Prof Sam's Profile

Work and Education

Educational Qualifications

  1. Doctor of Transportation Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium, November 2019
  2. Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGDTLHE), Institute for Educational Development and Extension (IEDE), University of Education, Winneba, Ghana
  3. M.Phil. Geography, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, September 2011
  4. Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences- Geography and Sociology), University of Cape Coast, Ghana. May 2008
  5. Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE), St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast, Ghana. December 2000

Positions Held

  1. Senior Lecturer
  2. Department Examaninations Officer

Professional Membership

  1. Ghana Geographical Association (GGA)- University of Education, Winneba Representative on National Executive Council
  2. Association of American Geographers (AAG)
  3. Research Fellow- IFRA- Nigeria Research Fellowship
  4. Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
  5. International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
  6. International Forum for Rural Transport and Development (IFRTD)
  7. International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic Safety (ICTCT)

Conferences, Workshops and Seminars Attended

  1. Contribution to conferences and seminars
  2. 1. Sam, E. F., Brijs, K., Daniels, S., Brijs, T., & Wets, G. (2019). 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. In: Proceedings of the 32nd ICTCT conference. Warsaw, Poland, 24-25 October 2019
  3. 2. Sam, E. F., Asomani, D. A., Agbovi, E., Tiiwor, K. I., Lanzari, D., & Hafiz, A. A. (2019). On the intention to cycle for work and school trips in Winneba, Ghana. In: Proceedings of the 2019 Ghana Geographers’ Association Annual Conference. Kumasi, Ghana, 6-10 August 2019
  4. 3. Sam, E. F., Brijs, K., Daniels, S., Brijs, T., & Wets, G. (2018). Construction and validation of a public bus passenger safety scale. In: Proceedings of the 31st ICTCT conference. Porto, Portugal 25-26 October 2018
  5. 4. Sam, E. F., Blay, D., Antwi, S., Anaafi, C., & Adoma, J. A. (2018). Administering pre-hospital and trauma care to road traffic accident victims: Experiences of residents living along accident-prone highways in Ghana. In: Proceedings of the 2018 Ghana Geographers’ Association Annual Conference. Winneba, Ghana, 7-11 August 2018
  6. 5. Sam, E. F., Brijs, K., Daniels, S., Brijs, T., & Wets, G. (2018). Public bus passenger safety evaluations in Ghana: a phenomenological constructivist exploration. Paper presented at the Faculty of Social Science Seminar series, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, 4 April 2018
  7. 6. Sam, E. F., Ojo, T., & Siita, S. (2017). Determinants of public transport passengers’ choice of seating positions in Ghana. Paper presented at the Faculty of Social Science Seminar series, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, 21 February 2018
  8. 7. Sam, E. F., Daniels, S., Brijs, K., Brijs, T., & Wets, G. (2017). Modelling public bus/minibus transport accident severity in Ghana. In: Proceedings of the 30th ICTCT conference. Olomouc, Czech Republic, 26-27 October 2017
  9. 8. Sam, E. F. (2017). Road safety in Ghana: Analysis of passenger safety evaluations and public transport use. Paper presented at International Networking Conference on Transportation in the South (INCO 2017), Hasselt University, Belgium, 11-13 October 2017
  10. 9. Sam, E. F., & Glozah, F. (2017). Age, sex and socio-economic status do not moderate the relation between knowledge of safe road practices and attitude towards safe road practices in Ghanaian school children. In: Proceedings of the 2017 Ghana Geographers’ Association Conference. Ho, Ghana, 3-5 August 2017
  11. 10. Sam, E. F., & Hamidu, O. (2016). Servqual analysis of public bus transport services in Kumasi, Ghana: Frequent core user perspectives. In: Proceedings of the International Conference for Engineering and Technology. London, UK, 8-11 November 2016
  12. 11. Sam, E. F., & Abane, A. (2016). Enhancing passenger safety and security in Ghana: Appraising public transport operators’ recent interventions. Paper presented at the Department of Geography Education Seminar Series, University of Education. Winneba, Ghana, 30 March 2016
  13. 12. Sam, E. F. (2015). Livelihood on the street: Road safety implications of street hawking. Paper presented at the Department of Geography Education Seminar Series, University of Education. Winneba, Ghana, 9 September 2015
  14. 13. Sam, E. F. (2015). Improving bicyclists’ safety: The present situation and the way forward. In: Proceedings of the 2015 Ghana Geographers’ Association Conference. Accra, Ghana, 4-8 August 2015
  15. 14. 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. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Social Science Conference, University of Education. Winneba, Ghana, 12-14 March 2014
  16. 15. Sam, E. F. (2014). Don’t learn safety by accident: A survey of child safety restraint usage among drivers in Dansoman, Accra. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Social Science Conference, University of Education. Winneba, Ghana, 12-14 March 2014

Work Experience

  1. Manager (Research and Development), Road Safety and Transportation Consultancies Ltd (RSTC), Accra. May 2011- May 2013