Edmund Hammah Ankomah
Lecturer

• Examining Suicide in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Soyinka’s Death & the King’s Horseman (not published)
• Ngugi’s “Matigari”: A Project in Heroic Protagonism (not published)
• Reggae Activism: The Postcolonial Ethos in selected Reggae songs (not published)
• (MPhil thesis, 2014: Echoes of Emerson in Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”)

Rebecca Awuah
Department Head

• Awuah, R., Douglass, R., Agyepong, S., Kuwornu, E. (2017). An Adaptive Household Sampling Method for Rural African Communities. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development 17(1), pp 11477-11496. DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.77.16680
• Awuah, R. A., Acquaah, J. S. (2016, October). Cultivating a Civic Engagement Ecosystem in an African Liberal Arts University. Paper presented at the Global Alliance Institute for Civic Engagement, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI.
• Gentile, M. (2015). Chapter: Learning about Ethical Leadership Through the Giving Voice to Values Curriculum. In Developing Ethical Leaders (p.39-52). John Wiley & Sons. (Contributed Ashesi University Case included in the chapter).
• “Work in Progress: Ethical Leadership in Engineering Education in Africa: The Case of Ashesi University College”, Proceedings of the World Engineering Education Forum, 2015.

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Kajsa Hallberg Adu
Lecturer

• Hallberg Adu, K. (2017, June 2). A rough but rewarding road to educating ethical leaders.
• Hallberg Adu, K. (2016, May 29). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Das andere Afrika: Hauptfach: Ethik.
• Hallberg Adu, K. (2016, April). The Public-Private Divide in Higher Education. APSA Africa Workshop Alumni E-Newsletter, 3(2), 8–11.
• cihablog. (2015, September 25). In the News: A Deeper Understanding of African Migrants. Retrieved March 4, 2016, from http://www.cihablog.com/in-the-news-a-deeper-understanding-of-african-migrants/
• Hallberg Adu, K. (2015, July). On a Course to Migrate? Migration Aspirations among University Students in Ghana (Thesis). University of Ghana. Retrieved from http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21899
• Hallberg Adu, K. (2014). Nigeria’s Nonviolent Protest Movements Gathering Momentum. Emergence Magazine. Retrieved from http://mettacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/emergence%20July-%20Africa%202014.pdf
• “What is the opposite of a knowledge society? A critical reflection from Ghana”. In Amoah, L. (eds.) Impacts of the Knowledge Society on Economic and Social Growth in Africa”, IGI Global, 2014.
• “The Deceptive Juncture: The Temptation of Attractive Explanations and the Reality of Political Life”, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2009.

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N’guessan, Nathalie
Lecturer

•  N’Guessan A. (2006). Amourette de vacances. Nouvelles éditions ivoiriennes.
• N’Guessan – Gbalou N.A. (2008). Trois ans de perdus. Lulu.
• N’Guessan – Gbalou N.A. (2009). Les illusions de Yao. Lulu.
• N’Guessan – Gbalou N.A. (2009). Des chiens formidables. Lulu
• N’Guessan – Gbalou N.A. (2010). Voilà où mène le mensonge. Lulu
• N’Guessan – Gbalou N.A. (2011). Ancien feu. Frat-Mat éditions.

Joseph Oduro-Frimpong
Assistant Professor

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

2017 – Semiotic Silence: Its’ Use as a Conflict-Management Strategy in Intimate Relationships. Semiotica, 167:285-308.

2016 – Glocalization Trends: Examining the Case of Hip-Life Music in Contemporary Ghana. International Journal of Communication, 1085-1106.

2015 – Semiotic Silence in Intimate Relationships. Journal of Pragmatics 43(9), 2331-2336.

2014 – ‘Not a Cedi Tied to Their Names’: Sakawa Rituals and Cyberfraud in Ghanaian Popular Video Movies. African Studies Review, 57 (2), 131-147.

Peer-reviewed Book Chapter

2014 – “Better Ghana Agenda: On Akosua Cartoons and Critical Public Debates in Contemporary Ghana”. In Popular Culture in Africa: The Episteme of Everyday, edited by Stephanie Newell and Onookome Okome, 131-154, New York, NY: Routledge.

Encyclopedia Entries

2011 – Music and Dissent: Ghana & Nigeria. In Sage Encyclopedia of Social Movements Media (pp. 346-347). Los Angeles, LA: Sage Publications.

2012 – African Video Films & Political Critique. In Sage Encyclopedia of Social Movements Media (pp. 407). Los Angeles, LA: Sage Publications

2013 – White Supremacists’ Tattoos as Alternative Media. In Sage Encyclopedia of Social Movements Media (pp. 536-537). Los Angeles, LA: Sage Publications.

Book Reviews

2015 – Review of ‘Ghanaian Video Movies and Global Desires: A Ghanaian History’ Cinema Journal: Transformative Works and Cultures, 54(2), 151-154.

2016 – Review of ‘Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa’ Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies, 32(2), 138-140.

Other Publications

2016 – (co-authored with Anyidoho, N.A., Addoquaye, T.C., Adjei, M., Appiah E., Banin, Y.A., Owusu, A., Torvikey, D.) Shakespeare Lives in Ghana: Roles, Reresentations & Perceptions of Women in Contemporary Ghanaian Society. A Report Commissioned by the British Council Ghana.

2012 – Being Too Known. Dust Magazine, 46-47.

2013 – Ghanaians & Uncomfortable Issues. The New Legon Observer, 2(13), 16-17.

Accepted & Forthcoming (Peer Reviewed)

“This Cartoon is a Satire: On Ghanaian Cartoons’ & Sociopolitical Discourse in the Fourth Republic.” In Political Cartooning in Africa, edited by Tejumola Olaniyan and Peter Limb. University of Michigan Press.

