Kojo Damptey

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  • PhD student & Sessional Instructor for the African & Black Diaspora Studies program, McMaster University

Kojo Damptey is a PhD student in the School of Social Work at McMaster University, Contract Faculty for the African & Black Diaspora Studies program at McMaster University and Contract Faculty for the department of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University. He holds a B. Eng in Chemical Engineering from McMaster University and an M.A in Interdisciplinary Studies from Royal Roads University. His academic focus revolves around African & Black Studies and Social Work, with particular interest in governance, African Indigenous Knowledge Systems, anti-Black/African racism, and politics, approaching his work through decolonization and Afrocentric frameworks

Experience

  • –present
    PhD student & Sessional Instructor for the African & Black Diaspora Studies program , McMaster University
  • –present
    Contract Faculty, Wilfrid Laurier University

Education

  •  
    McMaster University , Social Work

Publications

  • 2023
    The Restoration House COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic: Challenging Systemic Racism and Ableism through Community Solidarity and Action, Special Issue: COVID-19 Pandemic Policies and Systems Reforms
  • 2016
    The Death of International Aid (Development) : Developing a New Discourse about African Development, The Global Studies Journal

Grants and Contracts

  • 2025
    Research Cluster for the Study of Racism and Inequality (CSRI)
    Role:
    Recipient
    Funding Source:
    University of Toronto
  • 2024
    Open Educational Resource Grant
    Role:
    Recipient
    Funding Source:
    McMaster University

Contact Kojo for

  • General
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  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision