Dr. Aba Obrumah Crentsil

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Aba Obrumah Crentsil is a Senior Research Fellow with the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economics Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana. She is an interdisciplinary researcher whose work sits at the intersection of development planning, development and environmental sociology. Her research interest lies in, sustainable development, social protection and gender, interactions between populations and their environments (climate and energy), evaluation planning, urban planning and how to accommodate research in above fields by using planning supporting systems. Aba also have over 10 years of experience in research consultancy and advisory work in sustainable energy and gender.

She has published extensively and her expertise includes gender mainstreaming, designing and conducting qualitative research, combining quantitative, qualitative and participatory methods; fieldwork and supervision of local fieldwork teams, policy advice & evaluation work; project management; workshop facilitation, and teaching.

Energy and Environmental
Air pollution and Health
Urbanization and Urban Policy
Climate change and Sustainable development

Crentsil, A. O., Asuman, D., & Fenny, A. P. (2019). Assessing the determinants and drivers of multidimensional energy poverty in Ghana. Energy Policy, 133, 110884.

Fenny A. P, Asuman D, Crentsil A O, Odame D. N. A., (2019) "Trends and causes of socioeconomic inequalities in maternal healthcare in Ghana, 2003–2014", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 46 Issue: 2, pp.288-308, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-03-2018-0148

Sarkodie, S.A.; Crentsil, A.O.; Owusu, P.A. (2019), Does energy consumption follow asymmetric behavior? An assessment of Ghana’s energy sector dynamics. Sci. Total Environ. 651, 2886–2 898

Crentsil A.O. and Owusu G. (2018), Accra’s Decongestion Policy: Another Face of Urban Clearance or Bulldozing Approach? , International Development Policy | Revue de politique de développement , DOI : 10.4000/poldev.2719

Alvarado, G., Fenny, A., Dakey, S., Mueller, J., O’Brien-Milne, L., Crentsil, A., Duvvury, N., Scriver, S., & Schwenke, C. (2018). The health-related impacts and costs of violence against women and girls on survivors, households and communities in Ghana. Journal of Public Health in Africa, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/jphia.2018.860

Fenny, A., Crentsil, A., & Ackah, C. (2017). The health MDGs in Ghana: lessons and implications for the implementation of the sustainable development goals. Journal of Public Health, 26(2), 225-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10389-017-0854-8

Fenny, A. P., Crentsil A.O., & Asuman D. (2017). Determinants and Distribution of Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Knowledge in Ghana. Global Journal of Health Science, 9(12). doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v9n12p32

Dushie D., Fenny, A.P. & Crentsil, A.O. (2017) Vehicular Emissions and Its Implications on the Health of Traders: A Case Study of Traders in La Nkwantanang Municipality in Ghana. Journal of Sustainable Development; 10(6) doi.org/ 1913-9063

Owusu G and Crentsil A. O. (2015). Spatial context of development policy and practice. In G. Owusu, R. D. Osei and F. A. Asante (Eds.), Contemporary Development Policies and practices: A Reader. Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers (In Press)

Inkoom, D.K.B. and Crentsil, A.O. (2015) ' Estimation of indoor air pollution and health impacts due to biomass burning in rural northern Ghana', in Case studies for developing globally responsible engineers, GDEE (eds.), Global Dimension in Engineering Education, Barcelona. Available from: http://gdee.eu/index.php/resources.html

Other publications

Crentsil A.O . (2018). Energy. Social Development Outlook, 2018 Accra: Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon.

Crentsil A. O. (2016). Energy. Social Development Outlook, 2016. Accra: Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon, pp. 145 – 162

Crentsil A. O. (2014). Energy. Social Development Outlook, 2014. Accra: Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of Ghana, Legon, pp. 173-198

Reports

Co-author: Shakespeare Lives in Ghana. Roles, Representations and Perceptions of Women (ISSER Final Report for SLIG Project). Commissioned by the British Council. April 2016.

Drivers of community service and shaping transformative Leadership through community service .CAMFED- Team Member
Ensuring Access to Affordable, Sustainable and Clean Household Energy for all in Ghana. Southern Voice – Team Member
Social Economic Cost of Violence against Women and Girls (International Center for Research on Women -ICRW-Qualitative Study)- Team Member
The effect of climate change and variability on farming, food production, and nutrition in the upper east region of Ghana – Team Member
Economic Policy Management Programme (EPMP) Tracer Study- World Bank
Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Baseline Study
Undertaking of Public Expenditure and Implementation Review (PEIR) of the Health Sector

ISDS 616: Development Planning
ISDS 704: Project Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation