Julius is currently a PhD student in Health Promotion at Queen’s University. He completed his MA in Geography at the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo. He holds a BSc in Development Planning from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Julius was a member of the Ghana Association of Student Planners (GASP-KNUST) editorial board and served as a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Planning, KNUST. He is a former recipient and mentee of the SJE-GoHelp Scholarship.
Why GoHelP
“GoHelP Lab has a great support system. Members and alumni of the lab are doing real work that is improving the health and well-being of different people in real time. I believe GoHelP is the right environment for me to learn and co-produce knowledge that promotes global health equity and gives a voice to marginalized populations.”
Research Interests
- WASH and wellbeing
- Environmental determinants of health
Presentations
- Jebuni, J., Elliott, S. J., Bisung, E. “The fear of violence is always there”: Gender-based violence in the context of WASH insecurity in Ghana. Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division Annual Meeting and Conference. Toronto, Ontario, November 14–15, 2025.
- Jebuni, J., Bisung, E., Elliott, S. J. “Just give me the money and see”: Exploring the impact of cash transfers on wash social norms, women’s empowerment, and post-COVID-19 recovery in Ghana. Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting and Conference. Ottawa, Ontario, May 20–23, 2025.
- Jebuni, J., Bisung, E., Elliott, S. J. Understanding experiences of women’s empowerment through WASH/Cash transfers toward post-COVID-19 recovery in Ghana. Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division Annual Meeting and Conference. Toronto, Ontario, November 01–02, 2024.
Awards
- Graduate Student Research Dissemination Award
- David Johnston International Experience Award - McCall MacBain
- Graduate Experience Award