Matriculation year: 2012

Highest level of education: MSc in FORENSIC SPEECH SCIENCE from the University of York, England. Current PhD candidate in SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY at the University of Cape Town.

Accomplishments:

• Published various international academic journal articles and conference papers.
• Awarded the NRF- MITACS 2022 Globalink Research Award (Canadian exchange programme).
• Full PhD funding with the National Research Foundation (NRF) for three years of doctoral study (2021-2023).
• Awarded the best student paper award at the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics Conference in 2021.
• Eshowe District Hospital Employee of the Year Award 2018.
• P De V Pienaar Prize 2017 for the student who has maintained the highest academic standard over four years of undergraduate study.

York High accomplishments:

• York High Honours for Academics, Leadership, Service and Culture 2012.
• York High School Secundus 2012.
• York Family Prize, The Linda Nienaber Award for Drama, The Business Studies Prize and The History Prize 2012.