Comparative Public Policy

Governance

Institutions

Urban Politics

Anti-Corruption

Foreign Direct Investment

Representative Bureaucracy

Gender &

Public Policy

International Development

Education

• Ph.D. Candidate (ABD) - Public Policy and Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2022 - Present
• Master of Public Administration, Regent University, 2021
• M.Sc. Industrial Finance and Investment, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 2019
• B.A. Integrated Business Studies, University for Development Studies, 2014

Research Interests

• Comparative Public Policy
• Governance
• Institutions
• Urban Politics
• Anti-Corruption
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Representative Bureaucracy
• Gender & Public Policy
• International Development

Publications

• Yeboah, I. K. (accepted, April 2026). Representative Bureaucracy: Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Female Teachers and Girls' Education in Ghana

Affiliations

• American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Central Virginia Chapter - President-Elect
• Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
• International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA)
• Public Administration Theory Network (PAT-Net)

Courses

• POLI 321: Urban Politics

Awards

• Dr. Sesha Joi Moon Scholarship (2026) - Virginia Commonwealth University
• Best Paper Award (2026) - COMP 2026 Conference
• Founders' Fellow (2026) - American Society for Public Administration
• Fellowship for Equitable Development (FED) (2025) - National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)
• Carl Menger Fellow (2025 - 2026) - Mercatus Center at George Mason University