Rosemond Akpene Hiadzi

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Education:

PhD. (Sociology) University of Ghana - 2014
MPhil (Sociology) University of Ghana - 2009
B.A. (Sociology with Linguistics) University of Ghana - 2005

Courses currently taught:
Basic Concepts in Sociology, Sociology of the family, Comparative Social Institutions, Culture and Reproductive Health, Social psychology Groups, Organisations and the Individual

Research Interests:
Medical sociology with a focus on women and their health in developing countries; the intersections between culture and reproductive health of women, men and adolescents. Specific interests in infertility and treatment options (e.g. assisted reproductive technologies) being utilized by the infertile and the experiences that come along with it.

Current Research:
Male infertility; Serial fathering in Ghana; Innovation management, psychological capital, individual innovative behaviour and organizational climate; Strengthening the Implementation of Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Initiative in Ghana; Improving uptake of Contraceptives amongst Adolescents in Ghana; Coping with Endometriosis etc; The use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Ghana including Third party reproduction

Academic Awards:
2011-2014 University of Ghana, Next Generation of Academics in Africa Scholarship
2013 BIARI Summer School: Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (Population and Development)

Other Awards:
Erasmus + Ghana Sheffield Mobility Program

Professional Associations:

• White Rose Interdisciplinary Network on Fertility Care in the Global South
• Ghana Sociological and Anthropological Association (GSAA), British Sociological Association (BSA)
• Fertility Society of Ghana (FERSOG)

Recent Publications:

• Hiadzi, R. A., Woodward, B., & Akrong, G. B. (2023). Ethical issues surrounding the use of assisted reproductive technologies in Ghana: An analysis of the experiences of clients and service providers. Heliyon, e13767.
• Hiadzi, R. A. (2022). Living in a man’s world: An exploratory study of the experiences of Ghanaian women with infertility problems. Ghana Social Science Journal, 19(1), 32-54.
• Hiadzi, Rosemond A.; Boafo, Isaac M. & Tetteh, Peace M. (2021) 'God helps those who help themselves'... religion and Assisted Reproductive Technology usage amongst urban Ghanaians. PLoS One 16(12):e0260346
• Van Rooij, F.B.; Bos, H.M.W.; Gerrits, T.; Hiadzi, R.A. & Donkor, E.S. (2020) The relationship between stigmatization and quality of life in Ghanaian women and men with fertility problems: mediating role of coping strategies. Facts, Views and Vision in Obstetrics and Gynecology 12 (4) 257-264
   
• Hiadzi, Rosemond A. & Boafo, Isaac M. (2020) Quest for conception: Exploring treatment patterns of health seeking behavior associated with infertility in Ghana. African Journal of Reproductive Health 24 (2) 27-39
   
• Hiadzi, Rosemond A. & Woodward, Bryan, J. (2019) Infertility treatment decision-making in Ghana and contestations that may arise: a prospective sociological study. Global Reproductive Health AN: 01960907-900000000-99973
   
• Asante, Rabiu K. B. & Hiadzi, Rosemond A. (2018). In-Lecture Smartphone Use and Academic Performance: A Reflection on the Sustainable Development Goal Number Four. Ghana Social Science Journal, 15 (2), 161-178.