Dr. Issahaku has established a comprehensive research program that encompasses the broader topics of family welfare, community well-being, and public health, and he studies a wide range of issues within this scope. These include domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV), child abuse and neglect, youth social exclusion, aging and older persons, community development, and program evaluation.

Dr. Issahaku has been conducting research on IPV against women in Ghana, with the goal of curbing it and enhancing the welfare of women. Bcause of the proximity of women to children in the strata of patriarchal societies, violence against women usually portends child abuse and neglect. For this reason, child abuse and neglect is another area of Dr. Issahaku’s scholarly work.

Dr. Issahaku also has a keen interest in the experiences of youth/young people, particularly, those labelled marginalized and vulnerable. The goal is to learn to understand and shape the world from young people’s perspective.

A third key area of Dr. Issahaku’s scholarship is aging and older persons. His research on aging and older people seeks to highlight three points: older people are not a homogenous population; older people have the agency of social action; and there is injustice against older people.

Dr. Issahaku has been part of research on child protection mediation and cyber bullying among school-aged youth in Canada and research projects evaluating the impact of community development programs in Ghana.

Dr. Issahaku’s current research agenda comprises: (1) a study on young people’s views on violence and its health and safety implications in the St. John’s Census Metropolitan Area (CMA), Newfoundland and Labrador (NL); (2) a study on older adults’ contribution to community building and empowerment in Newfoundland and Labrador; (3) a study on the risk and safety concerns among youth experiencing homelessness in Newfoundland and Labrador; (4) an investigation of how the experience of ageing and the meaning of old age differ across gender and across geographic setting in Ghana; (5) an investigation of child abuse and neglect in care institutions in Ghana; and (6) an investigation of correlates and health implications of intimate partner violence in Ghana.