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About TWC

Undergraduate and Sub-degree Programmes

Postgraduate Programme

Programmes

Postgraduate Programme

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD(N))
Bachelor’s Degree Programmes

Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Health Information and Services Management (Honours)

Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) in Nursing

Bachelor of Management (Honours) in Social and Business Sustainability

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Gerontology

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Forensic Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Imaging

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Laboratory Science

Certificate Programme

Certificate in Endoscopy Care

Certificate in Elderly Community Care and Support (Senior Secondary Applied Learning)
Mainland Admission

内地生入学计划

Academic Units

Administration Units

Teaching & Learning

Research & Impact

Partnership & Engagement

News & Events

School of Nursing

Ms. Aderonke ODETAYO

Assistant Lecturer (助理講師)

Office: 16/F, School of Nursing, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Telephone: (852) 3190 6661

Email: [email protected]

Biography

Ms. Ronke is currently an Assistant Lecturer at the School of Nursing, Tung Wah College, with a multidisciplinary background spanning clinical medicine, public health, and academic research. She is a trained medical doctor with experience in both clinical and community health settings. Prior to her teaching role, she worked as a research assistant and research associate, contributing to research studies across different fields. She has published papers in refereed journals, as well as contributed to conference abstracts and book chapters.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

MBBS, MPH

Author Identifications

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8509-0460

Google Scholar: Aderonke Odetayo

Education

Master of Public Health (Public Health Practice), Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, V.I. Vernadsky Crimea Federal University, Medical Academy named after S.I. Georgievsky, Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russian Federation (Russia)

Honours and Awards

2nd Place Award, “Oral Presentation”, The Nursing School of Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou, China (2023)

Dean’s Scholarship Award (MPH), Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, The University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom (2021)

Entrance Scholarship Award (MPH), School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong (2021)

Academic Excellence Award, V.I. Vernadsky Crimea Federal University, Medical Academy named after S.I. Georgievsky, Simferopol, Republic of Crimea, Russian Federation (2016)

Teaching Areas

Introduction to human biology

Human anatomy and physiology

Anatomy and physiology

Research Interests

Public health

Older adult care

Mental health

Psychometric properties

Funded Projects (Selected)

Validation of the UK CIPD Good Work Index: Hong Kong Version. School Research Grant, Tung Wah College (Co-investigator, 2023 – 2024)

Publications (Selected)

Lam, S. C., Chan, S., Tsui, K. Y., & Odetayo, A. (2025). General happiness index of a repeated cross-sectional survey among the general population from 2018 to 2024 in Hong Kong: A data note. BMC Research Notes, 18(323). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07399-6

Odetayo, A., Shek, D. T. L., Ho, K. H. M., Cheung, D. S. K., Siu, S. C. N., Cheung, J., Chow, E. H. Y., Chan, S., Tse, J. H. W., Dhaliwal, J. K., Pang, V. C. M., Tang, A. C. Y., Suen, L. K. P., & Lam, S. C. (2025). Predictors of family happiness in the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study in Hong Kong. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 20(2), 833–850. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10436-y

Olawade, D. B., Odetayo, A., Marinze, S., Egbon, E., & Chinwah, V. (2025). Organ transplantation in Africa: Confronting socioeconomic, cultural, and infrastructural hurdles. Current Research in Translational Medicine, 73(3), 103516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retram.2025.103516

Chan, S., Odetayo, A., Tsui, K. Y., & Lam, S. C. (2025). General happiness index from 2018 to 2024 in Hong Kong SAR: Dataset of repeated cross-sectional surveys. Mendeley Data, V3. https://doi.org/10.17632/czxznncsv2.3

Lam, S. C., Odetayo, A., Chan, S., & Tsui, K. Y. (2025). Family happiness index among general population: Dataset of repeated cross-sectional surveys from 2019 to 2024 in Hong Kong SAR. Mendeley Data, V1. https://doi.org/10.17632/wmh87245bj.1

Lam, S. C., Odetayo, A., Yu, I. T. S., So, S. N. Y., Cheung, K., Lee, P. H., & Suen, L. K. P. (2024). Corrigendum: Evaluation of N95 respirators on fit rate, real-time leakage, and usability among Chinese healthcare workers: study protocol of a randomized crossover trial. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1367687. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1367687

Olawade, D. B., Wada, O. Z., Odetayo, A., David-Olawade, A. C., Asaolu, F., & Eberhardt, J. (2024). Enhancing mental health with artificial intelligence: Current trends and future prospects. Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glmedi.2024.100099

Lam, S. C., Odetayo, A., Yu, I. T. S., So, S. N. Y., Cheung, K., Lee, P. H., & Suen, L. K. P. (2023). Evaluation of N95 respirators on fit rate, real-time leakage, and usability among Chinese healthcare workers: study protocol of a randomized crossover trial. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1266607

Olawade, D. B., Wada, O. Z., Ojo, I. O., Odetayo, A., Joel-Medewase, V. I., & David-Olawade, A. C. (2023). Determinants of maternal mortality in south-western Nigeria: Midwives’ perceptions. Midwifery, 127, 103840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103840

Awe, A. O., David-Olawade, A. C., Ayodele-Awe, I., Feng, H., Odetayo, A., Afolalu, T. D., Ladan, H., & Olawade, D. B. (2023). Predictors and influencing factors of emotional intelligence among nurses in the North East England, United Kingdom. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 12(1), 236. https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1656_22

Huang, E. Y. Z., Li, L. L.-C., Odetayo, A., Zhang, X.-W., Ho, J. K. M., Chan, S., Pang, V. C. M., Suen, L. K. P., & Lam, S. C. (2023). Comparison of depressive symptoms among healthcare workers in high-risk versus low-risk areas during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1154930. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1154930

Olawade, D. B., Wada, O. Z., Odetayo, A., Akeju, O. O., Asaolu, F. T., & Owojori, G. O. (2022). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Nigerian youths: Case study of students in Southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 11(1), 244. https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp_1756_21

Community/ Professional Contributions (Selected)

President, HKU Public Health Alumni Association (2023 – Present)

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