Biography
I am a historian of 19th and 20th century (West) Africa focusing on gender, migration, popular culture, and identity formation. I am particularly interested in how migrant women negotiated their identities during the colonial and post-independent era.
Education
M.Phil., History, University of Ghana
B.A., History, University of Ghana
Field
- African History
- Gender and Women’s History
MA Title
- “A Socio-Economic History of Migrant Sissala Women in Accra, 1983-2008 “
Selected Awards
- Gerda Lerner Fellowship in Women’s History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Graduate School Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Adjaye Endowment Scholarship, University of Ghana
Professional Affiliations
- African Studies Association
- Ghana Studies Association