Speaker
Professor Bronwynè Coetzee
Associate Professor of Psychology, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Biography
Professor Bronwynè Coetzee is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Stellenbosch University in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her current research focuses on promoting the psychological well-being of young people and their caregivers in South Africa. Her work centres on two interconnected areas: (1) examining psychosocial and behavioural factors associated with chronic and progressive illnesses, and (2) developing early, evidence-based interventions to support mental health and well-being in young people and their caregivers. A central focus of her scholarship is the co-creation, implementation, and evaluation of scalable, contextually grounded mental health programmes. With funding from the Wellcome Trust, she led the development of 4 Steps To My Future, the first universal, school-based mental health programme co-designed with young people, caregivers, teachers, and the NGO Community Keepers in South Africa. She is a National Research Foundation Y1-rated researcher (2022-2027) and was inducted into the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) in 2022. She is currently serving her second term on the executive committee of the Psychological Society of South Africa’s Division for Research and Methodology.