Prof Linda Richter
Professor Linda Richter is a distinguished research fellow in the HIV, STIs and TB programme. She is an A-rated scientist in South Africa, an honorary professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of the Witwatersrand, an honorary professor in Psychology and a research fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a research associate in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Oxford University. She obtained her PhD in Psychology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 1981.
Before joining the HSRC in July 2001, Professor Richter was professor and head of the School of Psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg. Prior to that appointment, she was in the Centre for Epidemiological Research in the South African Medical Research Council, the Department of Paediatrics at the University of the Witwatersrand, and the Institute for Behavioural Sciences at the University of South Africa.
Her areas of research interest are in early origins of health and development; child and adolescent health and development; parenting, families, fathers, and communities; the impact of poverty and HIV/AIDS on children, youth and families; interventions and policies to address child and family adversity.
Professor Richter's publication record spans the authoring and co-authoring of 150 journal articles, 4 books, 108 book chapters and other publications, 69 reports, and 104 international and 121 local conference papers. She is currently working on papers related to long-term outcomes of early social conditions and early childhood interventions, and policy options with respect to large-scale sustainable assistance for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS and poverty.
Effectiveness of child welfare grants to improve access of orphans and vulnerable children to critical services in Namibia
The focus of this study is on the effectiveness of the current child welfare grants in Namibia. Its purpose is to provide information that can be use....
Evaluating peer-led OVC groups for orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a time-limited, curriculum-based, socio-educational support group for 10-13 year old orphans an....
Partnerships and sexual behaviour in rural South Africa in the era of HIV and antiretroviral treatment
The overall aims of this project are to investigate the relationships between partnership, cohabitation, sexual behaviours and HIV risk in South Afric....
A national audit of child care forums
The purpose of this project is to conduct an audit of child care forums in South Africa in order to provide information on their geographical location....
