Richard Appiah

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Northumbria University, UK

Richard Appiah, Ph.D., is a positive psychologist, clinical psychologist and researcher. He collaborates with organisations, groups and communities to generate and evaluate context-tailored interventions that integrate scientific evidence and cultural wisdom to improve mental health, strengthen resilience, and enhance wellbeing across African contexts

Written by Richard Appiah

A dirt path lined with baobab trees by water, an ox-drawn cart carrying people.
WISDOM

African proverbs provide the blueprint for a meaningful life

Incorporating ancient African wisdom into wellbeing interventions could push positive psychology beyond its Western roots

by Richard Appiah