Dr. Christian Makafui Boso has over 21 years of combined experience in nursing practice and education. He earned his B.Sc. Nursing degree from University Cape University in 2010 and spent much of his nursing career working in the emergency area. He earned his MN in 2014 from University Cape Coast. Earlier in 2002, he had also earned his Diploma in Nursing Certificate from Presbyterian Nurses’ Training College, Bawku with a top-up course from University of Ghana in 2007. Dr. Boso earned his PhD (Nursing Science) from Stellenbosch University in 2019. He is a faculty at School of Nursing and Midwifery where he coordinates the sandwich (summer school) program. He also teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate Programs at University of Cape Coast. From 2022 to 2023, Dr. Boso fulfilled the role of a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (SIR) at the School of Nursing, Salisbury University, Salisbury, USA, for one academic year. His research interests include nursing education, critical thinking skills of nursing students, and self-management. He is a member of University Teachers Association of Ghana, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, and Sigma Theta Tau Society.
Dr. Christian Makafui Boso
Lecturer - ( Senior Member ) School of Nursing and MidwiferyCoordinator
School of Nursing and MidwiferyMy nursing educational philosophy has evolved over time as a result of my experiences as a clinician, faculty as well as my continuous interaction with students and faculty. It is underpinned partly by pragmatism and Knowle’s theory of adult learning.
I believe the principal aim of nursing education is to develop nursing students who are capable of thinking critically to drive clinical decisions in the provision of healthcare services. Such an education should have as its central focus an authentic learner-faculty partnership. I believe education should assist students to develop their real self and full potential.
I believe that students have a vast array of life experiences, knowledge, and skills that can be incorporated into their professional education. Students should not see themselves as a receptacle in which content/information is dumped, but rather as rational individuals who can make a determination for themselves regarding truth. I believe it is important for nursing students, who will function as part of a team, learn to value diverse opinions while at the same time learn to articulate their own judgments and perspectives. They must also learn to take responsibility for their own lifelong learning.
I believe that faculty serves as a guide and facilitator to engage students in critical thinking, reflection, self-awareness, reasoning, dialogue, and problem-solving skills about the scientific, clinical and humanistic knowledge that is required for promoting health and healing among patients and; to function optimally in their multi-faceted roles as health professionals. I believe that faculty must focus on strengths and use positive feedback to help learners grow to well-rounded nurses in the three main domains of learning (cognitive, affective and psychomotor).
I believe that teaching-learning must be student-centered with the role of the facilitator as a partner and senior learner. I believe faculty must seek to role model or mentor learners by creating an atmosphere in both classroom and clinical settings that promotes autonomy, dignity, caring, honesty and integrity. This encourages students to recognize multicultural society they may operate. Faculty should as much as possible adopt different active learning methods and strategies to promote meaningful learning experiences. I particularly believe that students should be encouraged to engage in constructive debate. Also, faculty should adopt strategies and processes to review and refine their teaching methods and strategies. The aim of these processes should be to encourage continuous feedback that will lead to continuous quality improvement (renewal). Faculty should engage in advocacy to effect changes that may be necessary to assist students. Students and other role players should be engaged in the renewal processes.
I believe that faculty must use assessment to drive learning. Assessment is integral to any educational program. Assessment serves as a link between teaching and learning, and helps to determine whether or not instructional activities have led to the students’ intended learning. I also believe assessment has the potential to impact practice. Accordingly, faculty should carefully examine assessment with the view of optimizing the learning experiences of students.
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Moderator
21st Annual Salisbury University Student Research Conference Salisbury, USA.
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Presented a paper
Maryland Nurses Associations 119th Annual Convention Linthicum Heights, USA.
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Paper accepted for presentation only
Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing 7th International Nursing Management Conference Bodrum, Turkey.
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Paper accepted for presentation only
Global Alliance for Leadership in Nursing Education and Science 3rd International Conference Florida, USA.
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Presented a paper
Sigma Theta Tau Society International 43rd Biennial Convention Cape Town, South Africa.
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Facilitator
Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.
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Presenter
International and Regional Fisheries Institutional Frameworks and Bodies. Workshop on Destabilising Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Vessels (DWFV) in the Gulf of Guinea Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Guest Speaker
“Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.
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Co-Facilitator
“Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.
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Presenter
“Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.
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Facilitator
“Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.
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Presenter
Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy. National Consultative Workshop for the Formulation of a National Blue Economy Strategy for Angola Luanda, Angola.
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Panelist
Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.
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Facilitator
Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.
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Co-Discussant
“Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.
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Speaker
Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.
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Presenter
Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.
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Guest Speaker
Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.
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Participant
6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).
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Panelist
Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.
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Guest Speaker
“West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.
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Research Awards and Grants
The Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), University of Cape Coast
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Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State
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Maiden Research Support Grant,
The School of Nursing and Midwifery, University Cape Coast, Cape Coast
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Anderson Leadership Education Grant
Sigma Theta Thau Honour Society
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Sandwich (Summer School) Coordinator
School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC
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Principal Investigator
Developing a culturally appropriate mHealth educational intervention for people living with hypertension: An exploratory sequential mixed-method approach
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Co-Investigator
Co-creating self-management support for adults living with sickle cell: insights from health professionals, caregivers, and patients
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Principal Investigator
Curriculum framework to facilitate critical thinking skills of undergraduate nursing students: A cooperative inquiry approach
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Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP
Cefas/UKAID
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Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi
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Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region
Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
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Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana
Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
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Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia
IDA-V3100
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Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)
World Bank funded West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme
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Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area
Calgary Zoo Foundation
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Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana
University of Liverpool
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Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana
Valued at US$32,365.00
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Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia
Conservation International
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Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop
World Bank
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Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program
World Bank
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Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom
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Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana
Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland
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Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management
World Bank
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Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments
Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) and GOGIG funded by DFID/UK
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Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession
AERC Ltd.
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Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis
UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.
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Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana
Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)
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Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary
USAID through Friends of the Nation