Ogechukwu Williams

Perfect timing for a book like this. Congratulations 👏🏾

Thank you so much, Laura, and all of the workshoppers that shared a table with me. I arrived the workshop with an outline, a partial draft, and a not-good idea of where and how to place the piece. I left #aha2026 with a full draft and a perfect grasp of strategic placement.

Maternal deaths: A recurring crisis in Nigeria Explore the deep-rooted crisis of maternal deaths in Nigeria. Learn why thousands of deaths are seen as personal tragedies, not a national failure.

My Op-Ed on the invisibility of maternal deaths in Nigeria has been published in Punch NG. Thank you @historians.org #aha2026 for the Op-Ed session that helped me brainstorm placement for this piece. punchng.com/maternal-deaths-a-recurring-crisis-in-nigeria/

#maternalhealth #maternaldeath

Thanks Chris 🙏🏾

Thank you so much. I have a chapter on CS and the religious and cultural messaging around it in my second book project on maternal deaths.

Awards Nursing Clio Prize for Best Journal Article The Nursing Clio Prize for Best Journal Article is awarded annually for the best peer-reviewed academic journal article on the intersection of gender and…

Nominations are now open for the @nursingclio.bsky.social Prize for Best Journal Article, an award for the best peer-reviewed academic journal article on the intersection of gender and medical histories in English. Self-nominations are encouraged! 🗃️

I love it. Thanks for writing it. It's written in very accessible language. Looking forward to incorporating it in my teaching.

One of my favorite things to do at the AHA conference is get the free professional headshot on Saturdays. Thanks @historians.org for hooking me up for the year. Surprising that a lot of folks do not know about this service. This year's photographer, Maisonet Photography, was fantastic. #aha2026

Will do!

That Op-Ed workshop was fantastic! I loved the hands-on session at the end. Just completed a draft that I started working on post-workshop. Thank you to all of the panelists.

A pleasure. Been wanting to get your book since your fantastic talk at UB. Your approach is useful for my own work on abortion legislation in Nigeria

It is magical anyway 😍

My stash of books from the @historians.org AHA conference. @iupress.bsky.social & @hackettpub.bsky.social saved the day for Africa representation. Top 3 books on my reading list:Gospel of Family Planning, @jacobinoire.bsky.social His.World in Six Plagues, @maryfissell.bsky.social Pushback #aha2026

Got my copy at the AHA. Congratulations on your book

@universitypress.cambridge.org is offering a grant to help underrepresented early career scholars in History and Area Studies publish. Application deadline is April 13, 2026.

Excellent @historians.org -sponsored session on The Historian as Advocate at this year's AHA meeting in Chicago. My biggest takeaway on efforts to influence policy: remember the four Rs - Relationship; Respect; Relevance; Reciprocity. I hope this session returns next year. #aha2026

18 books to read from 2025 Check out these exciting books about Africa

#BirthPolitics was featured on This Week in Africa, a weekly newsletter on everyday life in Africa, as one of the "18 books to read from 2025." Glad that this book is out in the world. Interested in scheduling a talk for the next academic year? Please reach out. open.substack.com/pub/thisweek...

A screaming man in medieval Scottish clothing holding up a weapon in a sign of triumph or defiance

You know one of those moments in Braveheart when Mel Gibson yells “Freeeedooom”? That’s exactly how I feel right now. Final grades finally submitted. Now, I’m truly on Winter break! Fingers crossed that I will not receive any nail-biting emails from students about their grades.

The Pitt, Ginny & Georgia, All’s Fair – how did this year’s biggest TV shows tackle abortion? We tracked this year’s hits and misses in our Abortion Onscreen report. www.ansirh.org/research/res...

Link to my National Library of Medicine article. I discuss maternal health advocacy strategies that were deployed in Africa, 80s&90s, & how these may be beneficial to advocacy efforts elsewhere. circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2025/12/04/a...

#womenshealth #birthpolitics #nih #maternalhealth #mothercare

YouTube video by Africa Simplified Women & Healing in Africa: The Secular & the Religious/Dr Oge Williams & Dr Emmanuel Ossai

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YouTube video by Africa Simplified Prioritize women's wellbeing in #maternalhealth policymaking #shortsyoutube #africa #nigeria

Check out my conversation on 'Africa Simplified' regarding women's health & maternal healthcare choices. I emphasize the importance of centering women in discussions of maternal healthcare/policy. Link to full video in the comments.
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#birthpolitics #maternalhealth #Africa

Check out my new website: drogewilliams.com; YouTube channel @ youtube.com/@profy-ow?si.... Shout out to @parisnoire.bsky.social for pushing me to stop talking about the website and just get it done. Designed by @gumbomedia.bsky.social #birthpolitics #Africa #maternalhealth #reproduction #histmed

Who else receives these eerily identical AI-generated emails from prospective PhD students? If you use AI to draft generic email/material for a potentially competitive application, please realize that it is generating same thing or similar for all of the other prospective applicants like you. #AI

PhD in Governing African agrifood system transformations Are you looking for a PhD position (4 years) in public administration and policy? Are you interested in how West African cocoa value chains can transform to be more sustainable and just?

Resharing this fully funded PhD opportunity in Public Admin that was just shared with me. Location is Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Please share with cocoa/agri researchers. Masters degree in related fields required. Deadline is December 14, 2025.
www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...

Attended this year's NEXTGen Tri-State conference @sunybroome.bsky.social. A few quotes from the professional development session that we can all reflect on: "Motivation got me started; discipline got me through"; "What you repeat; you become." We definitely become whatever we repeat...good and bad!

And here comes the first snow of the season in Buffalo. I thought we had a few more weeks before "touchdown" 😔🤷

Gorgeous 😍

The African&African Diaspora Studies Department @fiu.bsky.social held raffle draws for 20 copies of Birth Politics (@hopkinspress.bsky.social) courtesy of Black Mothers Care Plan.Thank you BMCP for making the book available to students and birth workers. #UBuffalo #birthpolitics #histmed #childbirth