Prof. Rofela Combey

Prof Rofela Combey is the current Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast (UCC). She holds a PhD in Zoology from UCC and a PostDoc in geometric morphometrics and molecular systematics from the University  of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prof Combey is an Associate Professor of Entomology, 2021 USA-Fulbright Scholar,  2013 Brazil CNPq-TWAS Research Fellow, Deputy Director-International Stingless Bee Centre, and Resident Bee Taxonomist for West Africa.  Her professional networks include the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation-UCC, Entomological Society of America, British Ecological Society, Graduate Women International, African Pollinators Initiative, and Ghana Science Association. A 2024 Female International RUTA-MELI/APIBA Awardee for Eminent Stingless Bee Scientist, and Distinguished Pro Stingless Bee Director from Ghana 2024. Prof Combey serves as a taxonomist on a number of biodiversity assessment projects, including FAO Global Pollination Project, Stingless Bees Project, Ghana, Bees, Birds, and Shea Project, A Standard Method for Assessing Pollinator biodiversity in Tropical Ecosystem as well as National Science Foundation project-Odonata in Ghana: morphological adaptations to environmental gradients. She has 16 years of experience as a faculty woman in STEM and 20 years as the Senior Insect taxonomist and curator at the Entomology Museum, UCC, Ghana. She also has over two decades experience as a consultant for alternative livelihood ventures for youth and women. Diversity of people and space inspire her in advancing creativity, innovation and youth oriented educational interventions. She has been a student advisor for over 10 years and patrons a number of student associations and programmes. Instinctively, she is a value-added team member who is overjoyed when she can credit a person or a group with being successful.