Other Research Active Members


Dr Willy H Engelbrecht

Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies


  • Qualification (s)
    • PhD Tourism Management (NWU)
    • M.Ed Educational Management and Leadership (UJ)
    • MCom Tourism Management (NWU)
    • BCom Hons in Tourism Management (NWU)
    • BCom in Marketing and Tourism Management (NWU)


  • Research Interests

    • Tourism Marketing, 

    • Ecotourism 

    • Tourism Management

    • Educational Management and Leadership 

    • Supply Chain





  • ORCiD ID

    ORCiD 0000-0002-6983-0032

  • Brief Bio

    Willy has completed a PhD in Tourism Management at the North-West University and a second Masters in Educational Management and Leadership at the University of Johannesburg. Willy’s interest in research relates to various disciplines given his role within the institution and being exposed to various disciplines. Willy supervises Honours; Masters and Doctoral research projects and acts as reviewer for various journals and examiner of Masters and Doctoral studies for higher education institutions. 

Dr Gill Mooney

Dean: Academic Development and Support


  • Qualification (s)
    • PhD Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Wits)
    • M.A. Research Psychology (Wits)
    • BA Hons in Psychology (Wits)
    • BA (Law and Psychology) (Wits)

  • Research Interests

    • Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

    • Vygotskian theory





  • ORCiD ID

    N/A

  • Brief Bio

    Gill Mooney is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning. Gill has published in several journal articles in teaching and learning in higher education and Vygotskian theory. She has written numerous book chapters in a range of areas, including an instructors’ guide for teaching first year students and Developmental Psychology. She has presented a number of papers at both national and international conferences and has supervised many postgraduate students at the honours, masters and PhD levels. 

Dr Reza Hosseini

Deputy Dean: Research and Postgraduate Studies


  • Qualification (s)
    • PhD in Philosophy (University of Johannesburg)
    • MPhil in Arts (University of Johannesburg)
    • BA in Philosophy (University of Tehran)


  • Research Interests

    • Ethics

    • Ancient Philosophy

    • Ludwig Wittgenstein

    • 19th century American Philosophy





  • ORCiD ID

    N/A

  • Brief Bio

    Reza obtained his PhD in philosophy from the University of Johannesburg in 2013. He is the author of Wittgenstein and Meaning in Life (2015, New York: Palgrave MacMillan) and Emerson’s Literary Philosophy (2020, New York: Palgrave MacMillan). He is currently working on a project to situate the works of Henry Thoreau in the tradition of philosophy as a way of life and their overlapping similarities with the works of Pierre Hadot, Michell Foucault on “technologies of the self”, and Alexander Nehamas. 

Dr Andre Abrahams

Teaching and Learning Manager (CAT)


  • Qualification (s)

    • PhD Development Studies (NMU)

    • MA Political Science

    • Hons Political Science

    • BA General 



  • Research Interests

    • Education for Sustainable Development

    • Transformative Learning and Constructivism 

    • Decolonisation Pedagogy 

    • Development Policy and Conflict Management





  • ORCiD ID

    N/A

  • Brief Bio

    Andre has a Phd in Development Studies with a particular focus on Education for Sustainable Development and Transformative Learning. He completed his PhD at the Nelson Mandela University. Andre is an experienced supervisor having supervised students to their successful completion of their Honours and Master’s respectively.  Andre is passionate about transforming the landscape of higher education in South Africa through meaningful research contributions. 

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