

Dr. Mary Ani-Amponsah is a senior faculty member at the Maternal and Child Health Department, University of Ghana. She is an alumnus of University of Alberta, Canada and University of Ghana. She has extensive work experience in e-learning, blended learning, and educational technology management in the health sciences. She is the Country Representative for Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) -Ghana, and a member of the neonatal faculty at the Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM). Dr. Ani-Amponsah has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and engaged extensively in maternal/newborn/child research grants and projects with support from SSHRC, CHIR, USAID, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and other bodies. She has worked in consultancy and technical reviewer positions with several local and international health agencies. Dr. Ani-Amponsah is passionate about newborn health, student support, and young faculty mentoring. She is an award recipient of the 'Talented Woman of African Descent' in the February Black History Month - Alliance Jeunesse-Famille de l'Alberta Society (AJFAS), Canada, 2022. Dr. Ani-Amponsah is a Queen Elizabeth Scholar, an International Scholar Laureate, and holds a Lifetime Honorary Award from Golden Key International for Excellence