Johanssen Obanda

Johanssen Obanda

Community Engagement Manager

Biography

Obanda joined Crossref in 2023 to work with Crossref Ambassadors to effectively engage their communities and support Crossref’s outreach initiatives. Obanda is passionate about building an inclusive research ecosystem where researchers across the globe can easily access scientific knowledge and make meaningful connections. His previous experience includes social entrepreneurship and science communication. For fun, Obanda likes to explore historical sites and experience the sunset.

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Johanssen Obanda's Latest Blog Posts

Common views and questions about metadata across Africa

Johanssen Obanda, Wednesday, Apr 24, 2024

In MetadataCommunityMeetingsOutreach

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This past year has been a captivating journey of immersion within the Crossref community, a mix of online interactions and meaningful in-person experiences. From the engaging Sustainability Research and Innovation Conference in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, to the impactful webinars conducted globally, this has been more than just a professional endeavour; it has been a personal exploration of collaboration, insights, and a shared commitment to pushing the boundaries of scholarly communication.

Perspectives: Audrey Kenni-Nemaleu on scholarly communications in Cameroon

Audrey Kenni-Nemaleu, Thursday, Oct 5, 2023

In CommunityPerspectives

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Our Perspectives blog series highlights different members of our diverse, global community at Crossref. We learn more about their lives and how they came to know and work with us, and we hear insights about the scholarly research landscape in their country, the challenges they face, and their plans for the future.

Notre sĂ©rie de blogs Perspectives met en lumière diffĂ©rents membres de la communautĂ© internationale de Crossref. Nous en apprenons davantage sur leur vie et sur la manière dont ils ont appris Ă  nous connaĂ®tre et Ă  travailler avec nous, et nous entendons parler du paysage de la recherche universitaire dans leur pays, des dĂ©fis auxquels ils sont confrontĂ©s et de leurs projets pour l’avenir.

Perspectives: My thoughts on starting my new role at Crossref

Johanssen Obanda, Thursday, Jul 6, 2023

In OutreachStaffPerspectives

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My name is Johanssen Obanda. I joined Crossref in February 2023 as a Community Engagement Manager to look after the Ambassadors program and help with other outreach activities. I work remotely from Kenya, where there is an increasing interest in improving the exposure of scholarship by Kenyan researchers and ultimately by the wider community of African researchers. In this blog, I’m sharing the experience and insights of my first 4 months in this role.

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