Justina A. Onumah is a Senior Research Scientist and the Head of Agriculture, Health and Environment Research Division at the CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute. She has over 12 years of research experience with several awards and fellowships to her credit, including receiving the 2021 overall best graduating PhD (Development Studies) student award from the University of Ghana and the 2023 Africa Evidence Leadership Award for her work in the evidence and policy space. Aside research, Justina is passionate about mentorship and girls-in-STEM advocacy. She is the Founder of GirledUp Ghana, an initiative aimed at supporting girls to pursue and persist in STEM careers and leadership roles. Justina holds a PhD in Development Studies and an MPhil in Agricultural Economics from the University of Ghana with academic exchanges from the University of Guelph, Cornell University, University of Bonn and Aalborg University. Her research interests are in economics of innovation and development, agriculture and enterprise development, impact assessment, and Science-policy-industry linkages.