“Glocalization and Popular Media: The Case of Akosua’s Political Cartoons in Contemporary Ghana.” In Global Perspectives on Culture and Communication: A Reader, edited by Tom Nakayama and Jolanta Drzewiecka. Peter Lang Publishers.

Stephen Emmanuel
Department Head

• “Are Ghana’s current policies sufficient to avoid the  resource curse?”, The Africa Media and Democracy Conference Journal, forthcoming.
• “Assessing the Effectiveness of Ghana’s Local Content in the Oil and Gas Industry”, Journal of Energy and Economic Development, 1(1): 22-61, 2015.
• “Evaluating the Financial Implication of Power Harmonics on Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG)’s Distribution Networks and Customers”,  Int. Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering (IJESE), 2, Issue-6, 6-20, 2014.
• “Investigating Anti-Competitive Behavior in Ghana’s Bourgeoning Telecom Industry: Is there a Need for the Enactment of Anti-trust laws?” in Amoah, Lloyd “Impacts of the Knowledge Society on Economic and Social Growth in Africa”, 2014.
• “An Evaluation Of Governmental Policies Used In The Management of Natural Resources: A Focus on Botswana and Nigeria and Lessons for Ghana”, 2014.
• “The Fashionable Inflation and “Food Inflation” Rhetoric in Ghana: Is there any substance behind all the hype?”, International Journal of Agriculture and Economic Development, 1(1), 1-36, 2013.
• “Investigating the Applicability of Dynamic Pricing to Ghana’s Telecom Infrastructure Market”, International Journal of Emerging Science and Engineering (IJESE), Volume-2, Issue-5, 2014.
• “Clearing the Muddy Waters: An attempt to decompose the impacts of inflation on the welfare of Ghanaian citizens in light of recent political rhetoric on inflation”, Journal of Economic Development, Management, 5(2), 32-65, 2013.
• “Optimal Hedging under Joint Price and Production Uncertainty: Rolfo Re-visited” Journal of Developing Areas, 2014.
• “Cost-Benefit Analysis of Moving up the Cocoa Supply Chain: The Case of Ghana Cocoa” Journal of Marketing and Management, 2 (1), 27-50, 2011.
• “Establishing the Feasibility of Using the Futures Market for Risk management” Journal of Marketing and Management, 1 (1), 21-48, 2010.
• “Does Political Stability Improve the Aid-Growth Relationship? A panel evidence on selected Sub-Saharan African countries” , The African Review of Economics and Finance, Vol 2, No 1, 2010.
• “Media Freedom and Political Instability in SSA”, Journal of Econ Development, Management, IT, Finance and Marketing, 2(2): 41-67,  2010.
• “Will the Internet Stimulate Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Dynamic Panel Analysis” Journal of Economic Development, Management, IT, Finance and Marketing. 1 (1): 78-102, 2009.
• “Investigating the Influence of Political Stability on the Aid-Growth Relationship in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Panel Data Approach”, Journal of Economic Development, Management, IT, Finance and Marketing. 1 (1): 35-56, 2009.
• “Explaining Ghana’s Recent Good Cocoa Karma: A Reverse Smuggling Incentive Argument”, International Journal of Global Business, 1 (2): 127-128, 2009.
• “Should Cocoa Exporters Hedge Cocoa Price Risk: A Focus on Over-looked Factors”, International Journal of Global Business 1 (1): 101-128, 2008.
• “Strategic Risk Management for Cocoa Exporters”, Journal of Global Management Research, 3(2): 45-52, 2007.

Gordon Kwesi Adomdza
Associate Professor

• “Managing For Innovation: Managerial Control And Employee Level Outcomes”, Journal of Business Research 68(2):371-379, 2015.
• “Choosing Between a Student-Run and Professionally Managed Venture Accelerator”, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2014.
• “The Role of Affective Biasing in Commercializing New Ideas”, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 26 (2), 2013.
• “Event-generated Affect: Implications for Small Business and High Growth Ventures Goals”, Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2013. No. 1. Academy of Management, 2013.
• “Masschallenge, Inc.: Launching a Non-profit Business Accelerator”, 2013.
• “ERAD – The Entrepreneur’s Challenge”, 2013.
• “Discovering the Entrepreneurial Process of Indigenous Knowledge Entrepreneurs”, Academy of Management Proceedings. Vol. 1. No. 1, 2013.
• “Building a Family Social Enterprise”, Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies, 2012.
• “A Multilevel Examination Of The Effect Of Startup Assistance Providers On Startup Gestation Activity”, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: Vol. 32: Iss. 5, Article 17, 2012.
• “Studying The Impact Of Multiple Expert Evaluations On Start-Up Strategic Progress”, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research: Vol. 32: Iss. 12, Article 16, 2012.
• “The Challenge of Career Path Uncertainty for Internal Corporate Ventures”, The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship 16 (4): 27-46, 2011.
• “Sentillion”, The Journal of the Academy of Business Education 12: 163-175, 2011.
• “Incentive Salience and Improved Performance”, Human Performance 24(1): 47-59, 2010.
• “Inventor Perseverance after Being Told to Quit: The Role of Cognitive Biases”, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 20(3): 253-272, 2007.

Sena Agbodjah Agyepong
Senior Lecturer, Business Administration Department 

Book & Book Chapter:

• Laryea S., Agyepong S., Leiringer R. and Hughes W. (2012) Construction in West Africa. WABER Conference, Accra (ISBN-978-0-9566060-3-7)
• Ankrah N. A., Agyepong S. and Ahadzie D (2012) Role of Human Resources in Construction in West Africa in Laryea S., Agyepong S., Leiringer R. and Hughes W. (2012) Construction in West Africa. WABER Conference, Accra (ISBN-978-0-9566060-3-7)

Journal Article:

• Awuah, R, Douglass, R, Agyepong, S, Kuwornu, E.  An Adaptive Household Sampling Method for Rural African Communities.  Manuscript under review with the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND) since August 2016.

