Staff Profiles: Professors
Prof. Cosmas Parwada
Position: Associate Research Professor: Agricultural and Development Scientist
Research Interests
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Sustainable soil management practices
Irrigation and crop, soil and water relations
Impact of soil organic matter on soil-water conservation and climate change
Soil conservation & fertility management
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Horticulture & Organic farming
Prof Jephias Mapuva
Position: Associate Research Professor-Social Scientist
Research Interests
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Sustainable Development
Local Governance
Rural Development
Human Rights and Development
Climate Change
Dr Piwai Tshuma
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests
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Preparation of Metal-Organic Frameworks with functional groups for heterogeneous catalysis.
Dr A Chilunjika
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Public Management
Public Policy Formulation and Analysis
Public Finance
Public Sector Corporate Governance
Local Governance
Tolling Systems
Conflict Transformation
Dr Khoza Trenance
Position: Research Fellow
Research Interests:
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Language and Education
Language Policy and Planning
Communication
Ms Patience Nemapare
Position: Lecturer
Research interests
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Cereal technology and food fortification
Product development
Beverages and indigenous plants
Fermentation
Mrs Rudo Natasha Mugadza
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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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
Mrs Noreen Sarai
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Artificial Intelligence,
Computational Algorithms,
Cloud Computing,
Dependable Systems
Mr. Wilberforce Kurevakwesu
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Social Work Regulation
Child Protection
Social Welfare Policy
Developmental Social Welfare
Drug and substance use and misuse
Mental Health
African Social Work
MARETHA DUBE
Position: Researcher-Sotho
Research Interests
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Indigenous knowledge systems
Indigenous languages and education
Ms AGNES NOMBEMBE
Position: RESEARCHER-XHOSA
Research Interests:
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LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING
LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES
ONOMASTICS
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
Fatuma Banda
Position: Research Assistant (Shangani)
Research Interests:
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Oral Literature
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Gender and Culture
Mr. Tendai Chirimaunga
Position: Researcher - ChiBarwe
Research Interests:
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phonology
morphology
lexicography
terminography
translation and interpretation
sociolinguistics
language policy and planning
indigenous knowledge systems
Sebastian Wilbert Rwakonda
Position: Researcher - Sign Language
Research interests
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Sign Language and deaf education
Issues on inclusion of persons with disabilities
Assistive technology and deaf education.
Mrs Elina Mukutu
Position: Researcher - English
Research Interests:
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Phonetics and Phonology
Sociolinguistics
Academic and Professional Communication
Second Language Teaching and Learning
Hlalani Ndhlovu
Position: Researcher-Kalanga
Research Interests
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Indigenous Language Development through literature production
Indigenous Language Teaching And Learning
Comparative Studies For Zimbabwean Indigenous Language Orthographies For Dialectal Languages
Kalanga Folklore
Adrian Mafa Phiri
Position: Researcher - Nambya
Research Interests
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Language policy and planning
Language education
Oral literature
Ms NHEMACHENA NANCY
Position: Researcher – English
Research interests:
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Language Technology
Academic and Professional Communication
Language Policy and Planning
Language teaching
Literature