Staff Profiles: Professors

Dr Talknice Z. Jombo

Position: Chairperson

Research Interests:
    Food Chemistry Cereals and legumes processing Dairy science and processing Product development

Dr Macloud Sipeyiye

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests

    Religion, health and human flourishing, Religion and politics, Religion and ecological conservation, Religion and 4IR.

Dr Ernest Jakaza

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research interests:

    Discourse analysis, parliamentary discourse, media discourse, argumentation discourse, appraisal discourse, political discourse, sociolinguistics and syntax Communication 

Dr Munyai Vhengani

Position: RESEARCH FELLOW-Venda

Research Interests:

Mr Amiel Mugari

Position: Lecturer

Research interests

    Sensory Science and Food Product Development. Food and Nutrition Security and Community Development. Food Safety, water and sanitation.

Mrs Phyllis Nyamande

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Reproductive health and nutrition Therapeutic nutrition Indigenous food systems Food safety Product development
Ms Chengeto P Mkwendi

Ms Chengeto P Mkwendi

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:

    Ubuntu Journalism Health Journalism & the media Polital Economy & the media Cultural Studies

Mr N Mupaso

Position: Lecturer

 Research Interests

    Smallholder irrigation Water Economics Agricultural and Rural Development Poverty and Income distribution

Mr V.T Nyanhete

Position: Lecturer

Research Interest 
    Food Safety and Microbiology Fruit and Vegetable Processing Nutrition and Bioavailability of nutrients Risk Analysis & Predictive microbiology Antibiotic Resistance Mycotoxin analysis

Ms Ropafadzo Chirimubwe

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Biofortification Maternal health and nutrition Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Food safety Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Ms Patience Nemapare

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Cereal technology and food fortification Product development Beverages and indigenous plants Fermentation

Mrs Rudo Natasha Mugadza

Position: Lecturer

Research interests:
    Value addition of indigenous fruits and vegetables Quality and safety of street vended foods Food hygiene and food handling practices of street vended foods Food waste Climate change and food security Edible insects

Mr Rodney N Gwaza

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Food Microbiology, Food Biotechnology, New Product Development Total Quality Management Systems, Risk Analysis and Food Safety

Ms Getrude Ndari

Position: Lecturer

Research interests
    Diet and disease Food Security, Maternal and Child nutrition Gut microbiota Functional foods and herbs Public health nutrition consultancy and Policy Food microbiology Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Bhasera Maruzani

Position: Researcher – Braille

Research interests:

    Inclusion of persons with disabilities Braille technology Visual impairment and braille Deaf-blind and tactile signing Disability in the community
Nhorito Shadreck

Nhorito Shadreck

Position: Full- time Lecturer

Research Interests: 
    Interest in Taxation Financial Reporting  Research

Ms Gillian. V. Mandizvidza

Position: Chief Laboratory Technician

Research Interests: 
    Dairy Sciences Food safety and Microbiology Food Security

Mr Charles Magogo

Position: Laboratory Technician

Research Interests:
    Food Microbiology, Food Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, New Product Development, Food Safety, Food Quality Management Systems

MARETHA DUBE

Position: Researcher-Sotho

Research Interests

    Indigenous knowledge systems Indigenous languages and education

Ms AGNES NOMBEMBE

Position: RESEARCHER-XHOSA

Research Interests:

    LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES ONOMASTICS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS