by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 20, 2025
Pierre Brouard is a Clinical Psychologist, a Research Associate of the Centre for Sexualities, AIDS and Gender (CSA&G) at the University of Pretoria (UP) and an Extraordinary Lecturer of the Centre for Human Rights (UP). He is on the Executive of the Sexuality and Gender Division of the Psychological Society of South Africa and a Board member of the Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa. His interests and work include sexualities, gender, human rights, stigma, governance, leadership, accountability, transformation, diversity and social justice.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 20, 2025
Brendon Barnes is a Professor at the Institute for Social and Health Sciences at Unisa. He is the chairperson of the Steering Committee of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development. He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Viessmann Centre for Engagement and Research in Sustainability at Wilfred Laurier University, Canada and Senior Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg. He is previous chairperson and co-founder of the Climate, Environment and Psychology Division of the Psychological Society of South Africa. He has won teaching, academic citizenship, mentoring, and research awards.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 19, 2025
Kgomotso Sekhute qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 1995, at the Medical University of Southern Africa (Medunsa). Her Masters Thesis focused on an exploratory investigation of racial identity and self-esteem, among black university students. She is passionate about building inclusive eco-systems to facilitate equitable access to world-class healthcare and assistive devices (e.g. prostheses, bionic limbs) to marginalised and low-income groups.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 19, 2025
Martha Moagi is a passionate leader with an extensive leadership background. She has a strong interest in volunteer work. She is a mental health advocate who has been invited to several speaking engagements to raise mental health awareness on YouTube and virtually. She has been mentoring psychology students since 2021 through the UNISA Student Mentorship programme. Every year she has had successful candidates make it into the professional psychology masters programme. In 2024, she was mentoring psychology students at the Cognition and Co programme, and she has had successful candidates make it into the professional psychology masters. In January 2025, she launched her mentorship programme, Sailing With Martha. She holds a Higher Certificate in Archives and Records Management, a BA Degree in Psychology, and a BA Honours (Cum Laude) in Psychology, all obtained from the University of South Africa. She is currently enrolled for the Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She is an HPCSA-registered Intern Counselling Psychologist. She is an Intern Counselling Psychologist at the Student Counselling Unit (SCU) at the University of Fort Hare East London campus. She is passionate about student well-being, and her interests lie in fostering holistic student success. In 2024, she presented an opinion piece at the 44th annual SAACDHE conference, and in 2025, she presented her masters research at the 8th Southern African Psychology Students’ Conference.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 19, 2025
