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Dr. Nestor Asiamah, FHEA

Lecturer
Dr. Nestor Asiamah, FHEA is a dedicated Healthcare Academician and researcher in the Epidemiology, and Health and Social Care fields, an Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Postgraduate Research in Health and Social Care, at the University of Essex, UK.

Overview

Dr. Nestor Asiamah, FHEA is a dedicated Healthcare Academician and researcher in the Epidemiology, and Health and Social Care fields, an Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Postgraduate Research in Health and Social Care, at the University of Essex, UK. He also serves as the Executive Director and Principal Research Fellow at the Africa Centre for Epidemiology where he has led several international research projects. Nestor is a lecturer at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Germany, where he teaches epidemiology and related public health modules. 

His fondest hobbies – writing and playing with data – have enabled him to publish several papers in world-leading journals. Nestor is an academic editor for several journals (e.g., BMC Public Health, and PLoS ONE) and a reviewer for more than 30 top-tier journals, including The Lancet and Preventive Medicine. He is a regular book editor for Springer and now preparing to edit a new title with Elsevier. He has served as a consultant to the National Health Service and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK.

Nestor is the convenor of the International Sustainable Ageing Research Group (ISARG), a network of prolific researchers dedicated to healthy ageing research and advocacy. His research network is global and includes doctoral and postdoctoral mentees. Nestor is keen to collaborate with individuals, groups, and universities, and the following are links to his social media handles. Feel free to contact him for collaboration.

Areas of expertise

  • Ageing
  • Physical activity
  • Psychometrics
  • Statistical analyses
  • Research methods

Research interests

  • Ageing
  • Physical activity
  • Psychometrics
  • Statistical analyses
  • Research methods

