Benedicta Fosu-Mensah

Prof. Benedicta Yayra Fosu-Mensah is an Associate Professor in Environmental Assessment and a distinguished scientist specialized in Ecology and Natural Resources Management. She is the Acting Director of the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS) at the University of Ghana. With expertise in applying advanced research methods and tools, she focuses on environmental modeling, food crop production, and environmental quality analysis, including heavy metals and pesticide residue pollution. She holds a Ph.D. degree in Ecology and Natural Resources Management (Soil Science) from the University of Bonn, Germany, and KNUST. She has over 18 years of experience in research, teaching at the graduate level, workshop facilitation, student supervision, and mentoring. Prof. Fosu-Mensah has authored several peer-reviewed journal articles and co-authored several book chapters. Her research interest areas are climate change impact assessment and adaptation, environmental quality assessment (environmental pollution), site-specific nutrient management, Land-use/land-cover change, and sanitation. She has worked on several community-based and regional research projects, some with local and International Institutions.