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BIO

Abiodun Akinwuntan, PhD, MPH, MBA, FASAHP, is Dean and Professor, University of Kansas School of Health Professions. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Lagos in 1994, a master’s and doctoral degrees in neurological rehabilitation from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium in 2000 and 2004 respectively, and a MPH in 2012 and MBA in 2015 from Augusta University, USA. Dean Akinwuntan is an expert in the use of virtual-reality technologies to improve daily living activities in neurologically impaired persons. He has collaborated extensively on several funded grants totaling more than $15 million, has authored more than 110 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts and authored 8 book chapters. Dean Akinwuntan is a 2013 Fulbright Scholar Award recipient and a 2016 Fulbright Specialist Award recipient. He is an Academic Editor of PLOS ONE Journal and an Associate Editor for the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Journal. He is a Fellow of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions.