Nathanael Ojong, York University

Research

Renewable energy Finance capitalism Energy poverty Debt Rwanda Malawi Africa Solar home systems

Latest papers

"This is most likely not the correct vaccine": Analyzing COVID-19's viral spread and vaccine anxieties in Ghana, Cameroon, and Malawi.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2023 · first author
Water, sanitation, hygiene and waste disposal practices as COVID-19 response strategy: insights from Bangladesh.
Environment, development and sustainability · 2021
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Pathology of the Economic and Political Architecture in Cameroon.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Age of AI
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$286,219
The antinomies of renewable energy technologies: Debt, finance capitalism, and solar home systems in Malawi and Rwanda
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$54,547

All 2 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

"This is most likely not the correct vaccine": Analyzing COVID-19's viral spread and vaccine anxieties in Ghana, Cameroon, and Malawi.

Ojong N, Agbe E

Social science & medicine (1982)2023First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116001 PMID: 37327597

02

Water, sanitation, hygiene and waste disposal practices as COVID-19 response strategy: insights from Bangladesh.

Islam SMD, Mondal PK, Ojong N, Bodrud-Doza M, Siddique MAB, Hossain M, Mamun MA

Environment, development and sustainability2021

DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-01151-9 PMID: 33424423

03

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Pathology of the Economic and Political Architecture in Cameroon.

Ojong N

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2020First author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8020176 PMID: 32560423

Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Age of AI

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ojong, Nathanael

$286,219

The antinomies of renewable energy technologies: Debt, finance capitalism, and solar home systems in Malawi and Rwanda

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ojong, Nathanael

Keywords: Renewable energy; Finance capitalism; Energy poverty; Debt; Rwanda; Malawi; Africa; Solar home systems; Rural population

$54,547

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Renewable energy Dear Professor Ojong, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper ""This is most likely not the correct vaccine": Analyzing COVID-19's viral spread and vaccine anxieties in Ghana, Cameroon, and Malawi." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals in the Age of AI" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]