Dr John Lenard Mbotwa

Position: Lecturer in Biostatistics
Areas of expertise: Biostatistics; Machine learning; Epidemiology
Email: J.L.Mbotwa@leeds.ac.uk
Location: 6.104 Worsley Building

Profile

I joined the University as a Lecturer in Biostatistics in the School of Dentistry in June 2025. Before my current role, I served as a Lecturer in Statistics and Mathematics at the Malawi University of Science and Technology from 2015 to 2025. Following the completion of my PhD, I also worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust.

Responsibilities

Module Lead for DSUR5022M Research Methods Ethics and Statistics

Qualifications

PhD (Biostatistics), University of Leeds, UK
MSc (Epidemiology & Biostatistics), University of Leeds, UK
BSc (Statistics and Mathematics), Chancellor College, University of Malawi

Student education

I teach modules in Biostatistics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

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