Dr. Angela Anarfi Gyasi-Gyamerah
Dr. Angela Anarfi Gyasi-Gyamerah is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana. She had her secondary education at Wesley Grammar School (Forms 1-5) and Presec Legon (Sixth Form). Her undergraduate, MPhil, and PhD studies have all been at the University of Ghana. She joined the department’s faculty in July 2005. She is a Fellow of Volta Hall and is currently serving on the Hall Council. Prior to her work at the department, she had had several years of field experience working with street youth and commercial sex workers under the auspices of Streetwise Project-Ghana and West Africa Project to Combat AIDS and STI (WAPCAS) respectively.
- Research Area(s) (including ongoing research).
Dr. Angela Anarfi Gyasi-Gyamerah’s research interests include sexual and reproductive health issues with a current focus on abortion decision-making and cohabitation. She also is a Research Associate on the Representations of Personhood from African Oral Traditions Project under the Reinvigorating Humanities Research at University of Ghana (REHURE-UG) which is a project funded by the Mellon Foundation.
- Teaching
Dr. Angela Anarfi Gyasi-Gyamerah has taught undergraduate courses in Levels 100 (PSYC 112), 200 (PSYC 201), 300 (PSYC 311, 319), and 400 (PSYC 403, 404, 413) from 2005 to 2010 on the University of Ghana’s main and city campuses. She has also taught courses in Levels 300 (PSYC 337) and 400 (PSYC 447, 454) from 2014 till date on the University of Ghana’s main and city campuses. The graduate courses she has taught from 2017 till date are PSYC 662 and PSYC 673.
- Scientific Publications (Journal Articles, Book Chapters, Books)
Anarfi, J. K. & Gyasi-Gyamerah, A. A. (2014). Religiousity and attitudes toward homosexuality – Views of Ghanaian university students. In R. L. Piedmont & A. Village (Eds.), Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion (Vol. 25, pp. 173-201). Leiden: Brill.
Gyasi-Gyamerah, A. A., Akotia, C. S., & Wiafe, A. B. (2013). Media psychology: The case of Ghana. In C. S. Akotia, & C. C. Mate-Kole, (Eds.), Contemporary Psychology: Readings from Ghana: A Reader of the Department of Psychology (pp. 195-210). Tema: Digibooks.
Gyasi-Gyamerah, A. A., & SØgaard, M. (2019). Caught between worlds: Ghanaian Youth’s views of hybrid sexuality. In S. N. Nyeck (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Queer African Studies. Routledge: London.
Published Research Work in Refereed Journals
Affram, A. A., Teye-Kwadjo, E., & Gyasi-Gyamerah, A. A. (2019). Influence of social stigma on subjective well-being of persons with albinism in Ghana. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 1-13. doi: org/10.1002/casp.2403
Ahulu, L. D., Gyasi-Gyamerah, A. A., & Anum, A. (2019). Predicting risk and protective factors of generalized anxiety disorder: a comparative study among adolescents in Ghana. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 1-11. doi: 10.1080/02673843.2019.1698440
Amissah, C. M., Nyarko, K., Gyasi-Gyamerah, A. A., & Anto-Winne, M. N. (2015). Relationships among body image, eating behaviour, and psychological health of University of Ghana students. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 5(6), 19-203.
Gyasi-Gyamerah, A. A., Akotia, C. S. (2016). Religious Commitment and Prejudicial Attitudes toward Homosexuals in Ghana. Ife Psychologia, 24(2), 279-289.
Gyasi-Gyamerah, A. A., Amissah, C. M., & Danquah, S. A. (2019). Changing attitudes toward homosexuality in Ghana: The power of attributional discourse. SAGE Open, 1-9. doi: 10.1177/2158244019856712
- Conference Proceedings
2019
5th School of Social Sciences International Conference under the theme ‘Africa on the Move: Harnessing Socio-Economic and Environmental Resources for Sustainable Transformation’, 3 – 4 April, University of Ghana, Legon. Presented a paper titled “Predictors of Orthorexia among Adolescent Students” with Ms. Angela Nyamekye Osei (Lead Presenter) of the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Legon.
2016
6th International Conference on Community Psychology, Durban International Conference Centre, South Africa. Presented a paper titled “On Being Gay in Ghana – Young Men’s Life Experiences” with Prof. Charity S. Akotia and Dr. Joseph Osafo of the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Legon.
2015
1st Annual Colloquium, School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon. Presented a paper titled “On Being Gay in Ghana – Young Men’s Life Experiences.”
1st Annual Colloquium, School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon. Presented a paper titled “Researching the Sensitive Issues – Identity in Relation to One’s Sexuality” with Dr. Daniel Y. Fiaveh of the Centre for Men’s Health and Sex Studies and Ms. Rosemond A. Hiadzi of Sociology Department, University of Ghana, Legon, as part of a panel discussion on the topic: “Researching the Hidden, Taboo, and Sensitive Issues in an African Context.”
2014
Ghana Psychological Association (GPA) Conference. Presented a paper on “Religiousity and attitudes toward homosexuality – Views of Ghanaian university students” with Prof. J. K. Anarfi of the Regional Institute of Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, Legon.
7th Annual Colloquium, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon. Presented a paper on “Homosexuality in Ghana – Answering the Controversial Questions” with Dr. Peace Mamle Tetteh of the Department of Sociology, University of Ghana, Legon.
- Extension Activities (If Any).
Dr. Angela Anarfi Gyasi-Gyamerah set up a social advocacy organization in 2017 known as Dialogue Genitalia Ghana (DGG) which focuses on creating safe and bold spaces for the opposite sexes to discuss issues relating to sexuality and sexual and reproductive health. Recently, she added a wing to DGG known as SWAG4Life, which focuses on offering sexual and reproductive health education and psychosocial support to in-school youth within vulnerable communities. SWAG is an acronym that stands for Sexually Woke Advocates Ghana.