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Dr. Theresa Dede Lawer

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Dr. Theresa Dede Lawer

  • Lecturer
  • FECS
  • Department of interdisciplinary Studies
  • ROB Rm 30
  • P. O. Box 1277, Kumasi
  • tdlawer@aamusted.edu.gh
  • +233 20 849 6191

I am a professional teacher who holds the following certificates: Middle School Leaving Certificate, (M.S.L.C.), Pakro R/C Middle School; Cert A – 4yr., Mount Mary Training College, Somanya; B.Ed. (Educational Psychology), UCC, Cape Coast; MPhil. (Guidance and Counselling, UEW, Winneba; Ph.D. (Guidance and Counselling), UCC, Cape Coast.

I have held positions of Girls’ Prefect, Sports Secretary, Financial Secretary/Treasurer, Staff Treasurer, UTAG Treasurer, and Guidance and Counselling Coordinator.

My research interest encompasses Provision of Career services in various institutions; Academic/Educational, Personal-social/Psychosocial, Career related issues among tertiary students; Workload and Stress-related issues in academia; Psychological/emotional, and Physical wellbeing of academics.  I would also like to look at students’ relationship issues and their academic pursuit.


Academic Qualifications


    • Ph.D. (Guidance and Counselling)
    • MPhil (Guidance and Counselling)
    • B.Ed. (Educational Psychology)
    • Cert A – 4Yr.
    • M.S.L.C.

Professional Affiliations/ Memberships


    • University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
    • Ghana Psychology Council (GPC)
    • Ghana Guidance and Counselling Association (GGCA)

Teaching Interests


    • Introduction to Guidance and Counselling in education
    • Psychology of Human Development and Learning
    • Communication/ Writing Skills
    • Public Speaking

Research Interests and Supervision


    • Provision of Guidance Services at all levels of the Education System (Basic, SHS, and Tertiary)
    • Issues in career guidance and counselling in schools/Academic/Educational
    • Personal-social/psychosocial issues among tertiary students
    • Workload and Stress-related issues in academia.

Selected Publications


    • Anterkyi, B. J.; Boye, J. O.; Eyiah-Bediako, S.; Fia, D. S.; Dabone, K. Y.; Nyanihorba, A. B. B.; Adom-Mensah, B. A.; Lawer, D. T. (2023). Perceived impacts of acceptance, conversation and inheritance issues on relationships happiness among couples in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. African Social Science and Humanities Journal (ASSHJ), 4(1),46-60.
    • Adom-Mensah, A. B.; Bentil, A. J.; Lawer, D. T; Akoto, S. J.; Omotosho, A. J. (2022). Prevalence of suicide ideation and its gender distribution among undergraduate students of University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. Journal of Advance Psychology, 4(1), 43-53.
    •  Lawer, D. T. (2015). Factors that influence students’ choice of career and study. Journal of Education and Practice, 6(27), 43-49.
    • Lawer, D. T. (2015). Structures and strategies that affect the organisation of career guidance programmes in second cycle schools. Journal of Developing Country Studies, 5(18), 65-71.

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