Olajumoke Jummy Okoya
Interim Dean of Office for Institutional Equity
EDI, HR, Coaching & Positive Psychology, Office for Institutional Equity, Office for Institutional Equity
Office for Institutional Equity ,
Qualifications
- BSc International Relations
- MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology
- MSc Business Information Systems
- PhD
OVERVIEW
Dr Jummy Okoya is the interim Dean of the Office of Institutional Equity. She leads on delivering UEL’s EDI strategy as a cross cutting priority of vision 2028. She is an HR expert and EDI academic with more than 2 decades’ experience. She brings a wealth of experience of delivering strategic EDI projects, developing, and leading executive programmes.
She is very passionate about gender equity and is a national leading figure in advocating for more Black female professors and creating a pipeline of Black female PhD student into academia.
Jummy is an Associate Fellow at Oxford University Said Business School, she was listed among top 10 Diversity Allies for the education sector in the UK in 2022 and top 50 inspirational Black women in the UK in 2019 and nominated for excellence in diversity in higher education in 2017.
EXTERNAL ROLES AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS
External Roles
- External examiner at Westminster International University Tashkent.
- Board member of CMI Women.
- Member of Chartered Association of Business Schools Race Equity Action Group.
Industry Partners
CURRENT RESEARCH
Current research and publications
Organisational climate and performance: Case study of Nigerian High growth SMEs.
Challenges and prospects of HRD: A case study of Nigerian SMEs
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
- Ozuem, W., De Leon, A., and Okoya, O. (2016) “Reframing Diversity in Management” in Strategic Labor Relations Management in Modern Organizations; Maria Casademunt (Ed.), IGI Global, ISBN: 9781522503569
- Okoya, O. (2017) "Interfacing with Diaspora/Ethnic Entrepreneurship a Case of Getting the Right Balance in the HRM Ethnic Marketing Nexus" in Diasporas and Transnational Entrepreneurship in Global Contexts; Sanya Oyo (Ed.), IGI Global, ISBN: 9781522519911
- Hickman, M., Ozuem, W., and Okoya, O. (2017) “Gender Fluidity in the Age of Technologically Mediated Environments” in Handbook of Research on Digital Strategies for Luxury and Fashion Brands; Wilson Ozuem (Ed.), IGI Global, ISBN: 9781522526971
Journal Articles
- Adisa, T., Adekoya, O. and Okoya, O. (2020) “Female Entrepreneurs’ Work-Life Balance and the Dark Side of Flexible Working”, Career Development International Journal, ISSN: 1362-0436
Articles
- 7 ways to be a better ally
- How Can Leaders Make Their Organisations Psychologically Safe
- Hidden In Plain Sight: spotlighting invisible black female academics
- Achieving Gender Parity In Leadership
- The art of optimising resilience pillars in female leaders
- Psychology of flourishing women in higher education: Leveraging wellbeing and resilience
- “Death by a thousand cuts”: How to challenge microaggression culture
- Workplace microaggression
External roles
- University of Greenwich Jan 2023 – Present Post graduate HRM Programmes
- University of Westminster Sept 2019 – Present UG & PG Business management and HRM Modules
Industry partners
- Chartered Management Institute
- Chartered association of Business schools
- AstraZeneca
MODULES
- Mental Wealth
- International HRM
- Learning & Development
- Global Leadership
Publications
The last four years of publications can be viewed below.
Full publications list
Visit the research repository to view a full list of publications
- Modern-Day Slavery? The Work-Life Conflict of Domestic Workers in Nigeria Gender In Management: an International Journal. 36 (4), pp. 519-535. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-02-2020-0054