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Name
Sweetbert Anselimus

Academic Rank
Assistant Lecturer

Department
Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies

Biography

Biography

Sweetbert is a young social psychologist and mental health and disability advocate committed to addressing the psychosocial challenges faced by young people and advancing a more inclusive future. He works as an academic and researcher in educational psychology, mental health, and inclusive education at Mkwawa University College of Education, a constituent college of the University of Dar es Salaam. Beyond academia, he volunteers as the Executive Director of the Psychosocial Welfare Organization, where he leads initiatives focused on mental health promotion, psychosocial support, and social inclusion.

Contacts

Email:

Email Address
sweetbert.anselimus@muce.ac.tz

Research Interest

Research Interest
Inclusive Education | Mental Health | Human Intelligence | Artificial Intelligence

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Projects

Projects

Promoting Early Childhood Care and Education in Tanzania: A Social Cultural Perspective (funded by Education Sub-Saharan Africa [ESSA] and the University of Cambridge REAL Centre [Grant reference: ECDAFRICA001]) 

Publications

Publications

Anselimus, S. M. (2025). Mental health in resource-limited settings: amplifying youth voices and approaches. Discover Mental Health, 5,38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-025-00168-8

Anselimus, S. M., & Lazaro, A. A. (2025). Teachers’ and students’ awareness in communicating science through outdoor activities in Tanzanian rural community secondary schools, International Journal of Educational Research, 132, 102639, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2025.102639.

Lazaro, A. A., & Anselimus, S. M. (2025). Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: academic survival of international PhD students in the digital era. Cogent Education, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2025.2503087

Hannon, E., Anselimus, S. M., Bardikoff, N., Bulc, B., Germann, S., Gonsalves, P. P., Melendez-Torres, G. J., Ospina-Pinillos, L., Sinha, M. & Wanjiru, M. (2023). Why cities matter for adolescent mental health and wellbeing. The Lancet. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02238-9

Anselimus, S. M., & Kisanga, S. E. (2024). The involvement of primary school pupils with visual impairment in extracurricular activities: Teachers’ perceptions and practices in Tanzania. British Journal of Visual Impairment. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/02646196241250202

Anselimus, S. M. (2023). Assistive technologies and participation of students with visual impairments in extracurricular activities: what does the literature say? American Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, 2(4), 67-73. Doi: https://doi.org/10.54536/ajiri.v2i4.2155

Sutherland, R. & Anselimus, S. (2022). Democratizing Development Practices: Envisioning the Future of International Student-led Humanitarian Aid. VISION. A Publication of Cambridge University International Development.