CURRICULUM VITAE

KOBINA ESIA-DONKOH
PERSONAL DETAILS
1. Address: University of Cape Coast
Department of Population and Health
CapeCoast
2. Telephone: 0501402479; 0244-769-566
3. E-mail: kesia-donkoh@ucc.edu,gh
4. Nationality: Ghanaian
5. HomeTown: Mankessim, Central Region
6. Date of Birth: 20th April, 1976
7. Sex: Male
8. Marital Status:Married

EDUCATION
1. 2009 – 2017: PhD (Endogenous Development), University for Development Studies,
Tamale, Ghana.
Thesis title: Fishing communities’ adaptation to climate change at Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-
Abrem Municipality.
2. 2003 – 2007: M.Phil (Geography), University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Thesis title: Using indigenous knowledge for environmental sustainability in the
Mfantsiman Municipality of Ghana.
3. 1996 – 1999: B.Ed. (Social Sciences), University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Project Work title: Analysis of school organisational structure: A study of Breman Asikuma
Secondary School and Odoben Secondary Technical Schools.

WORKING EXPERIENCE
1. April 2013 – date: Senior Lecturer, Department of Population and Health, University of
Cape Coast.
2. July 2009 – March 2013: Lecturer, Department of Population and Health, University of
Cape Coast.
3. December 2008 – June 2009: Principal Research Assistant, Department of Geography and
Tourism, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.

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 4. November 2007 – November 2008: Senior Research Assistant, Department of Geography
and Tourism, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
5. 2000 – 2007: Subject Teacher, Breman Asikuma Secondary School, Breman Asikuma
Ghana.
6. 1999 – 2000: Subject Teacher (National Service), Breman Asikuma Secondary School,
Breman Asikuma, Ghana

COURSES TAUGHT
1. 2009 to present: Department of Population and Health.
Courses taught: Level 100: Introduction to HIV and AIDS Studies.
Level 300: Environmental Education, Indigenous Knowledge in
Population and Health, Instructional Material Development.
Level: 400: Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases.
Level 800: Population, Environment and Health, Population, Poverty and
Sustainable Development.
2. 2009 to present: Centre for African and International Studies
Course taught: Level 100: Population, Development and the African Environment
3. 2010 to present: Institute for Development Studies
Course taught: Level 800: Population, Poverty and Sustainable Development (Sandwich)
4. 2012 to 2014: Kultursturdier
Courses taught: Level 400: Environment and Development; An Introduction:
Environmental Management in West Africa
5. 2009-2012: Department of Basic Education
Course taught: Level 100: Geography of Ghana
Level 300: Sexual and Reproductive Health

MPHIL THESIS SUPERVISED

1. 2018: Louis Dadzie, Women empowerment and infant and young child feeding practices in
Ghana. Co-Supervisor.
2. 2018: Alfred Blay, Unmet need for family planning among young women in Ghana.
Co-Supervisor.
3. 2018: Judith Arhin, Socio-cultural factors influencing malnutrition among children under
five years in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Co-Supervisor.
4. 2017: Maternal mortality in the Volta Regional Hospital: A five-year retrospective study,
Co-Supervisor.
5. 2016: Francis Appiah, Mothers’ health-seeking behaviour for children under-five years in
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 rural communities in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Principal Supervisor.
6. 2016: Nana Akua Bema Gyasi-Duku, Parents’ perception and intention on provision of
condom education for adolescent in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Co-Supervisor.
7. 2016: Mavis Agbebo, Health seeking behaviour among mothers with children under five
years in Cape Coast Metropolis. Co-Supervisor.
8. 2015: Moses Daniel Yalley, Dietary practices and its effects on pregnant women in
Tamale Metropolis. Co-Supervisor.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
1. Indigenous knowledge in population and health.
2. Population, environment and development.
3. HIV and AIDS studies.
4. Issues in sexual, reproductive health and rights.

