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Dr Emaediong Akpanekpo

Dr Emaediong Akpanekpo

Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  • Master of Public Health (MPH)

  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

Dr Emaediong Akpanekpo is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Justice Health Research Program. His research focuses on the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system. He applies advanced epidemiological and statistical methods. He has authored peer-reviewed papers in Schizophrenia Research, Psychiatric Services, International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Journal of Criminal Justice, and BMJ Mental Health, among others.
Mobile
0490910028
E-mail
eakpanekpo@kirby.unsw.edu.au
Location
Building C29, Health Translation Hub, Level 5
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Akpanekpo EI; Butler T, 2025, 'Clinical phenotypes of psychosis and reoffending risk among justice-involved adolescents: a population-based cohort study', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1663025
    Journal articles | 2025
    Akpanekpo EI; Kariminia A; Srasuebkul P; Trollor JN; Kasinathan J; Greenberg D; Butler T, 2025, 'Temporal relationships between incarceration and mental disorders among justice-involved adolescents: A population-based cohort study', Australasian Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10398562251383801
    Journal articles | 2025
    Akpanekpo EI; Srasuebkul P; Butler T; Trollor JN; Kasinathan J; Kenny D; Greenberg DM; Simpson M; Gaskin C; Jones J; Chowdhury NZ; Ekanem A; Kariminia A, 2025, 'Association Between Mental Health Treatment and Reoffending Among Justice-Involved Youths', PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, 76, pp. 706 - 713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240533
    Journal articles | 2025
    Doring N; Akpanekpo EI; Hwang YI; Schofield PW; Ton B; Knight L; Gullotta M; Butler TG, 2025, 'The impact of behavioral nudges on clinical trial retention of men with a history of violent offending', Justice Opportunities and Rehabilitation, 64, pp. 273 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2997965X.2025.2480061
    Journal articles | 2025
    Reutens S; Akpanekpo E; Karystianis G; Withall A; Butler T, 2025, 'Older Perpetrators of Domestic Violence: Mixed-Effects Logistic Regression Analysis of Police Records.', JMIR Aging, 8, pp. e75993, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/75993
    Journal articles | 2024
    Akpanekpo EI; Kariminia A; Srasuebkul P; Trollor JN; Greenberg D; Kasinathan J; Schofield PW; Kenny DT; Simpson M; Gaskin C; Chowdhury NZ; Jones J; Ekanem AM; Butler T, 2024, 'Psychiatric admissions in young people after expiration of criminal justice supervision in Australia: a retrospective data linkage study', BMJ Mental Health, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300958
    Journal articles | 2024
    Akpanekpo EI; Kariminia A; Srasuebkul P; Trollor JN; Kasinathan J; Greenberg D; Schofield PW; Kenny DT; Gaskin C; Simpson M; Jones J; Ekanem AM; Butler T, 2024, 'Criminal justice transitions among adolescents in Australia: A multi-state model', Journal of Criminal Justice, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102189
    Journal articles | 2023
    Doring N; Hwang YI; Akpanekpo E; Gullotta M; Ton B; Knight L; Knight C; Schofield P; Butler TG, 2023, 'Predicting attrition of men with a history of violence from randomised clinical trials', Trials, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07774-3
    Journal articles | 2021
    Akpabio A; Akintayo R; Yerima A; Olaosebikan H; Akpan-Ekpo E; Ekrikpo U; Akpan N; Adelowo O, 2021, 'Frequency, pattern, and associations of generalized osteoarthritis among Nigerians with knee osteoarthritis', CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, 40, pp. 3135 - 3141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10067-021-05605-x
  • Preprints | 2025
    Reutens S; Akpanekpo E; Karystianis G; Withall A; Butler T, 2025, Older Perpetrators of Domestic Violence: Mixed-Effects Logistic Regression Analysis of Police Records (Preprint), http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.75993

  • UNSW Scientia PhD Scholarship
  • WHO-TDR Postgraduate Scholarship
  • ExxonMobil, Total E & P, Jim Ovia Foundation and Agbami Partners National Merit Scholarships.