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Prof Brian Watermeyer

Email: bwatermeyer@sun.ac.za

Prof Brian Watermeyer trained as a clinical psychologist (M.A. {Clin. Psych.}) at UCT, before completing a doctorate in psychology (D. Phil), focusing on disability studies, at Stellenbosch 肆客足球. He was first editor of South Africa's first major text in disability studies, entitled Disability and Social Change: A South African Agenda, published in 2006 (HSRC Press). His second book, Towards a Contextual Psychology of Disablism, was published internationally by Routledge in 2013, and was subsequently re-published in Greek translation in 2024. His most recent book is The Palgrave Handbook of Disability and Citizenship in the Global South (New York: Palgrave), edited by B. Watermeyer, J. McKenzie and L. Swartz (2019). Prof Watermeyer has an extensive list of international journal publications, book chapters, and media appearances as a disability scholar and activist. He has taught on a host of postgraduate programmes at Stellenbosch 肆客足球, UCT and UWC, in disability studies, clinical psychology, general psychology, medicine and rehabilitation science.?   ?

Email: mvanzyl@sun.ac.za
Tel: 021 938 9180

Mrs. Maria van Zyl qualified as an Occupational Therapist and subsequently completed her MPhil in Health Professions Education at Stellenbosch 肆客足球. She is currently a PhD candidate, focusing her studies on the progressive professional identity formation of MBChB students. Her research interests lie in the personal and professional development of health professions students. She has been employed at the Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies since 2008, with her primary role situated in the MBChB programme. Mrs. van Zyl has played a vital role in the curriculum renewal programme, serving as the module chair for the first-year first-semester module, "Being and Becoming in Health Care." Additionally, she leads the "Dr as Change Agent in the Communities" module in collaboration with colleagues from the Division of Health Systems and Public Health and the Department of Industrial Psychology. Furthermore, Mrs. van Zyl is a module team member in the Primary Health Care clinical rotations, including the IDEAL rotation, all of which are still part of the outgoing MBChB curriculum.?

 

Dr Surona Visagie (4/8 senior lecturer)

Email: suronav@sun.ac.za

Surona qualified in 1986 as a physiotherapist and subsequently completed her masters and PhD degrees in health sciences (Disability and Rehabilitation) at Stellenbosch 肆客足球.  She has been involved in various research projects of the CRS, including, "Health Care Access for Vulnerable groups in Africa".  She focusses on the supervision of master's students and has to date successfully supervised 19 master's students.  Her interests focus on physical rehabilitation, disability, community integration and assistive devices.

 

Dr Callista Kahonde (Senior Lecturer)

Email: ckkahonde@sun.ac.za  
Tel: 021 938 9936

?Dr Callista Kahonde is a senior lecturer in the Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies. She has a background in Physiotherapy and a PhD in Disability Studies. She has research interests in intellectual and developmental disabilities, focusing specifically on research that uses inclusive methods in exploring community life, family living and sexuality of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has published widely in international peer reviewed journals and contributed chapters to several books, and she occasionally writes for the public media. Currently she is an associate editor for the African Journal of Disability (AJOD), executive board member of the Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD), member of the governing board of the African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability (AfriNEAD), board member of Bhabhisana Baby Project and a member of the Special Olympics Inclusive Health Advisory Committee. She is also a co-presenter and course leader of a short course promoting inclusion of persons with disabilities offered by the Division of Disability and Rehabilitation Studies: Rethinking disability: Promoting empowerment, inclusion, and social justice – Short Courses at Stellenbosch 肆客足球? ? 

 

?Dr Michelle Botha (Postdoctoral Fellow)?

Email: mrbotha@sun.ac.za 

Dr Michelle Botha is a Senior Lecturer at the Division for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies. She holds a PhD in Disability Studies and a M.Soc.sci in Gender Studies, both from the 肆客足球 of Cape Town. Her research is located within Critical Disability and Rehabilitation Studies and Feminist Disability Studies, and makes use of Critical Discursive Methods. She is interested in issues of disability, identity, belonging and wellbeing, and has worked on projects focused in the spheres of visual impairment rehabilitation and inclusive education. Her current focus is on exploring and addressing the support needs of providers of visual impairment rehabilitation in South Africa. She is also an Associate Editor with the African Journal of Disability, and is the current chairperson of the Western Cape Network on Disability.?

Dr Nomvo Dwadwa-Henda (Postdoctoral Fellow) 

Email: nhenda@sun.ac.za
Tel: +27 21 938 9090

Nomvo Dwadwa-Henda is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Division for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch 肆客足球. She is experienced in teaching learners with intellectual disabilities (ID) and over the years, developed a passion on social science research, where she also made her mark in conducting research on HIV/AIDS and in Culture. She is passionate about IKS, as a result, she pursued her PhD in Disability focusing on Indigenous communities. Her research includes Disability, Culture, HIV/AIDS, & Health in under-resourced communities.