IRB Faculty
The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate
Dr Mary Ani-Amponsah
PHD, RN
• Lecturer – Maternal and Child health Department • Co-ordinator – BSc Nursing Distance Education Programme
mani-amponsah@ug.edu.gh | +233-244368205 |
Education
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND/ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
PhD Nursing - Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Sept., 2011- June, 2016).
MPhil Nursing - School of Nursing and Midwifery (SONM), College of Health Sciences (CHS), University of Ghana (UG) (2005 - 2008).
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing and Psychology - SONM, CHS, UG (2000 - 2003).
Registered Nurse (RN) – State Registered Nursing Certificate; 37 Military Hospital Nursing Training College (1996 - 1999).
General Certificate Examination (GCE), Advanced- A’ Level, Ghana Secondary School, Koforidua, Ghana (1992 - 1994).
GCE, Ordinary- O’ Level qualification - Akim Swedru Secondary School, Ghana (1987 - 1992).
Primary Education - Elta International School, Laterbiokoshie, Accra, Ghana (1982 - 1987).
SPECIALIZED CHILD HEALTH CARE EDUCATION
One -Year Fellowship in Paediatrics (2018 - 2019) - India/New Zealand collaboration – VIHMS/SIMTICS
Newborn Care Specialist Certification – Ellie Blu Institute, USA-2017.
PhD Nursing - Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Sept., 2011- June, 2016).
MPhil Nursing - School of Nursing and Midwifery (SONM), College of Health Sciences (CHS), University of Ghana (UG) (2005 - 2008).
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing and Psychology - SONM, CHS, UG (2000 - 2003).
Registered Nurse (RN) – State Registered Nursing Certificate; 37 Military Hospital Nursing Training College (1996 - 1999).
General Certificate Examination (GCE), Advanced- A’ Level, Ghana Secondary School, Koforidua, Ghana (1992 - 1994).
GCE, Ordinary- O’ Level qualification - Akim Swedru Secondary School, Ghana (1987 - 1992).
Primary Education - Elta International School, Laterbiokoshie, Accra, Ghana (1982 - 1987).
SPECIALIZED CHILD HEALTH CARE EDUCATION
One -Year Fellowship in Paediatrics (2018 - 2019) - India/New Zealand collaboration – VIHMS/SIMTICS
Newborn Care Specialist Certification – Ellie Blu Institute, USA-2017.
Breastfeeding Certification – Ontario, Canada – 2017.
Board Certifications
Registered Nurse; Certified - Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
Research Interest
My research interests focus on using collaborative approaches to establish sustainable neonatal and child survival interventions in rural, and resource-limited communities through family, multi-stakeholder and international engagements. Building parental and care provider capacity on optimal newborn care delivery and child wellness using local and cost-effective resources. Supporting frontline care providers in providing essential newborn and small baby care, and managing neonatal emergencies with the support of community partnerships to promote health outcomes.
Current Projects
1. Principal Investigator: (2020). Multi-Level Engagement on Early Identification and Management of Newborn Danger Signs in Rural Ghana: A Participatory Action Research. Queen Elizabeth Scholarship.
2. Principal Investigator: (2020). Nursing in Health Crisis Situations: Revealing Unspoken Realities behind the Scenes in Low-resource Settings, Ghana. Co-investigators: Dr. Lillian Ohene, Miss Joyce Pwavra, Ms. Merri Iddrisu, Prof. Lydia Aziato. School of Nursing and Midwifery in Collaboration with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana– NICS PROJECT
3. Principal Investigator: (2020). Quality of Life of Newborns Post Maternal Mortality in Ghana (QUAL- NEWB PROJECT) Co-investigators: Dr. Samuel Adjorlolo, Dr. Josephine Kyei, Prof. Stephen Kwankye, Dr. Irene Kretchy, Dr. Albert Kpoor.
4. Co – Investigator (2020): African Child Migration in Circumstances of Vulnerability: Developing a Research Network. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada. Planned Partnership Development Grant (PDG) - $15, 000. Principal Investigator – Prof. Bukola Salami; Health and Immigration Policies and Practices Research Program, University of Alberta, Canada. Partners: University of Ghana, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts, University of Ibadan (Nigeria), Centre for the Right to Health, Nigeria.
