Team of Collaborators

 
Luzelle Naude

Research Hub Coordinator

Prof Luzelle Naudé
Department of Psychology
 

Jeffrey Arnett

Honorary Patron

Prof Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
Senior Research Scholar in the Department of Psychology at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts

jeffreyarnett.com  
 


Hub Task Team

Diana Breshears

Prof Diana Breshears
Communication Science
 

Rentia du Plessis

Rentia du Plessis
Communication Science

Merlene Easu

Dr Merlene Esau
Social Work
 

Dr Lindi Nel

Dr Lindi Nel 
Psychology
 


International Collaborators

Amber  Thalmayer

Prof Amber Gayle Thalmayer
Assistant Professor for Personality, Mental Health, and Culture, Department of Psychology, University of Zürich, Switzerland
  

Konrad Piotrowski

Prof Konrad Piotrowski
Head of the Center for Research on Personality Development, SWPS University in Poznań, Poland
  

Byron Adams

Dr Byron G Adams
Department of Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
 

Oana Negru-Subtirica

Prof Oana Negru-Subtirica
Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania 
Head of the Self and Identity Development Lab
 

Vinicius Coscioni

  
Dr Vinicius Coscioni
Developmental Psychology Department, Utrecht University

 
Liselotte-Den-Boer

Dr Liselotte den Boer 
Developmental Psychology Department, Utrecht University
 

 
Prof Shinobu Kitayama

Prof Shinobu Kitayama
Robert B. Zajonc Collegiate Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
 

Prof Alan S Waterman

Prof Alan S Waterman
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, The College of New Jersey 

Dr Hilda du Plooy

Dr Hilda du Plooy
Department of Human Science, University of Verona, Italy
 


Interdisciplinary Team

Kobus  Marais

Prof Kobus Marais
Linguistics and Language Practice

 

Merlene Easu

Dr Merlene Esau
Social Work
 

Jan Albert Vd Berg

Prof Jan-Albert van den Berg
Practical and Missional Theology

 

Diana Breshears

Prof Diana Breshears
Communication Science

 

Rentia du Plessis

Rentia du Plessis
Communication Science

Rosaline Sebolao

Dr Rosaline Sebolao
Teaching and Learning
 

Israel Mawoyo

Israel Mawoyo
Teaching and Learning
 

Wilbert J Gobbo

Dr Wilbert J Gobbo
Theology, St Joseph’s Theological Institute
 

Munyaradzi Mushonga

Dr Munyaradzi Mushonga
Centre for Gender and Africa Studies
 

Shirley du Plooy

Dr Shirley du Plooy
Anthropology
 


Post-Doctoral Fellow

 
 
Catherine M Shirima

Dr Catherine M Shirima
(Psychology, Mentor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Project: Youth in Action

 

Sheree Pretorius

Dr Sheree Pretorius
(Communication Science, Mentor: Prof Diana Breshears)
Project: How family communication patterns shape university students’ identity formation, psychological well-being, and academic resilience 

 


Current Doctoral Students

Francois

Francois Naudé
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Tattoo narratives: Co-constructed identities from two distinct professions

 

Ruani

Ruani Nel
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Satisfaction with life in association with the balance between parental, career and relational identity among South African and Polish men and women
 

Athumani

Athumani Mgaya
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Being well: Positive youth development towards well-being among African emerging adults
 

Diego Rex PhD

Diego Rex
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Emerging into African adulthood: Birth order and gender as moderators of the relationship between educational identity and the dimensions of emerging adulthood
 

Anri Pawson

Anri Pawson  
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Identity development and intimate romantic relationships: Reconceptualising the identity-intimacy link during emerging adulthood

Lize van der Walt

Lize Pawson
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Individuation within the family system: Developing an autonomous sense of self during emerging adulthood
 

Sarita Burger

Sarita Burger
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Emerging life stories during the pre-school years: Mothers’ and children’s co-constructions

Karla Hopley

Karla Hopley
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Digital reflections: How adolescent social media engagement informs emerging adult identity

Raydene Naidoo

Raydene Naidoo 
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Emerging adults' retrospective narratives of constructing their identity following sibling bereavement

Divine W Bitalo

Divine W Bitalo 
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Fatherhood, adulthood, and personhood: African emerging adults' experiences of parental identity development

Zilondiwe KaNcome Goge

Zilondiwe KaNcome Goge
(Psychology, Supervisor: Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Reimagining Personhood: The Role of African Spirituality and Well-Being in the Formation of Personhood Among Emerging Adults

Rentia du Plessis

Rentia du Plessis
(Communication Science, Supervisor: Prof Diana Breshears and Prof Luzelle Naudé)
Exploring Instructional Communication Strategies for Holistic Student Development


Robson Nkosi

Robson Nkosi 
(Communication Science, Supervisor: Prof Diana Breshears)
Informing Multilingual Policy in Higher Education with Intercultural Communication Competence: Lessons from the University of the Free State


Zama Mxhakane

Zama Maxhakana
(Social Work, Supervisor: Dr Merlene Esau)
Strengthening the role of social workers in multidisciplinary healthcare teams: An exploratory case study of interprofessional collaboration and patient outcomes
 

Tammy Styles

Tammy Styles 
(Psychology, Supervisor: Dr Lindi Nel)
An exploration of the attachment practices and related experiences of adolescent males and their caregivers in Hammarsdale township in KwaZulu Natal: A phenomenological enquiry


Marinda Botha

Marinda Botha 
(Psychology, Supervisor: Dr Lindi Nel)
Parents’ Motivational Drivers for Adopting Children in Middle Childhood and the Applied Attachment Principles


Nabeela Gangat

Nabeela Gangat 
(Psychology, Supervisor: Dr Lindi Nel)
The Attachment Experiences and Bonding Practices of Stepparents with Their Stepchildren in Middle Childhood: A Qualitative Study in the South African Context


Beryl Beukes

Beryl Beukes 
(Psychology, Supervisor: Dr Lindi Nel)
South African grandparents’ lived experiences and attachment practices with their grandchildren who have emigrated


Gift Mabunda

Gift Mabunda   
(Psychology, Supervisor: Dr Lindi Nel)
Grandparenting attachment in South Africa: Exploring AmaXhosa grandparenting attachment practices











 
 
 

FACULTY CONTACT

T: +27 51 401 2240 or humanities@ufs.ac.za

Postgraduate:
Marizanne Cloete: +27 51 401 2592

Undergraduate:
Neliswa Emeni-Tientcheu: +27 51 401 2536
Phyllis Masilo: +27 51 401 9683

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