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

Prof Jephias Mapuva

Position: Associate Research Professor-Social Scientist

Research Interests
    Democracy and Development Civil Society and Citizen Participation Human Rights and Development Local Governance  Rural Development Sustainable Development Regional Integration and Development Climate Change Education and Technology

Dr Munyai Vhengani

Position: RESEARCH FELLOW-Venda

Research Interests:

DR MWADZINGENI LIBOSTER

Position: Research Fellow

RESEARCH AREAS
    Integrated water resources management Climate change Rural Development

Dr Nomagugu Ndlovu

Position: Lecturer                     

Research Interests:
    Food security Climate change Nutrition and Health Non communicable diseases

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

MS NYASHA CHIVOMBO

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Peace building, Peace and Gender. conflict transformation, Development and conflict, Environmental violence and ecology

Mr Kudakwashe P Dzingirai

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests: 
    Instrumentation and Control systems  SCADA &Industrial Remote Control  Industrial communication networks  Industrial Automation 
Ms Ratidzo Midzi

Ms Ratidzo Midzi

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Media and Disability Studies Media and Popular Culture Media and Specific Communities Film and video production

 

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:

Sebastian Wilbert Rwakonda

Position: Researcher - Sign Language

Research interests

    Sign Language and deaf education Issues on inclusion of persons with disabilities Assistive technology and deaf education.

 

Mrs Elina Mukutu

Position: Researcher - English

Research Interests:

    Phonetics and Phonology Sociolinguistics Academic and Professional Communication Second Language Teaching and Learning

Hlalani Ndhlovu

Position: Researcher-Kalanga

Research Interests
    Indigenous Language Development through literature production Indigenous Language Teaching And Learning Comparative Studies For Zimbabwean Indigenous Language Orthographies For Dialectal Languages   Kalanga Folklore

Adrian Mafa Phiri

Position: Researcher - Nambya

Research Interests
    Language policy and planning Language education Oral literature
Mr Guwa Tapiwa

Mr Guwa Tapiwa

Position: Laboratory Technician

Research Areas
    Microbiology

Mr Kudzanai Mutembwa

Position: Technician

Research Interest
    Climate Finance.   Water resources management.   Community resilience and sustainable livelihoods.   Environmental degradation and female economic inclusion.