5. Co- Principal Investigator: (2020) Emmanuel Gyabaah, Dr. Emmanuel A. Asare Dr. Emmanuel A. Asare., Mohammed Amin Zurak. Community Members’ Lived Experiences of Contact Tracing, Testing for Covid-19 Status and Health Care during Covid-19 Pandemic in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana: An Interpretive Descriptive Study
6. Co – Investigator (2020 – 2021). Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programming for Women with Obstetric-Fistula-Induced Incontinence in Ghana. Principal Investigator – Dr. Samuel Adjorlolo. Humanitarian Innovation Fund – £58,000 (British Pounds). https://www.elrha.org/tools-and-research-home/
7. Collaborator (2020 – 2021). WUN Health Humanities Initiative: Towards the Development of The Patient-Centered and Compassionate Health Professional Through Education. Principal Investigator – Prof. Sandra Carr (UWA), Assistant Professor Anna Harris, Professor Pamela Brett Maclean, Dr Claire Hooker, Prof. Stephen Reid: Assoc/Prof Nahal Mavaddat (UWA), Dr Brid Phillips (UWA) Dr Christina Davies (UWA), Prof. Jane Macnaughton (Durham), Assistant Prof Anna Harris (Maastricht), Prof. Pamela Brett Maclean (University of Alberta), Dr Claire Hooker (U Sydney), Prof. Stephen Reid (Cape Town).
8. Co – Investigator (2019 – 2021): African Child Migration in Circumstances of Vulnerability: Developing a Research Network. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada. Partnership Development Grant (PDG) - Award # 890-2018-0096 - $200,000. Principal Investigator – Prof. Bukola Salami; Health and Immigration Policies and Practices Research Program, University of Alberta, Canada. Partners: University of Ghana, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts, University of Ibadan (Nigeria), Centre for the Right to Health, Nigeria. http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/recipientsrecipiendaires/2018/partnership_development_grants_2018-subventions_developpement_parteneriat_2018eng.aspx
9. Co – Investigator (2019 – 2021) - African Child Nutrition and Food Security in the Context of Migration and Displacement. Principal Investigator – Tina Lavin, Research Associate, School of Population and Global Health, UWA. Partners: University of Ghana, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts, University of Ibadan (Nigeria), University of Pretoria, Curtin University, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia, Centre for the Right to Health, Nigeria. Award $10,000. http://aaun.edu.au/research-development/prdf-2019/https://www.afrec.uwa.edu.au/copy-of-advisory-board
10. Co-Researcher and Coordinator (2018 – 2020); Smart Sclera Screening of Neonatal Jaundice in Ghana – Detecting Jaundice in African newborns (DJAN) Research Project. Multi-site study in Ghana; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Saving Lives at Birth. University College London, United Kingdom and University of Ghana collaboration. http://detect-jaundice.com/about/;http://detect-jaundice.com/http://detectjaundice.com/about/Smartphone Imaging Group (SIG) on Neonatal Jaundice – Collaborators (2018 – 2020);: Dr Judith Meek; Prof. Nikki Robertson; Dr. Sara Hillman; Professor Narendra Aladangady; Dr Christabel Enweronu-Laryea; Dr Nana Brako; Dr Genevieve Insaidoo; Mr Peter Andrew; Dr Raj Mookerjee Professor Andrew Davenport; Dr Ranjan Rajendramhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-physics-biomedicalengineering/research/research-groups/biomedical-optics-research-laboratory-borl/smartphone-imaging-groupsig
Current Projects
1. Principal Investigator: (2020). Multi-Level Engagement on Early Identification and Management of Newborn Danger Signs in Rural Ghana: A Participatory Action Research. Queen Elizabeth Scholarship.
2. Principal Investigator: (2020). Nursing in Health Crisis Situations: Revealing Unspoken Realities behind the Scenes in Low-resource Settings, Ghana. Co-investigators: Dr. Lillian Ohene, Miss Joyce Pwavra, Ms. Merri Iddrisu, Prof. Lydia Aziato. School of Nursing and Midwifery in Collaboration with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana– NICS PROJECT
3. Principal Investigator: (2020). Quality of Life of Newborns Post Maternal Mortality in Ghana (QUAL- NEWB PROJECT) Co-investigators: Dr. Samuel Adjorlolo, Dr. Josephine Kyei, Prof. Stephen Kwankye, Dr. Irene Kretchy, Dr. Albert Kpoor.
