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Samuel Basoah

Samuel Basoah

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Entrepreneur | PhD Candidate in Economics | SFU

  • Education

    • University of Sussex

      2017 - 2017
      Economics

      Activities and Societies: International Junior Research Associate United Kingdom

    • University of Ghana

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor's degree Economics (Best Graduating Economics Student) & (Best Level 300 Economics Student)

    • Simon Fraser University

      2019 - 2020
      Masters Economics (Honours Degree with Distinction )

    • Simon Fraser University

      2021 - 2025
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics

  • Experience

    • University of Sussex

      Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
      Research Associate

    • University of Ghana

      Sept 2018 - Aug 2019
      Research And Teaching Assistant

    • Qatalyst Research Group Inc.

      Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
      Data Specialist

    • Simon Fraser University

      Sept 2021 - now

      Courses Taught: Macroeconomics (4 times), International Finance (5 times), Development Economics (1 time). Course Taught: Ecological Economics: This course applies economic theory to the environment to better understand the dynamics of environmental change and sustainability. This committee provides students the means to appeal the severity of a penalty imposed by the University for academic dishonesty or academic misconduct. Courses Taught: Research Methods in Criminology

      • Teaching Assistant (Department of Economics)

        Sept 2021 - now

      • Teaching Assistant (Department of Resource and Environmental Management)

        Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

      • SFU Senate (Senate Committee on Disciplinary Appeals)

        Jul 2021 - Sept 2022

      • Teaching Assistant (Department of Criminology and Law)

        Sept 2021 - Apr 2022

    • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL)

      Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
      Senior Analyst | Finance & Risk Management | Government of Canada

    • Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University

      Jan 2023 - Sept 2023
      Graduate Research Assistant

      Bank runs and deposit insurance in both developing and developed countries.

    • Pacific Economic Development Canada | Développement économique Canada pour le Pacifique

      Dec 2023 - Mar 2024
      Training Specialist | Pacific Economic Development Canada | Government of Canada

      I am employed by Pacific Economic Development Canada, a part of Finance Canada, through Simon Fraser University (Department of Economics) to train selected staff in the Economics and Policy Department. In this role, I lead dynamic training initiatives focused on enhancing the skills and capabilities of a selected workforce at Pacific Economic Development Canada, with a specific emphasis on report automation and the creation of dynamic (interactive) dashboards.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Travel and Research Award Simon Fraser University Apr 2025 Travel & Research Award (TARA)
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Presidents PhD Scholarship Funding Simon Fraser University Oct 2024 This award goes to PhD students who have made excellent progress in their degree, completing all university and program requirements. This award is held during or before the student's 12th term
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Terry Heaps Outstanding Teaching Award Simon Fraser University Jun 2024 Ranked 🥇 1st out of the 46 Teaching Assistants in 2024-2025 academic year.
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      PhD Research Scholarship (2 years Consecutive Payments) Simon Fraser University Sep 2023 This is an additional funding for doctoral (research) students
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Graduate Fund (GF) Simon Fraser University May 2023 A one time payment disbursed on May 2023
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Doreen Wilkinson Memorial scholarship (2021) Simon Fraser University Aug 2021
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Peter Kennedy Memorial Graduate Entrance Scholarship in Economics - 2021 (4 times) Simon Fraser University Aug 2021 First recipient of this prestigious award.
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Special Graduate Entrance Award (2021) Simon Fraser University Aug 2021
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Meiyu Li Memorial Award (2021) Simon Fraser University Jul 2021 The Meiyu Li Memorial Scholarship in Economics supports outstanding international graduate students who are pursuing research in the Department of Economics at the Simon Fraser University.https://give.sfu.ca/project/meiyu-li-memorial-scholarship-economics
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      University of Chicago Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program Scholarship (2021) University of Chicago Mar 2021 Data and Policy Summer Scholar Program Scholarship (2021)
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Top 5 Rhodes Nominee in West Africa Rhodes Trust, University of Oxford Dec 2019 Top 5 Rhodes Nominee in West Africa
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Entrance Scholarship Award at the Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University Sep 2019 Entrance Scholarship Award at the Simon Fraser University
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Dr Kwabena Duffour Best Graduating Economics Student University of Ghana Feb 2019 Dr Kwabena Duffour Best Graduating Economics Student at the University of Ghana.
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Professor Asenso Okyere Best Level 300 Economics student University of Ghana Feb 2018 Professor Asenso Okyere Best Level 300 Economics student.
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      Sadhu Vaswani Indian Association of Ghana Award University of Ghana Feb 2018 Vaswani Indian Association Fund for an outstanding performance in Economics
    • Awarded to Samuel Basoah
      International Junior Research Scheme at the University of Sussex University of Sussex Aug 2017 Certificate of honour for participating in the Project "Migration and Poverty in Ghana"