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers:

• Agyepong, S. A., Spio A. E., Dzanie, T. And Salihu, O. (2016) Can Africa Innovate Education? Developing an Innovative Course in Design and Entrepreneurship for an African University. International Conference on Education, Development and Innovation. 29-31 August, 2016. Tang Palace Hotel, Accra-Ghana http://www.incedi.org/
• Agyepong, S. A., Dodd, R., And Akoto, B. (2016) Does Context Matter? Entrepreneurial Teaching and Training in Rural Ghana. International Conference on Education, Development and Innovation. 29-31 August, 2016. Tang Palace Hotel, Accra-Ghana http://www.incedi.org/
• Warren, T and Agyepong, S. A. (2015) From West Coast to Gold Coast: Teaching a Capstone Entrepreneurship Course in Ghana based on Lean LaunchPad. Proceedings of VentureWell Open 2015 Conference. Marriott Marquis, Washington DC. 20-21 March 2015.
• (http://venturewell.org/open/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/WARREN.pdf)
• Agyepong, S. A. and Wuni, A.W. (2014) Investigating the relationship between the age-stage demographic and preferences in dwelling type In: Laryea, S. and Ibem, E. (Eds) Proceedings 8th Construction Industry Development Board (cidb) Postgraduate Conference Pp. 393-403. 10-11 February 2014, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Laryea, S., Agyepong, S., (Eds.) Proceedings of the 5th West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, 12-14 August 2013, Accra, Ghana (ISBN 978-0-9566060-1-3)
• Laryea, S., Agyepong, S., Leiringer, R. and Hughes, W. (Eds) Proceedings of the 4th West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference, 24-26 July 2012, Abuja, Nigeria (ISBN 978-0-9566060-1-3)
• Agyepong S. A., Fugar F. D. K and Tuuli M. M. (2010) The Applicability of the Harvard and Warwick Models in the Development of Human Resource Management Policies of Large Construction Companies in Ghana. Proceedings of the West African Built Environment (WABER) Conference. British Council, Accra. 27-28th July 2010. (ISBN 978-0-9566060-0-6)
• Agyepong S. A. and Adjei-Kumi T. (2010) An Overview of Human Resource Management Practices of Large Construction Companies in Ghana Proceedings of the 1st International Postgraduate Research Conference on the Built Environment organized by the Faculty of Architecture and Building Technology. Great Hall Conference Room of the KNUST. 3rd – 4th June, 2010. (ISBN: 978-9988-1-3859-2)
• Agbodjah L. S., Dainty A. R. J. and Adjei-Kumi T. (2007) Integration of the Human Resource Management Function into Large Construction Companies Operating in Ghana. Proceedings: 25th Anniversary Conference of the Construction Management and Economics Journal, Reading University, Reading, UK. 16-18 July 2007
• Agbodjah L. S., Adjei-Kumi T., Dainty A. R. J. and Manteau K. A. (2007) Managing Workplace Conflict: Managing Conflicts within Large Construction Companies in Ghana. Proceedings: American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE/CIB 2007 Construction Research Congress. Grand Bahama Islands, Bahamas. 6-8 May 2007

Non-Peer Reviewed Conference Papers

• Agyepong, S. A. and Banful K (2016) Transforming High School Students using Entrepreneurial Education as a tool for Problem Solving at the Ashesi Innovation Experience. Second International Conference on Education Research for Development in Africa (ICERDA). Alisa Hotel, North Ridge, Accra, Ghana. 3rd – 5th October 2016. www.icerda.africa.org
• Agyepong, S. A., Ohene, Y. A. Is Project Management all about “big projects”? PMI Africa Conference. 30 August – 01 September, 2016. Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra-Ghana. https://www.pmiafricaconference.com/
• Agyepong S. A. and Owusu-Adjei K. B. (2013) Meeting Ghana’s Housing Deficit: Is this possible? Ghana Studies Association Kumasi 2013 International Conference on Perspectives on Ghana. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. 23-26 May 2013

Professional Seminar Papers

• Agyepong S. A. (2016) Managing Different Approaches in Negotiation Situations. PMI-Ghana Chapter (PMI-Gh) Chapter Meeting. 30th September -2016.
• Agyepong S. A (2015) Finding Yourself in the Maze of Life. PMI-Ghana Chapter (PMI-Gh) Panel Discussion for Graduate Students at Pentecost University College (PUC) in fulfilment of an MOU between PMI-Gh and PUC to share Project Management knowledge at the PUC Graduate School, Kama Plaza, Labone, Accra.
• Agyepong S. A (2013) Creativity in Project Management. PMI-Ghana Charter Meeting, August 2013. Accra 30 August 2013
• Frimpong, M. K., Ashiboe-Mensah, N. A. and Agbodjah, L. S. (2008) Ethics in Quantity Surveying Practice: A Pursuit of Excellence. Proceedings: 4th Triennial General Assembly and 10th Council Meeting of the Africa Association of Quantity Surveyors and Annual Seminar and Conference of the Quantity Surveying Division of the Ghana Institute of Surveyors. Alisa Hotel, North Ridge, Accra, Ghana. 18th – 21st August, 2008.

