Member Profile
Membership type: full
Selina Kunadu-Yiadom
Country of origin: Ghana Currently in: Canada, Cochrane General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences-
Degrees
2013 Master Biological Systems and Organisms2011 Master Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences2008 Undergraduate Other2017 Doctorate Other -
Current Research Activities
Other
STEM mentorship for Junior and Senior Secondary students Aquatic ecosystem characterization Rainwater harvesting Attitudes to climate change impact on water resources Water and Sanitation delivery services in Ghana
Publications resulting from Research:
Egyir, S., Brown, C. & Arthur, S. (2015). Public perceptions of climate change impact on Scottish private water resources. Transactions of the Wessex Institute. Paper DOI: 10.2495/WS150011.
Egyir, S., Brown, C., Arthur, S. (2016). Rainwater as a Domestic Water Supplement in Scotland: Attitudes and Perceptions. Br. J. Environ. Clim. Change 6, 160–169. doi:10.9734/BJECC/2016/23723.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Research
Workshop and Conference Attended
2013 Innsbruck, Austria Modelling the urban water cycle as part of the city. INTERURBAN workshop2013 Edinburgh, UK Postgraduate Infrastructure and Environment Scotland Conference2013 Edinburgh, UK Heriot-Watt University Industry Day on Sustainable Development: Infrastructure Challenges and Solutions2013 Edinburgh, UK Research, Researchers and the Media by Beltane Public Engagement Network on communicating your research to a wider audience2013 USA Online conference on water and planning; the fluid challenge: World Town Planning Day (WTPD)2013 Edinburgh, UK • Delegate at Mainstreaming Innovation launch event at Edinburgh: Integration of sustainable Infrastructure2014 Glasgow, UK • Biennial symposium of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management2014 Glasgow, UK ABM workshop2015 La Coruna, Spain Water and Society 3 conference2015 Exeter, UK Water Efficiency ConferencePresentation given
2015Public perceptions of climate change impact on Scottish private water resourcesLa Coruna, SpainEvent: Water and Society 32015Rainwater as a Domestic Water Supplement in Scotland: Attitudes and PerceptionsExeter, UKEvent: Water Efficiency, Efficient Urban Water Management -
Other Awards
Apr 2014The Biennial Symposium Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management Poster awardtPresented a poster where I was the first runner upJun 2013Winner of a poster presentation Infrastructure and Environment ScotlandAug 2009Swedish Institute ScholarshipNov 2012Water Academy Scholarship