Prof Sam, Enoch F.

Enoch F. Sam is an Associate Professor of Transport Geography. He has over 11 years of experience researching and delivering social research into practice in Traffic safety, Public transport safety management, Traffic behaviour of vulnerable road users, Traffic enforcement and policing, and Sustainable urban mobility planning. His research utilises mixed methods research approaches, though he is quantitatively inclined. He continues to deliver high-impact projects and consultancy services in sustainable urban mobility, traffic safety, and other transport-related phenomena.

Prof Sam's research relates to and contributes to the following sustainable development goals (SDGs): Goal 1: No Poverty, 3: Good Health and Well-being, 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and 13: Climate Action.

Current Projects/Grants

• Co-Consultant- Barriers to full enforcement of environmental regulations to manage air pollution in Ghana (Clean Air Fund Systematic review of key factors which constrain full enforcement of environmental regulations and laws in Ghana and limit prevention of air pollution on roads). Donor: Clean Air Fund (CAF). Duration: April 2024- To Date
• Country Lead/Partner: Safe system for radical improvement of road safety in low-and middle-income African countries (AfroSAFE). Donor: European Union under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme). Duration: 4 years- September 2022- August 2026

Completed Projects

• Partner: Equitable transport access and mobility in African cities (ETAMAC). Donor: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). Duration: January- April 2024. 
• Principal Investigator/Project Lead: Removing barriers to disability-inclusive urban transport systems in Accra and Nairobi (Policies and regulations- SITUATE 2). Donor: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). Duration: January 2023- March 2024
• Principal Investigator/Project Lead: Walking as a mode of transport in "unwalkable" contexts: Cross-city experiences from Ghana and Nigeria (GIANT). Donor: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). Duration: January 2023- January 2024
• Course Lead: The state-of-the-art in scientific writing and publication (SKills & Tools short academic course) (2nd edition). Donor: . Donor: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). Duration: July- September 2023
• Course Lead: The state-of-the-art in scientific writing and publication (SKills & Tools short academic course). Donor: . Donor: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). Duration: June- August 2022
• Principal Investigator/Project Lead: Removing barriers to disability-inclusive urban transport systems in Accra and Nairobi (Policies and regulations- SITUATE 2). Donor: Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). Duration: January- December 2021

Webpages

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2514-2959

ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Enoch_F_Sam2

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=g_tRr0EAAAAJ

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enoch-f-sam-phd-babb1a36/