Dr. Rose Tawiah Odotei Adjei is a lecturer at the Department of Health Promotion, Education and Disability, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Ghana. Her research interests include Malaria in Pregnancy, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among vulnerable groups such as Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), Female Sex Workers (FSW), and People Who Inject Drugs (PWIDs). Also, Dr. Odotei Adjei’s research also focuses on the use of theories to improve behaviour change.

She holds a Bachelor of Education degree in Foundations from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, a Master of Science in Public Health specifically Health Education and Promotion from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and a Ph.D. in Public Health from the same university. She is a member of the International Union of Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) and a DANIDA Fellow.

Over the past ten (10) years she has been involved in research in Intermittent Preventive Treatment, Health Communication in Malaria prevention in pregnancy and mitigating factors to the acceptance of Malaria vaccines. Additionally, she has collaborated with local and international organisations such as the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Human Science Research Council (HSRC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Boston University in researches aimed at preventing of HIV/AIDS among key populations.

Recommendations from these studies have sought to inform policymakers and programme developers to put in place tailored interventions that addresses such pertinent issues thereby lightening the burden of Malaria and AIDS in Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa at large. She has also been involved in research into occupational hazards awareness and promoting the use of personal protective equipment among informal workers.

She has eight (8) years of teaching experience in Psychological Basis of Health, Educational Psychology, Psychosocial basis of Health, Food Psychology, Foundations of Health Promotion, Community-Based Health interventions and Health Information and Evidence-Based Practice. She has also participated in national and international seminars, workshops and conferences.