Umar Ajetunmobi

With a practical and theoretical background in Mass Communication (a national diploma), Umar had his BA and MA in Communication and Language Arts (CLA) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His concentration was in Applied Communication--this combines communication discourses related to development, politics, health and digital media. As a second year Ph.D. Student, Umar focuses on the intersection of health and political communication. Currently, he is more interested in stigma communication and management among Muslims who experience or have experienced Jinn possessions. Umar is a 2021 UNESCO Silk Roads ambassador who enjoys an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary look at socio-cultural phenomena. His general research interests include health communication (especially, non-biomedical health issues such as spirituality and invisible physical and mental health conditions), media studies and politics, development communication as well as interpersonal and intergroup theorizing.