Biography

Christine Phiri Mushibwe is the current Vice Chancellor at Unicaf University Zambia. She has a Ph.D. from University of Huddersfield, UK; where she worked as a Lead Tutor and taught in Universities in China. She has also worked as an associate Lecturer at Leeds Trinity University as a Research Methodology Tutor. She is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at University of Huddersfield. Christine has served in various Higher Education Institutions as a Lecturer and in leadership positions in the United Kingdom and Zambia. She earned the prestigious award of ‘Africa’s Most Influential Woman in Business and Government’ by CEO Global, (in the education category), as regional and Country winner in 2017, 2018/19 respectively. Christine is a founder member of Training Teachers for Community Schools in Zambia (TTCSZ) [https//www.teachers4zambia.org] and Lusaka Open Business College. She is the Chair of the Advisory Body at Campaign for Female Education, Board Member of COLD and GARA respectively. She is a visiting lecturer at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan and Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design. Christine is the author of the highly acclaimed books titled “The Effect of Cultural Traditions on the Education of Women” (2010), “Followers as a Key Variable in Organization Success” (2020), “The Basics of Research: Making Research Easy for Students” (2022) and Dirty Secrets: An Expose of Zambia’s Unspoken Cultural Skeletons (2024). She has published a number of journals and contributed chapters to Books. She is distinguished mentor of many and mentors with The Lola Fellowship: Mentors Check- In. She is a supervisor and examiner of PhD students in various universities, a reviewer of books and journals. She is a Chief Editor of the Unicaf Online Journal. She is an established Corporate Trainer, outstanding public speaker as well as Keynote Speaker at various local and International Conferences.