Daniel Doh
University of Western Australia
Daniel Doh
I am a social work academic and social policy analyst with a doctoral-level education. I am a Senior Lecturer at the School Health and Clinical Sciences – University of Western Australia. I have over 15 years of experience in research, teaching and research supervision in various capacities at both national and international levels. As a translational mixed-method researcher, I possess a strong proficiency in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. I have experience in managing complex, multi-country and multi-site research projects in Ghana, Kenya, and Australia. My contributions to the fields of social work, social policy, and related disciplines encompass a range of topics including health and ageing, long term care, disability, informal care, child protection, and program evaluation.
I have made significant contributions to scholarship in social work, social policy, and related disciplines, with a total of 50 research outputs that include both translational and basic research. My work on social protection for children in Ghana and West Africa has played a crucial role in shaping child protection policies and programs across the continent. From 2020 to 2023, I coordinated a multi-country research project involving seven African countries focused on youth aspiration and resilience. This study has notably influenced youth program and policy reforms in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Uganda, and it has received $5 million in funding from the Mastercard Foundation for expansion into ten additional African countries from 2025.
I collaborate both nationally and internationally with researchers from Europe, Africa, and North America on topics related to ageing and health, child protection, and disability. I have been involved as co-investigator in several international, government and civil society research and policy research initiatives. My collaborations with UNICEF Ghana and West Africa, the Government of Ghana, the International Labour Organization (ILO) – Ghana, HelpAge Ghana, and the Revenue Watch Institute in the UK have yielded significant policy outcomes in social protection for children and older adults in Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Kenya.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | African Union; Australia; Ghana; International; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Ageing in place; Care economy; Care inequalities; Care outcomes; Care work and migration; Community-based LTC; Culturally appropriate LTC; Ecosystems of care; End-of-life care and LTC; Loneliness among older people; LTC and people with mental health conditions; LTC and younger people; LTC Reforms; LTC systems in LMIC countries; LTC Workforce; Quality of care; Social connection; Social Insurance; Social Protection; Support for unpaid carers; Unpaid / informal care; Workforce capability; |
| Methods | Case studies; Causal inference in Long-Term Care; Comparative policy analysis; Difference-in-differences; Ethnography; Expert consultations; Focus groups; Grounded Theory; Interviews; Literature reviews and synthesis; Longitudinal data analysis; Longitudinal qualitative studies; Mixed methods; Narrative evaluation methods; Observational studies; Panel data analysis; Participatory research methods; Policy analysis; Political decisions analysis; Practice-based approaches; Prevalence study; Process tracing; Qualitative studies; Quasi-experimental methods; Scoping reviews; Social network analysis; Systematic Review; Thematic analysis; Theory of Change; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Ageing and Place; Care and social protection in Southern Africa; Innovation in Long-Term Care; Long-Term Care Policy; Migration Mobility and Care Workers; Qualitative Research; Quasi-experimental methods; |
| Website | https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/daniel-doh |
| ORC.ID | 0000-0002-7352-6121 |
| GOOGLE SCHOLAR | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yuXe5M8AAAAJ&hl=en&inst=3028249956058794315 |
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| Key publications |
