She earned her Ph.D. in Science Education from The Florida State University (2003), her M.S. in Biology and Secondary Education from NC A&T State University (1992), and her B.S. in Biology from UNC-Chapel Hill (1988). She also completed a two year postdoctoral fellowship at Michigan State University, the second year while in residence at Teachers College, in the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science. Dr. Mensah serves on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Science Teacher Education and Journal of Elementary Science Education, and Cultural Studies of Science Education as a lead-editor.