Staff Profiles: Development Studies

Mr Tawanda Chibanda

Position: Chairperson

Research Interests:
    Governance and civil society 

Dr Ireen Mudeka

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests
    Gender and Development Gendered socio-economic dynamics of migration in Africa, Implications of migration on survival and livelihoods Gender and Informal Mining in Rural Zimbabwe Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) in Development work (WASH and Humanitarian Emergency Situations etc) Gendered dimensions of Environmental Degradation, Climate Change (mitigation and Adaptation)g Gender, women's roles in Peacebuilding (National Healing, Demobilization and Social Repair)

Mr Constantine Munhande

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interest
    Political economy of Africa, migration and development, livelihoods, climate change and small holder farmers, food security in Africa

Dr Treda Mukuhlani

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Water security  Gender Contemporary politics and development issues

Dr Terence Tapiwa Muzorewa

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests

    Rural and urban development  Food security and agrarian reform Cooperatives and collective development  Development Finance  History of development in Africa Development Theory 

Dr Elinah Nciizah

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Climate change and adaptation Rural livelihoods and development Peace, conflict and development Food, security and  poverty alleviation Policy making and development Sustainable development 

Dr G Chikowore

Position: Associate Professor

Research Interests:
    Transformation, regional integration, local communities, international aid development cooperation forestry digital technology green economy.

MR SHEPHERD MAHLAHLENI

Position: LECTURER

Research Interests:

    Climate change resilience Sexuality and gender Project management

ALAN GAWE

Position: LECTURER

Research interest:

    Health Climate Change Poverty