Contact Info

Inkanyiso Building, Ground Floor, Office 217, Kwa-Dlangezwa Campus

Phone: +27 35 902 6576

Associate Professor JM Mdiniso­

Head of Department

Qualifications:

PTD (Indumiso College), BA (UZ), BA ED (UKZN), Dip in School Library (UKZN), Dip in Environmental Law (UKZN) and MBA (MANCOSA), PhD in Recreation and Tourism (UZ)

About

Associate Professor Joyce M. Mdiniso is employed as a senior lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies in the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Zululand. She has published and co-published with different authors and postgraduate students in national and international accredited journals. She has reviewed book chapters and articles for various journals, presented papers, and chaired sessions at local, national, and international conferences. She has supervised and graduated postgraduate students: Honours, Masters, and PhDs. Ass Prof Mdiniso has been involved in an international collaboration project, “Erasmus + SUCSESS Project” and in the “Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund Project”. She has been awarded, Vice Chancellors Excellent Awards for Teaching & Learning (2019), Supervision (2021), and Community Engagement (2023) at the University of Zululand.

Research Interests

  • Rural Development
  • Socio-economic Development
  • Eco-Tourism
  • Environmental Management
  • Gender Studies

Professional membership

  • Member of XX ISA Congress of Sociology Association

Research Databases / Publications