Sampson Opoku Agyemang

Registered nurse with a Master of Nursing and an active Minnesota RN license, offering over 17 years of experience in clinical education and nursing research. Proficient in patient assessment, multi-system medical care, and collaborative care planning. Proven clinical leadership as charge nurse and university lecturer, managing patients with co-occurring medical and behavioral conditions while promoting evidence-based recovery.

• Registered Nurse, Minnesota Board of Nursing, August 2026
• Basic Life support for Healthcare Providers, In-Pulse CPR Inc., July 2026
• Registered Nurse, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana, July 2008
• Registered Nurse, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, July 2026
• Certified Nurse Assistant, Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry, September 2025

Nutor, J.J., Alhassan, R.K., Thompson, R.G., Asakitogum, D.A., Duah, H.O., Ritchwood, T.D., Nkosi, N., Klaas, N., Agyemang, S.O. and Gyamerah, A.O., (2024). Depression and its associated factors among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana. PLOS Mental Health, 1(1), p.e0000035. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000035

Ninnoni, J.P., Nsatimba, F., Agyemang, S.O. et al. An exploratory qualitative study of the psychological effects of HIV diagnosis; the need for early involvement of mental health professionals to improve linkage to care. BMC Public Health 23, 2518 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17449-y

Ninnoni, J. P., Agyemang, S. O., Bennin, L., Agyare, E., Gyimah, L., Senya, K., ... & Obiri-Yeboah,  D. (2023). Coping with loneliness and stigma associated with HIV in a resource-limited  setting, making a case for mental health interventions; a sequential mixed methods study. BMC  psychiatry, 23(1), 1-15.

Opoku Agyemang, S., Ninonni, J., Bennin, L., Agyare, E., Gyimah, L., Senya, K., ... & Obiri‐Yeboah, D. (2022). Prevalence and associations of depression, anxiety, and stress among people living with HIV: A hospital‐based analytical cross‐sectional study. Health Science Reports, 5(5), e754.

Opoku Agyemang, S., Ninnoni, J. P., & Enyan, N. I. E. (2022). Prevalence and determinants of depression, anxiety and stress among psychiatric nurses in Ghana: a cross-sectional study. BMC nursing, 21(1), 1-11.

Abraham, S. A., Agyemang, S. O., Ampofo, E. A., Agyare, E., Adjei-druye, A., & Obiri-yeboah, D. (2021). Living with hepatitis B virus infection ; media messaging matters. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 0(0), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462420965837

Agyemang, S. O., & Ninnoni, J. P. (2018). The Effects of Stigma on Mental Health Nurses: A study at  Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital. NUMID HORIZON: An International Journal of Nursing and  Midwifery, 2: 1.

• The 5th Mental Health and Well-Being Foundation International Conference, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana, 26th – 28th September 2023
• The 6thAfrica Interdisciplinary Health Conference (AFIHC), Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, 9th – 11th August 2023
• The 24th International AIDS conference Montreal, Canada, 29thJuly to 2nd August 2022
• Mental Health and Well-being Conference, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana from 15th – 17th October, 2018
• Mental Health Foundation of Ghana Conference, 17th -19th October, 2016, UCC, Ghana