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NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORY
WITS NeuRL


PhD Students

SALEHA MAHOMED-KOLA
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof Aline Ferreira-Correia and Prof. Jennifer Watermeyer
Health Literacy, Neurocognitive Function and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease

NABEELAH BEMATH
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Prof Kate Cockcroft and Dr Nicolas Chevalier
The structure and measurement of young children's executive functioning in South Africa

ASANDA MADI
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Dr Sahba Besharati and Prof Kate Cockcroft
Adolescent neurocognitive development, socio-cultural factors and socio-emotional processes in peri-rural South Africa, using the Asenze population cohort.
Masters Students
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VUTLHARI JOY TLAKULA
Social and Psychological Research
Supervisor: Dr Phindile Mayaba
A Narrative Inquiry into Parents' Perceptions of Raising their Child who has Experienced Transgenerational Child(hood) Sexual Violence (TCSV)
Interns
LATIFAH NJENGA
Research Intern
2026
Alumni
Lauren Coppin
Previous Masters Student
Makhauta Hlaodi
Previous Masters Student
Sasha Jugdav
Previous Masters Student
Abongile Kibido
Previous Masters Student
Shamsunisaa Miles
Previous Honours Intern
Timony Miller
Previous Masters Student
Claudia Osato
Previous Masters Student
Aderemi Oyejide
Previous Masters Student
Candice Ramsammy
Previous Masters Student
Amonette Van Den Heever
Previous Masters Student
Sabrina Benvenuti
Previous Masters Student
Jeremie Mututu
Previous Masters Student
Joshua Irwin
Previous Masters Student
Nelia Cunningham
Previous Masters Student
Hillary Banjo
Previous Masters Student
Byron Persello
Previous Masters Student
Katya Menschy
Previous Masters Student
Nqobile Mbongwa
Previous Masters Student
Innocentia Tshikomba
Previous Masters Student
Joanette Cameron
Previous Masters Student
Raiba Mehmood
Previous Masters Student
Nsovo Mahumani
Previous Masters Student
Gabriella Nutter
Previous Research Intern
Ilana Eidelman
Previous Research Intern
Laylah Sallie
Previous Research Intern
Sarah Higgins
Previous Research Intern
Rearabetswe Nhlapo
Previous Research Intern
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