Staff Profiles: Professors
Dr Tirivashe Phillip Masere
Position: Deputy Dean
Research Interests:
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Soil and Water Conservation
Water Quality
Water Supply and Sanitation
Climate Change and Adaptation
Climate Smart Agriculture
Small Scale Farming Research
Agricultural Extension and Rural Resource Management
Crop Simulation Modeling
Technology Adoption and Innovation in Small-Scale Farming Systems
Dr Nogget Matope
Position: Acting Executive Director Senior Research Fellow
Nogget Matope is interested in participatory visual methodologies for generating evidence-based knowledge that supports social change. She employs methods such as memory work, participatory video, collage, drawings and photovoice , enabling communities to share experiences and perspectives in powerful ways.
Her supervisory interests include MPhil and DPhil candidates working in the areas of gender-based violence, social inclusion, gender and the environment. Nogget's research philosophy emphasises qualitative approaches. Areas of research interest include:
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Gender issues
Leadership and gender empowerment
Gender- based violence
Social inclusion
Policy and advocacy
Dr R. Muranda
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Digital music production in the 21st century
Instrumental performance of mbira and western musical instruments.
Live sound reinforcement techniques.
Recording, mixing, and mastering music.
Virtual teaching and learning resources in the 21st century.
AI and music teaching-learning
Dr. Maswoswere Pure
Position: Lecturer
Research interests
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Environmental health and safety
Climate change
Disaster management
Built environment (urban geography)
Waste Management
Agroecology and Agribussiness.
Dr Vimbai Chamisa
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Applied Ethnomusicology,
Historical musicology
Dr Beauty Dzawanda
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Sustainable livelihoods and Community development
Informal Cross Border Trading and sustainable development
Environmental Issues that affect sustainability
Regional development
DR MWADZINGENI LIBOSTER
Position: Research Fellow
RESEARCH AREAS
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Integrated water resources management
Climate change
Rural Development
Ms Sizanobuhle L. Nyoni-Phili
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Microbiology and Parasitology,
Animal Health
genomics
Mr Wellington Fredrick Charumbira
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Distribution Theory and Time series
Mr Emmanuel Sakarombe
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Theories of International Relations
Peace and Security
Operations of International Organisations
War studies
International law
Foreign policy
Elections Management
Mr. J. Masimba
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Human Settlements and Governance
Local Economic Development
Rural and Urban Development
Social Media and Citizen Participation
Pr. Eng. Laurence Maregedze
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Machine design
Computational engineering
Digital Twin
Energy engineering
Industrial process automation and optimization
Artificial intelligence
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Finite element method
Andragogy
Mr. Cosmas T. Shoko
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Decentralisation and devolution
Public Sector Procurement
Public Policy
Employment relations
Strategic planning and management
Housing and human settlements
Public Sector Auditing
Climate change
Mr. Irikidzayi Decent Ndongwe
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Urban Black Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa,
Conservation and Colonialism
Histories of Race, Identity and International Students in Higher Education.
Ms. Theresa Zibengwa
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Gender
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Human Rights and Democracy.
Mr. Oscar Mujana
Position: Research Officer
Research Interests:
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International Political Economy (Multilateral Institutions; Economic Sanctions; Illicit Financial Flows; Debt)
Emerging Powers-BRICS Economies
Local governance
Digitalisation for public service delivery
Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (National and Local voluntary Reviews)
