Staff Profiles: Professors

Prof. Cosmas Parwada

Position: Executive Dean

Research Interests
    Sustainable soil management practices Irrigation and crop, soil and water relations Impact of soil organic matter on soil-water conservation and climate change Soil conservation & fertility management
    Horticulture & Organic farming

Dr Macloud Sipeyiye

Position: Chairperson

Research Interests
    Religion, health and human flourishing, Religion and politics, Religion and ecological conservation, Religion and 4IR.

Dr Ernest Jakaza

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research interests:

    Discourse analysis, parliamentary discourse, media discourse, argumentation discourse, appraisal discourse, political discourse, sociolinguistics and syntax Communication 

Dr Piwai Tshuma

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests

    Preparation of Metal-Organic Frameworks with functional groups for heterogeneous catalysis.

Dr Munyai Vhengani

Position: RESEARCH FELLOW-Venda

Research Interests:

Dr Khoza Trenance

Position: Research Fellow

Research Interests:

    Language and Education Language Policy and Planning Communication

Ms Chengeto P Mkwendi

Ms Chengeto P Mkwendi

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Ubuntu Journalism Health Journalism & the media Polital Economy & the media Cultural Studies

Mr V.T Nyanhete

Position: Lecturer

Research Interest 
    Food Safety and Microbiology Fruit and Vegetable Processing Nutrition and Bioavailability of nutrients Risk Analysis & Predictive microbiology Antibiotic Resistance Mycotoxin analysis

Ms Ropafadzo Chirimubwe

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Biofortification Maternal health and nutrition Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Food safety Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Ms Patience Nemapare

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Cereal technology and food fortification Product development Beverages and indigenous plants Fermentation

Mrs Rudo Natasha Mugadza

Position: Lecturer

Research interests:
    Value addition of indigenous fruits and vegetables Quality and safety of street vended foods Food hygiene and food handling practices of street vended foods Food waste Climate change and food security Edible insects

Mrs Noreen Sarai

Position: Lecturer

Research interests:
    Artificial Intelligence, Computational Algorithms, Cloud Computing, Dependable Systems 

Bhasera Maruzani

Position: Researcher – Braille

Research interests:

    Inclusion of persons with disabilities Braille technology Visual impairment and braille Deaf-blind and tactile signing Disability in the community
Nhorito Shadreck

Nhorito Shadreck

Position: Full- time Lecturer

Research Interests: 
    Interest in Taxation Financial Reporting  Research

Ms Gillian. V. Mandizvidza

Position: Chief Laboratory Technician

Research Interests: 
    Dairy Sciences Food safety and Microbiology Food Security

Mr Charles Magogo

Position: Laboratory Technician

Research Interests:
    Food Microbiology, Food Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, New Product Development, Food Safety, Food Quality Management Systems

MARETHA DUBE

Position: Researcher-Sotho

Research Interests

    Indigenous knowledge systems Indigenous languages and education

Ms AGNES NOMBEMBE

Position: RESEARCHER-XHOSA

Research Interests:

    LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES ONOMASTICS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS

MRS LAURENCIA VIRIRI

Position: RESEARCHER- SHONA

Research Interests:

Mr. Tendai Chirimaunga

Position: Researcher - ChiBarwe

Research Interests:

    phonology morphology lexicography terminography translation and interpretation   sociolinguistics language policy and planning indigenous knowledge systems