Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health
Department for Psyciatry & Mental Health
University of Cape Town
Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health
Department of Psychology
Stellenbosch University
Associate Professor Katherine Sorsdahl
Co-director
BSc (University of Victoria, Canada), MSc (University of Sussex, UK), PhD (University of Cape Town)
Projects & Research Interests
1. Improving access to and the quality of care for people living with mental disorders.
2. Developing and adapting evidence-based mental health interventions for the South African context.
3. Integrating evidence-based mental health services into health systems with a focus on task sharing.
Associate Professor Margie Schneider
BSc (Logopaedics) UCT; MA (Applied Linguistics) Reading University, UK; PhD, Wits
Deputy director
Projects & Research Interests
1. Implementing mental health interventions
2. Disability measurement
3. Mental health, functioning and quality of life instrument validation
4. Capacity building in applied social research
Professor Crick Lund
PhD (UCT)
CEO
PRogramme for Improving Mental health carE (PRIME)
Claire van der Westhuizen
MBChB (SU), PhD (UCT)
Postdoctoral research fellow
Simone Honikman
MBChB (UCT) MPhil (UCT)
Director and Senior Researcher
Perinatal Mental Health Project
Projects & Research Interests
1. Maternal mental health
2. Obstetric violence
Emily Baron
BSc (Reading), MSc (Durham), PhD Candidate (UCT)
Research Officer
PRogramme for Improving Mental health carE (PRIME)
Projects & Research Interests
1. Maternal mental health
Thandi Davies
BA (Rhodes), BA Honours (UKZN), MPhil (UCT), PhD Candidate (UCT), Registered counsellor
Research Officer
EconIPV-MH Project
Projects & Research Interests
1. Investigating economic and intimate partner violence (IPV) outcomes of mental health trials in low and middle-income countries
2. Mental health and: the perinatal period, poverty, food insecurity, social support and other social determinants; wilderness therapy and animal assisted therapy
Zulfa Abrahams
PhD (Medicine), UCT
Songelwa Mobo
National Diploma in Public Management and Administration, Walter Sisulu University of Technology
Project Administrative Assistant
AMARI
Gillian Hanslo
Administrative Officer
Bronwyn Evans
MA (Clin. Psych.) UNISA
Clinical Services Consultant
Perinatal Mental Health Project
Megan Malan
BPsych (MGI) MPhil (UCT)
Research Officer/ PhD Fellow
Projects & Research Interests
1. Improving access to and the quality of care for people living with mental disorders
2. Intimate partner violence
Rita Stockhowe
MA Applied Media and Cultural Studies University of Applied Sciences, Halle, Germany
Communication Officer
Perinatal Mental Health Project
Sally Field
BA UCT, Psychology Hons Rhodes, MA Video for Development University of Southampton
Project co-ordinator
Perinatal Mental Health Project
Thanya April
BAppSocSci degree, SACAP (2019)
Administrator
Perinatal Mental Health Project
Distinguished Professor Ashraf Kagee
Co-director
PhD, MPH
Projects & Research Interests
1. Common mental disorders and HIV.
2. Common mental disorders.
3. Evidence-based treatment.
Bronwyne Coetzee
BSc, MSc, PhD (Stellenbosch University)
Lecturer
Projects & Research Interests
1. Paediatric HIV
2. Medication adherence
Jason Bantjes
MA (Research Psychology), MA (Counselling Psychology), PhD (Psychology)
Senior Lecturer
Projects & Research Interests
1. Suicide prevention
2. Mental health of university students
Rizwana Roomaney
PhD, University of Stellenbosch
Lecturer & MPhil Supervisor
Projects & Research Interests
1. Women’s health
2. Reproductive health