Staff
Dr Khetsiwe Masuku
Head of Department
Khetsiwe.masuku@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4584
Research Interests
- Disability and Disability Policy Studies
- Aphasia
- School based language
- Qualitative and Quantitative Research Studies
Dr Skye Adams
Lecturer
skye.adams@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4484
Research Interests
- Paediatric Neurology
- Paediatric Dysphagia
- Family Centred Care
- Language Development and Language Disorders
- Teaching and Learning Across the Lifespan
- Transformation
Dr Mignon Botes
Lecturer
mignon.botes@wits.ac.za
Research Interests:
- Multilingualism and early language development
- Auditory processing and early literacy
- Asynchronous language therapy programs
- Childhood Language
Dr Kim Coutts
Senior Lecturer
kim.coutts@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4572
Research Interests
- Adult Dysphagia
- Head and Neck Cancer
- ICU management
- Tracheostomy
- Adult Neurology
Ms Kelly-Ann Kater
Tutor
kelly.kater@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4937
Research Interests
- Adult dysphagia
- Adult Neurology
- Degenerative Disorders
- Community reintegration following neurological impairment
Dr Anniah Mupawose
Senior Lecturer
anniah.mupawose@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4571
Research Interests
- Higher Education Curriculum Design
- Dyslexia, preschool and school-age (cognitive, language and literacy development)
- Fluency disorders in adults and children
Ms Lavanya Naidoo
Lecturer
lavanya.naidoo@wits.ac.za
Research Interests:
- Paediatric Neurology and Dysphagia
- Health Communication
- 3rd Party Disability Studies
Prof Joanne Neille
Associate Professor
joanne.neille@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4574
Research Interests
- Disability studies
- Narrative and qualitative inquiry
- Early intervention
- Paediatric neurology and dysphagia
Ms Cynthia Sawasawa
Associate Lecturer
cynthia.sawasawa@wits.ac.za
Research Interests
- Paediatric dysphagia
- Public health
- Tracheostomy
- Paediatric neurology
Ms Jenna Sher
Tutor
jenna.sher@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4932
Research Interests
- Pre-school and School-Age language
- Paediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Paediatric Dysphagia and Infant feeding practices and nutrition
Prof. Jennifer Watermeyer
Professor
jennifer.watermeyer@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4578
Research Interests
- Health care communication
- Interactional analysis
- Intercultural health communication
- Healthcare interpreting practices
- Patient and healthcare worker experiences of care
- Aphasia and stroke rehabilitation
Dr Dhanashree Pillay
Senior Lecturer
dhanashree.pillay@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4564
Research & Teaching Interests:
- Diagnostic audiology
- Hearing amplification
- Music, healing and alternative practices
Prof Karin Joubert
Associate Professor
karin.joubert@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4561
Research Interests
- Public Health Audiology
- Preventative Audiology
- Development of contextually relevant assessment tools, health information material and training programmes on ear- and hearing health care
- Epidemiological studies on otologic and hearing problems (especially in the rural areas of South Africa)
- Inclusion of audiological services as part of integrated health, child, and community care in South Africa
- Person-centered care
Aisha Casoojee
Lecturer
aisha.casoojee@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4579
Research Interests
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
- Diagnostic Audiology
- Electrophysiology
- Auditory Verbal Therapy
- Communication Intervention Approaches
- Audiology in Linguistically and Culturally Diverse contexts
Prof. Victor De Andrade
Associate Professor / Faculty of Humanities-Assistant Dean (Research)
victor.deandrade@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4570
Research & Teaching Interests
- Socio-cultural and contextual aspects of deafness
- Noise in learning environments
- The experience of deafness, including third-party disability, Deafness, disability, sexuality, professional matters, ethics and bioethics
- Research methodologies
- Gerontological audiology
- Vestibular audiology
- Assistive technologies
Prof. Amisha Kanji
Associate Professor
Amisha.Kanji@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4551
Research Interests
- Early Detection of and Intervention for Hearing Loss
- Communication Interactions and Information Counselling in Audiology
- Paediatric Audiology
Prof. Katijah Khoza-Shangase
Full Professor / Convenor: Wits Preventive Audiology Research Cluster
Katijah.Khoza-Shangase@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4565
Research Interests
- Recent advances in early detection assessment measures across the lifespan (Early Hearing Detection and Intervention- EHDI; Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing loss -ONIHL; Ototoxicity, Vestibulotoxicity, etc.)
- Audiological monitoring: ototoxicity and/or vestibulotoxicity
- Audiological intervention within preventive care
- Barriers and/or facilitators to preventive audiology
- Contextual factors influencing implementation of preventive audiology
- Monitoring and evaluation factors in preventive audiology
- Policy and legislation in the implementation of preventive audiology strategies
- Preventive audiology in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts
Dr Selvarani Moodley
Audiology Tutor
Selvarani.moodley@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 7173354
Research Interests
- Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials
- Paediatric Diagnostic Audiology
- Paediatric Aural Rehabilitation
- Early Intervention
- Adult Diagnostic Audiology
- Telehealth
- Simulation in Healthcare Education
- Sign Language
- Paediatric Cochlear Implantation
- Auditory Processing
Prof Nomfundo Moroe
Associate Professor
nomfundo.moroe@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4501
Research Interests
- Research Methods
- Prevention of environmental and occupational noise
- Hearing conservation
- Role of Audiologists in various sectors
- Prevention, identification and management of Deafblindness in Children
- Hearing children of Deaf parents
- Behaviour change interventions
Nabeelah Nagdee
Associate Lecturer
nabeelah.nagdee@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 9214
Research & Teaching Interests
- Professional and work-related matters
- Ethics
- Teaching and learning in Audiology
- Diagnostic audiology (incl. Otoacoustic Emissions and Auditory Evoked Potentials)
Dr Liepollo Ntlhakana
Head of Department (Audiology) / Lecturer
liepollo.ntlhakana@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 7174581
Research Interests
- Teaching and learning
- Epidemiology of occupational noise-induced hearing loss
- Prevention of occupational hearing loss
- Big Data Analysis
- Electrophysiological diagnostic tests
Luisa Petrocchi-Bartal
Senior Clinical Tutor
luisa.petrocchi-bartal@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4568
Research Interests
- Diagnostic Audiology
- Paediatric Audiology
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
- Occupational Audiology
Dr Ben Sebothoma
Deputy Head of Department (Audiology) / Lecturer
Ben.Sebothoma@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4573
Research Interests
- Prevention, identification and management of middle ear pathologies
- Educational audiology
Ms Ziphezinhle Mpanza
Departmental Secretary
(Speech Therapy)
Ziphezinhle.Mpanza@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717-4577
Ms Nomvuselelo Nompondwana
Clinic Administrator
Nomvuselelo.Nompondwana@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717-4567
Ms. Remofilwe Moroeng
Administrative Coordinator
Department Administrator (Audiology)
Remofilwe.moroeng@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717-4491
Mr Xolani Conjwa
Administrative Assistant
Assistant Clinic Administrator (Audiology)
xolani.conjwa@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 7178325