Dr. William Osei earned his B.A. (Honours) from the University of Ghana (Legon); his M.A. from Carleton University and his Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario. He has held positions at both the University of Victoria and Brandon University, prior to arriving at Algoma in September 1992.
During his time at Algoma, Dr. Osei has established a strong reputation for teaching excellence, and in 2006 he was honoured with the University's inaugural Distinguished Faculty Award.
Dr. Osei has conducted seminars and delivered papers to learned societies around the world – including the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development – in specialty-areas that include:
forest land use and energy systems
agriculture, food security and biotechnology
environment and development, as well as rural sustainability
trans-boundary resource systems
hazards and hazard-managemenat
landscape rehabilitation and analysis
community-based approaches to natural resources management
impact assessment
His expertise on human-environment interactions is well-respected and has had substantial impact on environmental policy and practice.