Hailing from Malawi, I have had some global experience in the fields of architectural design, urban management, and sustainable design.

 I have over eighteen years of work experience varying from architectural, graphic, interior, urban and landscape design; development work and cooperation; as well as teaching undergraduate and graduate levels in Malawi and the United States. I am currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Architecture and Built Environment, in the Master of Sustainable Design Program. 

I have a passion for teaching, sharing knowledge, and using creative methods to help students learn (while continuously learning and growing myself).

I believe that everything is connected and that  social equity is the key to true sustainable development and design.

I see cities as places of opportunity and laboratories for learning and discovery, and should be seen through multiple lenses of: people, planet, place, and systems. .

My  research and teaching centers on sustainable design, climate change + climate risk, and urban development, with a focus on complex interconnected urban systems such as informality, human settlements, and   environment. 

With climate change being the most defining challenge of our generation, the most vulnerable communities to the effects of climate change  - usually located in the Least Developed Countries and Island Nations - will need to develop effective resilience strategies to adapt to worsening effects such as urban and rural flooding, extended droughts, and human settlement frictions with the natural environment.

I am interested in the development of urban analytical tools which merge AR with GIS data, to help visualize at-risk areas in real time. I'm also interested in exploring the intersection of computer science and urban planning as the basis for defining the Malawian Smart City of the future. These types of tools open up opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships.