022-2024
Vice-President & Member, Executive Committee and Governing Council
International Studies Association (United States, Storrs) - ISA, 2023-2025
Grant-in-Aid Award, Immigration History Research Centre Archives
University of Minnesota (United States, Minneapolis), 2024
Faculty Mentor, Hearst Faculty Undergraduate Research Assistant Program
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2024-2025

Organizational Affiliations

Associate Professor of African and African American Studies, Department of African and African American Studies, Brandeis University

Affiliated Faculty, Department of Politics, Brandeis University

Associate Professor, Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Brandeis University

Associate Professor, Interdepartmental Program in International and Global Studies, Brandeis University

Education

University of Ibadan
Ph.D.
University of Ibadan
M.Sc.
University of Ibadan
B.Sc.