Prince Michael Amegbor

Assistant Professor of Global and Environmental Health

Professional overview

As a health geographer using big data and a multi-methods approach in his research on the environmental and social determinants of health, Dr. Prince Michael Amegbor is an assistant professor in the Department of Global and Environmental Health. He specializes in visualizing the geospatial distribution of risks and burdens on health that are associated with environmental exposures. He works to unravel how factors such as climate change, air pollution and other environmental exposures contribute to health inequalities, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and other geographic contexts (e.g., Denmark).

Prior to his appointment at GPH, Dr. Amegbor was a postdoctoral research fellow with the Big Data Centre for Environment and Health (BERTHA) and the Department of Environmental Science at Aarhus University (Denmark). He is also a guest researcher at Statistics Denmark and has worked as a co-task leader of two European Union Horizon 2020 Projects: REGREEN and ICARUS (Integrated Climate forcing and Air pollution Reduction in Urban Systems).

Dr. Amegbor has published dozens of articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals including Scientific Report, Health & Place and Applied Geography. He earned his PhD in human geography from Queen’s University in Ontario, and holds an MPhil in development geography from the University of Oslo. He obtained his undergraduate degree in geography and resource development from the University of Ghana, Legon.

 

 

Below are links to the results from ICARUS – Favorite Location Study published in the Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science journal:

• Results of Baseline Models for Copenhagen
• Results of Main Models for Copenhagen
• Results of Baseline Models for Roskilde
• Results of Main Models for Roskilde

Education

PhD, Department of Geography & Planning, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario

MPhil Developmental Geography, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

BA Geography & Resource Development, University of Ghana, Accra

Honors and awards

Principal's International Doctoral Award, Queen’s University (201520162017)

Quota Scheme Scholarship, Department of Sociology & Human Geography, University of Oslo (201220132014)

Areas of research and study

Aging and the Life Course

Alternative Medicine

Child Health

Complementary Medicine

Environmental Public Health Services

Immigrant Health

Public Health Policy

Social Determinants of Health

Socio-cultural Identities and Health Seeking Behaviors

Traditional Medicine

Urban Geography

Violence and Victimisation

Women's Health

Publications

Publications

Urban Health and Wellbeing

Sabel, C. E., Amegbor, P. M., Zhang, Z., Chen, T. H., Poulsen, M. B., Hertel, O., Sigsgaard, T., Horsdal, H. T., Pedersen, C. B., & Khan, J. (n.d.).

Publication year

2021

Page(s)

259-280

10.1007/978-981-15-8983-6_17

Abstract

Abstract

This chapter explores how the Internet of Things and the utilization of cutting-edge information technology are shaping global research and discourse on the health and wellbeing of urban populations. The chapter begins with a review of smart cities and health and then delves into the types of data available to researchers. The chapter then discusses innovative methods and techniques, such as machine learning, personalized sensing, and tracking, that researchers use to examine the health and wellbeing of urban populations. The applications of these data, methods, and techniques are then illustrated taking examples from BERTHA (Big Data Centre for Environment and Health) based at Aarhus University, Denmark. The chapter concludes with a discussion on issues of ethics, privacy, and confidentiality surrounding the use of sensitive and personalized data and tracking or sensing individuals across time and urban space.

Variations in Emotional, Sexual, and Physical Intimate Partner Violence Among Women in Uganda : A Multilevel Analysis

Amegbor, P. M., & Pascoe, L. (n.d.).

Publication year

2021

Journal title

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volume

36

Issue

15-16

Page(s)

NP7868-NP7898

10.1177/0886260519839429

Abstract

Abstract

Evidence shows that a significant proportion of ever-partnered women suffer some form of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetuated by male partners. The prevalence of IPV in sub-Saharan African countries is considerably higher than global estimates. Although existing studies show the effect of women’s and intimate male partner’s characteristics on IPV, knowledge on how these factors increase or reduce women’s risk to specific types of IPV is limited. Using the 2016 Ugandan Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS), we examine regional variations in women’s and intimate male partner’s characteristics and their effect on emotional, sexual, and physical violence perpetuated by men and experienced by women in Uganda. The result shows that women’s educational status is a significant predictor of all forms of IPV, whereas other characteristics, such as employment and housing ownership, have differential effects on specific types of IPV. Less educated women were more likely to experience emotional, sexual, and physical violence. Alcohol abuse was a significant determinant of men perpetuating all types of IPV; other male characteristics had differential effects on specific types of IPV. Male partners who abuse alcohol “often” and “sometimes” were more likely to commit acts of emotional, sexual, and physical violence against their female intimate partners. The findings also show that ~5%, ~8%, and ~2% of the variance in emotional, sexual, and physical violence (respectively; in the final models) are attributable to regional differences. The findings suggest the need for interventions aimed at increasing women’s access to higher education, working with men and boys to reduce the occurrence of alcohol abuse and address harmful constructions of masculinity, and promoting gender equality among men as well as women.

What geography can tell us? Effect of higher education on intimate partner violence against women in Uganda

Amegbor, P. M., & Rosenberg, M. W. (n.d.).

Publication year

2019

Journal title

Applied Geography

Volume

106

Page(s)

71-81

10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.03.009

Abstract

Abstract

Studies in Uganda show that a sizeable proportion – between 27% and 48% – of women suffer from intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV leads to negative health outcomes among women, including vulnerability to HIV infection, depression and suicide. Lower socioeconomic status among women has been identified as a major risk factor for exposure to IPV. Evidence from existing studies shows that higher education level among women serves as a protective measure against IPV. However, knowledge about spatial variations in IPV and higher education among women is limited. Using estimates from the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey data, we employed geographically weighted regression analysis to examine the spatial variability of the relationship between women's post-secondary education and IPV. The results of our OLS and GWR models show that women's post-secondary education significantly reduce their exposure to IPV. Mapping the GWR coefficient estimates of women's post-secondary education shows that the protective effect of women's post-secondary education is high in the eastern and central parts of Uganda. The findings suggest geographical variations in the relationship between women's post-secondary education and IPV. It also offers insight on areas for possible interventions measures to reduce IPV rates among women and increase women's access to post-secondary education.