RESEARCH/PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN AND MANAGED

1. 2020: Principal Investigator, Project: Development of user-friendly materials based on
assessment report of the SISTAS’ club initiative.
2. 2019: Co-Investigator, Project: Baseline study on teaching and services for young people on
quality sexual and reproductive health rights in Ghana.
3. 2018: Co-Investigator, Project: Assessment of SISTAs Club Initiative in Ghana.
4. 2017: Co-Investigator, Project: Midterm performance evaluation of the financing Ghanaian
Agriculture Project (USAID-FinGAP).
5. 2015 – 2016: Researcher, Project: Endogenous development documentation of WASH
projects in Eastern and Greater Accra regions, Ghana (WaterAid Ghana Project).
6. 2014 – 2016: Co-Investigator, Project: Sexual and reproductive health education in Ghana.
7. 2014: Principal Investigator, Project: Assessment and sustainability study for improving
reproductive health in Kwahu East District, Eastern Region, Ghana (JOICEF Project).
8. 2012 – 2017: Member, Project: Mobile phone and youth in Africa.
9. 2011 – 2012: Researcher, Project: Research: Power in multi-stakeholders’ processes (MSP)
in the citrus value chain in Ghana.
10. 2011 – 2012: Researcher, Project: Using change stories for project monitoring and
evaluation: A case of CIKOD, Ghana.
11. 2011 – 2012: Member, Project: HIV and AIDS behaviour change communication
messaging in Ghana.
12. 2005 – 2010: Member, Project: Child mobility in sub-Saharan Africa.
13. 2008: Research Assistant, Project: Role of traditional authorities in the decentralised system
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 in Brong Ahafo and Central Regions.
14. 2006: Research Assistant, Project: Community participation in Ghana Poverty Reduction
Strategy (GPRS) in Twifu-Heman Lower Denkyira, Ghana.
15. 2005: Research Assistant, Project: Mid-period evaluation of WASH Project (HIV/AIDS) of
CARE Ghana.
16. 2005: Research Assistant, Project: Protecting the next generation: Understanding HIV risk
among youth.
17. 2004: Research Assistant, Project: National poverty assessment survey.
18. 2004: Field Supervisor, Project: Urbanisation, health and environment quality in coastal
Ghana.
19. 2000: Enumerator, Project: 2000 Population and housing census in Ghana.

PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
1. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2019). What have spirits got to do with climate change. KNUST Journal
of Geography and Development. (Accepted for publication)
2. Tanle, A., Kumi-Kyereme, A., Mariwah, S., Esia-Donkoh, K., Owusu, S. A.& Lamptey, J.
(2017). Preferences for antiretroviral therapy services: Qualitative evidence from people
living with HIV in Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 9(1):1-16
3. Mariwah, S., Kumi-Kyereme, A., Tanle, A., Esia-Donkoh, K., Owusu, S. A. & Atuahene,
K. (2017). Knowledge, attitudes and barriers towards prevention of mother-to-child
transmission of HIV in Ghana. UDS International Journal of Development [UDSIJD], 4 (1):
1-9.
4. Esia-Donkoh, K. & Awusabo-Asare, K., (2016): Change and Continuity: Use of indigenous
knowledge in selected farming and fishing communities in Central Region, Ghana. Journal
of Arts and Social Sciences, 2(1): 55-84.
5. Atampugre, G., Botchway, D. Y. M., Esia-Donkoh, K. & Kendie, S. (2016). Ecological
modernisation and water resource management: A critique of institutional transitions in
Ghana. GeoJournal, 81(3):367-378.
6. Esia-Donkoh, K., Darteh, E. K. M., Blemano, H. &Asare, H. (2015). Who cares? Pre and
post abortion experiences among young females in Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. African
Journal of Reproductive Health, 19(2):43-51.
7. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2014). Child-rearing practices among student-mothers at University of
Cape Coast, Ghana. Society, Biology and Human Affairs, 78 (1&2):21-38.
8. Esia-Donkoh, K., Esia-Donkoh, K., &Asare, H. (2014). Coping in silence: challenges
faced by pregnant-students at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. International Journal of
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 Education and Practice, 2(10): 222-233.
9. Darteh, E. K. M., Doku, D. T., & Esia-Donkoh, K. (2014). Reproductive health decision
making among Ghanaian women. BMC Reproductive Health, 11-23. [online]:
http://www.reproductive-health-journal.com/content/11/1/23
10. Esia-Donkoh, K., Tanle, A. & Abane, A. M., (2013). Children as ‘invisible’ contributors to
household poverty reduction in Ghana. Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences, 7 (1):26-45
11. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2011). Beyond Science: traditional concept of preservation and
biodiversity in Ghana: Focus on two traditional areas in Central Region. Oguaa Journal of
Social Sciences, 6 (1):141-169.
12. Esia-Donkoh, K. & Mariwah, S. (2011). Work and happiness: children’s activities in
Ghana. Society, Biology and Human Affairs, 76 (1): 15-33.
13. Esia-Donkoh, K., Abane, A. M. & Esia-Donkoh, K. (2011). The plight of working children
at Mankessim, Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 3:173-198.
14. Mariwah, S. & Esia-Donkoh, K. (2011). Child labour or skills training? a rights-based
analysis of children’s contributions to household survival in Ghana. Society, Biology and
Human Affairs, 76 (1): 35-51.
15. Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Tanle, A., Esia-Donkoh, K., Amoako Sekyi, R.,
Agblorti, S. & Owusu, S. A. (2011). Mobility, education and livelihood trajectories for
young people in rural Ghana: A gender perspective. Children’s Geographies, 9 (3-4):395-
410.
16. Esia-Donkoh, K., Yelkpieri, Daniel & Esia-Donkoh, K. (2010). Coping with stress:
strategies adopted by students at the Winneba Campus of University of Education, Winneba,
Ghana. US-China Education Review, 1(2):290-99.