4. Co – Investigator (2020): African Child Migration in Circumstances of Vulnerability: Developing a Research Network. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada. Planned Partnership Development Grant (PDG) - $15, 000. Principal Investigator – Prof. Bukola Salami; Health and Immigration Policies and Practices Research Program, University of Alberta, Canada. Partners: University of Ghana, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts, University of Ibadan (Nigeria), Centre for the Right to Health, Nigeria.
5. Co- Principal Investigator: (2020) Emmanuel Gyabaah, Dr. Emmanuel A. Asare Dr. Emmanuel A. Asare., Mohammed Amin Zurak. Community Members’ Lived Experiences of Contact Tracing, Testing for Covid-19 Status and Health Care during Covid-19 Pandemic in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana: An Interpretive Descriptive Study
6. Co – Investigator (2020 – 2021). Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programming for Women with Obstetric-Fistula-Induced Incontinence in Ghana. Principal Investigator – Dr. Samuel Adjorlolo. Humanitarian Innovation Fund – £58,000 (British Pounds). https://www.elrha.org/tools-and-research-home/
7. Collaborator (2020 – 2021). WUN Health Humanities Initiative: Towards the Development of The Patient-Centered and Compassionate Health Professional Through Education. Principal Investigator – Prof. Sandra Carr (UWA), Assistant Professor Anna Harris, Professor Pamela Brett Maclean, Dr Claire Hooker, Prof. Stephen Reid: Assoc/Prof Nahal Mavaddat (UWA), Dr Brid Phillips (UWA) Dr Christina Davies (UWA), Prof. Jane Macnaughton (Durham), Assistant Prof Anna Harris (Maastricht), Prof. Pamela Brett Maclean (University of Alberta), Dr Claire Hooker (U Sydney), Prof. Stephen Reid (Cape Town).
8. Co – Investigator (2019 – 2021): African Child Migration in Circumstances of Vulnerability: Developing a Research Network. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada. Partnership Development Grant (PDG) - Award # 890-2018-0096 - $200,000. Principal Investigator – Prof. Bukola Salami; Health and Immigration Policies and Practices Research Program, University of Alberta, Canada. Partners: University of Ghana, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts, University of Ibadan (Nigeria), Centre for the Right to Health, Nigeria. http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/recipientsrecipiendaires/2018/partnership_development_grants_2018-subventions_developpement_parteneriat_2018eng.aspx
9. Co – Investigator (2019 – 2021) - African Child Nutrition and Food Security in the Context of Migration and Displacement. Principal Investigator – Tina Lavin, Research Associate, School of Population and Global Health, UWA. Partners: University of Ghana, University of Alberta, University of Massachusetts, University of Ibadan (Nigeria), University of Pretoria, Curtin University, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia, Centre for the Right to Health, Nigeria. Award $10,000. http://aaun.edu.au/research-development/prdf-2019/https://www.afrec.uwa.edu.au/copy-of-advisory-board
10. Co-Researcher and Coordinator (2018 – 2020); Smart Sclera Screening of Neonatal Jaundice in Ghana – Detecting Jaundice in African newborns (DJAN) Research Project. Multi-site study in Ghana; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Saving Lives at Birth. University College London, United Kingdom and University of Ghana collaboration. http://detect-jaundice.com/about/;http://detect-jaundice.com/http://detectjaundice.com/about/Smartphone Imaging Group (SIG) on Neonatal Jaundice – Collaborators (2018 – 2020);: Dr Judith Meek; Prof. Nikki Robertson; Dr. Sara Hillman; Professor Narendra Aladangady; Dr Christabel Enweronu-Laryea; Dr Nana Brako; Dr Genevieve Insaidoo; Mr Peter Andrew; Dr Raj Mookerjee Professor Andrew Davenport; Dr Ranjan Rajendramhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-physics-biomedicalengineering/research/research-groups/biomedical-optics-research-laboratory-borl/smartphone-imaging-groupsig
