CURRICULUM VITAE Nola Redelinghuys (Updated June 2013)Development and UFS colleagues), Bloemfontein/ Katse Dam, Lesotho: 3-14 July. 2007: Facilitated and co-presented two 2-week course

CURRICULUM VITAE

Nola Redelinghuys

(Updated June 2013)

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1. Personal details

Date of birth: 11 May, 1971

Nationality: South African

Current occupation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, UFS

Work address: Department of Sociology, University of the Free

State, P.O. Box 339(41), Bloemfontein, 9300

E-mail address: [email protected]

Telephone numbers: (051) 401 2491 (w)

084 477 4400 (cell)

Fax number: (051) 401 3518

Language proficiency: English – good

Afrikaans – good

Sotho – basic

2. Academic qualifications

2.1 Formal training

- 1989: Matriculated at Vryheid High School, Vryheid.

- 1993: B.Soc.Sc. (Social Work), University of the Free State.

- 1997: B.Soc.Sc Hons cum laude (Sociology). University of the Free State.

- 2000: M.Soc.Sc. (Sociology), University of the Free State.

- 2008: Ph.D (Sociology), University of the Free State.

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2.2 Other qualifications obtained and courses attended

1998: Yenza Project Management Course. Centre for Health Systems Research and

Development, University of the Free State (11-13 August).

1998: Active Student Involvement in Learning. Centre for Higher and Adult Education, University

of Stellenbosch (10-12 June).

1998: South African Demographic and Health Survey (1998) Training Course. The South African

Medical Research Council (January 1998).

2000: Access with Success. Presented by M Valcke (University of Ghent), University of the Free

State (24 May).

2004: Assessment in Higher Education. Centre for Higher Education Studies and Development,

University of the Free State. (26-27 May).

2005: Academic Writing with MS Word. UDRAW, University of the Free State (October).

2005: Scientific Writing Workshop. Presented by P Butler (World Health Organisation), Centre

for Health Systems Research and Development (4-6 April).

2008: Microsoft Publisher 2007 -Foundation. Centre for Higher Education Studies and

Development, University of the Free State (8 and 15 February)

2008: Microsoft Access 2007 - Foundation. Centre for Higher Education Studies and

Development, University of the Free State (20 and 27 February)

2008: Basic Sesotho Communication Programme, Centre for Higher Education Studies and

Development, University of the Free State.

2009: Intermediate Sesotho Communication Programme, Centre for Higher Education Studies

and Development, University of the Free State.

2009: Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - PowerPoint Fundamentals. Centre for Higher Education

Studies and Development, University of the Free State (19 February – 19 March).

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3. Professional career

1994-1996: Self employed

1998-2002: Facilitator of Sociology and junior researcher (Centre for Health Systems Research

and Development), University of the Free State.

2003-2004: Junior Lecturer of Sociology, University of the Free State.

2004-2009: Lecturer of Sociology, University of the Free State.

2010-present: Senior Lecturer of Sociology, University of the Free State.

4. Teaching-related experience

4.1 Fields of specialisation

- Environmental Sociology

- Medical Sociology/ Sociology of Health.

4.2 Teaching

- MB ChB I: Two modules – The Doctor and the Environment; Concepts of Health and

Disease.

- Sociology:

o Second year - Population Dynamics and Environmental Issues;

o Third year – Sociological Theory

o Honours – The Sociology of Population and the Environment; Sociological Theory

- Masters in Environmental Management: One module – Social Aspects of Water Use

- Masters in Gender Studies: Two modules – Research Methodology; Gender and the

Environment.

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4.3 Post-graduate supervision

Masters dissertations

- Wu YL 2004. A Student Satisfaction Survey at the University of the Free State. (Masters in

Human and Societal Dynamics) (Co-supervisor).

- Kunguma O. 2009. The experience and coping strategies of rural women in Riverside,

Zimbabwe with regard to water scarcity (Masters in Disaster Management) (Co-

supervisor).

- Matela L. 2009. The place and the role of child protection agencies in rendering services to

children living in domestic violent homes in Lesotho (Masters in Gender Studies) (Co-

supervisor).

- Lerotholi M. 2010. The participation of women in the development projects of the Lesotho

Highlands Development Authority. (Masters in Gender Studies) (Supervisor).

