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. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113697
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2017.1361552
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-016-9666-x
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.
