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ProfRizwana Roomaney

Associate Professor

Psychology

Orcid identifier0000-0002-3585-4992
  • Associate Professor
    Psychology

OVERVIEW

Prof Roomaney is a research psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Stellenbosch University. Most of her research is conducted in the field of health psychology. She is currently working on several projects exploring health among patients with gynaecological cancers, endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome and has a growing interest in cyberhealth psychology. Prof Roomaney has published extensively about the experiences of patients with endometriosis in South Africa and developed the Stellenbosch Endometriosis Quality of life measure. She supervises several Masters and Doctoral students and teaches research methodology. She is the national delegate for South Africa at the European Health Psychology Society and is the chair of the Health Psychology Division of the Psychological Society of South Africa. Prof Roomaney is an NRF Y1-rated researcher and received an Early Career Researcher award from Stellenbosch University in 2023. She is currently a fellow of the EUTOPIA Young Leadership Academy. Prof Roomaney has obtained several research grants and worked with international collaborators in countries such as Germany, Ghana, Australia and the UK. 

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