Ann was born to the Codjoe family in a mining town at the western part of Ghana, West Africa. She had her basic education at University of Mines and Technology Basic School, Tarkwa and continued to high school at Cape Coast, Holy Child College where she was offered science. After high school, she was admitted at University of Ghana for BSc Physiotherapy. She graduated in 2007. Worked for with Ghana Health service and furthered her education in public health at the same institution. After her master's degree, she had the opportunity to lecture part time at the Kwame Nkrumah Institute of waste management and sanitation. That was when she developed the passion to teach and went on to her PhD in public health at University of Ghana. Currently, Ann is working on her research thesis in environmental health.
She has practiced her profession as a physical therapist since 2007. She also lectured in occupational and environmental health on part time basis. Her passion is in the field of respiratory and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. She was the second runner up during the 2019 "FALLING WALLS LAB GHANA" ,sponsored by the German Minister for Education and Research, the Helmholtz Association, the Robert Bosch Foundation, the Berlin Senate for Economics, Technology and Research and numerous other acclaimed academic institutions, foundations, and companies.
Ann is very calm, emotionally strong, kind and loves to volunteer. She loves to explore and travel around. She loves to meet people with diverse culture.
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