Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie

Experience

• 2017–present
  Research fellow, University of Southern Queensland
• 2016–present
  Associate lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
• 2016–2017
  Tutor, Jamescook University
• 2014–2016
  Tutor, University of Southern Queensland
• 2010–2011
  Teaching & Research Assistant, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

Education

• 2017 
  university of Southern Queensland, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• 2017 
  Harvard University, Honor Code Certificate of Achievements in Data Science: R basics
• 2010 
  Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, BSc. (First class Honours)

Publications

• 2018
  Assessing regional digital competence: Digital futures and strategic planning implications., Journal of Rural Studies, 60, 1-14
• 2017
  Towards understanding stakeholder salience transition and relational approach to better corporate social responsibility: A case for a proposed model in practice, Journal of Business Ethics, 144, 85-101.
• 2017
  Modelling Corporate stakeholder orientation: Does the relationship between stakeholder demographic characteristics and corporate social performance matter?, Business Strategy and the Environment, 26, 465-479
• 2017
  Corporate minerals and community development dilemma in the Surat Resource Region, Australia: Implications for resource policy planning., Environmental Science and Policy, 77, 122-129.
• 2017
  Reimaging socio-spatial planning: Towards a synthesis between sense of place and social sustainability approaches., Planning Theory, DOI: 10.1177/1473095217736793.
• 2016
  Urbanization in Ghana: Insights and Implications for Urban Governance., In: Benna, U. G. & Garba, S. B. (Eds.) Population Growth and Rapid Urbanization in the Developing World. IGI Global Publishers, Pennsylvania – USA.
• 2016
  Towards understanding the digital divide in rural partnerships and development: A framework and evidence from rural Australia, Journal of Rural Studies, 43, 214-224
• 2015
  Africa’s urbanization: Implications for sustainable development., Cities, (47), 62-72.
• 2014
  Rethinking sustainable development within the framework of poverty and urbanization in developing countries., Environmental Development, (13), pp.18–32.
• 2014
  Impacts of Mining on the Natural Environment and Wellbeing of Mining-Fringe Communities in Prestea - Ghana., Greener Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 4 (3), pp. 108-122.
• 2014
  Theoretical and Practical Motives for Participation Obstacles in Resettlement Programs. Review from the Mining Perspective., Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 5(14), 119-128.
• 2012
  Gender and labour force inequality in small-scale gold mining in Ghana., International Journal of Research Economics and Business Management, 1(1), 285- 295.

Grants and Contracts

• 2017
  Digital connectivity in Central Western Queensland region

  Role:

  Research Fellow

  Funding Source:

  Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation, Local Government Association and others

• 2016
  'Determining the social and policy challenges of a digital future: A cross-sectional analysis of rural and regional Australia

  Role:

  Assistant Researcher

  Funding Source:

  Commonwealth Government's Collaborative Research Network

Professional Memberships

• Australia and New Zealand Regional Sciences Association International

Research Areas

• Policy And Administration (1605)
• Applied Sociology, Program Evaluation And Social Impact Assessment (160801)
• Urban Sociology And Community Studies (160810)
• Urban Analysis And Development (120507)