About

Dr Richmond Acquah-Coleman teaches Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of Ghana. He holds a Ph.D. from the same institution, where he studied innovation adoption and the well-being of agricultural workers. He has worked as a licensed psychologist for over 10 years. His research focuses on occupational mental health, organisational behaviour, culture management, and employee assistance programs. He studies how worker wellbeing impacts organisational performance. Dr Acquah-Coleman manages the Practicum Programme for MPhil students, finding placements that match organisational needs. He consults for public and private organisations, creating Employee Assistance Programmes, conducting stress-risk audits, and running leadership workshops. His work bridges academic research with practical applications in the workplace for Ghanaian organisations. He mentors new psychologists who practice evidence-based methods in Ghana. As the current National President of the Ghana Psychological Association, he leads the Ghana Mental Health Index project and collaborates with government institutions to integrate psychological science into national policy. He aims to help Ghanaian people and organisations succeed through applied psychological science.

Education

University of Ghana

PhD Psychology 

August 2014 – July 2018        

University of Ghana

MPhil Industrial & Organisational Psychology

August 2010 – May 2012       

University of Ghana

BA Psychology with Political Science           

August 2005 – May 2009

Research Interest

• Occupational mental health and employee wellbeing
• Psychosocial risk assessment and intervention design
• Socio-emotional learning in education leadership
• Age diversity and retirement policy in Ghanaian workplaces
• Motivation and performance among smallholder farmers
• Evidence-based Employee Assistance Programmes

Publications

1. Agyemang, C. B., Parimah, F., & Acquah-Coleman, R. (2025). Overview of psychology in Ghana. In The handbook of international psychology (2nd ed.). Routledge.
2. Acquah-Coleman, R., Mate-Kole, C. C., Asumeng, M., Amponsah, B., & Dotse, J. K. (2025). Smallholder farmers’ engagement in agriculture in Ghana: An exploration of socio-economic motivations. International Journal of Community and Social Development, 1–14.
3. Asamani, L., Acquah-Coleman, R., Senayah, W. K., & Oppong, S. (2025). Interactive roles of resource availability, role clarity and employee motivation… Discover Psychology, 5, Article 12.
4. Agyemang, C. B., Parimah, F., & Acquah-Coleman, R. (2024). Sageism at the workplace… African Journal of Ageing Studies, 2(1).
5. Agyemang, C. B., Parimah, F., & Acquah-Coleman, R. (2022). Born in 1990, but I am 20 years old today… In Contemporary issues in ageing in Ghana.
6. Acquah-Coleman, R., Mate-Kole, C. C., Asumeng, M., & Amponsah, B. (Under review). Farmers' beliefs about improved agricultural innovations… Current Psychology.
7. Asumeng, M. A., Acquah-Coleman, R., & Dadzie, J. J. (2015). Addressing psychosocial hazards… American Journal of Applied Psychology, 4(5), 120-128.
8. Damoah, O. B. O., Opoku, L., & Acquah-Coleman, R. (2015). Understanding the relative strength of the motives that influence acquisition strategy… African Journal of Management Research, 23(1), 55-72.
9. Acquah-Coleman, R., & Asumeng, M. A. (2014). Customisation of transfer of training to the job… International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 4(1), 171-188.