Professor Mohamed Seedat D. Phil  
Professor/Director
Tel: Tel: +27 (0)11 857-1142
Fax: + 27 (0)11 857-1770
E-mail: seedama@unisa.ac.za

Mohamed works in the areas of public health and community liberation psychology.  His research interests include violence and injury prevention, safety and peace promotion, the politics of making community and knowledge production as well as the role of spirituality and religion in human development.

Professor Kopano Ratele  D. Phil 
Professor/Co-Director
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0536 / +27 (0)11 857-1142
E-mail: kopano.ratele@mrc.ac.za

Kopano’s scholarly interests span the areas of violence and fatal injury, critical psychology, sexuality, culture, men and masculinities, and research methodology. He is editor in chief of African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Prevention and current President of the Psychological Society of South Africa.

Taryn Amos B.A (Psych) Honours
M. (Research Psychology)
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0535
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: taryn.amos@mrc.ac.za

Taryn’s research interests include health policies for the prevention of unintentional injuries, child burns, male interpersonal violence and spirituality, elder safety indices and interventions, and community assets.

Najuwa Arendse B.A (Psych) Honours
Research Intern
Tel: +27 (0)21 938- 0472
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: najuwa.arendse@mrc.ac.za

Najuwa is currently completing her Masters Degree in Research Psychology. Her research interests include unintentional injury and violence prevention, child pedestrian safety, childhood burns and gender-based violence.

Madeleine Breda National N6 Secretarial Certificate
Senior Administrative Officer
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0216
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: madeleine.breda@mrc.ac.za

Madeleine provides administrative and financial support to the Crime, Violence and Injury Research Unit.

Abdulsamed Bulbulia M.Ph.
Community Intervention Coordinator / Public Health Researcher
Tel: +27 (0)21 938 0534
Fax: +27 (0)21 938 0381
E-mail: samed.bulbulia@mrc.ac.za

Samed is involved in the promotion and research of indigenous strategies for safe and healthy communities. He is also involved in child traffic safety research.

Hilton Donson ND Clin Tech (Resp&Crit Care) NHD PSE BTech Clin Tech
Scientist
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0443
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: hilton.donson@mrc.ac.za

Hilton is a trained respiratory and critical care therapist. He is involved in the National Injury Mortality Surveillance System and drowning prevention research.

Annelise Krige H.D.E
Senior Administative Officer
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0441
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: annelise.krige@mrc.ac.za

Annelise provides administrative and research management support.

Chernelle Lambert B.A (Psych) Honours
Research Intern               
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0535
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: chernelle.lambert@mrc.ac.za

Chernelle is completing her Master’s degree in Research Psychology. Her research interests include male interpersonal violence, masculinities and feminist theory as well as issues around social and cultural traditions.

Sandy Lazarus PhD, Prof
Senior Specialist  Scientist
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0441
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: slazarus@uwc.ac.za

Sandy’s research draws on a critical 'community psychology perspective and focuses on the factors relating to violence and the development of an appropriate approach to health promotion in the South African context.              

Sandra Marais D. Litt. et Phil (Sociology of Health)
Senior Specialist Scientist
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0407
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: sandra.marais@mrc.ac.za

Sandra has worked extensively in rural areas and is interested in the alcohol relatedness of injuries and violence. Her work also includes the wellbeing of older people and changing alcohol consumption in pregnant women.       

Ashley van Niekerk M.Psych; PhD
Manager/Specialist Scientist
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0399
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: ashley.vanniekerk@mrc.ac.za

Ashley has a background in clinical psychology and public health. His research interests include childhood injury occurrence and prevention in and around home settings. He has particularly focused on burn prevention research.               

Jessica Paulse Psych (Hons)     
Research Intern               
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0367
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: jessica.paulse@mrc.ac.za

Jessica is completing her research internship as part of the requirements for the completion of her Masters Degree in Research Psychology. Her research interest broadly includes women and child well-being.

Guillermina Ritacco M. (Research Psychology)
Research Intern
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0535
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: guillermina.ritacco@mrc.ac.za

Guillermina has a keen interest in assessment as well as cross cultural evaluation of assessment tools. Her research interests include suicide, child well-being, as well as child abuse and maltreatment.

Mariëtte Smith M. Sc (Clinical Epidemiology)
Scientist
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0305
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: mariette.smith@mrc.ac.za

Mariette’s background is in perinatal mortality. Her current research interests include injury surveillance and injury epidemiology.

Shahnaaz Suffla M.Psych
Senior Scientist               
Tel: +27 (0)21 938-0896
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: shahnaaz.suffla@mrc.ac.za

Shahnaaz is trained as a clinical psychologist. Her research interests include violence and injury prevention, gender, and peace and safety promotion.

Anesh Sukhai M.Ph.   
PhD (Manager/Senior Scientist )
E-mail: anesh.sukhai@mrc.ac.za

Anesh has a background in public health, emergency care medicine, and town and regional planning. His research interests are in injury epidemiology and focuses particularly on road traffic injuries.

Neziswa Titi B.Psych               
Intern Researcher
Tel: +27 (0)21 938- 0478
Fax: +27 (0)21 938-0381
E-mail: neziswa.titi@mrc.ac.za

Neziswa is completing her Masters Degree in Research Psychology. Her research interests are in childhood injury prevention, focusing particularly on burns.