David comes to the University of Iowa as a doctoral student from Columbia University in the City of New York, where he obtained Advanced Certificate in Classics. Prior to that, he received both a B.A. (Classical History & Civilization and Psychology) and a Master of Philosophy in Classical History & Civilization from the University of Ghana as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Education from the University of Education, Winneba. 

He is broadly interested in Greek and Roman rhetoric, particularly in the times of Demosthenes and Cicero, namely Fourth Century Athens, the Late Roman Republican and early imperial era. He is inclined to research how rhetoric was used to forge large corporations and its place in democracy. He is also intrigued by how rhetoric was used to create inclusion, exclusion and the crisis in human communication in recent times. Given that rhetoric is inextricably anchored in social and political history, he explores the intersections between them and its contemporary relevance to the Ghanaian experience. Apart from rhetoric, he is also interested in ancient drama (both Greek and Roman) and its adaptations for the modern stage. In a related vein, he is interested in areas relating to classical languages, in particular its pedagogy and its place in Ghanaian curricula and classrooms. 

As a budding educator, he gives much thought to how Classics can be used to articulate, contextualize, and solve problems pertaining to the human experience in Ghana and perhaps elsewhere. During his leisure time, I like listening to music and to watch musical performances.