Mayowa addresses education reform and economic liberation for people of African descent. She is at the University of Pennsylvania as a master of social policy student, social justice scholar, Perry World House Graduate Associate, and intern at the African American Resource Center. Mayowa also holds a bachelor's in psychology from Howard University. Before beginning her master's at Penn, Mayowa worked full-time at Howard's Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center. Most recently, interned onsite at the University of Botswana researching graduate education.