Nelson Oranye PhD, PSC.PHDA, MPH, MSc, MBA
Associate Professor
106 William Bowie HAll
noranye@tuskegee.edu
(334)724-4592
Education
Biography
Population health; occupational injuries; Health issues affecting marginalized and underserved groups including school age children; Evidence synthesis and translational research; Working with secondary data using software like SAS, SPSS, RUMM2030 (Rasch Model), ArcGIS, Evidence-synthesis tools (e.g., DistillerSR and AI integration).
Area of Expertise
- Social Epidemiology
- Social determinants of health
- Health Disparity
- Evidence-synthesis
- Data analytics and modern psychometrics (Rasch Model)
Current research, programs, or priority projects
- Evidence synthesis and evidence-based tools for promoting mental health among school-age children in marginalized or underserved populations.
- Secondary data analysis on occupation-related tick-borne diseases in rural population
Selected publications, projects, presentations, or accomplishments
- Oranye, N. O., Dibaba, A., Nwankwo, I. U., Webb, L., Lee, T., Alexander, M., ... & Underwood, J. (2026). School-based versus community-based interventions for promoting mental health among school-age children in marginalised or underserved populations: a systematic review protocol. BMJ open, 16(6), e113697.
- Oranye, N. O. & Bennett, J. (2017). Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal and non-musculoskeletal injuries in healthcare workers: the implications for work disability management. Ergonomics Journal.
- Steenstra, IA., Munhall, C., Irvin, E., Oranye, N. et al. (2016). A systematic review of prognostic factors for return to work in workers with sub-acute and chronic low back pain. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.
About me
Expert in population health, focusing on issues affecting population groups, including workplace environment, school age children, occupational injuries, and health disparity affecting marginalized and underserved groups.
