Dr Agyapong is a Professor of Psychiatry and Global Mental Health, and the Head, Department  of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University. He also serves as the Clinical Chief of Psychiatry for Nova Scotia Health Authority’s Central Zone and the Director of the Dalhousie Centre for Global  Mental Health. He has over 200 publications in international peer review journals and have  made over 70 presentations at national and international conferences in 20 countries across  5 continents. His e-mental health supportive text message interventions have had over  120,000 subscribers, and he has received over $8 Million in research grants from national and  international funding agencies. He has won numerous awards related to his research and community service, including the Alberta Health Services’ Spirit of Excellence Award in 2016,  the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association Physician Innovator of the Year Award in 2018, and the Alberta Medical Association's Award for Compassionate Service in 2019. In February  2019, he was honoured by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada by being selected as one of six Extraordinary Fellows of the College. In addition, he has had the  Text4Mood program, his brainchild recognized by the Mental Health Innovations Network.