Early life and education
Opoku-Agyeman was born in Kumasi, Ghana, and moved to the United States as a child. [1]
Opoku-Agyeman graduated from St. John's Parish Day School in Ellicott City, Maryland in 2007, [2] and from Glenelg Country School, also in Ellicott City, in 2014. [3] In 2019, she earned a B.A. in mathematics with a minor in economics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). [4] As an undergraduate, Opoku-Agyeman was a Meyerhoff Scholar and NIH MARC U*STAR Scholar, and was enrolled in the UMBC Honors College. [5] [6] [7]
After graduating from college, Opoku-Agyeman attended the American Economic Association’s summer training program, which aims to increase diversity in economics "by preparing talented undergraduates for doctoral programs in economics and related disciplines". [5] [8] She then spent the 2019–2020 academic year enrolled in the Harvard University Research Scholar Initiative postbaccalaureate program. [5] While Opoku-Agyeman was in the Harvard postbaccalaureate program, she was a research assistant to an economics professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education [9] and was affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research. [10] She is currently a doctoral student in Public Policy and Economics at the Harvard Kennedy School [11] as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, [12] a Ford Foundation Graduate Fellow, [13] and a Women and Public Policy Program Doctoral Fellow. [14] In 2023, she was among those selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Boston class. [15]
Career
Black Birders Week
In 2020, Opoku-Agyeman co-founded and co-organized Black Birders Week, a series of online events organized to highlight and celebrate Black birders, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts. [24] [25] [26] [27] Her aim was to improve the visibility of Black people in non-stereotypical situations, [28] and to advocate for science organizations to give Black people the platform and resources to engage in engagement and outreach activities. [29] [27] [30] Additionally, the inaugural Black Birders Week produced content in collaboration with the National Audubon Society and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. [31]
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