Jonathan Odumegwu

Education

• 2022 PhD, Statistics with a minor in Mathematics, University of New Mexico  
• 2017 MA, Applied Mathematics, Central Michigan University  
• 2010 MSc, Mathematics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University
• 2008 PGD in Education, Usmanu Danfodiyo University
• 2004 BSc, Mathematics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University

RESEARCH INTERESTS 

1. Exploring and applying phylogenomic and phylogenetics in statistical genetics, such as tracing the origins and genetic relationships among various disease-causing agents and tracking their modes of transmission. Also, applications of phylogenomic and phylogenetics in precision, personalized medicine, and drug discovery. 

2. Develop statistical and mathematical methods and models to estimate disease trajectories and trends for neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders, ataxia, Huntington's disease, and Parkinson's disease, as well as other statistical and mathematical applications in biomedical research. 

3. Development of a more rigorous and holistic understanding of social and environmental characteristics contributing to health inequities, low health literacy, and financial strain and undermining the effects of technological advancement in the health sectors.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND CURRENT PROJECTS 

1. Odumegwu, J. N., Bather, J. R., Cuevas, A., Rhodes-Bratton, B., & Goodman, M. Perceived Discrimination Over the Life Course and Financial Stress (Manuscript in preparation) 
2. Odumegwu, J.N., Bather, J. R, Kimberly A. Kaphingst, Adrian Harris, & Goodman, M. S. Incorporating Neighborhood Risk Factors in Health Literacy Research: A Multivariable Analysis of the Survey of Racism and Public Health (Under review in Public Health) 
3. Odumegwu, J.N., Chavez-Yenter, D., Goodman, M.S. et al. Associations between subjective social status and predictors of interest in genetic testing among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age. Cancer Causes Control (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-024-01878-0 
4. Peprah, E., Amesimeku, E., Angulo, B., Chhetri, H., Fordjuoh, J., Ruan, C., ... & Odumegwu, J. (2024). How College Students Used Information from Institutions of Higher Education in the United States During COVID-19: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey Study. JMIR Formative Research, 8(1), e51292. 
5. Odumegwu, J.N. Heterogeneity of Gene Trees. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/math_etds/190 Jonathan 5 
6. Ofoedu, E. U., Odumegwu, J. N., Zegeye, H., & Shahzad, N. (2014). An algorithm for finding common solutions of various problems in nonlinear operator theory. Fixed Point Theory and Applications, 2014, 1- 17. 
7. Odumegwu, J. N., Bather, J. R., Cuevas, A., Rhodes-Bratton, B., & Goodman, M. Critical Windows of Racism: Perceived Discrimination Over the Life Course and Financial Stress. Available at SSRN 4717041. 
8. Odumegwu, J. N., Degnan, J. H. When is it surprising that all gene tree topologies are unique? (Under review in Evolution)