Dr. Masauso Chirwa

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS  

1. Chanda, P., Chirwa, M., Mwale, A.T., Nakazwe, K.C., Kabembo, I.M., Nkole, B. (2024). Perceived Social Support and Health Care Spending as Moderators in the Association of Traditional Bullying Perpetration with Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimisation among Adolescents in 27 European Countries: A Multilevel Cross-National Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21070863.
2. Chirwa, M., Kamga, S, A., Makwembere, S and Chataika, T. (2024). Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding Inclusive Higher Education in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. CODESRIA
3. Makwembere, S., Chataika, T., Kamga, S, A. & Chirwa, M (2024). Access to higher education for students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe (2020-2021). CODESRIA
4. Chirwa, M., Kalinda, R., & Thankian, K. (2023). Historical Perspectives of Disability and Special Education in Zambia. Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 36(2), 52-61.
5. Chirwa, M., Banda, L. and Thankian, K. (2022) Lived Experiences of Married Postgraduate Students at University of Zambia Regarding Marriage Mate Selection. Archives of Current Research International, 22(5), pp.1-11.
6. Kalinda, R., Chirwa, M., & Thankian, K. (2022). Women and Land Tenure in Zambia: Legal and Customary Challenges for Women. Archives of Current Research International, 22(8), 60-70.
7. Linehan, C., Birkbeck, G., Araten-Bergman, T., Baumbusch, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Bigby, C., Bradley, V., Brown, M., Bredewold, F., Chirwa, M. and Cui, J., (2022). COVID-19 IDD: Findings from a global survey exploring family members’ and paid staff’s perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their caregivers. HRB open research, 5.
8. Linehan, C., Araten-Bergam, T., Beadle-Brown, J., Bigby, C., Birkbeck, G., Bradley, V., Brown, M., Bredewold, F., Chirwa, M., Kanova, S. & Kroll, T., (2021). COVID-19 IDD: A global survey exploring the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers. HRB Open Research, 3.
9. Kugbey, N., Ayanore, M., Doegah, P., Chirwa, M., Bartels, S. A., Davison, C. M., & Purkey, E. (2021). Prevalence and correlates of prenatal depression, anxiety and suicidal behaviours in the Volta region of Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 5857.
10. Mbewe, C., Chanda-Kapata, P., Sunkutu-Sichizya, V., Lambwe, N., Yakovlyeva, N., Chirwa, M., .& Pitcher, R. D. (2020). An audit of licenced Zambian diagnostic imaging equipment and personnel. The Pan African Medical Journal, 36(32).
11. Nyavanda, L. K., Egan, R., Robertson, M., & Chirwa, M. (2019). Implementation of a Surveillance Health System in Monitoring Activities of Maternal and Infant Deaths Prevention in a Decentralized Health System: Feasibility Study Hospital-Community Based in DR Congo. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology 4 (7). 1263-1274
12. Chirwa, M. (2018). Experiences of Parenting Children with Disabilities in Zambia. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(4), 498-503.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW 

1. Chirwa, M., Chanda, P., Mwale, A. T., Nakazwe, K. C., Kabembo, I.M. and Nkole, B. (2024). The Association between Physical Fighting and Victimisation by Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying among Adolescents in 27 European Countries: The Moderating Effects of Perceived Social Support and Public Education Spending. Journal of Behavioural Sciences

BOOKS PUBLISHED 

1. Merrill, B., Chirwa, M., Revers, S., Field, J., Fragoso, A., Valadas, S., Paulos, L., Finnegan, F., O’Neill. J., Kurantowicz, E., Nizinska, A., Czubak-Koch, M., Monteagudo, G., Padilla-Carmona, M., Vázquez-Granadero, M., Bron, A. and Thunborg, A. (2017). Building Bridges to Sustainable Employment (Staff & Employer Handbook / Employ Project). Warwick Print. Coventry
2. Merrill, B., Chirwa, M., Revers, S., Field, J., Fragoso, A., Valadas, S., Paulos, L., Finnegan, F., O’Neill. J., Kurantowicz, E., Nizinska, A., Czubak-Koch, M., Monteagudo, G., Padilla-Carmona, M., Vázquez-Granadero, M., Bron, A. and Thunborg, A. (2017). In Search of Decent Work After University (Student Handbook / Employ Project / A career-development learning resource for non-traditional students and graduates). Warwick Print. Coventry
3. Chirwa, M. (2011) Inclusive Education and Disability. Opportunities and Challenges. Saarbrücken: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

