Ampofo hyɛ adekyere ase wɔ University of Ghana wɔ afe 1989. Wo afe 1994 ne 1995 ntam no, na okura dibea a ɛne Junior Fulbright. Wɔ afe 2005 mu no, ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔbaa odikan sɛ otitenani wɔ suapɔn no fa bi a ɛde Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy (CEGENSA), okuraa saa dibea no kosii afe 2009 mu. Wɔ afe 2008 mu no, ɔbɛyɛɛ koowaa krataa mu samufoɔ kowaa krataa a ɛne Ghana Studies, na okuraa saa dibea no kosii afe 2013 mu. ɔsan nso yɛɛ adwuma sɛ koowaa krataa mu samufoɔ  ma Contemporary Journal of African Studies.