Andrews Korah

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma

Education

• Ph.D., Geography and Environmental Sustainability, University of Oklahoma
• M.A., Geography, Miami (OH) University
• B.A., Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Research Interests

Andrews Korah is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma. His research employs mixed-methods, machine learning, GIS, urban growth models, and satellite Earth observations to address questions about urbanization dynamics and their impacts on people and the environment. Areas of focus include tree cover and urbanization, temperature dynamics in cities, urban growth projections, drivers of urban sprawling and infilling across different-sized cities. Dr. Korah has developed an impervious dataset to monitor urban expansion in rapidly urbanizing hotspots in West Africa, and projected future urban expansion across Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.

Publications

• Korah, A., Smith, L. C., & Wimberly, M. C (2025). Understanding urban expansion across primary and secondary cities in Ghana. Habitat International, 158, 103339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103339
• Korah, A., & Wimberly, M. C. (2024). Annual Impervious Surface Data from 2001–2020 for West African Countries: Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. Scientific Data, 11(1), 791. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03610-8
• Korah, A., & Wimberly, M. C. (2024). Smaller cities have large impacts on West Africa’s expanding urban system. Sustainable Cities and Society, 106, 105381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105381
• Korah, A., Koch, J. A. M., & Wimberly, M. C. (2024). Understanding urban growth modeling in Africa: Dynamics, drivers, and challenges. Cities, 146, 104734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104734
• Korah, P. I., Korah, A., & Ahmed, A. (2023). Spatio-temporal dynamics of tree cover change in semi-arid Ghana: Evidence from Sentinel-2 time series data. African Geographical Review, 0(0), 1–15 https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2023.2190140

University Courses Taught

University of Oklahoma

• GIS 5453 – Advanced GIS and Spatial Analysis (3 semester credits, lecture/lab) 2025
• GEOG 1114 – Physical Geography (4 semester credits, lecture/lab) 2022, 2023
• GEOG 2603 – World Regional Geography (3 semester credits, lecture) 2021, 2022