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Current students and postdoc fellowships

 
2025

Master’s degrees

  1. Kwandokuhle Khayelihle Tshabalala | The Association between cervical pre-cancer screening and the development of cervical cancer disease in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng
  2. Zanele Nodongwe | The role of urban gardening in the lives of women in Johannesburg township: Food security, sovereignty, or more?
  3. Ongezwa Tuswa | Beyond shelter: addressing street homelessness through inclusive urban transformation
  4. Bakang Makgale | Health inequalities of children: An analysis of household and community factors using the 2023 General Household Survey in South Africa
  5. Vuyiswa Mochochoko | Women Empowerment and Childhood Nutritional Status in Lesotho
  6. Liyabona Makapela | WASH and Health Outcomes in Lesotho
  7. Happnes Ngobeni | The development of a conceptual model that will enhance the acceptability of people with epilepsy in South Africa
  8. Nandi Ramotlotlo | Investing the impact of low socioeconomic status on adolescent and young adult experiences in low-esteem in low and-middle-income countries
  9. Luvhengo Mphaphuli | Investigating cultural differences on perceptions and attitudes towards abortion: The case of Malavuwe village in Limpopo province
  10. Mantji Faith Maponya | Childhood experiences of adversity and resilience in adults raised under Kinship foster care
  11. Malakia Nemando

PhD degrees

  1. Itumeleng Dinku | Individual and Contextual factors associated with sexual and reproductive health care service utilisation among women in reproductive age in Sub-Saharan African countries 
  2. Nduduzo Shandu | Execrcise effects on non-communicable diseases prevalence in rural based populations 
  3. Pfano Walter Madzonga | Evaluation of the policy implementation processes in addressing socioeconomic problems: A case of Vhembe District Municipality
  4. Avela Thandisiwe Njwambe | Analysis of the sexual and reproductive health patterns and dynamics of adolescent girls with the history of absent mothers due to internal labour migration in Finetown
  5. Noncedo Rofhiwa Maphosho | The impact of the prosperity gospel on the social and economic lives of Pentecostal-Charismatic church members
  6. Langutani Nesco Miyambu | Maternal multimorbidity and associations with maternal health seeking behaviour and pregnancy outcomes among South African women
  7. Nosiphiwo Mazaleni | Versioning of English Grade 12 Mathematics examinations papers to isiXhosa: An analysis of the Eastern Cape province
  8. Onalenna Legotlo | Investigating the utilisation and timing of maternal healthcare services among young women in Sub-Saharan Africa

Post-doctoral fellowships

  1. Michelle Leal
  2. Johanna Beukes
  3. Urlridge Thompson
  4. Stephanie Alcock
  5. Monica Ewomazino Akokuwebe
  6. Raylton Chikwati
  7. Rebaone Petlele
  8. Olaide Ojoniyi
  9. Claire Hart
  10. Lauren Stuart
  11. Rachana Desai
2022

Master’s degrees

  • Martha Lebea (SMU) | Phenomenological experiences of people living with chronic conditions who take medication for a prolonged period of time and factors that affect adherence to treatment
  • Patience Mphephu (SMU) | The Effect Of 沙巴体育官网_沙巴体育app On Mental Health Care Users Access To Treatment At Dr George Mukhari Acdademic Hospital
  • Siyathokhoza Mbanjwa (Wits) | Maternal Experiences Of Having A Child With A Disability: A Qualitative Study
  • Bafana Radebe (UJ) | The Unspeakable Void Of Trauma In Post-Apartheid Literature: A Psychoanalytic Post-Structural Approach To The Work Of Duiker, Mda And J.M Coetzee
  • Samukelo Mdladla (CUT) | Supporting learners with Autism: Transformative classroom management strategies in a full-service school
  • Lerato Mohale (SMU) | The Mental Health Effects Of Covid 19 On Sefako Makgatho University Students
  • Nosipho Gasa (UKZN) | The Socio-Economic Impact Of Parastatals In Combating Unemployment In South Africa: A Case Of Youth Employment At Transnet/Eskom
  • Sivuyile Gqozo (CPUT) | An Investigation Into Factors That Limit Women From Getting To Senior Management Positions In Construction Projects
  • Tayla Cleo Rosslee (Wits) | The Relationship between Adolescents' Knowledge of Climate Change, Perceived Risk and Psychosocial Wellbeing

PhD degrees

  • Sibongile Khosa (UV) | Assessing Emergency Response Interventions In Basic Education Management During The 沙巴体育官网_沙巴体育app Pandemic In Vhembe District
  • Nosiphiwo Mazaleni ( Wits) | Evaluating The Belief That Meanings Of Personal Names Have An Influence On One's Character
  • Umme Jasmine (Wits) | Intergenerational transmission of parenting practices across two generations Bangladeshi mothers
  • Zizo Jobela (UJ) | Perspectives on the factors contributing to the high rate of gender-based violence in chris hani district municipality: towards a multiple-stakeholder framework
  • Ranganai Chidembo (UV) | Sustainable Rural Energy Access in Vhembe District, South Africa
  • Lesego Linda Plank (UJ) | An auto-ethnographic Study of a Black African Family from Soweto
  • Sandile Mtethwa (UKZN) | Security in South Africa: The Role of Social Grants and Youth Entrepreneurship
  • Joseph Toutou Muka Mundadi (UV) | Food waste reduction strategies for sustainable food security in South Africa: A robust engagement with religious leaders
  • Leballo Stephen Tjemolane (UWC) | Embracing and resisting ‘democratic’ masculinity/ies in post-apartheid South Africa within the context of religion
  • Enoch Sithole (Wits) | Climate Change Communication
  • Bridgett Lekota (UL) | Exploring reading comprehension abilities of South African first entering students in higher education
  • Jill Chidisha Samukimba (UCT) | Exploring the influence of the customary practice of intlawulo or ‘paying damages’ on father involvement in child care among Xhosa speaking Black South African fathers in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

Post-doctoral fellowships

  • Rachana Desai (Wits) | Cyberbullying among South African adolescents in Soweto
  • Roisin Drysdale (Wits) | From the early years to life success: The interplay of healthy growth, intellectual capacity and tenacity
  • Feziwe Mpondo (Wits) | The relationship between parent and adolescent mental health disorders
  • Norman Chivasa (DUT) | Action research as a strategy to address social fabric crime to improve the socio-economic conditions of informal settlements dwellers in Reservoir hills, Durban
  • Takana Mary Moyana (NWU) | COVID-19 and behaviour change in South AfricaBackground
  • Asanda Mtintsilana (Wits) | CoE- HUMAN Postdoc program
  • Siphiwe Ndumiso Dlamini (Wits) | CoE- HUMAN Postdoc program
  • Ashleigh Craig (Wits) | CoE- HUMAN Postdoc program
  • Witness Mapanga (Wits) | CoE- HUMAN Postdoc program
  • Larske Marit Soepnel (Wits) | HeLTI project
  • Khuthala Mabetha (Wits) | HeLTI Project
  • Nicole Daniels (UCT) | CoE- HUMAN Postdoc program
  • Katherine Smith (UP) | CoE- HUMAN Postdoc program
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