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Stephen Adjei

Petroleum Engineering

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About

Dr. Stephen Adjei has been a dedicated faculty member in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at KNUST, contributing to academia and research. With a strong academic foundation, he earned his undergraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering from KNUST, a Master of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dhanbad, India,  and a PhD from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia.Dr. Adjei specializes in subsurface engineering and characterization, with a strong focus on wellbore integrity, cement performance, and subsurface modeling. He leverages advanced analytics and machine learning to optimize drilling and cementing operations, enhance subsurface understanding, and support decision-making in complex energy environments.He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)  and an active member of The Brew-Hammond Energy Center (TEC-KNUST), collaborating on initiatives that enhance sustainable energy solutions and promote capacity-building within Ghana's energy industry.Dr. Adjei is deeply committed to knowledge transfer and industry collaboration. He has participated in multiple consultancy projects and applied research endeavors that bridge academic findings with real-world applications in petroleum and energy engineering.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work across various domains of social and health sciences highlights significant contributions, including: 1. **Global Maternal and Child Health**: Focus on healthcare policies and domestic violence in Ghana, emphasizing the importance of robust services and addressing abuse promptly. 2. **Intimate Partner and Family Violence**: Highlights studies on male-to-female violence, exploring both medical and emotional aspects, underscoring the need for comprehensive interventions. 3. **Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment**: Provides insights into lymphatic filariasis and related studies in Ghana's northern regions, offering practical approaches to managing parasitic diseases. 4. **Healthcare Systems and Reforms**: Examines reforms in public health systems, particularly Additional Duty Hours Allowance in Ghana, as a model for efficient governance. 5. **Cultural and Social Themes**: Emphasizes the role of African psychology in understanding personhood and agency, contributing to ethical and social development theories. 6. **Child and Adolescent Health**: Discusses school-based anthelmintic delivery systems, highlighting their importance in early childhood health. 7. **Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction**: Connects mental health issues with social networks, underscoring the interplay between personal and societal factors affecting well-being. 8. **Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy**: Includes a clinical note on disease management, providing practical applications for researchers in cardiology. 9. **Global Health and Surgery**: Reports from a tertiary hospital setting emphasize the necessity of specialized surgical practices. 10. **Religion and Society**: A paper on improving human resources through religious interventions, blending spiritual practices with governance. 11. **Primary Care and Health Outcomes**: Explores data-driven improvements in primary care services, influencing health management systems. 12. **Child Nutrition and Water Access**: Discusses school-level programs for water access, focusing on early childhood nutrition. 13. **Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare**: Reflects on methodological challenges in healthcare communication, offering insights into effective practices. 14. **Culture, Economy, and Development**: Examines socio-political contexts through various country reports, contributing to cultural understanding and development strategies. 15. **Healthcare Reforms**: Highlights reports from Ghanans, showcasing international efforts towards systemic reforms. 16. **Psychological Development**: Discusses personality theories in diverse cultures, emphasizing the universal aspects of human development. 17. **Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics**: Focuses on gender roles in Akan culture, underscoring intersecting gender dynamics in family relationships. 18. **Emotional Intelligence and Performance**: Conducts a study linking corruption to mental health among students, providing critical insights into human behavior. Each paper contributes uniquely to their respective fields, offering valuable insights into social, cultural, and healthcare contexts.

