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Dr. Samuel Asiedu Owusu
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Dr. Samuel Asiedu Owusu

Senior Research Fellow - ( Senior Member ) Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy
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Field(s) of Specialization
Child Health and Wellbeing
Health
Mobile Phone Use in Educational Institutions
Research Methods
Field(s) of Academic Interest
Child Health and Wellbeing
Health Nexus
Mhealth
Mobile Phones Use in Educational Institutions
Mobility
About

Dr. Samuel Asiedu Owusu is a Senior Research Fellow at the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) of the University of Cape Coast. He is also the Administrator of the University of Cape Coast Institutional Review Board (UCCIRB). Dr. Owusu is an interdisciplinary social scientist with an interest in bioethics, child health, sexual and reproductive health education, population and health, mobile phone usage in education and health sectors, medicines, transport and mobility for children and vulnerable populations as well as advancing the conduct of ethical research. He has co-authored more than 28 peer-reviewed journal articles in reputable journals, more than 20 technical reports, and three policy documents. 

He has extensive research and facilitation experience in these areas and has collaborated extensively with both Ghanaian and international collaborators to implement academic projects in these areas. He has served as a consultant to several reputable Ghanaian and international institutions including the United States Agency for International Development through its METSS Project, United Kingdom Department for International Development, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, VREF, the Global Fund, and other Ghanaian Metropolitan Municipal and District Assemblies. 

Dr. Owusu holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Population and Health (2017), a Master of Philosophy degree in Population Studies (2009), and a Bachelor's degree in Population and Family Life Education (2003), all from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana. He also holds a Master's degree certificate in Bioethics from New York University-USA (2021) and a Certificate in Research Integrity from the New York University-University of Ghana School of Public Health Research Integrity Program (2021). I was a Visiting Doctoral Student at Durham University in the United Kingdom (Jan-June 2014 and Jan-April, 2016). He is a professional certified Teacher with the Ghana Education Service after successfully completing a 3-year Post Secondary Teacher Training Education at the Berekum Training College in June 1998. 

Dr. Owusu has worked for than 18 years at the University of Cape Coast Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy implementing various research studies and consultancy assignments. I have attended more than 70 international and national conferences, seminars, and workshops where I have played key roles as a co-convener, presenter, facilitator, or participant.  

As the Administrator of the UCCIRB since 2014, Dr. Owusu has collaborated seamlessly with the Board Members to receive, review and approve over 2,000 research protocols submitted by research investigators. Through his instrumentality, the UCCIRB has been able to develop and publish two policy documents namely the UCCIRB Standard Operating Procedures and the UCCIRB Ethical Clearance Protocol Handbook. I am a very experienced research ethics administrator and have been very pivotal in organizing orientation sessions for students and faculty members on the activities of Institutional Review Boards and the ethical clearance application process. I am a very active member of the Ghana Association of Administrators of Research Ethics Committee (GHAAREC). In 2017, I was the Chairperson of the National Symposium Planning Committee which organized one of the most successful national public events of the Association to promote research ethics. 

Dr. Owusu is currently a member of notable international Associations including the International Bioethics Association, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R), International Union of Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), Association of American Geographers (AAG), International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Union of African Population Studies and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). 

I have been appointed as an Editorial Board member for Global Bioethics Journal and the Journal of Psychology in Africa as well as Peer-Reviewer for some reputable international journals such as Journal of Medical Ethics, Child care in Practice, Health Expectations, Medical Internet Research, Open AIDS Journal, Anthropology and Medicine and PLOS ONE

Degrees
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Population and Health

    University of Cape Coast 2017
  • Master of Philosophy in Population Studies

    University of Cape Coast 2009
  • Bachelor of Education in Population and Family Life Education

    University of Cape Coast 2003
  • Bachelor of Education in Population and Family Life Education

    University of Cape Coast 2003
  • Presenter

    July, 2022

    16th World Congress of Bioethics (WCB 2022) at Basel, Switzerland. University of Basel.

