Tatenda Zinyemba is a researcher at UNU-MERIT and a fellow at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics. Her research mainly focuses on development issues related to inequalities in health, education, gender. She engages her research on various platforms and networks such as academic journals, conferences, televised news, newspapers, blogs and social media. She also engages with development agencies such as the UN on various evaluation projects related to her research interests. She has cofounded and participated in nonprofit initiatives that target combating inequalities in health and education access. Tatenda has a PhD in Innovation, Economics, Governance and Sustainable Development from UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University, a Master's in Public Affairs from Indiana University , a Master's in Economics from the University of Kansas, and a Bachelors in Mathematics from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.