Projects- Current and completed
Nudging for municipal water services revenue collection improvement; Water Research Commission, Theme 2: Water Use, Adaptation (2024-2025); PI
One health approach for environmental water quality and human health implication in Municipal Disaster Management Plan, Water Research Commission, Theme 3: Water Quality and Health, Water Resilience. My Role: Collaborator, with focus on following Behavioural Economics aims:
(i) Assess estimates of peers’ attitudes, feelings, and private behaviours around One Health and infectious diseases; and how these vary across different study areas and community characteristics
(ii) Test various tools to minimise pluralistic ignorance (overestimation of bad behaviours and underestimating good behaviours), identifying more effective tools
(iii) Develop scale-up strategy for tools to counter pluralistic ignorance in health interventions
The socio-economic development and consumer education (FS500) element- Are we making a difference? For Financial Sector Transformation Council (FSTC), Reference Number: FSTCRESEARCH002/22
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Feasibility study for the production and export of hydrogen from South Africa’s eastern region to the East Thames region in the UK, as well as to Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Tokyo, Japan: UK_SA Programme for Accelerated Climate Change (UK-SA PACT) primary focus: Project/estimate job creation, economic growth and decarbonisation potential and further socio-economic impact(s)
Socio-economic assessment on commercial marine non-consumptive activities currently regulated by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment - PI
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‘e-Formality Practices in BRICS Countries’, Department of Employment and Labour
Mid-term evaluation of the CCMA’S strategy: Imvuselelo-The Revival 2020/21-2024/25; CCMA
SA/Norway joint research programme on ocean research (SANOCEAN)-Benchmarking knowledge-based management of estuarine fisheries in South Africa for sustainable development – Team member- the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB); Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) and Nelson Mandela University
Tripartite collaboration on: SDG Partnership: Entrepreneurship Education involving: Kempten University of Applied Science (German) , Namibia University of Science and Technology (Namibia) and Nelson Mandela University (South Africa) ; funded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
COVID-19 Resilience Impact Study Across Three Differently Sized Companies- Nelson Mandela Bay Business chamber – 2022- PI
COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy in Nelson Mandela Bay: Causes, Action Plan and Economic Recovery- Nelson Mandela Bay Business chamber – 2022- PI
A comprehensive study of existing youth employment schemes and schemes to minimise the retrenchment of employees in South Africa Department of Employment and Labour- 2021-2022,- PI
National Research Foundation-Economic Returns to Social Capital: Applications to Co-Operative Financial Institutions: 2020 – 2022: 3 YEAR - PI
Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council- Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme at Mandela University - PI
Firm and products survival analysis: Evidence from South African Tax Administrative data and products; Enterprise development for job creation and growth focus area - PI
Special economic zones and transnational zones as tools for Southern Africa’s regional growth: Lessons from international best practices; Regional growth and development for Southern Africa's prosperity focus area (team members
Research to Guide Introduction of New Sources of Provincial Own Revenue in the Eastern Cape-Fort Hare Solutions, Lead researcher
Impact Evaluation On Departmental EPWP and CWP Programmes for Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, KwaZulu Natal, Province- August 2018- February 2019 - Lead researcher
Managing Risk through Social Networks and the effects of social capital on health and education outcomes- NRF Thuthuka Rating Track ~PI
Harnessing Livelihood Strategies for Pro-Poor Policy Intervention in Eastern Cape South Africa- Addressing the Poverty and Inequality Challenge; Funded by European Union through The Presidency – GRANT_NUMBER: PSPPD2/CFP2/2014/15/1: ZAR 1.4MIL – 2015-2016- CO-PI
Dynamic interactions between stock markets and banks in South Africa: testing for market disciplining of banks NRF Scarce Skills Innovation Funding- 2014 - PI
Modeling Risk perceptions when risk is changing rapidly: An experiment in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. (A collaborative research project with fellow researchers at Georgia State University, San Francisco University, Namibia University of Technology, formerly Polytechnic of Namibia).
CITY-CAMPUS-REGION: Universities, Innovation Districts and Inclusive Growth –FHISER in collaboration with Council of Higher Education- Funded by Ford Foundation Sponsored – 2015-2016-
Communication patterns on a local level: results of a research survey in Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape; 2016 Report Compiled by: Teresa Connor and Syden Mishi (joined at final report writing stage) for Governance Support Programme (GSP) Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, South Africa-