Impact of HIV Status on Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Older Adults in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Data Analysis

Ayodele’s academic and research interests center on maternal nutrition, neurodevelopment, and health equity, particularly in low-resource and underserved settings. She has contributed to public health research and community-based initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia, as well as collaborative work in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Through partnerships with local clinicians, researchers, and community leaders, Ayodele has supported maternal health initiatives focused on nutritional anemia prevention, early screening, and culturally grounded health education. Her work emphasizes ethical engagement, sustainability, and the integration of lived community knowledge into health systems research.

At Duke, Ayodele serves as Executive Director of the Research Scholars Program, where she mentors students and supports interdisciplinary research development. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of NeuroPioneers Pathway, an international neuroscience education initiative expanding access to STEM and healthcare pathways for underrepresented K-12 students.

Ayodele’s research has been presented at national and international venues, including the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) and the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), and has resulted in peer-reviewed publications with academic collaborators. She is a Laidlaw Scholar and an aspiring physician-leader committed to advancing equitable maternal and child health through research, education, and policy.

Dr. Muiruri is a health services researcher, Assistant Professor in the Duke Department of Population Health Sciences, Assistant Research Professor in the Global Health Institute, and Adjunct lecturer at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi Tanzania.
Broadly, his research seeks to improve the quality of healthcare and reduce disparities for persons with multiple chronic conditions both in and outside the United States. His current work focuses on prevention of nonAIDS comorbidities among people living with HIV. His current projects funded by NIAID, NHLBI and NIMHD focus on improving the quality of cardiovascular disease prevention and care among people living with HIV in North Carolina and Tanzania.

Areas of Expertise: Mixed methods, Qualitative methods, Applied Econometrics in Health services Research,  Preference research, Implementation Science, Global Health, Health Policy