About Me

Dr. Banjo

Dr. Omotayo Banjo is a critical creative empowering students, stakeholders and storytellers to counter dominant narratives, challenge the status quo and advance change for good. Omotayo obtained her B.A. in Social Psychology and earned her Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Pennsylvania State University where she was also a McNair Scholar. Her work examines Black narratives and centers Black audiences across the diaspora.

Currently, she is a Professor of Communication at the University of Cincinnati, serves as an affiliate faculty of Africana Studies, and Women, Gender, & and Sexuality Studies as well as an Associate Dean for Research , Innovatio, and Student Success in the Graduate College.