Mr Jacob Mugumbate
Research student
Career Summary
Biography
Jacob Mugumbate has experience in university teaching, professional practice and research in Zimbabwe and Australia. Jacob's work centres on social justice in relation to marginalised groups such as people with disabilities, remote & rural populations, and the unemployed among others.
His current research is on disability, employment and social justice in the context of people with epilepsy in Zimbabwe. This research is part of a PhD in Social Work at the University of Newcastle (UoN), Australia under the supervision of Professor Mel Gray (PhD) and Dr Amanda Howard (PhD). Another ongoing study with colleagues at Bindura University is on use of reflection by social work students providing mentorship to children in difficult circumstances. His most recent research on developmental social work fieldwork education in Southern and East Africa was a collaborative effort involving researchers from Australia (UoN), Botswana (University of Botswana) and himself representing Bindura University of Science Education (Zimbabwe).
He studied Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) and Master of Social Work degrees at the School of Social Work, University of Zimbabwe. He practised at Epilepsy Support Foundation from 2004-2011, starting off as a volunteer, then student intern and Social Worker upon attaining his bachelor's degree. He assumed a senior managerial position in 2008. In 2009, he was elected to the position of Vice-Chairperson for Regional Executive Committee of epilepsy associations in Africa affiliated to International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) until 2013. He also had the opportunity to attend local, regional and international conferences on epilepsy.
He joined Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at Bindura University of Science Education in Zimbabwe in 2011 as a lecturer where he taught several social work courses from year one to year four until 2015. His work involved teaching, research, field work supervision, dissertations supervisions, committee membership, presenting at conferences (such as the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development 2014, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2014) and community work such as promoting social work day in Zimbabwe.
He is a member of both Australian Association of Social Workers and National Association of Social Workers (NASW-Zimbabwe). As a member of NASW-Zimbabwe, he coordinates African Journal of Social Work and edits The Social Worker newsletter.
At the UoN, besides his PhD studies, he has other roles such as lecturing, course coordination and tutoring at the Callaghan and Central Coast campuses and providing mentorship to undergraduate students under a program run by Newcastle University Students Association (NUSA). He also coordinates activities of the African Postgraduate Students Association (APSA), an association he helped to form.
Going forward with research, Jacob would like to focus more on empowering, culturally relevant and developmental methodologies as a medium of achieving social justice for often disadvantaged individuals, groups and communities.
Keywords
- Australia
- Developmental Social Work
- Disability
- Employment
- Epilepsy
- Indigenous Research Methodology
- International Social Work
- Jacob Mugumbate
- Newcastle
- Social Justice
- Social Work
- Ubuntu/Unhu
- Zimbabwe
Languages
- English (Fluent)
- Shona (Mother)
- Swahili (Working)
Professional Experience
Academic appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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17/8/2011 - 30/11/2015 | Lecturer | Bindura University of Science Education Social Sciences and Humanities, Department of Social Work Zimbabwe |
Professional appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
---|---|---|
1/1/2015 - 1/3/2017 | Volunteer | Catholic Care - Refugee Services Australia |
Teaching appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
---|---|---|
1/1/2017 - | Course Co-ordinator | School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle Australia |
1/3/2016 - 12/7/2016 | Casual Academic | University of Newcastle Humanities and Social Science Australia |
Awards
Member
Year | Award |
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2012 |
Research Committee Member & Open Day Committee Member Bindura University of Science Education |
Prize
Year | Award |
---|---|
2014 |
People's Choice Poster Award 2014, Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle University of Newcastle |
Professional
Year | Award |
---|---|
2016 |
Student mentor Newcastle University Students Association |
2013 |
Journal Administrator, African Journal of Epilepsy, National Association of Social Workers (Zimbabwe) National Association of Social Workers Zimbabwe |
2009 |
Vice Chairperson, Regional Executive Committee, Africa Region, International Bureau for Epilepsy International Bureau for Epilepsy |
Scholarship
Year | Award |
---|---|
2014 |
University of Newcastle Postgraduate Research Scholarships (UNPRS) University of Newcastle |
Invitations
Panel Participant
Year | Title / Rationale |
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2017 | 3rd African Epilepsy Congress, Dakar, Senegal |
Participant
Year | Title / Rationale |
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2016 | NewMac Conference 2016, Newcastle, Australia |
Teaching
Code | Course | Role | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
MPG |
Dissertation (Masters) Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/11/2013 - 4/12/2014 |
SW |
Research Project (Bachelors) Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/11/2011 - 4/12/2015 |
SW101 |
Introduction to Social Work Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 17/8/2011 - 30/11/2014 |
SW |
Disability Studies Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/11/2011 - 1/1/0001 |
SOCA1040 |
Constructions of Childhood, the Family and Societ School of Humanities and Social Science - Faculty of Education and Arts - The University of Newcastle |
Course Coordinator/lecturer/Tutor | 1/3/2017 - 31/12/2017 |
NURS 1101 |
Foundations of Professional Practice University of Newcastle |
Casual Academic | 1/3/2010 - 12/7/2016 |
SW |
Sociology of Health and Medicine Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/11/2011 - 4/11/2015 |
SW102 |
Introduction to Social Welfare Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 17/8/2011 - 30/11/2015 |
SW |
Socio-economic Development Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/11/2011 - 4/12/2014 |
