John Manyimadin Kusimi

John M. Kusimi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana. He holds a PhD in Geography and Resource Development from the University of Ghana and MSc in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. He has been a member of several boards and committees in the Department and in the University.  He has participated in many research grants as PI, Co-PI or Country Lead/Coordinator funded by international and local institutions and organizations such as the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa, University of Ghana; the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University; Building Global Partnerships for Global Challenges, University of Bristol; and Office of Research, Innovation and Development, University of Ghana. He is external assessor/examiner for many organizations including the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, University of Cape Coast, University of Energy and Natural Resources among others. He is a fellow of the African Center for Advanced Studies, University of Ghana and the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa and was a visiting fellow of the Canadian Commonwealth to Simon Frazer University, Canada, TRECCAFRICA Staff Mobility Scholar to Institute of Resources Assessment in the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Cambridge studentship to Cambridge University and Linnaeus Palme Scholar to the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. He is also a member of several professional bodies including the National Scientific Member (Representative of Ghana) of the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) and the President of Ghana Association of Geomorphologists (GAG).