Edited Book
17. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2012) ‘Traditional conflict resolution in the Ghanaian context’, In E. S.
Sakyi (ed), Distance Forum, 2:17-33.
18. Asare, H., Agbensinyale, P., Essaw, D. & Esia-Donkoh, K. (2020). Links between
Traditional Governance Systems and Peacebuilding at Eguafo Traditional Area, Ghana.
(Accepted for publication)

Conference Proceeding
Esia-Donkoh, K. (2010) “Can poverty be reduced? An assessment of adaptive practices
among traditional farmers in the Mfantsiman Municipality of Ghana”, In Apusigah, A. and
Millar, D. (eds), Endogenous knowledge and African development: Issues, challenges and
options. CapturedAfrica, 241-254.
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Technical Reports
1. Annim, S. K., Esia-Donkoh, K. Owusu, S. A. & Agyei, M. (2019). Assessment of SISTAs
Club Initiative in Ghana. A reported submitted to UNFPA.
2. Awusabo-Asare, K., Stillman, M., Keogh, S., Doku, D. T., Kumi-Kyereme, A., Esia-
Donkoh, K., Leong, E. Amo-Adjei, J. & Bankole, Akinrinola (2017). From paper to
practice: Sexuality education policies and their implementation in Ghana, New York:
Guttmacher Institute.
3. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2016). The role of queens in sanitation and hygiene activities: A study of
selected communities in Akwapim North Municipality of Ghana. A report presented to
WaterAid Ghana.
4. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2016). Traditions of/for future: reflections of indigenous knowledge and
traditional institutions in water, sanitation and hygiene in selected communities at
Akwapem North Municipality, Ghana. A report presented to WaterAid Ghana.
5. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2015). Promoting sanitation and hygiene at Okyerkrom in the Eastern
Region of Ghana: The role of ‘Abigail’. A report presented to WaterAid Ghana.
6. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2015). Learning together: the power of learning, assessing and sharing:
A case of Tandankro, Eastern Region, Ghana. A report presented to WaterAid Ghana.
7. Esia-Donkoh, K. & Darteh, E. K. M. (2015). Project assessment and sustainability study on
project for improving reproductive health in Kwahu East District, Eastern Region, Ghana.
A research report submitted to the Japanese Organisation for International Cooperation in
Family Planning (JOICFP), Japan.
8. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2012). Power in multi-stakeholders processes (MSPs) in the Citrus Value
Chain in Ghana [Online] http://www.wageningenportals.nl/msp/resource/power-dynamics-
multi-stakeholder-processes-balancing-act
9. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2012). Using change stories for project monitoring and evaluation: A
case of CIKOD, Ghana. A report based on research submitted to PSO, The Netherlands.
10. Abane, A. M., Agblorti, S. K.M. & Esia-Donkoh, K. (2009), Community survey on
knowledge, attitude and practice of abortion in Upper East and Northern Regions of
Ghana. A Research Report prepared for Pathfinder, Ghana.

