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252<br />

researCH fielDs anD staff<br />

M. HenDriCks<br />

Development of paediatric food-based dietary guidelines<br />

in South Africa; evaluation of tactile stimulation in infants<br />

born to HIV-infected mothers; vitamin A supplementation;<br />

management of children with severe malnutrition; human<br />

rights and nutrition.<br />

J. sHea<br />

Health promotion and education; the adaptation and piloting<br />

of a behavioural intervention to support HIV+ women in the<br />

core domains of health, mental health, parenting and HIV<br />

prevention for use by non-governmental organizations;<br />

an assessment of the feasibility of intervention trials on<br />

tuberculosis prevention in schools in the Western Cape<br />

Province; development of a certificate course in clinical<br />

research.<br />

CHilDren’s institUte<br />

DireCtor: prof. sHirley penDlebUry<br />

The Children’s Institute aims to contribute knowledge<br />

and understanding to promotion of policies which govern<br />

improvement of child well-being, and fulfillment of the<br />

rights of all South Africa’s children, with special emphasis<br />

on children rendered vulnerable by a range of difficult<br />

circumstances. It addresses the needs and rights of South<br />

Africa’s children through policy research, advocacy and<br />

education and other academic activities that contribute<br />

to improvement in the policy analysis, formulation,<br />

implementation and evaluation processes.<br />

permanent and long-term contract staff<br />

professors 1<br />

senior lecturers (snr researchers) 5<br />

lecturers (researchers) 1<br />

pass (administrative) 6<br />

pass (scientific and technical) 7<br />

total 20<br />

students<br />

phD 2<br />

total 2<br />

researCH fielDs anD staff<br />

professor sHirley penDlebUry<br />

Director; Education; teacher education & development;<br />

participatory democracy & social justice; public reasoning.<br />

liZette berry<br />

Senior researcher; Child socio-economic rights indicators;<br />

child poverty.<br />

ariane De lannoy<br />

Senior researcher;Youth in rapidly changing,<br />

urban environments; Perceptions of opportunity structure;<br />

Education, identity and educational decision-making; HIV/<br />

AIDS<br />

katHarine Hall<br />

Senior researcher; Child poverty; socio-economic rights.<br />

lUCy JaMieson<br />

Senior advocacy co-ordinator; Child rights; participatory<br />

democracy; governance; law reform & policy development.<br />

anDile Mayekiso<br />

<strong>Research</strong>er; HIV/AIDS; migration studies; infants & HIV/<br />

AIDS; street children; social policy.<br />

Helen MeintJes<br />

Senior <strong>Research</strong>er; HIV/AIDS & children; alternative care;<br />

social policy; children’s participation; media<br />

Dr tenDai nHenga-CHakarisa<br />

Senior researcher; International law; human rights law;<br />

child rights; child labour; applying international children’s<br />

rights law in African cultural contexts; curriculum design<br />

& legal drafting.<br />

paUla proUDloCk<br />

Senior Legal <strong>Research</strong>er; Child rights; legislative review;<br />

law reform; democracy & governance; socio-economic<br />

rights for children.<br />

norMa rUDolpH<br />

Senior researcher; Child rights; action research &<br />

appreciative inquiry; education; HIV/AIDS & children;<br />

evaluation.<br />

ContaCt Details<br />

Postal Address: Children’s Institute, University of Cape<br />

Town, 46 Sawkins Road, Rondebosch, 7700<br />

Tel: +27 21 689 5404<br />

Fax: +27 21 689 8330/1287<br />

E-mail: info@ci.org.za<br />

Web: www.ci.org.za<br />

<strong>UCT</strong> General enquiries: +27 21 650 9111<br />

<strong>UCT</strong> web: http://www.uct.ac.za<br />

<strong>UCT</strong> ReseaRCh RepoRT '11

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