Prof. David Teye Doku

About

Prof. David Teye Doku holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Public Health. He is a Professor at the Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, where he teaches courses in Epidemiology and Public Health, including Social Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Advanced Epidemiology, Urban Health and Global Health at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Prof. Doku is also the Director of the Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), UCC an Adjunct Professor (Docent) in Public Health at the Tampere University, Finland.

Prof. Doku is an Associate Editor of the reputable BMC Public Health journal (Global Health Section). He has over sixty scientific publications in reputable journals. These publications have considerable non-self citations. His main research interest includes: adolescents health; health inequalities, maternal, neonatal and child health in low and- middle-income countries; tobacco control; and reproductive health. In addition, Prof. Doku has produced a number of PhD graduates as a principal supervisor or a co-supervisor and has served as an external examiner for a couple of PhD dissertations in Africa, Europe and Australia. He has also successfully supervised several Masters theses. Prof. Doku is an external examiner for the University of Ghana, Legon, i.e. the School of Public Health, The Centre for Migration Studies and the Department of Geography and Resource Development.

Prof. Doku has won a number of external research grants, consultancy contracts and personal awards. He has research and academic networks in several countries, including South Africa, Norway, Canada, USA, Germany, Sweden and Finland.

Focus & expertise

Specializations

Epidemiology Global Health Public Health Social Epidemiology

Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health2 Inequalities in Health and Health Behaviours Maternal and Child Health5 Tobacco Use

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health

University of Tampere

2011

★ Career & positions

Head of Department

Department of Population and Health

Aug, 2020 to Feb, 2022

Deputy Director

Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy

Sep, 2020 to Aug, 2022

Teaching & projects

My teaching philosophy
I perceive learning as the discovery and application of useful and appropriate knowledge for the benefit of self and the larger community. Teaching and learning is therefore the discovery and sharing of useful and appropriate knowledge between and among two or more persons in a conducive environment that facilitates mutual respect and responsibility for all the actors. Within the space of teaching and learning are the teacher, the learner and the learning environment.
The teacher is a coach, a mentor and a facilitator of learning who is well motivated to encourage the discovery (and sometimes creation) of knowledge and the exchange of same within the appropriate space and time. The goal of the teacher is to inspire learning by encouraging mastery, competency critical thinking, transformational learning, skilled development and life-long learning. The learner on the other hand, is perceived as an active partner in the learning process. Learners have the responsibility to desire to seek knowledge, question and utilize it through critical thinking and problem solving approaches. My idea of teaching method is engagement and interaction between the teacher and the learner. The teacher works with the learner to achieve the goal of teaching and learning. Therefore, successful teaching and learning is a joint project between them.

Teaching philosophy