Outside of her formal role, Marcia has led several awareness campaigns, including an educational public health initiative on the dangers of aflatoxins. She also volunteers with the Let’s Talk Mental Health Malawi Initiative (LEHEMA), contributing to mental health education and support. Her commitment to youth empowerment is evident in her passion for helping young people participate in and co-create their healthcare solutions.
In her current role, Marcia leads public engagement and communication for major research studies, including Generation Malawi and Healthy Lives Malawi. Using creative media and participatory methods, she has co-produced a longitudinal documentary following 20 families in MEIRU’s Generation Malawi birth cohort, capturing the human context behind the study’s data. She has also co-facilitated arts-based workshops for primary school students, using creative expression to spark early engagement with health and wellbeing. Currently, she is a co-investigator on the Mental Health Data Prize Africa project, where she oversees the community engagement and involvement work package, ensuring that people with lived experience are meaningfully included throughout the research process.
Marcia is committed to health equity, striving to create inclusive spaces where marginalised voices shape research, policy, and practice. She draws inspiration from John C. Maxwell’s wisdom: “A leader is great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others,” reminding her that meaningful leadership is rooted in uplifting others.
