Staff Profiles: Professors

Prof. Cosmas Parwada

Position: Executive Dean

Research Interests
    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
    Horticulture & Organic farming

Prof Jephias Mapuva

Position: Associate Research Professor-Social Scientist

Research Interests
    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:
    Economics Internal Displacement Happiness economics

Dr Pepukai Manjeru

Position: Senior Lecturer

Research Interest:
    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
    Integrated water resources management Climate change Rural Development

Dr Nomagugu Ndlovu

Position: Lecturer                     

Research Interests:
    Food security Climate change Nutrition and Health Non communicable diseases

Dr. Caven Masuku

Position: Lecturer

Research Interest: 
    Corporate Communication/Strategic Communication Corporate Social Responsibility/Stakeholder relationships Journalism & Social Media

Mrs Noreen Sarai

Position: Lecturer

Research interests:
    Artificial Intelligence, Computational Algorithms, Cloud Computing, Dependable Systems 

MS NYASHA CHIVOMBO

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests
    Peace building, Peace and Gender. conflict transformation, Development and conflict, Environmental violence and ecology

Mr Kudakwashe P Dzingirai

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests: 
    Instrumentation and Control systems  SCADA &Industrial Remote Control  Industrial communication networks  Industrial Automation 

Ms Ratidzo Midzi

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Media and Disability Studies Media and Popular Culture Media and Specific Communities Film and video production

 

Mr Admire Takawira

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests

Mildred K Chanhuwa

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    Gender and Law Gender and Development Gender and commerce

Mr Gregory Mero Dowo

Position: Lecturer

Research Interests:
    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
    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:
    Phonetics and Phonology Sociolinguistics Academic and Professional Communication Second Language Teaching and Learning

Hlalani Ndhlovu

Position: Researcher-Kalanga

Research Interests
    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
    Language policy and planning Language education Oral literature

Mr Guwa Tapiwa

Position: Laboratory Technician

Research Areas
    Microbiology

Mr Kudzanai Mutembwa

Position: Technician

Research Interest
    Climate Finance.   Water resources management.   Community resilience and sustainable livelihoods.   Environmental degradation and female economic inclusion.