Publications

Ageing & Behavioural Epidemiology

  • Asiamah, N., Danquah, E. et al. (2024). Association of Frailty with Functional Difficulty between Older Women and Men in Two Samples with Different Income Levels. BMC Geriatrics, 24(1), 1-15.
  • Asiamah, N., Cronin, C., Abbott, J.E., Smith, S. (2024). Interactions of depression, anxiety, and sleep quality with menopausal symptoms on job satisfaction among middle-aged health workers in England: a STROBE-based analysis. Human Resources for Health, 22(1), 1-11.
  • Asiamah, N., Hatsu, S., et. (2024). Internet Self-Efficacy Moderates the Association of Information Technology Ability with Successful Ageing among Older Employees in Three African Countries: A STROBE-Compliant Analysis, Scientific Reports, 14(1), 1-16.
  • Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.F., Aidoo, I. et al. Effects of Climate Change Awareness on Green Purchase Behaviour, Biking, and Walking Time: Moderated Mediation by Sustainability Knowingness. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Elsevier), 25, 1-10.
  • Kaasgaard, D.M., Sørensen, M.K., Christiansen, R., Breum, U.N., Asiamah, N., Friis, L.B.T. & Hjorth, P. (2024). Video consultation and treatment in the community smoking cessation therapy success rates in patients with mental illness: a randomized controlled trial. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 78 (4), 272-280.
  • Asiamah, A., Agyemang, S.M., Vieira, E.R., Khan, H.T.A., Gasana, J. Sedentary Behaviour among Older Adults Residing in Flat and Hilly Neighbourhoods and its Association with Frailty and Chronic Disease Status. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 1-11.
  • Asiamah, N., Khan, H.T.A., Yarfi, C., Agyemang, S.M. et al. Associations of frailty with partial and absolute sedentary behaviours among older adults: A STROBE-compliant analysis of modifiability by gender and age, PLoS ONE, 18(10), 1-16.
  • Asiamah, N., Bateman, A., Hjorth, P., Danquah, E. (2023). Socially Active Neighborhoods: Construct Operationalization for Aging in Place. Health Promotion International, 38(1), 1-10. 
  • Hart, P.D., Asiamah, N., Teferi, G., Uher, I. (2023). Relationships between physical activity and other health related measures using state-based prevalence estimates. Health Promotion Perspectives, 13(4), 308-315.
  • Asiamah, N., Nesser, W., Awuviry-Newton, K., Alvarez, K.N. Carbon footprints of active and non-active transport modes: hierarchy and intergenerational narrative analyses. Sustainability, 15(17), 1-16.
  • Awuviry-Newton, K., Amponsah, M., Amoah, D., Dintrans, V.P., Asiamah, N. (2023). Physical activity and functional disability among older adults in Ghana: The moderating role of multi-morbidity. PLOS Global Public Health, 3(3),1-16.
  • Asiamah, N., Vieira, E.R., Awuviry-Newton, K., Kapilashrami, A., Khan, H.T.A. (2023). Intergenerational differences in walking for transportation between older men and women in six countries, Journal of Transport & Health, 31, 1-11.
  • Danquah, E., Asiamah, N. Personal Predictors of the Longest Episode of Continuous Occupational Sitting and Their Interaction with Workplace Support for Health: A Cross-Sectional Analysis with Sensitivity Analyses. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 95(1), 1-7.
  • Asiamah, N., Agyemang, S.M., Yarfi, C., Authur-Mensah, R., et al. (2023). Associations of Social Networks with Physical Activity Enjoyment among Older Adults: Walkability as a Modifier Through a STROBE-Compliant Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 1-16.
  • Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Petersen, K., Eduafo, R., Borkey, R. (2023). The association between vigorous physical activity, social ties and support, and self-reported health in an African sample of older adults, PLOS Global Health, 3(2), 1-12.
  • Asiamah, N., Awuviry-Newton, K.; Vieira, E.R., Bateman, A.; Khan, H.T.A.; Mensah, H.K.; Villalobos Dintrans, P.; Danquah, E. Older Adults’ Vigorous Occupational Physical Activity Levels in Six Countries Are Explained by Country and ‘Having Multiple Jobs’. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 1-15.
  • Danquah, E., Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.F., Ocloo, E.C., Ricky-Okine, C.K. (2022). Pro-Environment Behavioural Moderators of the Association between Neighbourhood Walkability and Social Activity. Journal of Transport & Health, 27, 1-13. 
  • Sghaier, S.A., Asiamah, N., Danquah, E., Opuni, F.F., Hatsu, S. (2022). Information technology ability mediates the association between older adults’ subjective age and social activity: A STROBE-compliant cross-sectional analysis. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 103, 1-9.
  • Asiamah, N., Kanekar, A., Khan, H.T.A., Pandey, S., Mensah, S.W. (2022). Neighbourhood walkability as a moderator of the associations between older adults’ information technology use and social activity: A cross-sectional study with sensitivity analyses. Journal of Transport & Health, 26, 1-11.
  • Asiamah, N., Conduah, A.K., Danquah, E., Eduafo, R. (2022). Abuse and Neglect of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Assessment of Intensity and Implications for Ageing in Place. Advances in Gerontology, 12(2), 176–183.