- Kavungo MH. 2010. Resuscitating the household livelihoods of rural flood victims in

Ohangwena region, Namibia. (Masters in Development Studies) (Supervisor).

- Mutsaka B. 2011. An analysis of the vulnerability to the impacts of climate change of rural

livelihood systems in Gwanda District, Matebeleland South Province, Zimbabwe. (Masters

in Development Studies) (Supervisor)

- Ndungu A. 2013. An investigation into the management of sanitation facilities at selected

primary schools in the Leribe and Bothe Bothe districts of Lesotho (Masters in

Environmental Management) (Supervisor)

4.4 External examination

2010: External examiner (Masters dissertation) – University of Stellenbosch

2011: External examiner (Masters dissertation) – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

University

2012: External examiner (Masters dissertation) – Rhodes University

2013: External examiner (Masters dissertation – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

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4.5 External courses facilitated

2005: The use of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) as a tool for sustainable local

development in South Africa. (Pre-conference workshop: Kimberley). Joint

Population Conference: Bloemfontein, 26 – 30 September.

2006: Facilitated and co-presented a 2-week course on the population, environment and

development nexus for government and municipal managers (in collaboration with

the United Nations Population Fund, LEAD-SA, Chief Directorate Population &

Development and UFS colleagues), Bloemfontein/ Katse Dam, Lesotho: 3-14 July.

2007: Facilitated and co-presented two 2-week course on the population, environment

and development nexus for government and municipal managers (in collaboration

with the United Nations Population Fund, LEAD-SA, Chief Directorate Population &

Development and UFS colleagues), Kimberley: 12-22 February; Bloemfontein 19-28

September.

2008-2012: Facilitated six 10-day course on the population, environment and development

nexus for government and municipal managers (in collaboration with the United

Nations Population Fund, LEAD-SA, Chief Directorate Population & Development,

South African National Parks and UFS colleagues), Bloemfontein/ Golden Gate

Highlands National Park: 11-19 September 2008; 4-12 June 2009; 15-23 September

2009; 15-23 April 2010; 12-20 April 2011; 17-25 April 2012.

2011: Facilitated a one day workshop on Education on Sustainable Development (ESD),

for the SADC Regional Environmental Education Programme at the University of

Botswana, Gaborone: 21 September.

5. Research-related experience

5.1 Papers presented

2012. Esterhuyse S, Kemp M and Redelinghuys N

Assessing the existing knowledge base and opinions of decision-makers on the regulation

and monitoring of shale gas mining in South Africa. International Conference On Fresh

Water Governance For Sustainable Development. Drakensberg Sports Resort, South

Africa, 5-7 November.

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2012 S Esterhuyse, A Kijko, N Redelinghuys, A Smit, F Sokolic and M Kemp

The development of an interactive vulnerability map to assess the potential environmental

and socio-economic impacts of unconventional gas mining by means of hydraulic

fracturing in South Africa. The Second Karoo Development Conference -claiming our

future: people, space and place in the Karoo, Beaufort West, 14-17 October.

2012 Redelinghuys N.

Key note presentation: The contribution of social sciences to the study of environmental

issues. Orange River Basin Symposium, Bloemfontein, 6-7 June.

2009 Redelinghuys N.

Poverty relief and environmental conservation in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park

(GGHNP), South Africa: A case study in the integration of population, environment and

development (PED). Leadership for Climate Change – LEAD International Training Session,

Beijing: Peking University, 8-15 November.

2008 Redelinghuys N.

Institutional impediments to sustained future cooperation over fresh water between states

in the Orange River Basin. Orange River Basin Symposium, Bloemfontein: Centre for

Environmental Management, 12-14 November.

2005 Pelser AJ & Redelinghuys N.

The socio-economic and demographic landscape of HIV/AIDS in the Free State. ARV

Conference: implementing the comprehensive care and treatment programme for HIV

and AIDS patients in the Free State, Bloemfontein: University of the Free State/ Free State

Department of Health, 30 March-1 April.

2001 Redelinghuys N.

Incorporating environmental refugees into an existing international and local refugee

policy framework: decisions and challenges within the Southern African context. Demsa

Joint Annual Population Conference, Pretoria: University of Pretoria (2-4 October).

1999 Redelinghuys N.

Environmental refugees in Southern Africa. EPOG Multidisciplinary Paper Series,

Bloemfontein: University of the Free State (10 September).

