Okolo explained that her research interest are influenced by her awareness of structural racism.
[2] During her studies, Okolo researched computer vision and biomedical settings for medical applications.
[3] She distinguished herself through the use of ethnographic methods to research healthcare policy in the Global South.
[6] Okolo is a Fellow in the Center for Technology Innovation at The Brookings Institution.
[3] In 2024, she was included on the TIME Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in AI.