Feature Articles

• Agyepong S. A. (2012) Are the Classifications for Contractors operating in Ghana Accurate? The Quantity Surveyor. Issue 1, June 2012
• Agbodjah L. S. (2009) Conflict Management within Large (D1/K1) Construction Companies operating in Ghana. The Quantity Surveyor. Issue 1, January-June 2009
• Agbodjah L. S. (2008) A People Management Policy Development Framework for Large Construction Companies Operating in Ghana. A Feature Article in the Daily Graphic of Thursday August 7th 2008. Page 27

Anthony Ebow Spio
Senior Lecturer

• Adomdza, G. and Dedeke, A. (2017)Event-generated Affect: Implications for Small Business and High Growth Ventures Goals. Entrepreneurship Research Journal (ERJ) )
• Adomdza, G.K., Åstebro, T. and Yong, K. (2016)Decision Biases And Entrepreneurial Finance. Small Business Economics 47 (4) 819 – 834.
• Adomdza, G. K. (2016), Choosing Between a Student-Run and Professionally Managed Venture Accelerator. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 40 (4) 943 – 956.
• “Branding Ghana: An imperative for country development”, Positioning Ghana, 2016.
• “Country Branding: A Developing Economy Perspective”, International Journal of Business Strategy (IJBS) Volume 1, 2011, ISSN:1553-9563, 2011.
• “Promoting the Growth of SME customers of Banks in Ghana through Market -Led Business Development Services”, Business & Financial Times, 2011.
•  “The City branding of Accra”, City Branding – Theory and Cases, 2011.
• “Capitalizing on the visit of President Barack Obama: The role of nation branding”, New Legon Observer, 2009.a
  

Esi E. Ansah
Assistant Professor

• Academic Publications & Contributions
  • “Organizational Assessment Tools: Report Cards and Scorecards of the Federal Agencies”, Public Administration Quarterly, Vol. 34: 1, 2010.
  • Contributor: “Research and Information Resources for Public Administration”, 2005.
  • Associate Editor: Frontiers of Public Administration Proceedings of the Second Sino-U.S. International Conference: “Public Administration in the Changing World”, Beijing, China, May 24 – 25, 2004.
  • “Theorizing The Brain Drain”, African Issues Vol. 30: 1(21-24), 2002.
• Conference Papers
  • “Sustainable Development: The Social Enterprise Engine and Positive Social Change Paper to be presented at the Sixth International Conference on Public Management, Policy and Development (CIMPAD). Monrovia, Liberia. June 20 – June 22, 2011.
  • “Sustaining Development Through Civil Servants – The Crucial Role Of Human Resources In Civil Service Reform”, Paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Public Management, Policy and Development, 2007.
  • “Identifying Student Needs In Academia: Understanding The Concerns Of Doctoral Students In Public Affairs Programs In The U.S.”, Paper presented at the 68th Annual American Society For Public Administration National Conference, 2007.
  • “Competing Performance Appraisal Tools: Report Cards And Scorecards Of The Federal Agencies”, Paper prepared for the American Political Science Association Annual Conference, 2006.
  • “Reinvigorating Public Service: The Case For Branding In The Public Sector”, Paper presented at the 67th Annual American Society For Public Administration National Conference, 2006.
  • “Reframing Capacity-Building In Africa: Recognizing The Importance Of Street-Level Civil Servants”, Paper presented at the Fifth International Conference On Public Management, Policy And Development, 2005.
  • “An Exploration Of Diversity And Methodological Frameworks: Positivism And Non-Conventional Contributions To Intellectual Inquiry In Public Administration”, Paper Presented at the 2005 Annual National Association Of Schools Of Public Affairs And Administration Conference, 2005.

• “Work in Progress: Ethical Leadership in Engineering Education in Africa: The Case of Ashesi University College”, Proceedings of the World Engineering Education Forum, 2015.
• “Crafting a 21st Century Undergraduate Engineering Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa”, Proceedings of Engineering4Society, 2015.
• “Two Models of a Cryptography and Computer Security Class in a Liberal Arts Context”, Proceedings of SIGCSE’13, 2013.
• “Using OLPC Laptop Technology as a Computer Science Case Study Learning Tool”, The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 2009.
• “The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project and Its Applicability to Ghana”, 2007.
• “The Story of Flatland, An Adventure in Many Dimensions, a re-write of Edwin Abbott’s classic, Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions”. As yet unpublished, although I have had positive feedback from several publishers and may continue to seek publication for it.
• “Increased Student Participation in a Discrete Mathematics Course”, The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 2005.
• “Three-Dimensional Halfspace Constructive Solid Geometry Tree Construction from Implicit Boundary Representations”, Computer Aided Design, 2004.
• “Three-Dimensional Halfspace Constructive Solid Geometry Tree Construction from Implicit Boundary Representations”, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling and Applications, 2003.
• “Binary Space Partitioning Tree and Constructive Solid Geometry Representations for Objects Bounded by Curved Surfaces”, Abstracts for the Thirteenth Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry, 2001.
• “Reverse Engineering: Algebraic Boundary Representations to Constructive Solid Geometry”, Solid Freeform Fabrication Proceedings, 1997.
• “Forming Laminograms on Object-Dependent Surfaces”, Materials Evaluation, 1990.
• “Quantitative Computerized Laminography”“, Review in progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 1989.

Edgar Cooke
Lecturer

• Hague, Sarah, Edgar F.A. Cooke and Andy McKay (2016), Child Poverty and Inequality in Ghana: Positive highlights from the new household Survey, conference paper presented in Abuja
• Cooke, Edgar F.A., Sarah Hague and Andy McKay (2016), “The Ghana Inequality and Poverty Report: Using the 6th Ghana Living Standards Survey”, Accra: UNICEF
• Cooke, Edgar F.A., Sarah Hague, Luca Tiberti, John M. Cockburn, Abdel-Rahmen El Lahga, 2016. Estimating the impact on poverty of Ghana’s fuel subsidy reform and a mitigating response. Journal of Development Effectiveness 8, 105–128. doi:10.1080/19439342.2015.1064148
• Cirera, Xavier and Edgar F.A. Cooke (2015) “Trade Preferences” in Oliver Morrissey, Ricardo Lopez and Kishor Sharma (Eds.), Handbook of Trade and Development. Edward Elgar.
• Antwi-Asare, Theodore, John Cockburn, Edgar F. A. Cooke, Ismaiel Fofana, Luca Tiberti and Daniel K. Twerefou (2010), “Simulating the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis and Policy Responses on Children in Ghana”, Innocenti Working Paper No. 2010-05, UNICEF Regional Office for West and Central Africa, Dakar, and UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Florence (available at:http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/601).

