Bosco Exson Chinkonda
b.chinkonda.1@research.gla.ac.uk
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9815-9600
Research title: Ulongo waWandu ni Mbwaa: A Posthumanist Reflection on Community Participation in Rabies Control in Balaka, Malawi
Research summary
An experienced Social Scientist, researcher, and practitioner, Bosco's work focuses on the use of creative and participatory practices in complex interventions and culturally responsive community engagement.
For the past three years, as a researcher with the University of Glasgow, Bosco has been one of the lead researchers on a rabies-focused One Health implementation research programme in Malawi. In this role, he has facilitated community participation, developmental evaluation, and One Health collaborations and partnerships among government, civil society, academia, and communities to achieve successful rabies control outcomes.
Publications
Prior publications
Article
Monica Nzanga, Dennis Mazingi, Alejandra Piragauta Ruiz, Prasanthi Puvanachandra, Linda Chokotho, Bosco Exson Chinkonda, Blaise Murphet, Steve Manyozo (posthumous), Margaret Peden (2025) Knowledge, mobility and the built environment: assessing risk factors for road traffic incidents during children’s school journeys in urban Blantyre, Malawi – an observational study Injury Prevention Crossref. (doi: 10.1136/ip-2024-045562)
Dennis Mazingi, Prasanthi Puvanachandra, Alejandra Piragauta, Bosco Exson Chinkonda, Monica Nzanga, Linda Chokotho, Margaret Mary Peden (2025) Leveraging Stakeholder Engagement for Adolescent School Journeys in Malawi: An Exploration of Road Safety and Air Pollution Interventions International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph22050758)
Bosco Chinkonda, Alejandra Piragauta, Dennis Mazingi, Linda Chokotho, Monica Nzanga, Steve Manyozo, Prasanthi Puvanachandra, Margaret Peden (2024) Parents’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Risks Associated with Children’s Walks to School in Blantyre, Malawi International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph21111479)
