Professor Ayaga Agula Bawah is a prominent academic and researcher in demography and population health, and currently serving as the Director of the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana. He holds a PhD and MA degrees in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and MA in Population Studies from the Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana.
Dr Fidelia A. A. Dake holds degrees in different disciplines including a Doctor of Philosophy (in Population Studies), a Master of Philosophy (in Population Studies), a Master of Science (in Global Ageing and Policy) and a Bachelor of Science (in Nutrition and Food Science). She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Regional Institute for Population, University of Ghana where she teaches postgraduate courses in statistics and demographic methods at the Masters and PhD levels and also supervises students in writing their thesis/dissertation.
Dr. Faustina Maame Akua Frempong-Ainguah holds a PhD in Social Statistics from Southampton University and MPhil degree in Population Studies from the University of Ghana. She has extensive experience in statistical analysis, census and survey research, maternal and reproductive health, and development research. She is currently on leave from RIPS working with Ghana Statistical Services as Deputy Government Statistician.
Pearl Kyei is a Senior Lecturer at the Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana. She is a social demographer whose research interests lie primarily in studying human capital investments in sub-Saharan Africa and understanding social inequality. She is also interested in strengthening research capacity, improving the statistical literacy of data users, promoting the uptake of research for policy and planning, and enhancing decision-making through data-driven insights.
Adriana A. E. Biney is a Senior Lecturer in Population Studies at the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry (Biochemistry Option) from the City College of New York (CCNY) and the Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York (CUNY). She also received her Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Population Studies from the University of Ghana.
Mumuni Abu is a population scientist and a Senior Lecturer at the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS), University of Ghana, where he teaches, conducts research, and mentors students in both technical and social demography. He holds a PhD in Population Studies from the University of Ghana. He has authored publications in journals such as Population and Environment, Global Environmental Change, Scientific Reports, Environmental Research Letters, Ambio, One Earth, and Development and Sustainability.
Dr. Aaron K. Christian serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Regional Institute for Population Studies. He began his research career in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Ghana, where he earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in nutrition before pursuing a PhD in Population Studies. Over the past decade, Dr. Christian has participated in various multidisciplinary research teams focused on conceptualizing, designing, and implementing field-based health and nutrition interventions.
Professor Ama de-Graft Aikins is a professor of social psychology at the Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana and a visiting professor at the Department of Methodology, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She received her PhD in social psychology from the LSE, completed postdoctoral training at the University of Cambridge and has held teaching and research positions at the LSE, University of Cambridge, University College London, and University of Ghana.
Professor Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe is a distinguished researcher in population studies with extensive experience in leading major funded international and national projects, totaling approximately USD 37 million in research funding. He has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on 21 significant projects, demonstrating his commitment to advancing research in areas such as climate change, population health, urbanization, and environmental studies. Prof.
