Clinigma| Malvern Chiweshe (PhD)

Malvern Chiweshe (PhD)

Senior Research Analyst

Degree

PhD in Clin. Psych.

Personal Info

About

Malvern brings over 13 years of specialized expertise in qualitative and mixed-methods health research and clinical trials analysis to CLINIGMA®. As Senior Research Analyst in Analysis & Science, he designs the qualitative analysis plans that underpin in-trial interview studies and leads the rigorous transformation of patient interview data into actionable evidence that drives clinical development decisions.

Expertise

Clinical Trials Research Leadership

Designs Qualitative Analysis Plans detailing data sources, analytical frameworks, integration strategies and interpretation methodologies
Leads qualitative and mixed-methods components across projects from initiation to completion, to GCP, quality and regulatory standards
Prepares and integrates qualitative findings for clinical study reports, harmonized with quantitative results
Contributed to five studies submitted in support of FDA approvals and authored three SOPs adopted across the organization

Advanced Analytical Capabilities

Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology with specialized training in narrative-discursive and critical qualitative methodology
Master of Public Health with focus on adolescent, maternal and child health interventions
Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, with postdoctoral training in social policy at the London School of Economics
Expert in mixed-methods integration and research translation, working fluently in Dedoose, NVivo, SPSS and STATA

International Research Portfolio

Research consultant on a major three-country implementation study, quality-assuring and analysing over 313 interviews now referenced in multiple publications
Published researcher with contributions to high-impact journals including PLOS Global Public Health, Studies in Family Planning and Global Public Health
Proven experience conducting research across diverse populations in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Nepal and the Philippines
Led the $5-million NSF-funded Societal Experts Action Network at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

Education

PhD in Psychology, Rhodes University, South Africa (2016)
Master of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2020)
MA in Clinical Psychology, Rhodes University, South Africa (2013)
BSc Honours in Psychology, University of Zimbabwe (2008)
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Policy, London School of Economics (2017 to 2018)
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Critical Studies in Sexuality and Reproduction, Rhodes University (2016 to 2017)

Specialized Disease Expertise

Rare Diseases: Specialized knowledge in patient experience and burden-of-illness research for uncommon conditions within interventional trials
Sexual and Reproductive Health: Deep experience in adolescent care trajectories, access barriers, stigma assessment and decision-making
Mental Health: Clinical psychology training and hospital practice; lecturer in Mental Health and Distress, Research Methods and Psychopathology
Public Health Interventions: Expert in community-based research, evidence translation and population health strategies

Malvern's commitment to authentic patient voice representation, combined with his methodological rigour and strategic understanding of clinical development needs, delivers insights that truly matter for in-trial interview success.

Publications

Coast E, Fetters T, Chiweshe MT, Vwalika B, Griffin R, Tembo L, et al. (2025). Adolescent abortion care trajectories and safety in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zambia: A comparative mixed methods study. PLOS Global Public Health, 5(5): e0004469.

Strong J, Coast E, & Chiweshe M. (2025). Locating men in sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice: past, present, futures. Studies in Family Planning, 56(2), 332–344.

Jones M, Macleod CI, & Chiweshe MT. (2025). "The law" and protests: a case study of public rhetoric in the #RUReferenceList rape culture protests at Rhodes University, South Africa. South African Journal of Higher Education, 39(2), 87–106.

Lynch I, Macleod CI, Chiweshe MT, et al. (2025). Vulnerable youth or vulnerabilising contexts? A critical review of youth sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) policies in Eastern and Southern Africa. Sexuality Research and Social Policy.

Chiweshe MT. (2024). Understanding Zimbabwean men's involvement in abortion. In The Palgrave Handbook of African Men and Masculinities (pp. 575–587). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Groves R, Bassett MT, Backes EP, & Chiweshe M. (2023). Informing decisionmakers in real time. Issues in Science and Technology, 40(1).

Strong J, Coast E, Fetters T, Chiweshe M, Getachew A, Griffin R, & Tembo L. (2023). "I was waiting for my period": understanding pregnancy recognition among adolescents seeking abortions in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Zambia. Contraception, 110006.

Chiweshe MT, Fetters T, & Coast E. (2021). Whose bodies are they? Conceptualizing reproductive violence against adolescents in Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia. Agenda, 1–12.

Betron M, Thapa A, Amatya R, Thapa K, Arlotti-Parish E, Schuster A, Bhattarai J, Limbu S, Chiweshe MT, Rishal P, & Dhital R. (2021). Should female community health volunteers (FCHVs) facilitate a response to gender-based violence (GBV)? A mixed methods exploratory study in Mangalsen, Nepal. Global Public Health, 16(10), 1604–1617.

Mavuso JMJJ, Chiweshe MT, & Macleod CI. (2020). 'Choice' in women's abortion decision-making narratives: introducing a supportability approach. PINS–Psychology in Society, 59(1), 20–40.

Mavuso J, Chiweshe M, & Macleod C. (2019). Overcoming essentialism in community psychology: the use of a narrative-discursive approach within African feminism. In Re-envisioning Community Psychology: Feminist Decolonial Disruptions.

Macleod C, Mavuso J, Chiweshe M, & Du Toit R. (2019). Psychological knowledge production about abortion: the politics of location and representation. BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, 45, 290–295.

Chiweshe M. (2018). African men and feminism: reflections on using African feminism in research. Agenda.

Chiweshe M, & Macleod C. (2018). Cultural de-colonisation versus liberal approaches to abortion in Africa: the politics of representation and voice. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 22(2), 52.

Chiweshe M, Mavuso J, & Macleod C. (2018). Reproductive justice in context: South African and Zimbabwean women's narratives of their abortion decision. Feminism & Psychology, 27(2), 203–224.

Macleod C, Böhmke W, Mavuso J, Baker K, & Chiweshe M. (2018). Contesting sexual violence policies in higher education: the case of Rhodes University. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research.

Chiweshe MK, & Chiweshe M. (2017). 'Not my child': parents' denial about adolescent sexuality in Harare, Zimbabwe. Journal of Family and Reproductive Health, 11(3), 119–127.

Chiweshe M, & Macleod C. (2017). 'If you choose to abort, you have acted as an instrument of Satan': Zimbabwean health service providers' negative constructions of women presenting for post-abortion care. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 1–8.

Macleod C, Chiweshe M, & Mavuso J. (2016). A critical review of sanctioned knowledge production concerning abortion in Africa: implications for feminist health psychology. Journal of Health Psychology, 1–14.

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