  • Danquah, E., Asiamah, N. (2022). Associations between Physical Work Environment, Workplace Support for Health, and Presenteeism: A COVID-19 Context. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 0(0), 1-10.
  • Opuni, F.F., Asiamah, N., Danquah, E., Ricky-Okine, C.K., Ocloo, E.C., Quansah, F. (2022). The Associations Between Pro-Environment Behaviours, Sustainability Knowingness, And Neighbourhood Walkability Among Residents of Accra Metro in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal of Transport & Health, 25, 1-14. 
  • Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Petersen, K., Eduafo, R. (2022). Physical activity and lifestyle determinants of cardiovascular disease in older adults: Lessons from key adjustments, Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice, 0(0), 1-10.
  • Asiamah, N., Rowry, R., Khan, H.T.A, Newton-Awuviry, K. (2022). Associations between Social support Provided and Walkability among Older Adults: Health Self-Consciousness as a Moderator. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 101, 1-8.
  • Asiamah, N., Vieira, E.R., Kouveliotis, K., Gasana, J., Newton, K.A., Eduafo, R. (2021). Associations between Older African Academics’ Physical Activity, Walkability, and Mental Health: A Social Distancing Perspective. Health Promotion International, 0(0), 1-10.
  • Bempong, A.E., Asiamah, A. (2022). Neighbourhood walkability as a moderator of the associations between older Ghanaians’ social activity, and the frequency of walking for transportation: A cross-sectional study with sensitivity analyses. Archives in Gerontology and Geriatrics (Elsevier). 100(1), 1-10.
  • Asiamah, N., Muhonja, F. et al. The association between core job components, physical activity, and mental health in African academics in a post-COVID-19 context. Current Psychology, 0(0), 1-17. 
  • Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.F. et al. The relationship between job components, neighbourhood walkability and African academics’ physical activity: a post-COVID-19 context. Health Promotion International, 0(0), 1-16. 
  • Asiamah, N., Conduah, A.K., Eduafo, R. Social Network Moderators of the Association between Ghanaian Older Adults’ Neighborhood Walkability and Social Activity. Health Promotion International, 36(1), 1-14.
  • Asiamah, N., Vieira, E.R., Gasana, J., Conduah, A.K., Eduafo, R. (2021). The Moderating Influences of Social Networks on the Relationship Between Neighbourhood Walkability and Sedentary Behaviour in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Accra. Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice, 0(0), 1-10.
  • Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Petersen, K., Eduafo, R. The built environment and socio-demographic correlates of partial and absolute sedentary behaviour among older adults in Accra, Ghana, Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology, 36(1), 21-42.
  • Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.F., Mends‑Brew, E., Mensah, S.W., Mensah, H.K., Quansah, F. (2020). Short‑Term Changes in Behaviors Resulting from COVID‑19‑Related Social Isolation and Their Influences on Mental Health in Ghana. Community Mental Health Journal, 0(0), 1-14.
  • Asiaman, N., Kyriakos, K., Eduafo, R., Borkey, R. (2020). The influence of community-level built environment factors on active social network size in older adults: Social activity as a moderator. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 41(1): 77–87.
  • Asiaman, N., Kyriakos, K., Eduafo, R., Borkey, R. (2020). Assessing the maturity of community-level built environments for older adults’ active behaviours: highlights from a psychometric test. Advances in Gerontology, 33(1):153-158.
  • Asiaman, N., Kyriakos, K., Eduafo, R., Borkey, R. (2020). Psychometric properties of a new scale measuring neglect and abuse of older adults in the community: implications for social activity. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 0(0), 1-10.
  • Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Petersen, K., Eduafo, R. (2020). The association between physical activity and self-reported health among older adults: Lessons implied by adjusting for lifestyle factors, Advances in Gerontology, 33(2):289-298.
  • Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Petersen, K., Eduafo, R., Borkey, R. (2019). Injuries, Dislocations, And Poor Health Perceived by Older Adults to Result from Vigorous Physical Activity: Implications for Active Living, Health Promotion, and Gerontology, Advances in Gerontology, 32(4): 652-657
  • Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Petersen, K., Eduafo, R (2019). The association between social capital factors and sedentary behaviour among older adults: Does the built environment matter? Advances in Gerontology, 9(1): 234–242.
  • Asiamah, N.(2017). Social engagement and physical activity: Commentary on why the activity and disengagement theories of ageing may both be valid. Cogent Medicine, 4: 1-3.
  • Asiamah, N.& Mensah, H.K. (2017). The Association between Work-Related Physical Activity and Depression. Journal of Physical Activity Research, 2(1): 1-6.
  • Asiamah, N. (2016). Socio-demographic determinants of physical activity (PA): A working-class perspective. Cogent Medicine, 3: 1-10.

