Research Coordination & Implementation
His experience includes research programme coordination, study implementation, multidisciplinary collaboration and earlier work at the former University of Malawi College of Medicine.
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Dennis Chasweka, MPhil
Research Coordinator | Public Mental Health & Health Systems Researcher
Research implementation, mental health, HIV, community research and health systems.
Professional profile
Dennis Chasweka is a Malawian researcher with experience spanning research coordination, mental health, HIV, health systems, clinical research and community-based research. He holds a BSc in Behavioral Neuroscience from St. Lawrence University and pursued an MPhil in Public Mental Health at the University of Cape Town as an African Mental Health Research Initiative fellow. His interdisciplinary experience connects study implementation with behavioural science, community engagement and health systems.
Public Mental Health
His research examines care pathways, identification and management of mental-health conditions and the community understanding of severe mental illness.
Mental Health & HIV
His interests include how depression, anxiety and alcohol-use disorders influence antiretroviral treatment adherence and viral suppression.
Community & Qualitative Research
His 2026 lead-author research explored perspectives on psychosis among people with lived experience, caregivers, health workers, religious leaders and traditional healers in Malawi.
Health Systems
His professional experience includes coordination of health-system strengthening work involving HIV services across health facilities in Malawi.
MNRG-Linked Research
He has contributed to research on severe acute malnutrition trends and mechanistic work examining hepatic abnormalities among acutely ill malnourished children.