Joseph Abiodun Balogun
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Joseph Abiodun Balogun | |
|---|---|
 Balogun in 2018 | |
| Born | January 1, 1955 Idofin, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Kogi State, Nigeria) |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan University of Pittsburgh |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Known for | Physical Therapy, Ergonomics, HIV Behavioral Research, Exercise Physiology, Allied Health, Public Health |
| Spouse |
Adetutu Balogun (m. 1989) |
Joseph Abiodun Balogun, FAS,[1] (born January 1, 1955) is a Nigerian-American academic. He is a distinguished professor in the College of Health Sciences at Chicago State University, Illinois[2] and emeritus professor of physiotherapy at University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Nigeria.[3][4][5] He served from 1999 to 2013 as Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Chicago State University (CSU).[6][7][8] While at CSU as Dean, Balogun established the HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute to address the disproportionate incidence and complex burdens of HIV/AIDS in minority populations.[9][10]
Balogun was born on January 1, 1955, in Idofin, in the Northern Region of Colonial Nigeria. He started his early western education at the Kabba Division Joint Education Council Primary School in Idofin and received his Primary School Certificate from the ECWA/SIM Primary School in Makutu, Kogi State, Nigeria.[11] He graduated in 1972 from St. Kizito's College, a Catholic Secondary School (Ordinary level), in Itedo, and in 1973, completed his high school (Advanced level) education at Offa Grammar School. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in physiotherapy in 1977 from Nigeria's University at Ibadan.[12] Balogun immigrated to the US in 1980 and earned his master's degree in Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy (1981) and Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology with a Minor in Research Methodology from the University of Pittsburgh[11] in 1985. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1998.[11]