  • Presenter

    June, 2022

    Oxford Global Health and Bioethics International Conference 2022 Oxford University, United Kingdom.

  • Presenter

    June, 2022

    The Association for African Studies in Germany-Vereinigung für Afrikawissenschaften in Deutschland conference on Africa-Europe reciprocal perspectives Freiburg University- Germany.

  • Participant

    March, 2022

    Clinical trials and International Council for Harmonistion Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP). City Escape Hotel- Airport Residential Area, Accra.

  • Participant

    July, 2021

    Study Tour for Ghana: Innovation for Development Impact Golda Meir International Training Center (MCTC) Haifa, Israel.

  • Presenter

    March, 2021

    International Virtual Mini Conference on the theme Responding to the Global Pandemic with Research. University of Cincinnati, USA..

  • Presenter

    November, 2019

    8th African Population Conference Entebbe, Uganda.

  • Participant

    October, 2019

    International end of project and Academic writing University of Gondar, Ethiopia.

  • Presenter/Organiser

    October, 2019

    2nd Annual Ghanaian Research Integrity Development Conference (GRID 2) University of Ghana, Legon-Accra.

  • Presenter

    June, 2019

    2019 European Conference on African Studies (ECAS): African: Connections and Disruptions University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

  • Presenter/Organiser

    May, 2019

    Building an evidence base to support and enhance Community Health Workers’ (Informal) use of Mobile Phones in Ghana, Malawi and Ethiopia University of Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    April, 2019

    International Sustainable Transport Equity Partnerships (STEPs) workshop co-organised by the International Network for Transport and Accessibility in Low-Income Communities (INTALInC) University of Nairobi, Kenya.

  • Presenter

    February, 2019

    Building an evidence base to support and enhance Community Health Workers’ (Informal) use of Mobile Phones in Ghana, Malawi and Ethiopia (IMAGINE) Project Meeting University of Malawi, Zomba.

  • Participant

    October, 2018

    Workshop on Strengthening Higher Agricultural Education in Africa (SHAEA) proposal development World Bank, Ghana Office-Accra.

  • Participant

    September, 2018

    Ghanaian Research Integrity Development (GRID) Conference University of Ghana, Legon-Accra.

  • Presenter

    July, 2018

    25th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD18) Gold Coast, Australia.

  • Presenter

    May, 2018

    Final International experts’ Dissemination Workshop/Conference on Transport and Mobilities: Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Population in Developing Cities Oxford University, United Kingdom.

  • Presenter

    January, 2018

    International experts ‘workshop on Transport and Mobilities: Pathways to transformation as part of the International Network for Transport and Accessibility in Low Income Communities (INTALInC) University of Makerere, Kampala-Uganda.

  • Participant

    November, 2017

    Advancing Ethical Research Conference held by Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R). San Antonio, United States of America.

  • Participant

    October, 2017

    International experts’ workshop on Transport and Mobility Needs of Informal Settlement and Slum Dwellers in Nigeria Lagos State University, Nigeria.

  • Presenter/Organiser

    May, 2017

    International Experts Workshop on Transport and Mobilities: Meeting the needs of vulnerable population in developing cities University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

  • Presenter

    October, 2016

    International Seminar on Children and family dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa INED, Paris, France.

  • Participant

    April, 2016

    Writing Across Boundaries: Explorations in Representation, Rhetoric and Writing in Qualitative Research Durham University, United Kingdom.

  • Presenter

    April, 2016

    Department of Anthropology Annul Post Graduate Conference Durham University, United Kingdom.

  • Participant

    November, 2015

    Advancing Ethical Research Conference. Boston-USA.

  • Presenter

    November, 2014

    Mobile Phones and Youth in Africa workshop Children’s Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

  • Presenter

    April, 2013

    Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual General Meeting/Conference Los Angeles-USA.

