Prof Margaret Ivy Amoakohene is an Associate Professor and formerly the Acting Director of the then School of Communication Studies, University of Ghana where she has since September 1992 taught Public Relations, Qualitative Research Methods and Mass Communication. She was High Commissioner of Ghana to Canada from 2006 to 2009. Prof Amoakohene holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree from the University of Leicester, England. Her doctoral thesis was titled: Political Communication in an Emerging Democracy: A Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage of Two Presidential Administrations in the Fourth Republic of Ghana. She also holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree and a Post-graduate Diploma in Mass Communication as well as a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours degree from the University of Ghana.
Margaret Amoakohene has held many positions in both the University of Ghana and Ghanaian national life serving on several boards and committees and actively participating in national discussions and debates. She previously served on the Council of the Institute of Public Relations (IPR), Ghana as its Deputy Honorary Secretary, Honorary Secretary and Vice-President. In furtherance of her academic career and research interests, Prof Amoakohene has participated in and presented papers on various aspects of communication, the environment, the media, public relations, politics, governance, women and gender at many seminars and conferences both nationally and internationally.
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