Staff Profiles: Applied Education
Dr Gilbert Tarugarira
Position: Chairperson and Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems; African elites, liberation movements and nationalism;
- conflict and reconciliation processes; politics and governance in post-colonial Africa.
Prof L R Mberengwa
Position: Associate Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS.
- CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES IN FASHION AND TEXTILES
- FASHION DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY
- FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Mr Samuel Mashingaidze
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests Realistic Mathematics Education for Teaching and Learning in Mathematics at all levels
Dr Tyanai Charamba
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests: Language choice and practice in the context of colonialism, neo-colonialism, nationalism and globalization.
Mr Erick Nyoni
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
- Second language learning
- Language and learning
- Teaching of literature
- Language teaching methods
- Language Across the Curriculum
Dr Tendayi Marovah
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
- Curriculum and Pedagogy,
- Higher Education,
- Human Development,
- Capability Approach,
- Social justice and Ubuntu
Dr T Usai
Position: Lecturer
Mrs Thenjiwe Mwase
Position: Lecturer
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Nutrition and Food Security
- African Indigenous Foods
- Therapeutic Nutrition with focus on lifestyle diseases
- Community nutrition
- Adolescent Diet Behaviour and Nutrition
- Health and nutrition during pregnancy
- Nutrition Promotion and Education
Mrs Kaifa Jane Mwakadei
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
- ICT in Biology Education,
- Renewable energy
Ms Betty Shoko
Position: Lecturer
Mrs Nyembezi Pipi Dapira
Position: Lecturer
Mrs Alice Mukoko
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
- Curriculum and Pedagogical issues in Textile Technology and Design Education.
- Fashion Design and Construction
Mr Sibangilizwe Maphosa
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
- Knowledge Production, Power and Decoloniality. African Epistemologies, Dialogical Self, Community Psychology and Victimology.
Mr Hebert Taderera Chisi
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
- Includes issues on: National interests, Food Security, Land and Agrarian Reform in Zimbabwe, Chinese Imperialism / African Policy, Cultural issues and History of minority groups especially the Hlengwe of the South Eastern Lowveld, International sanctions
Ms Elda Hungwe
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests: African Literature, Gender, Feminism And Afrocentricity
Mrs Doroth Chinofunga
Position: Lecturer
Research Interest:
- Infant & Child Feeding
- Maternal Health
- Menopause
- Phyto-chemicals
Mrs Soneni Madzvamuse
Position: Lab Technician
