Dr. John Enoch Kwasi Dotse

He is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Ghana. He obtained his first and second degrees in Psychology from the University of Ghana and PhD from the University of Sheffield, UK. He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK and taught in the Nottingham Trent University Business School, UK. 

1.Research Area(s) (including ongoing research).

His research interests focus on Traffic Psychology (Driver behavior and road safety) and Health and safety including HIV/AIDS research. His ongoing collaborative research include: Sustainable transportation systems and employee well-being in middle income economies: the case of Ghana; Predicting driver crash risks in the Global South context using the contextual mediated model; Exploring the psychosocial risk factors associated with health care delivery in Ghana.

2. Teaching (indicate courses previous taught and current courses being taught)

He currently teaches Statistics for Psychologists, Psychological Tests and Measurement (undergraduate level courses) and Statistics and Data Analysis at the postgraduate level.

3. Scientific Publications (Journal Articles, Book Chapters, Books )

Dotse, J. E. & Rowe, R. (2021). Modelling Ghanaian road crash risk using the Manchester Driver Behaviour Questionnaire. Safety science, 139, 105213.

Dotse, J. E., Rowe, R. & Nicolson, R.  (2018). Behavioural influences on driver crash risks in Ghana: A qualitative study of commercial passenger drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(2),1-6. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1556792

Doku,P. N., Dotse, J.E. & Akohene, M. K (2015). Social Support Disparities among Children affected by HIV/AIDS in Ghana. BMC Public Health, 15 (1), 538-548.

4.Conference Proceedings

Dotse, J. E., Rowe, R., Blades, M., & Nicolson, R.  (2018, July). Behavioural predictors of driver crash risks in Ghana. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Society for the Psychology of Individual Differences (BSPID), Edinburgh, Scotland.

Dotse, J. E. (2017, June). Validation of the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire in Ghana. Paper presented at the WRDTC/P 6th Annual Conference, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Dotse, J. E. (2017, June). Identifying factors to reduce road crash fatalities in Africa: The case of Ghana. Paper presented at all African Post graduate Research Group Conference (AAPoRG): (Africa in the Era of Sustainable Development Goals), Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Dotse, J. E. (2017, May). Identifying Behavioural Targets to reducing Road Crash Fatalities in Ghana. A Qualitative Enquiry. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Brighton. United Kingdom.

Dotse, J. E., Rowe, R. & Nicolson, R.  (2016, September). Commercial driver crash risks in Ghana: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the Autum White Rose Postgraduate Research Conference. School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.

Dotse, J. E., Rowe, R. & Nicolson, R.  (2016, September). Factors influencing driver crash risks among commercial drivers in Ghana: The environment or the behaviour? Paper presented at the British Environmental Psychology Society (BrEPS) Conference, Environmental Psychology Research Centre (EPRC), University of Surrey, Guildford; United Kingdom.