Emmanuel Peprah

Associate Professor of Global and Environmental Health

Professional overview

Dr. Emmanuel Peprah’s research interests lie at the confluence of understanding what, why, and how some evidence-based interventions work in some populations and not others. The programattic focus of his research is understanding the contextual factors that influence the burden of co-morbidity in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH), with a particular focus on cardiovascular disease risk factors and mental health. As the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continues to increase, there is an opportunity to integrate NCD management into HIV care with implemention strategies that leverage the global infrasturcture designed to improve care delivery for PLWH. Dr. Peprah has built collaborations with multidisciplinary teams of investigators, both nationally and internationally, to address the high burden of comorbidity in PLWH globally.  He is also the founder of the Baakoye Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization dedicated to serving people in sub-Saharan Africa, and co-founder of the Washington Leaders Index (WLI), which aims to empower the next generation of emerging leaders through active, innovative, and inclusive leadership programs. Both nonprofit organizations serve the needs of children and people globally within the domains of education and health.

Before joining GPH, Dr. Peprah was a senior program official at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he worked with senior leadership to oversee strategic planning, initiative development, and implementation of research priorities in the areas of translational research, implementation science, and global health. He led and managed HIV/AIDS programs and a $10 million portfolio as part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Program. He was instrumental in launching the Human, Heredity, and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiative, a multimillion trans-NIH program, and served on its executive board. Dr. Peprah has received several awards for strategic planning, management, and implementation of large-scale NIH programs.

Education

BS, Biology, Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX

PhD, Molecular Biology & Biomedical Science, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

Honors and awards

NIH Director’s Award for Leadership H3Africa Stage II Team: For exceptional leadership and dedication in implementing Stage II of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa program (2018)

NHLBI’s Director's for Outstanding Service (2018)

NHLBI’s Director's for Outstanding Service Partnership/Collaboration Award for bringing multiple disciplines together to understand HIV-related co-morbidities and prepare for the challenges presented by the complex conditions of the new HIV era (2018)

NHLBI’s Director's for Outstanding Translational Science Award for demonstrating exemplary leadership and service in advancing translation research (2017)

Federal Service Career Promotion (2016)

NHLBI’s Director's for Outstanding Translational Science Award as part of the Center for Translational Research and Implementation Science (CTRIS) Leadership Team for demonstrating exemplary leadership and service in advancing CTRIS’s translation (2016)

NHLBI’s Director's for Breath of Fresh Air (Innovation) award for exemplary work evaluating NHLBI’s support for multi-project research grants and proposing creative and innovative enhancements to the NHLBI’s program project grants (PPG) (2016)

NHLBI’s Director's for Learning Environment Award for fostering a learning environment through effective administration, knowledge sharing, and thoughtful implementation of the NHLBI R35 Program (2016)

NHLBI’s Director's for Partnership/Collaboration in recognition of outstanding collaborative efforts in developing a conceptual framework for the NHLBI R35 program to provide greater funding stability and flexibility to investigators (2015)

NIH Director's Common Fund Leadership Award for the NIH Common Fund Early Independence Award Program (2013)

NIH Director's Award as a member of the Common Fund Global Health Leadership Team for outstanding service in the coordination of the Common Fund Global Health Initiatives (2012)

Certificate of Appreciation for Invited Presenter, NIH Seminar Series, STEM Careers (2012)

Certificate of Appreciation for Invited Presenter, Washington Mathematics Science Technology Public Charter High School, Washington, DC (2012)

Leadership Award, Postdoctoral Fellows Research Symposium Committee, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2008)

Areas of research and study

Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-based Programs

HIV/AIDS

Implementation science

Inter-organizational Networks

Translational science

Publications

Publications

Etornam Amesimeku, Himani Chhetri, Brian Angulo, Christina Ruan, Cong Wang, Judy Fordjuoh, Chukwuemeka Iloegbu, John Patena, Joyce Gyamfi, Jonathan Odumegwu, Nessa Ryan, Emmanuel Peprah. Association between the level of concern for COVID-19 and informati

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Evidence-based interventions to reduce maternal malnutrition in low and middle-income countries : a systematic review

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Evidence-based interventions to reduce maternal malnutrition in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review

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Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022

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Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022

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Implementation of non-insulin-dependent diabetes self-management education (DSME) in LMICs : a systematic review of cost, adoption, acceptability, and fidelity in resource-constrained settings

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Implementation of non-insulin-dependent diabetes self-management education (DSME) in LMICs: a systematic review of cost, adoption, acceptability, and fidelity in resource-constrained settings

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Implementation outcomes and strategies for delivering evidence-based hypertension interventions in lower-middle-income countries : Evidence from a multi-country consortium for hypertension control

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Implementation outcomes and strategies for delivering evidence-based hypertension interventions in lower-middle-income countries: Evidence from a multi-country consortium for hypertension control

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John Pateña J, Daliya Ali, Kiera Bloch, Marsha Williams, Dorice Vieria, Deborah Adenikinju, Chukwuemeka Iloegbu, Joyce Gyamfi, Emmanuel Peprah. A systematic review of the facilitators and barriers for implementing hypertension interventions among disp

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Judy Fordjuoh, Himani Chhetri, Rodina Mohamed, Chloe Ambrose, Khady Ndiaye, Shreya Meda, Dorice Vieria, Chukwuemeka Iloegbu, John Patena, Joyce Gyamfi, Emmanuel Peprah. The intersection between female-related cancer screenings and improving maternal heal

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Reducing Dietary Sodium Intake among Young Adults in Ghana: A Call to Action

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Scaling-up Evidence-based Interventions for Communities of Color With Marked Health Disparities: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Can Be Applied to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality and Achieve Health Equity

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Shivani Shenoy, Priyanka Sharma, Aishwarya Rao, Nusrat Aparna, Deborah Adenikinju, Chukwuemeka Iloegbu, John Pateña, Dorice Vieira, Joyce Gyamfi, Emmanuel Peprah. Evidence-based interventions to reduce maternal malnutrition in low and middle-income coun

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Shreya Meda, Joyce Gyamfi, Farha Islam, Dorice Vieira, Deborah Adenikinjuku, Christina Ruan, Kahini Patel, Himani Chhetri, Etornam Amesimeku, Sukruthi Thunga, Amy Diawara, Jumoke Opeyemi, Temitope Ojo, John Patena, Emeka Iloegbu, Carlos Chrinos, Olajide

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Systematic review of end stage renal disease in Pakistan : Identifying implementation research outcomes

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Systematic review of end stage renal disease in Pakistan : Identifying implementation research outcomes

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Systematic review of end stage renal disease in Pakistan: Identifying implementation research outcomes

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Arvin Karbasi, Judy Fordjuoh, Dorice Vieria, Joyce Gyamfi, Temitope Ojo, Emmanuel Peprah. An evolving HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region amongst People Who Inject Drugs (PWID): A scoping review. American Public Health Associa

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Assessing descriptions of scalability for hypertension control interventions implemented in low-and middle-income countries : A systematic review

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Barriers to Therapeutic Use of Hydroxyurea for Sickle Cell Disease in Nigeria : A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Determinants of hydroxyurea use among doctors, nurses and sickle cell disease patients in Nigeria

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Development of the ASSESS tool : a comprehenSive tool to Support rEporting and critical appraiSal of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods implementation reSearch outcomes

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Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older : Systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study

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HIV, Tuberculosis, and Food Insecurity in Africa—A Syndemics-Based Scoping Review

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