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 Smart Mhembwe
Position: Acting Deputy Director
Research Interests:
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Gender & Development
Gender, Climate change & Food security
Cooperatives and collective development
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
Dr Tatenda Musasa
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Wetland Ecology and Management
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development,
Geographical Information Systems,
Remote Sensing,
Water Resources Management and Hydrology,
Natural Hazards and Human Response,
Occupational Safety Health and Environment
Dr. Kebiat Mukuze
Position: Lecturer
Research Interest
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Human Capital Analytics
Labour Law
Strategic Human Resource Management
Performance Management
Dr Pedzisai Kowe
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Urban development, planning and management;
Spatial interaction modelling, gravity models, transport geography and network analysis;
Geographic information science;
Earth Observation and remote sensing of urban green spaces;
Nature based solutions;
Spatial statistics, landscape ecology and vegetation fragmentation mapping and analysing in urban landscapes;
Thermal urban remote sensing;
Land surface temperature trends in cities;
Urban climate and urban heat islands mitigation;
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 KUMBIRAI NICHOLAS MATINGO
Position: Assistant Lecturer / Staff Development Fellow
Research Interests:
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Spatial Dimensions of Public Health and Health Geography
Climate Change Impacts on Health
Spatial Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance
Applications of Geographic Information Science (GISc) for Sustainable Development
Earth Observation Technologies for Enhancing Livelihoods and Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (Space4SDGs)
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)
Nyevero Matyavira
Position: Research Fellow
Research Interests:
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Intersectional experiences
Equity,safety and well being in education
Intersectional approaches in education
Preventive and proactive counselling