Lucinda Manda-Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in Bioethics and Social Science Research Methods at the Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, formerly known as the University of Malawi, College of Medicine. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students in bioethics and social science research methods. She has worked at the university for more than ten years occupying various leadership positions, including leading the College of Medicine’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), COMREC. Lucinda is currently the deputy head of Health Systems and Policy, a department within the School of Global Public Health. Lucinda is an avid researcher and scholar and authored and co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed journals. Lucinda is a wife and mother of 2 children. She likes to work out in her spare time and is certified to instruct group fitness classes.