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Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. in Sociology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1988
• M.A. in Sociology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 1986
• M.A. in Sociology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1983
• B.A. (Honors) in Sociology, University Ghana, Legon, Ghana, 1980

Areas of Teaching expertise

• Criminology
• Criminal Justice
• Juvenile Delinquency
• International Criminal Justice Systems
• Murder: A Global Perspective
• Victimology

Research Interests

• Homicide
• Violence Against Women
• International Criminal Justice

Selected Publications

• Better Dead Than Dishonored: Masculinity and Male Suicidal Behavior in Contemporary Ghana. Social Science and Medicine (2010).
• Criminalizing Rape Within Marriage: Perspectives of Ghanaian University Students. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (2010).
• Epidemiologic Characteristics of Suicidal Behavior in Contemporary Ghana. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention (2010).
• Spousal Homicides in Contemporary Ghana. Journal of Criminal Justice, 36, 209-216 (2008).
• Husbands Who Kill Their Wives: An Analysis of Uxoricides in Contemporary Ghana. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Vol. 52. Issue No. 3. Pp. 296-310 (2008).
• Witchcraft Themes in Popular Ghanaian Music. Popular Music and Society, 31, 299-311 (2008).
• Women Who Kill Their Husbands: Mariticides in Contemporary Ghana. Aggressive Behavior, 33, 526-536 (2007).
• Mythical Realities: College students' construction of the South Pacific. College Student Journal, 41, 99-111 (with C. M. White) (2007).
• Vigilante Homicides in Contemporary Ghana. Journal of Criminal Justice, 33, 413-427 (2005).
• Ritual Homicides in Contemporary Ghana. International Journal of Comparative Criminology, 5, 29-59 (2005).