Iddrisu Salifu

A highly motivated and results-oriented social scientist with dual Master’s degrees in Economics and Integrated Coastal Zone Management. I specialize in applied microeconomics with extensive experience in quantitative data analysis using STATA and other advanced statistical software. My research intersects economics, environment and public health, aiming to provide actionable insights into human behaviors and policy impacts. Seeking for PhD opportunities within Environmental Economics or Coastal Management related where my expertise in research methodologies, project management, and interdisciplinary studies can contribute to impactful outcomes.

• Cerath Development Organisation and European Union Micro Research Grant, Principal Investigator: Economic Assessment of Social Protection and Improved Fish Smoking Technology on Livelihood of Fisherfolks in Ghana, 2022
• Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) Research Grant, Co-investigator on Save the Dolphin (SteD) Project, 2021
• World Bank’s Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) Scholar, Scholarship for post-graduate students, 2021
• Best WASSCE student in Economics, Government and Geography, Asankrangwa Secondary School, Ghana, 2008

• Research scientist for data management, Cardiometabolic Epidemiology Research Laboratory (CERL), Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER), University of Cape Coast, 07/2023-present
• Co-Investigator, 'Sensitizing Coastal Communities on the Need to Save the Marine Mammals', 05/2022-09/2022
• Data collector and data manager, Credit Scoring for Satellite for Business (Sat4Bus) for Cocoa Farmers in Ghana, 07/2020-10/2020
• Data collector and data manager, Mid-Term Evaluation of Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme (CORIP) for Farmers in Ghana, 03/2020-06/2020
• Research assistant for data management, Mid-Term Evaluation of Cocoa Rehabilitation and Intensification Programme (CORIP) for Farmers in Ghana, 03/2020-06/2020
• Research assistant for data management, Cost of Tax Compliance and Tax Incentives for Ghana Beyond Aid, 01/2020-03/2020
• Research assistant, Female Distance Education Challenges Survey in Ghana, 04/2016-07/2016

• Self-motivated graduate with a well-developed knowledge in applied microeconomics, and environment and natural resource management.
• A researcher and a project coordinator with strong quantitative analytical skills.
• Strong team-player developed through numerous research activities and programmes.
• Have good presentation skills combining sound analytical research and clear verbal explanation.

• Salifu, I., Arthur, F., & Nortey, S. A., 2024, Green consumption behaviour among higher education students as an approach to achieving sustainable source reduction of marine plastic pollution., Young Consumers, https://doi.org/10.1108/YC-10-2023-1881
• Salifu, I., Aheto, D. W., & Vondolia, G. K., 2024, Unraveling the drivers of the adoption of improved fish smoking technology among small-scale fisheries: A case study of the Ahotor oven in Ghana., Food and Humanity, 2, 100266, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foohum.2024.100266
• Hormenu, Thomas, Iddrisu Salifu, Ebenezer Oduro Antiri, Juliet Elikem Paku, Aaron Rudolf Arthur, Benjamin Nyane, Eric Awlime Ableh et al., 2024, Risk factors for cardiometabolic health in Ghana: Cardiometabolic Risks Study Protocol-APTI Project., Frontiers in Endocrinology, 15, 1337895, https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2024.1337895
• Hormenu, T., Salifu, I., Paku, J. E., Awlime-Ableh, E., Antiri, E. O., Gabla, A. M. H., ... & Prah, J. K., 2024, Unmasking the Risk Factors Associated with Undiagnosed Diabetes and Prediabetes in Ghana: Insights from Cardiometabolic Risk (CarMeR) Study-APTI Project., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21, 7, 836, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070836
• Boakye, K., Lee, Y. F., Annor, F. F., Dadzie, S. K., & Salifu, I., 2024, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to Estimate Technical and Scale Efficiencies of Smallholder Pineapple Farmers in Ghana., Agriculture, 14, 7, 1032, https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14071032
• Arthur, F., Salifu, I., & Abam Nortey, S., 2024, Predictors of higher education students' behavioural intention and usage of ChatGPT: the moderating roles of age, gender and experience., Interactive Learning Environments, 1-27, https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2024.2362805
• Arkorful, V., Salifu, I., Arthur, F., & Abam Nortey, S., 2024, Exploring the nexus between digital competencies and digital citizenship of higher education students: a PLS-SEM approach., Cogent Education, 11, 1, 2326722, https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2326722
• Salifu, I., Arthur, F., Arkorful, V., Abam Nortey, S., & Solomon Osei-Yaw, R., 2024, Economics students' behavioural intention and usage of ChatGPT in higher education: A hybrid structural equation modelling-artificial neural network approach., Cogent Social Sciences, 10, 1, 2300177, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2300177
• Arthur, F., Arkorful, V., Salifu, I., & Abam Nortey, S., 2023, Digital paradigm shift: Unraveling students' intentions to embrace Tablet-based Learning through an extended UTAUT2 model., Cogent Social Sciences, 9, 2, 2277340, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2277340
• Amadu, I., Seidu, A. A., Agyemang, K. K., Arthur-Holmes, F., Duku, E., Salifu, I., ... & Ahinkorah, B. O., 2023, Joint effect of water and sanitation practices on childhood diarrhoea in sub-Saharan Africa., Plos one, 18, 5, e0283826, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283826
• Aboagye, R. G., Ahinkorah, B. O., Tengan, C. L., Salifu, I., Acheampong, H. Y., & Seidu, A. A., 2022, Partner alcohol consumption and intimate partner violence against women in sexual unions in sub-Saharan Africa., PLoS one, 17, 12, e0278196, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278196
• Mbilla, S. A. E., Atindaana, P. A., Gadzo, S. G., Adeniyi, A., & Salifu, I., 2021, Monetary policy and macroeconomic indicators: A review of a developing country's perspectives 2002-2017., Cogent Economics & Finance, 9, 1, 1935530, https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2021.1935530