• “Work in Progress: Ethical Leadership in Engineering Education in Africa: The Case of Ashesi University College”, Proceedings of the World Engineering Education Forum, 2015.
• “Crafting a 21st Century Undergraduate Engineering Programme for Sub-Saharan Africa”, Proceedings of Engineering4Society, 2015.
• “Two Models of a Cryptography and Computer Security Class in a Liberal Arts Context”, Proceedings of SIGCSE’13, 2013.
• “Using OLPC Laptop Technology as a Computer Science Case Study Learning Tool”, The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 2009.
• “The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project and Its Applicability to Ghana”, 2007.
• “The Story of Flatland, An Adventure in Many Dimensions, a re-write of Edwin Abbott’s classic, Flatland, A Romance of Many Dimensions”. As yet unpublished, although I have had positive feedback from several publishers and may continue to seek publication for it.
• “Increased Student Participation in a Discrete Mathematics Course”, The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 2005.
• “Three-Dimensional Halfspace Constructive Solid Geometry Tree Construction from Implicit Boundary Representations”, Computer Aided Design, 2004.
• “Three-Dimensional Halfspace Constructive Solid Geometry Tree Construction from Implicit Boundary Representations”, Proceedings of the 8th ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling and Applications, 2003.
• “Binary Space Partitioning Tree and Constructive Solid Geometry Representations for Objects Bounded by Curved Surfaces”, Abstracts for the Thirteenth Canadian Conference on Computational Geometry, 2001.
• “Reverse Engineering: Algebraic Boundary Representations to Constructive Solid Geometry”, Solid Freeform Fabrication Proceedings, 1997.
• “Forming Laminograms on Object-Dependent Surfaces”, Materials Evaluation, 1990.
• “Quantitative Computerized Laminography”“, Review in progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 1989.

G. Ayorkor Korsah
Assistant Professor

• “A comprehensive taxonomy for multi-robot task allocation”, The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2013.
• “xBots: An Approach to Generating and Executing Optimal Multi-Robot Plans with Cross-Schedule Dependencies”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2012.
• “Improving Child Literacy in Africa: Experiments with an Automated Reading Tutor”, Information Technologies & International Development, 2010.

Morris, Kenobi (PhD., CEng, MIMechE)
Lecturer

• K.I. Morris, A. Chan, K.J.K. Morris, M.C.G. Ooi, M.Y. Oozeer, Y.A. Abakr, M.S.M. Nadzir, I.Y. Mohammed, H.F. Al-qrimli. Impact of urbanization level on the interactions of urban area, the urban climate, and human thermal comfort. Applied Geography (ELSEVIER BV), 79, pp. 50 – 72, 2017. (Q1, IF = 2.687)
• I.Y. Mohammed, Y.A. Abakr, J.N.X. Hui, P.A. Alaba. K.I. Morris, M.D. Ibrahim. Recovery of clean energy precursors from Bambara groundnut waste via pyrolysis: Kinetics, products distribution and optimisation using response surface methodology. Journal of Cleaner Production (ELSEVIER BV), 164, pp. 1430 – 1445, 2017. (Q1, IF = 5.715)
• K.I. Morris, A. Chan, K.J.K. Morris, M.C.G. Ooi, M.Y. Oozeer, Y.A. Abakr, M.S.M. Nadzir, I.Y. Mohammed. Urbanisation and urban climate of a tropical conurbation, Klang Valley, Malaysia. Urban Climate (ELSEVIER BV), 19, pp. 54 – 71, 2017. (Q1, IF = 2.09)
• I.Y. Mohammed, Y.A. Abakr, S. Yusup, P.A. Alaba. K.I. Morris, Y.M. Sani, F.K. Kazi. Upgrading of Napier grass pyrolytic oil using microporous and hierarchical mesoporous zeolites: Products distribution, composition and reaction pathways. Journal of Cleaner Production (ELSEVIER BV), 162, pp. 817 – 829, 2017. (Q1, IF = 5.715)
• M.C.G. Ooi, A. Chan, M.Y. Oozeer, K.I. Morris, M. Ashfold. Numerical study on effect of urban heating on local climate during calm inter-monsoon period in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Urban Climate(ELSEVIER BV), 20, pp. 228 – 250, 2017. (Q1, IF = 2.09)
• F.Z. Hiung, H.F. Al-Qrimli, K.I. Morris. Implementation of XFEM in the study of gear crack propagation behaviour using the SIF on different moments. International Journal of Simulation and Process Modelling (INDERSCIENCE PUBLISHERS), 12(3/4), pp. 362-368 2017. (Q3, IF = 1.36)
• K.I. Morris, A. Chan, M.C.G. Ooi, M.Y. Oozeer, Y.A. Abakr, K.J.K. Morris. Effect of vegetation and waterbody on the garden city concept: An evaluation study using a newly developed city, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems (ELSEVIER BV), 58, pp. 39 – 51, 2016. (Q1, IF = 2.659)
• K.I. Morris, A. Chan, M.C-G. Ooi, S. Aekbal Salleh, Y.A. Abakr, M.Y. Oozeer. Numerical study on the urbanisation of Putrajaya and its interaction with the local climate, over a decade. Urban Climate (ELSEVIER BV), 16, pp. 1 – 24, 2016. (Q1, IF = 2.09)
• M.Y. Oozeer, A. Chan, M.C-G. Ooi, A.M. Zarzur, S.V. Salinas, B-N. Chew, K.I. Morris, W-K. Choong. Numerical Study of the Transport and Convective Mechanisms of Biomass Burning Haze in South-Southeast Asia. Aerosol and Air Quality Research (AAGR ) 16(11), pp. 2950-2963, 2016. (Q2, IF = 2.606)
• K.I. Morris, S. Aekbal Salleh, A. Chan, M.C.G. Ooi, Y.A. Abakr, M. Y. Oozeer, M. Duda. Computational study of urban heat island of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Sustainable Cities and Society (ELSEVIER BV), 19, pp. 359 – 372, 2015. (Q1, IF = 1.777)
• K.I. Morris, S. Aekbal Salleh, A. Chan, M.C.G. Ooi, Y.A. Abakr, M.Y. Oozeer, M. Duda. Integrating Weather Research and Forecasting Model, Noah Land Surface Model and Urban Canopy Model for Urban Heat Island Effect Assessment. British Journal of Environment and Climate Change (SCIENCEDOMAIN International), 5(3), pp. 231 – 253, 2015.
• S.A. Salleh, Z.A. Latif, A. Chan, K.I. Morris, M.C.G, Ooi, W.M.N.W, Mohd. Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) Model Modification of Land Surface Albedo Simulations for Urban Near Surface Temperature. The 2015 International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IEEE IconSpace2015), pp. 243-247, 2015.

