Prof. Dodoo has dual appointments as Full Professor of Sociology and Demography at the Pennsylvania State University and Professor of Demography at the Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana.<\/p>\n
He also holds a College Research Chair at Penn State. He has a PhD in Demography and Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics.<\/p>\n
He has published over 50 articles in international, peer-reviewed outlets and has made more than 100 scientific presentations at international fora. He has raised approximately $10m in research and training grant funding.<\/p>\n
Prof. Dodoo has directed academic and research programs both in Africa and in the West, served on numerous boards across the world, including those of public and private universities, and a continental research center, and he has chaired the boards of a multi-million dollar national development fund as well as a national statistical agency, where he oversaw the conduct of a national census.<\/p>\n
Prof. Dodoo has also advised the President of Ghana on social and development issues. Over his career, he has served in various consulting, advisory, review, and other capacities for a number of national governments, international organizations, national funding agencies, and charitable foundations.<\/p>\n
These include: Ghana Statistical Service (GSS); Ghana AIDS Commission; United States National Institutes of Health (NIH); African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC); United States National Science Foundation (NSF); African Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); National Research Council of the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS); Food Security and Sustainable Development Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); UN-HABITAT; European Commission and the Statistical Office of the European Communities (EUROSTAT) of the European Union (EU); German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); German Foundation for World Population (DSW); Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI); International Center for Research on Women (ICRW); Population Reference Bureau (PRB); Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI); The INDEPTH network; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; and Rockefeller Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2299,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"staff_type":[720],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n