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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.
NQOBILE
MNISI
PhD Candidate
Supervisor: Prof Kate Cockcroft and Dr Steven James
Generative AI and Human Creativity: An Experimental Study Comparing AI-Assisted and Non-AI-Assisted Creative Performance, Agency, and Processes among University Students.
Masters Students
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VUTLHARI JOY TLAKULA
MA in in 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)
NIKIYTA ASPRYTÉ NAUDÉ
MA in the field of Psychology
Supervisor: Prof Kate Cockcroft
Exploring the cognitive flexibility of South African three- and four-year-olds using the "Draw me a flower that does not exist" task.
PRESHANTHINI NAIDOO
MA in the field of Psychology
Supervisor: Prof Kate Cockcroft
Neuromyths in South Africa: The Prevalence and Predictors of Brain Misconceptions in the Era of Information Overload
NOMPUMELELO
MADONSELA
MA in the field of Psychology
Supervisor: Prof Kate Cockcroft
Investigating Cognitive Flexibility in South African Preschoolers using the Three-Dimensional Change Card Sort Task (3DCCS)
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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