Jan holds a M.Soc.Sc in Sociology. He lectures on research methodology and research ethics. His roles at the Centre also includes, supervision, planning, administration of electronic data collection, and data management. He also serves as a member of the General Human Research Ethics Committee.
(Full publications list available on Google Scholar)
2024
Twitty, T, Hitch, AE, Marais, L, Sales, JM, Sharp, C, Cloete, J, Lenka, M, Rani, K, Gause, NK, and Brown, JL. 2024. Pregnancy and STI/HIV prevention intervention preferences of South African adolescent girls: findings from a cultural consensus modelling qualitative study. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 26(2), 191-207.
Mabele, B, Marais, L, Balta-Ozkan, N, Mirzania, P, Mbobo, B, Van der Watt, P, Cloete, J, and Venter, A. 2024. Renewable energy, social disruption and formalising the social licence to operate in South Africa. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 31(1), 331-343.
Allman, M, Song, H, Venta, A, Serekoane, M, Pienaar, M, Lenka, M, Marais, K, Cloete, J, Marais, L, and Sharp, C. 2024. In their own words: linguistic analysis of interviews with Sesotho mothers on their child’s first thousand days. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
2023
Allman, M, Penner, F; Hernandez Ortiz, J, Marais, L, Rani, K, Lenka, M, Cloete, J, and Sharp, C. 2023.Hope and mental health problems among orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa. AIDS Care, 35(2), 198-204.
Pienaar, M, Marais, L, Serekoane, M, Marais, K, Cloete, J, Lenka, M, and Sharp, C. 2023. ‘Being a mother is not child`s play’: The capabilities of mothers in a low-resource setting in South Africa. Health Expectations, 26(2), 651-661.
Ntema, J, Marais, L, Cloete, J, and Lenka, M. 2023. Mine closure in Matjhabeng in the Free State goldfields, South Africa: Implications for households. The Extractive Industries and Society, 14(101257).
2022
Sharp, C, Kulesz, P, Marais, L, Shohet, C, Rani, K, Lenka, M, Cloete, J, Vanwoerden, S, Givon, D, and Boivin, M. 2022. Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers to improve mental health outcomes in orphaned and vulnerable children. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 51(5), 764-779.
Gbadegesin, J, Marais, L, Von Maltitz, M, Cloete, J, Lenka, M, Rani, K, Campbell, M, Denoon-Stevens, S, Venter, A, and Koetaan, Q. 2022. Student housing satisfaction at a South African university. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 59(5), 559-579.
Marais, L, Pool, A, Gbadegesin, F, Cloete, J, and Pienaar, M. 2022. Child stunting in South Africa: Urban premium or penalty? Journal of Urban Affairs
Twitty, TD, Marais, L, Hitch, AE, Sharp, C, Cloete, J, Lenka, M, Rani, K, Gause, N, Sales, J, and Brown, JL. 2022. Pregnancy And STI/HIV Prevention Intervention Needs of South African Adolescent Girls: Findings from a Qualitative Study. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine, 56(SUPP 1), S428
Chatindiara, K., Marais, L. and Cloete, J., 2022. Housing and child health in South Africa: the value of longitudinal research. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(5), p.2497.
Du Toit, J., Napier, M., Marais, L., Cloete, J. and Crankshaw, B., 2022. A typology of designs for housing research: improving methodological coherence of paradigm, approach and design. Quality & Quantity, 56(6), pp.3875-3891.
Gbadegesin, F., Marais, L., Cloete, J., Rani, K., Lenka, M., Serekoane, M., Boivin, M., Shohet, C., Givon, D. and Sharp, C., 2022. Housing, Home and Children’s Socio-Emotional Health: Conceptual Ideas and Empirical Evidence from a South African Pilot Study. Housing, Theory and Society, 39(5), pp.555-572.
Marais, L., Brown, J.L., Sharp, C., Sales, J.M., Lenka, M., Rani, K. and Cloete, J., 2022. Youth-Centered Clinics: The Voices of Adolescent Sesotho-Speaking Girls From Mangaung, South Africa. SAGE Open, 12(2), p.21582440221089969.
Marais, L., Cloete, J. and Lenka, M., 2022. The plight of mining cities in South Africa: Planning for growth and closure. Cities, 130, p.103965.
Marais, L., Ndaguba, E., Mmbadi, E., Cloete, J. and Lenka, M., 2022. Mine closure, social disruption, and crime in South Africa. The Geographical Journal, 188(3), pp.383-400.
2021
Marais, L., Owen, J.R., Kotz?, T., Nel, P., Cloete, J. and Lenka, M., 2021. Determinants of place attachment among mineworkers: Evidence from South Africa. The Extractive Industries and Society, 8(3), p.100943.
Cloete, J. and Marais, L., 2021. Mine housing in the South African coalfields: The unforeseen consequences of post-apartheid policy. Housing Studies, 36(9), pp.1388-1406.
Gbadegesin, J., Marais, L., Denoon-Stevens, S., Cloete, J., Venter, A., Rani, K., Lenka, M., Campbell, M. and Koetaan, Q., 2021. Studentification and governance in South Africa: Dependencies and conflicts. Land Use Policy, 109, p.105639.
Marais, L., Toefy, Y., Thompsen, S., Diwan, V., Skinner, D., Mofolo, N., Lenka, M. and Cloete, J., 2021. Targeting for male medical circumcision: profiles from two South African cities. AIDS Care, 33(4), pp.448-452.
Sesele, K., Marais, L., van Rooyen, D. and Cloete, J., 2021. Mine decline and women: Reflections from the Free State Goldfields. The Extractive Industries and Society, 8(1), pp.211-219.
Brown, JL, Marais, L, Sharp, L, Cloete, J, Lenka, M, Rani, K, Marime, P, Ditlhare, I, Moqolo, R, Peterson, D, and Sales, JM. 2020. Cultural Consensus Modeling to Understand South African Adolescent Girls’ Attitudes, Awareness, and Uptake of Dual-Protection Strategies. Journal of Adolescent Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.07.003