Manuals
1. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2012). How to develop capacities of citrus farmer-based organisations in
Ghana: A manual for trainers and practitioners. A manual presented to Fair Trade Original,
The Netherlands.
2. Esia-Donkoh, K. (2012). Hand-manual for organisational capacity development. Submitted
to PSO, The Netherlands.
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 3. Guri, B. Y., Esia-Donkoh, K., Laate, W. & Bansa, P. (2011). Facilitator’s manual:
Community organisational development as a tool for prevention, stigma and care in
HIV/AIDS. [Online] http://cikod.org/pdf/Facilitators_Manual_Community Organisational
Development as Tool for Prevention Stigma and Care in HIVAIDS._.pdf

Conferences attended
1. 23rd – 26th June, 2019: 3rd Africa-China Conference on Population and Development, Accra,
Ghana. Moderator: Left behind group.
2. 7th – 8th February, 2019: Microfinance Conference, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2017.
Participant.
3. 29th – 30th August, 2018: 2nd National Adolescent Reproductive Health Summit, Accra,
Ghana. Presenter: Perceptions about sexuality education in Ghana.
4. 7th – 9th August, 2018: GGA/GGTA Annual Conference, Winneba, Ghana. Presented two
papers titled:
i. What have spirits got to do with it? Perspectives of fishermen in Komenda-Edina-
Eguafo-Abrem Municipal about climate change, and
ii. Social identity, risks and access to healthcare services among gays at Cape Coast.
5. 29th October – 3rd November 2017: XXVIII International Population Conference, Cape
Town, South Africa. Presenter: Perceptions about sexuality education in Ghana.
6. 4th – 11th August, 2017: 40th International Education Conference, Elmina, Ghana. Presenter:
HIV prevalence in Ghana.
7. 8th – 9th February, 2016: African Centres of Excellence (ACE) for Women’s Leadership
Programme on Demographic Dividend and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights
(SRHR) in Africa, Accra, Ghana. Presenter:
i. Demographic dividend: Current situation in Africa, and
ii. Demographic dividend and sustainable development.
8. 3rd – 5th June, 2014: International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
Seminar on Decision-making Regarding Abortion—Determinants and Consequences,
Nanyuki, Kenya. Presenter: To prevent or to abort pregnancy; whose decision matters?
Contraceptive use and abortion decision making among sexually active women: A case of
PPAG, Cape Coast, Ghana.
9. 26th – 31st August, 2013: XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference, Busan, South
Korea. Presenter: Pre and post abortion experiences among young people in Cape Coast
Metropolis, Ghana.
10. 10th – 12th October, 2012: International Conference on Poverty, Social Exclusion and
Development, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Presenter:

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 i. Challenges pregnant-students face at University of Cape Coast, and
ii. Children as ‘invisible’ contributors to household poverty reduction in Ghana.
11. 5th – 9th December, 2011: 6th African Population Conference, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Presenter:
i. Child rearing practices among student-mothers at University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and
ii. Myth or reality: Perception of local farmers in Ghana about climate change.
12. 13th – 14th January, 2011: 6th Microfinance Conference, University of Cape Coast, Cape
Coast, Ghana. Participant.
13. 17th – 19th August, 2011: Second African Regional Conference on Endogenous
Development, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. Presenter: Sustaining
indigenous knowledge in Ghana: What about the school system?
14. 11th – 14th August, 2010: Annual General Meeting, Takoradi, Ghana. Participant.
15. 27th – 30th October, 2009: Africa Regional Conference on Endogenous Development,
University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. Presenter: Can poverty be reduced?
Assessment of adaptive measures of traditional farmers in Central Region of Ghana.
16. 5th – 8th August, 2009: Annual General Meeting, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast,
Ghana. Participant.
17. 27th – 30th September 2009: 1st Joint International Conference on Culture, Science and
Sustainable Development in Africa, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Presenter: Beyond science: Conservation of groves and biodiversity in Central Region of
Ghana.
18. 25th – 30th April, 2009: 7th International Science Conference on the Human Dimensions of
Global Environmental Change in Bonn, Germany. Presenter: Change and continuity: Using
indigenous knowledge for environmental sustainability in Ghana.