Selected Publications
1. Doku, E., N.A., & Yakubu, V.A, Ani-Amponsah, M., Aziato, L. (2019). ‘Capacity Building for Nurses and Midwives in the Effective Management of Postpartum Haemorrhage in Ghana’. University Team: Arko, L., & Owusu, L. Improving Nutrition in Children Under-5 years using Local Foods in Ghana. Retrieved from https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10755%2F18368& amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C03b454875ec34360500e08d73b9de4ad%7Cdda80e8498184818b7021c18d6c9 7874%7C1%7C0%7C637043421638241005&sdata=xvqe6cpV74W%2FYBTIqsxhaeUW8wG0FsoK5I GiTffEk1w%3D&reserved=0
2. Arko, L., & Owusu, L. Ani-Amponsah, M., Aziato, L. (2019). Improving Nutrition in Children Under-5 years using Local Foods in Ghana. Retrieved from ’https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10755%2F18390 &data=02%7C01%7C%7C56692ee3144f451199a708d73d36b87c%7Cdda80e8498184818b7021c18d6c 97874%7C1%7C0%7C637045177537653451&sdata=vMLmirqhipH20VKl4cJS6MPnlJHgbTq8C9SPA qd%2BD%2Fg%3D&reserved=0
3. Ani-Amponsah, M. (2017). A Research Exposition on 'Saving Newborn Lives in Rural Birth Settings COINN Bulletin ’-http://mailchi.mp/aff3f459689c/coinn-newsletter-august-2017?e=6b4c80435b
4. Ani-Amponsah, M. (2016). The synthesis of science is lived in the arts. Art representation of newborn health, inequity and community engagement in rural Ghana. Images of Research exhibition – Tag 51). University of Alberta. https://www.library.ualberta.ca/images-of-research
5. Ani-Amponsah, M. (2016). Communicating science through the arts: poetic description of academic engagement and bio-psychological health. Faculty of Nursing, Faculty Flash Weekly 11.10 - April, 4, 2016, University of Alberta. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1cuLvxI6fFmc1VNSmJ5OVJjak0/view
6. Ani-Amponsah, M. (2016). Experiences of midwives who are faced with newborns affected by birth asphyxia in rural birth settings, southern Ghana. PhD Thesis. Education and research archives (ERA), University of Alberta. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/08612r049#.VxKojqQrLIU; https://www.library.caltech.edu/eds?query=%22Notes%22&type=DE&ff[]=AuthorUniversity:University%2 0Of%20Alberta
In Review - 2020
1. Claire Gooding, Tina Lavin, Lindiwe Sibeko , Chizoma Ndikom, Stella Iwuagwu, Mary Ani - Amponsah, Bukola Salami. Nutrition of African Children Who Are Refugees Or Internally Displaced Prior To Re-Settlement: A Scoping Review of Literature. Manuscript ID: IJPH-D-20-00094. International Journal of Public Health.
2. Dr. Akwi W. Asombang, Dr Ronke Akintola-Ogunremi:Dr Kondwelani J Mateyo: Zambia, Dr Marc Mendelson, Ms Julie Mwabe: Dr Nancy Kasongo, Mr Joel Kpodo, Dr. Mary Ani-Amponsah, Dr. Margaret Mary Wilson: COVID19 in Africa: The Nuances of Social Distancing and Lockdown . Manuscript ID- SAMJ 15128 - South African Medical Journal
3. Paula Raquel Santana de Sousa, Alasdair Kennedy , Delan Devakumar. Bukola Salami. Mary Ani-Amponsah Migration, Regional Brief: COVID-19 and Child Health in West Africa. Journal: Lancet Migration
4. Samuel Adjorlolo; Mary Ani-Amponsah, Emily Hammond; Maame Esi Pantsiwaa Nyame. Obstetric Fistula-Induced Incontinence and WASH Programming in Humanitarian Settings: Agenda for Research, Innovation and Practice. NOHA-D-20-00043 - Journal of International Humanitarian Action
5. Olivia Nyarko Mensah, Mary Ani-Amponsah, Albert Opoku, Yussif Issah Sumaila, Veronica Oduro-Kwarteng, Egya Gyanzah Eshun, Ajaratu Lampinley, Faisal Adomako Duku and Ransford Sarfo-Mensah, Bright K. Avuglah. Experiences of Ghanaian Student Nurses’ and Midwives’ During Clinical Practice in the Kumasi Metropolis: An Ethnographic Study. Manuscript ID - JCEN-2020-164. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing.
