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Publications

, Chidziwisano Kondwani, MacLeod Clara, Kapazga Timeyo, Dreibelbis Robert, ,

Global Public Health Vol 21 (2026)

, Chidziwisano Kondwani, Kapazga Timeyo, Dreibelbis Robert, ,

2024 UNC Water & Health Conference (2024)

, Chidziwisano Kondwani, White Blessings, Dreibelbis Robert, ,

Our Shared Future - Developing Our Joint Pathway for Impactful Partnerships in
Africa (2024)

, Chidziwisano Kondwani, White Blessings, Kapazga Timeyo, Dreibelbis Robert, ,

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences Research Dissemination Conference (KUHeS RDC) (2024)

, Otegbulu Austin, Beverland Iain,

Engineering Proceedings Vol 68 (2024)

, Otegbulu Austin, Beverland Iain,

Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management Vol 25, pp. 886-898 (2023)

Teaching

Contributes to Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching programmes:

• CL446 Water and Environmental Management
• CL413 Solid Waste Management
• CL904 Waste Management and Landfill Design
• CL913 Public Health Studies
• EV921 Water and Environmental Management

Research Interests

Health improvement through WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) -ÌýAs part of the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing (), we are working with adolescents, their families and community members, health workers, policy makers, and other vested organisations, to better understand the psychological, sociocultural, socioeconomic, educational, political and geographical contexts which influence adolescent health and wellbeing, and explore how interventions and policies can best support young people. As a work strand lead (WS4 Water, Sanitation & Hygiene and Adolescents), together with colleagues from Malawi University of Business and Applied Science (MUBAS), we are assessing the critical role of WASH in promoting the health and wellbeing of adolescents, and will use this information in the co-creation and implementation of pilot interventions among rural and urban adolescent populations.

Waste Management in low income countries - investigation into the efficiency of recycling within Higher Education Institutions in Nigeria with the goal of making recommendations to improve the process. Despite the presence of recycling policy and infrastructure waste is often disposed of in landfill. Poor policy implementation results in low recovery rates. Targeted waste reduction and increased material recovery would enhance efficiency. Improved awareness of recycling benefits, in addition to policy enforcement, could serve as tools to increase stakeholder participation in recycling.

Ecology of Legionella species in compost environments - Legionnaires’ disease is a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella, usually Legionella pneumophila associated with contaminated aerosols from water systems, e.g. air conditioning, water cooling towers. However, in recent years several cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Scotland, caused by Legionella longbeachae have been linked to compost; most recently 4 cases occurring in Lothian have been reported in the media. The ecology of these organisms within compost is largely unknown. Studies have included work on: the presence of Legionella species in compost commercially available in the UK; the effect of greenhouse storage on Legionella survival in compost; the influence of free-living amoeba, particularly Acanthamoeba species, on Legionella ecology. SeeÌýSee

Ocular infection - specifically keratitis caused by the free-living protozoa Acanthamoeba, and the association with contact lenses; much of this work has focused on newer generation silicone hydrogel lenses. Studies have included work on: The effect lens material has on Acanthamoebal attachement to contact lenses; the efficacy of contact lens disinfection solutions against Acanthamoeba; Potential new drugs for the treatment of ocular infection with Acanthamoeba; isolation and molecular typing of clinical and environmental isolates of Acanthamoeba.

Current Research Students

• Caitlin Hope - Health effects of exposure to air pollutants, knowledge transfer on air quality monitoring and modelling between developed and developing countries
• Imogen West -ÌýMeasurement and modelling of the health effects of exposure to air pollutants from the use of wood burning stoves in urban areas.
• Mindy Panulo -ÌýUsing process evaluation to enhance Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) delivery in rural communities of Malawi.Ìý
• Charles Mbama - Solid Waste Management in Nigeria
• Jasper Ceuppens - Improving Adolescent Health and Wellbeing in Malawi.

Graduated Research Students

• Sandra Currie – Ecology of Legionella species in compost
• Kondwani Chidziwisano - Measure the relative impact of WASH and food hygiene interventions on diarrhoeal disease in children under five in Chikwawa district, southern Malawi
• Sadia Khan - The role of water distribution systems in the enrichment of antimicrobial resistance
• Fiona Mabonga - Mitigation of health effects of exposure to air pollutants
• Ansley Kasambara - Maternal Health Data Consitency and Management: A Longitudinal Study in Chikhwawa District
• Becky Laidlaw (second supervisor) - use of mHealth in health promotion programmes

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Professional Activities

Examiner

10/6/2021

Examiner

1/10/2019

Member

2014

Interviewee

25/10/2013

Interviewee

10/2013

Member

16/9/2012

Projects

Morse, Tracy (Principal Investigator) Beattie, Tara (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2024

Beattie, Tara (Co-investigator) Beverland, Iain (Principal Investigator)

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026

Morse, Tracy (Principal Investigator) Beattie, Tara (Co-investigator) Davidson, Jennifer (Co-investigator) Henderson, Marion (Co-investigator) Morton, Alec (Co-investigator) Quinn, Neil (Co-investigator) Sosu, Edward (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2027

Beattie, Tara (Principal Investigator) Beverland, Iain (Principal Investigator) Beattie, Tara (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2025

Beattie, Tara (Principal Investigator) Beverland, Iain (Principal Investigator) Beattie, Tara (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2025

Beattie, Tara (Co-investigator) Morse, Tracy (Principal Investigator)

14-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2020