I am a sex sociologist-turned-anthropologist (with additional training) with a passion for sex and gender in cultural studies. I focus on cultural representations of men and boys; sexual behaviours and responses (intimacy, desires, eroticism, romance, sexual positioning, penile-vaginal intercourse/coitus, oral sex, masturbation, dildo-vaginal penetration, virtual or online sex, orgasm, sexual pleasure or satisfaction, erection, and phallus); alcohol and substance misuse and abuse; sexual health (condomless sex, hypersexuality, STIs); and queer lives. I also have an interest in theoretical and philosophical issues related to sex and research methodologies. I see very strong intersections of gender, sex, sexual cultures, and issues related to health and violence. I agree with views that suggest that power is not a given but a "thing" out there to find. In that regard, my research and writings provide both empirical and conceptually and methodologically specific narratives to push for additional views from the fringes beyond what we know about globality. I am an academic editor at PLOS ONE and the editor of the Ghana Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (GJSA), which is the flagship journal of the Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association (GSAA). I am a reviewer for some renowned journals in the humanities and social sciences, such as The Lancet Global Health. Furthermore, I examine and review top African and European universities, such as South Africa's University of Cape Town, Russia's National Research University—Higher School of Economics (HSE), and Ghana’s University of Ghana (UG, my alma mater). I am engaged in advocacy for non-binary and gender-variant lives in Ghana. I am engaged in doctoral supervision with universities from the global North, including the University of Glasgow and KU Leuven. A summary of research accolades comprises details of my achievements, research grants, consultancy, travel grants, and fellowships globally. I am a CCNY fellow, an ACLS/AHP fellow, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Scholar, and a double recipient of the World Social Science Forum Fellowship Award supported by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Daniel is also an alumnus of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. As a senior lecturer in anthropology and sociology at the University of Cape Coast, I am also a past coordinator for research at the Centre for Gender, Research, Advocacy, and Documentation (CEGRAD) from August 2022 to July 2024. I founded the Centre for Men’s Health and Sex Studies, a not-for-profit organisation, to promote and gain support for work on men in Ghana. I guest edited a special issue of Sociolinguistic Studies, published in 2023. I was recently (on May 19, 2025) appointed as a member of the Gender Equality Thematic Panel of the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS).
Dr. Daniel Yaw Fiaveh
Senior Lecturer - ( Senior Member ) Department of Sociology and AnthropologyCoordinator (Research)
Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and DocumentationI am fiercely objective and a fair-minded person, especially in a country where fairmindedness could land in vicarious punishment and court detractions and prejudices. But the future looks good as young people continue to learn to adapt to the new local and global worlds. On that note, I continue to be as reasonable as I can and to gain a holistic understanding of learners. I believe in thinking outside the ordinary (being "queer") and allowing myself and learners to be creative and innovative. I do not believe that in assessing learners and subordinates, emphasis should necessarily be on only written or visible texts; it could be on oral or imaginary texts too. Hence, in all my instructions and assessments, I present learners with the opportunity (depending on the context and scenario) to discuss what they have learned and to receive feedback in a similar fashion. I believe that instructional strategies should keep pace with new trends that allow young and old to explore their potential. Many new technologies are being used in classrooms today, such as social networking, online teaching, class blogs and wikis, podcasting, interactive whiteboards, mobile devices, and other emerging education technologies such as video-assisted learning, augmented reality, virtual reality, and education technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI), depending upon the applicability of the teaching context and environment. Instructional manuals, guidelines, and materials are available in soft copies (PDFs) and online in digital formats such as YouTube via a shared link. This would mean that I have a minority's (rich or poor; gender-variant lives; young women or men's) best interests at heart. These are my departures from societies where questioning is perceived as being arrogant.
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Presenter
The 30th International Population Conference by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Brisbane, Australia.
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Presenter
ASAUK2024 conference, in the Ghana Studies Stream Oxford Brookes University, Zoom.
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Presenter
The 9th African Population Conference (APC)/ UAPS Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Coauthor
The 9th African Population Conference (APC)/ UAPS BICC, Lilongwe, Malawi.
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Presenter
The 66th Annual Meeting of the ASA on “Institutions: creativity and resilience in Africa” San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco.
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Presenter
Advancing Critical University Studies Across Africa (ACUSAfrica) funded by the National Inst. for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana.
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Presenter
2023 Mid-term conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA) Sexuality Research Network on “Making a difference: The hope and promise of sexuality studies University of Zagreb, Croatia.
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Coauthor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, GA.
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Discussant
9th European conference on African Studies (ECAS) on "African Futures" Universität zu Köln, Germany.
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Presenter
Ghana Studies Association, Triennial Conference 2022, “Ghana at Crossroads” University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
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Presenter
Building bridges: An interdisciplinary conference Virtual: Zoom.
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Presenter
The 11th Conference on Mande Studies on “Beyond crisis and insecurity: Cultural creativity, popular struggle and social change in West Africa”. Uppsala University, Zoom..
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Participant
Merck Foundation, Esther Lungu Foundation, & Republic of Zambia Video conference.
