Staff Profiles: Professors

Mr Samuel Mashingaidze

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests
    Realistic Mathematics Education for Teaching and Learning in Mathematics at all levels
 

Dr Peace-Maker Masukume

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests
    Renewable energy technologies Augmented wind turbines Biomass and biogas Energy economics

Dr G Chikowore

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Transformation, regional integration, local communities, international aid development cooperation forestry digital technology green economy.

Dr Tirivashe Phillip Masere

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    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. Mushunje 

Position: Lecturer

Research interests 
    Gender and social justice. Child Rights Social Policy Social Protection women and children’s rights 

Dr Brenda Tsungai Makaure (Manenji)

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Plant physiology, Stress physiology, Plant nutrition and Plant – microbe interactions

Dr Thomas Dzvinamurungu

Position: Lecturer

Research interests: 
    Mineralogy Process mineralogy/Geometallurgy Economic Geology Mineral Exploration Geological Field mapping Structural Geology

Dr Elinah Nciizah

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Climate change and adaptation Rural livelihoods and development Peace, conflict and development Food, security and  poverty alleviation Policy making and development Sustainable development 

Mr Edward Mudzimba

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Quality management  Consumer behaviour  Relationship marketing

Melody Mapope

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Clinical Nutrition Dietetics Food Microbiology Food Chemistry and Food Analysis Food Policy  Quality assurance of food products Production line management Food Security and Livelihood Programmes Research and development

Mr Tafadzwa Blessing Choto

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Sociology of Sport Sport for Development and Peace Gender and Development Social Policy Rural Development Sociology of Politics Social theory

Ms. Netsai Risinamhodzi

Position: Lecturer

Research interests 
    Clinical Social Work Family Therapy Casework School Social Work Mental Health 

Ms Alice Chatukuta

Position: Lecturer

Research interests 
    Substance abuse Child psychiatry Family systems Disaster management Casework

Mr Vandirai Hove

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Food product development and value addition of indigenous plants Food chemistry and analysis Food engineering Sensory science

MRS OLIVIA CONSTANCE MUDYAZHEZHA

Position: Lecturer

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
    Migration Food Security Medical Geography Urbanization and its challenges Environmental Management Sustainable Tourism 

Ms Thelam Manhiwa

Position: Lecturer

Research interests 
    Family business management, Business technology and innovation management, Start-up planning and implementation, Strategic management, gender and entrepreneurship, 

Miss Nyasha Yvonne Manungo

Position: Lecturer

Research interests: 
    Tourism marketing  Cultural tourism  Events Management

Ms Nandi Oneile Nkomo

Position: Lecturer

Research interests: 
    Land Reform Sexual and Reproductive health Climate change Behaviour change and communication

Mr Sibanda Nkululeko

Position: Temporary Full Time Lecturer

Research Interest:
    5G Network slicing and Security; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); AI-Based networking (AI, IoT and 5G convergence); Cloud Computing Services - IaaS

Kupfuwa Morelate

Position: lecturer

Research Interests:
    Services marketing Risk  management Bank lending