Meet the Team

The ALLS is a collaborative project, involving teams at five African Universities, UZH PhD and Master students, a lead research assistant and 15-20 local research assistants in each country.

  • Prof. Dr. Amber Gayle Thalmayer

    Principal Investigator
    University of Zurich
    University of the Free State

  • Daniel Hofmann

    PhD candidate
    University of Zurich

  • Selma Uugwanga

    PhD candidate

    University of Zurich

  • Dr. Elizabeth Shino

    Senior lecturer at the University of Namibia in Windhoek and lead of the Namibia team.
    Namibia.

  • Dr. Annelisa Murangi

    Lecturer at University of Namibia and lead research assistant for Namibia.
    Namibia.

  • Dr. Stephen Asatsa

    Head of the Department of Psychology at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi and lead of the Kenya team.
    Kenya.

  • John Makunda

    Masters student at Catholic University of Eastern Africa and lead research assistant for Kenya.
    Kenya.

  • Prof. Dr. Luzelle Naudé

    Professor at the University of the Free State in South Africa, Principal Investigator and Grant Holder for South Africa, South African National Research Foundation.
    South Africa.

  • Dr. Catherine Shirma

    Postdoc at University of the Free State and lead research assistant for South Africa.
    South Africa.

  • Athumani Mgaya

    PhD candidate at the University of the Free State, South Africa and Grant Holder: Higher Education for Economic Transformation Scholarship Fund for Postgraduate Training at the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania.
    South Africa.

  • Diego Rex

    PhD candidate at the University of the Free State and part of the South African team.
    South Africa.

  • Dr. Tasneem Hassem

    PhD candidate at the University of The Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and part of the South Africa team.
    South Africa.

  • Prof. Dr. Sumaya Laher

    Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and part of the South Africa team.
    South Africa.

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  • Dr. Tracey-Ann Adonis

    Senior lecturer at the University of the Western Cape and part of the South Africa team.
    South Africa.

  • Casey Botha

    PhD student at University of the Western Cape and part of the South Africa team.
    South Africa.

  • Prof. Dr. Maria Florence

    Associate professor at the University of the Western Cape and part of the South Africa team.
    South Africa.