Her work asks how fathers can be supported to take part meaningfully in caregiving, and how health services can make room for them. She is a PhD candidate in Nursing Science at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Research interests
The questions behind the work.
What role do fathers play in the health of mothers and children? What stops them from taking part, and what would help? Her research looks for practical, evidence-based answers that health services can actually use.
Father involvement in maternal and child healthHow fathers can be supported to take part meaningfully in caregiving.
Father-inclusive infant and young child feedingHer PhD: developing and validating an educational programme for fathers.
What shapes father involvementSocial, cultural and health-system barriers and opportunities.
Integrating fathers into health servicesBringing father-inclusive approaches into existing care.
From evidence to practicePractical, sustainable approaches that strengthen family-centred care.
Research projects
Current and past work.
Current · PhD
Father-inclusive infant and young child feeding
Developing and validating an educational programme that gives fathers the knowledge and skills to support how their babies and young children are fed, shaped around the needs of health professionals and communities.
University of the Witwatersrand2024 – present
Research assistant
College of Nursing research
Supported research projects from literature review to publication: data collection and management, statistical analysis, and preparing manuscripts and reports.
Chungnam National University, South Korea2020 – 2022
Ongoing interest
What shapes father involvement
The social, cultural and health-system factors that help or hold fathers back, and how services can turn barriers into opportunities.
Family-centred careOngoing
Education
Three countries. One question.
Trained in nursing and midwifery in Eswatini, she completed her master's degree in South Korea and is now pursuing her doctorate in South Africa.
June 2024 – present
PhD, Nursing Science
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
March 2020 – August 2022
Master of Science in Nursing
Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea.
August 2013 – August 2017
Bachelor of Nursing Science
Community Health Nursing and Midwifery, Swaziland Christian University, Mbabane, Eswatini.