Chairperson

Dr Samson Mhizha

Qualifications: BSc Hons Psychology, MPhil in Developmental Psychology, MSc Clinical Educational Psychology; DPhil Developmental Psychology. Future Africa, University of Pretoria, Post-Doctoral Fellow 2022-2024.

Bio: My career started when I started working as a secondary school teacher in Chikomba District with the then Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture in 2002 after graduating with my BSc Hons Psychology in 2002. In 2004, I started working as a graduate research assistant with the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Zimbabwe. Since then, I have developed my career as a developmental psychology lecturer and researcher. After obtaining my PhD degree in 2020, I have embarked on a process of establishing myself as a researcher, with resilience among children (and other populations) in difficult circumstances being my core focus. Currently, I am engaged as a Future Africa post-doctoral fellow with the University of Pretoria working on a resilience building project.  

Research Interests: Resilience building, mental health and religious functioning, family reunification and inclusive education among marginalised children. Also have interests in children in difficult circumstances including children living and working on the streets, gifted and talented children, orphans and children living with disabilities.

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Phone number: +263 774 123 215

Publications and Research Profiles: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=_SuOraoAAAAJ, Orcid ID: 0000-0002-5958-0834