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Rabiu Kwaku Boakye Asante

Rabiu Kwaku Boakye Asante
Senior Lecturer
rkbasante@ug.edu.gh

Education:   

                      Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of South Florida, 2018

          Ph.D. (Sociology), University of Ghana, 2012-2015

                      M.Phil. (Sociology), University of Ghana 2006-2008 

                      B.A. (Sociology with Philosophy), University of Ghana, 2001-2005

Research Interests:   Dr. Rabiu K. B. Asante’s major research interests include technology and society, ICT and informal markets, mHealth, digital gaming, social network, smart governance, and digital research in Ghana and Africa. He has considerable experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis having worked with UNICEF, WHO, North West University (South Africa), and the University of South Florida (USA) using data science tools such as SPSS, R, STATA, Atlasti, QSR Nvivo, Excel and Tableau on different projects. With regards to teaching, he spends a large portion of his time teaching data science across different undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Research Grants and Fellowship

  1. 2012 -2015 University of Ghana and Carnegie Corporation Next Generation of African Scholars Fellowship, PhD Fellowship
  2. 2018 Carnegie Corporation Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of South Florida
  3. 2020- 2021 BANGA-Africa seed Grant
  4. 2021-2022 African Humanities Programme (AHP), Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant

Research abstract: 

Dr. Rabiu K. B. Asante is currently investigating the digital space of sports gamblers in Ghana.  With the increasing presence of social media there are a number of tangential issues that are of interest to him. Consequently, he is also collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to design digital gaming interventions for mental health programmes.

Publications:

  1. Asante, R. K. B. (2021). Mobile handset design ownership among traders in Ghana: Fashion or necessity? The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society, 18 (1), 1-12
  2. Asante, R. K. B. (2021). Ghana’s Digital Space: A Historical Analysis of its Role in Contemporary Ghana. In S. M. Alidu, A. I. Braimah, & C. K. Mbowura (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Ghana (pp. 141-161). Accra: Woeli Publishing Services
  3. Asante, R. K. B. (2019). Exploration of the forms of mobile phone attachment among traders in Ghana. Mobile Media & Communication, 7(1), 24-40.
  4. Asante, R. K. B. & Dzorgbo, D.-B. S. (2018). Mapping the Web of Relations: Understanding Mobile Phone Appropriation among Produce Traders in Ghana. Ghana Studies, 21(21), 24-40.
  5. Asante, R. K. B., & Hiadzi, R. A. (2018). In-lecture Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: A Reflection on the Sustainable Development Goals Number Four. Ghana Social Science Journal, 15(2), 161-178.
  6. Gyan, S & Asante, R. K. B. (2017). Mapping Out the Role of Labour Migrants in Ghana’s Oil and Gas Economy. In S. Tonah, M. B. Setrana & J. A. Arthur (Eds.), Migration & Development in Africa. (pp. 183-193). Lanham: Lexington Books.
  7. Fakunmoju, S. B., Bammeke, F. O., Bosiakoh, T. A., Asante, R. K. B., Wooten, N. R., Hill, A. C., & Karpman, H. (2013). Perception and determination of child maltreatment: Exploratory comparisons across three countries. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(9), 1418-1430.
  8. Fair, J. E., Tully, M., Ekdale, B., & Asante, R. K. B. (2009). Crafting lifestyles in urban Africa: young Ghanaians in the world of online friendship. Africa Today, 55(4), 28-49.

Conference Papers:  

  1. Asante, R. K. B. (2021) Social Network Sites and Ghanaian Marriages: Lessons from the West. 116th American Sociological Association Virtual Annual Meeting.
  2. Asante, R. K. B. (2020) Mobile handset design ownership among traders in Ghana: Fashion or Necessity? 115th American Sociological Association Virtual Annual Meeting
  3. Asante, R.K.B. (2020) Adapting to educational demands during the COVID-19 pandemic among Ghanaian tertiary students. African Studies Association 63rd Virtual Annual Meeting.
  4. Asante, R. K. B. (2018) “Taming the Beast”: Exploring the Adoption of Mobile Phone Innovation through the Daily Routines of Traders in Ghana. World Sociology Conference, Toronto Canada
  5. Asante, R. K. B & Gyan, S. E. (2018) Uses and Gratification of Sexual AND Reproductive Health Apps Among Tertiary Students. School of Social Science Conference, University of Ghana
  6. Asante, R. K. B. (2017). Digital Gaming Culture of Urban Ghanaian Youths. Department of Sociology Seminar Proceedings 
  7. Asante, R. K. B (2017) Exploration of Mobile Phone Attachment among Traders in Ghana. Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association Conference
  8. Asante, R. K. B. (2017) Political Participation and Social Media Use in Ghana’s National Elections: Preliminary Findings. University of Ghana School of Social Science Conference
  9. Asante, R. K. B. (2016) Pushing the boundaries of validity and reliability in data collection: the role of smartphones in social science research. Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association Conference
  10. Dzorgbo, D-B. S. & Asante, R. K. B. (2012), Social Media use in Ghana: Preliminary Findings. University of Ghana School of Social Science Conference

Professional Associations:   Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association (GSAA)

                                            Southern Sociological Society (SSS)
                                            Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
                                            American Sociological Association (ASA)
                                            African Studies Association (ASA)
                                            Canadian Games Studies Association (CGSA)
                                            CODESRIA
                                            QRMAfrica