Staff Profiles: Professors
Dr Terence Mashingaidze
Position: Campus Director - MSU Harare Campus
Research Interests:
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Early & modern sub-Saharan African history;
Early & modern World History;
Health and healing in Africa;
Women and gender in Africa;
Environmental history;
African-American history.
MR LAURENCE MAREGEDZE
Position: Acting Chairperson
Research Interests
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Machine design
Computational engineering
Digital Twin
Energy engineering
Industrial process automation and optimization
Artificial intelligence
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Finite element method
Andragogy
Dr Patience Chadambuka
Position: Chairperson
Research interests
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Climate change
Land and Agrarian Studies,
Community Development and Livelihoods
Gender, Sexuality and Family Studies,
Migration, Race, Ethnicity and studies of difference.
Dr Tirivashe Phillip Masere
Position: Chairperson
Research Interests:
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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
Professor (Fellow) Dr G Chikowore
Position: Associate Professor
Research Interests:
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Transformation, regional integration, local communities, international aid
development cooperation
Transformative AfCFTA program
forestry
digital technology
green economy.
Dr R. Muranda
Position: Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Collecting and recording children’s traditional songs.
Digital music production in the 21st century.
Exploring preservation of ethnic musical traditions through digital technology.
Instrumental performance of mbira and western musical instruments.
Live sound reinforcement techniques.
Music and internet resources for music instruction.
Performative music technologies.
Recording, mixing, and mastering music.
Transcription of traditional African music using notation software packages.
Virtual teaching and learning resources in the 21st century.
AI in teaching and learning of music
DR NOAH KUPETA
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Cultural Studies and Political Communication,
Memory Studies,
Digital and Electronic Broadcasting
Media Education & Andragogy Training Approaches
Indigenous Languages in Journalism
Dr Amato Chireshe
Position: Lecturer
Research interests
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Waste management
Occupational safety and health
Environmental issues.
Sustainability
Dr Starlin Musingarabwi
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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CURRICULUM THEORY,
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT,
CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION,
STUDENT LEARNING,
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EDUCATION
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS.
Dr Leon Poshai
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests:
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Public Policy Analysis
Digital Governance
Public Administration
Miss Cynthia Gauya
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Behavioral Science
Digital HR Transformation
Industrial Relations & Labor Dynamics
Gender & the world of work
Mr Absolom Mutavati
Position: Lecturer
Research Interests
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Music recording,
Mixing and Mastering,
Live sound reinforcement,
Microphone techniques,
Sound acoustics,
Studio designs.
Mrs Victoria S Masere
Position: Lecturer
Research interests:
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Public Finance
Agricultural Economics
Climate Change
Family Economics
Macroeconomics
Develoment Economics
Industrial Economics
Mr. Oscar Mujana
Position: Research Officer
Research Interests:
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International Political Economy
International Relations
Local governance
Regional integration
Digitalisation
Sustainable Development
Global Governance
Marandure Mufaro
Position: Researcher Sign Language
Research Interests:
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Language and Education
Language Policy and Planning
Teacher Education
Community enhancement through Language Development