Eugene Asola was born in Ghana, educated in Ghana (undergraduate studies) and USA (graduate studies). He attended Zamse Secondary Technical School in Bolgatanga as a pioneer, and St John Bosco’s Training College, Navrongo. He graduated from the University College of Education-Winneba in 1998 with a Bachelor’s in Health and Physical Education. He went on to pursue a master’s degree in Public Administration at Suffolk University in Boston, MA, USA in 2005 and a Ph.D. in Sport Pedagogy at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA, in 2009.

After his doctoral degree, he taught at the University of Wisconsin-La-Crosse and later at Georgia Gwinnett College. Currently he is a Full Professor, and MAT Program Liasion with Department of the Teacher Education Department at the College of Education and Human Services at Valdosta State University. He is also a Fellow in the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program.

Eugene Asola is the current Editor for the Multicultural Learning and Teaching Journal (MLT), and a reviewer for the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education Journal. He is also a site visitor for Georgia Professional Standards Commission (Ga-PSC) and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

He is very passionate about Ghana, but deeply concerned about the trajectory of Ghana as country. He believes in the principles and ideals of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. He also believes in the Pan-African movement and the role of Africans in the diaspora to bring about needed change for a better Ghana and Africa as a continent. These concerns led to his involvement in the activities of the Progressive Alliance for Ghana (PAG). He is currently working as a board member for PAG and the membership committee, to provide Ghana with a credible alternative and deserving leadership, to face the reality of the future of this great country, called Ghana.

His hobbies include, walking, playing tennis, badminton, scrabble and martial arts.

He is married with two adult children.