I have been a registered Industrial Psychologist (PhD: Consulting Psychology) for 24 years and am currently employed as lecturer in the Department of Industrial Psychology at the University of the Free State. Within this position, I co-ordinate and lecture Organisational Psychology on an undergraduate and postgraduate level. Prior to this position I was employed as a Senior Lecturer in Organizational Psychology at the University of Mpumalanga. Within this position I also acted as BA Programme leader and was made a research theme driver for the theme “Ethics and Governance”. Before I assumed this position in 2017, I was employed at the University of the Free State as Assistant Director/Head of Academic and Leadership development. My primary purpose within this role was to empower the university to achieve its strategic objectives through building relationships with internal stakeholders. I worked collaboratively with the HR department where I served as an internal consultant, designing and facilitating interventions to address conflict, build teams and foster a culture that was in alignment with the institution’s values. Another core function was to advise the Directors and other managers on HR-related aspects, specifically Labour relations, Equity and Basic Conditions of Employment issues.

 Before moving to the Centre of Teaching and Learning at UFS, I was employed as a lecturer in the Department of Industrial Psychology. I served the department for 7 years, lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate modules. In addition, I successfully supervised Honours and Masters Dissertations. During this period I received 5 merit bonuses and was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s award for the best service learning module at the University. 

Prior to being a lecturer, I was employed at the South African Police Services, in the Human Resources Department. My primary tasks included psychometric assessment for selection purposes; design and implementation of assessment centers; OD and change interventions aimed at middle management- individual and group level; and acting as an internal HR consultant.

I completed my PhD in Consulting Psychology through UNISA in 2014. The focus of both my masters and PhD was organizational climate. As part of my PhD programme, I was exposed to the latest developments in organisational performance and team interventions. In my private practice I have worked both within the government and private (financial, security, retail, logistical) sectors.  

I have presented a number of research papers at national and international conferences. I have also published a number of articles in accredited journals.

2019:

• Identifying Organisational Climate Elements that can be used to Detect and Prevent Management Fraud: South African Business Review Journal. 
• Conflict management: Grain South Africa (ISSN 1814 – 1675).

 2020:

• The relationship between personality traits, job satisfaction and job performance of retail store managers: Journal of Business and Management Dynamics.

2021: 

• The impact of selected biographical variables on organisational climate in a service organization- International Journal of Social Sciences.
• Merging Academic and Career Advising to offer holistic student support: A university perspective: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa. (https://doi.org/10.24085/jsaa.v9i2) 

2022:  

• The Impact of Transformational Leadership Style on Innovation Behaviour among Bank Employees in South Africa during COVID-19: Journal of Business and Management Dynamics. (ISBN 978-1-928396-17-8).
• The impact of participative management structures in improving employee participation and employee involvement under conditions of developing a New Normal in organisations: Journal of Business and Management Dynamics. (ISBN 978-1-928396-17-8).

2023:

•  Emotional intelligence of undergraduate levels related to academic performances and stress management at the Central University of Technology, Free State (under review).

  https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8XA6EnwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao 

SUPERVISOR FOR POST GRADUATE STUDENTS

 Honour degrees

Supervised more than 80 Honour dissertations within this time frame.

Master degrees

Supervised the following completed studies:

•  The Effect Of Work-Stress And Emotional Intelligence On Self-Leadership Amongst Nurses In Leadership Positions In The Ministry Of Health And Social Welfare In Lesotho (Final mark = 65%).

•  The perceptions of various role players on the training and instructional behaviour of tutors in a Faculty of Education at a Higher Education Institution (Final mark = 73%).

•  The effect of emotional intelligence on the coping style and resilience among the University of the Free State Facilitators (Final mark = 68%)

•  Adapting the 3-I Process as an academic and career advising framework: A case study (Final mark = 70%).

•  The effect of organisational learning culture and leadership style on innovation behavior in employees working in the banking sector in South Africa (Final Mark = 71%).

Current:

 Supervising 4 Masters and 2 PhD students.

Organisational Development, Organisational Climate, Organisational Culture and Leadership.

• Targeted Selection ® interviewing (Competency based interviewing).
• Accredited Arbinger® facilitator.
• Registered as a certified user of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
• The development and implementation of assessment/developmental centres.
• Difficult dialogues facilitator.
• Supplemental instruction.
• Project management.
• Module based interviewing (MBI).
• Basic counselling.
• Assessment for lecturers (Certified Assessor).

As part of the PhD in Consulting Psychology, the following workshops were attended:

• Consultation as process.
• Career and executive coaching.
• Developing assessment technologies.
• Individual assessment.
• Individual wellness and work adjustment.
• Counselling.
• Group dynamics and assessment. 
• Diversity.
• Organisational performance and assessment of interventions.
• Organisational development and facilitation of change.
• Programme evaluation.

Post-graduate: Organisational Development on Honours and Masters level.