Bernard Appiah

Bernard Appiah joined the Public Health Department as assistant professor in fall 2020. He is director of the Research Program on Health Communication and Public Engagement (H-COPE) within the Public Health Department. H-COPE has research collaborations in New York state, nationally and globally.

Prior to joining Syracuse University, Appiah was assistant professor at Texas A&M University’s School of Public Health in the Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health and Public Health Studies. He was the founding director of the Research Program on Public and International Engagement for Health.

Previously, Appiah served as a drug information pharmacist/publications manager at the National Drug Information Resource Centre (NDIRC) for the Ministry of Health in Ghana. He has taught courses such as environmental and occupational health communication, social context of population health, and comparative global health systems.