Ian Yeboah
PhD, University of Calgary, 1994
Geography and black world studies, sub-Saharan Africa, urban, economic development and planning
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Dr. Yeboah has served as editor of African Geographical Review(AGR) and is on the editorial board of both the AGR and the Ghana Geographical Bulletin. He taught at both the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, and the University of Calgary before becoming a member of the faculty at Miami University. His research and teaching are on globalization and Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on urbanization, migration, development, and poverty. Dr. Yeboah is currently writing a book titled “The Emergence of the Accra-Tema City-Region: A Geographical Perspective”. His earlier book titled Black African Neo-Diaspora: Ghanaian Immigrant Experiences in the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, Area (2008) is published by Lexington Books. Dr. Yeboah has published numerous journal articles and book chapters.