James C. Saku
PhD, University Saskatchewan, 1995
Economic development, North America, human geography, quantitative analysis, location analysis
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Dr. Saku is a Professor of Geography at Frostburg State University. A native of Ghana, Dr. Saku returned to his home country for sabbatical in 2017 through the Carnegie Diasporan Scholar Fellowship program from the University of Ghana. The program is designed for African-born professors who live in Europe or North America to return to Africa and teach. Dr. Saku taught a transportation development course, attended lectures and collaborated on research projects. He has authored review papers, articles, books and book chapters. Dr. Saku was a past recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Pennsylvania Geographical Society.