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Maristi Partridge
Aug 19, 2022 - After completing a degree in Language Practice I worked as a classroom interpreter and freelance language practitioner. I started work at the NWU in 2007 as junior lecturer where I presented modules in Academic Literacy, Language Practice and English Linguistics. The modules that focussed on the influence of various linguistic theories on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/mari-leigh-pienaar
Mari-Leigh Pienaar
Aug 19, 2022 - After completing my BA degree, I enrolled for a BA Honours degree in Language Practice at the NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, which I obtained with distinction. I then enrolled for my masters degree at the same institution, under the supervision of Dr Ia Esterhuizen and Prof. Haidee Kruger. The dissertation sprouted from two subjects that I completed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/natasha-ravyse
Natasha Ravyse
Mar 08, 2024 - Natasha Ravyse is a Senior Lecturer at the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus, at the Faculty of Law, with a background including a B.ed (Senior Phase and FET); an Honours in Literature; and an MA in English (receiving the Vice Chancellor’s Award in 2014 for the best MA dissertation). She completed her PhD in Linguistics and Literary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/ronel-wasserman
Ronel Wasserman
Aug 19, 2022 - My research career started in 2009 when I began compiling the Historical Corpus of South African English, consisting of personal and business letters, news reportage, fiction and non-fiction from all over the country, and spanning from the 1820s to the present. I became more and more interested in the grammatical and semantic changes that occurred…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/carina-mels
Carina Mels
Mar 02, 2023 - Carina Mels is full-time Research Professor and Director of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU), South Africa. Carina has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers and acted as post-graduate study supervisor to more than 20 Masters and Ph.D students. On two occasions her students received the Vice-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/leon%25C3%25A9-malan
Leoné Malan
Nov 23, 2020 - Leoné Malan, registered teacher and nurse, commenced with research in 2007 and holds the position of full professor at the North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus. Her passion for Neurophysiology teaching ensured a teaching excellence award in 2008. Rated as an established researcher (National Research Foundation), she aims to underpin a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/petrus-van-der-merwe
Petrus van der Merwe
Nov 23, 2020 - Peet van der Merwe was born in Kuruman, South Africa in 1973 and is currently living in Potchefstroom South Africa. He is a senior lecturer and researcher in tourism management at North-West University: Potchefstroom Campus, School for Business Management. As researcher he also forms part of the NRF research unit TREES (Tourism Research in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sanet-janse-van-vuuren
Sanet Janse van Vuuren
Nov 23, 2020 - Dr Sanet Janse van Vuuren is a senior lecturer at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University since 1995 where she does research on freshwater algae. The availability of fresh water is regarded as the most limiting factor in the future of South Africa. Rivers are intensively exploited and water demands in the catchment areas…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sanlie-middelberg
Sanlie Middelberg
Feb 19, 2025 - Professor Sanlie Middelberg, Ph.D, FCMA, CGMA is a leading academic in qualitative research in management accounting and finance, often in the agricultural industry. She is a professor in the School of Accounting Sciences, Management Accountancy programme, and a Visiting professor of Sustainability, Risk Management and Finance at the Lincoln…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/derick-blaauw
Derick Blaauw
Nov 23, 2020 - Derick Blaauw professor in the School of Economics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He previously lectured in the Department of Economics & Econometrics at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) as well at the Soweto and Bloemfontein Campusses of Vista University. Professor Blaauw…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/vera-roos
Vera Roos
Aug 19, 2022 - As a second generation social gerontologist in the African context, my research focuses on older individuals and their relationships with people and space (place). Relationships are viewed from an interactional approach, as continuous reciprocal actions and reactions elicited by the subjective impact of the interaction. Two interrelated themes in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/daleen-van-der-merwe
Daleen van der Merwe
Oct 24, 2023 - Prof Daleen van der Merwe completed both a master’s and a PhD in Food Science from the University of the Free State while working as a researcher at the Agricultural Research Council – Grain Crops Institute. She has been the programme leader of the master’s and PhD in Consumer Sciences since 2008. Her research focuses on consumer information…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/mark-maboeta
Mark Maboeta
Aug 19, 2022 - Mark is a professor in Zoology at the NWU and studied at Stellenbosch University (1992–2000) completing his PhD degree in 2000. His research focus is earthworm ecotoxicology (organismal and cellular effects) and the broader field of soil ecotoxicology (agricultural and mining areas). This research is done in order to determine soil pollution with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/lanth%25C3%25A9-im-kruger
Lanthé (IM) Kruger
Aug 19, 2022 - Lanthé Kruger obtained her B.Sc. degree in September 2003 at the former Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PU for CHE), where after she started with her post-graduate studies with special focus on cardiovascular physiology. During this time, Lanthé was also appointed as a temporary lecturer (2006-2008) as well as research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/douglas-oliver
Douglas Oliver
Aug 19, 2022 - Douglas William Oliver, (South African citizen) was born on 29th March 1954 (one of an identical twin) in Johannesburg, South Africa. He enrolled as a pharmacy student at the North-West University (former Potchefstroom University for CHE) in 1973 after his matric (Randburgse Hoërskool, 1971) and military training in Oudsthoorn (1972). He is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/nico-van-der-merwe
Nico van der Merwe
Feb 18, 2021 - After graduating from the NWU with distinctions in all 31 semester modules as the top performer in the faculty, I qualified as a chartered accountant and achieved the fifth position nationwide in the IRBA Public Practice Exam (PPE) in 2005. I was awarded the ABSA bronze medal for the best Masters' student in the social sciences at the NWU. I…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/jamshid-moori
Jamshid Moori
Aug 19, 2022 - I have produced more than 150 original papers and conference articles during the period 1975--2014. During this period I also supervised various honours projects and produced 23 post graduate students (6 PGDiploma, 9 MSc and 8 PhD). Currently I am supervising 3 PhD, and 2 post-doctoral students. Most of my refereed papers are published in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/simeon-materechera
Simeon A. Materechera
Aug 19, 2022 - Professional teaching and research experience Skills in scientific writing, editing, and consulting. Proficient in the use of many computer softwares and internet; development of project proposals; facilitation of workshop and conference, leadership in team and collaborative work; supervision of postgraduate research and publishing scientific…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/erhabor-sunday-idemudia
Erhabor Sunday Idemudia
Aug 19, 2022 - Erhabor Sunday Idemudia is a full professor of research (Social Science Cluster) at the School of Research and Postgraduate Studies, HSS, Mahikeng Campus. His research interests span through four focus areas: the application of clinical issues (psychopathology, mental health, wellbeing and therapeutic interventions) in prisons, African migrants,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/anne-frederica-grobler