I am an Associate Professor at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and the Director of the Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPS), both at the University of Ghana.

I am a scholar of social policy and social development with over 20 years’ experience in research, teaching, community development and policy engagement. I have a BA in Psychology from the University of Ghana and a PhD in Human Development and Social Policy from Northwestern University. My background is primarily in developmental psychology and social policy, with additional training in statistics, economics and African Studies, and in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

I have published in journals in development studies, youth studies, gender studies and African Studies, and am on the editorial boards of African Affairs, African Review of Economics and Finance, Feminist Africa, Ghana Studies, Policy Studies and Studies in Comparative International Development.

I have held leadership roles in a number of professional and membership organisations, serving on the Executive Committee of CODESRIA, the Board of Directors of the African Studies Association (ASA-USA), and as President of the Ghana Studies Association. I currently co-chair the Advisory Board of the SSRC's Next Generation African Academics and serve on the governing Council of the University of Ghana.