Prof Sam's Profile

Research and Publications

Research Interests

  1. Public Transport Operations
  2. Transport safety and security
  3. Child traffic safety
  4. Pedestrian studies
  5. Bikeability and Walkability Studies
  6. Migration/Mobility and Development
  7. Population and Development

Research Projects Completed

  1. Road safety in Ghana: Analysis of passenger safety evaluation and public transport (PT) use, 2019
  2. Determinants of road traffic crashes on the Accra-Cape Coast Highway, 2011

Publications

  1. Journal publications
  2. 1. Sam, E. F., Brijs, K., Daniels, S., Brijs, T., & Wets, G. (2020). Testing the convergent- and predictive validity of a multi-dimensional belief-based scale for attitude towards personal safety on public bus/minibus for long-distance trips in Ghana: A SEM analysis. Transport Policy, 85, 67-79
  3. 2. Sam, E. F., Brijs, K., Daniels, S., Brijs, T., & Wets, G. (2019). Construction and validation of a public bus passenger safety scale. Transportation Research Part F. 66, 47-62
  4. 3. Sam, E. F., Akansor, J., & Agyemang, W. (2019). Understanding road traffic risk from the street hawkers’ perspective. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 26(1), 92-98. DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2018.1482925
  5. 4. Sam, E. F., Ojo, T. K., Siita, S., Sarpong, A., Baffour, I. K., & Abenyi, E. (2018). Determinants of public transport passengers’ choice of seating positions in Ghana. Urban, Planning and Transport Research Journal, 6(1), 148-158.
  6. 5. Sam, E. F., Daniels, S., Brijs, K., Brijs, T., & Wets, G. (2018). Modelling public bus/minibus transport accident severity in Ghana. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 119, 114-121
  7. 6. Sam, E. F., Brijs, K., Daniels, S., Brijs, T., & Wets, G. (2018). Public bus passenger safety evaluations in Ghana: a phenomenological constructivist exploration. Transportation Research Part F, 58, 339-350
  8. 7. Sam, E. F., Hamidu, O., & Daniels, S. (2018). SERVQUAL analysis of public bus transport services in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana: Core user perspectives. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 6(1), 25-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.cstp.2017.12.004
  9. 8. Sam, E. F. & Abane, A. M. (2017). Enhancing passenger safety and security in Ghana: Appraising public transport operators’ recent interventions. Management Research and Practice, 9(3), 62-75
  10. 9. Danso-Wiredu, E. Y., & Sam, E. F. (2017). Trade associations and urban governance: The case of item associations in Agbogbloshie market, Accra. The Social Educator, 4(4), 164-181
  11. 10. Sam, E. F. & Sam, L. G. (2016). Why can’t you read? Exploring the predictors of reading difficulties. International Journal of Educational Leadership, 7(1), 97-104
  12. 11. Sam, E. F. (2015). Don’t learn safety by accident: A survey of child safety restraint usage among drivers in Dansoman, Accra. Journal of Transport & Health, 2(2), 160-165. DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2014.08.003.
  13. 12. Sam, E. F., Adu-Boahen, K. & Kissah-Korsah, K. (2014). Assessing the factors that influence public transport mode preference and patronage: Perspectives of students of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana. International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 3(2), 323-336. http://isdsnet.com/ijds-v3n2-8.pdf
  14. 13. Sam, E. F., & Sam, L. G. (2014). The relationship between attitude towards reading and academic achievement. Distance Forum, A Multidisciplinary Journal of the Arts and Humanities, Vol. IV, 122- 131
  15. Book and Book chapters
  16. 14. Sam, E. F., Blay, D., Antwi, S., Anaafi, C., & Adoma, J. A. (2019). Pre-hospital and trauma care to road traffic accident victims: Experiences of residents living along accident-prone highways in Ghana. In: Karcioglu, O. and Eneyli, M. (Ed) Emergency Medicine and Trauma (pp. 1-12), ISBN 978-1-78985-094-9.
  17. 15. Danso-Wiredu, E. Y., Sam, E. F., & Poku, A. A. (2018). Environment and society. A distance education course module for the Institute for Distance and e-Learning (IDeL), University of Education, Winneba. ISBN: 978-9988-8835-0-8
  18. 16. Sam, E. F., Poku, A. A., & Danso-Wiredu, E. (2016). Regional geography of Africa with emphasis on Ghana. A distance education course module for the Institute of Educational and Development Extension (IEDE), University of Education, Winneba. ISBN: 978-9988-8815-2-8
  19. 17. Sam, E. F. (2012). Determinants of Road Traffic Crashes: An Analysis of the Risk Compensation Hypothesis. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-659-26326-2
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Sam, E. F., Odame, P. K., & Amoah-Nuamah, J. (2023). Predictors of distractive activities to walking in Accra, Ghana. Urban, Plannng and Transport Research, 11, (1), 2220574. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2023.2220574. http://https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21650020.2023.2220574.

 

Odame, P. K, Sam, E. F., Amoako-Sakyi, R. O & Arko, B (2023). State of public transport services to Ghana's disability population: lessons from public transport operators in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly.. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 7, (100413), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100413. ISSN: 2590-2911

 

Tamakloe, R., Sam, E. F., Bencekri, M., Das, S., & Park, D. (2022). Mining groups of factors influencing bus/minibus crash severities on poor pavement condition roads considering different lighting status. Traffic Injury Prevention, , 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2022.2066658. http://https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15389588.2022.2066658.

 

Sam, E. F. (2022). On the intention to cycle for work and school trips in a developing country. GEO: Geography and Environment, 9, (1), 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.108. http://https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/geo2.108.

 

Sam, E. F. (2022). How effective are police road presence and enforcement in a developing country context?. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 9, (55), DOI: :55 | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01071-1. http://https://rdcu.be/cGX54.

 

Changing incentives for vehicle use: Zero emissions areas and congestion pricing (Taming traffic webinar series, Part 3)*Enoch F Sam*Senior Lecturer*Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP)*Virtual*11 August 2021*11 August 2021

Damsere-Derry, J., Adanu, E. K., Ojo, T. K., & Sam, E. F. (2021). Injury-severity analysis of intercity bus crashes in Ghana: A random parameters multinomial logit with heterogeneity in means and variances approach. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 160, (1), 106323. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106323.

 

Bridging transportation researchers (BTR) conference*Enoch F Sam*Senior Lecturer*Transportation Research Board (TRB)*Virtual*11 August 2020*12 August 2020

Making transport resilient to pandemics*Enoch F Sam*Senior Lecturer*International Road Federation (IRF)*Webinar*25 March 2021*25 March 2021

Women and Transport Africa*Enoch F Sam*Senior Lecturer*Flone Initiative*Virtual*25 November 2020*27 November 2020

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