Professional and academic experience

• 15 years experience as researcher

• 5 years experience as lecturer

Professional memberships

• Professional Natural Scientist, South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions
• Member of the Parasitology Society of Southern Africa

Subjects taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

• Veterinary microbiology and bacterial pathogenesis
• Veterinary Infectious Diseases

Research interests

Molecular disease epidemiology, molecular diagnostics, phylogeny, tick-borne diseases, One Health

Collaboration

National and International

Postgraduate students

• Gaorekwe M, UNISA (MSc) graduated August 2022
• Khumalo N, UP (MSc) graduated September 2022
• Ndlovu S, UKZG (PhD) – ongoing
• Nukeri S, UKZN (PhD) – ongoing
• Ally S, SMU (MSC) - ongoing

Research output/publications

• 18 publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals