About Josephine Aikpitanyi
Josephine Aikpitanyi is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium…
Her research interest focuses on exploring the impact of non-cognitive traits on women’s healthcare choices and preference for place of childbirth in Nigeria. This is an aspect of the literature that she pioneers using original data collected in a low-resource setting…
Education
- 2023 PhD in Public Health, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
- 2019 Master’s in Health Economics, University of Benin, Nigeria.
- 2006 Bachelor of Science in Economics and Statistics, University of Benin, Nigeria.
- 2003 Diploma in Banking and Finance, University of Benin, Nigeria.
Current Positions
- FNRS Postdoctoral Researcher at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- Research Fellow at the Institute for Health and Society Research (IRSS), Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium
- Corresponding Member of the Institute for Economic and Social Research (IRES), Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Grants, Prizes and Awards
- Circle U Postdoctoral Mobility Grant, 2025
- Mobility Grant, Fonds de la Recherche Scientific (FNRS), 2025
- Fonds d’appui a l’internationalisation (FAI), UCLouvain, 2025
- Mobility Grant, Fonds de la Recherche Scientific (FNRS), 2024
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FRS-FNRS), 2023
- Mobility Grant, Fonds de la Recherche Scientific (FNRS), 2022
- Coopération au Développement PhD Scholarship, Université catholique de Louvain, 2019
- World Bank Mobility Grant, University of Benin, Nigeria, 2018
- Best student in the master’s program in Health Economics, University of Benin, Nigeria, 2018
Scientific collaborations
- Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin, Nigeria
- Health Economics and Policy Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- DI-PRESCRIBE, Louvain Drug Research Institute (LDRI), Clinical Pharmacy Research Group, CHU UCL Namur, pharmacy department
- Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC), Nigeria
- Montpellier Research in Economics (MRE), University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
Other activities
- Organizer and Facilitator, PhD Students’ Roundtable, Institute of Health and Society Research (IRSS), Faculty of Public Health, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
- Regular Reviewer for Social Science & Medicine, BMJ Global Health, BMJ Open, Heliyon, PLOS ONE, International Journal of Health Planning and Management, and the African Journal of Reproductive Health.
Publications
Aikpitanyi J, Okonofua F, Ntoimo L, Tubeuf S. Demand-side barriers to access and utilization of skilled birth care in low and lower-middle-income countries: A scoping review of literature. African Journal of Reproductive Health. DOI:10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i9.4. (2022)
Experience
- 2023- FNRS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
- 2020-2023 Doctoral Research Fellow, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
- 2018-2019 Programme Officer, Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, Nigeria.
- 2008-2016 Assistant Head Teacher / Classroom Manager, Inomwan Foundation School, Benin City, Nige