  • Presenter/Organiser

    March, 2013

    Workshop on transport, mobility and children’s education in Ghana. University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

  • Presenter

    December, 2011

    6th International Conference of African Population Studies. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

  • Presenter

    August, 2010

    3rd Scientific Conference organised by College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Ejusu, Ghana.

  • Presenter

    May, 2009

    Workshop on Research Methods organised by Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA) Accra, Ghana.

  • Presenter/Organiser

    September, 2008

    International Conference on Children, Transport and Mobility in Sub-Sahara Africa Mankessim-Ghana.

  • Facilitator

    September, 2024

    Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.

  • Presenter

    October, 2024

    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.

  • Guest Speaker

    October, 2024

    “Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.

  • Co-Facilitator

    October, 2021

    “Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.

  • Presenter

    November, 2024

    “Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.

  • Facilitator

    November, 2024

    “Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    November, 2023

    Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.

  • Presenter

    March, 2024

    Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.

  • Presenter

    June, 2024

    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.

  • Panelist

    June, 2024

    Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.

  • Facilitator

    July-August, 2012

    Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.

  • Co-Discussant

    July, 2023

    “Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.

  • Facilitator

    February, 2022

    Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.

  • Facilitator

    February, 2019

    Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.

  • Speaker

    August, 2024

    Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.

  • Presenter

    August, 2023

    Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.

  • Guest Speaker

    April, 2024

    Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.

  • Participant

    2021

    6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).

  • Panelist

    2014

    Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.

  • Guest Speaker

    2010

    “West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.

  1. 2018

    Research Fellow

    University of Cape Coast

  2. 2015

    Member

    Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R)

  3. 2014

    IRB Administrator

    University of Cape Coast

  4. 2012

    Member

    Association of American Geographers (AAG)

  5. 2012

    Member

    International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD)

  6. 2011

    Member

    International Union of Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)

  7. 2011

    Member

    University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)

  8. 2011

    Member

    Union of African Population Studies (UAPS)

  9. 2011

    Assistant Research Fellow

    University of Cape Coast

  1. Junior Social Scientist Co-Investigator

    October 2017 - Present

    Building an evidence base to support and enhance community health workers’ (informal) use of mobile phones in Ghana, Malawi and Ethiopia

  2. Co-Investigator

    January 2018 - Present

    Assessment of the Integrated ASRH Programme for selected Girls in Six Regions in Ghana

  3. Co-Investigator

    January 2018 - December 2019

    African youth and mobile phones/mobilities [Piloting guidelines for responsible phone use with pupils and teachers in Ghanaian Schools]

  4. Team leader

    January 2017 - Present

    USAID-ADVANCE Consultancy to Conduct Studies on Selected Knowledge Management and Learning Topics.

  5. Co-Investigator

    January 2017 - Present

    Baseline study of Green Skills for Ghana Project for Plan International Ghana.

  6. Co-Investigator

    January 2017 - Present

    Midterm evaluation of USAID-Financing Ghanaian Agriculture Project (USAID-FinGAP).

  7. Co-Collaborator

    January 2017 - December 2018

    Transport and Mobilities: Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Population in Developing Cities.

  8. Co-Investigator

    January 2017 - December 2018

    Baseline Survey for Rural Emergency Health Service and Transport (REST II) Project.

  9. Co-Investigator

    January 2015 - December 2016

    Consultancy services for experimental enhanced financial literacy training for women groups and farmer-based organizations under RAFiP.

  10. Co-Investigator

    January 2015 - December 2016

    Consultancy Services for Assessment of Poverty Outreach & Impact of Rural and Micro Finance Institutions (RMFIS) and Government Credit Programmes in Ghana under RAFiP

  11. Fieldwork Cordinator

    January 2015 - December 2016

    Complementary Basic Education (CBE) Learners Assessment

  12. UCC Team Project Cordinator

    January 2015 - December 2016

    Mid-Term Feed the Future (Ftf) Population-Based Survey (PBS in Northern Ghana.

