I am a PhD candidate at the University of Pretoria’s Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM), where my research focuses on why the South African construction industry has been slow to adopt mass timber. The theoretical backbone is UTAUT (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology), borrowed from the Information Systems literature and applied to a construction context. Beyond the PhD itself, I have a broader interest in adoption theories, lifecycle assessment, and sustainable construction materials generally.

Before Pretoria, I completed a BSc in Earth Science (First Class Honours) at the University of Ghana, supported in the final years by a General Electric Scholarship, and an MSc in Project Management (with Distinction) at the University of Pretoria as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar. The path between those two degrees included four years of teaching at a senior high school in Ghana’s Volta Region, volunteer work with NSBE Ghana, a stint as a content editor, and a role coordinating coaching and consultancy projects at Cole Africa. All of that shaped how I think about research, communication, and working with limited resources.

At GSTM I wear several hats: I develop the module content for ETM700 (Technology and Innovation Management) at postgraduate level, supervise Honours research studies, co-supervise Masters students, and deliver training on qualitative research methods and ATLAS.ti. I also contribute to broader efforts promoting timber construction in South Africa through research and publishing. My ResearchGate profile has a current list of publications.

As I near the end of my PhD, I am looking for lecturer and senior lecturer positions in technology management, innovation management, or construction-related programmes. I am equally interested in research partnerships, particularly around adoption theory, lifecycle assessment for bio-based construction materials, and structured causal methods applied to sustainability problems. I am also open to freelance research consulting in qualitative methods, systematic reviews, and survey design. If any of this overlaps with your work, please get in touch.