Institute for Social and Health Sciences (ISHS)
Dr Lu-Anne Swart
| College of Human Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Institute for Social and Health Sciences (ISHS) | |
| Senior Researcher | |
| Tel: | 011 670 9608 |
| E-mail: | swartl@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
- 2014: D Litt et Phil Psychology (University of South Africa)
- 2006: MA Research Psychology (University of South Africa)
- 1994: BA Honours Psychology (University of South Africa)
- 1990: BA (Psychology/English) (University of South Africa)
Fields of academic interests
- Injury and violence prevention
- Homicide studies
- Community-based intervention development and testing
Books
- Ratele, K., Suffla, S., Swart, L., & Malherbe, N. (2021). Historical trauma and structure in violence against and by young men. In A. De Lannoy, M. Langa & H. Brooks (Eds.), Youth in South Africa: Agency, (in)visibility and national development. Johannesburg: Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection.
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Swart, L., Kramer, S., Ratele, K., & Seedat, M. (2019). Non-experimental research designs: Investigating the spatial distribution and social ecology of male homicide. In S. Laher, A., Fynn, & S. Kramer, Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences (pp.19-35). Johannesburg: Wits University Press.
Journal articles
- Swart, L., Day, S., Govender, R., & Seedat, M. (2020). Participation in (non)violent protests and associated psychosocial factors: Sociodemographic status, civic engagement, and perceptions of government’s performance. South African Journal of Psychology, 50(4), 480-492.
- Bulbulia,S., Van Niekerk, A., Swart, L. & Seedat, M. (2020) Neighbourhood characteristics associated with child pedestrian fatalities in Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 27(4), 537-545. doi: 10.1080/17457300.2020.1818789
- Swart, L., Buthelezi, S., & Seedat, M. (2019). The incidence and characteristics of elderly homicide compared with nonelderly adult homicides in the city of Johannesburg. South African Medical Journal, 109(6), 437-442.
- Bangdiwala, S., Hassem, T., Swart, L., van Niekerk, A., Pretorius, K., Isobell, D., Taliep, N., Bulbulia, A., Suffla, S., & Seedat, M. (2018). Evaluating the effectiveness of complex, multi-component, dynamic, community-based injury prevention interventions: A statistical framework. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 4(4), 435-455 doi: 10.1177/0163278717709562.
- Swart, L., Seedat, M., & Nel, J. (2018) The situational context of adolescent homicide victimisation in Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(4), 637-661. doi: 10.1177/0886260515613342.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
Unisa, College of Human Sciences Research Ethics Committee