Paul Ayernor (Kojo) is a researcher who focuses on social networks, social support, and the subjective well-being of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa. He strives to understand the macro-micro links influencing older adults’ subjective well-being. Paul is a senior research analyst/program manager on the HAALSA project. He is responsible for managing Agincourt study operations and performing data analysis for the HAALSI Agincourt surveys.
Paul received his PhD and MPHIL in social welfare with particular emphasis on demographic processes from the City University of New York, and a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Oxford. Before joining the HCPDS, Paul was the research officer at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, Oxford, United Kingdom, and taught as an adjunct professor at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island. He has led several research projects in Ghana, including the POPTRCD (EDULINK Urban Health and Poverty Project).