About me | Statistician & Economist
About
Background and research
From economics in Ghana to doctoral research in Bayesian statistics, my work has developed across methods and applications.
I am completing a PhD in Statistics at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), affiliated with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. My doctoral research, supervised by Professor Silvia Liverani, Professor Andrew Leitch, and Dr Ilia J. Leitch, focuses on Bayesian statistics with applications in ecology, particularly Bayesian spatial modelling for biodiversity.
Academic journey
My academic journey began in Ghana, where I studied economics at the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale. Afterward, I served as a teaching and administrative assistant for one year in the Department of Economics. Working closely with Professor Haruna Issahaku, Professor Paul Kwame Nkegbe, and Professor Stanley Kojo Dary was an inspiring experience that led to my first steps into academic research and writing.
I later pursued postgraduate study in France at the University of Burgundy Europe (UBE) in Dijon. During this time, I completed a two-month internship at ECONRES at the Autonomous University of Madrid (AUM) in Madrid, Spain. There, I worked with Professor Coro Chasco and Professor Julie Le Gallo on structural equation modelling, an experience that further deepened my interest in research at the intersection of economics and statistics.
Methods and applications
Across my research interests and experience, Bayesian inference, statistical modelling, and uncertainty quantification provide a common thread. I am interested in econometrics, environmental modelling, and health data modelling alongside ecological applications, where these methods help make incomplete, biased, or noisy data more interpretable.