Olasunkanmi Kehinde, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: Brown Hall, Room 216.05
Phone: 757-823-2903
ojkehinde@nsu.edu
Dr. Kehinde is a quantitative psychologist and educational measurement researcher whose work centers on understanding and improving student learning, well-being, and success. His research addresses critical issues in educational and psychological measurement. He focuses on helping students navigate and overcome psychological centrifugal forces, such as online trauma, diminished motivation, and resilience challenges, that can disrupt effective learning and cognition. At the core of his scholarship is a commitment to fairness and to assessment practices that support student success, retention, persistence, and timely graduation.
Dr. Kehinde advances these goals by developing, adapting, and validating educational and psychological assessment instruments. He also applies advanced quantitative methods, including psychometric modeling and machine learning, to analyze large-scale educational and psychological data. At Norfolk State University, he teaches courses including Educational and Psychological Measurement and Testing, Research Methods, and Introduction to Psychology.
As a data-driven scholar and mentor, Dr. Kehinde is deeply committed to training the next generation of researchers and practitioners. He leads student mentorship and collaborative research through the Science and Measurement of Adversity, Resilience & Trauma (SMART) Research Group. The group advances the science of trauma assessment through innovative psychological measurement across education, psychology, and interdisciplinary fields, with a focus on making trauma-related assessments more accurate, fair, and culturally responsive.
His scholarly contributions have been presented at national and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. He also serves as a reviewer for several journals, including the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Educational Assessment, Discover Psychology, and BMC Psychology. Dr. Kehinde invites motivated students interested in psychology, education, data science, and social impact to join his research program and contribute to this meaningful body of work.
Curriculum Vitae