Elena V. Rosca 
Senior Lecturer

• Caplan MR, Rosca EV. Targeting drugs to combinations of receptors: a modelling analysis of potential specificity. Ann Biomed Eng. 2005;33(8):1113-24.
• Elena V. Rosca, Michael R. Caplan. Mathematical modeling of nanoparticle-cell interactions”. Book chapter in Nanoparticle in Bioengineering, Methods in Bioengineering series, Artech  House, 2010
• Rosca EV, Koskimaki JE, Pandey NB, Wolff AC, Popel AS. Development of a biomimetic peptide derived from collagen IV with anti-angiogenic activity in breast cancer. Cancer biology & therapy. 2011;12(9):808-17.
• Rosca EV, Koskimaki JE, Pandey NB, Tamiz AP, Popel AS. Structure-activity relationship study of collagen-derived anti-angiogenic biomimetic peptides. Chemical biology & drug design. 2012;80(1):27-37.
• Sturzenbaum SR, Hockner M, Panneerselvam A, Levitt J, Bouillard JS, Taniguchi S, Rosca EV,  Biosynthesis of luminescent quantum dots in an earthworm. Nature nanotechnology. 2013;8(1):57-60
• Rosca EV, Wright M, Gonitel R, Gedroyc W, Miller AD, Thanou M. Thermosensitive, near-infrared-labeled nanoparticles for topotecan delivery to tumors. Molecular pharmaceutics. 2015;12(5):1335-46.

