Prof Alewyn Nel
Professor and Head of Department
BCom Communication Management (NWU)
BCom Hons Industrial Psychology (NWU) MCom Industrial Psychology (NWU) PhD Industrial Psychology (NWU) Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA)
[email protected] +27 (0)12 420 3434 ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1754-0188 Research Interests:
Psychometrics
Cross-cultural psychology
Personality, social desirability, identity and cultural intelligence
Lexical and Emic-etic approaches
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Prof Nasima Carrim
Associate Professor
Chair: EMS Diversity and Inclusion Committee
President: Society of Industrial and Organisational Psychology of South Africa (SIOPSA, 2024/2025)
MCom (HRM) (UP)
PhD Industrial and Organisational Psychology (UP) Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA) [email protected] Research Interests:
Diversity and gender in management
Identity work
Intersectionality
Ethnicity, culture and religion
Digital technology and diversity
Lookism
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Prof Anne Crafford
Associate Professor
Coordinator: Magister Proposals and Mini-Dissertations
Chair: SIOPSA Transformation Committee
B Com (RAU)
B Com Hons (RAU)
M Com (RAU)
PhD (Stellenbosch)
[email protected] Research Interests:
Professional identity
Identity work
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Prof Eileen Koekemoer
Associate Professor
Programme Manager: Honours Industrial Psychology, Human Resource Management and Labour Relations
BCom (Cum laude) Communication (PU for CHE)
BCom Hons (Cum laude) Industrial Psychology (NWU)
MCom (Cum laude) Industrial Psychology (NWU) PhD Industrial Psychology (NWU) Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA)
[email protected]
+27 (0)12 420 2124 ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3234-4532 Google Scholar Profile Research Interests:
Work-life (nonwork) balance
Career Success Instrument development Validation studies |
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Prof Sumari O'Neil
Associate Professor
Coordinator: Department Research Ethics and Honours Research Report
BA (Cum Laude) Psychology (UP)
BA Hons (Cum Laude) Psychology (UP) MA (Cum Laude) EC Research Psychology (UP) Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (UP) PhD Industrial & Organisational Psychology (UP) Registered Research Psychologist (HPCSA) [email protected]
+27 (0)12 420 3437 ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6905-4670
Research Interests:
Postgraduate research supervision
Qualitative research methodology
Research methodology instruction/pedagogy
Management Education
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Prof Chantal Olckers
Associate Professor
Coordinator: AACSB Assurance of Learning (AoL)
BCom Hons (HRM) (UP)
MCom (HRM) (UP) PhD (HRM) (UP) Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA) Registered Master HR Practitioner (SABPP) [email protected] +27 (0)12 420 3435 ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5592-3951 Research Interests:
Psychometric and competency testing
Recruitment and selection Instrument validation
Psychological Ownership
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Prof Pieter Schaap
Associate Professor
DCom (HRM) (UP)
MCom Hons (HRM) (UP) Dipl Food Technology Registered Master HR Practitioner (SABPP) Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA) Research Interests:
Instrument development & validation
Psychometrics and skills testing Management, leadership assessment and development centres Training impact analysis
Organisational motivation |
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Prof Karel Stanz
Professor
Programme Manager: Magister Internships
MPhil (RAU)
DPhil (UJ) Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA) Registered Master HR Practitioner (SABPP) [email protected] +27 (0)12 420 3074 ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3859-5161 Research Interests:
Organisational Behaviour
Leadership Talent-learning
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Prof Arien Strasheim
Associate Professor
Programme Manager: Doctoral Programme
Qualifications: BSc(Mathematical Statistics)(UP)
BSc(Hons)(Mathematical Statistics)(UP)
MSc(Mathematical Statistics)(UNISA) Research interest:
Methodological issues in social sciences research
Novel applications in multivariate modelling
Structural equation modelling
Psychometric analyses of research instruments
Student career values during and after Covid-19
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Prof Stella Nkomo
Emeritus Professor
PhD Human Resource Management , University of Massachusetts, Amherst (USA)
MBA Business Administration, University of Rhode Island, (USA)
B.S. Business Education, Bryant University (USA)
Email: [email protected]
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3397-631X
Research Interest:
Race and gender diversity in organisations
Management knowledge production in Africa
Critical perspectives on equality and inclusion in the workplace.