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5.2 Conferences attended

2009 Leadership for Climate Change – LEAD International Training Session, LEAD International.

Peking University: Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 8-15 November.

2009 World Water Week, Stockholm International Water Institute. Stockholmsmässan:

Stockholm, Sweden, 14- 24 August.

2009 Societies in Transition – LEAD-Southern and Eastern Africa Training Session, LEAD-SEA.

Malawi Management Institute: Lilongwe, Malawi, 11-18 July, 2009

2005 Joint Population Conference, Department of Social Development, South Africa; Ministry of

Finance and Planning, Lesotho. University of the Free State, Bloemfontein/University of

Lesotho, Maseru, 26 – 30 September.

2005 ARV Conference: Implementing the Comprehensive Care and Treatment Programme for

HIV and AIDS Patients in the Free State, Free State Department of Health. University of the

Free State, Bloemfontein, 30 March – 1 April.

2003 Tuberculosis: a Multidisciplinary Approach to Research, Policy and Practice, Centre for

Health Systems Research & Development. University of the Free State: Bloemfontein, 11-

12 November.

2001 Demsa Joint Annual Population Conference, University of Pretoria. University of Pretoria:

Pretoria, 2-4 October.

6. Publications

6.1 Books and chapters in books

Redelinghuys N. 2013. Environmental Issues. In Bezuidenhout FF (ed.). A reader on selected social

issues (Fifth edition). Pretoria: Van Schaik. (In Press)

Redelinghuys N. 2012. Health and Health Status of the South African Population. In Van Rensburg

HCJ (ed.) 2012. Health and Health Care in South Africa (2nd Edition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Pelser AJ, Redelinghuys N & Velelo N. 2011. People, Parks and Poverty: integrated conservation

and development initiatives in the Free State Province of South Africa. In: Venora G & Grillo O

(eds.) Biodiversity, Vol 6. Vienna: Intech.

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Redelinghuys N & Van Rensburg HCJ. 2004.

Health, morbidity and mortality: the health status of the South African population. In Van

Rensburg HCJ (ed). Health and Health Care in South Africa. Pretoria: Van Schaik.

6.2 Peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals

Esterhuyse S, Kemp M and Redelinghuys N. 2013.

Assessing the existing knowledge base and opinions of decision-makers on the regulation and

monitoring of unconventional gas mining in South Africa. Water International, (accepted on 16

June 2013).

Redelinghuys N. & Pelser AJ. 2013.

Challenges to cooperation on water utilisation in the Southern Africa region. Water Policy. 15(4).

Pelser AJ, Redelinghuys N & Velelo N. 2013.

Protected areas as vehicles in population development: lessons from rural South Africa.

Environment, Development and Sustainability, 15(1): DOI 10.1007/s10668-013-9434-4.

Redelinghuys N. 2006.

Social dynamics fuelling the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Free State: implications for prevention,

care, treatment and support. Acta Academica Supplementum (1), 2006: 362-385.

Pelser AJ & Redelinghuys N 2005.

Mining, Migration and Misery: exploring the HIV/AIDS nexus in the Free State Goldfields of South

Africa. Journal for Contemporary History, 31(1): 29-48.

Marais L, Pelser A, Botes L, Redelinghuys N & Benseler A. 2005.

Public finances, service delivery and mine closure in Koffiefontein (Free State, South Africa: from

stepping stone to stumbling block). Town and Regional Planning 48, November 2005.

Redelinghuys N & Pelser AJ. 2002.

The challenge of environmental refugees: international and local policy responses. South African

Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, 9(1): 1-19.

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Redelinghuys N & Pelser AJ. 2002

Forced environmental migration in Southern Africa: working towards a proposed strategy for

action. Journal for Contemporary History, 27(3): 33-53

Redelinghuys N & Pelser AJ. 2000.

Environmental refugees in developing nations: exploring the causes and impact. Acta Academica,

32(1): 1-26.

Redelinghuys N, Botes LJS & De Wet M. 1999.

Role conflict among women employees: fact or fiction? Society in Transition, 30(1): 54-68.

6.3 Research reports

Pelser AJ, Marais LJS, Redelinghuys N, Venter A, Engelbrecht, de Wet K & Cloete J. 2010.

State of the Population Report for the Free State Province. Bloemfontein: CDS (Commissioned by

the Free State Population Unit; UNFPA).