Danyuo Yiporo (PhD)
Lecturer

• Danyuo, O. Oberaifo,  J. D. Obayemi, S. Dozie-Nwachukwu, C. J. Ani, O. S. Odusanya,  M. G. Zebaze Kana, K. Malatesta and W. O. Soboyejo. “Extended Pulsated Drug Release from PLGA-Based Minirods”. Springer Nature: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine (JMSM) Vol. 28 (2017) 61 p1-10. doi:10.1007/s10856-017-5866-y.
• Dozie-Nwachukwu, J. D. Obayemi,Y. Danyuo, H. Jingjie, C. Cathy, N. Anuku, O. S. Odusanya, K. Malatesta and W. O. Soboyejo A Comparative Study of the Adhesion of Biosynthesized Gold and Conjugated Gold/Prodigiosin Nanoparticles to Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells. Springer Nature; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine (JMSM), 28 (2017) 143. DOI 10.1007/s10856-017-5943-2.
• Danyuo, S. Dozie-Nwachukwu, J. D. Obayemi, C. J. Ani,  O. S. Odusanya,  Y. Oni, N. Anuku, K. Malatesta and W. O. Soboyejo. “Swelling of Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPA)-Based Hydrogels With Bacterial-Synthesized Prodigiosin for Localized Cancer Drug Delivery”. ELSEVIER; Materials Science and Engineering C (MSEC) 59 (2016) pp19-29. Doi:10.1016/j.msec.2015.09.090.
• Danyuo, J. D. Obayemi, S. Dozie-Nwachukwu, C. J. Ani,  O. S. Odusanya, Y. Oni, N. Anuku, K. Malatesta and W. O. Soboyejo. “Prodigiosin Release from an Implantable Biomedical Device: Kinetics of Localized Cancer Drug Release”. ELSEVIER; Materials Science and Engineering C (MSEC), Vol. 42, Issue 1 (2014) pp734-745. Doi:10.1016/j.msec.2014.06.008.
• D. Obayemi, S. Dozie-Nwachukwu, Y. Danyuo, O. S. Odusanya, N. Anuku, K. Malatesta and W. O. Soboyejo. Biosynthesis and the Conjugation of Magnetite Nanoparticles With Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LHRH). ELSEVIER; Materials Science and Engineering C (MSEC). Vol. (46) (2015) pp482-496. Doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.10.081.
• D. Obayemi, Y. Danyuo, S. Dozie-Nwachukwu, O. S. Odusanya, N. Anuku, K. Malatesta, W. Yu, K. E. Uhrich and W. O. Soboyejo. PLGA-Based Microparticles loaded with Bacterial-Synthesized Prodigiosin for Anticancer Drug Release: Effects of Particle Size on Drug Release Kinetics and Cell Viability. ELSEVIER; Materials Science and Engineering C (MSEC). Vol. (66) (2016) pp51-65.
• O. Dozie-Nwachukwu, Y. Danyuo, J. D. Obayemi, O. S. Odusanya, K. malatesta and W. O. Soboyejo. Extraction and Encapsulation of Prodigiosin in Chitosan Microspheres for Targeted Drug Delivery. ELSEVIER; Materials Science and Engineering C (MSEC). Vol. (71) (2017) pp268-278 (Accepted on 29th Sept. 2016). doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2016.09.078
• Dozie-Nwachukwu S. O., Obayemi, J.D., Danyuo, Y. T. et al., Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles and Gold/Prodiosin Nanoparticles with Serratia marcescens Bacteria. Springer Journal. Waste Biomass Valor. (2017). doi:10.1007/s12649-016-9734-7.
• Danyuo, C. J. Ani, J. D. Obayemi, S. Dozie-Nwachukwu,  O. S. Odusanya, Y. Oni, N. Anuku, K. Malatesta and W. O. Soboyejo. Advanced Materials for Sustainable Development. Editors: W. Soboyejo, S. Odusanya, Z. Kana, N. Anukwu, K. Malatesta, M. Dauda. “Prodigiosin Release from an Implantable Biomedical Device: Effect on Cell Viability”. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. Book of proceedings. Vol.(1132) (2016) 3-18. Doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1132.3.
• J. Ani, Y. Danyuo, S. Odunsoya, K. Malatesta, W.O. Soboyejo. Advanced Materials for Sustainable Development. Editors: W. Soboyejo, S. Odusanya, Z. Kana, N. Anukwu, K. Malatesta and M. Dauda. Single Cell Deformation and Detachment Models of Shear Assay Measurements. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. Book of proceedings. Vol.(1132) (2016) 51-71. Doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1132.51.
• O. Dozie-Nwachukwu, J. D. Obayemi, Y. Danyuo, G. Etuk-Udo, N. Anuku, O.S. Odusanya, K. Malatesta, C. Chi and W.O. Soboyejo. Advanced Materials for Sustainable Development. Editors: W. Soboyejo, S. Odusanya, Z. Kana, N. Anukwu, K. Malatesta and M. Dauda. Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles with Serratia marcescensBacteria. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. Book of proceedings. Vol.(1132) (2016) 51-71. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1132.19.
• Danyuo, E. K. Arthur, T. S. Azeko, J. D. Obayemi and I. M. Asuo. “Design of Locally Produced Activated Carbon Filter from Agricultural Waste for Water Purification”. Int. Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT)(ISSN: 2278-0181),Volume. 3, Issue. 06, (June 2014) pp531-540.
• D. Obayemi, F. O. Anafi, S. T. Azeko, E. K. Arthur and D. Yiporo. “Design and Fabrication of a Single Slope Solar Still with Variable Collector Angle”, Int. Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 5, Issue 1, ISSN 2229-5518 (January-2014). pp1523-1534.
• K. Arthur, E. Ampaw, S. T. Azeko, Y. Danyuo, B. Agyei-Tuffour, K. Kan-Dapaah and J. D. Obayemi. “Design of Reliable Environmental Barrier Coating for a SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites”. International Journal of Composite Materials (IJCM), 3(6) (2013) 191-197. DOI: 10.5923/j.cmaterials.20130306.08.
• Yiporo Danyuo, Edward Ampaw and Musah Abdulai. Title “Analysis of Solar Radiation Data in Northern Ghana: Solar Energy as a Potential Alternative”. Book: SINB: 978-3-659-00077-7. Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing GmbH and Co. KG, Germany. Printed in U.S.A and U.K., May 2012.
• D. Obayemi, K. A. Malatesta, O. S. Odusanya, Y. Danyuo, W. Yu, K. E. Uhrich, W. O. Soboyejo. Injectable, biodegradable micro- and nano-particles loaded with prodigiosin-based drug for localized anticancer drug delivery. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Eighth AACR Conference on The Science of Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; Nov 13-16, 2015; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2016; 25(3 Suppl):Abstract nr C60.

Ashesi Venture Accelerator – A student-led accelerator for startups
AVA supports student-run businesses by providing them with the resources and funding that they will require in their early stages, in order to grow into fully-fledged companies. Ventures accepted into the incubator can be at any level of maturity, from simple ideas to existing businesses. “College is one of the best places to start a business because of the abundance of resources that we have at our disposal,” said Desmond Darlington ‘16, CEO of AVA. “So there needs to be an environment to support student startups and ventures, and even more so, an organization to stimulate entrepreneurship on campus and that’s what  AVA is set out for.”

How a community service project won us a hackathon
For a community service project, three Ashesi students developed software for a local school to better record tuition payments. When they later signed up to join the Oracle Academy Hackathon, they used the competition as an opportunity to build version 2.0 of their software, building in functionality to allow the application to work without internet access, among other new features. The trio hope to continue improving their application to use in other rural schools.

Bringing early childhood education to 10 million children
Four Ashesi sophomores collaborated for 2015’s Hult Prize challenge: Can we provide quality early childhood education to 10 million children in urban slums by 2020?. “After much preparation, visits to various urban slums and deep research on the problem, we set off to Dubai to participate in the regional phase of the Hult Prize. Everyone was surprised by the fact that we were just sophomores; most of the participants were postgraduate students!” the team shared.

ØKUNTΛKINTE, The Expressionist
Freshman Joseph Awuah-Darko ’19, also known by his stage name, Økuntakinte, is a budding musical star in Ghana. He has already released five singles, and now works under record label Meister Music, which he hopes will help him develop the strength of his work to mould a career. His sources of music inspiration are eclectic, spanning a range of expressionism, surrealism, renaissance and abstract art, as well as soul, jazz and blues.

