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Dr. Edister Samson Jamu

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Psychology and Medical Humanities

Research Areas

Talent management, organization studies, disability studies, digital technologies, qualitative research, higher education, mental health, social inclusion, technologies adoption studies.,

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Edister S. Jamu is Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Psychology and Medical Humanities at The University of Malawi. He obtained his PhD in Business and Economic Studies (Work and Employment Relations) from the University of Leeds, UK; MSc (Industrial & Organizational Psychology) and Graduate Diploma in Science (Psychology) both from the University of Western Australia; and Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Demography) from the University of Malawi. Edister lectures organizational and social psychology, psychology of motivation, coaching and mentoring, and qualitative research methods among others. Edister’s research interests focus on organization studies, talent management, higher education, technologies adoption studies, mental health, and social inclusion among others.

Publications

  • Journal Article
    Kleinau E, Lamba T, Jaskiewicz W, Gorentz K, Hungerbuehler I, Rahimi D, Kokota D, Maliwichi L, Jamu E, Zumazuma A, Negrão M. Effectiveness of a chatbot in improving the mental wellbeing of health workers in Malawi during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized, controlled trial. Plos one. 2024 May 28;19(5):e0303370. (2024)
    https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0303370
  • Book Chapters
    Chikatentha, D., Jamu, E. S., & Chijere-Chirwa, G. (2024). Complex and Multifaceted Sociodemographic Depression Correlates in Malawi During COVID-19. In COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa (pp. 17-29). Routledge. (2024)
    https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/86272/9781003849872.pdf?sequence=1#page=34
  • Book Chapters
    Lamba, T., Jamu, E. S., Kokota, D., Maliwichi, L., Zumazuma, A., Kleinau, E., ... & Kapps, M. (2024). Health Worker Experiences of Using Digital Resources for the Improvement of Mental Well-Being. In COVID-19 and Psychological Distress in Africa (pp. 195-209). Routledge. (2024)
    https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/86272/9781003849872.pdf?sequence=1#page=212
  • Journal Article
    Dulanya, Z., Srivastava, A., Kinnaird, T. C., Manda, B., Kafumbata, D., Jamu, E., ... & Masanjala, W. (2023). Assessing the potential of syn-rift sediments for geochronological dating and its implications for the development of Makanjira-Shire basin in south Malawi Rift. Quaternary Science Advances, 12, 100114. (2023)
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666033423000461
  • Journal Article
    Mwakilama, E. P., Jamu, E. S., Senganimalunje, L., & Manda, T. D. (2022). Data from “Internet Addiction and Mental Health among College Students in Malawi”. Journal of Open Psychology Data, 10(1). (2022)
    https://openpsychologydata.metajnl.com/articles/10.5334/jopd.72
  • Book Chapters
    Jamu, E.S., Thyangathyanga, T. & Mhango, W (2022) The social psychology of disability in higher education: examining the experiential dimension of disablement in Malawi. In: Manthalu, C.H., Chikaipa, V. & Gunde, A.M. (eds) Education, Communication and Democracy in Africa: A democratic pedagogy for the future. Routledge. (2022)
    https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003125440-15
  • Book Chapters
    Jamu E.S., Manda T.D., Chirwa G.C. (2020) Moving Beyond the Rhetoric: Who Really Benefits from Investments in Digital Infrastructure in Low-Income and Low-Literacy Communities in Malawi?. In: Ragnedda M., Gladkova A. (eds) Digital Inequalities in the Global South. Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research - A Palgrave and IAMCR Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32706-4_11 (2020)
    https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003125440-15
  • Journal Article
    Bello, F. G., Kamanga, G., & Jamu, E. S. (2019). Skills gaps and training needs in the tourism sector in Malawi. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 8(4), 1-18. (2019)
    https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_25_vol_8_4__2019_malawi.pdf
  • Journal Article
    Chirwa, G., Sithole, L. & Jamu, E.S. (2019). Socio-economic related inequality in Comprehensive knowledge about HIV in Malawi. Malawi Medical Journal; 31(2); 104-111. (2019)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i2.1
  • Book Chapters
    Manda T.D., Jamu E.S., Mwakilama E.P., Maliwichi-Senganimalunje L. (2019) Internet Addiction and Mental Health among College Students in Malawi. In: Ndasauka Y., Kayange G. (eds) Addiction in South and East Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. (2019)
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13593-5_16
  • Journal Article
    Kayuni, S.W. & Jamu, E. (2015) Failing witnesses in serious and organised crimes: policy perspectives for witness protective measures in Malawi, Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 41:3, 422-438, DOI: 10.1080/03050718.2015.1074086 (2015)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i2.1