Raymond K. Awadzi

Raymond K. Awadzi serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Religious Studies department at Florida International University (FIU), concurrently pursuing doctoral studies in anthropology at FIU's Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies (GSS). His academic trajectory spans Ghanaian and U.S. institutions with a focus on diaspora-religion intersections.

His educational credentials include:

• BA in Political Science and Study of Religions (2008) from University of Ghana, Legon
• MPhil in Study of Religions (2011) from University of Ghana, Legon
• MA in Religious Studies (2016) from Florida International University

Awadzi's research examines emergent transnational networks within the new African diaspora, specifically analyzing West African Ewe communities in North America through postcolonial frameworks, ethnogenesis, and socio-political transformation theories. His interdisciplinary work bridges religion (Christianity and African Indigenous Religions), identity politics, and reverse mission dynamics across Africa and diaspora contexts.

With expertise spanning African Diaspora Studies, Religion and Politics, and World Religions, he has served as teaching/research assistant at both University of Ghana and FIU. Awadzi actively applies his scholarship toward addressing socio-cultural and political injustices through academic engagement.