Gideon Asante
Athens,USA
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Teaching Assistant- History Department
Ohio University
09.2022 - Current
- HIST 2540: History of Food Before Refrigeration Fall 2022
- HIST 1330: World History Since 1750 Spring 2023
- HIST 1320: World History Before 1750 Fall 2023
- HIST 1330: World History Since 1750 Spring 2024
- HIST 1320: World History Before 1750 Fall 2024
- HIST 1320: World History Before 1750 Spring 2025
- HIST 1320: World History Before 1750 Fall 2025
English-IGCSE and History-WASSCE
Legacy Girls College
01.2021 - 01.2022
English and History
Rev John Teye Memorial Institute
01.2020 - 01.2021
English Teacher
Saint Augustine’s College Nation Builder’s Corps
01.2018 - 01.2020
Teaching Assistant, Department of History
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
08.2017 - 09.2018
- HIS 206: Early West African Politics
- HIS 424: Post-Independence Africa
- HIS 305: Philosophy of History
- HIS 102: Introduction to World Civilization in the 5th Century
Dunwell Methodist J.H.S Aboom
01.2018 - 01.2018
History Teacher (Part Time)
Commissioners Remedial College
01.2016 - 01.2016
Ephatha International School
01.2014 - 01.2015
Mays Jingle Bells International School
01.2012 - 01.2013
Education
Ph.D. - History
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio09.2025
MA - International Studies
University of Cape Coast
01.2020
BA - English and History
University of Cape Coast
01.2017
Skills
- Assignment grading
- Research expertise
- Tutoring and mentoring
- Organization
Affiliations
- Young African Leaders Initiative Network (YALI)
- International Christian Fellowship-Ohio University
- African Student Union- Ohio University
- Leading Change Africa
- Member of Eko Global Foundation
- Member of Digital Committee Engagement- Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD)
- Youth Participants in the United Nations Peace Festival, Cape Coast
- Member of Media Committee, Centre for African and International Studies/PanaFest Colloquium and Exhibition- University of Cape Coast
- International Model United Nations (IMUN)
Certification
- Ohio University: Graduate Students Association of Ghana, USA Conference- August 2025
- World Youth Alliance: Certified Training Program- June-August 2025
- Young African Leaders Initiative Network: Mental Health and Wellness. February 2025
- Ohio University: International Education Week Student Global Research Symposium: Rapid Thesis Presentation Competition- November 2024
- Ohio University: Cybersecurity Awareness for Employees at Educational Institutions: Security Awareness Essentials- August 2024
- August 2021: History Teacher’s Association of Ghana (HISTAG); Effective Ways of Teaching History in the 21st Century and Contemporary Issues at the Accra Art Centre
- March- September, 2020. Young African Leaders Initiative Regional Center (RLC) West Africa, Accra Emerging Leaders Program Courses Studied: Leadership, Business & Entrepreneurship, Civic Leadership and Public Management
- August- 2020- Youth Creative Agenda Republic of Liberia (Online Cohort) Course Studied: Knowledge of Human Rights Protection
- May 2019- Cape Coast Metro Education Directorate Nation Builders Corps: Training Workshop for Educate Ghana, Ghana Education Service
- May 2019- Institute For Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) Students Creativity and Innovations Expo
- August 2018- Ghana National Service Scheme (Certificate of National Service) Faculty of Arts (University of Cape Coast)
- August 2018- University of Cape Coast (Department of History) Certificate of Service as Teaching Assistant, University of Cape Coast
- August 2018- Faculty of Arts Students Association (Week Debate Participation)
Timeline
Graduate Teaching Assistant- History Department
Ohio University
09.2022 - Current
English-IGCSE and History-WASSCE
Legacy Girls College
01.2021 - 01.2022
English and History
Rev John Teye Memorial Institute
01.2020 - 01.2021
English Teacher
Saint Augustine’s College Nation Builder’s Corps
01.2018 - 01.2020
Dunwell Methodist J.H.S Aboom
01.2018 - 01.2018
Teaching Assistant, Department of History
University of Cape Coast, Ghana
08.2017 - 09.2018
History Teacher (Part Time)
Commissioners Remedial College
01.2016 - 01.2016
Ephatha International School
01.2014 - 01.2015
Mays Jingle Bells International School
01.2012 - 01.2013
MA - International Studies
University of Cape Coast
BA - English and History
University of Cape Coast
Ph.D. - History
Ohio University
Grants, Honors And Awards
Contemporary History Institute Conference Grant $ 1,000- 2025, Contemporary History Institute Research Grant- $ 1,500- 2024, College of Arts and Sciences Grant- $ 1,000- 2024, Reviewer of Eko Global Foundation Fellowship Applications December 2024, Reviewer of Scholarship Applications- Leading Change Africa Admission 2022, Vetting Committee Member, Legacy Girls’ College, Best Presenter, Youth Creative Agenda Republic of Liberia (Online Cohort) 2020, Most Relevant Topic: the Students’ Creativity and Innovations Expo Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) 2019, Awarded the second-best team from the University of Cape Coast 2019, Overall Best Graduating Student of History, University of Cape Coast 2017, Second Best Graduating Student of English, University of Cape Coast 2017
Presentations and Conferences
- Ohio University: Graduate Students Association of Ghana, USA Conference: Environmental Injustice and Human Rights Abuses in Illegal Mining Communities and Implications in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana, August 2025
- Indiana University International Conference on Africa: The Impact of Illegal Mining on Indigenous Environmental Knowledge and Food Security in Ghana March 2025
- Ohio University History Department- Conference Presentation: Capitalism And Environmental Change: British Colonial Agricultural Policies, Cash Crops And Cattle Raising In Northern Ghana, 1890-1950 March 2025
- National Council for Black Studies Conference, University of Cincinnati, Ohio: Sankofa and the Environment: Indigenous Communitarian Values and Knowledge Systems For Sustainable Development and Pan-African Solidarity March 2025
- Ohio University Graduate Student Senate Conference: Seeds Of Change: British Colonial Agricultural Policies And Environmental Change In Northern Ghana (1890-1930) February 2025
- Indiana University- Environmental Humanities Workshop (Virtual) Fall Series. Interconnected Histories: African Botanical Knowledge In Shaping Global Environmental History November 2024
- Ohio University Global Research Symposium: Capitalism and Environmental Change: British Colonial Agricultural Policies, Cash Crops and Cattle Raising In Northern Ghana 1890-1950. November 2024
- Africa @ Ohio University Seminar; Political Manifestoes and Nation Building in Postcolonial Africa, Panel Discussion (Ghana, The Gambia, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda) 2024.
