STAFF: Lecturer
Name : Memory Matsikure (Mrs)
Designation : Lecturer
Faculty : Applied Social Sciences
Department : Psychology
Contact Details:
memory.matsikure@staff.msuas.ac.zw
Qualifications.
Master of Science in Community Psychology(MSU, 2016),
Bachelor of Science Honors Degree in Psychology (ZOU, 2010),
Diploma in Education(UZ, 1999),
Certificate in Family Health and Life Studies(1999)
Research Interests/Research areas:
Research Theme | Description of Research focus |
1. Communities and Society
2.Positive Psychology
3.Higher Education
4.Technical and Vocational Training and Education
| -Psychological wellbeing of children, students, communities, families,workers -Deprivation Trap and Vulnerable Communities -Indigenous knowledge systems’ efficacy in response to etiology, spread, treatment and management of pandemics -Gender-Based Violence, Child Marriages and other social justice issues – Psychosocial support, Trauma and Resilience -Community mental health Substance and drug abuse
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Publications:
Mauwa, G.C., Matsikure, M, Matsikure P & Maunganidze, L. (2020). Psychological experiences of girls in child marriages in a marginalised community in Nyanga district in Manicaland Province. International journal of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences,4(4), 74-81.https://ijlhss.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/7-IJLHSS-06-20-28.
Songo, S., Matsikure,M., Mauwa, Greta.C. & Matsikure P. (2021). The psychological impact of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on university students in Mutare District, Zimbabwe. Journal of development administration (JDA), 6(3), 1-10. https://africasocialwork.net/jda-current-and-past-issues/
Sifelani, I. Matsikure, M, Songo S., Kwemebya, M. & Kudejira, D. (2022). Cyclone Idai– related losses and the coping strategies of adolescent survivors in the Odzi community of Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Psychology, 52(4), 1-13. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00812463221077608
Kudejira, D., Kwembeya, M., Songo, S., Sifelani, I. & Matsikure, M. (2022). The Psycho- Anthropological Perspectives of Natural Hazards: Applicability of the ‘Protection Motivation Theory’ in Explaining Behavioral Responses Towards Tropical Cyclone Idai in the Chimanimani District of Zimbabwe. Culture and Psychology Journal,28(4), 1-20.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1354067X221103990?icid=int.sj-full- text.citing-articles.2
Sibanda T., Sifelani,I., Kwembeya,M., Matsikure, M & Sifikile Songo. (2022). Attitudes and perceptions of teachers toward mental health literacy: A case of Odzi High School, Mutare District, Zimbabwe. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1-9. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1003115
Matsikure, M., Sifelani, I., Songo S., Kwembeya, M. & Sibanda, T. (2022). Psychological and social impact of the corona virus disease on girls in a marginalised Odzi community in Zimbabwe. The Dyke Journal, 16 (1), 1-20. https://thedyke.msu.ac.zw/index.php/thedyke/article/view/26
Membership to Professional Bodies
Work in progress