Health services research

  • Cronin, C., Abbott, J.E., Asiamah, N., Smith, S. (2024). Menopause at work—An organisation-based case study, Nursing Open, 11, 1-8.
  • Asiamah, N., Opoku, E., Kouveliotis, K. (2022).  The association between nurses’ physical activity counselling and patients’ perceptions of care quality in a primary care facility in Ghana. PLOS ONE, 17(7), 1-10.
  • Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.K., Aggrey, M., Adu-Gyamfi, K. Construction of a Scale Assessing Patients’ Perceptions Regarding Sanitation and Hygiene in a Clinical Setting, Journal of Patient Safety, Published ahead of Print, 1-10.
  • Asiamah, N., Adu-Gyamfi, K., Frimpong, F.K.S., Avor, W.M.K. (2020). Development of a scale measuring nurses’ physical activity counselling in a primary care facility: implications for care quality. Hospital Topics, 1-11.
  • Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.K., Aggrey, M., Adu-Gyamfi, K. ADAPTED SERVQUAL: A health service quality scale that incorporates indicators of sanitation and hygiene in healthcare, Quality Management in Healthcare, 1-12.  
  • Asiamah, N., Adu-Gyamfi, K., Danquah, E., Frimpong, K.F., Armah-Bempong, E. (2021). Psychometric Properties of a Scale Measuring Patients’ Perceptions Regarding Physical Activity Counseling by Physicians. Hospital Topics, 0(0), 1-12.
  • Asiamah, N., Kouveliotis, K., Opoku, E. (2020). The influence of physicians’ physical activity counselling on key healthcare outcomes in a primary care facility. Journal for Healthcare Quality, 42(4), 1-7.
  • Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K. (2019). Leadership Status and Demographic Correlates of Whistleblowing in Healthcare: The Influence of a Consolidated Theory, International Journal of Healthcare Management, 12(4), 1-15.
  • Mensah, H.K., Asiamah, N., Azinga, S.A. (2019). The Association between Nurses’ Religiousness and Job Satisfaction: Does Materialism account for a Moderation Effect? International Journal of Ethics & Systems, 35(3), 1-16.
  • Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.F., Frimpong, F.K.S. (2019). Leveraging Word-of-Mouth as a Payback from Patients of Private Hospitals: The Role of Health Care Quality Delivery, International Journal of Behavioral and Healthcare Research, 6(3/4): 251-267.
  • Azinga, S.A., Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K. (2019). Eschewing love of money and materialism: a potential step towards avoiding nurses’ intention to quit, International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research. 6(3/4): 251-267.
  • Asiamah, N., Danquah, E. (2019). A comparative analysis of the influences of specialized and non-specialized emotional intelligence training on patient satisfaction, International Journal of Healthcare Management, 12(3): 1-15.
  • Asiamah, N. Mensah, H.K., Ocra, B.T. (2019). An Assessment of Education, In-service Training, and Tenure Prolongation as Methods for Enhancing Nursing Performance, International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 32(6): 1-19.
  • Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K., Azinga, S.A. (2019). Enhancing Nurses’ Job Satisfaction through Remuneration: Can Materialism be a Threat? International Journal of Ethics and Systems, 35(2): 1-18.
  • Asiamah, N., Opuni, F.F., Mensah, H.K. (2018). The nexus between internal marketing in hospitals and organizational commitment: Incorporating the mediation roles of key job characteristics, International Journal of Healthcare Management, 11(4): 1-16.
  • Mends-Brew, E., Asiamah, N. (2018). Improving health workers’ organisational commitment: Drawing lessons from the interaction between internal marketing and key job characteristics, International Journal of Healthcare Management, 11(4): 1-15.
  • Asiamah, N., Azinga, S.A. (2017). Emotional geriatric care: a health worker development framework for advancing health care for the elderly, Geriatric Care, 3: 36-40.
  • Asiamah, N. (2017). The nexus between health workers’ emotional intelligence and job performance: Controlling for gender, education, tenure and in-service training. Journal of Global Responsibility, 8(1): 10-33.
  • Asiamah, N. (2017). Enhancing nurses’ emotional intelligence: Are tenure prolongation, education and in-service training applicable methods even when not specialized? Cogent Business and Management, 4: 1-16.
  • Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K., Oteng-Abayie, E.F. (2016). Health Workers’ Emotional Intelligence Development: An Examination of the Potential Roles of Tenure, Education and Training. International Journal of Research in Nursing, 7(1): 24-34.
  • Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K., Oteng-Abayie, E.F. (2016). An Assessment of the Effect of Education, In-Service Training (IST) and Tenure on Healthcare Performance: A Cost-Optimizing Perspective, Education and Training. Current Research in Psychology, 8(1): 33-54.
  • Mensah, H.K., Asiamah, N., Mireku, K. (2016). The effect of organizational justice delivery on organizational commitment. Journal of Global Responsibility, 7(2): 196 – 209

