Ebenezer Ayim holds MA in Disability Studies at the University of Manitoba, Canada and BSc. Psychology from the University of Cape Coat, Ghana. He was born in Ghana and received his bachelor of science degree in Psychology from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana in 2013. His background and experience includes years of research in mental health, intersectionality, disability, race, health inequity using community participatory and systematic review as research methodologies. He has worked as Community Mental Health Officer in Ghana, research assistant at UCC and research coordinator at the Network of Budding Psychologists, UCC.
Ebenezer is currently an Associate Member of the Pan-African Scientific Research Council and a research assistant in a three-year (2019-2021) provincial project: “Towards Positive Change to Promote Mental Health and Wellbeing for Black Canadians in Manitoba”.
Ebenezer is working on topics such as “Impact of Black Life Matter Movement for Black persons with disabilities”, “All Voices Count: Ensuring Inclusion and Polling Place Accessibility of the Disabled Community in Ghana during Voting” and “Social Determinant of Mental Health among Black Canadians with disabilities. He interns to establish “Psychological Institute for Excellence in Education and Research”, a non-profit research institute that will enhance the education and research skills for persons with disabilities in the global south.
Ebenezer believes persons with disabilities in the Black community are likely to experience intersecting layers of discrimination, racism, stigmatisation and social exclusion as a result of their dual identities as members of a disabled and racialized subculture, with adverse effects on their mental health. Ebenezer, hope to see a society where such barriers that prevent Black persons with disability from achieving their mental wellness are addressed.