Zamakhanya Makhanya is a Clinical Psychologist and Public Health Researcher from South Africa, currently pursuing a DPhil in Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation at the University of Oxford. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences from Tulane University through the Ford Foundation Fellowship. Her research focuses on digital parenting interventions to reduce violence against children and improve mental health outcomes. She has worked as a clinical psychologist, a trial psychologist in adolescent depression studies, and is currently a research officer at the University of Cape Town. A recipient of the Clarendon Fund Award, Zamakhanya’s commitment to mental health reform was solidified during her involvement in the Life Esidimeni tragedy in South Africa. She hopes to bridge clinical practice with policy development to drive systemic change globally.
I am the research manager for two projects in South Africa under the Global Parenting Initiative – ParentText Optimisation and Evaluation study and the 5-Day ParentText user experience evaluation study.
