Bernice Owusu-Brown is a postdoctoral associate with the Department of Economics at Virginia Tech. She has a PhD in Development Economics through a collaborative program between the University of Ghana and the United Nations-World Institute for Development Economics (UNU-WIDER).  Her research takes a multi-disciplinary approach to examining the intersection of gender, health, and economic development. She is passionate about translating her research findings into actionable policy recommendations that can contribute to promoting gender equality and economic empowerment.

Ph.D. in Development Economics, 2020.
   University of Ghana/UNU WIDER

MPhil in Economics, 2015.
   University of Ghana.

B.A. in Economics, 2011
   Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Applied Microeconomics
Health Economics
Gender Economics