SW103 |
Introduction to Sociology Bindura University |
Course Coordinator/Lecturer | 4/8/2011 - 30/11/2015 |
SW |
Social Work with Individuals Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/11/2011 - 4/12/2015 |
MPG502 |
Culture, Society and Conflict Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/11/2012 - 4/12/2014 |
SW |
Social Work Ethics and Values Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/8/2013 - 4/12/2013 |
SW |
Fieldwork Bindura University of Science Education |
Lecturer | 4/11/2011 - 4/12/2015 |
SW300 |
Social Research Methods Bindura University of Science Education |
Social Research Methods | 17/8/2011 - 30/11/2015 |
Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 12 |
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Total funding | $26,006 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20172 grants / $3,480
32nd International Epilepsy Congress, Barcelona$2,000
Funding body: International Bureau for Epilepsy
Funding body | International Bureau for Epilepsy |
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Scheme | Travel Bursary |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2017 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
3rd African Epilepsy Congress. Presentation: Barriers to employment for people with epilepsy in Harare, Zimbabwe$1,480
Funding body: Congress Secretariat
Funding body | Congress Secretariat |
---|---|
Scheme | Conference Support |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2017 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
20151 grants / $5,516
Promoting a developmental approach to social work education in Southern and East Africa: An assessment of the appropriateness of the fieldwork education component of the social work curriculum $5,516
Funding body: IASSW International Association of Schools of Social Work
Funding body | IASSW International Association of Schools of Social Work |
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Project Team | Professor Mel Gray, Dr Kylie Agllias, Professor Rodrick Mupedziswa, Jacob Mugumbate |
Scheme | IASSW Grants for Projects in Social Work Education |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2015 |
Funding Finish | 2016 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
20143 grants / $7,550
Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development Solidarity Scholarship. Presentation: Rural livelihoods in Zimbabwe$5,550
Funding body: Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development
Funding body | Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development |
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Project Team | Jacob Mugumbate |
Scheme | Solidarity Scholarship |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2014 |
Funding Finish | 2014 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
2nd African Epilepsy Congress, Cape Town, South Africa. Presentation: Epilepsy social issue in Zimbabwe$1,000
Funding body: International Bureau for Epilepsy/Bindura University, Zimbabwe
Funding body | International Bureau for Epilepsy/Bindura University, Zimbabwe |
---|---|
Project Team | Jacob Mugumbate |
Scheme | Travel Bursaries |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2014 |
Funding Finish | 2014 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
African Postgraduate Students Association (APSA)$1,000
Funding body: Newcastle University Postgraduate Students Association
Funding body | Newcastle University Postgraduate Students Association |
---|---|
Project Team | Jacob Mugumbate |
Scheme | Club Funding |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2014 |
Funding Finish | 2016 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
20133 grants / $3,260
Social Work Research Cluster$2,000
Funding body: Bindura University of Science Education
Funding body | Bindura University of Science Education |
---|---|
Project Team | Jacob Mugumbate, Etiyah Chigondo, Chamunogwa Nyoni and Francis Maushe |
Scheme | Research Cluster Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2013 |
Funding Finish | 2013 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
Social Work Day-Zimbabwe$1,200
Funding body: Bindura University of Science Education
Funding body | Bindura University of Science Education |
---|---|
Project Team | Jacob Mugumbate, Chamunogwa Nyoni, Tawanda Masuka, Francis Maushe, Etiyah Chigondo, Richard Banda. |
Scheme | Social Work Day Grant (Commemorations and Publishing) |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2013 |
Funding Finish | 2014 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
9th Zimbabwe International Research Symposium (ZIRS), Harare, Zimbabwe$60
Funding body: Bindura University of Science Education
Funding body | Bindura University of Science Education |
---|---|
Project Team | Jacob Mugumbate and Chamunogwa Nyoni |
Scheme | Conference Support |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2013 |
Funding Finish | 2013 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
20121 grants / $1,200
1st African Epilepsy Congress, Nairobi, Kenya. Presentation: Social management of epilepsy$1,200
Funding body: International Bureau for Epilepsy
Funding body | International Bureau for Epilepsy |
---|---|
Project Team | Jacob Mugumbate |
Scheme | Travel Bursary |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2012 |
Funding Finish | 2012 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
20111 grants / $4,000
29th International Epilepsy Congress, Rome, Italy$4,000
Funding body: International Bureau for Epilepsy/International League Against Epilepsy
Funding body | International Bureau for Epilepsy/International League Against Epilepsy |
---|---|
Project Team | Jacob Mugumbate |
Scheme | Travel Bursary |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2011 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
20101 grants / $1,000
African Decade of Disability Symposium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia$1,000
Funding body: Secretariat of the African Decade on Disability
Funding body | Secretariat of the African Decade on Disability |
---|---|
Scheme | Symposium Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Past Supervision
Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2015 | Honours | Informal employment, Disability, Poverty, Aged care, other topics | Social Work, Bindura University of Science Education | Principal Supervisor |
2014 | Masters | Peace and Governance: Refugees and Migrants | Other Society and Culture, Bindura University of Science Education | Principal Supervisor |