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Mathias Masaka, a holder of MA (Social psychology), is an Assistant Lecturer in the College of Social Sciences (CoSS), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, at the University of Dar es Salaam teaching Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Psychology of Exceptionalities.  His area of interest for teaching, research, and counselling practices includes interpersonal attraction, close relationships, and love between intimate partners, parents and children, teachers and students, employees and employers, customers and dealers in goods and service providers; qualitative research methodologies on the provision of psychosocial support for victims/survivors of intimate partner violence, relationship break-ups, trafficking in persons, gender-based violence and violence against children; humanistic theories of social behaviour, behavioural change and transformation; relationship counseling such as pre-marital, marriage, and family counseling. In the light of participatory and multifaceted approaches to community counseling, he seeks to contribute knowledge on the use of preventive psychoeducation for at-risk population, outreach counseling for individual victims, advocacy for the change of social systems and policies, and provision of consultancy services leading to building relational resilience and relationship stability for sustainable development benefiting women, men, and children for their psychosocial wellbeing.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND:

2017:   Master of Arts in Applied Social Psychology (MAASP), University of Dar es Salaam,

Tanzania

2010:   Bachelor of Arts with Education (BA. Ed.), the Open University of Tanzania

2004:   Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE), Ndanda Secondary School,

Mtwara, Tanzania

2001:   Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE), Tumaini Secondary School, Singida, Tanzania

WORK & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2021 to date:              Examination Officer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

2020 to date:              Assistant Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,

University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

2018-2020:                  Teacher Grade III C (Secondary School Teacher), Kiwere Secondary School, Sikonge District Council, Tabora, Tanzania

2011-2018:                  Headmaster, Kiwere Secondary School, Sikonge District Council, Tabora, Tanzania

2010-2018:                  Educational Officer II (Secondary School Teacher), Kiwere Secondary School, Sikonge District Council, Tabora, Tanzania

2006-2010:                  Assistant Educational Officer III (Teacher Trainee), Kiwere Secondary School, Sikonge District Council, Tabora, Tanzania

2004-2006:                  Secondary School Teacher (Form Six Leaver), Itaga Seminary, Tabora, Tanzania