Workshops attended
1. 18th – 19th August, 2020: Advancing the Conduct of Ethical Research in Ghana: The Role of
IRB Practitioners, University of Cape Coast. Participant.
2. 19th – 22nd February, 2020: Master Trainers Review Workshop, Accra. Reviewer:
Presentations and curriculum materials.
3. 29th – 31st January, 2020: Population and Housing Census Review Workshop. Reviewer:
i. Reviewed manuals, teaching guides, presentations, videos and assessment tools.
ii. Assessed training methodology: presentations, group discussions, role plays and
field practice.
4. 13th – 14th June, 2019: Community-Parents Network Advocacy Group (CoPNAG) Training
Programme, Kyekyewere. Presenter:

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 i. The role of parents in providing effective comprehensive sexuality education for
adolescents, and
ii. Advocacy strategies for Community-Parents Network Advocacy Group.
5. 22nd May, 2019: High Level Capacity Building Workshop for Women and Girl-Centred
CSOs/FBOs and Government Agencies/MMDAs, and SGBV Prevention and Provision of
Gender Sensitive ASRH Services to Promote Access for Young People, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Presenter: Investing in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of women and
sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV): Role of the MMDAs, CSOs and NGOs.
6. 21st – 22nd March, 2019: Media training on gender sensitive programming and reportage in
Central Region, Cape Coast. Presenter: Promoting sexual and reproductive health and
rights of women and adolescents: Role of the media.
7. 30th October, 2018: Stakeholders’ Forum on Curricula Guidelines for Comprehensive
Sexuality Education for Out-Of-School Adolescent in Ghana, Accra. Facilitator and
presenter: Comprehensive Sexuality education for out-of-school adolescents.
8. 29th June – 1st July, 2018: Oversight Workshop for Members of the Population and
Development Caucus, Parliament of Ghana, to Ascertain the Impact of Health and
Population Issues on National Development, Koforidua, Ghana. Presenter: Teenage
pregnancy and child marriage: Implications for national economic development.
9. 25th June, 2018: Link between Household Water Insecurity and Food Insecurity in sub-
Saharan Africa, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Participant.
10. 25th – 26th April; 19th – 21st June, 2018: A Five-Day Workshop on Legal, Policy and Social
Arrangements on Sexual, Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People, University of
Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Presenter: Changing the status quo: Advocacy and
networking in adolescent reproductive health and rights issues.
11. 16th – 19th April, 2013: Capacity-Building Workshop for HIV and AIDS Focal Persons of
Agencies and Tertiary Institutions, Kumasi, Ghana. Participant.
12. 24th – 30th June, 2012: Local and Indigenous Knowledge for Community-Driven
Development, Techiman, Ghana. Presenter: Three-dimensional approach to project
monitoring and evaluation: A case of Forikrom, Ghana.
13. 18th – 20th June, 2012: African Bio-Cultural Protocols Review Meeting, Wa, Ghana. Co-
facilitator.
14. 4th – 8th October, 2010: Third Training Programme for Queens in Southern Ghana on
Community Resource Mobilisation and Natural Resource Management, Sunyani, Ghana.
Rapporteur.

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15. 15th – 26th February, 2010: Transdisciplinary Research Methodology for Endogenous
Development, Bangalore, India. Participant.
16. 25th – 28th August, 2009: Second Training programme for Queens in Southern Ghana on
Leadership, Gender and Conflict Management, Cape Coast, Ghana. Rapporteur.
17. 14th and 16th July, 2009: Stakeholders’ Workshop on Comprehension Abortion Care in
Northern and Upper East Regions: Bolgatanga (14th) and Tamale (16th), Cape Coast.
Participant.
18. 1st – 6th October 2008: International Workshop on Children, Mobility and Transport
Problems in Sub-Saharan Africa, Mankessim, Ghana. Facilitator.
19. 25th – 30th August 2008: First Training Programme for Queens in Southern Ghana on Local
Governance and Natural Resource Management, Cape Coast. Rapporteur.
20. 15th May 2008: Validation Workshop on role of Traditional Authorities in Local
Governance, Elmina, Ghana. Rapporteur.
21. 10th – 13th July 2007: Zonal Workshop on the Future of the Chieftaincy in Ghana, Cape
Coast, Ghana. Rapporteur.
22. 15th – 19th May, 2006: Traditional Leaders in Leadership, Conflict Resolution and Gender
Issues, Ghana. Rapporteur.
23. 23rd – 25th February 2006: Background Material for Curriculum Development for Traditional
Authorities, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Rapporteur.

