Adeteju Adeniji Ajibade MPH, PMP

Education

Adeteju’s education includes a Bachelors of Science in Psychology with a double minor in African and African Diaspora Studies and Chemistry from The University of Texas at Austin. She also earned a Master of Public Health degree and Graduate Certificate in Maternal and Child Health from The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She also holds her certification for Project Management.

Biography

Adeteju Adeniji Ajibade joined the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine in July 2021 and currently serves as a Project Manager II on the Research and Analysis team at NIDCH

Previously, Adeteju served as a Special Projects Administrator for the Science Mission of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health. In this position, she supported pre- and post-award administration of grants, contracts and cooperative agreements. She managed grant discovery, proposal preparation, budget development and submission in various electronic systems in compliance with timelines and guidelines. Adeteju also, planned and executed research-related tasks independently and collaboratively, including: performing mixed methods data collection, conduct qualitative and quantitative research via management, assessment, stakeholder interviews and focus groups, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation. She transitioned to manage project teams in detailed development of project plans for studies, manuscripts, and task delegation; establish project schedule and milestones; organize and conduct literature reviews; prepare and write research results for manuscript development and publication in peer-reviewed journals; and produce presentations and written reports to communicate complicated and detailed information relating to research methods, analyses, and findings.

Prior to this, Adeteju served as a Contact Tracer and Case Investigator for the Texas Department of State Health Services in partnership with The University of Texas Health Science Center. In these positions, she worked with a team of epidemiologists to complete COVID-19 related health assessments and extract data for input into the Texas Health Trace system to increase the accuracy of patient monitoring abilities.

Adeteju has also served as a student intern on a Health Promotions Specialists project while at the University of Texas Health Science Center. She conducted a needs assessment to curate a COVID-19 communication campaign for developing tailored messages, strategies, and training materials for community & school-based partners. While serving, she also developed a systematic framework health promotion intervention plan and grant proposal to evaluate the COVID-19 prevention measures plan.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

The Need to Incorporate Post-Acute Care Entities Into the National Disaster Medical System : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100237

Enhancing Patient Transport Systems in the U.S. Department of Defense’s National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Pilot Program: https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.228

Advancing Systematic Change in the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS): Early Implementation of the US Department of Defense NDMS Pilot Program: https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2023.0179

A Multisite Investigation of Areas for Improvement in COVID-19 Surge Capacity Management: https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2023.0019

Validation of Opportunities to Strengthen the National Disaster Medical System: The Military–Civilian NDMS Interoperability Study Quantitative Step : https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2023.0051

The National Disaster Medical System and military combat readiness: A scoping review : https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003703

Opportunities to Strengthen the National Disaster Medical System: The Military–Civilian NDMS Interoperability Study : https://doi.org/10.1089/hs.2021.0221

Texas Children's 2020-2022 Community Health Implementation Strategy : https://www.texaschildrens.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/Texas%20Children%27s%202020-2022%20Community%20Health%20Implementation%20Strategy.pdf