Area of Interest

• Disability and Accessibility in Urban Environments
• Community Based Rehabilitation , Livelihood and Disability

Area of Specialty

• Disability Studies
• Rehabilitation Studies

Reseach Interest

• Disability and Urbanisation
• Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
• Disability and Family Life

Institutions Attended

• University of Leeds, United Kingdom
• University of Ghana, Legon
• University of Education, Winneba

Qualifications

• Master of Arts, Disability Studies
• Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Geography and Resource Development
• Diploma in Education

Employment & Position Held/Hold

• Assistant Lecturer, Department of Community Health, KNUST- 2013-date
• Academic Coordinator, Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, KNUST- 2014 –date
• Member, Examiners Board, School of Medical Sciences, KNUST-2014-date

Associations/Affiliations

• Member, University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
• Member, Ghana Association of the Physically Disabled (GSPD)

Honours,Awards & Achievements

• SMS/NPT Disability Fellowship Award -2009
• Project Teacher, African Voices Programme, Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS), United Kingdom (2010)
• Moderator, Poster Presentations (Disability and Nutrition), Ghana Biomedical Convention- 2014
• Member, Library Committee, Mensah Sarbah Hall, University of Ghana-2007/2008
• Secretary, National Service Persons Association, Dormaa District- 1998/1999
• Secretary, Dormaa Senior High School Staff - 2000-2002

Professional/Teaching Experience

• Assistant Lecturer, Department of Community Health, KNUST- 2011-date
• Tutor, Toase Senior High School, Toase-Ashanti- 2005-2010
• Tutor , Tweneboah Kodua Senior High School, Kumawu-Ashanti- 2002-2005
• Tutor, Dormaa Senior High School, Dormaa Ahenkro, Brong Ahafo- 1999-2002

Publications

• Mprah W., Dogbe J., Owusu I. (2014). Does Disability Matter? Disability in Sexual and Reproductive Health Policies and Research in Ghana. Conference Proceedings, Ghana Biomedical Convention, Biomed-2014, p.38. 
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• Mprah W., Owusu I., Dogbe J. (2014). The Social Construction of Disability: Implications for Biomedicine. Conference Proceedings, GhanaBiomed-2014, p.39. 
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• Owusu I., Mprah W., Dogbe J. (2014). Investigating the Impact of Educational Attainments of Disabled Men on their Urban-Living Experiences. Conference Proceedings, Ghana Biomedical Convention, GhanaBiomed-2014, p.40. 
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