S.A. (Stephen) Adaawen, Dr
Assistant Professor
E-mail:
s.a.adaawen rug.nl
Field/Discipline
Expertise
I am a demographer/human geographer. I work as an Assistant Professor within the Department of Demography (FSS). I teach both bachelor and master courses relating to migration, development, environmental/climate change, and sustainability. I also supervise Bachelor, Master and PhD research projects. My areas of research and interest are on Migration, Demography, Climate/Environmental Change, Remittances, Rural Development, Migration Governance.
I am currently the coordinator for the FSS Population, Development and Wellbeing Minor Course.
I am currently the coordinator for the FSS Population, Development and Wellbeing Minor Course.
Other positions
- Member Admission Committee for Population Studies
- Member Ethics Committee of FSS
- Member of the FSS Library Committee
- Chair, SSA (sub-Saharan Africa) Research and Social Impact Committee
- Member Climate Mobility and Displacement Platform (CMDP)
- African Non-State Actors Platform (NAP), Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD)
- Member of Technical and Organizing Committee: AU - African Institute of Remittances (AIR) Diaspora Engagement Forum (AIR DEF)
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