- Ohio University History- HSGA Graduate Conference- History Department-Conference Presentation: Critical Historiographical Review of African Environmental March 2024
- Northwestern University: Paper Presentation, “Sino-Africa Relations and Implications for Neo-colonialism: a Case of China’s Involvement in Ghana’s Textiles and Mining Industries and its Implications in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana” 2021
- University of Porto: Paper Presentation, “Sino-Africa Relations and Implications for Neo-Colonialism: A Case of China’s Involvement In Ghana’s Textiles And Mining Industries” University of Porto Conference: Theme; Sub-Saharan Africa and the Sustainable Development Goals: Perspectives, Implementation and Pressing Issues (2021)
- UNICAF Conference :( Webinar, 2021): How to Structure and Write a Successful Essay and "How to write a thesis for your Master’s or PhD”
- Youth Creative Agenda Republic of Liberia (Online Cohort) Presented on the Knowledge on Human Rights Protection in Africa 2020
- University of Cape Coast: Centre for African and International Studies. 2018-2019 Institute of Education Poster Presentation, “The Dragon’s (China’s) Mining Activities in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Ghana and South Africa” Students’ Innovation and Creativity Expo. Panel Discussions:
- African Continental Free Trade: A Rhetoric or Game Changer Africa-China Relations: Maximizing the Opportunities for Africa’s Growth and Development
- The International Criminal Court and Africa: A Case of Victimization
- (co-authored with Kelvin Acheampong and Prince Ebbey). "Sino-Africa Relations and Implications for Neo-colonialism: a Case of China’s Involvement in Ghana’s Textiles and Mining Industries and its Implications in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Ghana." Africana Studia 1.38 (2022).
- Resources, Leadership and Development in Africa
- The Relevance of Manifestoes in African Politics
- Responsible Leadership, Transparency and Good Governance in Africa
- The Role of Manifestoes in African Politics
- Elections As a Civic Responsibility in Africa
- I hosted guests and participants from Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone USA, Malaysia, and New Zealand
Research Experience
- Summer Archival Research: Public Records And Archives Administration Department in Accra, Tamale and Bolgatanga- Reviewed Colonial Reports May-August 2024
- MA Thesis: The Role of State Actors in Pursuing the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child, University of Cape Coast, Ghana https://ir.ucc.edu.gh/xmlui/handle/123456789/6825
- Collected data through interviews at the Department of Social Welfare, Cape Coast.
- Critical analysis of data and writing of research report
- Enumerator for Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, University of Cape Coast. Collected Data from 156 students on Mathematics and English Examination.
- Testing for Reliability and Validity of WASSCE Syllabi in 30 Senior High Schools in Ghana.
Other Experiences
- Cape Coast News Reporter, Oseikrom Television, Kumasi-Ashanti Region. (2019)
- Greater Accra News Reporter, Oseikrom Television, Kumasi-Ashanti Region.(2020)
- Examination Invigilation Assistant, University of Cape Coast- (2018).
- Electoral Commission Officer: District Assembly Elections- Cape Coast (2015)
- Cadet Officer Representative- Hall 2, Apam Senior High School (2012)
- Assistant Sports Executive- Kwabenya MA Junior High School (2007-2008)
Positions Held
- 2024-2025 Executive Member- International Christian Fellowship-Ohio University, USA
- 2024-2025 Head of Social Media-Eko Global Foundation.
- 2024-2025 Executive Member of the Digital Engagement Team: ASWAD
- 2023-2024 Executive Member- International Christian Fellowship-Ohio University, USA
- 2018-2019 Executive Member of Media Committee, Centre for African and International Studies
- 2016-2017 President | Apam Senior High School Old Students Association, University of Cape Coast Chapter
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