Pelser AJ & Redelinghuys N. 2008.

Trends, changes and challenges at the interface of population, environment and development in

South Africa. Chapter prepared for the 10-year review of the Population Policy of South Africa.

Pretoria: National Department of Social Development.

Pelser AJ, Redelinghuys N, Viljoen MF & Teweldemehin MY. 2005.

Policy guidelines for the evaluation of social, economic and political impacts of drought and

aridity. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State (Report submitted to the Water Research

Commission - WRC project K8/601).

Pelser AJ, Marais L ,Botes LJS, Redelinghuys N & Benseler A. 2004.

Application for a new mining right for De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited (Koffiefontein Mine):

Social Impact Assessment report. Bloemfontein: Centre for Development Support (Report

submitted to De Beers Koffiefontein Mine).

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Pelser AJ, Redelinghuys N & Viljoen MF. 2004.

Social, economic and political considerations to inform the formulation of policy guidelines for the

evaluation of drought and aridity. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State (Report submitted to

the Water Research Commission).

Redelinghuys N. & Van Rensburg HCJ. 2002.

An environmental scan of the Free State Goldfields, Thaba ‘Nchu and Qwa Qwa regions.

Bloemfontein: Centre for Health Systems Research and Development.

Redelinghuys N. & Jagals C. 2001.

Case Study: Environmental factors influencing stored water quality in K-Section, Botshabelo. In

Jagals P. & Joubert G. Guide for Conducting Environmental Epidemiological Studies.

Bloemfontein: Centre for Health, Environment and Agricultural Research and Development

(Commissioned by the Water Research Commission)

6.4 Other research-related experience

Centre for Health Systems Research and Development

Research Assistant: Van Rensburg HCJ, Heunis C, Kruger E, O’Brien M & Crichton A. 1997.

The Health of Gariep: A Guide for Managers and Governors. Durban: Health Systems Trust

Field Research Editor: South African Demographic and Health Survey. Department of Health (Free

State), January-June.

Rapporteur: ARV Conference: Implementing the comprehensive care and treatment programme

for HIV and AIDS patients in the Free State. Bloemfontein: Health Systems Trust, 30 March-1 April

2005.

Centre for Development Support.

Research Assistant: Involved in analysing and interpreting selected data from the 1996 Census,

focusing on employment and living standards indicators for the Bloemfontein, Botshabelo, Thaba

‘Nchu areas, 2000.

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Research Assistant: Support for non-payment of municipal services project on behalf of Eskom

Power Co, 2002

Centre for Health, Environment and Agricultural Research and Development, Central University

of Technology.

Researcher: various projects related to water and sanitation provision. 2001-2002.

Water Research Commission

Research Assistant: Pelser AJ. 2005. People-ecosystem interactions. In Rossouw et al.

Environmental water requirements in non-perennial systems. Pretoria: Water Research

Commission. (WRC Report No. 14114/1/05).

Research Assistant: Pelser AJ. 2001. Evaluating the social impacts of drought and water scarcity:

towards the development of guidelines. In Viljoen MF (ed.). Towards the development of

guidelines for the evaluation of social, economic and political impacts of drought and water

scarcity. Pretoria: Water Research Commission, pp. 5-63. (Report submitted to the Water

Research Commission on behalf of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage).

7. Institutional involvement

- Committee for Title Registrations, the Faculty of the Humanities, from 2005.

- Research committee of the Programme in Political Governance and Transformation, from

2009-2012.

8. Rewards and recognitions

- Selected as LEAD fellow by UNFPA/ DSD/ LEAD-SEA (2007)

- NRF Research Grant-holder (1998-2000)

- NRF Research Grant-holder (2001-2004)

9. Computer literacy

Competent in use of the following computer software: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS

Publisher, SPSS, Epi-Info.

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10. Internal References

Dr ZS Matebesi, Departmental Chairperson, Department of Sociology, UFS. Tel. 051 401 2590; e-

mail: [email protected]

Prof AJ Pelser, Professor, Department of Sociology, UFS. Tel 051 401 2653; e-mail:

[email protected]

11. External references

Mr. Jacques van Zuydam, Chief Director: Population & Development, National Department of

Social Development. Tel: +27 (0)12 312 7953/61; [email protected].

Prof Sosten Chiotha, Director: LEAD-SEA, Chancellor College, University of Malawi.

[email protected]

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