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Frances Emily Owusu-Ansah

Behavioural Sciences

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About

Sr. Frances Emily Owusu-Ansah, PhD, is an educator, researcher, and a clinical psychologist.  She is also a Perpetually Professed member of the Institute of the Daughters of the Most Holy Trinity (FST), a Catholic Women Religious Institute of Diocesan Right.  Primarily trained in Canada and the United States of America, she has close to two decades of experience as a licensed clinical psychologist and lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).  Her research interests include psychological and subjective wellbeing, disability, and indigenous knowledge systems in the area of psychotheraphy for the promotion of adult and adolescent mental health. Sr. Frances Emily has good leadership and administrative experiences having served for over a decade in the Leadership of the FST Sisters and in various administrative positions at the KNUST.  She is presently the Head of Department for Behavioural Sciences in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, KNUST. Her personal strengths include dedication to duty, team-building, and a passion for teaching and formatiion of students.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work is centered on exploring a wide range of complex social, cultural, and health challenges across various contexts, particularly focusing on African settings. Their research delves into themes such as mental health, substance use, aging, and family dynamics, using multiple domains including healthcare education, psychological well-being, intergenerational care, and pandemic preparedness.

Research Themes

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African indigenous knowledge and research(2013)
Suicide among university students: prevalence, risks and protective factors(2020)
Access to health in city slum dwellers: The case of Sodom and Gomorrah in Accra, Ghana(2016)
Designed to deter: Barriers to facilities at secondary schools in Ghana(2012)
The effect of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact on Ghanaian infants’ response to the Still Face Task: Comparison between Ghanaian and Canadian mother-infant dyads(2019)
Perspectives in musculoskeletal injury management by traditional bone setters in Ashanti, Ghana(2015)
“After Cutting It, Things Have Never Remained the Same”: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of Amputees and Their Caregivers(2025)
Sharing in the life of the person with disability: A Ghanaian perspective(2015)
“Make my burden lighter”: Depression and Social Support in persons with disability in Ghana(2017)
Perceived control, academic performance and well-being of Ghanaian college students with disability(2012)
Cultural orientation and subjective well-being(2005)
Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context(2016)
Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context Psychotherapy in Indigenous Context(2020)
Do cultural identity and control perceptions have any bearing on how satisfied we are with our lives(2009)
Caregiving and Support in African Context: A Personal Perspective(2021)
Caregiving and Support in African Context:(2021)
Challenging and Changing Lives: The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Peer Counseling Program, a Model for Tertiary Institutions(2021)
Drivers of Drugs and Substance Use and Their Effects Among Young People in a Peri-Urban District of Ghana(2021)
Drivers of Substance Use and Related Disorders Among Young People in a Peri-urban District of Ghana(2021)
Psychological correlates of COVID safety protocol adherence among university students(2023)
14. Caregiving and Support in African Context: A Personal Perspective(2021)
Psychological Wellbeing and Coping Strategies of University Students with Physical Disability(2024)
Seeking Spiritual Direction: The Motivation of the Contemporary Ghanaian Christian(2025)
A Qualitative Study of the Role of Female Community Health Workers in Pandemic and Epidemic Prevention and Preparedness in Afigya Kwabre South Peri-Urban District, Ghana(2025)

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