Personal profile
Biography
Dr Ruvimbo Machaka is a Lecturer in Public Health in the Departments of Social, Therapies and Community. Her broad research interests include belonging, identity, diversity, gender and parenting within different areas of public health, education, migration and families.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD Health and Wellbeing: Zimbabwean Parents’ experiences of bearing and raising children in the UK , Sheffield Hallam University
Award Date: 9 Dec 2021
Master, Public Health , Sheffield Hallam University
Award Date: 9 May 2017
Bachelor, Public Health, Monash University
Award Date: 9 Dec 2014
Keywords
- HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
- Migrant families
- children's health
- Children of migrant parents
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Projects
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The Unseen Struggle: How Belonging and Integration Influence Imposterism in International Postgraduate Students.
Machaka, R. (PI)
Project: Internal Fund › Student Success Innovation Fund
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Raising children in the UK: The Screams of Zimbabwean migrant parents
Machaka, R., 24 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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What am I doing in a place like this? Understanding imposter phenomenon amongst postgraduate students from minoritised racial backgrounds
Kilby, L., Labinjo, T. O., Machaka, R. & Porritt, J., 1 Nov 2022, Qualitative Methods in Psychology Bulletin, 1, 34, p. 6-21 16 p.Research output: Contribution to Specialist Publication › Bulletin/Magazine › peer-review
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Zimbabwean parents' experiences of bearing and raising children in the UK
Machaka, R., 15 Mar 2022Research output: Types of Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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Parenting among Settled Migrants from Southern Africa: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
Machaka, R., Barley, R., Serrant, L., Furness, P. & Dunham, M., 1 Sept 2021, In: Journal of Child and Family Studies. 30, p. 2264–2275 12 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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