Zindi Venter is a Postgraduate Assistant in the Department of Psychology at UNISA, currently completing her PhD in Psychology. Her research explores how South Africans experience plant-based foods, using a mixed-method approach to examine the theme, “We eat almost as if the future does not matter.” She supports the Engaged Scholarship Online project, Towards LGBTQI+ Health and Well-being, under Prof. J.A. Nel, and played an administrative role in revising the PsySSA Practice Guidelines for Psychology Professionals Working with Sexually and Gender-Diverse People. Zindi was also part of the organising committee for the 2024 International Network of Hate Studies conference and led the Scientific Committee for the 8th Southern African Students’ Psychology Conference (2025). She serves on the Executive Committee for the Division for Research and Methodology (2025–2027) and is the Volunteer Coordinator for the 29th Annual South African Psychology Congress. As a PGA, she manages planning, coordination, and budgeting responsibilities, and contributes to teaching, research, and learning. She also co-lectures and marks the Honours module, Psychological Assessment (PYC4807). Her academic interests include health psychology, social norms, and attitudes. Her work promotes awareness of how behaviour is shaped by perception, culture, and control.