by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 11, 2024
Avivit Cherrington is an educational psychologist with expertise in community development and system-level programmes for mental health and well-being. She is currently an independent consultant and a Research Associate with Nelson Mandela University, supervising postgraduate students aligned to the Chair for Critical Studies in Higher Education Transformation (CriSHET). She was senior lecturer and BEdHonours Programme Co-ordinator at School of Education, STADIO Private Higher Education and has consulted to various private education institutions on curriculum reviews and research capacity development. Her research has focused on understanding and fostering well-being and hope from an Afrocentric lens, as well as promoting critical thinking and engaged humanising pedagogy in teacher education programmes to foster future teachers who are agents of transformative social change. She served two consecutive terms as Chair of the Community and Social Psychology (CaSP) Division and is currently the Deputy-Chair.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 11, 2024
Nick Malherbe is a researcher at the Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa & South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa Masculinity and Health Research Unit. His research interests include community psychology, violence, visual methods, and culture.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Oct 8, 2024
Angelina Maphula is a Clinical Psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Science at the University of Venda. As an academic, her role involves teaching, research and supervision of post graduate students in the field of psychology. She has published more than 20 journal articles both nationally and internationally and is known for her impactful community engagement. Angelina has worked in various research projects and is part of various international research collaborations. Her research interest areas include Trauma, HIV/AIDS and mental health. A founder of Prof Angie Foundation – focusing on young people to bring practical solutions. She is currently doing her post-doctoral studies with UCLA in Los Angeles where her focus is on Trauma. She has served previously as vice chair in the DRM division.
by PsySSA-Web Support | Jul 8, 2024
Clare Harvey is a clinical psychologist, senior lecturer, and researcher in the Psychology Department at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. She has worked in various government and private clinical and educational settings both in the United Kingdom and in South Africa. Clare primarily researches and publishes within the areas of Disability and Gender Studies. Her PhD focused on the subjectivity of mothers when they have a child with a physical disability. She is on the editorial board for the African Journal of Disability and Disability & Society and is Associate Editor for South African Journal of Psychology.
by Web Admin | Apr 29, 2024
Deneo Nande Sekese started her career in Human Resources, particularly Training and Development and Organisational Development. Her passion for people and therapy led to a midlife career change into psychology. Deneo completed her master’s in Counselling Psychology at Rhodes University and an internship at the Durban University of Technology Student Counselling Centre. She has had the privilege of presenting her master’s research at the 27th Annual South African Psychology Congress. Deneo’s areas of interest are African Psychology, Wellbeing and Salutogenesis, Health and Community Psychology. She runs a private practice on the lower south coast of KZN and Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. She is an additional member of the South African Association for Counselling Psychologists executive committee.
