My Curriculum Vitae

NAME: Theophilus Kofi Gokah

CURRENT ADDRESS: 173 City Road, (flat 3) Roath, South Glamogan Cardiff, CF 24 3JB Wales. UK

E-MAIL: [email protected] [email protected]

TELEPHONE: ++44 7939499475 (mobile) ++ 44 2920 903290 (home)

CURRENT EDUCATION STATUS: Ph.D. Candidate 2001-2004

EDUCATION: University of Cardiff, UK 1999-2000
University of Ghana 1991-1993
St. Aquinas Secondary School, Osu. 1979-1981
St. Paul's Secondary School, Denu 1974-1981
Nkwantanang primary / Middle school 1966-1974

QUALIFICATION: Diploma, Social Science Research Method July 2002
MA Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies Sept. 2000
Diploma, Adult Education Nov. 1993
Cert. In Public Relations Sept. 1986
GCE O'Level June 1984
GCE A'Level June 1979

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: Competency based Training of Trainers, Accra 1999.

UNFPA Regional Training Institute, Nairobi. 1996

Radio Netherlands Training School, Holland.

1994 Population Communication (GIJ). Accra

1992 Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Accra. 1988

Institute of Management studies, Accra. 1984-86

RESEARCH INTEREST: Sexual behaviour, risk, education and behaviour change Children and Policy.
Adult Learning and new media Radio and behaviour change.
Refugees and education Folk media.

CURRENT RESEARCH: Marginalised Children and Welfare Policy in sub-Saharan Africa.

RESEARCH BODIES: Centre for Research in Health and Human Services. Cardiff University. (Affiliate member, 2000 )

RESEARCH WORK(s): Effects of Schools Broadcast on Teacher Training Colleges in Ghana ( Thesis, 1993).

Population Communication through folk Media (1996) Population IE&C in Ghana. (MA thesis, 2000).

Social Care Practitioner Research in South East Wales, UK.

COUNTRIES RESEARCHED: Uganda, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya and Cardiff

FELLOWSHIPS: DDV fellowship, Germany (1991), UNFPA fellowship (1992) Netherlands fellowship (1994), UNFPA fellowship (1996), Charles Cole Travelling Scholarship (2002).

WORK EXPERIENCE: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (Producer) 1986-1999
Unemployed 1981-mid 85

Tutor : Research Methods - Part 1 Cardiff University - Sch. of Soc. Science. } 2002 -

Tutor: Children and Childhood - Part 2 Cardiff University - Sch. of Soc. Sciences.

PART-TIME WORK: Census office, Accra (clerical).

1985-mid. 86 Co-ordinator, Education and Training Design foundation 1990-1995.

Facilitator, GIJ Population Communication Training Centre, Accra. 1990-1999

Allied Bakery (Cardiff), Bakery Operative 1999-2001

UNISTAFF (Cardiff University) 1999 -

LITERARY AWARDS: Best radio feature. Ghana Journalist Asso. Award 1995 Best radio feature. Ghana Journalists Asso. Golden Jubilee Award. 1999

CREATIVE MEDIA WORKS: POPLINE, a radio programme on population and development Broadcast on commercial network of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (1996)

MEDIA PUBLICATIONS : Barbers and HIV/AIDS transmission Daily Graphic, Ghana.

Population and Gender discrimination Daily Graphic, Ghana.

Adolescent Reproductive Health Daily Graphic, Ghana.

Various Radio programmes

RESEARCH PAPERS / CONFERENCES: Children at the Boundaries of Time & Space : HULL Uni. 2002.

Marginalised Children, their Welfare & Policy Implementation in sub-Saharan Africa. Nottingham Uni. 2002.

How Different are Children's Welfare Policies In sub-Saharan Africa. Cardiff Uni. 2002

Social Care Practitioner Research in South East Wales. Cardiff, 2002

SOCIAL CLUBS : Past Member, Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana. Madina branch.

Church Leader and instructor.

Postgraduate Media students representative. Cardiff University .

TRAVEL EXPERIENCE: Saudi Arabia 1992 Holland 1994 UK 1994 Kenya 1996 Cardiff 1999 - present Paris 2000 South Africa 2002 Uganda 2002

HOBBIES: Photography, Reading and Social Work. MARITAL STATUS: Married