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Research Areas
Complex Survey Designs and Analysis, Generalized Linear Models, Spatial Data Analysis with Public Health applications including HIV & AIDS,
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Dr. Jupiter Simbeye is a Senior Lecturer in Statistics in the Mathematical Sciences Department, School of Natural and Applied Sciences (SNAS) at the University of Malawi. He is also serving as Senate Representative for the school and Coordinator for the PhD in Biostatistics. He holds a PhD in applied statistics from the University College Dublin in Ireland. He has previously served as Deputy Dean in the then Faculty of Science of the University of Malawi from January 1, 2021 to August 31st 2022. Before the position of Deputy Dean, he also served as Head of the Mathematical Sciences Department, including other positions as Deputy Head and Coordinator for the Master of Science in Biostatistics. His research interests focuses on Complex Survey Designs and Analysis, Generalized Linear Models, Spatial Data Analysis with Public Health applications including HIV & AIDS. He is proficient in the following software applications: Stata, SPSS, CSPro (Android CAPI platform inclusive), R, LaTeX and MS Office applications.
Publications
- Journal Article
Levison S.Chiwaula, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Jupiter Simbeye, and Mangani Katundu Household resilience among fish value chain actors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi (2022). World Development Perspectives, Volume 26, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2022.100411 (2022)
- Journal Article
Chirwa TF, Matsena Zingoni Z, Munyewende P, Manda SO, Mwambi H, Kandala NB, Kinyanjui S, Young T, Musenge E, Simbeye J, et al. (2020). Developing excellence in biostatistics leadership, training and science in Africa: How the Sub-Saharan Africa Consortium for Advanced Biostatistics (SSACAB) training unites expertise to deliver excellence [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] AAS Open Research, 3:51 (2020)
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James Banda, Petros Chigwechokha, Wales Singini, John Kamanula, Orton Msiska and Jupiter Simbeye (2017). The Shelf life of Solar Tent Dried and Open Sun Dried Diplotaxodon limnothrissa (Ndunduma)-Pisces; Cichlidae, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 5(5): 212-218 (2017)
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James Banda, Jupiter Simbeye, Essau Chisale, Geoffrey Kanyerere, Kings Kamtambe (2016). Quality Analysis of Lake Malawi's Diplotaxodon Fish Species Processed in Solar Tent Dryer versus Open Sun Drying, International Journal of Nutrition and Food Engineering, 3:7 (2016)
- Conference Papers
Simbeye, J.S., Walsh, P.P., Masanjala, W.H. and Mariuzzo, F. (2011): Self Assessment of Health in Rural Malawi Women: A Dynamic Probit Model. Poster presentation at the Young Statisticians’ Meeting, August 19 -21, 2011, Trinity College Dublin, Satellite event of the 58th International Statistical Institute (ISI) World Congress, 21 –26 August, 2011 (2011)
- Conference Papers
Simbeye, J.S., Walsh, P.P., Masanjala, W.H. and Mariuzzo, F. (2011): Self Assessment of Health in Rural Malawi Women: What Really Matters. Presented at the 12th Biennial Sub-Sahara African Network (SUSAN) of the International Biometric Society (IBS) conference in Botswana, 27th June – 1st July, 2011 (2011)
- Journal Article
Namangale, J,J., Simbeye, J,S., Meke, E.,and Chimombo, J. (2010). Primary and secondary school teachers’ HIV/AIDS information needs, sources and its diffusion into Malawian society, International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 48:3 pp 94-96 (2010)
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Kazembe, L, N., Chirwa, T,F., Simbeye, J,S. and Namangale, J,J (2008). Application of Bayesian approach in modelling risk of malaria – related mortality in hospitals. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 8:6 (2008)
