Postgraduate Students

Food Science Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
Clarissa	van Heerden	Application of a food choice questionnaire to determine consumers attitudes towards novel plant-based foods in Uganda (Kampala and Nansana)	Prof HL de Kock
Ursula	Thomashoff	Growth and fermentation performance of starter cultures in yoghurt fermentation incorporating prebiotics.	Prof EM Buys
Anja	Steyn	Microbiome of artisanal cheeses from South Africa	Prof EM Buys
Lebo	Phasha	The role of organic acids in enhancing the mineral bioaccessibility of sorghum and maize porridges.	Prof G Duodu
Thandeka Suprise	Mahlango	Screening of phytase producing yeasts in spontaneous fermented sorghum porridges	Dr NN Mehlomakulu
Christi	Kruger	Application of a food questionnaire to determine consumers attitudes towards novel plant-based foods in Kenya (Nairobi)	Prof HL de Kock
Chido	Magwegwe	Effect of enzymes and digestible fibers on textural properties of lipid profile of meat products	Mr P Mukwevho
Faseeha	Mukadam	Starch based Fat replacer in food system (yoghurt)	Prof MN Emmambux	Mr H Nekhudzhiga
Mologadi Aberch	Matjie	Sodium Chloride reduction techniques in meat products.	Mr P Mukwevho
Lucy	Purdon	Application of a food choice questionnaire to determine consumers attitudes towards novel plant-based foods in South Africa (Pretoria and Cape Town)	Prof HL de Kock
Kabelo Selaelo	Sekuba	Biodiversity of the yeast population in fermented Sorghum porridge.	Dr NN Mehlomakhulu
Moroesi Onkarabile	Lebenya	Effects of repeated use of vegetable oil for frying on the oxidative stability of oil and quality of fried products	Prof E Kayitesi
Thato	Oatlhotse	Use of Kale (Brassica oleoracea) as a natural antioxidant for the stabilization of edible oils.	Prof E Kayitesi
Afees Olakunle	Oduola	Rheology of Infrared Heat-treated Cowpea flour with added Monoglyceride	Prof MN Emmambux
Jane	Du Plooy	Viability of L. Rhamnosus and B. Bifidum co-cultures in symbiotic yoghurt containing inulin	Prof EM Buys	Dr T Sibanda & Dr R Owusu-Darko

Masters

Food Science Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
Reagan	Kawuma	Effect of Microcrystalline Cellulose and Cellulose nano fiber on the rheological properties of maize, teff and potato starches.	Prof MN Emmambux
Sarah	Kandolo	Properties of protein cocentate and isolate from Cowpea and Bambara groundnut	Prof MN Emmambux
Lungani Amanda	Nyathi	Effects of starch source on microbiological, nutritional and bioactive properties of fermented finger millet-based products	Prof KG Duodu	Prof EM Buys
Lilian	Kafuko	Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Carica papaya extracts in minimally processed fresh produce	Dr NN Mehlomakulu	Prof E Kayitesi
Daddy	Kgonothi	Effects of different drying methods on functional properties and beta-carotene content of orange fleshed sweet potato	Prof MN Emmambux	Dr NN Mehlomakulu
Nomfundo	Dlamini	Bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties of soured sorghum porridges	Prof KG Duodu	Prof E Kayitesi
Jennifer Selasie	King	Elucidating Yeast and Matrix Interaction Using Independent Methods in Sorghum Fermented Foods	Dr NN Mehlomakulu	Prof MN Emmambux
Annelize	Steyn	Measurement of food neophobia among South-Africans and their willingness to try unfamiliar foods.	Prof HL de Kock
Lindelwe	Ndlovu	Effect of Extrusion on starch-phenolic interactions in the production of maize based pasta	Prof MN Emmambux	Prof KG Duodu
Boniface Brian	Odong	Protein and flavor chemistry in common bean fermentation	Prof E Kayitesi	Dr S Moyo
Nutrition Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
Ntsepase	Matete	Relation between food patterns and weight status of female adolescents in Gauteng	Dr A Pretorius	Dr Z White
Nieske	Maritz	Low GI	Dr A Pretorius
Choene	Mafodi	The role of diet on postnatal depression	Dr AM Hoffman	Dr A Pretorius
Clothing Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
Wenette	Jordaan	The influence of school uniforms’ properties on sensory sensitive consumers	Dr L Diedericks
Zandile	Zamela	The role of acculturation in the everyday dress practices of Xhosa women and the acculturation strategies they adopt to express their beauty ideals.	Dr BM Jacobs
Jameela	Latiff	The relationship between personality traits and complaint intentions following consumers' appraisals of sales person's service failures in clothing retail stores	Dr S Donoghue	Dr L Diedericks
Suna	Brand	Drivers and barriers influencing consumers’ online collaborative clothing consumption practices in the South African market	Dr BM Jacobs
Jana	Greef	The role of Millenial's personal values in voluntary simplistic clothing consumption practices	Dr S Donoghue
Sue-Ann	Botes	The influence of in-store motivational drivers and barriers on consumers’ collaborative clothing consumption practices in an emerging market context	Dr H Taljaard-Swart
Food Management Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
Nadine	du Piesanie	Nutrition competencies of tuckshop owners in relation to food items sold in tuckshops in Tshwane South African primary schools	Dr A Pretorius	Dr AM Hoffman
Christa	Smit	Consumers’ knowledge of food fraud and its impact on their purchasing behaviour of fresh produce	Dr N Marx-Pienaar
Danae Lanelle	Bezuidenhout	Large-scale testing of a rapid-boil test to classify potatoes	Dr HJ Fisher	Dr H Schönfeld & Dr Muller
Taryn	Kotze	South African Urban Consumer’s Preferences for Sustainable Bread Alternatives	Dr N Marx-Pienaar	Prof GE du Rand
Vimbai	Chakwizira	Consumers' sensory and cultural preferences for mala mogodu.	Dr HJ Fisher	Prof HL de Kock
Louélle	Ryan	Cooking competence of white young adults, residing in Tshwane, South Africa.	Prof Gerrie du Rand	Dr AT Viljoen
Claudine	Noppe	Validation and purification of a rating scale for food literacy	Dr HJ Fisher	Dr N Marx-Pienaar
Nomahlubi	Xamlashe	Consumer knowledge, perception and utilisation of fortified food products in the Ngcobo, Eastern Cape.	Prof GE du Rand
Erinn	Hodgson	Consumer Prioritisation of Product-related Attributes in the Breakfast Cereal Category	Dr N Marx-Pienaar
Efstratia	Killas (Coundouris)	Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of South African consumers towards fresh produce.	Prof GE du Rand

