Derrick Boakye Boadu
Biography
Derrick Boakye Boadu is a doctoral candidate in Public Affairs with a research concentration in leadership, collaborative governance, public and non-profit management, emergency management, environmental and urban policy, and climate change issues at Florida International University (FIU). Derrick is a Fellow of the renowned Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Yale University, which aims to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate nationwide. He is also a Civic Leadership Fellow of the Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership and a Founders’ Fellow of the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA). Derrick is a Writing Fellow at the FIU Graduate School and Writing Across Curriculum (WAC), Dissertation Evidence Acquisition (DEA) Fellow, and Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management’s (APPAM) Inclusion & Equity Fellow. Derrick has received several awards, including the prestigious Prof. Kenneth Meier PMRC Inclusion Award. His recent co-authored publication, “Mask or No Mask for COVID-19? Do the Individual Characteristics of Governors Affect the Adoption of Statewide Public Mask Mandates?”, appeared in the Public Performance & Management Review (PPMR) Journal.
He holds triple master's degrees in Development and International Cooperation Sciences from Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Economics & Finance from Charles University in the Czech Republic; and International Relations from People’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation. Derrick is a passionate leader and advocate for housing equity and fighting climate gentrification issues in marginalized and disadvantaged neighborhoods. He is recognized for his excellent quantitative and qualitative data analysis, mechanism-based analysis, report writing, communication, interpersonal skills, and community engagement. He is a native of Ghana and speaks English, Italian, Czech, Russian, Twi, and Fanti. Derrick is currently on the job market.