Rate My Professor Kehinde Obamiro

Associate Professor Kehinde Obamiro serves as Principal Research Fellow at James Cook University's Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health. He possesses a robust academic foundation in pharmacy, having earned a PhD in Pharmacy Practice from the University of Tasmania, a Master of Public Health from the University of Edinburgh, a Master of Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Lagos in Nigeria, and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. Additionally, he holds a Fellowship with the Royal Society of Public Health in the United Kingdom, along with Graduate Certificates in University Learning and Teaching and Research from the University of Tasmania.

Obamiro's research specializations encompass promoting an evidence-based rural health agenda, public health domains such as epidemiology, biostatistics, and disease surveillance, and clinical pharmacy. Proficient in diverse research methodologies—both qualitative and quantitative—he utilizes software including NVivo, STATA, R, and SPSS. He has mentored numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as healthcare practitioners, bolstering their research competencies. His scholarly output features publications in high-impact journals like The Lancet and The Lancet Public Health. Notable contributions include co-authorship on Global Burden of Disease studies, such as 'Global burden of cardiovascular diseases and risks, 1990-2022' (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2023), 'Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050' (The Lancet, 2024), and 'COPD in Africa: risk factors, hospitalisation, readmission and associated outcomes-a systematic review and meta-analysis' (Thorax, 2023). Rural health-focused works comprise 'Allied Health student led clinics: An opportunity for Workforce development' (Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2025) and 'Barriers and enablers to bowel cancer screening participation in remote Tasmania: A qualitative study' (Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2024). Prior to JCU, he was affiliated with the University of Tasmania's Centre for Rural Health, where he spearheaded grant-funded projects and innovative programs, including a university teaching site in an aged care facility in New Norfolk, Tasmania, and pharmacy program expansions to Launceston and Burnie campuses.