Seminars/Webinars attended
1. 31st August – 3rd September, 2020: IUSSP Webinar: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Sexual
& Reproductive Health in Africa. Participant.
2. 9th – 10th April, 2020: Webinar on Presentation Skills. Presenter: How to make a good
Presentation.
3. 4th September, 2019: Roundtable Discussion on the Needs and Uses of Population Estimates
and Demographic Information in Ghana, Accra, Ghana. Participant.
4. 4th February 2013: HIV and Tertiary Education: Prevention, Protection and Scholarship,
Accra, Ghana. Participant.
5. 24th September 2009: Risk Assessment from Exposure to Toxic Chemicals Epidemiological
Studies in Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality and Prestea-Bogoso Districts, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Participant.
6. 16th – 18th September 2008: International Seminar on Human Fertility in Africa: Trends in
the Last Decade and Prospects for Change, Elmina, Ghana. Participant.
7. 27th – 28th October, 2005: The Changing Faces of Poverty in Ghana, University of Cape
Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Participant.

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 Training programmes attended
1. 19th – 22nd November, 2018: Impact Evaluation Research, Nairobi, Kenya. Participant.
2. 2nd – 14th April, 2018; Constructing Research Frameworks on the Sustainable Development
Goals in Africa’s Policy Environment, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Participant.
3. 26th October – 11th November, 2016: Advanced Research Design (Designing Social Inquiry,
Critical Policy Engaged Research, Multi-Methods Strategies), Interpretive Methods and
Ethnography, Nairobi, Kenya. Participant.
4. 12th – 25th May, 2013: Social Protection in Developing Countries, and Qualitative Research
Methods Centre for Continuing Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Participant.
5. 2nd – 4th November, 2011: Multi-Stakeholder Processes Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Participant.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
1. 2011 to present, International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).
2. 2010 to present, Union for African Population Studies (UAPS).
3. 2008 to present, Ghana Geographical Association.
4. University Teachers Association (UTAG).

PRIZES, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIP

1. 19th – 22nd November, 2018: Travel Grant to participate in a course on Impact Evaluation
Research, Nairobi, Kenya
2. 26th October – 11th November, 2016: Travel Grant to participate in a course on Advanced
Research Design, Nairobi, Kenya.
3. 19th September – 1st October, 2016: Travel Grant to participate in Ghana-China Business
Fora in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China.
4. 3rd – 5th June, 2014: Travel Grant to present a paper at the International Union for the
Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Seminar on decision-making regarding abortion—
determinants and consequences, Nanyuki, Kenya.
5. 26th – 31st August, 2013: Travel Grant to participate in the XXVII IUSSP International
Population Conference, Busan, South Korea.
6. 2012: CODESRIA Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing.
7. 5th – 9th December, 2011: Travel Grant to present a paper at the 6th African Population
Conference, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

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 8. 2nd – 4th November, 2011: Travel Grant to participate to attend a course on Multi-
Stakeholder Processes (MSP), in The Netherland.
9. 2009: PhD Scholarship from Captured Project, University for Development Studies, Ghana.
10. 25th – 30th April, 2009: Travel Grant to present a paper at the 7th International Science
Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Bonn, Germany.

OUTREACH PROGRAMMES/EXTENSION SERVICES

Internal
1. 2019 – 2021: Senior Hall Tutor, Casely Hayford Hall, University of Cape Coast.
2. 2019: Reviewer, UCCIRB Protocols:
i. Adolescents’ knowledge, perception and utilisation of sexual and reproductive health
services in the Lower Manya Krobo, University of Cape Coast.
ii. Knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare professionals on post-partum
haemorrhage in Cape Coast and its effects on maternal mortality.
iii. Contraceptive prevalence among comprehensive abortion clients in Cape Coast
Metropolis.
iv. Knowledge about sexually transmitted infections and how it influences the sexual
behaviour of students in University of Cape Coast.
v. Bereavement challenges, coping strategies and consequences of middle-aged widows
and widowers in Efutu Municipality, Central Region.
3. 2019: Cognate: Indigenous knowledge and fresh water governance: A case of Lake
Bosomtwi, Ghana (PhD), Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of
Cape Coast.
4. 2017 – 2019: Hall Tutor, Casely Hayford Hall, University of Cape Coast.
5. 2018: Internal Assessor: Mobile phone use and physical mobility among young people in
the Kwahu West Municipality (M.Phil), Department of Geography and Regional Planning,
University of Cape Coast.
5. 2017: Internal Assessor: Assessment of vulnerability and coping livelihood strategies of
fishermen in selected coastal communities in the Central Region (M.Phil), Department of
Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape Coast.
6. 2016: Internal Assessor: Stigmatisation and discrimination of against HIV and AIDS
patients in Assin Fosu (M.Phil), School for Development Studies, University of Cape Coast.
6. 2015: Internal Assessor: Health insurance subscription in Cape Coast Metropolis (M.Phil),
Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast.
7. 2014: Internal Assessor: Determinants of women’s choice of delivery site in Apam (M.A.),
Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast.
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 8. 2014: Internal Assessor: Determinants of under-five mortality in Ghana (M.Phil),
9. 2014: Internal Assessor: Residents’ perception of solid waste disposal in the Cape Coast
Metropolis (M.A.), Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Cape
Coast.
10. 2013: Internal Assessor: Determinants of contraceptive use among females in Ghana.
(M.Phil), Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast.

