Research

A Sampling of Refereed Publications

(Forthcoming) Akande, A. O. & Manser, C. (2025). Reproductive justice narratives of people with disabilities: Overturned and overlooked. International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, 5(2).

Akande, A. O. & Long, A. C. (2024). Using narratives of immigrant clients to confront grief: Supporting autonomy in vocational rehabilitation. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 55(1).

Akande, A. O. (2023). Vocational rehabilitation and Long COVID-19: Utilizing a matrix for multi- level interventions. Rehabilitation Professional, 31(2).

Akande, A. O. (2023). Dental health conditions as medical aspects of disability. Rehabilitation Research, Policy & Education, 37(4).

Akande, A. O. (2023). Knowledge of legislation as an ethical principle for undergraduate rehabilitation students. Journal of Human Services, 42(2).

Akande, A. O. et al. (2023). A scoping review of the opioid epidemic among U.S. Immigrants: Implications for treatment practices. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 1-19.

Akande, A. O. & Rajapaksa, E. (2022). Immigration, politics, and mental health: An undergraduate independent study. Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice, 8(1).

Akande, A. O. (2021). Defining disability internationally: Implications for rehabilitation service provision within immigrant populations in the United States. Journal of Life Care Planning, 19(2).

Akande, A. O. (2017). A narrative interviewing technique for master’s-level counselors in case management roles. The Journal of Nurse Life Care Planning, 17(2).

Sampling of Conference Presentations

World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference 2017 - Colombo, Sri Lanka

World Congress of the International Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine 2018 - Paris, France

RehabWeek 2023 - Singapore

World Congress of the International Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine 2022 - Lisbon, Portugal

World Conference on Women's Studies 2024 - Colombo, Sri Lanka

Pacific Rim Conference 2019 - Honolulu, HI

World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference 2019 - Bangkok, Thailand

Penn State Division of Undergraduate Studies Academic Advising Conference - 2017

World Congress of the International Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine 2023 - Cartagena, Colombia

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 2024 - Dallas, TX

Current Research Projects

"Entrepreneurship services in vocational rehabilitation for immigrant clients with disabilities in Pennsylvania"

"Southeastern Pennsylvania community health needs: Perspectives on disability and long COVID”

“Excerpts on virtual reality: Technology integration in a medical aspects of disability course”

“Opioid use disorder among immigrants in Pennsylvania”

“Exploring the experiences and needs of women with disabilities in Sri Lanka: A multi-level approach to capacity development”

Policy/Research Brief Samples

Mirza, M., Rfat, M., Akande, A.O., Foura, A., & Gross, M. (2024). Economic Integration of Refugees with Disabilities in the United States. Refugees Rights Settlement.

King, K., Ganguli, A., Akande, A. et al. (2024). Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Entrepreneurship. Research to Policy Collaboration.

Akande, A. O., Charlot, N., & Gay, B. (2020). How policymakers and practitioners can facilitate disclosure and help-seeking. Research to Policy Collaboration.

McGuire, K., Donnay, S., Akande, A., Roja-Flores, L., Hughes, K., & Straits, K. (2020). Influx of refugees: State challenges and opportunities. Research to Policy Collaboration.