Rosina Kyerematen (BSc,MPhil/MSc(Ghana), PhD(Norway))

Research interest

• studies on the butterflies of Southern and Eastern Ghana
• studies on the Chironomidae of Southern, Eastern and Northern Ghana.
• studies on the biodiversity of Sacred Groves in the Eastern Region of Ghana and its implication for conservation
• studies on diversity of aquatic insects in some selected rivers and streams in Southern Ghana

Area of specialization

Systematic Entomology, Aquatic Entomology, Insect Biodiversity and Conservation

Past research projects

1. SECURING THE HEALTH OF POLLINATOR AGENTS: A BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION IN COCOA PRODUCTION. Sept 2018-July 2020.  University of Ghana, Research Fund, Office of Research Innovation and Development (ORID)

2. BASELINE BIODIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROPOSED YAWMATWA NTWEWORA AND MANZAN CREMAS IN THE BIA WEST DISTRICT OF GHANA. April 2018-March 2019.  The Netherlands Development Organization

3. SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT PROJECT (GHANA REDD+ PROJECT), PORTAL FOREST ESTATES BEDUM CENTRAL REGION Aug 2017-March 2018

Awards
01/2016 - The Pan African Doctoral Academy, University of Ghana (UG-PADA) /Stellenbosch University- African Doctoral Academy (SU-ADA) Award - to participate in the African Doctoral Academy, Doctoral Supervision, 7th Annual Summer School, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

02/2012 - Trans-disciplinary Training for Resource Efficiency and Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (TRECCAfrica) Award - to participate in Transdisciplinary Summer School on Sustainability, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

06-07/2010 - State Department (USA) Award - to participate in Emerging Leaders Extraction and Environment Program, School of Leadership and Professional Advancement, Duquesne University, USA.

09/1997-02/2000 - University of Bergen Scholarship for PhD in Systematic Entomology, University of Bergen, Norway

01-10/1995 - NUFU Scholarship for Sandwich Programme in Mphil Entomology, University of Bergen, Norway

09/1993-08/1994 - Ghana Government Scholarship for Masters Students (1993-1994)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

1. Koffi, D., Kyerematen, R., Eziah, V. Y., Osei Mensah, Y., Afreh-Nuamah, K., Aboagye, E., Osae, M. and  Meagher Jr., R. L. (In Press, July 2020). Assessment of impacts of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on maize production in Ghana. Journal of Integrated Pest Management.
2. Koffi, D., Kyerematen, R., Eziah, V. Y., Agboka, K., Adom, M., Goergen G. and Meagher Jr., R. L. (2020). Natural enemies of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Ghana. Florida Entomologist, 103(1), 85-90.
https://doi.org/10.1653/024.103.0414
3. Kyerematen, R., Adu-Acheampong, S., Acquah-Lamptey, D. and Anderson, R. S. (2020). Using Orthoptera and Hymenoptera indicator groups as evidence of degradation in a Mining Concession (Tarkwa Gold Mine) in Ghana. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science 40(1), 221-224. Springer.
https://doi.org/ 10.1007/s42690-019-00053-2
4. Akesse Ransford, J., Owusu, E. O., Kyerematen, R. and Adu-Acheampong, S. (Accepted, 05 Nov, 2019). Arthropod diversity of cocoa farms under two management systems in Ghana. Agroforestry Systems. Springer.
5. Kyei-Mensah, C., Kyerematen, R. and Adu-Acheampong S. (2019). Impact of rainfall variability on crop production within the Worobong ecological area of Fanteakwa District, Ghana. Advances in Agriculture, 2019, 7 pages. Article ID 7930127, 2019
6. Nnoli, H., Kyerematen, R., Adu-Acheampong, S. and Hynes, J. (2019). Change in aquatic insect abundance: Evidence of climate and land-use change within the Pawmpawm River in southern Ghana. Cogent Environmental Science. 5(159451), 1-14. Taylor and Francis Group.

Professional membership(s)

Member         Entomological Society of America (ESA)
Member         Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)
Member         Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) African Section
Member         Entomological Society of Ghana
Member         Ghana Science Association
Member         Norwegian Entomological Society