Match tier Listed
Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
Sources OpenAlex · ORCID
Refreshed 2026-10-05

Victor Kwaku Akakpo

Role not yet determined Is this you? Add your title

1 h-index 6 pubs 8 cited

  • School Health Services
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Schools
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Child
  • Social Behavior
  • Verbal Behavior
  • Animal Assisted Therapy
  • Smoking Prevention
  • Tobacco Use
  • Curriculum
  • Health Education

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Victor Kwaku Akakpo's research investigates interventions and policy related to child and adolescent health. His recent work includes a pilot study on the effects of animal-assisted therapy on prosocial behavior and emotional regulation in autistic children with varying verbal abilities. He has also examined the state of menstrual health education in US K-12 public schools and the perceived prevention needs of school professionals regarding nicotine use in Arkansas. Akakpo's scholarship also extends to policy studies, with publications addressing research ecosystems and policy frontiers in China and the Global South. His collaborators at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville include Geoboo Song, Minju Hong, Michele Kilmer, and Danielle Randolph.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 8

Selected Publications

  • State of Menstrual Health Education in 2024: Content Analysis of US K‐12 Public School Education Standards (2025)
    Journal of School Health DOI OpenAlex
  • The effect of Animal-assisted therapy on prosocial behavior and emotional regulation in autistic children with varying verbal abilities: A pilot study (2025)
    PLoS ONE 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Prevention of Nicotine use in the State of Arkansas that has Geographic Tobacco use Disparities: the Perceived Prevention Needs and Realities of School Professionals (2025)
    Journal of Community Health DOI OpenAlex
  • Unleashing the Power of Biologics: Exploring the Governance and Regulation of Membrane-Based Virus Purification (MVP) Technologies (2025)
    Biologics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Editorial introduction: Advancing policy frontiers—Governance, learning, and innovation in policy studies (2025)
    Policy Studies Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Editorial introduction: Charting new theoretical horizons here and elsewhere (2024)
    Policy Studies Journal DOI OpenAlex

View all publications on OpenAlex →

Collaboration Network

37 Collaborators 13 Institutions 1 Country

Top Collaborators

View profile →
View profile →

Similar Researchers

Based on overlapping research topics