RoseEmma Mamaa Entsua-Mensah | |
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Born | RoseEmma Mamaa Croffie 24 September 1959 |
Other names | M. Entsua-Mensah, Mamaa Entsua-Mensah, R. E. M. Entsua-Mensah |
Alma mater | University of Cape Coast University of Ghana |
Children | 3 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Fisheries science, freshwater aquatic ecology |
Institutions | University of Education, Winneba Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Ghana |
RoseEmma Mamaa Entsua-Mensah (née Croffie; born 24 September 1959) is a Ghanaian fisheries scientist and freshwater aquatic ecologist. She was the chief research scientist and deputy director general of the country's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) from 2008 to 2019. She then became the director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the CSIR College of Science and Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Science in zoology and a Master of Science in marine biology from the University of Cape Coast, as well as a PhD in fisheries science from the University of Ghana and a post-graduate certificate in aquatic resource management from the University of Hull. Her work has focused on documenting fish species in freshwater ecosystems and evaluating environmental impacts on their environments. She has also written about the roles of women in science education and research. She is a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.