Paapa Nkrumah-Ababio is a doctoral student in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership with a double concentration in Global Studies in Education and Social Science and Education Policy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Paapa's research interest lay in the intersections of education and national development in African countries centered around literacy, citizenship, human development, and educational funding issues using quantitative research methods. Paapa is an international student from Accra, Ghana and is driven in his doctoral journey by the desire to bring a world-class education to the doorstep of every African child.
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Hinze-Pifer
Expected Graduation: 2025
Academic Background:
Ph.D. student, Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana Champaign
M.S. Ed., Higher Education and Student Affairs, Baylor University, Texas
B.S., Petroleum Engineering, Marietta College, Ohio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/paapa-nkrumahababio