Staff Profiles: Professors
Prof. Cosmas Parwada
Position: Executive Dean
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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Democracy and Development
Civil Society and Citizen Participation
Human Rights and Development
Local Governance
Rural Development
Sustainable Development
Regional Integration and Development
Climate Change
Education and Technology
Dr Robson Mandishekwa
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research areas:
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Economics
Internal Displacement
Happiness economics
Dr Pepukai Manjeru
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interest:
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Plant Breeding (breeding for biotic and abiotic resistance, breeding for improved nutritional value in staple crops),
Seed Systems and stress Physiology.
DR MWADZINGENI LIBOSTER
Position: Research Fellow
RESEARCH AREAS
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Integrated water resources management
Climate change
Rural Development
Dr Nomagugu Ndlovu
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Food security
Climate change
Nutrition and Health
Non communicable diseases
Dr. Caven Masuku
Position: Lecturer
Research Interest:
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Corporate Communication/Strategic Communication
Mrs Noreen Sarai
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Artificial Intelligence,
Computational Algorithms,
Cloud Computing,
Dependable Systems
MS NYASHA CHIVOMBO
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Peace building,
Peace and Gender.
conflict transformation,
Development and conflict,
Environmental violence and ecology
Mr Kudakwashe P Dzingirai
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Instrumentation and Control systems
SCADA &Industrial Remote Control
Industrial communication networks
Industrial Automation
Ms Ratidzo Midzi
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Media and Disability Studies
Media and Popular Culture
Media and Specific Communities
Film and video production
Mildred K Chanhuwa
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Gender and Law
Gender and Development
Gender and commerce
Mr Gregory Mero Dowo
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Socio-ecological systems,
Dynamics of wood utilisation at periphery of protected areas,
Ecosystem services,
Restoration ecology.
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
Mr Kudzanai Mutembwa
Position: Technician
Research Interest
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Climate Finance.
Water resources management.
Community resilience and sustainable livelihoods.
Environmental degradation and female economic inclusion.