Sheriff Ceesay received his MSc in Economics (Distinction) from the University of The Gambia in 2019 and is now pursuing a PhD in Climate Change Economics at the West African Science Center for Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), University of Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD), Dakar. He also earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Research Ethics and Methodology (Distinction) from the University of The Gambia in 2024. In 2018, he joined The Gambia College as a Lecturer in Economics and was later appointed as Acting Director of the Directorate of Research and Development in 2023. His research interests include climate change adaptation, climate risk perception, agricultural economics, health and education, development economics, climate change bioethics, and research ethics.