Prof. Eric Y. Tenkorang

Eric Y. Tenkorang is Professor of Sociology, cross-appointed to the Division of Population Health and Applied Health Sciences at Memorial University, Canada. He is a Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar and an elected member of the Royal Society of Canada (The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists). Prof. Tenkorang served on the Advisory Board for Gender and Health of the Canadian Institute of Health Research and is currently a member of the National Taskforce for Women’s Economic Justice of the Canadian Centre for Women’s Economic Empowerment (CCFWE). He has broad research interests in population health, especially in limited-resource settings. This includes investigating the sexual and reproductive health of marginalized populations in sub-Saharan Africa. His most recent research has explored links between gender-based violence and health outcomes. Prof. Tenkorang has published about 150 peer-reviewed articles and chapters in his discipline’s prestigious top-tier journals and books. He has won competitive grants and fellowships in Canada and abroad totaling about $3.3M. Prof. Tenkorang sits on the editorial boards of Archives of Sexual Behavior, International Health, and Canadian Studies in Population. He has consulted for various national and international bodies including Status of Women Canada, Breakthrough ACTION of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Dutch Council for Refugees in The Hague. He is a Fellow of the Population Reference Bureau and the Carnegie African Diaspora Program. His research has won several honors, including the President’s Award for Outstanding Research and the Dean’s Award for Distinguished Scholarship at Memorial University. On March 8th 2025 and as part of the International Women’s Day, Prof. Tenkorang was honored by the CCFWE as an “Economic Justice Champion” in recognition of his exceptional leadership and significant contributions to preventing economic abuse and advocating financial empowerment, equity, and economic security for survivors and marginalized communities.