2. Arko, L., & Owusu, L. Ani-Amponsah, M., Aziato, L. (2019). Improving Nutrition in Children Under-5 years using Local Foods in Ghana. Retrieved from ’https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10755%2F18390 &data=02%7C01%7C%7C56692ee3144f451199a708d73d36b87c%7Cdda80e8498184818b7021c18d6c 97874%7C1%7C0%7C637045177537653451&sdata=vMLmirqhipH20VKl4cJS6MPnlJHgbTq8C9SPA qd%2BD%2Fg%3D&reserved=0
3. Ani-Amponsah, M. (2017). A Research Exposition on 'Saving Newborn Lives in Rural Birth Settings COINN Bulletin ’-http://mailchi.mp/aff3f459689c/coinn-newsletter-august-2017?e=6b4c80435b
4. Ani-Amponsah, M. (2016). The synthesis of science is lived in the arts. Art representation of newborn health, inequity and community engagement in rural Ghana. Images of Research exhibition – Tag 51). University of Alberta. https://www.library.ualberta.ca/images-of-research
5. Ani-Amponsah, M. (2016). Communicating science through the arts: poetic description of academic engagement and bio-psychological health. Faculty of Nursing, Faculty Flash Weekly 11.10 - April, 4, 2016, University of Alberta. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1cuLvxI6fFmc1VNSmJ5OVJjak0/view
6. Ani-Amponsah, M. (2016). Experiences of midwives who are faced with newborns affected by birth asphyxia in rural birth settings, southern Ghana. PhD Thesis. Education and research archives (ERA), University of Alberta. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/08612r049#.VxKojqQrLIU; https://www.library.caltech.edu/eds?query=%22Notes%22&type=DE&ff[]=AuthorUniversity:University%2 0Of%20Alberta
In Review - 2020
1. Claire Gooding, Tina Lavin, Lindiwe Sibeko , Chizoma Ndikom, Stella Iwuagwu, Mary Ani - Amponsah, Bukola Salami. Nutrition of African Children Who Are Refugees Or Internally Displaced Prior To Re-Settlement: A Scoping Review of Literature. Manuscript ID: IJPH-D-20-00094. International Journal of Public Health.
2. Dr. Akwi W. Asombang, Dr Ronke Akintola-Ogunremi:Dr Kondwelani J Mateyo: Zambia, Dr Marc Mendelson, Ms Julie Mwabe: Dr Nancy Kasongo, Mr Joel Kpodo, Dr. Mary Ani-Amponsah, Dr. Margaret Mary Wilson: COVID19 in Africa: The Nuances of Social Distancing and Lockdown . Manuscript ID- SAMJ 15128 - South African Medical Journal
3. Paula Raquel Santana de Sousa, Alasdair Kennedy , Delan Devakumar. Bukola Salami. Mary Ani-Amponsah Migration, Regional Brief: COVID-19 and Child Health in West Africa. Journal: Lancet Migration
4. Samuel Adjorlolo; Mary Ani-Amponsah, Emily Hammond; Maame Esi Pantsiwaa Nyame. Obstetric Fistula-Induced Incontinence and WASH Programming in Humanitarian Settings: Agenda for Research, Innovation and Practice. NOHA-D-20-00043 - Journal of International Humanitarian Action
5. Olivia Nyarko Mensah, Mary Ani-Amponsah, Albert Opoku, Yussif Issah Sumaila, Veronica Oduro-Kwarteng, Egya Gyanzah Eshun, Ajaratu Lampinley, Faisal Adomako Duku and Ransford Sarfo-Mensah, Bright K. Avuglah. Experiences of Ghanaian Student Nurses’ and Midwives’ During Clinical Practice in the Kumasi Metropolis: An Ethnographic Study. Manuscript ID - JCEN-2020-164. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing.