Olufikayo Bamidele

Dr Olufikayo Bamidele

NIHR Advanced Fellow

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Hull York Medical School

Qualifications

  • BSc
  • MSc (University of Bedfordshire)
  • PhD / DPhil (Ulster University)

Summary

With a background in Microbiology and Public Health, Olufikayo’s research is broadly focused on addressing ethnic inequalities in cancer experiences and outcomes, particularly in relation to the psychosocial aspects of prostate cancer survivorship in Black men and their partners. She completed her PhD at Ulster University, Northern Ireland, where she was a recipient of the Vice Chancellor's Research Scholarship for her thesis titled 'Post treatment experiences and psychosocial needs of Black African and Caribbean men treated for prostate cancer and their partners'. Olufikayo is passionate about improving understanding on how ethnicity intersects with other determinants of health to influence illness and healthcare experience among underserved groups.

Her methodological expertise is in qualitative research and evidence synthesis. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH) and Higher Education Academy (FHEA), she has authored several peer-reviewed journal publications and delivered national and international talks. She also teaches a Scholarship and Special Interest Programme (SSIP) module to Year 1 HYMS MBBS students on ‘Ethnicity and Cancer Service Provision and Uptake’, as well as supervision for PhD students at Hull York Medical School and the University of Bath.

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

A Scoping Review of Stigma Related to Prostate Cancer in Black Men

Bamidele, O., Greenley, S., Ukoha-Kalu, B. O., Titus, O. F., & Nanton, V. (2024). A Scoping Review of Stigma Related to Prostate Cancer in Black Men. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02070-5

Systematic review of women's experiences of planning home birth in consultation with maternity care providers in middle to high-income countries

Gillen, P., Bamidele, O., & Healy, M. (2023). Systematic review of women's experiences of planning home birth in consultation with maternity care providers in middle to high-income countries. Midwifery, 124, Article 103733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2023.103733

Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol

Baldwin, Z.-A., Busby, S., Allsup, D., Cohen, J., & Bamidele, O. (2023). Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(3), Article e0282458. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282458

Women and maternity care providers experiences of planned home birth in Northern Ireland: A descriptive survey

Gillen, P., Bamidele, O., & Healy, M. (2023). Women and maternity care providers experiences of planned home birth in Northern Ireland: A descriptive survey. Women and Birth, 36(4), e412-e420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2023.01.005

Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors

Wray, A., Pickwell-Smith, B., Greenley, S., Pask, S., Bamidele, O., Wright, B., Murtagh, F., & Boland, J. W. (2022). Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2022-003793

Research interests

DESTIGMATISE: Understanding Stigma to inform Public Health Messaging, Decision-Making and Help-Seeking for Early Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Care Among Black Men

PATIENT-SEA: Quality improvement for cancer diagnosis in primary care: incorporating the patient voice through significant event audit (Co-Investigator)

DOORSTEP: Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of free door to door transport to increase the uptake of breast screening appointments in Yorkshire: A cluster randomised GP pilot trial. (Co-Investigator/Qualitative Lead)

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Reducing ethnic inequalities in breast cancer: the role of treatment uptake, engagement and support

Funder

Breast Cancer Now

Grant

£22,302.00

Started

15 January 2024

Status

Ongoing

Project

NIHR Advanced Fellowship Programme - Stigma related to prostate cancer in black men

Funder

NIHR National Institute for Health Research

Grant

£999,620.00

Started

1 March 2025

Status

Ongoing

Project

Ca-PRI 2024 Cancer Research Travel Bursary

Funder

CRUK Cancer Research UK

Grant

£1,500.00

Started

1 January 2024

Status

Complete

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of free door to door transport to increase the uptake of breast screening appointments in Yorkshire: A cluster randomised GP pilot trial

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£293,513.00

Started

1 June 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Supportive Care for Persons with Blood Cancers

Funder

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Grant

£40,000.00

Started

1 November 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

TRANSFORM: YCR Cancercare: Experiences of diagnostic pathways and cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Funder

YCR Yorkshire Cancer Research

Grant

£125,927.00

Started

1 April 2021

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Psychosocial aspects of cancer inequalities especially with Black African and Caribbean ethnic groups

Awards and prizes

Cancer Research UK ECR Travel Bursary Award to enable me present my research at the Ca-PRI conference 2024 in Melbourne, Australia

2024 - 2024

Winner, KE Poster Competition 2022

2022 - 2022

Winner, KE Poster Competition 2022, Knowledge Exchange Conference, University of Hull, 15th June 2022. Received a certificate and £500 prize to be used for conference attendance/KE Training

Runner up, PhD Researcher Impact Award

2019 - 2019

GRO -Ur- Network Travel Award

2018 - 2018

A travel award of £2000 for international research collaborations which involved knowledge exchange visits to the University of Michigan, Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan. I was hosted by my collaborator, Dr Daniella Wittmann, Associate Professor of Urology, University of Michigan.

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Fellow, Higher Education Academy

2023 - 2023

Other

Dean’s recognition award for living the Hull York Medical School value ‘Everyone Counts’

2022

Scholarship role

Vice Chancellor's Research Scholarship

2015 - 2019

Ulster University's Vice Chancellor's Research Scholarship which provided full funding and monthly stipends for the duration of my PhD.

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