Dr. Ezra Gayawan, PhD
Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
Statistics, Spatial Epidemiology
Ezra Gayawan teaches statistics at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. He earned his PhD from University of Iloirn, Ilorin, Nigeria where he proposed some stochastic models that explain the varying African fertility patterns. Thereafter, his research interest shifted to spatial statistics where he has been engaged in developing and applying spatial models that allow for the understanding of variations in epidemiology, maternal and child health issues, and demographic processes across small geographical areas in developing countries, though the methods are also applicable in other areas where variations across space are of interest. He has published extensively in this regard in high impact journals and made presentations in several conferences. He has also facilitated several trainings and workshops where he teaches spatial methods. He is on the editorial board of some leading journals and has continued to serve as a referee for several others. He is a recipient of several research and travel grants, and was a Visiting Professor at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. He has mentored several postgraduate students across African countries. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Young Academy.