Education:
Doctor of Public Health – Health Policy and Management, Morgan State University, USA
Master of Arts – International Studies, Morgan State University, USA
Master of Arts – Political Science, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Political Science, University of Ghana, Legon
Certified in Public Health (CPH) – National Board of Public Health Examiners, USA
A. Affiliations and Other:
• None – Leave of Absence
B. Research Interest:
• Health Systems Management and Policy for Under-served Groups – Women and Children
• Behavioural Health Issues – Mental Health and Criminal Justice Involvement
• Social Determinants of Health – Health and Housing, Trauma and Childhood Experiences, Child Labour and Migration
C. Current Research Projects:
• 2016 – 2020: Strengthening Mental-health And Research Training in Africa (SMART-Africa) –Collaborative research to address African youth mental health by scaling family and community-level evidence-based practices (EBPs) in Ghana, Uganda and Kenya. National Institute of Mental Health (Grant#: U19MH110001)
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Ghana)
• 2018 – 2020: Family Processes and Rural-urban Migration among Adolescents in Poverty-Impacted Northern Region: Explore in-depth parents/caregivers’ ethno-theories around decision-making for girls who migrate for work (Kayayei). National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant#: R21HD091534)
Role: Principal Investigator (Ghana)
• 2019 – 2022: New York University–University of Ghana Research Integrity Training Program. Fogarty International Center (Grant#:1-R25-TW-010886-01)
Role: Co- Investigator (Ghana)
D. Courses Taught:
• GSPH-204: Health Care Systems in Ghana
• HPPM-652: Health Legislation
• HPPM-702: Health Systems and Policy Analysis
E. Academic Publications:
1. Babanawo F, Ibrahim A, Sensoy Bahar O, Adomah-Afari O, Maya E. (2018). Assessment of knowledge and usage of HIV post exposure prophylaxis among healthcare workers in a regional hospital in Ghana" Journal Of Global Health Reports; (2018): Vol 2 • e2018028
2. Bermudez GL, Bahar OS, Dako-Gyeke M, Boateng A, Ibrahim A, Ssewamala FM, McKay M (2018). Understanding female migrant child labor within a cumulative risk framework: The case for combined interventions in Ghana. International Social Work; (1)16; Doi.org/10.1177/0020872818788398
3. Agyepong IA, Kwamie A, Frimpong E, Defor S, Ibrahim A, Aryeetey GC, et al. (2017). Spanning maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and health systems research boundaries: conducive and limiting health systems factors to improving MNCH outcomes in West Africa. Health Res Policy Syst. (Suppl. 1). Doi: 10.1186/s12961-017-0212-x
4. Ibrahim A, Maya ET, Donkor E, Agyepong IA, Adanu RM (2016). Perinatal mortality among infants born during health user-fees (Cash & Carry) and the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) eras in Ghana: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Doi.org/10.1186/s12884-016-1179-2
5. Owusu D, Mamudu HM, John RM, Ibrahim A, Ouma AEO, Veeranki S (2016). Never-smoking adolescents’ exposure to secondhand smoke in Africa; American Journal of Preventive Medicine; DOI:10.1016/j.amepre.2016.08.040
6. Veeranki S, John RM, Ibrahim A, Owusu D, Okechukwu C, Ouma AEO, Mamudu HM (2016). Age of smoking initiation among adolescents in Africa. International Journal of Public Health; Doi:10.1007/s00038-016-0888-7
7. Senya KY, Ibrahim A, Lindong I, Addo-Lartey A (2016). Use of Smartphone applications for clinical decision-making in a poor country: an exploratory study of smartphone use among medical practitioners in Ghana. Glob Soc Wel. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40609-016-0078-9
8. Ibrahim A, Hor S, Bahar OS, Dwomoh D, McKay MM, Esena RK, Agyepong IA (2016). Pathways to psychiatric care for mental disorders: a retrospective study of patients seeking mental health services at a public psychiatric facility in Ghana; International Journal of Mental Health Systems; DOI: 10.1186/s13033-016-0095-1
9. Ibrahim A, Aryeetey G, Asampong E, Duah D, Nonvignon J (2016). Erratic electricity supply (Dumsor) and anxiety disorders among university students in Ghana: a cross sectional study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems; 10:17 DOI: 10.1186/s13033-016-0053-y
10. Ibrahim A, Esena R, Aikins M, O’Keefe AM, McKay M (2015). Assessment of mental distress among prison inmates in Ghana’s correctional system: A cross-sectional study using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. International Journal of Mental Health Systems; DOI: 10.1186/s13033-015-0011-0
11. Ibrahim A, O’Keefe AM, Hawkins A, Hossain MB (2014). Levels and determinants of low birth weight in infants delivered under the National Health Insurance Scheme in Northern Ghana. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 18(9). DOI 10.1007/s10995-014-1628-3
12. Ibrahim A, Okeefe AM (2014). Do Infant Birth Outcomes Vary Among Mothers With and Without Health Insurance Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa? Findings from the National Health Insurance and Cash and Carry Eras in Ghana, West. International Journal of MCH and AIDS, 2(2):200-208