  13. Co-Collaborator

    January 2014 - December 2017

    Glassblowing Project at the University of Cape Coast.

  14. Team Leader/Research Assistant

    January 2014 - December 2015

    School-based survey about adolescent reproductive health education in Ghana

  15. Co-Investigator

    January 2014 - December 2015

    Design and implementation of a Cross-Sectional impact assessment of the Business Environment Strengthening for Ghana Business Advocacy Component (BUSAC Fund)

  16. Co-Reviewer

    January 2012 - Present

    Review of Maiden Election Management Training Course at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)

  17. Co-Investigaor

    January 2012 - December 2015

    The impact of mobile phones on young people's lives and life chances in sub-Saharan Africa: a three-country study to inform policy and practice.

  18. Co-Investigator

    January 2011 - Present

    Formative research on development of Behavioural Change Communication development of messaging in HIV/AIDS.

  19. Field Assistant

    January 2010 - Present

    Impact Assessment of Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) Foundation Course at KAIPTC

  20. Research Assistant

    January 2010 - Present

    Evaluation of KAIPTC DDR Advanced Course on Reintegration

  21. Co-Facilitator

    January 2010 - Present

    Capacity building workshop on Financial Regulations, Management and Accounting & Revenue Mobilisation Improvement Techniques for Key MMDAs staff in the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana

  22. Co-Facilitator

    January 2010 - Present

    Capacity building workshop on Management, Leadership and Minutes/Report Writing Skills for Key MMDAs staff in the Brong Ahafo and Eastern Regions of Ghana.

  23. Field Assistant

    January 2010 - December 2012

    Development of Gender Analysis Framework and Planning Template/Checklist.

  24. Co-Investigator

    January 2010 - December 2011

    Client/Stakeholder Satisfaction survey of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.

  25. Field Assistant

    January 2007 - Present

    Final evaluation of Community Participatory Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) and Advocacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS

  26. Field Assistant

    January 2007 - Present

    Population, Urbanisation, Migration and Health.

  27. Co-Implementer

    January 2007 - December 2008

    Organisational Development practitioner training in the University of Cape Coast (TALIF project).

  28. Research Assistant

    January 2006 - Present

    Capacity Building workshop for revenue collectors and inspectors in Cape Coast Municipal Assembly.

  29. Research Assistant

    January 2006 - Present

    Capacity building workshop on revenue mobilisation and project management for MMDAs in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

  30. Research Assistant/Coordinator

    January 2006 - December 2010

    Children, Transport and Mobility in sub Saharan Africa: developing a child-centred evidence base to improve policy and change thinking across Africa.

  31. Research Assistant

    January 2005 - Present

    Capacity building workshop on revenue mobilisation and entrepreneurship for MMDAs in Ghana.

  32. Field Assistant

    January 2003 - December 2004

    Poverty assessment and a comparative study of rural microfinance institutions and government credit programmes in Ghana.

  1. 2024-2025

    Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

    Cefas/UKAID

  2. 2024

    Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi

  3. 2023-2024

    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

  4. 2023-2024

    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

  5. 2023

    Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

    IDA-V3100

  6. 2023

    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

  7. 2022-2023

    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)

  8. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  9. 2022-2023

    Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

    African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)

  10. 2022

    Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

    Calgary Zoo Foundation

  11. 2021

    Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

    University of Liverpool

  12. 2021

    Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

    Valued at US$32,365.00

  13. 2021

    Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

    Conservation International

  14. 2021

    Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

    World Bank

  15. 2020-2021

    Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

    World Bank

  16. 2020-2021

    Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

    Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom

  17. 2020

    Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

    Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland

  18. 2019-2020

    Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

    World Bank

  19. 2017

    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

  20. 2013

    Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

    AERC Ltd.

  21. 2012

    Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

    UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.

  22. 2011

    Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

    Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)

  23. 2010

    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

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