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Young Nigerian Lady becomes an Associate professor in the United State.
A young Nigerian lady identified as Dr. Ann Amutta has become an associate professor in an American University.
A young Nigerian lady identified as Dr. Ann Amutta has become an associate professor in an American University.
Dr. Ann Amutta who was Assistant Professor of Public Health was awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in the School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology at Texas Woman’s University Denton Texas.
The young professor who took to her Twitter handle to celebrate the development stated that the process of tenure is rigorous and fraught with several highs and lows
lows. Less than 2% of all tenured faculty in the U.S. are Black women, and 0.2% are immigrant. I am deeply honored and oh so humbled to join this magical coterie of women?
— Dr. Ann Amuta (@amuta_ann) May 30, 2021
According to the professor’s profile on the school website, Dr. Ann earned her Bachelor’s degree in sociology at Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna, Nigeria, a Master’s degree in Public Health Policy, and Ph.D. in Health Promotion from Texas A&M University in College Station.
The website also stated Dr. Ann uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods to investigate the individual, community, and systems-level factors that shape health and outcomes across the life course; she seeks to understand how these complex interactions can be addressed to reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
Her research has focused on the public health implications of the rapidly growing black immigrant population in the United States. Her work has been funded by the Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) and other TWU internal grants. Ann has published some of her work in the Journal of Cancer Education, American Journal of Health Behavior, Health Education & Behavior, and Health Promotion practice journals.
When Ann isn’t reading or writing, she is sleeping, playing tennis, practicing Pilates, watching TV, or cooking. Ann is very proud of her Nigerian heritage and uses her international edge in the classes she teaches such as Global Health-related courses.