Mustapha Okyere is an Assistant Lecturer and a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa- Ghana. He holds an MSc. in Land Governance and Policy and a Bachelor's Degree in Land Economy both from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-Ghana. Before his current position at UMaT, he served as a Field Officer for the Pacific Real Estate Advisors. During his one-year National Service, he served as a Teaching and Research Assistant in the Land Economy Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology for the 2017/2018 academic year. He is a professional member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS). His research interest traverses land administration, development-induced displacement and resettlement, political ecology, mining, and women's land rights.