JOURNAL REVIEWER CONTRIBUTIONS  

1. Reviewer- European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults 
2. Reviewer- Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
3. Reviewer- European Scientific Journal

Book Review

• 2015- Blum, L.V. Raising Generation Rx. Mothering Kids with Invisible Disabilities in an Age of Inequality. Journal of Sociology of Health and Illness. Vol xx No. xx. 2015. pp 1-2

Book Chapter Reviews

• 2015- Reviewed 5 chapters of a book on Securitisation of Migration for Palgrave Macmillan:
• The securitization of European Migration Policies: Perceptions of threat and management of risk
• The securitization of migration: An absent presence?
• The Rise of Italian Population and Fascism of the 3rd Millennium’ in the Age of Migration and Security
• Impact and Insecurity: The Securitisation of State Relations with British Muslim Communities
• Migration, security, discourses and practices: a continuum approach

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS  

• 2023 (June – September 2024). Developing Gender and Child Sensitive Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Guidelines; CBID Trainers’ Manual; and CBID Participant Manual for the Government of the Republic of Zambia. Supported by UNICEF. 
• 2024 (June 2023- February 2024). Access to Justice by Persons with Albinism in Zambia. Supported by the Canadian High Commission. 
• 2023 March- September 2023. Analysis of data Lifeline Childline. Supported by GIZ. 
• 2019 (December to present) Trainer/Facilitator. Building capacity in Social Welfare Officers in the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services in Alternative Care and Case Management. Supported by UNICEF. 
• 2022 November-September 2023. Situation Analysis on Albinism in Zambia. Supported by UNICEF and the Canadian High Commission in Zambia. 
• 2022 August- May 2023. Labour Migration Assessment in Zambia. Supported by the International Organisation for Migration and the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services. 
• 2021- Conducted a study on understanding the socio-cultural dynamics of transmission and mental health effects of COVID-19 in Zambia. Funded by COVID-19 Africa Rapid Grant Fund. National Research Foundation of South Africa- Principal investigator. 
• 2021- Developed training materials and guidance notes on child protection (on Violence Against Children, Alternative Care, Child Marriage, Migrant Children, Circumstantial Children, and children in conflict with the law) for the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Zambia. Funded by UNICEF. Principal investigator. 
• 2021- Support services for staff and students with disabilities in public and private universities in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Funded by CODESRIA. Co-principal investigator. 
• May 2021-June 2023: To conduct a Gender Analysis that will generate a body of evidence to inform programme implementation and systems strengthening/capacity building in Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health, and Nutrition (SRMNCAH-N) service delivery in Zambia. This also involved the development of training manuals for health workers and community members. We further conducted one-month training for health workers, CHAI employees, and community members in the study sites. Funded by Clinton Health Initiative Access and SIDA. 
• October 2021-January 2022: Consultancy to Triangulate Learning across three key CIF reintegration projects (Catholic Care for Children Project II-CCC). Funded by Catholic Relief Services. $6,000
• April 2021- April 2023: Spearheading the Implementation of the Diversifying Component of the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (Tralard) Project in Luapula Province. Ministry of National Development Planning with Funding from the World Bank.
• July-August 2020- Development of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Course Curriculum for REPSSI Zambia. Funded by REPSSI. 
• May-August 2020: Development of the Mixed Migration Manual: International Organisation for Migration. 
• February 2020- Date: Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Report For Zambia: Third National Communication Strategy. Zambia Environmental Management Authority (ZEMA). 
• February 2020- Expected end date December 2022: - Disability and Embodiment in Namibia: Religious and Cultural Perspectives, in partnership with the University of Namibia and funded by GCRF/AHRC Research Networking Grant, United Kingdom.
• December 2019- Expected End Date June 2021: Support Services for Staff and Students with Disabilities in Public and Private Universities in Zambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Funded by the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA). 
• March-June 2019: Upscaling Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Development Education (ECCDE) in Western Province, Zambia. Funded by Save the Children Zambia. 
• June 2018 to February 2019: Operational Research on Protective and Risk Factors in Family Preservation and Gender Dynamics of Reintegration for the Children’s Family Strengthening Initiative Project in Zambia. Funded by Save the Children Zambia.