Health research methodology

  • Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K., Oteng-Abayie, E.F. (2022). Non-Probabilistic Sampling in Quantitative Clinical Research: A Typology and Highlights for Students and Early Career Researchers. International Journal of Applied Research on Public Health Management, 7(1), 1-18.   
  • Asiamah, N., Mends-Brew, E., Boison, B.T. (2019). Making cross-sectional research more credible: Addressing the issue of confounding and adjustment, International Journal of Healthcare Management, 12(2): 1-15.
  • Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K., Danquah, E. (2018). An assessment of the emotional intelligence of health workers: A scale validation approach, Journal of Global Responsibility, 9(1): 1-214.
  • Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K., Oteng-Abayie, E.F. (2017). General, Target and Accessible Population: Demystifying the Concepts for Effective Sampling. The Qualitative Report, 22(6): 1187-1202.
  • Asiamah, N., Mensah, H.K., Oteng-Abayie, E.F. (2017). Do Larger Samples Really Lead to More Precise Estimates? A Simulation Study, American Journal of Educational Research, 5(1): 9-17.

Books (Edited)

  • N. Asiamah, H.T.A., Khan, P.V. Dintrans, M.J. Koohsari, E. Mogaji, E.R. Vieira, R. Lowry & H.K. Mensah. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises. Palgrave.
  • Asiamah, N., Khan, H.T.A., Nesser, W., Koohsari, M.J., & Opuni, F.F. “Sustainable Ageing”: Reimagining Healthy Ageing through the Lens of Flagship Campaigns. Palgrave.

Chapters in a Book

  • Asiamah, N., Khan, H.T.A., Dintrans, P.V., Koohsari, M.J., Mogaji, E., Vieira, E.R. & Mensah, H.K. (2023). Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place in a World of Crises: An Introduction. In N. Asiamah, H.T.A., Khan, P.V. Dintrans, M.J. Koohsari, E. Mogaji, E.R. Vieira, R. Lowry & H.K. Mensah. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises. Palgrave.
  • Asiamah, N. (2023). “Sustainable Ageing” in a World of Crises. In N. Asiamah, H.T.A., Khan, P.V. Dintrans, M.J. Koohsari, E. Mogaji, E.R. Vieira, R. Lowry & H.K. Mensah. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises. Palgrave.
  • Asiamah, N., Danquah, E., Sghaier, S., Mensah, H.K. & Kouveliotis, K. (2023). Assistive Technologies for Ageing in Place: A Theoretical Proposition of Human Development Postulates. In N. Asiamah, H.T.A., Khan, P.V. Dintrans, M.J. Koohsari, E. Mogaji, E.R. Vieira, R. Lowry & H.K. Mensah. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises. Palgrave.
  • Asiamah, N., Kanekar, A., Khan, H.T.A. & Dintrans, P.V. (2023). Neighbourhood Services and Ageing in Place: An Extreme Industrialisation Perspective. In N. Asiamah, H.T.A., Khan, P.V. Dintrans, M.J. Koohsari, E. Mogaji, E.R. Vieira, R. Lowry & H.K. Mensah. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises. Palgrave.
  • Asiamah, N., Koohsari, M.J. & Lowry, R. (2023). Ageing in Place: The Present and Future Social and Health Threats. In N. Asiamah, H.T.A., Khan, P.V. Dintrans, M.J. Koohsari, E. Mogaji, E.R. Vieira, R. Lowry & H.K. Mensah. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Ageing in Place: An Interdisciplinary Voice Against Global Crises. Palgrave.
  • Asiamah N. (2022). Physical Activity Among African Academics in a Post-COVID-19 Era: The Terrain for Action. In: Mogaji E., Jain V., Maringe F., Hinson R.E. (eds) Re-imagining Educational Futures in Developing Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
  • Asiamah, N. (2022). Walkable Urban Neighbourhoods: The Adverse Effects of Industrialization and Climate Change in Developing Countries. In: Sustainable Urbanism in Developing Countries. Editors: Chatterjee, U., Biswas, A., Mukherjee, J. and Mahata, D. CRC Press. 1- 16.