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Presenter
International Conference of the Development Studies Association (DSA); DSA2020: New Leadership for Global Challenges University of Birmingham, UK: Virtual.
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Presented a paper
15th RUFORUM Annual Meeting Ghana.
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Presented a paper
The 8th African Population Conference (APC)/Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) Entebbe, Uganda.
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Delegate
Global Innovations for Character Development: Africa Regional Symposium on Character Development co-hosted by the Institute for Human Development at the AGA Khan University, and Templeton World Charity Foundation & the Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University Nairobi, Kenya.
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Presented a paper
World Social Science Forum (WSSF) on “Security and equality for sustainable futures” Fukuoka, Japan.
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Presented a paper
African Studies Association UK Conference University of Birmingham, UK.
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Presented a paper
The 60th Annual Meeting of the ASA on “Institutions: creativity and resilience in Africa Chicago, IL, USA.
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Presented a paper (Skype)
39th Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference Ontario, Canada.
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Presented a paper
International young researchers' conference on The impacts and challenges of demographic change by The iPOPs Laboratory of Excellence and the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED) Paris, France.
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Presented a paper
Innovation, transformation, and sustainable futures in Africa. African Studies Association (ASA), American Anthropological Association (AAA), CODESRIA, and WARA/WARC Dakar, Senegal.
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Presented a paper
Governance research program: International Conference on Public Health Governance in Africa, CODESRIA Dakar, Senegal.
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Presented a paper
World Social Science Forum (WSSF) Durban, South Africa.
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Chaired a session and Presented a paper
The X International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS) International Conference on Literacies and sexualities in cultural, fictional, real and virtual worlds: Past, present and future? Dublin, Ireland.
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Presented a paper
The Fifth Regional Changing Faces, Changing Spaces Conference (CFCS V), UHAI EASHRI Nairobi, Kenya.
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Presented a paper
Population Association of America 2015 Annual Meeting Progam San Diago CA, USA.
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Presented a paper
Population Association of America 2014 Annual Meeting Progam Boston, MA, USA.
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Presented a paper (Poster)
Population Association of America 2013 Annual Meeting Progam New Orleans, LA, USA.
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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.
Precarious man, sexualisation and male sexual vulnerability in Ghana
The Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Misrepresentation of African masculinity or misreading of sexuality: What African writers can do
The Kwabena Nketia Centre for African Studies, African University of Communications and Business (AUCB).
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Travel Grant (The 30th International Population Conference)
The International Union for the Scientific Studies of Population (IUSSP))
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Travel Grant (The 9th African Population Conference)
Union For African Population Studies (UAPS)
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Travel Grant(9th European Conference on African Studies)
Universität zu Köln (UOC)
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Fellowship Award(CCNY Fellowship Award 2023 ASA Annual Meeting)
Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and African Studies Association (ASA)
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Research Grant
The French Embassy, Ghana
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Research Grant
UNFPA, Ghana
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Research Grant
The French Embassy, Ghana
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Research Support Grant (RSG/INDI/CHILS/2021/101)
Directorate of Research, Innovation & Consultancy (DRIC), University of Cape Coast
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Conference Grant [DSA2020: New Leadership for Global Challenges]
Development Studies Association
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Research Grant (Thesis Support Grant to Anthony Senanu Agbeve)
International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), USA
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Travel Grant (8th African Population Conference [APC])
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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World Social Science Forum (WSSF) 2018 Scholarship
World Social Science Forum (WSSF), Fukuoka, Japan; The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
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Travel Grant
International African Institute, UK
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Research Grant
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)--AHP
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Global Innovations for Character Development: Africa Regional Symposium on Character Development
Templeton World Charity Foundation & the Institute for Human Development
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Research Support Grant (RSG/INDI/CHILS/2018/102)
Directorate of Research, Innovation & Consultancy (DRIC), University of Cape Coast
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Travel Grant
The iPOPs Laboratory of Excellence and the French Institute for Demographic Studies (INED)
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ASA Dakar2016 Travel Award
African Studies Association
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Travel Grant: Governance research program: International conference on public health governance in Africa
CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal
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World Social Science Forum (WSSF) 2015 Scholarship
World Social Science Forum (WSSF), Durban, South Africa; The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
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Travel Grant: Annual PAA Meeting, Boston, USA
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the PAA Fund
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Small Grants Programme
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
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Research Grant
Ghana Studies Association
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CCNY fellowship award 2023 ASA Annual Meeting
Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and African Studies Association (ASA)
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow--AHP Residency
Makerere University
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VI IASSCS Post-Conference Training Course
Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS)
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Exchange Programme
The Graduate Institute of Geneva
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Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship
Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
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Gender Institute: African Sexualities Fellowship
CODESRIA, Dakar, Senegal
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Member of the Gender Equality Thematic Panel
The Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)
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Member and Reviewer
University of Cape Coast Institutional Review Board (UCC-IRB)
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Member
Evidence Synthesis Group formed by DRIC, UCC
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Department Rep
Committee on University Landed Properties (CULP), UCC
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Member
Graduate Steering Committee, DSA, UCC (2019-2020)
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Member
Restructuring/Programme Development Committee, DSA, UCC
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Member
Professional Dev’t and Research Committee, DSA, UCC (2019-2020)
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Member
Sandwich Committee, DSA, UCC (2019/2020)
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Member
Welfare Committee, DSA, UCC (2019/2020)
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Member
African Studies Association, UK
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Member
Global South Academic Network (GSAN)
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Member
Publicity Committee, of College Week Celebration, CHLS, UCC
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Member
Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association (GSAA)
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Editor of the Association Journal, Ghana Journal of Sociology and Anthropology (GJSA)
Ghana Sociological And Anthropological Association (GSAA)
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Member
International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS)
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Member
African Studies Association, USA
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Member
Ghana Studies Association
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Member (2013-2016)
Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)
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Member (2013-2016)
The International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
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Member(2013-2015)
Population Association of America (PAA)
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Member
Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
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Supervisor (MPhil in Sociology, UCC)
“Toxic” masculinity and implications for men’s sexuality in Ghana
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Patriarchy and fatherhood responsibilities among young rural farmers in Faaman in the Jaman south district, Ghana.
