She has lived in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Canada, the UK, and in the US, where she is an assistant professor instruction in the department of Africology and African American studies at the college of liberal arts, Temple University, Philadelphia.
[3] Born to a Ghanaian father and an English mother, Nah Dove spent her early years in West Africa, before going with her family to live in Britain.
"[6] Among other endorsements, one from Kariamu Welsh Asante notes: "Dr. Dove speaks as an Afrikan mother, activist, and scholar and this combination infuses her work with humility and conviction.
'"[6] Afrikan Mothers: Bearers of Culture, Makers of Social Change was selected in 1999 as Best Scholarly Book by the Association of Nubian Kemetic Heritage of the United States.
[8] In 2019, Dove joined the faculty at the college of liberal arts, Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she is an assistant professor instruction in the department of Africology and African American studies.