Professors

• Mark de Vos (Associate Professor & Head of Department)
  Research areas: Syntax, literacy
• William Bennett (Associate Professor)
  Research areas: Phonology, African languages
• Ian Siebörger (Associate Professor)
  Research areas: Systemic Functional Linguistics, Legitimation Code Theory, media discourses, sign language linguistics

Lecturers

• Sally Hunt (Acting Head of Department, January – June 2026)
  Research areas: Critical Discourse Analysis, corpus linguistics
• Tracy Bowles
  Research areas: Psycholinguistics, literacy
• Mbali Jiyane
  Research areas: Morphosyntax

Augmented Programme Coordinator

• To be appointed

Administrator

• Nolusindiso Kepe

Professors Emeritus

• Ralph Adendorff 
• Ron Simango 

Research Associates

Discourse analysis

• Idowu Adetomokun
• Gbenga Ibileye
• Morakinyo Tella
• Dylan Nemaramba

Language description

• Eva-Marie Bloom Ström

Phonology

• Aaron Braver
• Didier Demolin

Second language learning

• Michael James

Postgraduates

Doctoral students

• Mohammed Alshannat
• Tracy Bowles
• Mbali Jiyane
• Kelly Kilian
• Hlumela Mkabile
• Samuel Nuhu Baba
• Patience Nyasulu
• Lindsay Schmauss
• Puleng Tšehla
• Selina Wayimba

• Pamela Eapen
• Bronwyn Hucklesby
• Laphumilanga Majola
• Senamile Mchunu
• Lindiwe Mdali
• Refiloe Molobi
• Luncedo Mvelase
• Sandiswa Ndzunga
• Thulani Speelman
• Sindi Xolo
• Khethani Yende

Department staff and postgraduate students, 2025

Last Modified: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:15:37 SAST