Prof. Francis Annor is a Professor of Social Psychology at the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana. He holds a PhD and an MPhil in Social and Developmental Psychology from the University of Cambridge and a BA in Psychology from the University of Ghana.
Prof. Annor’s research broadly examines the intersection of work, family and psychosocial well-being, with particular interests in work–family dynamics, occupational and mental health, disability and social inclusion, gender, and social policy. His work employs both quantitative and qualitative approaches, and he has published several articles in reputable peer-reviewed outlets. He also has a strong interest in research methodology, psychometrics, and advanced quantitative methods in the behavioural and social sciences. He has participated in funded research as principal investigator and co-investigator, including projects supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UNFPA, and Cambridge-Africa. He has also undertaken consultancy assignments for organisations including the Volta River Authority, the Ghana Immigration Service, and CAMFED Ghana.
At DRIC, Prof. Annor contributes to research development and capacity-building initiatives across the University. He serves as Capacity-Building Lead and coordinates UCC’s Research Support Grant programme, including aspects of its administration and implementation. He has designed and facilitated workshops, training programmes and mentoring activities in research methods, quantitative data analysis, psychometrics, scientific writing and publishing, grantsmanship, research visibility, scholarly metrics, and research impact assessment for faculty, postgraduate researchers, and other research professionals within and outside the University. He also contributes to academic assessment, programme review and other forms of professional service.
Before joining UCC, Prof. Annor was a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Ghana, where he progressed from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer. His academic work there included teaching, research, undergraduate and postgraduate supervision, and university service.
