Candi Nwakasi

Assistant Professor

Human Development and Family Sciences

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Postdoctoral Fellowship, College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of Southern Indiana.

Ph.D., Social Gerontology, Miami University

MSPH, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom

B.Sc., Applied Biochemistry, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria

 

Research (or Professional) Interests:

• Cancer survivorship in aging disadvantaged populations
• Cognitive decline, dementia, and caregiving among Black people
• Sociocultural factors influencing health care access

 

Selected Publications:

Esiaka, D. K., Nwakasi, C., Nnamele, V. U., Idu, A. O., Egwuonwu, J., & Mahmoud, K. O. (2023). Pathways to health outcomes after cancer diagnosis: A systematic review of cancer survivorship in Nigeria. Psycho-oncology, 10.1002/pon.6167. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6167

Nwakasi, C., Esiaka, D., Pawlowicz, A., Chidebe, R., Oluwagbemiga, O., Mahmoud, K (2022). “He [the doctor] said I should go and wait for my death”: dualities in care and support access among female cancer survivors. Journal of Cancer Policy, 35, 100374. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2022.100374

Nwakasi, C., Esiaka, D., Parajuli, J., Subedi, J. (2022). Health information seeking and mental health support utilization among US prison inmates. Journal of Correctional Health Care, 28(2), 100–108. https://doi.org/10.1089/jchc.20.07.0053  

Nwakasi, C., Mehri, N., & Parajuli, J. (2021). Psychometric analysis of the 2016 Ohio long-term care facilities family satisfaction scale. Research on Aging. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275211046304  

Esiaka, D., Nwakasi, C., Brodie, K., Philip, A**., Ogba, K. (2021). Dying to be men: masculinity and early cancer detection among Nigerian men. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272684X211004938  

Nwakasi, C., C., & Roberts, A., R. (2021). Older adult guardianship: challenges and recommendations for improving practice. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2021.1926198  

 

Selected Presentations:

Esiaka, D., & Nwakasi, C. (July, 2023). Association between sleep difficulties, bodily symptoms, and subjective cognitive decline in urban-dwelling Black men​. [Paper presentation]. Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, July, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Nwakasi, C., Romero, C., Sinkler, K., & Pawlowicz, A. (November, 2022). You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: Black/Latinx Cancer Survivors’ Knowledge and Use of Survivorship Care Plan. [Paper presented]. The Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, November, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Nwakasi, C., Esiaka, D., Chidebe, C., Banwo, K., & Orji, G. (2022). “How Will I Live this Life I Am Trying to Save?”: Exploring Dualities in Cancer Survivorship Experiences in Nigeria. [Poster]. The Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, November, Indianapolis, Indiana.