Prof. (Mrs.) Sarah Darkwa is a Professor of Food Science in the Vocational and Technical Education Department (VOTEC), University of Cape Coast (UCC). She is currently the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. Prior to this position, she served as the Head of VOTEC Department from 2019 – 2020 and 2010 – 2013, Vice Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology Education (FSTE) from 2019 – 2020 and 2016 – 2018.

She holds a PhD in Environmental Science with specialization in Environmental Systems, Risk Management and Food Environment from the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, USA. She also holds an MPhil in Food Science from the University of Ghana ,Legon.

She is a Fulbright Scholar and ALAF Fellow. She has over 22 years of teaching, research and consultancy experience in areas of Food Science, Nutrition, Environmental Science and Education. Her research focuses on Food and Nutrition, Education and Environmental Science.

She has supervised over 80 MPhil theses, 6 PhD theses and published widely in national and international peer-reviewed journals.