{"id":23325,"date":"2025-07-11T14:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ul.edu.lr\/new\/?page_id=23325"},"modified":"2025-07-11T14:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T14:22:25","slug":"assoc-prof-usman-alhaji-yusuf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ul.edu.lr\/new\/assoc-prof-usman-alhaji-yusuf\/","title":{"rendered":"Assoc. 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Prof. Usman Alhaji Yusuf<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee80be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8ee80be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d6ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"a5d6ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><style>\n.profile-container {\n  background: #fff;\n  padding: 20px;\n  border-radius: 6px;\n  box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n}\n\n.profile-image {\n  width: 200px;\n  height: auto;\n  border-radius: 4px;\n  float: left;\n  margin-right: 20px;\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n}\n\n.profile-text h2 {\n  margin-top: 0;\n  color: #166088;\n  font-size: 1.2em;\n  font-weight: bold;\n}\n\n.profile-text h3 {\n  margin-top: 1em;\n  color: #2C3E50;\n}\n\n.clearfix::after {\n  content: \"\";\n  display: table;\n  clear: both;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"profile-container clearfix\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nsuk.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Prof-Usman-Yusuf.jpg\" alt=\"Assoc. Prof. Usman Alhaji Yusuf\" class=\"profile-image\">\n  <div class=\"profile-text\">\n    <h2>uayusuf@nsuk.edu.ng<\/h2>\n\n    <p><strong>Assoc. Prof. Usman Alhaji Yusuf, PhD<\/strong> is a seasoned academic and scholar with over two decades of experience in criminology, sociology, and security studies. Currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Nasarawa State University, Keffi, he coordinates the PhD programme in Security and Strategic Studies and serves as Deputy Director at the Institute of Governance and Development Studies.<\/p>\n\n    <p>With a PhD in Criminology from Nasarawa State University, M.Sc. in Sociology, and B.Sc. in Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Yusuf specializes in crime prevention, community policing, youth unemployment, informal security structures, and criminal justice administration in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Associate Professor of Criminology and Security Studies<\/li>\n      <li>Coordinator, PhD Programme in Security and Strategic Studies<\/li>\n      <li>Deputy Director, Institute of Governance and Development Studies<\/li>\n      <li>Visiting Lecturer, University of Abuja<\/li>\n      <li>External Examiner for security institutions<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h3>RESEARCH FOCUS<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Crime prevention strategies<\/li>\n      <li>Community policing models<\/li>\n      <li>Youth unemployment and crime<\/li>\n      <li>Informal security structures<\/li>\n      <li>Criminal justice administration<\/li>\n      <li>Cybercrime and substance abuse<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h3>EDUCATION<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li>PhD Criminology (Nasarawa State University)<\/li>\n      <li>M.Sc. Sociology<\/li>\n      <li>B.Sc. (Hons) Sociology (Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria)<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h3>SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li>25+ peer-reviewed journal articles<\/li>\n      <li>Numerous conference presentations<\/li>\n      <li>Postgraduate supervisor (M.Sc. and PhD)<\/li>\n      <li>Research on cybercrime, human trafficking, and prison rehabilitation<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h3>PROFESSIONAL IMPACT<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Policy advisor on security governance<\/li>\n      <li>Expert consultant on crime prevention<\/li>\n      <li>Contributor to national development discourse<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Liberia Graduate School Menu Graduate Schools University Home Programs MSc. 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