Samuel Bewiadzi is an Assistant Lecturer in Department of General and Liberal Studies, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, where he teaches African Studies. He was appointed to this position in August 2016.
EDUCATION
He holds a Master of Philosophy degree in African Studies from the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the Center for African and International Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He is currently a Doctoral Candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Prior to his appointment, He also worked as a Graduate Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana from 2012 to 2016. He worked at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana as a Teaching Assistant from 2013 to 2015. Also, he worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Center for African and International Studies, University of Cape Coast from October 2010 to August 2011. Mr. Bewiadzi was a Senior Tutor at the College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast, teaching African Studies, Religious and Moral Education and Music for Basic School Teachers. He taught as a Part-Time Lecturer at the Evangelical Presbyterian University College, Ho from 2016 to 2018. In UHAS, he served as the Coordinator of the UHAS Cultural Troupe from 2017 to 2018.
RESEARCH OUTPUT
Mr. Bewiadzi specialized in History, Politics & Governance, Societies and Cultures, and Medical Anthropology. He has researched into issues such as chieftaincy and development, festivals and development, children and livelihood issues, Ewe ethno-history and border history. Currently, he is conducting a PhD research into the Ethnography of Traditional Bone Setting among the Ewe of Ghana. This study stems from the argument that in spite of the presence of modern health care systems, indigenous people continue to patronize the services of traditional bone-setters. Thus traditional medicine still has a great role to play in complementing orthodox health care systems to serve the health needs of people. Currently, Mr. Bewiadzi has 6 publications in peer-reviewed journals 3 book chapters, and 19 conference presentations. He is a member of the African Borderlands Research Network (ABORNE).