Abubakar has eclectic research interests, including youth & street culture, diaspora and cultural studies. He’s recently particularly interested in the rise of status regime and glamor; how class and exclusivity are formed on social media among African youth. Before joining the program, Abubakar was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and obtained a BA with majors in English & Literary Studies from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.