Ivy Kesewaa Nkrumah is a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Ivy received a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Ilorin in Nigeria and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. She has worked with non-governmental organizations and universities, where she has carried out research while also teaching and mentoring students. Ivy has a great passion for cognitive and educational research, and has applied her expertise and skills to support the successful implementation of community-based programs that promote education.
Dr. Ivy Kessewa Nkrumah
About
Focus & expertise
Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it
Recent activity
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Conference
Mar 2019
Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference
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Conference
Nov 2017
Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society
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Conference
Jun 2017
Gordon Research Conference, Frontiers of Science, Les Diablerets
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Conference
Nov 2016
Annual KIWICAM (Kiwi Cognition and Memory)
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Conference
Sep 2016
Psychological Society Annual Conference
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology
University of Canterbury
2017
Master of Education in Educational Psychology
University of Ilorin
2013
Bachelor of Education in Educational Psychology
University of Cape Coast
2008
Teaching & projects
My teaching philosophy is grounded in how attention, working memory, and language shape learning. Drawing on my research in cognitive control and selective attention, I design instruction that promotes clarity, reduces cognitive overload, and supports understanding. I emphasize the language of instruction, especially in early primary education, where learning is most effective in a language children understand. This improves inclusion, engagement, and reduces dropout risk. I use clear explanations, scaffolding, and culturally responsive strategies to connect learning to students’ experiences, with the goal of promoting equitable and effective education for all learners.
Engagements
📅 Conferences attended
2019
Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference
Presented a paper on, “Cross-language positive and negative priming effects reverse when priming manipulations proceed from L2 to L1” · Boston, USA
2017
Gordon Research Conference, Frontiers of Science, Les Diablerets
Presented a paper on, “Inhibition in the information processing system” · Switzerland
2017
Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society
Presented a paper on, “Negative priming effects using large pools of words from distinctly different languages” · Boston, USA
2016
Annual KIWICAM (Kiwi Cognition and Memory)
Presented a paper on “How do bilinguals control their lexicalization process? Evidence from Twi-English speakers’’ · Otago, New Zealand
2016
Psychological Society Annual Conference
Presented a paper on “Bilingual-monolingual comparison of excitatory and inhibitory priming by attended and ignored words”. · Wellington, New Zealand
2013
Collaboration of Education Faculties in West Africa (CEFWA), 4th International Conference
Presented a paper on “Effect of cognitive modelling on impulsive behaviour among primary school children” · Cape Coast, Ghana
Colleagues & frequently viewed together
Dr. Felix Senyametor
Senior Lecturer · Department of Education and Psychology
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Prof. Emmanuel K Gyimah
Professor · Department of Education and Psychology
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Prof. Andrews Cobbinah
Associate Professor · Department of Education and Psychology
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Dr. Gideon Kwesi Obosu
Senior Lecturer · Department of Education and Psychology
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Prof. Kenneth Asamoah-Gyimah
Associate Professor · Department of Education and Psychology
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Dr. Martha-Pearl Okai
Senior Lecturer · Department of Education and Psychology
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Prof. Bakari Yusuf Dramanu
Associate Professor · Department of Education and Psychology
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Prof. Emmanuel K Gyimah
Professor · Department of Education and Psychology
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Prof. Koawo Edjah
Associate Professor · Department of Education and Psychology
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Prof. Lebbaeus Asamani
Associate Professor · Department of Education and Psychology
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