Millicent is a full-time lecturer at Ashesi University with about five years of teaching with various institutions, including the University of Environment and Sustainable Development and Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). She holds a PhD in Development Economics with a speciality in Applied Economics from the University of Ghana in collaboration with the United Nations University – World Institute of Development Economics and Research (UNU-WIDER). Millicent is currently working on projects, including a Nagasaki University-funded project assessing PM2.5 exposure among Ghanaian households, an EfD-funded project on bill payment recovery for the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), and an Ashesi University-funded project on integrating sustainability into business education across African business schools. She worked as a local research assistant on the HAPFAM project by the SOAS University of London on food consumption and nutrition awareness among school children in Accra. Millicent has previously won research grants from the International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI and the DANIDA Building Stronger Universities project to conduct local research in Ghana. Millicent has provided consultancy for WHO and GEA. Millicent is a member of the International Health Economics Association (IHEA) and the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA).

Millicent’s teaching and research philosophy emphasizes the integration of theoretical knowledge with practical application to foster critical thinking and lifelong learning. She believes in the inseparable connection between teaching and research, striving to inspire and equip students with the skills to address real-world economic issues. She aims to enhance students’ understanding and confidence through informal discussions on current economic topics to meaningfully contribute to societal and institutional goals.