Gabriel Keney is an educational research evaluation professional committed to advancing equitable education and innovative approaches to learning and doing evaluation. He possess advanced knowledge in educational research methodology, policy, assessment, and evaluation with demonstrated leadership skills in effective program management and quality assurance supervision. His research and evaluation career began with him earning a BA in Goegraphy and Sociology from the University of Cape Coast, a certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and a MS in Monitoring and Evaluation from Christian Service University College (CSUC).
Prior to pursuing his doctorate, he was a Principal Research Assistant for the Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA) within the University of Cape Coast. There, he designed and conducted multiple mixed-method studies primarily focused on enhancing academic quality management systems, improving the learning experiences of students and institutional effectiveness. He also has experience as an independent consultant, leading various mixed-method assessments and evaluations in West Africa and the United States of America.
Presently, Gabriel is a Graduate Student Evaluator in The Office of Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Services (OAERS) at UNC Greensboro, where he collaborates with other evaluators and stakeholders to evaluate National Science Foundation and local educational projects focused on improving STEM education programs for all students, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds. Gabriel is currently finishing a doctorate in Program Evaluation from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
Gabriel actively engages in his field through volunteer roles, such as reviewing proposals for the African Evaluation Association and American Evaluation Association (AEA), Emergent Voices in Evaluation conferences and leads committees for evaluation conferences and initiatives. Gabriel co-founded the EvalYouth Ghana Chapter and contributes to evaluation forums such as the World Evaluation Case Competition (2020-2021), GMEF and AfrEA YEE. He is currently a member of the American Evaluation Association’s Student Evaluation Case Competition Working Group.
Mr. Gabriel Keney
Principal Research Assistant - ( Senior Staff ) Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance-
Presented a think tank session: Westernized competencies in evaluation practice: Exploring African and Latin American alternatives to the underlying values of western evaluation
Emerging Voices in Evaluation North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
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Presented a paper: The role of monitoring and evaluation in strategic planning in Ghana: A case study of the 2012 – 2017 corporate strategic plan of the University of Cape Coast
9th African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) International Conference Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Presented a paper: Using Social Media for Capacity Development: A glimpse at the Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum’s (GMEF’s) Training Series via WhatsApp
9th African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) International Conference Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Presented a paper: A retrospective study of the average length of hospital stay of patients on the medical wards in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.
International Research Initiatives Conference (IRIC) Accra, Ghana.
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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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Bursary - 9th International AfrEA Conference
African Evaluation Association (AfrEA)
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President
ERM Graduate Student Association, UNCG
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Member
International Society of Evaluation Educators (ISEE)
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Member
Data Visualisation Society (DVS)
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Executive Member
Young and Emerging Evaluators - Ghana
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Volunteer
Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum (GMEF)
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Member
Ghana Geographical Association (GGA
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Consultant
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Programmes of WomensTrust
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Survey Enumerator
Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of the Ghana Poultry Project
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Survey Enumerator
Assessment of the Effectiveness of the GAMA Grievance Redress System
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Facilitator/Author
Using Social Media for Capacity Development: A glimpse at the Ghana Monitoring and Evaluation Forum's (GMEF's) Training Series via WhatsApp
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Principal Investigator
Assessment of the Effectiveness of the DROPRITE Dustbins
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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