WELCOME AND GOD BLESS!

Rev. John Amankwah, Ph.D.              Assistant Professor        Department of Humanities     College of Mount Saint Joseph                  Cincinnati, OH

A native of Ghana, Professor Amankwah was ordained as a Catholic priest in June 1979
and worked in a parish and in clergy personnel for the Ghana Bishop's Conference. He also
served as the director for "Center for Human Development" in Ghana. In 1995 he came to the
United States to study at Duquesne University where he graduated with master's degrees in
corporate communication and social and public policy. He also holds a Ph.D. in Communication
and Rhetorical Studies from Duquesne. Before coming to the Mount he taught at Duquesne and
the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Amankwah recently authored Dialogue: The Church and the Voice
of the Other, published in early 2007. He has recently published a contributed chapter "Ethical
Dialogue in the Classroom" in the book Philosophies of Communication: Implications For Everyday Life,
a textbook written for undergraduates and graduate students.  The book was published in
July, 2008. His academic interest are in the area of "Dialogue."  He enjoys reading, socializing
with colleagues and traveling.

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