• 06/2022-present, Assistant Secretary (Ambassadors), African Science Frontiers Initiative (ASFI), Act as assistant secretary to ASFI Ambassadors that instils excellence in Africa’s science through competence acquisition., Assisting in organising capacity building, and career development, through which African scientists can play a more active research role in development.
• 08/2022-present, Research Fellow, Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN), P.O Box 53358-00200, Nairobi, Kenya, Undertaking research into the prevalence of diseases in the municipality., Entry of data on reports obtained from various health centres in the municipality., Helping to carry out vaccination programmes for the control of various diseases including Yaws.
• 01/2022-present, Intern (Graduate Research Fellow), Empiriks Research Consults, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Undertaking research into the prevalence of coastal related issues., Entry of data on reports obtained from various field work., Helping to carry writing articles.
• 05/2013-08/2014, Intern (Economics Teacher), Asankrangwa Senior High School, Ghana, Assisting in teaching Economics for S.H.S 1-3 students., Organizing classes, class tests and examinations., Invigilation and marking of scripts.

• Godwin Kofi Vondolia (PhD), Senior lecturer, School of Economics, Department of Applied of Economics, University of Cape Coast, +233(0) 595468554, gkvond@ucc.edu.gh
• Thomas Hormenu (PhD), Senior lecturer and Head of Department (HOD), Director, Cardiometabolic Epidemiology Research Laboratory, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, +233 (0) 244213465, thormenu@ucc.edu.gh
• James Dickson Fiagborlo (PhD), Senior lecturer, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Ho Technical University, Ghana, +233(0) 200249032, jfiagborlo@htu.edu.gh

• 05/02-05/03/2024, Presenter, 2ND SEDO Conference, 2024 in University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Empowering Future Citizens in the 21st Century, Preservice Teachers’ Behavioural Intention to Use Artificial Intelligence for Lesson Planning: A Dual-Staged PLS-SEM-ANN Approach, Revolutionising Higher Educations Economics: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI for Academic Success through an Interactive- Constructive-Active-Passive (ICAP) Self-Determination Lens
• 11/20-11/23/2022, Presenter, 4th World Small-Scale Fisheries Congress, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa, Leadership in Small-Scale Fisheries, The impact assessment of social protection services and improved fish smoking technology on small-scale fisherfolks’ livelihood in Ghana