External
6. 2020: Member, Curriculum Review Team, 2020 Population and Housing Census Trainer’s
Guide, Ghana Statistical Service, Accra.
7. 2019 – date: Chairman, Project Management Committee, PPAG, Cape Coast.
8. 2019: Reviewer, Abstracts: 3rd Africa-China conference on population and development,
Accra, Ghana.
9. 2019: Reviewer, African Journal for Reproductive Health: A comparative assessment of the
quality if antenatal care in urban and rural Nigeria: A population-based study.
7. 2019: Reviewer, Ghana Geographers Association: Effectiveness of conflict management
mechanisms in the indigenous farmers and Fulani cattle herdsmen conflict in Asante Akim
North District, Ghana.
8. 2019: Paper reviewed for Oguaa Journal of Social Sciences: Safety of street foods in the
Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region, Ghana.
9. 2019: Vice Chairperson, National Population Council Board.
10. 2017 – 2018: Member, Scientific Steering Committee, NHARCON, Ghana AIDS
Commission.
11. 2017 – date: Hall Tutor, Casely Hayford Hall, University of Cape Coast.
12. 2016 – date: Chairman, PPAG Volunteers Association, Cape Coast.
13. 2015 – 2016: Facilitator, Collaboration between Faculty of Social Sciences, Radboud
University. Nijmegen, The Netherlands, and Department of Population and Health,
University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
14. 2014 – date: Chairperson, Clinic Management Committee, PPAG Clinic, Cape Coast.
15. 2014 – date: Board Chairman, Menjes Homes Ltd., and Menjes Trading Ltd., Accra.
16. 2014 – 2016: Interim Chairman, PPAG Volunteers Association, Cape Coast.
17. 2014 – 2016: Chairperson, Quality Assurance Board, PPAG, Cape Coast.
18. 2011 – date: Patron, Youth Action Movement (YAM), University of Cape Coast.
19. 2010 – date: Coordinator, PRACTICUM, Department of Population and Health, University
of Cape Coast.

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20. 2010 – 2017: Assistant to the Coordinator, HIV and AIDS Studies, Department of
Population and Health, University of Cape Coast.
21. 2010 – date, Teaching Practice Supervisor, Teaching Practice Unit, University of Cape
Coast.
22. 2010 – date: Patron, Aggrey Memorial Old Students Association (AMOSA), University of
Cape Coast.
23. 2010 – date: Patron, Breman Asikuma Secondary School Old Students Association
(BASSOSA), University of Cape Coast.
24. 2007 – date: Volunteer, Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), Cape Coast.
25. 2009 – 2013: Project Committee Member, SALIN+/DANIDA+ Projects, University of Cape
Coast.
26. 2009 – 2012: Youth Advisory Board Member, SALIN+/DANIDA+ Projects, Cape Coast
Municipality.
27. 2008 – 2015: Executive Board Member, Voluntary Help Organisation (VHO), Cape Coast.

REFEREES
Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare
Department of Population and Health
University of CapeCoast
Cape Coast
Mobile: 0207 838 443
Email: k.awusabo-asare@ucc.edu.gh

Prof. Albert M. Abane

Department of Geography and Regional Planning
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Mobile: 0244 280 629
Email: aabane@ucc.edu.gh

Prof David Millar

University for Development Studies
Tamale
Mobile: 0244 720 834
Email: millarad1@yahoo.com

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