Book Chapters: Soldatic K, Doh,D., Mogensen, L., Balram, R., and Goergeou, N. (2024). The Double Bind: Ageing and the Transition of Care for Persons with Disabilities and their Carers from Minority Migrant Communities, in Disability and Global Health, N.M.R.V. In L, L. Swartz; S. Singh and K. Soldatic, Editor. Routledge London, In Press. Doh D, Awrivy- Newton, K., and Dakey S. (2024). Disability and dementia care in Ghana: A political economy review, in Disability and Global Health, N.M.R.V. In L, L. Swartz; S. Singh and K. Soldatic, Editor. Routledge London, In Press. Tuntland, H., Doh, D., Ranner, M., Guidetti, S., & Zingmark, M. (2023). Examining client-level outcomes and instruments in reablement. In Reablement in Long-Term Care for Older People (pp. 118-136). Policy Press. Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, E., Afranie, S., Doh, D., Andoh, P.K., (2018). Governance of non-state social protection in Ghana: Communication as accountability mechanism in mutual aid organisations in Wassa, in Awortwi, N. and Walter-Drop, G. (eds), Social protection actors and services in Africa: Governance below the state. Routledge. Doh D. (2017). Facilitating social development through decentralisation in Ghana: Perspectives and practices. In E. Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, B. Sackey & S. Afranie (Eds), Contemporary social policy issues in developing societies (pp. -). Accra, Ghana: Sub-Sahara Publishers. Chapter 12, pg. 178-198. Andoh P.K., Doh, D., and Afranie S. (2017). Non-state actors and social protection at the grassroots. E. Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, B. Sackey & S. Afranie (Eds), Contemporary social policy issues in developing societies (pp. -). Accra, Ghana: Sub-Sahara Publishers. Chapter 8, pg. 110-126. Referred Journals/ papers Doh, D., Mogensen, L., Georgeou, N., Balram, R., & Soldatic, K. (2025). Ageing together and the paradox of negotiating care transitions for informal disability carers in migrant multicultural communities. Community, Work & Family, 1-19. Corso, B., Awuviry-Newton, K., Appiah, S. C. Y., Doh, D., Kowal, P., & Charlton, K. E. (2025). Nutritional status is associated with cognition and grip strength among older adults: a ten-year follow-up longitudinal study in Ghana and South Africa. Nutrition, 112798. Awuviry-Newton, K., Saunders, B., Asiamah, N., Abekah-Carter, K., & Doh, D. (2025). Adverse childhood experiences and elder abuse victimization nexus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PloS one, 20(2), e0316902. Doh, D., Dahwa, R., & Renzaho, A. M. (2024). A Scoping Review of Non-Communicable Diseases among the Workforce as a Threat to Global Peace and Security in Low-Middle Income Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(9), 1143. Balram, R., Doh, D., Georgeou, N., Soldatic, K., & Mogensen, L. (2024). Navigating multiple and complex systems of care and support with ageing family carers from multicultural backgrounds in Australia. Disability & Society, 1-14. Awuviry-Newton, K., Amoah, D., Doh, D., Agyemang-Duah, W., Ofori-Dua, K., Kowal, P., & Appiah, S. C. Y. (2024). Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and functional disability among older adults: The moderating roles of sex, physical activity, and multi-morbidity. Plos one, 19(1), e0293016. Dovie, D. A., Doh, D., Odom, M., Kodom, M., & Mensah, H. N. (2023). COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Uptake, Hesitancy, and Myths: The Worldview of Older Ghanaian Adults. African Journal of Ageing Studies, 1(1). Renzaho, A., Kamara, J. K., Doh, D., Bukuluki, P., Mahumud, R. A., & Galukande, M. (2022). Do Community-based Livelihood Interventions Affect Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Young People in Slum Areas of Uganda: A Difference-in-difference with Kernel Propensity Score Matching Analysis. Journal of Urban Health, 99(1), 164-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-021-00596-1 Doh, D., Kamara, J., Galukande, M., & Renzaho, A. (2022). Evaluating the impact of a community‐based livelihood intervention on child protection: A mixed method approach. Child & Family Social Work, 27(2), 217-235. Renzaho, A.M.N., Dachi, G., Ategbo, E., Chitekwe, S., Doh, D. (2022). Pathways and approaches for scaling-up of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programs through the lens of complex adaptive systems in South Sudan. A qualitative study. Archives of Public Health, 10.1186/s13690-022-00934-y Thuesen, J., Feiring, M., Doh, D., & Westendorp, R. (2021). Reablement in need of theories of ageing: Would theories of successful ageing do? Ageing and Society, 1-13. doi:10.1017/S0144686X21001203 Mantey, E.., Doh, D., Lasker, J.N. et al. Ghanaian views of short-term medical missions: The pros, the cons, and the possibilities for improvement. Global Health 17, 115 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00741-0 Doh, D., Renzaho, A. M., Kamara, J., & Galukande, M. (2021). Evaluating the impact of a community-based livelihood program on child protection: A mixed method approach. Child and Family Social Work. doi:10.1111/cfs.12874 Renzaho, A. M., Doh, D., Mahumud, R. A., Galukande, M., & Kamara, J. K. (2020). The impact of the livelihoods and income fortification and socio-civic transformation project on the quality of life, wellbeing, self-esteem, and quality of neighbourhood social environment among the youth in slum areas of in Kampala, Uganda. BMC public health, 20(1), 1-18. Doh D, Smith R, Gevers P (2019). Reviewing the reablement approach to caring for older people. Ageing & Society 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18001770 Doh, D. (2017). Staff Quality and Service Delivery: Evaluating two Ghanaian District Assemblies. IDS Bulletin, 48(2). Adusei-Asante, K. Doh, D (2016). The Two Sides of Free National Health Insurance Policies: Lessons from Daakye District, Ghana. Rangsit Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (RJSH), Volume 3, No. 2. Doh, D., Andoh, P. Afranie, S.& Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, E. (2016). Non–State Actors and Accountable Social Protection in Child Protecon and Livelihoods in Wassa, Ghana. PASGR Working Paper 011. Doh D., Afranie S., Bortei-Dorku Aryeetey E. (2014). Expanding social protection opportunities for older people: The role of the traditional family and community structures. Ghana Social Sciences Journal Vol, 11 No.1 Doh D, Andoh PK (2014). Monitoring of Natural Resource Governance. Assessment of Changes in Policy and Practice as a Result of the Multi-Stakeholder Ghana Dams Dialogue. IIED Final Report, viewed August 2015 http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/ G03773.pdf. Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, E., Doh, D. and Andoh, P. (2013). Choosing an Apprenticeship: Skills Preferences among the Youth. International Development Planning Review 35 (2) 2013 Bortei-Doku Aryeetey, E., Afranie, S., Andoh, P., Doh, D., and Antwi Bosiakoh, T. (2012). Where Should We Stay? Exploring the Options of Caring for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Ghana. CSPS Technical Report No. 1/12. Accra: Centre for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. Bortei-Doku Aryeetey E., Doh D. Andoh and P. (2011). From Prejudice to Prestige: Vocational Education and Training in Ghana. City and Guilds Centre for Skills Development, UK. Jones N., Ahadzie W. and Doh D. (2009). Social Protection and Children: Challenges and Opportunities in Ghana. ODI /UNICEF. Bortei-Doku Aryeetey E. and Doh D. (2007). Trends in Informal Social Security System in Ghana. Ghana Economy Network, Accra
Technical papers Doh, D., Soldatic, K., Mogensen, L. L., Balram, R., & Georgeou, N. (2023). The Double Bind: Care Transition Experiences of Ageing Informal Carers and People with Disability in Minority Migrant Communities. https://doi.org/10.26183/v6sx-nz30 Nagaddya, T., Doh, D., & Drake, G. (2023). Working with Older People: How Prepared are Social Work Students? https://doi.org/10.26183/0pbx-fr03 Conference papers Doh D, Soldatic, K., Mogensen, L, Balram, R, and Georgeou, N. (2023). Ageing together and the paradox of negotiating care transitions for informal disability carers in migrant multicultural communities. 6th Transforming Care Conference Transforming Care: boundaries, transitions, and crisis contexts The University of Sheffield, UK, 26-28th June 2023 Doh D, Adusei-Asante, K., Banham, V. (2019). Making the aging experience worthwhile: How social interaction contributes to active aging, Innovation in Aging, Volume 3, Issue Supplement_1, November 2019, Page S533, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1959 Doh, D. (2017). Childhood Protection in Ghana: Connecting the dots. A paper presented at the African Regional Workshop on Childhood Policy Trends in Africa held in Sudan – 15th December 2017 Adusei-Asante, K., Doh, D., Klutsey, J., (2017). Pitfalls of Universal Health Coverage Systems: Evidence from West Africa. The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific Conference Proceedings, 297-306, Perth, Western Australia Adusei-Asante, K., Doh, D., (2017), The Impact of motivated volunteerism on peer-mentoring educational programs: evidence from Western Australia. University Students Transitions Achievements Retention & Success Conference Proceedings, 1-6, Online. Doh, D. & Adusei-Asante, K. (2016). Active ageing with the African in mind: An interpretive phenomenological analysis. Paper presented at Africa: Moving the Boundaries, Proceedings of the 39th African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP) Annual Conference, 5-7 December 2016, The University of Western Australia. Adusei-Asante, K. Doh, D. & Awidi, I. (2016). Improving Retention and Academic Achievements of African Students in Higher Education through Community Development. STARS conference, Perth. Doh, D. (2010). Expanding Social Protection Opportunities for Older People: The Role of the Traditional Family and Community Structures, International Conference on Ageing in Africa, Lilongwe, Malawi, June 2010 Doh, D. (2010). Poverty and Vulnerability Dynamics in Ghana. Chronic Poverty Research International Conference, Senegal Dakar January 2010.
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