Dr. Vincent Kuuire is a health geographer whose research focuses on addressing health inequities through two key themes:
- Marginalized Populations: Dr. Kuuire investigates the well-being, healthcare access, and health outcomes of minoritized populations. His research in this area explores how varying contexts of socioeconomic deprivation influence health. Some of his previous and ongoing projects include examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s health and economic well-being in Guinea, disparities in healthcare access under Ghana's universal health insurance policy, and the connections between migration, livelihoods, and food security in semi-arid regions of Ghana. Additionally, his work extends to the North American context, where he studies the health and well-being of minoritized populations. This includes exploring transnational housing links between immigrants' countries of origin and their housing experiences and trajectories in Canada. Currently, he is concluding a project investigating how the pandemic affected racialized women working in frontline occupations.
- Environment-Health Nexus: Dr. Kuuire’s emerging research on the intersection of neighborhood environments and health in Ghana applies innovative and theoretically grounded approaches to identify population health disparities and inform relevant policy interventions.
Dr. Kuuire is a mixed-methods researcher, adept at employing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies in data collection and analysis. His qualitative work often involves community-based approaches, focus groups, photovoice, and in-depth interviews. He has also designed and implemented numerous surveys for primary data collection and utilized quantitative secondary datasets in his research.
Through his interdisciplinary and methodologically diverse approach, Dr. Kuuire’s work aims to generate insights that inform policy and contribute to the reduction of health inequities worldwide.