Leading Ladies Network – enhancing girls leadership
LLN supports girls through programs that enhance leadership. Founded by Yawa Hansen-Quao ’07, LLN has mentored thousands of girls and women for professional success. Yawa has partnered with UN to adapt her model for girls in East Africa.

DreamOval Ltd. – innovating software for Africa’s challenges
Founded by Derrydean Dadzie ’06, DreamOval utilizes technology to simplify the life and work of people and organizations around the world. The company gives back to Ashesi by hosting the Annual iTeach training workshop on campus, which equips teachers with free basic ICT skills to enhance their work in the classrooms. Since its inception in 2010, the iTeach program has trained 500 teachers across Ghana.

Touching lives through corporate social responsibility
When Maame Dufie Cudjoe ’05 graduated, she dedicated herself to improving the lives of the disadvantaged. She now serves as Airtel Ghana’s Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Communications, where she helps effectively give back to Ghana. “In managing Airtel’s CSR I strive to ensure that we engage in sustainable initiatives that have potential to benefit the entire country,” Maame says. Maame’s work has helped Airtel Ghana win several major awards in community engagement and public relations, including the Ghana Telecom Award for CSR Company of the Year.

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The Berekuso Music Project – a new path of growth for local youth
Founded by Derrick Omari ’18, the Berekuso Music Project is an after-school initiative teaching local youth to play musical instruments. Says Andrew Osei Bonsu ’15, “they come with so much joy and readiness to learn something new. For some of them, it’s a rare privilege accorded to challenge them to be better versions of themselves.” 

A New Dawn – advancing girls’ health and education
Grace Amponsah ’16 founded this initiative after receiving $10,000 in seed funding as a Dalai Lama Fellow. “I started A New Dawn to reach out to young girls and help them understand how to succeed by making better life choices.”

Heel the World – a footwear brand that empowers startups 
CEO and Ashesi alumnus Fred Deegbe Jr. founded the social enterprise and footwear brand after a fateful encounter. In 2009, a local shoe shine boy told Fred that it was “impossible” for dress shoes to be designed and produced in Ghana. For months, Fred was disappointed in the boy’s response, which reflected the widespread belief that a world-class shoe could come from Ghana. In 2011, Fred founded HTW and has been “heeling the world” ever since.

Developing tools to track, control, and stop Ebola
In the midst of the 2014 Ebola crisis, Kpetermeni Siakor ‘15 worked with his colleagues at iLab Liberia, a nonprofit he helped start, to develop an electronic system that tracked, controlled, and ultimately helped stop the spread of Ebola in Liberia. Upon graduating in June 2015, Kpetermeni was named as one of five scholars worldwide leading change in science, for his work in helping roll back Ebola. He then returned to Liberia to help scale up the work of iLab Liberia. As Director of Innovation, he is helping create solutions to increase domestic access to technology.

Investigating the viability of senior living facilities in Ghana
In Ghana, elderly care has been historically divided between family members, at home. However, in an increasingly urbanized Ghana, senior living facilities may become more necessary as working families have less free time to care for aging loved ones. Here, Wendy Dzidzor Akinny ’16 shares her research on elderly care in Ghana, which she presented at the 2017 meeting of the American Economics Association.

Streamlining commuting in Ghana
In Ghana’s cities, public transportation relies upon trotro buses. While trotro offer vast service networks, commuters must independently learn which routes to take. “That’s a steep learning curve compared to finding my way around a city like London,” says Andrew Abbeyquaye ’17. For his senior capstone project, Andrew built an app that helps users plan transit itineraries in Accra, saving them time and money.

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Exploring solutions in cancer incidence research
Good data is essential for scientists and researchers working to understand, treat and prevent cancer. In Ghana, however, there is a lack of readily available data on cancer incidence. To help address this problem, Hudson Lekunze ’17 built a web-based app that streamlines data collection across the country. Now, Hudson and his Ashesi advisor Dr. Elena Rosca are working with oncologists to test the app.

Streamlining Ghana’s election process
Leading up to Ghana’s presidential elections in 2012, two Ashesi alumni, Nii Amon Dsane ’05 and Hanan Yaro Boforo ’10, served as engineers on the Ghanaian team that implemented the biometric register for the election. Nii served as the lead software engineer on this project, and led the training of officials of the Ghanaian Electoral Commission who supervised the deployment of the biometric system. Their work strengthened the electoral system, and built confidence in Ghana’s ability to use technology to streamline elections. “Having a biometric voter register and biometric verification of voters will enable political parties, civil society, and citizens to have a greater degree of trust in the electoral process” said Nii. “With greater trust in the process, we will see more peaceful political transitions in Ghana and across Africa.”

From Ashesi to Google
After two internships with Google while a student at Ashesi, Thierry Gnanih ’13 now works with the tech giant’s Sub-Saharan Africa Customer Experience team in Dublin, Ireland. From Dublin, Thierry provides support to small and medium businesses who use Google’s advertising products in Africa.

Dramatically increasing the power supply in Ghana
Charles Kojo Bucknor ‘12: “I am a GE project development associate covering Sub-Saharan Africa, where I helped build the “Ghana 1000” project. In other words, I am the boots on the ground with a seat at the drawing table. The Ghana 1000 project is an integrated liquefied natural gas-to-power solution aimed at adding ~1080MW of power to the Ghanaian grid, about 45% of Ghana’s installed generation capacity. This transformational project addresses some of the fundamental challenges in the Ghanaian power sector including fuel price and availability, power shortages, and power cost. The addition of 1000MW of power fills the power shortage in-country, which will stabilize power supply both to benefit local customers and to attract more foreign direct investment.”