Mr. Ebenezer Odame Darkwah

Ebenezer Odame Darkwah is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Distance Education and the Department of Geography and Resource Development of the University of Ghana. Mr. Odame Darkwah obtained an Mphil in Geography and Resource Development in 2014 and a BA in Geography and Resource Development with Linguistics in 2011 from the University of Ghana. After completing his graduate studies, he worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Geography and Resource Development for two years before his joint appointment as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Distance Education and Department of Geography and Resource Development. He teaches both Undergraduate and Diploma students. Mr. Odame Darkwah’s major research interests are in spatio-temporal analysis of health and development, health vulnerability studies, rural development and climate change-agriculture linkages and adaptation. Currently, the researches he is focusing on are self-medication as an intervening health care option in a milieu of medical pluralism in the Obuasi Municipality; the role of the landless colony of caretakers for sustainable cocoa production in Ghana; and blended learning in Higher Education: Distance learners’ experiences, expectations and outcomes in the University of Ghana.

Academic qualifications

2014: Mphil (Geography and Resource Development), University of Ghana, Legon

2011: BA (Geography and Resource Development) University of Ghana, Legon

Causes Taught

PAHS 055: Environmental Management

PAHS 054: Export Administration

UGRC 144: Science and Technology in our lives/Geohazards

UGRC 120: Numeracy Skills

Research Interest/ Current Research Focus

Health and development

Climate change and health implications

Urban regeneration and social inclusion

Educational research

Awards and Achievements

Publications

Salifu, I., Odame, E. D., & Abubakar, J. U. (2021). University Teachers’ Decisions on Post-retirement Employment: Do Demographic Variables Count? Gerontology and Geriatric             Medicine, 7, 1-10. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/23337214211041419

Bawa, J., Odame, E. D., Kwarteng, A. H., Ayim, A., & Kolugu, M. K. (2021). Social Media Usage             and Coping Strategies among University of Ghana Undergraduate Students. The Journal  of Social Media for Learning, 2(1), 055-070.

Books/Book Chapter

Conference Presentations

Perceptions about disease causation and health service utilisation in the Obuasi Municipality.  Ghana Geographical Association Conference, 2015. University of Ghana  

Professional Membership and Affiliations