Office of the Research Director

Office of the Research Director

  Prof Carlien van Wyk

  Director, Associate professor: Researcher and supervisor
  +27 21 864 3593
  carlien.vanwyk@nwu.ac.za
  18 Malan Street, Wellington, 7655 Western Cape , Potchefstroom
  PhD in Social work, MA in Social work (Play therapy), BA in Social work
  Social work, play therapy, children’s participation in the context of children’s rights, child protection


Operational Manager: Western Cape regional office

  Mrs Abigail Warne (CCYF)

  Financial Officer
  +27 21 864 3593
  Abigail.Warne@nwu.ac.za
  Diploma in Management (Lyceum); Certificate in Office Management (Unisa); Diploma in Secretarial Studies


  Mrs Louise van Wyk

  Administrative Assistant
  +27 21 864 3593
  Louise.VanWyk@nwu.ac.za
  North West University, 18 Malan Street, Wellington 7655, Western Cape, Potchefstroom
  Grade 12, Certificate in Office Management, Advance Office Management, Christian Emergency and Trauma Counseling


  Ms Melanie Strydom

  Senior Administration Assistant
  +27 21 864 3593
  Melanie.Strydom@nwu.ac.za
  North West University, 18 Malan Street, Wellington, 7655, Western Cape, Potchefstroom
  Grade 12, Certificate in Office Management, Certificate in Advanced Office Management


  Ms Thenjiwe Gazi

  Personal Assistant to the Research Director
  Thenjiwe.Gazi@nwu.ac.za
  Room G05, Building E8, Potchefstroom
  BA Psychology and Sociology BA Honours Sociology MA Industrial Sociology (current)


Project Administrators

  Miss Megan Catriona Barnard

  Project Administrator
  36616273@mynwu.ac.za
  Building E8, Room G12, Potchefstroom
  BA in Psychology, Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours in Psychology, Master of Health Sciences in Psychology
  Research Methodology and Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)


  Ms Rosalind Elmer-English

  Project Administrator
  Ros.ElmerEnglish@nwu.ac.za
  Building E8, Room G09, Potchefstroom
  BAppSocSci (Counselling and Psychology) BSocSci Honours (Psychology) MHSc in Research Psychology 
  Cognitive Psychology and Research Methodology


Research Psychology Interns

  Ms Arielle Graaff

  Research Psychology Intern
  34214526@mynwu.ac.za
  Building E8, Room G04B, Potchefstroom
   BHSc (Physiology and Psychology) BHSc Honours (Psychology) MHSc in Research Psychology (current)
  Psychometrics and Community Psychology


  Miss Tsegofatso Motaung

  Research Psychology Intern
  25154826@mynwu.ac.za
  Building E8, Room G04B, Potchefstroom


Post doctoral Fellows

  Dr Leandi Erasmus

  Post-Doctoral Researcher
  0731629974
  Leandi.Erasmus@nwu.ac.za
  BA(Social Work), Hons (Psychology - Psychometry), MSW (Play Therapy), PhD Social Work
  Neuropsychosocial development, intervention innovation, contextualisation of psychosocial intervention, early childhood adversity.