BENEDICT MBEAH-BAIDEN, BA (Legon, Ghana), MPhil(Legon, Ghana)

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION/ RESEARCH INTEREST
• Time Series Analysis
• Econometrics
• Demography
• Non- parametric models
• Survival models
• Application of statistical methods to health, economic and demographic data.

DISSERTATION
Mphil:  Mbeah-Baiden, B. (2013). Modeling rates of inflation in Ghana: An application of   
             Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedastic (ARCH) type models.  Department of   
             Statistics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

PhD Thesis: On-going

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Master of Philosophy in Statistics
University of Ghana, Legon-Ghana (August, 2011– May, 2013)                                                 
                    
Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) in Economics and Statistics
University of Ghana, Legon-Ghana (August, 2006–May, 2010)                                                  

COMPUTING EXPERTISE
1. Minitab
2. EVIEWS
3. PASW/SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences)
4. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
5. R (intermediate)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Refereed Journal Papers
• Kretchy, I.A., Afrane, B. A., Asampong, E., Sena, C. E., Acheampong, F., and Mbeah-Baiden, B. (2014). Adherence to Anti-retroviral therapy among HIV-Positive individuals in Ghana: the role of stress and post traumatic stress symptoms. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 4 (19): 2328-2339.
• Nortey, E. N. N., Mbeah-Baiden, B., Dasah, J.B., and Mettle, F.O. (2014). Modelling Rates of Inflation in Ghana: An Application of Garch Models. Current Research Journal of Economic Theory, 6 (2): 16-21.

GRANTS/AWARDS

University of Ghana Staff Phd Grants, January 2017– September 2019.                                        
Sponsors: Carnegie Corporation of New York through Office of Research Innovation and Development (ORID), University of Ghana under the Building a Generation of Academics (BANGA-Africa)

University of Ghana Mphil Scholarships, June 2012– July 2013.                                        
Sponsors: Carnegie Corporation of New York through Office of Research Innovation and Development (ORID), University of Ghana.

SUPERVISION OF DISSERTATION
Main Supervisor/Supporting Supervisor
Bachelor of Science Projects
1. Barnor, S. N.O. (2016). Statistical Analysis on reported cases of crime in Legon District
2. Buhari, J. (2016). Ways of Improving the productivity of insurance agents: a case study of an insurance company
3. Graham, D. E. (2016). A time series analysis on the rate of industrial accidents: A case study of Tema Harbor.
4. Mensah, S. K. (2016).  Statistical Analysis on cases of road accident fatalities in Ghana.
5. Pecku, M. M. (2016). Statistical Analysis of interest rate, inflation rate and treasury bill rate in Ghana.
6. Rexford, N. B. (2016).  Statistical Analysis of the differences between inflation rates and minimum wage in Ghana.
7. Asante, A. S. (2015). Factors Militating against Graduate Entrepreneurship in Ghana: A case Study of University of Ghana, Legon.
8. Danquah, J. A. (2015). The Assessment of Stress among Undergraduate students: A case study of University of Ghana, Legon.
9. Kamso, M. M. (2015). The Use of Cell phone in the access of information and its effects on the study habits of students: The case of University of Ghana main campus students.
10. Katsa, I.K. (2015). Statistical Analysis of Poverty and its Effect on educational attainment in Adaklu District of the Volta Region.
11. Konadu, E. (2015). The influence of social media on students academic performance: A case study of University of Ghana main campus.
12. Kotey, N. (2015). Factors that affect the academic performance of students in Senior High schools: A case study in Ga South Municipal Assembly.
13. Takyi, S. O. (2015). The influence of alcohol and peer pressure on student performance: The case of University of Ghana

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, COURSES and WORKSHOPS

(a) University of Ghana Pan African Doctoral Academy (Managing the Doctoral Process) held from 15th – 19th January 2018 at University of Ghana, Legon.
(b) University of Ghana Pan African Doctoral Academy (Presentation Skills) held from 22nd – 26th January 2018 at University of Ghana, Legon.
(c) Training Workshop in Natural Capital Accounting System in Ghana by Environmental Protection Agency (11th – 12th August 2016) 
(d) Stakeholder Consultative Workshop in Building Natural Capital Accounting System in Ghana by Environmental Protection Agency (18th – 19th April 2016) 
(e) Paedagocial Skills For Academic Staff by Academic Quality Assurance Directorate, University of Ghana (17th – 18th March 2015)

EXTENSION SERVICES
1. Time table Coordinator, Department of Statistics (2015/2016 - 2016/2017)
2. Fellow of Legon Hall, University of Ghana (September 2014 to date)

SOME COURSES I HAVE TAUGHT
Department of Statistics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
STAT 074: Introductory Econometrics, STAT 101/111: Introduction to Statistics, STAT 202/222: Data Analysis, STAT 206/226: Official Statistics, STAT 305/335: Sample Survey Methods, STAT 303/333: Statistical Methods I, STAT 304/334: Statistical Methods II, STAT 405/415: Regression Analysis.

Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Practice, University of Ghana School of Pharmacy

PHAR 251: Biostatistics and Pharmacoepidemiology, PHAR 251: Biostatistics, 

University/ Faculty Required Courses
UGRC 120: Numeracy Skills