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SIABI KOFI MENSA

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

I am a second-year PhD student in Geography at UCLA and a student affiliate at the California Center for Population Research (CCPR). I am studying transnational migration and diasporas development, focusing on Ghanaian hometown associations and collective remittances across the United States - Ghana corridor.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Consultant

Commission for Technical and Vocational Education Training
Accra
03.2023 - 05.2023

Information Technology Officer (Asst.)

School of Graduate Studies (University Of Ghana)
Legon, Accra
08.2018 - 06.2019

Internship

Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute
Atomic, Accra
06.2017 - 08.2017

Education

Ph.D. - Geography

University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
06-2029

Master of Philosophy - Geography and Resource Development

University of Ghana
Legon, Accra
07-2023

B.A. Hons - Geography and Resource Development

University of Ghana
Ghana
07-2018

General Arts -

Achimota Senior High School
Achimota, Accra
01.2014

Skills

    Research skills: Geo-spatial analysis (ArcGIS & ENVI software), Quantitative analysis (SPSS & Python), Qualitative data analysis (Manual Coding technique & NVivo Software), LaTeX software, Report writing and presentation

Awards and Publications

AWARDS

First Year Student Fellowship Award, California Center for Population Research (CCPR) - $12,000 (Award Amount)

PUBLICATION

Siabi, K (2023) Assessing Remittances and their socio-economic influence on Child Welfare in the Central Tongu District, Ghana, University of Ghana Space (U.G. Space)

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES/TRAINING

  • Esri User Conference (West Africa)-2024
  • GIS Day conference (2021)
  • Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (G.S.S.T.I)
  • West African International Summer School for Young Astronomers (W.A.I.S.S.Y.O) - (JULY, 2017)
  • International Model United Nations (I.M.U.N)

Timeline

Research Consultant

Commission for Technical and Vocational Education Training
03.2023 - 05.2023

Information Technology Officer (Asst.)

School of Graduate Studies (University Of Ghana)
08.2018 - 06.2019

Internship

Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute
06.2017 - 08.2017

Ph.D. - Geography

University of California, Los Angeles

Master of Philosophy - Geography and Resource Development

University of Ghana

B.A. Hons - Geography and Resource Development

University of Ghana

General Arts -

Achimota Senior High School