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Qualifications:

  • BA (Ethnic Studies/Crit Race), Columbia University, Barnard College, 2004
  • MPhil (HIV/AIDS and Society/Social Anthropology), University of Cape Town, 2009
  • PhD (School of Anthropology and Conservation), University of Kent, Canterbury UK, 2019

Professional Affiliations:

  • Anthropology Southern Africa
  • World Anthropological Union

Undergraduate Teaching: 

  • Ad Hoc (guest lecturer for Medical Anthropology)

Postgraduate Teaching:

  • CIV5166S (Sustainable water management in Africa)
  • Ad Hoc (MPH Program  - Environment and Health Stream)

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Publication Profile:

Research Interests:

  • Urban water management and service provision in a South African context
  • Integrated approaches towards sustainable urban development and water sensitive cities. Integrated approaches for water sensitive planning and thinking
  • Communities of practice and social learning related to water sensitive design
  • Intersection of social aspects of water and environment/human health
  • Sustainability and social/environmental justice in water management, and water sensitive design
  • Engaged, arts-based research around wellbeing, water and relations, water stories, etc.

Selected Research Projects:

Co-Principal Investigator for Reorienting research, innovation & practice to address future water challenges in Africa (RRIP); University of Cape Town Grand Challenge Program (2023 – 2026)

Researcher for UCT Khusela Ikamva - Sustainable Campus Initiative (2021 to 2025).

Researcher for Erasmus+ project, 'Nature-based solutions for African resilience (NbS4AfrRes)' (2024 – 2026)

World University Network networking grant, Wastewater Surveillance Systems and Social Science working group; led by Katrina Korfmacher, University of Rochester with university partners in Uganda, Botswana, Alaska and Kenya (2023 – 24)

Key researcher for WRC Project Implementation guideline for managed aquifer recharge (MAR) in combination with blue-green infrastructure (BGI) at local settlement level (2023 – 24)

Researcher for DANIDA Fellowship Centre Window 2 project: Pathways to water resilient South African cities Phase 1 and 2 (2019-2025).

Project Leader for WRC Project No. C2021/2022-00407. Towards Developing a Health Vulnerability Index. (2021 -22)

Researcher for WRC Project K5/2801: Liveable neighbourhoods with water as foremost priority: Redesigning an existing neighbourhood using Water Sensitive Design (2018-2022).

Key Researcher for UKRI GCRF project, ‘Water & Fire: Enhancing capacity and reducing risk through 15 'Best Bets' for transformative adaptation with vulnerable residents on the Cape Flats’ (2019 to 2022).

Key Researcher for collaboration with University of Bristol on UKRI GCRF Quality-related research funding: Understanding Vulnerability and Health Impacts Of Climate Change In South Africa (2020)

Water Museum and Water Map; various funders from UCT URC to partnerships with WRC funded projects (2018  - present)

Researcher for South African Local Government Association (SALGA) water management project (2018 – 19)

Project researcher. FORTE Swedish Health Institute and SA MRC; Traditional Health Practitioners integration in public health systems research. (2017 – 19)

Project researcher, Wellcome Trust, International Engagement Grant; Swallowing the World, TB and arts-based research (UCT) (2015 – 17)