Staff Profile

Qualifications:

• PhD in Socio-Education 
• Master of Education in Educational Sociology
• Bachelor of Education
• Diploma in Education with a distinction in Teaching Practice

Teaching Experience: 18 years as a secondary school teacher

Research Interests

• Gender and Education
• Gender and  Stress Management
• Gender Women Empowerment and Culture
• Social Justice and Education
• Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• Gender and Religion
• Education and Development
• Education and Policy

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS (Refereed journals)

• Tarugarira G. and Moyo A. Women, witches and demons. Interrogating the feminisation of demoniacs among Pentecostal Christian communities in Zimbabwe. Journal of Social Development in Africa Volume 38. Issue 1. pp 91-114
• Moyo, A. and Mhembwe, A. Socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable urban women in informal sector. A case of Gweru urban. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Sciences, Volume VI Issue XI p391-396
• Moyo, A. (2022) A Critical analysis of problems encountered by informal female cross boarder traders in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) Volume VI, Issue VII, July 2022 ISSN 2454-6186 p.716-722
• Moyo, A. (2022) Exploring major stressors and coping dimensions of Zimbabwean University female students: A Qualitative study. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) Volume VI, Issue VI June 2022 ISSN 2454-6186 pp.115-121
• Moyo, A. and Dr Starlin Musingarambwi. (2021) Stress and its effects on female students at a Zimbabwean State University. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) Volume V, Issue XII, December 2021
• Tarugarira, G. and Moyo, A. (2020) Money Dwells in the Spiritual Pockets: The Gospel of Prosperity and the Empowerment of Women through Talents / Matarenda among ZAOGA FIF Adherents in Gweru, Zimbabwe. Journal for the Study of Religion 33, 1(2020) p 1-24
• Maruzani, N. and Moyo, A. (2020) Women in paid work and their participation in social development: Mapping a developmental trajectory for female teachers in Mkoba Secondary Schools. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Sciences (IJRISS) Volume IV, Issue IX, September 2020, pg 203-211
• Mawere, D. and Moyo, A. (2020) Female Faculty of Education Undergraduate Student’s Sexual Harrassment Experiences during Work- Placement. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) Volume IV, Issue IX, September 2020, p 613-620
• Mawere D., Moyo.A. (2019) Street Harassment Experiences of Female Undergraduate Students at a State University in Zimbabwe: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) Volume 3(7) 2019 ISSN 2454-6186 p. 106 – 113
• Moyo.A (2019) Undergraduate Student Research Experiences: A Call for ICT – Aided Supervision. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS). Volume 3(5) 2019 ISSN 2454 – 6186 p. 179 – 185

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CONFERENCE PAPERS PRESENTED

• Paper Title: Occupational Motivation for Catholic School Heads and Administrators for Gweru Diocese. The Paper was presented at Fairmile Motel, Gweru on the 29^th of December 2018.
• Paper Title: The Effects of Gender Violence (Personal and Institutional / Organisational) The Paper was presented at the Midlands State University Great Hall, Gweru on the 26^th of November 2020
• Paper Title: The causes, effects of Gender Based Violence and mitigating strategies that can be used by first year students as we commemorate 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. The Paper was presented at a Special Church Service for the First Year Students at Midlands State University Multi- Purpose Hall.

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

• Exploring the Complexities of Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment International Conference which was held at Rainbow Towers Hotel, Harare on 5 – 6 January 2019.
• Towards increasing women participation in Mining. Gender Symposium in collaboration with Centre for Conflict Management and Transformation (CCMT), Midlands State University Main Campus Gweru on 16^th of October 2020
• Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid World. Africa Gender Equality Conference 2021, Malawi on 31 March 2021 (virtual)
• Combating Gender Based Violence in Tertiary Institutions. Midlands State Gender Institute Conference which was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall, Gweru Main campus 6 October 2022

University Service Sports committee member

• Open Day Committee member
• Research, Editorial and Publications committe member