Research Themes

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Public social policy development and implementation: a case study of the Ghana National Health Insurance scheme(2007)
Prioritising sexual and reproductive health in Ghana(2005)
Family planning priorities in low-prevalence countries.(1991)
Masculinity and Spousal Violence: Discursive Accounts of Husbands Who Abuse Their Wives in Ghana(2015)
“Correcting an Erring Wife Is Normal”: Moral Discourses of Spousal Violence in Ghana(2015)
Entrapment of Victims of Spousal Abuse in Ghana(2015)
“I Have Since Repented”: Discursive Analysis of the Role of Religion in Husband-to-Wife Abuse in Ghana(2020)
Partner Dependency and Intimate Partner Abuse: A Sociocultural Grounding of Spousal Abuse in Ghana(2015)
Sociocultural Groundings of Battered Women’s Entrapment in Abusive Marital Relationship in Ghana(2017)
The Social Intentionality of Battered Women’s Agency in Ghana(2018)
Exploring the psychosocial, cultural, and structural accounts of spousal abuse in Ghana(2016)
Personhood, Masculinity, and Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence(2023)
Exploring the psychosocial, cultural and structural accounts of spousal abuse in rural and urban Ghana(2013)
The economic burden of lymphatic filariasis in northern Ghana(1996)
Bancroftian filariasis in the Kassena Nankana District of the upper east region of Ghana: a preliminary study.(1993)
When 'solutions of yesterday become problems of today': crisis-ridden decision making in a complex adaptive system (CAS)--the Additional Duty Hours Allowance in Ghana(2012)
Conceptualising personhood, agency, and morality for African psychology(2019)
Decolonising Mind and Being Associated with Marriage: Perspectives from Ghana(2023)
Community perception of school‐based delivery of anthelmintics in Ghana and Tanzania
The Partnership for Child Development(2001)
Discourse Analysis: Examining Language Use in Context(2015)
Ubuntu philosophy and the experiences of Deaf people in Ghana(2023)
Assessing Women Empowerment in Africa(2015)
Bride Price, Cultural and Gender Identity, and Husband-to-Wife Abuse in Ghana(2018)
A Social–Ecological Study of Perceptions and Determinants of Sexual Enhancement Drug Use among Men and Women in Ghana(2022)
Gendered mourning: A perspective of Akan death culture in Ghana(2023)
Mental health problems, interpersonal trust, and socio-cultural correlates of corruption perception in Ghana(2024)
A 58-Year-Old Woman With ST-Segment Elevation, Seizures, and Altered Mental Status in the Setting of Opiate Withdrawal(2009)
Conceptualizing Discursive Analysis as a Culturally Contextualized Activity(2019)
Socio-economic and technological aspects of mental health of older persons: the role of strong and weak ties in Ghana(2022)
Quality of acute ischemic stroke care at a tertiary Hospital in Ghana(2022)
Predicting the impact of school-based treatment for urinary schistosomiasis given by the Ghana Partnership for Child Development(1998)
Research-agenda setting in developing countries(1999)
Mapping of health research institutions in Ghana: Landscaping and comparative analysis(2015)
Quest for Quality: Interventions to Improve Human Resources for Health among Faith-Based Organizations(2009)
From Data to Decision Making in Health: The Evolution of a Health Management Information System(1996)
School health programmes.(1996)
P772 Sociodemographic and spatial infiuences on the malaria incidence of infants in the Ashanti Region/Ghana(2007)
Sign Language Interpreter-Mediated Qualitative Interview with Deaf Participants in Ghana: Some Methodological Reflections for Practice(2022)
How ‘bride price’ reinforces negative stereotypes: a Ghanaian case study(2019)
Methodological and ethical considerations in the study on children’s everyday lives under COVID-19 in three African countries:(2020)
Methodological and ethical considerations in the study on children’s everyday lives under COVID-19 in three African countries: Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa(2020)
Methodological and Ethical Considerations in the Study on Children’s Everyday Lives Under COVID-19 in Three African Countries: Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa(2020)
Priority setting in Ghana?s Health Sector Reforms: Where is sexual and reproductive health?(2003)
A dose of common sense: pharmacists and STI treatment in Ghana [News item](2002)
Child Participation in the Elimination of Child Labour in Cocoa Production in Suhum Municipality, Eastern Region(2015)
The Impact of HIV and AIDS and Programming on Health System Strengthening in Ghana(2011)
Disentangling “Fetishism”: Rethinking Keywords and Terminologies in Modern Anthropology(2020)
Full-time Medical Teachers and Research Workers Committee(1976)
Methodological and ethical considerations in the study on children’s everyday lives under COVID-19 in three African countries: Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa(2020)
Corporate Governance Reimagined: Integrating Diversity, Accountability and Stakeholder Inclusivity in Ghanaian Boardrooms(2024)
"Correcting an erring wife is normal": Moral disengagement discourses of wife-abuse in Ghana(2014)
Highlighting Personality and Social Psychological Theories From Majority World Contexts: Introduction to the Special Issue(2025)
Ghana y el precio de la novia: estereotipos negativos(2019)
Death and mourning in Ghana: how gender shapes the rituals of the Akan people(2023)
Rich people, bribes and depression – study finds link between corruption and mental health among Ghanaian students(2024)
Using passively collected digital phenotypes to assess and predict depression.(2025)

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