Education

• PhD (Medical Anthropology) University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1993 -1997).
  • MPhil (Sociology) University of Ghana, Legon (1977-1981).
  • B.A. (Hons) University of Ghana, Legon (1971-1974)

Research Interest

• Maternal  and Child Health
• Nosocomial infections in health institutions
• Sanitation and defecatory practices
• Chieftaincy and the aesthetics of national political-cultural formation.
• Juvenile delinquency.
• Rural Development

Academic Distinction:
• Fellow of Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO)
• Adjunct Professor, Central University College, Accra.

Publications

1. In search of health and well-being in Africa. In: T. Manu and E.Sutherland-Addy (eds), Africa in Contemporary Perspective. Accra: Sub-Saharan Press. Pp: 282-306.
2. Sacred Objects into State Symbols: The Material Culture of Chieftaincy in the Making of a National Political Heritage in Ghana. Material Religion Vol 9 (3): 350-369.
3. With Ming-Chang. Food security and perceived well- being among household heads in Ghana. Applied Research in Quality of Life. Vol. 9(2): 255-272.                                     
4. With Van der Geest, S; K. Krause (eds). Ghana Studies: Health and Health Care (15/16). Madison: Univ. of Wisconsin.