Staff Profiles: Professors

Dr Tirivashe Phillip Masere

Position: Deputy Dean

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 Tawanda Valentine Chambwe

Position: Acting Chairperson

Dr Smart Mhembwe

Position: Acting Deputy Director

Research Interests:

    Gender & Development Gender, Climate change & Food security Cooperatives and collective development

Mrs Egina Nyati

Position: Acting Executive Dean

Taderera Hebert Chisi (PhD)

Position: Senior Lecturer

Dr Vimbai Chamisa

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Applied Ethnomusicology, Historical musicology

Dr. AnnamaryNcube

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Climate Change Policy and Development

Dr Beauty Dzawanda

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Sustainable livelihoods and Community development Informal Cross Border Trading and sustainable development Environmental Issues that affect sustainability Regional development

DR MWADZINGENI LIBOSTER

Position: Research Fellow

RESEARCH AREAS

    Integrated water resources management Climate change Rural Development

Dr Tatenda Musasa

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Wetland Ecology and Management Natural Resources and Sustainable Development,  Geographical Information Systems,  Remote Sensing,  Water Resources Management and Hydrology,  Natural Hazards and Human Response,  Occupational Safety Health and Environment

Dr. Kebiat Mukuze

Position: Lecturer

Research Interest

    Human Capital Analytics Labour Law Strategic Human Resource Management Performance Management

Dr Pedzisai Kowe

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests

    Urban development, planning and management; Spatial interaction modelling, gravity models, transport geography and network analysis; Geographic information science; Earth Observation and remote sensing of urban green spaces; Nature based solutions; Spatial statistics, landscape ecology and vegetation fragmentation mapping and analysing in urban landscapes; Thermal urban remote sensing; Land surface temperature trends in cities; Urban climate and urban heat islands mitigation;

Dr Rosemary Guvhu

Position: Lecturer

Research interests: 

    Comparative education and educational management     Educational leadership and administration Technology leadership and ICT integration into education Contemporary issues in education Educational policy and planning 

Mr. Cosmas T. Shoko

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Decentralisation and devolution Public  Sector Procurement Public Policy Employment relations Strategic planning and management Housing and human settlements Public Sector Auditing Climate change 

Mr. Irikidzayi Decent Ndongwe

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Urban Black Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa, Conservation and Colonialism Histories of Race, Identity and International Students in Higher Education.

Ms. Theresa Zibengwa

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Gender Indigenous Knowledge Systems Human Rights and Democracy.

Mr. Hagreaves Kumba

Position: Lecturer

Research interests:

    Engineering Management Renewable Energy Engineering Education FEA Computational Fluid Dynamics

MR R. ZHOU

Position: Lecturer

Research Areas:  

Structural Designs, Water, wastewater and Sanitation

MR KUMBIRAI NICHOLAS MATINGO

Position: Assistant Lecturer / Staff Development Fellow

Research Interests:

    Spatial Dimensions of Public Health and Health Geography  Climate Change Impacts on Health  Spatial Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance  Applications of Geographic Information Science (GISc) for Sustainable Development Earth Observation Technologies for Enhancing Livelihoods and Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (Space4SDGs) 

Nyevero Matyavira

Position: Research Fellow

Research Interests:

    Intersectional experiences Equity,safety and well being in education Intersectional approaches in education Preventive and proactive counselling