Clemente Abrokwaa

Professional Bio

Clemente Abrokwaa is an associate teaching professor in the African Studies Program at Penn State. He holds a Ph.D. in international/intercultural education from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and an M.A. degree in African/third world studies from the University of London, England. He also holds a B.Ed. in education and African music from Cape Coast University, Ghana. Abrokwaa specializes in education and economic development in Africa. He teaches courses in African history and contemporary Africa. He has written two books: Introduction to Contemporary Africa, and Gender in Africa: An Anthology. Abrokwaa serves as the undergraduate director for the African Studies Program. He is also the faculty adviser and organizer of the Penn State Model African Union Group, which has been participating in the Annual National Model African Union conference held at Howard University since 1997. He served as faculty adviser to the Penn State African Students Association from 1999–2017, and is currently the faculty adviser to the Penn State Kuwaiti Students Association.