I hold an MPhil in Nutrition and Dietetics from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, obtained in 2017. I earned my M.Ed in Home Economics from the University of Education Winneba in 2010. Additionally, I have a B.Ed in Catering and Hospitality from the University of Education, Kumasi Campus, obtained in 2005. I am also a certified Dietician since 2018. My educational background includes a Higher National Diploma in Home Science from the University of Ghana, Legon, and a 3-year Certificate in Education from St. Monica’s Training College in 1995.

Academic Qualifications

• • MPhil.  Nutrition And Dietetics
  • M.Ed. Food and Nutrition
  • B.Ed. Catering and Hospitality

Professional Affiliations/ Memberships

• • University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
  • Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC)
  • Ghana Home Economics Association (GHEA)

Teaching Interests

• • Food Production Operation
  • Entrepreneurship in Hospitality
  • Food and Beverage Service
  • Housekeeping  Operations
  • Housekeeping Management

Research Interests and Supervision

• • Hospitality Curriculum
  • Production of different Recipes using local Cereals
  • Local and Foreign Beverages

Selected Publications

• • Abena Sekyere, Christopher Larbie, Cynthia P Asante (2018).  Prevalence of Hypertension and Prognosis of Associated Dysfunction on specific Organ Function among Ghanaian Adolescent Students (International Journal of Biochemistry Research and Review, Volume 24, Issue 1  manuscript no. 2018/IJBCRR/45034)
  • Patience Owusua Annoh, Abena Sekyere and Evelyn Kodua. (2022). Proximate Composition And Organoleptic Properties Of Wheat Rock Cake Fortified With Cassava Sesame Seed Flour. (Nat. volatiles & Essent. Oils, 2022;9(1): 951-962)
  • Cynthia P Asante, Abena Sekyere, and Christopher Larbie (2022). The Prevalence of Elevated Blood Pressure in Adolescence and Related Risk Factors in Some Selected Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Region. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health 15(1)
  • Abena Sekyere, Caitoe Charlotte, Leticia Yamgah (2022).  Proximate Composition and Acceptability of Bread Produced from Blends of Wheat and millet flour. Journal of Critical Reviews ISSN 2394 5125 VOL09, ISSUE 03, 2022
  • Abena Sekyere, Salam Abubakari , Veronica Akwaah. (2022), Quality Characteristics Of Biscuits Made With Wheat, Unpolished Rice And Soyabean Flour. Natural Volatiles and Essential Oils, 2022;9 (2): 745-754.