Nigerian wins US fellowship
An Interdisciplinary Humanities doctoral candidate at the University of California, Omowumi Omole, has been awarded the 2026 Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship from the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-wins-us-fellowship/
Omowumi Omole, a doctoral candidate in Interdisciplinary Humanities at the University of California, has been awarded the 2026 Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship. The fellowship, valued at $27,000, will support her research in Lagos, Nigeria. The award allows Omole to focus exclusively on her dissertation for the Fall 2026 semester, freeing her from teaching obligations.
Her dissertation explores how Pentecostal marriage teachings influence women's political identity, particularly their perspectives on laws designed to safeguard them from violence. Omole's ethnographic study observes women participating in marriage classes at two Lagos churches, analyzing their views on topics like bodily autonomy and reproductive rights.
She also examines the perspectives of Nigerian diaspora congregations in Dallas, Texas, and plans to study a church in Houston to compare the teachings' impact abroad.
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