Permanent academic staff

(Chair: Prof Tina Steiner)

(Please click below for individual profiles of staff.)

Prof Sally-Ann Murray
Prof Louise Green
Prof Tina Steiner
Prof. Nadia Sanger
Dr Daniel Roux
Dr Jeanne Ellis
Dr Dawid de Villiers
Dr Riaan Oppelt
Dr Megan Jones
Dr Nwabisa Bangeni
Dr Uhuru Portia Phalafala
Dr Wamuwi Mbao
Prof. Tilla Slabbert
Dr Lauren van der Rede
Dr Eckard Smuts

Departmental Officers

Mrs Helen Dakada, Senior Departmental Officer / 021 808 2040 / [email protected]
Mrs Johanita Passerini, Departmental Officer / 021 808 2051 / [email protected]

Professor Emerita

Prof Annie Gagiano

Professors Extraordinaire and Associate Professors Extraordinaire

Prof Gabeba Baderoon (Pennsylvania State University)

Prof Meg Samuelson (University of Adelaide)

Prof Evan Mwangi (Northwestern University, Illinois)

Research Associates

Dr Tyrone August (Independent scholar) to June 2027 [email protected] 

Dr Wesley Macheso (Independent scholar) to 30 September 2028 [email protected] / [email protected]  

Prof Maria Olaussen (University of Gothenburg) to March 2029  [email protected] 

Prof Ranka Primorac (University of Southampton) to 31 Dec 2027 [email protected] 

Dr Ryan Topper (Western Ontario University) to 31 January 2028 [email protected] / [email protected] 

Dr Doseline Kiguru (Bristol) to 31 March 2028 [email protected] 

Dr Rose Lim (American University of Phnom Penh), to 31 Dec 2028, [email protected] 

Prof Graham Riach (Université Libre de Bruxelles), to 31 March 2029, [email protected] 

Prof Zlatan Filipovic (Gothenburg University), to 30 April 2029, [email protected] 

Dr Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University, Ghana), to 30 April 2029, [email protected] 

Dr Laura Zander (Independent Scholar), 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 

Prof Peter Schneck (University of Osnabrück), 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2029 

1st and 2nd Year Tutors

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Lara Alhadeff

Eva-Liisa Andima

Pieter Conradie

Lameez Hendricks

Meg Hill

Bramwell Lusala

Siwongiwe Makupula

Josephine Troost

Khenjé Van der Walt

Donna Van der Wat

Inge Van Graan

Linda Van der Watt

Izelle Viljoen

Bo Whittaker

E214

Chan Croeser

Adri Marais 

Siwongiwe Makupula

Prof Maria Olaussen (University of Gothenburg)

Prof Ranka Primorac (University of Southampton)

Dr Lizelle Smit (Independent scholar)

Current and Recent Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr Rose Lim