Dr Phyllis Ohene-Agyei
PhD graduate Phyllis Ohene-Agyei investigated gestational diabetes management and its long-term effects on maternal health.
Key facts
Programme: PhD
Research topic: Gestational diabetes management and its long-term effects on maternal health
Supervisor: Professor Dame Jane Harding, Professor Caroline Crowther, and Associate Professor Greg Gamble (FMHS)
Dr Phyllis Ohene-Agyei is a medical doctor and global health researcher with experience in clinical practice, project management, and global health research. She completed her medical degree (MBChB) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and has a double master's degree in public health from the UK and France.
Phyllis's PhD research at the Liggins Institute, investigaed gestational diabetes management and its long-term effects on maternal health. She is passionate about addressing health inequalities and improving maternal and child health outcomes globally. Read Phyllis’s opinion pieces to learn more about her research into gestational diabetes in Aotearoa New Zealand:
New Zealand should consider adopting Germany’s approach of routinely screening for mental health problems in women who get gestational diabetes.
Phyllis was also interviewed on 95 bFM Ready Steady Learn about her research.