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Principal Investigator
Gender awareness, sensitivity, and responsiveness in Ghana: A sequel to the "Gender and sexual diversities in Historical and anthropological perspectives" study
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Supervisor (PhD in Sociology, UCC, Cape Coast, Ghana)
Utilisation of Sexual Wellness Products and their Implications for Sexual Pleasure in Ghana
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Communication and intimate relationship dissolution in Ghana: A Study among young women in Dansoman-Agege, Accra.
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Supervisor (MA in Sociology of Peace and Security, UCC)
A review of factors influencing crime rate in Ghana
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Partner beating in relationship in Ghana: A study among young people in Samsam, Accra.
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Men’s looks and female partner choices in Ghana: A study in Ashaiman-Lebanon, Accra
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Sex and heartbreak among young women living in Kotei, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Perceptions about women’s body shapes: A study among rural folks in Sumbrungu in Upper East, Ghana.
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Child marriage in Ghana: Perspectives of young girls, child brides, and parents in the Bongo District, Upper East Region.
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Teenage fatherhood in Ghana: A study of the experiences of young fathers in Amamoma, Cape Coast, Ghana
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Co-Supervisor (PhD in sociology, UCC, Ghana)
Conflict in the ‘bedroom’: Navigating through the socio- cultural perceptions and realties of forced sex in marriage. A case of Ablekuma Central in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Adolescents’ construction of self-sexual concept and understanding of homosexuality in Ghana: A study In Apewosika, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Young men’s thought about sexual harassment in Ghana: A study among students of the university of Cape Coast
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Experiences of young women in taking up masculine roles in Ghana: A study in NyaNyano, Central Region, Ghana.
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Reflections on motherhood in Ghana: Young boys experiences of abandoned motherhood in Dome, Ga-East, Accra.
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Supervisor
Sexual and reproductive health education among rural families in Ghana: A study in Adaklu, Volta Region
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Project Director
Sexual and Reproductive Health Education among Rural Families in Ghana
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Supervisor (Undergraduate Dissertation, UCC)
Ghanaian women’s experience of aphrodisiacs. A study in ola community, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Co-Principal Investigator
Gender and sexual diversities in Ghana from the earliest times to present: An anthropological and historical perspectives
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Co-Principal Investigator
LGBTQI in historical and anthropological perspectives: Ghana to the end of the 20th century
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Supervisor (MPhil in African Studies, UCC)
Students’ politics in Ghana: The experiences of female students in leadership positions in second cycle schools in Cape Coast
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Project Director
Masculinity, use of herbal alcoholic bitters and compulsory heterosexuality in West Africa: Narratives from urban Ghana
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Principal Investigator
LGBT discourses in Ghana: How do we frame local and western influences?
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Project Director
Sex and herbal alcoholic aphrodisiacs in Ghana
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Co-Investigator
Cohabitation among in-school and out-of-school youth: The case of university students and the youth in UNFPA supported communities in the Central Region [Ghana]
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Supervisor (MA in Sociology of Peace and Security, UCC)
Combating cyber crime in Ghana: Strategies adopted in combating cybercrime by the Ghana Police Service
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Supervisor (MA in Sociology of Peace and Security, UCC)
Understanding community policy: A review of plausible factors
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Co-Supervisor (PhD in Anthropology, Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, Belgium)
Depression in a masculine world: an anthropological study of the entanglement of masculinity and mental health in Ghana
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Co-Supervisor (PhD in Sociology, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK)
Gender, sexuality and African Christianity in family life of Asante communities in postcolonial Ghana
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Supervisor (MA in Sociology of Peace and Security, UCC)
Community participation in crime prevention: Perspectives from Kassena- Nankana, Upper East, Ghana
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Supervisor (MA in Sociology of Peace and Security, UCC)
Social exclusion and the effects on community safety/ security in Ghana: A study of Bantuma, a suburb of Elmina, Ghana.
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Supervisor (MPhil in Sociology, UCC)
Sexual and reproductive health education among rural families in Ghana: A Study in Adaklu, Volta Region
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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