Ma’Adjoa Manu
Biography
Ma’Adjoa Manu teaches undergraduate courses Our Community Our Health and Nutrition for Health.
Ma’Adjoa’s research focus is investigating social and structural determinants of health among people who can become pregnant. Over the past decade, Ma’Adjoa has partnered with communities and universities in Ghana and the United States, and international organizations such as the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and USAID to work on projects focused on contraceptive use; adolescent sexual health and behaviors; healthcare access and utilization; key populations size estimation in Ghana; how pregnant women are treated during childbirth at healthcare facilities in Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar, and Nigeria; building sustainable communities in Tokyo; and promoting education and family planning as climate solutions.
Ma’Adjoa’s current research seeks to better understand reproductive life planning among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including the role of developmental disabilities services case managers in conversations about pregnancy and reproductive life plans. She volunteers with organizations to provide resilience training for youths with trauma experiences, most of the youths are in foster care.
Education, Degrees
Master of Public Health (Population, Family, and Reproductive Health)
Bachelor of Science in Administration (Accounting)
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
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