DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

Biography

Esther Osei Adjei is a doctoral student at Northwestern University. Her research interest focuses on the Religion and Architecture of the people of the Central Region of Southern Ghana. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education with a major in History and a minor in Religion from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana, where she graduated with first-class honors. She was a member of the debate team of the Religion Department (UCC) and won a number of awards. During her undergraduate studies, she was awarded a scholarship by Camfed Ghana, which fully funded her undergraduate education. Esther is passionate about youth education especially the girl child. Prior to graduate school, Esther taught history at a private secondary school in Ghana.