Staff Profiles: Professors

Mr Moses Changa

Position: Acting Chairperson

Research interests
    Gender Studies Gender, Peace and Security Sociology of Rural Development Public Transport Death and Migration
 

Dr Nogget Matope

Position: Acting Executive Director Senior Research Fellow

Nogget Matope is interested in participatory visual methodologies for generating evidence-based knowledge that supports social change. She employs methods such as memory work, participatory video, collage, drawings and photovoice , enabling communities to share experiences and perspectives in powerful ways.

Her supervisory interests include MPhil and DPhil candidates working in the areas of gender-based violence, social inclusion, gender and the environment. Nogget's research philosophy emphasises qualitative approaches. Areas of research interest include: 

    Gender issues  Leadership and gender empowerment Gender- based violence Social inclusion Policy and advocacy

Dr R. Muranda

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Digital music production in the 21st century Instrumental performance of mbira and western musical instruments. Live sound reinforcement techniques. Recording, mixing, and mastering music. Virtual teaching and learning resources in the 21st century. AI and music teaching-learning

Dr. Leon Poshai

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Public Policy Analysis Digital Governance  Public Administration 

Dr Enock Ndawana

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    African security Human security Civil-military relations Peacebuilding Gender and conflict
 

Dr Upenyu Naume Mupfiga

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests

    Spatial Data Science Geo-information and Earth Observation Environmental Modelling Land cover and  Land Use Change

Dr. Maswoswere Pure

Position: Lecturer

Research interests

    Environmental health and safety Climate change Disaster management Built environment (urban geography) Waste Management Agroecology and Agribussiness.

 

Mr Brian Tinashe Katsidzira

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Human Rights and Social Justice Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution Migration Politics and Human trafficking Governance, Youth Participation and Social Change Regional Security and Policy Development Philosophical Foundations of Peace and Justice

Mr Kumbirai Cletos Ngwaru

Position: Lecturer

Research interests

    Youth, Conflict & Peacebuilding,  Religion,  Civil Society and Governance,  Migration & Human Security, Post Conflict Reconstruction & Development.

Darlington Mutanda (PhD)

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Climate Change and Human Security Digital Peacebuilding, Strategic Studies Youth for Peace Gender and Peace Media and Conflict Security Sector Reform

Mr Risk Matiya

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests :

    Art therapy Neuropsychology Sports psychology

Mr Gideon Kudzai Mupedziswa

Position: Lecturer

RESEARCH INTERESTS

    Substance abuse and rehabilitation  Psychological aspects of sports Religiosity and mental health  Lifetime adjustments 

 

 

Raymond Nyuke

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being Cyberpsychology and Digital Behaviour Addictive and Risk Behaviours

Mr A. Nangi

Position: Lecturer

Ms Sizanobuhle L. Nyoni-Phili

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Microbiology and Parasitology, Animal Health genomics

Mr Wellington Fredrick Charumbira

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests     

    Distribution Theory and Time series

Mr Emmanuel Sakarombe

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests

    Theories of International Relations Peace and Security Operations of International Organisations War studies International law Foreign policy Elections Management

Mr. J. Masimba

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Human Settlements and Governance Local Economic Development Rural and Urban Development Social Media and Citizen Participation

Pr. Eng. Laurence Maregedze

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests

    Machine design Computational engineering Digital Twin Energy engineering Industrial process automation and optimization Artificial intelligence Computational Fluid Dynamics Finite element method Andragogy

Mr. Oscar Mujana

Position: Research Officer

Research Interests:

    International Political Economy (Multilateral Institutions; Economic Sanctions; Illicit Financial Flows; Debt) Emerging Powers-BRICS Economies Local governance Digitalisation for public service delivery Localisation of Sustainable Development Goals (National and Local voluntary Reviews)