Foluke Oladeinde

Yale-Howard Scholar '06

Foluke was born in Washington, D.C. and for most of her life resided in Atlanta, GA. As a teenager, Foluke lived for 3 years in Nigeria, the birthplace of her father. She became interested in nursing after being cared for by nurses following an auto accident. "I spent a lot of time in hospitals, and during that time got to know quite a lot about nursing and nurses. In seeing them at work, I knew that this was the profession I wanted to go into," recalled Foluke.

Foluke's research presentation was titled "Self-Management of Chronic Illness in Adults with Diverse Ethnicities and Lower Socioeconomic Status." Mentored by YSN's Robin Whittemore (in photo above), Foluke examined how adults incorporated chronic illness into their lives, how the stress associated with lower socioeconomic status influenced their condition, and what barriers they faced in managing their condition. "At first I was overwhelmed by the project," admitted Foluke, "but Dr. Whittemore was so helpful and kind. With her help everything opened up for me and made it seem more accomplishable. Qualitative research is a lot of work, but learning about it has allowed me to think in different terms about work and people's conditions," she said. Foluke plans to pursue a combined MSN/MPH degree following her graduation from Howard.

Yale-Howard Scholars 2006

• LeSabre Bowens
• Sharita Liser
• Foluke Oladeinde
• Oluseyi Sofoluwe

Yale-Howard Scholars 2005

• Katherine San Gabriel
• Nightingale Gacheru
• Richard Phillips
• Jessica Holmes

Yale-Howard Scholars 2004

• Stella Akintomide
• Gilberto Andino
• Eric Foster
• Dwignt Hampton
• Olivia Pessima

Yale-Howard Scholars 2003

• Tracy Brewington
• Krystal Perkins
• Jessica Campbell-Hamilton
• Graciella Rodriguez-Santos
• Chinenye Udemezue

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