by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 26, 2025
Ammarah is currently completing her final undergraduate year in Psychology at the University of Johannesburg. Throughout her academic journey, Ammarah has embraced multiple leadership and volunteer roles which have not only strengthened her ability to connect with others, but also increased her drive to pursue her dream of becoming a psychologist.
Ammarah is passionate about helping people and making a positive difference in their lives, which drives both her academic ambition and her involvement outside the classroom.
While she strives to become a clinical psychologist, she is also fascinated by non-traditional therapeutic methods like animal-assisted therapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy. Ammarah believes that healing looks different for everyone, and would love to explore these approaches in more detail.
Ammarah plans to study for an Honours degree next year and is eager to continue expanding her knowledge and skills in order to contribute meaningfully to the field of psychology and the well-being of others.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 26, 2025
Prof Theophilus Lazarus completed a PhD in Neuropsychology and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychology in the USA. He has taught, supervised, conducted research and practised Neuropsychology for over 39 years, locally and internationally, promoting several masters and doctoral dissertations. Recent publications: Cognitive Neuroscience of Neuroinfectious Diseases, in Lurian Journal. Vol. 2, No. 3. P. 13–16. DOI 10.15826/Lurian.2021.2.3.2 and Neurocognitive Disorders (Chapter 18). In: Geoffrey M. Reed, Pierre L.-J. Ritchie, and Andreas Maercker (Eds.) and Rabello, T (Assoc. Ed). Chapter 18. A Psychological Approach to Diagnosis: Using the ICD-11 as a Framework. American Psychological Association. 2022.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 26, 2025
Fatima Peters is a lecturer at the University of Venda. She has worked in higher education for over 12 years and is a Registered counsellor belonging to HPCSA. The first scholarship that she was awarded was NSFAS (B Psych), followed by DBBS/VLIR ( MA Psych), SATN/THENSA (PhD candidate at UJ). She teaches Research Methodology, Community Psychology and Ethics. Her research interests are research, human rights, sexuality and gender, higher education, decolonisation and climate and environmental psychology. She has been part of the DRM executive of PsySSA since 2019 and CEPD since 2022.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 26, 2025
Thando is a lecturer at the Department of Psychology at the University of Johannesburg. Her research interests draw from feminist and critical psychology theories, she is currently writing on the intersectionality of race, gender and class on identities in contemporary South Africa. Thando has an interest in climate justice, specifically in black youth representation in climate justice discourse.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 26, 2025
Genevieve Burrow is an accomplished Registered Counsellor with over seven years of leadership experience serving on various Executive Committees within the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA). Genevieve is committed to fostering innovation and promoting the visibility and impact of registered counselling on a national scale.
As the manager of The Youth Hub—a pioneering adolescent counselling centre at Groote Schuur Hospital’s Adolescent Centre of Excellence—Genevieve oversees a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing holistic, medically-informed care to adolescents. Her work integrates counselling, student management and facilitation, and operational leadership, ensuring the centre delivers impactful, client-centred services to underserved communities.
Driven by a passion for youth empowerment, Genevieve collaborates with medical professionals and specialists to address the complex challenges adolescents face, striving to create meaningful, sustainable change in their lives. Her vision and expertise continue to shape innovative approaches to adolescent mental health and wellbeing in South Africa.
