Dr. Oluwatimilehin G. Oluborode
Profile of OLUBORODE Oluwatimilehin Gabriel, Ph.D., MNITP, RTP
Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Environmental Design and Management
Email: timiboro@oauife.edu.ng; oluborodegabriel@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-8515-4265
Dr. O. G Oluborode is a Transport and Health Planning specialist with over 16 years of University Teaching, research, and professional planning experiences. His expertise spans transport safety and security, commuting stress analysis, travel behaviour studies, and quantitative and qualitative data analytics. His work integrates urban planning with public health to inform sustainable mobility policy in Nigeria.
Education
- Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning (2021)
- M.Sc., Urban and Regional Planning (2010)
- PGD, Theology (2005)
- B.Sc., Urban and Regional Planning (2001).
Academic & Professional Status
Senior Lecturer (Promoted October 2025), Joined University Service: July 2009, Full Member, (MNITP) and Registered Town Planner, (RTP).
Research Interests
- Transport and Health Planning
- Commuting Stress and Wellbeing, Urban Travel Behaviour,
- Transport Safety & Security, Environmental Impact Assessment, and Quantitative &
- Qualitative & Statistical Data Analytics.
Publications & Scholarly Contributions
- Ph.D. thesis on commuting stress among commercial minibus passengers and drivers in Lagos State
- 13+ peer-reviewed journal articles (local and international)
- 2 international book chapters (Springer Nature, Singapore)
- 3 referred international conference papers.
- Ongoing research on commuting stress, traffic congestion hotspots, virtual travel behaviour, and transport safety.
- His research provides policy-relevant insights into urban mobility, public health, and sustainable transport systems in Nigeria.
Teaching & Supervision
- Teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Transportation Planning, Urban Transport Management, Quantitative Techniques, and Computer Applications in Planning.
- Supervised completed M.Sc. theses and currently supervising M.Sc. and Ph.D. students.
- Facilitator in SPSS and statistical computing workshops
- Pioneer of digital/e-examination in the department.
Professional Experience & Service
- Consultant Town Planner for institutional master plans and environmental impact assessments.
- Contributor to OAU Master Plan Review (Circulation Sectoral Study).
- Statistical Computing Consultant (UNIFECS).
- Departmental Webmaster (2010–date).
- Vice-Chairman, Committee on E-Learning.
- Cognate Dean to Faculty of Computer Science & Engineering (2025).
Professional Summary
Dr. O. G. Oluborode’s career demonstrates sustained contributions to transport planning scholarship, urban mobility policy, environmental planning practice, and quantitative research capacity development within and beyond academia.