Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah

Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah is a researcher at Edith Cowan University's School of Science with a diverse research portfolio spanning environmental science, public health, statistics, and education. His work demonstrates a strong focus on Ghanaian contexts while addressing global challenges in resource management, health, and education.

Dr. Afrifa-Yamoah's research interests include:

• Network analysis and graph modeling of complex systems
• Local content development in resource extraction sectors
• Missing data imputation techniques for environmental monitoring
• Diabetes research and management in Ghanaian populations
• Entrepreneurship education and student outcomes
• Climate change impacts and CO2 emissions analysis

His methodological expertise spans path analysis, mediation modeling, Bayesian statistics, and network analysis to address complex problems across multiple sectors. Recent publications (2024-2025) show increasing focus on sustainable resource management in African contexts and application of data science to agricultural, public health, and environmental challenges. His work on Ghana's oil and gas sector revealed the centrality of institutional characteristics in driving local content development, while finding economic growth was the least integrated domain in the ecosystem.

His scientific contributions include:

• Methodological advances in missing data imputation for environmental monitoring
• Analysis of diabetes management biomarkers in Ghanaian populations
• Studies on occupational health and safety in Ghanaian mining
• Research on postharvest technology for agricultural products like jackfruit and persimmon
• Investigations of educational assessment design during the pandemic

Dr. Afrifa-Yamoah maintains active collaborations between Australian and Ghanaian institutions, with his interdisciplinary work demonstrating strong methodological rigor across diverse application areas.