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Dr Matthew Abunyewah is a research-focused lecturer at the Australasian Centre for Resilience Implementation for Sustainable Communities within the College of Health and Human Sciences. He leverages participatory and interdisciplinary research approaches to inform government policies on disaster management and resilience, circular economy and sustainability, community development, industry and business development, and climate change and variability.
Before joining Charles Darwin University, Dr Abunyewah worked as a community and industry development practitioner researching workforce and training development, public policy development and disaster resilience across Africa and Australia for over eight years. Notable industry research outputs/reports produced by Dr Abunyewah in collaboration with industry partners and government agencies include; the Northern Territory Central Five Mines Report and Northern Territory Circular Economy Strategy. Also, Matthew has served as an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia, since 2021, undertaking workshops on quantitative research methods and, assisting in industry engagement activities and grant funding applications.
Matthew has also published his research outputs in world-class reputable academic outlets such as the Journal of Cleaner Production (I.F= 11.07), Energy Economics (I.F= 9.25), Resources Policy (I.F= 8.22), International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (I.F= 4.84) and Disasters (I.F= 3.31). Notwithstanding these, most of Dr Abunyewah's research findings have also been translated into simple and plain language, accessible to industry practitioners in outlets such as the conversation.
Research interests
Disaster Resilience and Sustainability
Circular Economy and Waste Management
Business and Industry Development
Urban Planning and Management
Community Development
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Newcastle
Feb 2015 → Jan 2019
Award Date: 31 Jan 2019
Bachelor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Aug 2007 → Jun 2011
Award Date: 20 Jun 2011
External positions
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle
Apr 2021 → …
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Eradicating cognitive offloading in Aboriginal consultations through sustainable partnerships:
Erdiaw-Kwasie, M. O., Abunyewah, M. & Cobbinah, P.
30/11/21 → 1/12/23
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Application of the Rural Web Framework within the Context of Sustainable Development: A Systematic Literature Review
Addai, G., Abunyewah, M., Erdiaw-Kwasie, M. O., Okyere, S. A., Gyensare, M. A. & Guodaar, L., Mar 2023, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 15, 5, p. 1-15 15 p., 4239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Developing Psychological Resilience to the Impact of Drought
Abunyewah, M., Byrne, M., Keane, C. & Bressington, D., 16 Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 4, p. 1-11 11 p., 3465.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does circular economy knowledge matter in sustainable service provision? A moderation analysis
Erdiaw-Kwasie, M. O., Abunyewah, M., Yusif, S. & Erdiaw-Kwasie, A., 10 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 383, p. 1-17 17 p., 135429.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Actor-Network Analysis of Community-Based Organisations in Health Pandemics: Evidence from Covid-19 Response in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Frimpong, L. K., Okyere, S. A., Diko, S. K., Abunyewah, M., Erdiaw-Kwasie, M. O., Commodore, T. S., Hernandez, D. O. & Kita, M., Oct 2022, In: Disasters. 46, 4, p. 903-927 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digitalisation for whom: The determinants of residents' use of the digital property address system in Accra, Ghana
Frimpong, L. K., Mensah, S. L., Okyere, S. A., Abunyewah, M., Diko, S. K., Enning, S. B. & Attigah, J. M., 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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