Post-doc fellowships (completed)
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Post-doctoral fellow |
Description |
Period |
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Completed PhD at University of Pretoria |
2021 - 2023 |
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Completed a PhD in Philosophy at University of Central Lancashire (UK) |
2016 - 2017 |
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Completed a PhD in Neuro-physiotherapy in Nigeria. Published 3 articles during the fellowship |
2014 - 2016 |
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Completed a PhD at University College of London (UK). He was the first physician (and psychiatrist) to be appointed as post-doc fellow in a clinical department at UP. During his post-doc fellowship he published 5 papers in ISI-listed journals, 2 in other peer-reviewed journals, and 2 chapters in 2 books under supervision of Prof Van Staden. The supervision also yielded a book proposal that served as based for his selection from more than 270 applicants and subsequent prestigious appointment as research fellow at University College London. |
2013 - 2015 |
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PhD-graduate |
Degree and title of thesis |
Graduation date |
Supervisor and co-supervisor |
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Prof Gerhard Grobler |
PhD (Psychiatry) Title: Predictive validity and reliability of an incapacity and legal status algorithm applied to purposively developed narratives depicting mood disorders |
Sept 2022 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Cristel Vosloo |
PhD (Mental Health) Title: Validity and reliability of the Agentive Steadfastness Index and its relation to temperament and character |
April 2022 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Camille Castelyn |
PhD (Health Ethics) Title: A qualitative study of the values that underpin anticipated reproductive human cloning and enhancement through gene editing |
April 2021 |
Prof W van Staden Prof M Pepper |
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Dr Antonia Dlagnekova |
PhD (Mental Health) Validity and reliability of the Vigour Assessment Scale (VAS) and invigoration tasks in remitted but avolitional schizophrenia patients |
April 2020 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Ellenor Meyer van Heerden |
PhD (Health Ethics) The qualitative development of a practical and ethical framework for the integration of spiritual aspects in the health practitioner’s consultation |
April 2020 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Lanel Mare |
PhD (Mental Health) Title: Perspectives of primary caregivers on the disruptive behaviour of children who attend as outpatients at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital |
April 2019 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Prof Kalai Naidu |
PhD (Psychiatry) Title: A symptomatologial study of syndromal and undifferentiated anxiety comorbid to schizophrenia |
Sept 2018 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Isabelle Swanepoel |
PhD (Mental Health) Title: The effect of psychological resilience and vulnerability on the impact of adverse life events on fatigue, motor dysfunction and paraesthesiae in multiple sclerosis |
Sept 2018 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Rory du Plessis |
PhD (Mental Health) Title: A critical discourse analysis of the casebooks by Dr T.D. Greenlees from the Grahamstown Lunatic Asylum, 1890-1907. Did pre-doc fellowship at the Max Planck Institute (Germany). |
April 2018 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Carol Lotter |
PhD (Mental Health) Title: Qualitative experiences afforded by active and receptive music therapy techniques among patients suffering from schizophrenia spectrum disorder or depressive illness. |
Sept 2017 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr JC Coetzee |
PhD (Psychiatry) Title: Meanings of loneliness: The subjective experience of loneliness among psychiatric patients. |
Sept 2015 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr R Sommers |
PhD (Health Ethics) Title: Information that patients want to be captured in a consent document for participating in research on cancer and diabetes mellitus medication. |
Sept 2015 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Prof PM Joubert |
PhD (Psychiatry) Title: Emotionally triggered involuntary violent behaviour: conceptual criteria and their reliability |
April 2015 |
Prof W van Staden |
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M-degree Student |
Degree |
Year graduated |
Supervisor and Co-supervisor |
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Mr M Fouche |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2024, cum laude |
Prof W van Staden |
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Ms M Valoyi |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2024 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Mr J Laila |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2023 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr T Naidu |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2022, cum laude |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr C Anderson |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2022 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr K Phalane |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2022 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Mr Madamalala |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2022 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr A Colin |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2021, cum laude |
Prof W van Staden |
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Ms S Jacobs |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2021 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Ms D Malete |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2021 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Ms P Mokwena |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2021 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr M Banda |
MMed(Psych) Title of publication: The professionalism of psychiatry registrars as perceived by patients and various health practitioners at Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Pretoria. |
2021 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr N Paul |
MMed(Psych) Title of dissertation: Patients’ reflections on a course of music therapy following a major depressive episode or an acute phase of schizophrenia spectrum disorder |
2019 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Ms L Schweickerdt |
MA(Drama) (Co-supervisor) Title of dissertation: Process drama to facilitate the training of empathy skills in healthcare education |
2019 |
Prof M Coetzee Prof W van Staden |
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Dr T Pearton |
MMed(Psych) Title of dissertation: Religious content yielded by the standard and an adapted Cultural Formulation Interview among patients suffering from a current major depressive episode |
2018 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr JP Roux |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2017, cum laude |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr U Chhagan |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2017 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr M Welgemoed |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2017 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr K Jhazbhay |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2016 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Ms A Maidment |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2016 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr L Daws |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2015 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Lauren Gouws |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2015 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr MM Welgemoed |
MMed (Psychiatry) Title of dissertation: Religious identification of South African psychiatrists and their approach to religious matters in clinical practice |
2015 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr H Maung |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2014, cum laude |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr Deon Jordaan |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2014 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr RR du Plessis |
MPhil (Philosophy & Ethics of Mental Health) |
2011, cum laude |
Prof W van Staden |
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Prof K Naidu |
MMed (Psychiatry) Title of dissertation: Severity of psychotic episodes in predicting concurrent depressive and anxiety features in acute phase schizophrenia |
2011 |
Prof W van Staden |
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Dr AM Dikobe |
MMed (Psychiatry) Title of dissertation: Deficient testosterone among men above 45 years with major depressive disorder: an age-matched case control study |
2007 |
Prof W van Staden |
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