Staff Profiles: Professors

Dr. Zvenyika Eckson Mugari

Position: Campus Director

Research Interests:
    The role of the media in democratisation and development The coloniality/postcoloniality of news production Alternative Media, empowerment and participatory Journalism

Dr V T Mutekwa

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests
    Environmental and Natural resources governance and conservation outcomes; Conservation farming, Climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation strategies; Safety, Health & Environmental Management in Industry.

Dr. T. Usai

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Food product development Nutrition Sciences Food Toxicology Nutrition Epidemiology

Miss Shingie Mangoma

Position: Lecturer

Research interest:
    Corporate Governance and ethics within unregulated industries g art and culture Technology and innovation management Small business startup

Mrs Mandidayingeyi Machingauta

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Epidemiology

Mrs Benhilda Wekwete

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Nutrition education /BCC ; Nutrition education as part of nutrition policy  implementation; Zimbabwe Food and Nutrition Security Policy interpretation and implementation; Analysis and improving dietary practices in pregnant women;

Miss Muriel Takachicha

Position: Lecturer

Ms Rudo Matsika

Position: Lecturer

Research Interest

    Necessity of abrogation in the survival of the insurance industry. Viability of Parametric underwriting in Agricultural Insurance. Viability and sustainability of microinsurance in Zimbabwe.

Mr Raviro Gumbo

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:           
    ICT Applications areas Mobile databases Mobile Computing Applications Computer Applications in Mining Programming

Mr Stephen Chakaipa

Position: Lecturer

Research Interest
    Decentralized governance Sub-national service delivery Traditional leadership, Rural and urban development.

Ms Cynthia Mupfiga

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Supply Chain Management Logistics Management Customer Relationship Management Retail Strategy

Mr Paul Dumisani Bajilla

Position: Assistant Lecturer

Research Interest:
    Musicology with a thrust in Music Composition (Theory) and performance of African Indigenous research-based compositions; Classical music focussing on Orchestration, Conducting and clinical workshops in choral music performance studies. Film Music and sound tracking.

Mlilo Vusumuzi

Position: Assistant Lecturer

Research Interests:
    GARCH Modelling Financial Time Series

Mr. R. T. Mapamula

Position: Assistant Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Land Administration Systems, Land Information systems.

Mr E W Mhuru

Position: Technician

Research Interests
    Conservation Agriculture

Mrs Muchekeza Jane T

Position: Lab Technician

Research interest:
    Laboratory research (biochemistry analysis)

Ms Blessing Ndau

Position: Technician

Mr D Chambwera

Position: Technician

Research Interest:
    Music Technology:  Sound acoustics, Live sound reinforcement, studio designs, music recording, Mixing and Mastering
   

Mrs Soneni Madzvamuse

Position: Lab Technician

Mr Tedius Nyomombe

Position: Laboratory Technician

Research Interests:
    Gemology and mineral beneficiation Environmental issues associated with mining, mineral processing and extractive metallurgy activities sulphidic mine wastes management , treatment and disposal Soil and groundwater pollution Nanotechnonoly and synthesis