CURRICULUM VITAE

    

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth:                21^st August, 1973

Place of Birth:                Mampong, Ashanti

Citizenship:                    Ghanaian

Marital Status:             Married

Father’s Name:              Emmanuel O. Baafi

Mother’s Name:            Rose Okyere

EDUCATION BACKGROUND:  

2013 – 2016:     Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Major in Nursing Administration with Honors (Benemeritus)

 Our Lady of Fatima University, Valenzuela City, Philippines 

 

2006- 2009         Master of Philosophy in Nursing

 School of Nursing University of Ghana, Legon, Accra-Ghana

 

2000-2003          Bachelor of Arts in Nursing with psychology, with First Class Honors

University of Ghana, Legon, Accra-Ghana

 

1993-1996          State Registered Nursing Training

Nurses’ Training College, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ashanti

 

 

 

1998-1999          Advance Level Certificate Examinations

 Private Candidate

                            

1987-1992         Ordinary Level Certificate Examinations

 Nsutaman Catholic Secondary School, Nsuta, Ashanti.

 

ACEDEMIC RANK: SENIOR LECTURER

FELLOWSHIPS: Fellow West Africa College of Nursing (FWACN)

Foundation Fellow, Ghana College of Nurses’ and Midwives’ (FGCNM)

 

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:

1996                    State Registered Nurse (RN)

PROFESSIONAL       ASSOCIATIONS:      

1996 to date       Ghana Registered Nurses Association (GRNA)

2009 to date       Fellow West Africa College of Nursing (FWACN)

2009 to date       Sigma Theta Thau International (STTI)

2008 to date       Nurse Educators Group, Ghana

2016  to date        Foundation Fellow, Ghana College of Nurses’ and Midwives’ (FGCNM)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2009- Date Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Valley View University, Accra, Ghana

 

2007-2008 Graduate Assistant, Department of Nursing

 Valley View University

         

2003-2006           Program Officer

National Health Learning Material Center (Health Education Unit)

 Ministry of Health

Regional Head Office

Ashanti, Region, Kumasi

 

1996-2000          Registered Nurse

 Government Hospital

Mampong Ashanti, Ghana

 

1996                   Rotation Nurse

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Kumasi, Ghana

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

2009 to Date      Fellow West African College of Nursing

 

2007 to Date      Member Honor Society of Nursing: Sigma Theta Tau International

 

2016 to Date      Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives

 

POSITIONS HELD: 

                    

2010 – 2012      Head

         Department of Nursing, Valley View University

 

2009 -2010         Acting Head

                            Department of Nursing, Valley View University

 

2005               Acting Manager

National Health Learning Material Centre, Ministry of Health, Kumasi-Ashanti, Ghana

 

2003 – 2006       Program Officer

 Health Education Unit,

 Ministry of Health

Ashanti Region

 

2005 – 2006       Secretary

 Sickle Cell Association of Ghana

Kumasi, Ghana

 

2005 – 2006       Coordinator

Education and Counseling Component

New Born Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana

 

COMMITTEES SERVED ON:

2016-Date           Health Services Management Committee

                             Valley View University

Accra, Ghana

 

2017-Date           Graduation Committee

                             Valley View University

Accra, Ghana

 

2017 – Date                 Code of Conduct Committee

                             Valley View University

Accra, Ghana

 

2016- Date                   VVU Health Insurance Committee

                             Valley View University

Accra, Ghana

 

2017                    International Conference on Phyto Innovation

Valley View University

Accra, Ghana

 

2017                    Landscape Committee

 

2010-2012          Academic Board

 

2010-2012          Health Services Board

                            

 

2010-2012          Disciplinary Committee

                            

 

2005-2006                   Advisory Committee Member

                             Sickle Foundation of Ghana

                             Kumasi, Ghana

                  

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:

·        1^st Scientific Conference and 1^st Annual General

Meeting of Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (2016)

·        2^nd International Nursing Conference, Ghana (2012)                                

·        1^st Global Conference on Sickle Cell Disease, Accra, Ghana, (2010)

·        Strategic Planning Workshop for University Administrators (2010)

·        Nursing in the 21^st Century, Accra, Ghana (2009)

·        Thinking Qualitative Research Conference, Edmonton, Canada (2007).

·        UG-Brown Academic Partnership to Address HIV/AIDS (2012)

·        Our Lady of Fatima Graduate School 5^th Annual Graduate Faculty-Students Research Forum (2015)

·        Our Lady of Fatima Graduate School 6^th Annual Graduate Faculty-Students Research Forum (2015)

·        Leadership & Governance and Its Impact on Human Behaviour in Nursing Organizations (2014) 

 

 

 

 

OTHER SERVICES

 Resource Person for Women Ministries during Abuse Emphasis Day, 2015

Motivational Speaker, NAGSDA Hall

 

AWARD RECEIVED

BENEMERITUS, Plaque of Distinction during PhD Graduation

 PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES       

 1^st Global Congress on Sickle Cell Disease

Title of Paper: “Perceptions of young adults on genetic counselling                  in SCD”

Date and Venue: July 20-21, 2010, Accra International Conference Center, Ghana

 

10^th AIIAS African Theological Association Annual Forum.

Theme “Church Growth and Mission Focused: Role of the Adventist Laity in Africa.

Paper Title: “Recapturing the Medical Missionary Spirit: An         Advocacy for SDA Nurses as Tools for Evangelism in Ghana”.

Date and Venue: April 19-20, 2014 at AIIAS, Lalaan 1, Silang Cavite, Philippines.

15^th AIIAS International Conference of the Graduate School on Business, Education and Public Health.

Theme: “Connectedness: Human Relation, Learning, & Wellness”

 

Paper Title: “Experiences of Older People on Quality of Life through Social Connectedness”.

 

Paper Title: “Preparedness of Nursing International Students for their Clinical Learning in the Philippines”

Date and Venue: October 20-22, 2014 at AIIAS, Lalaan 1, Silang Cavite, Philippines.

 

3^rd International Research Conference on Higher Education

Theme “Social Capital and Innovation: Bridging the Knowledge Gap for International Competitiveness

Date and Venue: December 2-5, 2015, Subic Bay, Philippines.

Paper Titled: “Learning Style Preferences of Graduate Nursing Students Taking Masters Program”

1^st Asian Qualitative Research Association Conference

Theme “Paving the Way”

Date and Venue: April 21-22, Tagaytay, Philippines.

 

Paper Titles “Knowledge, Attitude and Beliefs of Young Adults on Genetic Counseling in Sickle Cell Disease in a Private University”

 

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

 

Several subjects thought since my engagement as a faculty. Among them are;

Nursing Research Methods

Research Methods in Biomedical Equipment and Engineering

Family Health Crisis Intervention I

Family Health Crisis Intervention II

Family Health Crisis Intervention III

Perspectives of Nursing

Professional Adjustment

Seminar in Senior Project Work

Foundations of Nursing

Health Promotion

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Nursing Management and Leadership

 

 

STUDENTS PROJECTS SUPERVISED

 

·        Awareness of prostate cancer among male workers at Valley View University

·        Glaucoma among Ghanaian