Summary
Dr Likupe has a PhD in Nursing Studies and a Masters degree in Critical Care from the University of Hull, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) from the University of Huddersfield.
She obtained her nursing qualifications from the University of Malawi, and is currently a lecturer and researcher in healthcare, teaching across a range of programmes in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Dr Likupe's key interest and areas of expertise are international nurse migration, developing countries, the care of older people, inclusion and diversity, and qualitative research.
Journal Article
Barriers to sexual and reproductive education among in-school adolescents in Zomba and Mangochi districts, Malawi
Likupe, G., Chintsanya, J., Magadi, M., Munthali, A., & Makwemba, M. (2021). Barriers to sexual and reproductive education among in-school adolescents in Zomba and Mangochi districts, Malawi. Sex Education, 21(4), 450-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2020.1821181
An evolution of socioeconomic related inequality in teenage pregnancy and childbearing in Malawi
Chirwa, G. C., Mazalale, J., Likupe, G., Nkhoma, D., Chiwaula, L., & Chintsanya, J. (2019). An evolution of socioeconomic related inequality in teenage pregnancy and childbearing in Malawi. PLoS ONE, 14(11), Article e0225374. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225374
Research interests
International Nurse migration
Ethnically diverse older people
Adolescent sexual health
Lead investigator
Project
Funder
Grant
Started
Status
Project
Suffering with suicide’ - revisioning distress and nurse suicidality through a feminist and critical suicidology lens'
Funder
Wellcome Trust
Grant
£44,671.00
Started
3 January 2024
Status
Ongoing
Postgraduate supervision
Dr Likupe welcomes applications in: third world health issues, international migration, older people's health inclusion and diversity.
Current PhD supervisions
- Developing and testing a brief intervention for feeding difficulties in dementia
- Training requirements in acute and critical care nursing in Uganda : setting the scene. A Delphi study incorporating mixed methods