[Also has Certificates in Family Planning, 1979; Occupational Medicine, Glasgow, 1990; Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors and Their Families. RCT/IRCT, Copenhagen, 1994; Capacity Building and Group Development (Glasgow City Council), 2000. Is a Medical member of the Faculty of Immediate Care, since 1997 and previously attained MFFP in 1993].

Medical Work: Current: Salaried General Practitioner; Lanarkshire Out Of Hours Service and Condorrat Health Centre, Cumbernauld, G67 4DN. Current: Medical Panel Member, Independent Tribunal Service. Past: General Practitioner, Airdrie Health Centre, Airdrie. Past: Clinical tutor/Educational supervisor, Department of General Practice, University of Glasgow (Honorary Senior Lecturer) 1981 until 2005. Past: November 1994-June 1995: Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Malawi and medical specialist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital. September 1994 until December 1995: Medical specialist, Lilongwe Central Hospital.

Non-Medical Work: Current: Writer, Social researcher and book and music publisher.

Dissertations: PhD Thesis: Politics, Culture and Medicine in Malawi: Historical continuities and ruptures with special reference to HIV/AIDS. Edinburgh University, 2002.

Recent peer reviewed papers: Lwanda, J. 2008. Music Advocacy, the Media and the Malawi Political Public Sphere, 1958 - 2007 JAMS (Journal of African Media Studies) Vol. 1 | No. 2 | December 2008.

Lwanda, J. 2008. 'The history of music in Malawi'. Society of Malawi Journal, 2008.

Lwanda, J, 2008. Poets, culture and orature: A reappraisal of the Malawi political public sphere, 1953-2006 Journal of Contemporary African Studies, Volume 26, Issue 1 January 2008 , pages 71 - 101.

Lwanda, J. 2007. Scotland, Malawi and Medicine: Livingstone's Legacy, I Presume? An Historical Perspective. Scottish Medical Journal 2007, 52 (3), 36 - 44.

Lwanda, J. 2006. Kwacha: The Violence of Money in Malawi’s Politics, 1954 to 2004, Journal of Southern African Studies, Volume 32, Number 3, September 2006 , pp. 525-544(20).

Lwanda, J. 2004: Culture, 'Orality, Music and the disease HIV/AIDS: Interrogating the oral public sphere in Malawi' Africa Quarterly Indian Journal of African Affairs, Vol. 44, 2, pp 1 - 43.

Lwanda, J. 2003: 'Mother's songs: Male appropriation of women's music in Malawi and Southern Africa Journal of African Cultural Studies, 16, 2, pp 119 - 142.

Lwanda, J. 2003. The [in]visibility of HIV/AIDS in the Malawi public sphere, African Journal of AIDS Research 2003, 2(2): 113 - 126.

Clendennen, G and Lwanda J. 2003. 'David Livingstone and Africa's first cases of Sickle Cell Anaemia' in The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (History supplement), Volume 33, 2003 Supplement number 12

Lwanda, J. 2002: The brain drain: the medical case of Malawi. (2002) Zeleza, PT and Vesey, CR (Eds) African Issues, XXX/1: 47 - 51. ISSN 0047-1607.

Lwanda, J. 2002: Paper Tigers: the rise and fall of the independent media in Malawi, 1961 - 2001, Society of Malawi Journal, 2002, 55, 1: 1 - 23.

Poster Presentations: Lwanda, J. 2004: The [in]visibility of HIV/AIDS in the Malawi public sphere. Poster presentation in absentia, XV International AIDS conference, Bangkok (Thailand), July 11 - 16, 2004, International Proceedings, Bologna: Medimond ISBN 88-7587-066-7.

Forthcoming: Lwanda, J. Edzi ndi dolo (AIDS is mighty): Singing AIDS in Malawi.

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters: Lwanda, J. 2010 ‘Music and Social Protest (Malawi)’, In J. H. Downing (Editor) Encyclopaedia of Social Movement Media. Sage

Lwanda, J. 2005: ‘The informal and traditional: education for brain drain in Malawi’ In M. Beveridge, K. King, R. Palmer and R. Wedgewood (Eds) Reintegrating Education, skills and work in Africa: towards informal or knowledge economics? Towards autonomy or dependency in development? Edinburgh University: Centre of African Studies.

Lwanda, J. 2004: ‘Changes in the Malawi Political landscape between 1994 and 2004: Nkhope ya Agalatia’ in The power of the vote: Malawi’s 2004 parliamentary and presidential Elections, Zomba: Kachere.

Lwanda, J. 2004. ‘Historical ruptures and continuities in the HIV/Aids story’ In Kalipeni, E.; Craddock, S.; Oppong, J. and Ghosh, J. eds. HIV/AIDS in Africa: Beyond Epidemiology. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Lwanda, J. 2002: ‘Tikutha: the political culture of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Malawi’. In Englund, H. (Ed) A democracy of chameleons: politics and culture in the new Malawi. Uppsala: Nordic Africa Institute. Pages 151 - 165.

Lwanda, J. 1999: ‘The traditional in the popular: lyrical ambiguities in Malawi's socio-medical discourse, 1961- 1999’. In McCracken, J; Lovering, TJ; and Chalamanda, F. J. (Eds) 2001. Twentieth Century Malawi: Perspectives on history and culture, Occasional Paper Number 7, Centre for Commonwealth Studies, Stirling University.

Lwanda, J. 2006. 'Malawi: Sounds Afroma’. In World Music: the Rough Guide, London: Penguin, p 210 - 218.

Lwanda, J. 1999. 'Malawi' in World Music: the Rough Guide, London: Penguin, pages 533 - 538.

Lwanda, J. 1994. 'Malawi' in World Music: the Rough Guide, London: Penguin.

Academic Books: Lwanda, J 2009.Kamuzu Banda of Malawi: a study in Promise, Power and Legacy. Zomba: Kachere.

Lwanda, J. 2008. Music, Culture and Orature: Reading the Malawi public sphere, 1949 - 2006. Zomba: Kachere.

Lwanda, J. 2008. Colour, class and culture: A preliminary communication into the creation of doctors in Malawi. Glasgow: Dudu Nsomba.

Lwanda, J. 2005. Politics, Culture and Medicine in Malawi: Historical continuities and ruptures with special reference to HIV/AIDS. Zomba: Kachere.

Some seminar presentations: Lwanda, J. 2003. ‘Constructions of ufiti (witchcraft) in 21st Century Malawi: Youth, State and HIV/AIDS’, 46th African Studies Association meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, October 30-November 2, 2003.

Lwanda, J. 2003. ‘The government disease: the politics, priorities and cultural perspectives of HIV/AIDS in Malawi’, ROAPE Conference, Aston University, Birmingham, September 5 - 7, 2003.

Lwanda, J. 2003. ‘Orality, Music and HIV/AIDS: interrogating the Malawi popular public sphere’, The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific Annual Conference 2003. Africa on a global Stage: Politics, History, Economics and Culture Conference, Flinders University - Adelaide - South Australia, 1st to 3rd October 2003.

Lwanda, J. 2003. ‘The [in] visibility of HIV/AIDS in the public sphere’, Sex and Secrecy Conference, Witwatersrand University, South Africa, June 22 - 25, 2003.

Lwanda, J. 2002. ‘Kwacha: The violence of money in Malawi’s socio-economic discourses’, Paper presented at the 45th African Studies Association meeting, Washington, USA, December 2002.

Lwanda, J. 2002. ‘Kwacha: the violence of money in Malawi’s socioeconomic discourses’. Seminar paper presented at the conference ‘Malawi after Banda’ in honour of Prof. John McCracken’s retirement, Centre for Commonwealth Studies, Stirling University, September 4 - 5, 2002.

Lwanda, J. 2001. ‘Mother’s songs: male appropriation of female music in Malawi and Southern Africa’. Seminar paper presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Houston, Texas, November 2001.

Lwanda, J. 2000. ‘Politics, Culture and Medicine: an unholy trinity? Historical continuities and ruptures in the HIV/AIDS story’. Seminar paper presented at Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Zomba. June 2000.

Lwanda, J. 2000. ‘General Practice: Interrogating the ontological and epistemological boundaries’. Seminar paper presented at the 2000 Royal College of General Practitioners’ Spring Conference, Crieff, Scotland, April 2000.

Lwanda, J. 1999. ‘Hybridity and multiple identities in Malawi medicine?’ Seminar paper presented at the Society for the Study of the History of Medicine conference, Glasgow University, July 1999.

Lwanda, J. 1998. ‘The experiences of political change and an analysis of the problems encountered during transition from a one party state’. Malawi Association, Conference, Manchester, 1998.

