Gertrude Aba Mansah Eyifa-Dzidzienyo

Area of Specialization:
Museum education and Exhibition development
Archaeology and Ethnography
Gender Studies
Heritage Studies
Work and student supervision
Student academic advising

Courses taught currently:
Undergraduate courses -  Introduction to Museum Studies (ARCH 431)
                                          Gender in Archaeology (ARCH 432)

Graduate courses          -  Exhibition Development and Management (ARCH 612)
                                          Collections Management (ARCH 618)
Curatorship and Exhibition Development (ARCH 716)

Current research:
Museum development, education and accessibility in Ghana, and Heritage Management, restitution and repatriation issues in Ghana.

Selected publications:
Book Chapters
Eyifa-Dzidzienyo, G. A. M.
(Forthcoming). The role of museums and archaeology displays in Ghana. To appear in Oxford Handbook on Museum Archaeology.

Eyifa-Dzidzienyo, G. A. M.
(Forthcoming). Expression of Talensi cultural identity and heritage through the celebration of Gologo Festival. To appear in Akurang-Parry, K., Beveridge, F., Ofosu-Mensah, E. A., & Eyifa-Dzidzienyo, G. A. M. (eds.), The contributions of Professor Robert Addofening to the history and culture of Ghana - A Festschrift. Tema: DIGI Books.

Eyifa-Dzidzienyo, G. A. M.
2014. The Role of Museums in Education: The Case of the Museum of Archaeology, University of Ghana. In Anquandah, J., Kankpeyeng, B. and Apoh, W. (eds.) Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana. University of Ghana Readers, 293- 311. Sub-Saharan Publishers.

Eyifa-Dzidzienyo, G. A. M. and Kankpeyeng, B.
2014. Gender in Archaeology: A Ghanaian Perspective. In Anquandah, J., Kankpeyeng, B. and Apoh, W. (eds.) Current Perspectives in the Archaeology of Ghana. University of Ghana Readers, 110 – 122. Sub-Saharan Publishers.

Kankpeyeng, B., Eyifa, G. A. M., Insoll, T. and MacLean, R.
2013. Heritage Management in Tengzug. Conceptions and Challenges. In Insoll, T., MacLean, R., and Kankpeyeng, B.W. (eds.) Temporalising Anthropology. Archaeology in the Talensi Tong Hills, Northern Ghana, 209-216. Africa Magn Verlag.

Refereed Journal Articles
Eyifa-Dzidzienyo, G. A. M. and Knumbaan, S. N.
2020. Looted and illegally acquired African objects in European Museums: Issues of Restitution and Repatriation in Ghana. Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS) 7(1):87-100, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana.
Eyifa-Dzidzienyo, G. A. M.
2012. Social Construction and the Invisible Gender Roles in Talensi House Construction. EAZ- Ethnographisch-Archäologische Zeitschrift (International Journal of Ethnography and Archaeology of the University of München Berlin), 53(1/2): 86-101. Waxmann.

Eyifa, G. A. M.
2011. Gender Representations in Death and Burial Rituals: Perspectives from some Cultural groups in Ghana. West African Journal of Archaeology (WAJA), 40 & 41(1&2): 35-48.

Published Abstract
Eyifa- Dzidzienyo, G. A. M.
2017. Archaeology and heritage management practices in Ghana: assessment of Tengzug heritage preservation and development. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, (ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2, published online: 19 Jul 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2017.1349247 (PhD abstract).

Unpublished Thesis
Eyifa, G. A. M.
2016. Archaeology and heritage management practices in Ghana: assessment of Tengzug heritage preservation and development. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies, University of Ghana.
Eyifa, G. A. M.
2007. House Construction and the Role of Women in Tongo-Tengzug: An Ethnoarchaeological Study. Unpublished MPhil. Thesis, Department of Archaeology, University of Ghana.

Project Report
Eyifa, G. A. M.
2010. Report on Salvage Archaeological Survey conducted at Berekuso Ashesi University Campus, Eastern Region, Ghana. Unpublished Report presented to Ashesi University.

Professional training:
Dr. Gertrude Aba Mansah Eyifa-Dzidzienyo has received additional intensive professional training in diver.