Staff Profiles: Professors

Dr Smart Mhembwe

Position: Acting Deputy Director

Research Interests:

    Gender & Development Gender, Climate change & Food security Cooperatives and collective development

Mrs Egina Nyati

Position: Acting Executive Dean

Dr Theo Tsokota

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:

    IT Governance ICT4D E-commerce IT and Tourism

Dr Patience Chadambuka

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research interests

    Climate change Land and Agrarian Studies, Community Development and Livelihoods Gender, Sexuality and Family Studies, Migration, Race, Ethnicity and studies of difference.

Dr. Kebiat Mukuze

Position: Lecturer

Research Interest

    Human Capital Analytics Labour Law Strategic Human Resource Management Performance Management

Dr Pedzisai Kowe

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests

    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;

Dr Beauty Dzawanda

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Sustainable livelihoods and Community development Informal Cross Border Trading and sustainable development Environmental Issues that affect sustainability Regional development

Dr Rosemary Guvhu

Position: Lecturer

Research interests: 

    Comparative education and educational management     Educational leadership and administration Technology leadership and ICT integration into education Contemporary issues in education Educational policy and planning 

Dr Amato Chireshe

Position: Lecturer

Research interests

    Waste management Occupational safety and health Environmental issues. Sustainability

 

DR MWADZINGENI LIBOSTER

Position: Research Fellow

RESEARCH AREAS
    Integrated water resources management Climate change Rural Development

Dr Bridgett Parirenyatwa

Position: Laboratory technician

Research Interests :

    Ethnobotany Phytochemistry Microbiology Environmental Microbiology Wildlife and Animal Parasitology

DR NOAH KUPETA

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Cultural Studies and Political Communication, Memory Studies, Digital and Electronic Broadcasting Media Education & Andragogy Training Approaches  Indigenous Languages in Journalism

Mr. Hagreaves Kumba

Position: Lecturer

Research interests:

    Engineering Management Renewable Energy Engineering Education FEA Computational Fluid Dynamics

MR R. ZHOU

Position: Lecturer

Research Areas:  

Structural Designs, Water, wastewater and Sanitation

Mr Tinomuda Mzikamwi

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Cybersecurity Computer Security Wireless Networks Mobile Computing Computer Networking Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Cloud Computing and Internet of Things (IoT)

Mr. Cosmas T. Shoko

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Decentralisation and devolution Public  Sector Procuremen Public Policy Employment relations Strategic planning and management Housing and human settlements Public Sector Auditing Local government administration 

MR KUMBIRAI NICHOLAS MATINGO

Position: Assistant Lecturer / Staff Development Fellow

Research Interests:

    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) 

Nyevero Matyavira

Position: Research Fellow

Research Interests:

    Intersectional experiences Equity,safety and well being in education Intersectional approaches in education Preventive and proactive counselling 

Mr Admire Chafa

Position: Full Time Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Parental involvement in School Governance Inclusive Education in Educational Management Gender issues in Educational Management ICT and Educational Management  Children's Rights in Education Artificial Intelligence in Education 

Mildred K Chanhuwa

Position: Research Fellow

Research Interests:

    Gender and Law Gender and Sustainable Development Gender and Commerce Climate Justice and Environment Law Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Access to Justice, Human rights and inclusisvity