Lwanda, J. 1996. ‘Personal experience of the Democratic transition’  Paper presented at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.

Lwanda, J. 1993. ‘The music of Malawi in context’. Paper presented, at School of Oriental and African Studies, London, March 1993.

General Books: Lwanda, JLC. 1996: Promises, Power Politics and Poverty: Democratic Transition in Malawi, 1961-1999. Glasgow: Dudu Nsomba Publications.

Lwanda, JLC. 1993: Kamuzu Banda of Malawi: a study in promise, power and paralysis, 1993. Glasgow: Dudu Nsomba Publications.

Novel: Lwanda, JL. 1994: The second harvest, Dudu Nsomba Publications, Glasgow, 1993.

Poetry: Lwanda, J. 2008. Book: The rhino’s lament: post Banda poetry and polemics. Glasgow: Dudu Nsomba Publications.

Lwanda, J. 1994 Black Thoughts from the Diaspora. Glasgow: Dudu Nsomba.

General Book Chapters: Lwanda, J. 2003: Poetry: ‘The second harvest’ and ‘Winter home thoughts’ In Anthony Nazombe (Ed) Operations and tears: a new anthology of Malawian poetry. Zomba: Kachere.

Lwanda, J. 1993. Poetry: ‘Winter home thoughts’ and ‘Scratch’ in Tessa Ransford (Ed) Lines Review, June 1993.

Reports: Member of the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Review Group, 2008, looking at Asthma services for children and young people  NHS Borders, January 2008.

Member of the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Review Group, 2008, looking at Asthma services for children and young people NHS Dumfries and Galloway, January 2008.

Member of the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland Review Group, 2008, looking at Asthma services for children and young people NHS Lothian .

Member of the NHS Quality Framework Review Group, 2006, looking at The provision of safe and effective Out of Hours services in Orkney Islands.

Member of the project group: Prempeh, H. et al. 2004: Screening for sickle cell disorder and thalassaemia in Scotland. Edinburgh: NHS Scotland (Scottish Executive)

Member of the NHS Quality Framework Review Group looking at NHS Greater Glasgow -The Provision of Safe and Effective Primary Medical Services Out-of-Hours,  2005.

Member Scottish Prison Service Drugs and Therapeutics Committee which compiled the June 1999 Medicines Formulary.

Lwanda, J. 1995. Report on a year’s study leave in Malawi to the Postgraduate Dean, University of Glasgow, November 1995.

Various Books Edited and Published by: Cry of the Fish Eagle by Wilfred Plumbe, 1997 (historical memoir by the founding librarian, Chancellor College).

Living my destiny by Austin C Mkandawire, 1998 (autobiography by a Malawi doctor).

Living dangerously by Patrick O’Malley, 1998 (Political memoirs).

Yoranivyoto by Felix Mnthali (English literature novel)

Suffering in Silence by Emily Mkamanga, 1999 (personal womanist reflections of the Dr Banda era)

The state and the labour movement in Malawi by Almiton Zeleza Manda, 2000.

Yuraia Chatonda Chirwa: the faithful servant, by Austin Mkandawire 2003 (the story of Dr Robert Law’s companion).

Will to live by Chipo Kanjo, 2006 (the testimony of a person living with HIV/AIDS).

Malawian choral compositions with helpful hints for teachers of music in Malawi Primary and Secondary schools 2010 by Mjura Mkandawire.

Books published by: Church Alive!: a pilgrimage from Africa to Brazil by Theresa Mee, 2005 (a missionary’s quest for alternatives amid the war and atrophying church lead her to Brazil).

Old watering holes by Hilary Lyon, 2002 (memoirs of nursing sister in Sierra Leone)

Letters/Obituaries: Lwanda, J. HIV funding: debate misses the point British Medical Journal, 2007; 334:439 (3 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.39136.450359.FA

Lwanda, J. 1998. Africa needs leadership by Africans of high calibre British Medical Journal 1998; 316:1457 (9 May).

Lwanda, J. A portfolio career BMJ Career Focus 2003; 327:118; doi:10.1136/bmj.327.7419.s118.

Obituary of Kamuzu Banda in the British Medical Journal, December 1997

Works serialised: Serializations of articles on Liberal Social Democracy in the Nation (Malawi), April - May 1995.

Serialisation of Kamuzu Banda of Malawi in the Nation (Kenya), 1994.