Dr. Maxwell Peprah Opoku

Dr. Maxwell Peprah Opoku is currently an Assistant Professor in Special Education at the United Arab Emirates University. He holds a PhD in Education from University of Tasmania, Australia. Before Joining UAEU, he worked as casual academic, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses at Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Australia.

Maxwell has passion for research and his research interests includes: gifted education, disability research, special education, cerebral palsy, autism, Down Syndrome, intellectual disability, mental health, Deaf research, visual impairment, professional development, inclusive leadership, rural education, teacher education, parenting, human development, gender and inclusive research, community-based rehabilitation, education and social justice, inclusive education, disability and behavior management, trauma-informed practice, classroom management, health research, human rights, social policies and public policy.

He has published over 170 peer review journal articles, four book chapter, one edited book and presented papers at several international conferences.