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Prof James P Walsh
Extraordinary Professor
A.F. Thurnau Professor; Gerald and Esther Carey Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Management & Organizations; and Professor of Strategy at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business
PhD Northwestern University
MA University of Chicago MA Columbia University BA State University of New York At Albany Research Interest:
Cross-level relationships: Individuals, organizations, and society
Organizational and Corporate Well-being
Moral foundations of Business
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Dr Martha Harunavamwe
Senior Lecturer
Programme Manager: MCom Industrial Psychology and MCom/MPhil Human Resource Management and Labour Relations Management
BSoc (Cum Laude) Human Resource Management (University of Fort Hare)
BCom Hons (Cum Laude) Industrial Psychology (University of Fort Hare)
MCom Industrial Psychology (University of Fort Hare)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (UP)
PhD Industrial & Organisational Psychology (University of the Free State)
Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA)
(012) 420 3074)
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1211-1619
Research Interests:
Work Flexibility
Technostress
Work-life Balance
Organisational Support
Workplace Flourishing
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Dr Daphne Pillay-Naidoo
Senior Lecturer
Programme Manager: BCom Human Resource Management
BSoc Clinical and Industrial Psychology (UKZN)
BSoc Honours Industrial Psychology (UKZN)
MSoc Industrial Psychology (UKZN)
PhD Industrial Psychology (UFS)
Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA)
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0993-1878
Research interest:
Female leadership
Positive Psychology in the workplace
Psychological Strengths in the workplace
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Dr Blessing Chabaya
Lecturer
B.Soc.Sc Human Resource Management (UFH)
BA (Hons) Organisational Psychology (RU)
MA Labour Relations and Human Resources (NMMU)
PhD Employment Relations (UJ)
+27 (0)12 420 6311
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0375-1048
Research Interests:
Labour relations management
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Ms Tsholofelo Tsheole
Lecturer
Bachelor of Law (LLB) (NWU)
Master of Laws (NWU) ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-0004
Areas of specialisation:
Regulatory and Compliance Law Dispute resolution and litigation Employment and Labour Law Research Interest:
Dispute resolution
Retrenchments and dismissals
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Ms Preshanta Pillay
Part-time Lecturer
BCom Hons (HRM) (UP)
MCom Human Resource Management (UP)
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-5566
Research interest:
Diversity Management
Learning in Higher Education
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Mr Sakkie van Greunen
Part-time Lecturer
Charted HR Professional (Generalist & ETD/HRD) with SABPP
Mentor - SABPP
Agric-Diploma (Agricultural College, Potchefstroom)
IPM-Diploma (Institute of Personnel Management)
BA-Degree (UP)
BA CUM Hon – HRD (RAU)
MPhil Human Resource Management (UP)
Research Interests:
HR – Practices, Professionalism, Standards and Competencies ISO & HR Auditing
ETD, Adult Learning & Work-integrated-learning (WIL)
Mentorship & Coaching
Soft-skills training
Aviation
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Adv Elsabe Maree
Part-time lecturer
Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
B. Proc (UP)
LLB (UP)
LLM (UNISA)
Specialties:
Act as commissioner in labour disputes as
stipulated in the LRA in Conciliation’s and Arbitration’
Act as arbitrator in private arbitration’s
Act as chairperson in disciplinary hearings
Act as arbitrator and conciliator
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Dr Cila Myburgh
Part-time lecturer
BCom Human Resource Management (UP)
BCom Hons (Human Resource Management) (UP)
MCom Industrial Psychology (UP)
PhD Industrial Psychology (UP)
Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA)
Specialties:
Academic success
Future of work
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Dr Sane Ngidi
Part-time lecturer
President-elect: SIOPSA (2024/2025)
BCom Marketing and Psychology (Wits)
BA Hons Industrial Psychology (Wits) MA Industrial Psychology (Wits) PhD Leadership in Performance and Change (UJ) Registered Industrial Psychologist (HPCSA)
SIOPSA Exco Member: Marketing, Communication and Brand
Specialties:
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Human Capital Leadership
Organisational Effectiveness
Research interest:
Women in leadership
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in organisations
Leadership in performance and change
Organisational development
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Professional Staff
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*Take note, this is an academic department. Please visit https://www.up.ac.za/human-resources-department/article/257091/contact-details for HR operations at UP.
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Ms Lynette Govender
General Administration
+27 (0)12 420 4756
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Ms Zanele Matlou
Postgraduate Administration
+27 (0)12 420 3108
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Ms Carol-Ann van der Berg
Undergraduate Administration
[email protected]
+27 (0)12 420 4103 |
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