
Pamela Carslake
Executive Director
MA in International Relations, with a specialization in Global Order in Historical Perspective from Leiden University.

Arhin Acheampong
Deputy Director
MA degree in International Security from the Josef Korbel School of International Affairs, University of Denver.

Adams Bodomo
Senior Research Fellow
Chair Professor of African Studies and Director of the Global African Diaspora Studies (GADS) Research Platform, University of Vienna, Austria

Aaron Tesfaye
Senior Research Fellow
Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Legal and Urban Studies at William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ.

Kudus Adebayo
Research FELLOW
Research Fellow in the Diaspora and Transnational Studies
programme at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Pius Babuna
Research Fellow
PhD candidate, Beijing Normal University. Gold member of the International Water Resources Association.

Mandira Bagwandeen
Research Fellow
Works with think tanks, local and international corporate companies, and lectures at universities in South Africa.

Sibusiso Reuben Bakana
Research Fellow
President of South African Students in China Association (SASCA), Ph.D. Candidate at Beihang University majoring in Computer Application Technology

Jocelyne Kenne Kenne
Research Fellow
Linguist and Africa-China analyst. PhD in English linguistics from the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS), University of Bayreuth, Germany

Cliff Mboya
Research Fellow
Africa-China analyst and International relations practitioner. PhD International politics from Fudan University (China).

Mark Kwaku Mensah Obeng
Research Fellow
Africa-China researcher. PhD in Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon. Senior Lecturer, Legon.

Kwame Adovor Tsikudo
Research FELLOW
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography and GIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University of Ghana, MA and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.

Francis Xavier Tuokuu
Research FELLOW
international development professional. Senior Advisor, Mercy Corps – Environmental Sustainability and Safeguarding, Technical Support Unit in Washington, D.C.

Ivy Wei Ye
Research FELLOW
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for International Affairs, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (China).

Emmanuel Zwanbin
Research FELLOW
Senior Research Consultant at Melian Dialogue Research Limited. PhD in International Relations from the United States International University-Africa, Nairobi

Florentine Adjoa Ansah-Asare
Research ASSOCIATE
Education Specialist with Edify, Master of Education, Economics of Education and Management from Central China Normal University.

Susan Cossa
Research Associate
PhD student, University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Affairs. Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Government (dual major), Smith College

Lesego Alicia Keimetswe
Research Associate
Professional Research Analyst with 5 years working experience in the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration

Linda Khasabuli
Research Associate
Master’s Degree in Development Studies from the Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi

David Kyei-Nuamah
Research Associate
Tutor of English in Shanghai, China. PhD. Candidate, research/graduate assistant at the East China Normal University, ECNU.

Dorothy Osei
Research Associate
MPH with specialization in Health Education and Promotion from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Collins Oduro
Research Associate
Final year PhD student, Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China