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Linda M. Richter

Distinguished Professor, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand

Developmental Psychologist and Distinguished Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Science and Technology (DST) – National Research Foundation (NRF) Centre of Excellence in Human Development. NRF A-rated scientist. Advisor to the World Health Organization on early child development. Research Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Honorary appointments at the University of Melbourne (2003-2006) and Harvard University (2007-2010)From 2010-2012 Advisor on Vulnerable Children at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Geneva.

Experience

  • –present
    Director, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development, University of the Witwatersrand

Education

  • 1981 
    University of Natal, PhD

Grants and Contracts

  • 2018
    Role:
    Director, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Human Development
    Funding Source:
    National Research Foundation