Rate My Professor Jacob Mugumbate

Mugumbate's research focuses on disability, employment barriers, and social justice, particularly for people with epilepsy in Zimbabwe; the expansion of developmental social work in Southern and East Africa; and the value of African philosophies like Ubuntu in social work. Selected key publications include 'Individual resilience as a strategy to counter employment barriers for people with epilepsy in Zimbabwe' (Epilepsy & Behavior, 2017), co-authored with Mel Gray; 'The expansion of developmental social work in Southern and East Africa: opportunities and challenges for social work field programmes' (International Social Work, 2017), with Mel Gray, Kylie Agllias, and Rodreck Mupedziswa; 'Exploring African philosophy: the value of Ubuntu in social work' (2013); and the chapter 'Persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe' (2014). He has held significant roles including African Region Vice President of the International Bureau for Epilepsy (2017-2019), chair of the social work taskforce of the International League Against Epilepsy, coordinator of the African Journal of Social Work, and editor of The Social Worker newsletter for the National Association of Social Workers Zimbabwe. Mugumbate works with the Epilepsy Resource Centre in Zimbabwe and Epilepsy Alliance Africa in Rwanda and is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers.