OLAMIDE OGUNDARE

I am an interdisciplinary researcher focused on health and organizational communication. My work examines how language, culture, and institutional messaging shape trust, participation, and access within health systems.

I am particularly interested in how communication practices influence whether marginalized communities and organizational members feel heard and represented. Across research in African contexts and the United States, I have explored how health institutions and media environments shape perceptions of legitimacy and voice.

My academic training spans linguistics, cultural and media studies, and communication. I earned a B.A. in Linguistics and an M.A. in African Studies (Cultural and Media Studies) from the University of Ibadan, and an M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Utah.

My earlier research examined media representation and identity, including analyses of African portrayals in Black Panther and Beasts of No Nation, as well as crosslinguistic research on telicity in Yoruba and English. These projects continue to inform my interest in how meaning, representation, and power operate within institutional contexts.