About

I am currently a lecturer in the College of Health and Humanities at the University of Derby, United Kingdom. My role includes teaching across the college and conducting research. I lead several modules at various levels across the college, including: Global Health (Level 7), Public Health (Level 7), Research for Health and Wellbeing (Level 4), Anatomy and Physiology (Level 3), Communications Skills in Healthcare (Level 3) and Public Health Principles (Level 3).

Before joining the University, I worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Southampton. I hold a PhD in Health Studies from the University of Nottingham, UK. My commitment to the field of disability and rehabilitation won me the prestigious and enviable University of Nottingham’s Vice-Chancellor’s scholarship, which funded my PhD study. I did both my master’s and bachelor’s degrees at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), a top University in Ghana and West Africa.

At the master’s level, I pursued an MSc in Disability, Rehabilitation and Development, where I majored in healthcare, assessment and rehabilitation of persons living with disabilities. My bachelor’s degree was in BSc Sports and Exercise Science with majors in exercise rehabilitation of long-term conditions and health promotion.

Research interests

• Qualitative and quantitative health research
• Pedagogic research
• Applied Health Research
• Public health studies and research
• Health and Social care
• Educational research
• Social research
• Chronic illness and Disability: familial experiences of living with chronic illness and disability
• Application of storytelling in research to solve the issues of health, education, environment and social justice
• Exercise and Health, wellness and Physical fitness
• Rehabilitation experiences in chronic illness

Recent publications

Already Published Works

• Blatch-Jones A., Boxall C., Asante E., Meadmore K. (2024) Exploring virtual funding committee practices in the allocation of National Institute for Health and Care Research funding: a netnographic study. F1000 Research. (doi:10.12688/f1000research.145582.1).

• Asante, E., Lymn, J. S., & Diver, C. (2023). Stories of restitution: Family experiences of diagnosis and help-seeking for a child with cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2022.12.010

• Asante, E., & Wordsworth, S. (2021, December 7). A SCOPING REVIEW OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: THE REVIEW PROTOCOL. Retrieved from osf.io/rdws9

• Socioeconomic Impact of Disability on Caretakers in Ghana (BOOK), ISBN-13:978-3-659-67110-4, ISBN-10:365967110X, EAN: 9783659671104. Book language: English. Blurb/Short text: Disability may lead to the worsening of social and economic well-being particularly in a third world country like Ghana. Persons with disability are more likely to be unemployed and generally earn less even when employed and be very dependent on caregivers. This book is written to provide awareness and advocacy on the plights and needs of caretakers of persons with disability in a third world country. Publishing house: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Website: https://www.lap-publishing.com/ . By (author): Emmanuel Asante (Principal Author), Joslin Dogbe, Albert Awuah. Number of pages: 52. Published on: 2015-01-27
• Work in Progress
• The experiences of families with children with cerebral palsy: systematic literature review of qualitative studies and thematic synthesis
• Chaos: the experiences of family members with children diagnosed with cerebral palsy
• Quest: the experiences of family members with children diagnosed with cerebral palsy
• The Kaleidoscope effect: Nuanced differences and similarities between family member narratives in living with children with cerebral palsy
• Systematic review of Rehabilitation Pedagogy in the United Kingdom
• Transitioning HCAs into Nursing Roles
• Preceptorship Programme for Newly Qualified Nurses

Membership of professional bodies

• Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS), UK
• Association of Disability and Rehabilitation Practitioners, Ghana

Professional interests

• Global Health
• Interprofessional Practice
• Stroke rehabilitation
• Clinical and Community based rehabilitation
• Health and Social care practice

Qualifications

• PhD Health Studies, The University of Nottingham, UK-2020
• MSc. Disability, Rehabilitation & Development (major: healthcare, disability assessment, and rehabilitation), (passed with Distinction), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana-2013
• BSc. Sports and Exercise Science (major: clinical exercise rehabilitation), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana-2009

Recent conferences

• NIHR Research Forum (March 2022) : Best Research, Best Health, New Horizons
• Asante, E., Lymn, J., Diver, C., (2017): “experiences of family members diagnosed with children with cerebral palsy.Postgraduate Research Showcase Event. The School of Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
• Asante, E., Lymn, J., Diver, C., (2016): “experiences of family members diagnosed with children with cerebral palsy. Faculty Post Graduate Research Forum (Pharmacy and Health Sciences). The University of Nottingham,  Nottingham, UK
• Asante, E., Lymn, J., Diver, C., (2016): “experiences of family members diagnosed with children with cerebral palsy. 2 Minutes Research Impact Research Seminar, Faculty of Health Sciences, The  University of Nottingham, UK

Experience in industry

Before I relocated to England from Ghana, I worked in a very reputable hospital as the head of the Rehabilitation unit. I operated both as a clinic and community-based therapist.

International experience

I have worked in Ghana as a professional in stroke rehabilitation and as a researcher in childhood disabilities. I also played a head role supervision as a rehabilitation specialist in the establishment of a rehabilitation centre for the care of patients with functional disabilities

Teaching responsibilities

• Global Health (Level 7)
• Public Health (level 7)
• Research for Health and Wellbeing (Level 4)
• Anatomy and Physiology, communications skills, Public health Principles (level 3)

Additional interests and activities

• Highly proficient in technical staff music and a singer as well
• Skillful and gifted in playing the keyboard and guitar
• Competent in the formation and organization of a choir