""Amisah Zenabu Bakuri was born in Ghana and holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History and Political Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. In 2011, Amisah received the Peggy Appiah Prize for Excellence in History awarded by the Centre for Intellectual Renewal in collaboration with the Department of History and Political Studies, KNUST. She was named the best student for the 2006 year group during the Silver Jubilee of Notre Dame Girls High School in 2012, and proved her academic prowess in the University by graduating with a first class honours BA in History (with Political Science) from KNUST. After graduation, she worked for a year as a Research and Teaching Assistant (TA) at the Department of History and Political Science, KNUST. She is currently preparing to defend her PhD thesis in Anthropology at the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR), University of Amsterdam. In September 2012, Amisah received a scholarship from the Eric Bleumink Fund for a period of 24 months to undertake a Research Master in Modern History and International Relations at the University of Groningen (RUG) in the Netherlands. At the RUG, she was also selected to participate in the Masters Honours programme -Leadership making a difference. While studying in Groningen, Amisah held the position as the secretary of the African Students Community, served on the Groningen International Student Platform (GISP) and also an Intern at the African Studies Centre in Leiden. Amisah loves teaching and her research interest spans a wide range and intersection of issues of Religion, Sexuality, Gender, Well-being, African Diaspora and African history. Amisah is also passionate about helping people to grow their career and open for consultancy. Amisah is married to Daniel Antwi-Berko and they have three children. In her spare time, she loves to read, write and bike.""