PhD

Food Science Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
John	Lubaale	Iron bioaccessibility, health promoting properties and functional properties of sorghum porridges fortified with tropical plant food stuffs	Prof KG Duodu	Prof JRN Taylor & Prof NM Emmambux
Ogheneyoma	Onojakpor	Sensory quality control in food companies	Prof HL de Kock
Arinola	Olaonipekun	Validation of food processing technologies for bacterial spore inactivation	Prof EM Buys
Rose Otema	Baah	Cooking qualities and functional properties of heat moisture treated sorghum grains by infrared and microwave energy and in combination	Prof NM Emmambux	Prof KG Duodu
Peter	Mukwevho	Properties of heat treatment methods of Bambara seed on their flours, and the effects of these flours on dough rheology	Prof N Emmambux
Anton	Venter	Anthocyanins from indigenous South African plant families: their characterisation, antioxidant activity and application in foods	Prof KG Duodu	Dr G Stafford
Charles Kwasi	Antwi	Extrusion of high fibre expanded snacks using sorghum and cowpea	Prof MN Emmambux
Rita	Dankwa	Sensory profiling of sorghum flour, cowpea flour and cassava starch as ingredients for bread products.	Prof HL de Kock	Prof E Kayitesi & Dr H Aisala
Wellington	Torgby-Tetteh	Interaction between nutrition, infection, household environment and care practices and their impact on growth and development in infants between birth and two years of age	Prof EM Buys
Mariam	Nakitto	Development of descriptive sensory analysis methods for evaluating quality of new sweetpotato genotypes from breeding programs in Uganda	Prof HL de Kock
Sholeh	Rostamirad	Effect of ultrasonication and temperature during soaking, and cooking conditions on energy consumption and physicochemical properties of cowpea's	Prof KG Duodu
Sami	Sidahmed	properties of kisra: frementa sorghum flatbread	Prof NM Emmambux
Kieran	Yisa Njowe	Characterization of nutritional, functional and therapeutic properties of some edible insects from east Africa	Prof NM Emmambux
Lucia Narcésia Guilhermina	Chemane	Enhancement of iron bioaccessibility of maize porridges by addition of baobab fruit pulp	Prof KG Duodu	Prof Eugenie Kayitesi, A Uamusse & T Magaia
Tlaleo Azael	Marole	Effect of prebiotics on Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Bifidobacterium bifidum or longum to release exogenous bioactive SCFAs in a synbiotic yoghurt.	Prof EM Buys	Dr T Sibanda
Nutrition Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
Mothusi	Nyofane	Growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes of 18-month-old children with in utero growth restriction due to placental insufficiency as measured by umbilical artery Doppler examination during pregnancy, and as modified by maternal HIV status.	Dr AM Hoffman	Prof U Feucht
Phumudzo	Mamphwe	Growth, feeding and haemoglobin levels in 6 to 12-month old infants who are exposed and unexposed to maternal HIV-infection in Gauteng province, South Africa	Dr AM Hoffman	Prof U Feucht
Malory	Jumat	Development and validation of a South African Dietary Polyphenol Composition Database	Prof KG Duodu	Dr A van Graan
Clothing Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
Chanelle	Van Oordt	Third party Consumer Complaint Behaviour	Dr S Donoghue
Niel	Muller	Gender differentiation in consumers' perceptions and purchase intentions in response to South African clothing retailers' corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives	Dr N Sonnenberg	Dr S Donoghue
Letsiwe	Mabuza	Gender differentiation in consumers' perceptions and purchase intentions	Dr N Sonnenberg
Food Management Group
*Name*	*Surname*	*Research Topic*	*Primary Supervisor*	*Co-supervisor*
Marina	Fourie	Exploring consumer education, marketing communication and social responsibility leveraging, as agents of environmentally sustainable food consumption behavioural change, with the use of neuroscience.	Dr N Marx-Pienaar	Dr N Sonnenberg
Boineelo pearl	Lefadola	Development and validation of total quality management tool integrating sustainability practices to address food waste in the university food service sector	Dr AT Viljoen	Prof GE du Rand

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Postgraduate Students