Dr. Emmanuel Koku

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			Emmanuel Koku, Ph.D.
			Assistant Professor of Sociology
			Office:	PSA 309
			Phone:	(215) 895-6144
			Email:	emmanuelkoku @ drexel.edu
	CURRENT AREAS OF RESEARCH Social Network Analysis Qualitative/Quantitative Research Medical Sociology Social Epidemiology Social Demography Sociology of Development Communication and Information Technology
	RESEARCH PROJECTS Current: Co-Investigator:  Consortium NetMap Study: Connecting Experts, Creating Knowledge. The Case of the Canadian Water Network", 2009 (with Dr. Barry Wellman and Dr. Dimitrina Dimitrova). Funder: Canadian Water Network, University of Waterloo, Canada.  A quantitative (social network) and qualitative study about formal and informal relations among academics and professionals involved in Water issues. Completed: Co-Investigator:  Network Mapping and Development: Connecting Experts, Creating Knowledge. The Case of the Canadian Water Network, 2005 - 2007 (with Dr. Barry Wellman and Dr. Dimitrina Dimitrova). A study about formal and informal relations among academics and professionals involved in Water issues. Uses social network, in-depth interviews and citation analysis methods. Funder: Canadian Water Network, University of Waterloo, Canada. Investigator:  Chlamydia and Other STD Testing Practices among Youth (15-24yrs): A Literature Review and Intervention Design. 2005. Funder: Toronto Public Health.
	SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Koku, Emmanuel (in press).  Social Networks in Ghana. In Barnett, G & N. Golson (Eds). Encyclopedia of Social Networks. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Emmanuel Koku (2010): HIV-Related Stigma Among African Immigrants Living with HIV/AIDS in USA. Sociological Research Online, Volume 15, Issue 3, August. Emmanuel Koku (forthcoming): Stigma, Sexual Risk and Desire for HIV Tests in Ghana. Sexual Health. DOI: 10.1071/SH09095 Emmanuel Koku (forthcoming) Desire for, and Uptake of HIV Tests by Ghanaian Women: The Relevance of Community Level Stigma. Journal of Community Health. DOI: 10.1007/s10900-010-9310-1 Dimitrina Dimitrova and Emmanuel Koku (2009). “Research Communities in Context: Trust, Independence and Technology in Professional Communities” Pp. 350-375 in Virtual Community Practices and Social Interactive Media: Technology Lifecycle and Workflow Analysis edited by Demosthenes Akoumianakis. IGI Global, USA Ifeanyi Ezeonu and Emmanuel Koku (2008). “Crimes of Globalization: The Feminization of HIV Pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa”. The Global South, 2. 2: 112 – 129. Wellman, B., Emmanuel Koku, Jeremy Hunsinger (2006). “Networked Scholarship” Pp 1429–1447 in The International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments, edited by J. Weiss et al. Springer, Netherlands. Koku, Emmanuel and Barry Wellman (2004). "Scholarly Networks as Learning Communities: The Case of TechNet." Pp. 299-337 in Designing for Virtual Communities in the Service of Learning, edited by R. Kling, James Gray and Sasha Barab. New York: Cambridge University Press. Koku, Emmanuel, Nancy Nazer, and Barry Wellman. (2001). "Netting Scholars: Online and Offline." American Behavioral Scientist 44:1752-74. Wellman, Barry, Keith Hampton, & Emmanuel Koku. (2000). Virtual Communities. In Alan E. Kazdin (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Psychology. Washington: The American Psychology Association and Oxford University Press. 170-172.
	COURSES USUALLY TAUGHT: Social and Communication Network Analysis (Com  690 - 001) Data Analysis in Communication (Com 690-002) Computerized Data Analysis  (Soc 364) Developing Nations and International Development (Soc 330) Sociology of Cyberspace (Special Topics) (Soc 380) HIV/AIDS and Africa (Special Topics) (Soc 380) Sociology of Health (Soc 235) Introduction to Sociology (Soc 101)