Scholars
Ayorinde Ogunyiola
Murray State University
Based in
United States
North America
Ayorinde Ogunyiola is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at Murray State University. His research examines how emerging socio-technical systems, ranging from digital agriculture and AI-driven decision tools to energy infrastructure, interact with climate risk, governance, and economic forces to shape behavior and inequality across scales. Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches from economics, sociology, and science and technology studies, his work focuses on technology adoption, risk perception, and institutional dynamics in agricultural, energy and economic systems.
Country(ies) of Specialty
United StatesFocus areas of expertise
Climate policy and politics Climate Justice Renewable energy AgricultureHow to Connect
Publications
Articles
Ogunyiola, A. (2025, December 2). Beyond the algorithm: The need for farmer participation and data justice in digital agricultural technology. IFPRI Blog. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/beyond-the-algorithm-the-need-for-farmer-participation-and-data-justice-in-digital-agricultural-technology/
Assan, E., Olechnowicz, C., Ogunyiola, A., Esman, L. A., Getson, J. M., Behbehani, L., Popovici, R., Radulski, B., & Prokopy, L. (2025). Solar Panel Attitudes and Land Use Preferences in a Midwestern US State. Renewable Energy, 123825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.123825
Diehr, J., Ogunyiola, A., & Dada, O. (2025). Artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered GIS for proactive disaster resilience in a changing climate. Annals of GIS, 31(2), 287-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475683.2025.2473596
Ishara, J., Ogunyiola, A., Matendo, R., Kiyala, J.C.K., Karume, K. (2024). Climate Change and Its Implications on Food Security in the Great Lakes Region. In: Kiyala, J.C.K., Chivasa, N. (eds) Climate Change and Socio-political Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics Society—Science, vol 37. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48375-2_5
Ogunyiola, A., Stock, R., & Gardezi, M. (2024). Precision agriculture and the future of agrarian labor in the US food system. Agriculture and Human Values, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-024-10615-x
Ogunyiola, A. The changing face of Agrarian labor in the age of artificial intelligence and machine learning: Balancing benefits and risks. AI & Soc (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-023-01859-y
Posadas B., Ogunyiola A., & Niewolny K. (2023) “Socially responsible AI assurance in precision agriculture for farmers and policymakers.” In AI assurance towards trustworthy, explainable, safe, and ethical AI, Elsevier: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-32-391919-7.00028-7
Ogunyiola, A., & Gardezi, M. (2022). Restoring sense out of disorder? Farmers’ changing social identities under big data and algorithms. Agriculture and Human Values. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-022-10334-1
Ogunyiola, A., Gardezi, M., and Vij, S. (2022). Smallholder farmers’ engagement with climate-smart agriculture in Africa: Role of local knowledge and upscaling. Climate Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2021.2023451
Stablein, M. J., González Cruz, J., Fidan, E. N., Talbot, J., Reed, S. P., Walters, R. S., Ogunyiola, A., Frey, M.F., Ramírez, M., Casanova, R.B., Heemstra, J., Marshall, A., & Rodríguez, L. F. (2022). Compound[ing] disasters in Puerto Rico: Pathways for virtual transdisciplinary collaboration to enhance community resilience. Global Environmental Change, 76, 102558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102558
Gardezi, M., Michael, S., Stock, R., Vij, S., Ogunyiola, A., and Ishtiaque, A. (2022). Prioritizing climate-smart agriculture: An organizational and temporal review. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, WCC755. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.75
Gardezi, M., Adereti, D. T., Stock, R., & Ogunyiola, A. (2022). In pursuit of responsible innovation for precision agriculture technologies. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2022.2071668
Dada, O., & Ogunyiola, A. (2021). A preliminary impact assessment of social distancing on food systems and greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 31(1-4), 254-261. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2020.1816242
Avemegah, E., Gu, W., Abulbasher, A., Koci, K., Ogunyiola, A., Eduful, J., Li, S., Barington, K., Wang, T., Kolady, D., Perkins, L., Leffler, A.J., Kovács, P., Clark, J. D., Clay, D., E., & Ulrich-Schad, J. D. (2021). An Examination of Best Practices for Survey Research with Agricultural Producers. Society & Natural Resources, 34(4), 538-549. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2020.1804651

