Staff
Joanne Neille
Head of Department
joanne.neille@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4574
Research Interests
- Disability studies
- Narrative and qualitative inquiry
- Early intervention
- Paediatric neurology and dysphagia
Heila Jordaan
Associate Professor
heila.jordaan@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4580
Research Interests
- Bilingualism in typical and atypical populations
- Bilingualism in education
Khetsiwe Masuku
Lecturer
khetsiwe.masuku@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4584
Research Interests
- Disability rights studies
- Caregivers of persons with disabilities
- Aphasia
- Deafblindness
- Language development and language disorder
Sharon Moonsamy
Associate Professor
sharon.moonsamy@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4569
Research Interests
- Language, cognition & Literacy
- Birth to adulthood
- Parent and Teacher collaboration
- Teaching & Learning
Munyane Mophosho
Senior Lecturer
munyane.mophosho@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4575
Research Interests
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Multilingual and Multicultural issues
- Service-learning
- Inclusive Education
- Disability studies
Anniah Mupawose
Senior Lecturer
anniah.mupawose@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4571
Research Interests
- Higher Education Curriculum Design
- Dyslexia, preschool and school-age (cognitive, language and literacy development)
- Fluency disorders in adults and children
Jennifer Watermeyer
Associate Professor
jennifer.watermeyer@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4578
Research Interests
- Health care communication
- Interactional analysis
- Intercultural health communication
- Healthcare interpreting practices
- Patient and healthcare worker experiences of care
- Aphasia and stroke rehabilitation
Kim Coutts
Lecturer
kim.coutts@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4572
Research Interests
- Adult Dysphagia
- Head and Neck Cancer
- ICU management
- Tracheostomy
- Adult Neurology
Kelly-Ann Kater
Tutor
kelly.kater@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4937
Research Interests
- Adult dysphagia
- Adult Neurology
- Degenerative Disorders
- Community reintegration following neurological impairment
Jenna Sher
Tutor
jenna.sher@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4932
Research Interests
- Pre-school and School-Age language
- Paediatric Neurology and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Paediatric Dysphagia and Infant feeding practices and nutrition
Jaishika Seedat
Senior Lecturer
Jaishika.Seedat@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4576
Research Interests
- Adult dysphagia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Motor speech disorders
- Degenerative conditions and Gerontology
- Transformation
Mrs Cynthia Sawasawa
Associate Lecturer
cynthia.sawasawa@wits.ac.za
Research Interests
- Paediatric dysphagia
- Public health
- Tracheostomy
- Paediatric neurology
Skye Adams
Tutor
skye.adams@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4484
Research Interests
- Paediatric Neurology
- Paediatric Dysphagia
- Family Centred Care
- Language Development and Language Disorders
- Teaching and Learning Across the Lifespan
- Transformation
Mr Gift Khumalo
Clinic Manager
Gift.Khumalo@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717-4512
Dr Nomfundo Moroe
HoD (Audiology) Senior Lecturer
nomfundo.moroe@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4501
Research Interests
- Research Methods
- Prevention of environmental and occupational noise
- Role of Audiologists in various sectors
- Prevention, identification and management of Deafblindness in Children
- Hearing children of Deaf parents
Nabeelah Nagdee
Associate Lecturer
nabeelah.nagdee@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 9214
Research Interests
- Professional well-being
- vocational management for individuals with communication impairments
Liepollo Ntlhakana
Associate Lecturer
liepollo.ntlhakana@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 7174581
Research Interests
- Prevention of occupational hearing loss
Ben Sebothoma
Associate Lecturer
Ben.Sebothoma@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4573
Research Interests
- Prevention, identification and management of middle ear pathologies
Prof. Amisha Kanji
Associate Professor
Amisha.Kanji@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4551
Research Interests
- Early Detection of and Intervention for Hearing Loss
- Communication Interactions and Information Counselling in Audiology
- Paediatric Audiology
Prof. Katijah Khoza-Shangase
Associate Professor
Katijah.Khoza-Shangase@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4565
Research Interests
- Recent advances in early detection assessment measures across the lifespan (Early Hearing Detection and Intervention- EHDI; Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing loss -ONIHL; Ototoxicity, Vestibulotoxicity, etc.)
- Audiological monitoring: ototoxicity and/or vestibulotoxicity
- Audiological intervention within preventive care
- Barriers and/or facilitators to preventive audiology
- Contextual factors influencing implementation of preventive audiology
- Monitoring and evaluation factors in preventive audiology
- Policy and legislation in the implementation of preventive audiology strategies
- Preventive audiology in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts
Dr Victor De Andrade
Senior Lecturer
victor.deandrade@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4570
Research Interests
- Socio-cultural and contextual aspects of deafness
- Noise in learning environments
- Phenomenology and experience of deafness, including third-party disability
- Assistive technologies
Dr Karin Joubert
Senior Lecturer
karin.joubert@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4561
Dr Dhanashree Pillay
Senior Lecturer
dhanashree.pillay@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4564
Research Interests
- Diagnostic audiology
- Hearing amplification
- Music, healing and alternative practices
Luisa Petrocchi-Bartal
Senior Clinical Tutor
luisa.petrocchi-bartal@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4568
Aisha Casoojee
Lecturer
aisha.casoojee@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717 4579
Research Interests
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
- Diagnostic Audiology
- Auditory Verbal Therapy
- Communication Intervention Approaches and Audiology in: Linguistically and Culturally Diverse contexts
Ziphezinhle Mpanza
Departmental Secretary
(Speech Therapy)
Ziphezinhle.Mpanza@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717-4577
Ms Rudo Chiwutsi
Administrative Assistant
(Audiology)
Rudo.chiwutsi@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717-4491
Miss Nomvuselelo Nompondwana
Clinic Administrator
Nomvuselelo.Nompondwana@wits.ac.za
27 (11) 717-4567