The Centre for Migration Studies (CMS) at the University of Ghana has welcomed 14 new scholars into its alumni community following the successful completion of their PhD, Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Master of Arts (MA) programmes in Migration Studies.
The graduates, who formed part of the University of Ghana’s latest graduating cohort for the July 2026 ceremonies, join a growing network of migration scholars and professionals equipped with interdisciplinary knowledge and research skills to contribute to migration discourse, policy development and practice in Ghana, Africa and globally.
Their research works addressed critical migration issues, including human trafficking, migrant vulnerability, irregular migration, return migration and the complex social realities associated with human mobility.
Among the completed studies was “Mental Health of Female Victims of Trafficking in Ghana: A Qualitative Study” by Dr. Dziedzorm Abra Adzam. The research examined the mental health experiences of female victims of trafficking in Ghana and was supervised by Prof. Kwaku Oppong-Asante, Dr. Angela Anarfi Gyasi-Gyamerah and Prof. David Lackland Sam.
Dr. Asher Amanor’s study, titled “Mobility and Immobility Experiences of Convicted Drug Mules in Ghana,” explored the lived experiences of convicted drug mules and the complex ways in which migration, mobility and restrictions intersect. The research was supervised by Prof. Akosua Keseboa Darkwah, Dr. Benjamin Kobina Kwansa and Dr. Geraldine Asiwome Ampah.
Dr. Mabel Efua Quainoo’s research, “Return Migration Amidst Crisis: Ghanaian International Return Migrants in Accra and Kumasi,” examined the experiences of Ghanaian return migrants and the factors shaping return migration during periods of crisis. The study was supervised by Prof. Daniel Bruce Sarpong, Dr. Johnson Appiah-Kubi and Dr. Mark Kwaku Mensah Obeng.
Other graduates from the Migration Studies programmes include Julianne Takyiaw Karikari, who completed the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programme, and Allen Kwesi Amanfu, Julius Awuah Baffour, Nana Amoah Boakye-Yiadom, Ellen Domfe, Zeinatu Erebong Issahaku, Isaac Kwame Ansah Kwapong, Hamdiya Musah, Nana Akwasi Owusu Sekyere and Ibrahim Sumani, who completed Master of Arts (MA) programmes in Migration Studies.
The Centre congratulates the new graduates on their academic achievements and welcomes them into the CMS alumni community, encouraging them to maintain their connection with the Centre and contribute to advancing migration research, policy conversations and interventions.
The new cohort further strengthens the Centre’s community of scholars committed to understanding migration processes and addressing emerging mobility challenges through evidence-based research.
Through its graduate programmes, the Centre continues to train researchers, policymakers and practitioners with the expertise to examine migration from social, economic, political, legal and demographic perspectives, reinforcing the University of Ghana’s contribution to migration scholarship in Africa and globally
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