Spring 2023 seminar: Ph.D. candidate, city and regional planning
Maame Boatemaa is a first-year doctoral student in the Department of City and Regional Planning. Her research broadly explores urban theory, African philosophy, environmental planning, and land use policies in African cities. As an Albert Gallatin Scholar at New York University, she critically interrogated how urban spaces transform in diverse social, economic, and political settings in Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal. Boatemaa completed her graduate studies at the London School of Economics before moving to Seoul as a Henry Luce Scholar. Boatemaa has a puppy named Arrow Kwesi Jnr and enjoys baking in her limited spare time.