Dr. Yanela Ndabula is based at the Centre for Higher Education Research, Teaching and Learning (CHERTL) at Rhodes University, where she focuses on student development and learning. Yanela previously held a researcher and then lecturer role with the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction research programme at Rhodes University. Currently, she is leading the implementation of a first-year mentoring programme that promotes peer learning in undergraduate education. Her expertise also extends to postgraduate support, having served as a Writing Circle Coordinator at the Centre for Postgraduate Studies.

Publications:

Asfour, F., Ndabula, Y., Chakona, G., Mason, P., & Oluwole, D. O. (2020). Using Translanguaging in Higher Education to Empower Students’ Voices and Enable Epistemological Becoming. On Curriculum Philosophy, Thinking, and Theorising in South African Higher Education Transformation, 51-80.

Conferences and Presentations:

Ndabula & McKenna (2019). Postgraduate writing – A mystery better solved together (Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa)

Ndabula & Asfour (2018). Beyond multilinguality: Unpacking academic voice in Writing Circles (Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa— HELTASA) 

Membership of Professional Associations:

International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) Executive committee member; Student Representative (2019-present)

Decolonising the Publishing Ecosystem Network (2024-present)

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