Academic Profile

Zukiswa Theodorah Dasheka Contact Information • Telephone: +27 43 704 7369 • Cell: +27 62 692 0354 • Email: zdasheka@ufh.ac.za Academic Qualifications • Master Curationis: Midwifery (MCur) – University of Fort Hare • Bachelor of Nursing (BCur I et A) – UNISA • Medical and Surgical OTNS – Lilitha College of Nursing • Registered for Doctor of Nursing: 2nd year: University of Fort Hare Memberships • South African Nursing Council (SANC)for:- o Registered Nurse (RN) o Registered Midwife (RM) o Registered Community Nurse (RCN) o Registered Nurse Educator (RNE) o Registered Nurse Administrator (RNA) o Registered Assessor (RAss) o Registered Moderator (RMod) o Medical and Surgical OTNS – Lilitha College of Nursing Professional Profile Zukiswa Theodorah Dasheka serves as a dedicated Midwifery Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Public Health at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Fort Hare. With a robust academic foundation and extensive experience, she is also a Moderator for the Midwifery module at Lilitha College of Nursing. Currently pursuing a Doctorate in Nursing, Zukiswa’s research focuses on evaluating an Exclusive Breastfeeding Supportive Triad Interpersonal Intervention Programme. Her niche areas include midwifery, infant and young child feeding support, and HIV curriculum development. Zukiswa is an active contributor to the academic community, having presented at various local conferences, is part of a SAMRC project, co-supervised a postgraduate student, and served as an internal examiner. She has reviewed scholarly articles for Wiley: Birth related to perinatal care. She is also currently a supervisor for groups of honour students. Her commitment to community engagement has been recognized by the University of Fort Hare, where she received the Vice-Chancellor Excellence Award in Community Engagement (2018) and the Vice-Chancellor Excellence Award for a Developing Teacher (2024). Committee Involvement • Department of Health Clinical Education and Training Unit (CETU) • Frere Hospital CETU Committee • UFH HIV/AIDS Integration Coordinating Committee • Faculty of Health Sciences Examination Committee • Departmental Teaching & Learning Committee Research Contributions Zukiswa has been instrumental in coordinating projects such as the UFH Institutional HIV/AIDS curriculum integration committee (2015-2017) and currently contributes to the SAMRC Supportive Triad Interpersonal Research Intervention Programme. Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals Dasheka, Z.T. & Mc’Deline, R.N. (2021). “The kind of support that matters to exclusive breastfeeding: a qualitative study.” BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21(119). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03590-2 Dasheka, Z.T., Dube, N., Baleni, L., Seekoe, E., Katurura, A., Lubisi, N., & Ter Goon, D. (2021). “Exploring the views of academic staff on HIV/AIDS integration into the curricula: a case study of the University of Fort Hare.” SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 18(1), 98-104. DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2021.1951342 National and International Conferences Dasheka, Z.T., Seekoe, E., Lubisi, N., Obi, L., Katurura, A., Goon, D.T., Madalane, D., Baleni, L., Gallant, B., Mlisa, L., & Dube, N. (2017). “Exploring the views of students and academic staff on integration of HIV/AIDS into the curriculum” at the HEAIDS Conference, Durban, International Conference Centre (Poster Presentation). Dasheka, Z.T. & Rala, N.M. (2018). “First-time mothers’ experiences of exclusive breastfeeding practices and support in the Buffalo City Metro Municipality, South Africa” at the 1st Midwifery Seminar, Empekweni Resort (Oral Presentation). Dasheka, Z.T. & Rala, N.M. (2019). “First-time mothers’ experiences of exclusive breastfeeding practices and support in the Buffalo City Metro Municipality, South Africa” at the 10th Child Health Priorities Conference, Northwest University (Oral Presentation). Online Profiles • Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VQN9JnUAAAAJ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zukie-dasheka-26724b77/ • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-5164 • ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zukiswa-Dasheka • Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/author/Dasheka-Zukiswa-Theodorah/2048048137