Staff Profiles: Professors

Mr Chagonda Ignatius

Position: Acting Director

Research Interest:
    Climate change and crop production Weed dynamics and control in crop production. Indigenous knowledge systems in agriculture.

Dr Fabian Maunganidze

Position: Chairperson

Research Interests
    Inflammation, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Mr Sammie Batanai Lovemore

Position: Acting Chairperson / Lecturer

Mrs Wendy Mutsa Pilime (Chiota)

Position: Chairperson

Research Interests
    Climate smart agriculture Climate resilience and vulnerability studies for rural farmers Integrated soil fertility management Plant propagation

Jesta Masuku

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests
    Translation and Interpretation Studies Morphology and Syntax African literature.

Dr. A. Mamuse

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Mineral deposits Mineral prospectivity analysis Environmental geochemistry.

Dr Veronica Makuvaro

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Agronomy, agro-meteorology (crop bias); Climate change adaptation and mitigation; Resilience building to climate change and smallholder agriculture.

Dr Bhebhe Gladwin

Position: Lecturer

Qualifications
    PHD- University of Fort Hare 2011 MEd Educational Adminstration, Planning and Policy Studies. (ZOU) 2007 Bed Educational Administration (UZ) 2004 Areas of research interest: Educational management and Leadership

Dr Tevedzerai Gijimah

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Discourse analysis Language and society Indigenous knowledge systems

Dr Ennie Manyumwa

Position:

Research Interests
    Inclusive education at primary school level and in tertiary institutions Issues concerning early childhood development Children’s rights

Mr S Oga Ndoro

Position: Lecturer

Mrs J T Mudzamiri

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Elections Democratisation and Constitutionalism Political Parties Gender and Human Rights Political Ideologies and Conflict Political Theory

Mr Charles Nyamutowa

Position: Lecturer

Research interests:
     Agricultural Commodity Markets & Value Chain Analysis Agricultural Business Finance & Risk Rural Society, Sustainable Livelihoods & Technologies,  Agricultural & Rural Entrepreneurship

Mr Madhara Temba Mabarani

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Crop yield gap analysis Resource-use efficiency, Crop growth evaluation, Cropping systems

Mr Muzemu Simbarashe

Position: Lecturer

Research interests:
    Crop protection research strategies using biological control options, agents, predators, parasitoids Plant-insect pest interactions and biopesticides (botanical pesticides).

Mrs Mary Mazvita Ngwenya

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Wildlife Ecology Systems
 

Ms Nokuthula Sebata

Position: Assistant Lecturer

Research interests
    Translation  and interpretation studies Sociolinguistics and linguistics in African languages

Miss Limukani T. Dube

Position: Assistant Lecturer

Research Interests
    Development of indigenous languages Language policy and planning.

Miss Jane Makuvire

Position: Lab Technician

Research interests
    Food and beverage management Hospitality human resource management Cultural tourism Green tourism

Miss Kudzai Hilda Zimwara

Position: Technician

Research Interests:        
      Geographical Information Technology, Database, Management,