Ms Naidoo obtained her undergraduate degrees in psychology and master’s degree in clinical psychology at the University of KwaZulu Natal, Howard College Campus. During this time, she gained clinical, forensic, and neuropsychological experience working in public health throughout KZN. Thereafter, she was appointed as Lecturer in the psychology department at UKZN Pietermaritzburg campus, where she primarily taught and co-ordinated courses in psychopathology at the undergraduate level, and neuropsychology among other areas at the postgraduate level. She has experience in clinical and research supervision and practices psychological assessment and therapy privately part-time. Ms Naidoo left SA in 2019 to pursue full time doctoral studies in England and returned to SA in 2020.

Research

Ms Naidoo is currently registered with the doctorate in clinical psychology programme at the University of East Anglia in England. Her research looks at the influence of cultural orientation on identity changes post acquired brain Injury. Other research interests are in the following areas:

• Clinical neuropsychology
• Social neuropsychology
• Cross cultural neuropsychology

Teaching

• First year & Masters’ levels