Conferences, Talks, and Speaking Engagements

Selected Public Lectures/ Talks Given

  • Topic – Sensitivity Analyses for Confounding Variables: A Robustness Technique in Cross-Sectional Studies Targeting Top Journals; Date – 23 & 25 February, 2021; Participants – Faculty members and research students from 8 countries.  
  • Topic – Postgraduate research (University of Portsmouth Health Research Group); Date – January 20, 2021; Participants – Faculty members and postgraduate students.  
  • Topic – “The Likert Scale: The Unknowns and Why You May Mislead the World with It”; Date – October 11, 2020; Participants – Faculty members and PhD candidates.  
  • Topic – “Philosophical Underpinnings of Research: Getting It Right from The Start – Part 1”; Date – September 12, 2020; Participants – Graduate students.  
  • Topic – “Getting Published with Top Journals: Uncommon Techniques for Reducing the Risk of Rejection”; Date – August 23, 2020; Participants – faculty members and PhD candidates.  
  • Topic – “Becoming an Expert in Your Field of Research: The Role of a Systematic Review”; Date – August 1, 2020; Participants – graduate students.  
  • Topic – “Writing a Winning Research Proposal: Pitfalls to Avoid and Tips to Remember”; Date – July 25, 2020; Participants – graduate students.

Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops

  • Was one of three members of a panel of researchers who shared their experiences and challenges as experienced black academics in the UK. This programme was organized by the University of Essex Black Researchers’ Hub on 8th October 2023, and the audience comprised PhD students and academics.
  • Oral presentation of primary research findings at the 52nd British Society of Gerontology Conference, 2023 that was held at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, between 5th – 7th July 2023.
  • Keynote speaker on the topic “Change in Social Networks in Later Life: Protocol of a Randomised Controlled Trial” at the Professor Hafiz T.A. Khan (University of West London) Seminar Series, 22 February 2023.
  • Presenter (oral) at the International Gerontological Symposium in Antalya, Turkey, November 21-23, 2022 on the topic “Mobility in Old Age: The potential role of the ability to use information technologies”.
  • Co-Chair with Professor Andrew Bateman at the Staff and Student Research Conference, which was organized by School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex on June 06, 2022.
  • Speaker at the Roundtable Discussion of Authors and Co-Authors of the Book “Re-Imagining Educational Futures in Developing Countries”. This event was organized by the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation (CEMRI), UK, on 30th October, 2022, 3:00-5:20 PM UK Time.
  • Participation in the ‘See the Future’ Conference (with keynote speaker Noble Laureate Dr Randy Shekman) jointly organized by Enago, iThenticate, MDPI, Karger, and others. New Jersey, United States, November 18, 2021. 
  • Participation in the screening and discussion of selected speeches of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr., Accra, Ghana, January 13, 2021, 12:00-1:30 GMT. This program was organized by the American Embassy, Ghana.
  • Participation in the Agile Ageing Alliance (United Kingdom) and International Standards Organization ‘Ageing Societies Leaders Forum’, United Kingdom, 28 January 2021, 3:00-7:00 PM.

Awards and Honors

  • Honorific Professor, African Scientists Directory, Academic of Sciences of South Africa, South Africa. In the category of Geriatrics and Gerontology (https://africanscientists.africa/business-directory/wpbdp_category/geriatrics/).
  • Special invitation (alongside Nobel Laureate Richard J. Roberts) and participation in the ‘See The Future’ Conference jointly organized by Enago, Harvard University, Elsevier, and Wiley. New Jersey, United States, November 11-12, 2020.
  • Expert contributor (Invited Author), COVID-19 Consensus 2020 on Focused Protection, organized by faculties from London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.
  • 2020 Nominee of the Prestigious “GRIT Future List” Award organized by GreenBook, New York, United States. GRIT Future List is an internal award that recognises upcoming leaders in the global research industry.
  • Academic excellence government of Ghana scholarship, 2006-2009 Statistics Class, Accra Technical University. I was a lead recipient of this award after emerging as the best student in my class. 
  • Accra Technical University Hostel Scholarship 2006-2009. I was a lead recipient of this award after emerging as the best student in my class.  
  • Best Statistics student/graduate, 2009-year group, Accra Technical University. I received this award at graduation and after leading my class academically throughout my study. 
  • Best Statistics graduate with First Class Division, 2009-year group Accra Technical University. I was the only student who received this honour in a class of about 50 students and one of the very few to receive it since the department was established.  
  • Honoured by Scancom Ghana Limited (MTN) for managing its 2008 ‘Problem Discovery Survey’ in Accra Ghana