Dr T Nomngcoyiya

Position: 
Head of Department and Senior Lecturer
Department: 
Social Work & Social Development
Email: 
tnomngcoyiya@ufh.ac.za
Contact Details: 
T: 040 602 2342 C: 063 681 7496

Dr Thanduxolo “Thando” Nomngcoyiya is a Doctor and Senior Lecturer of the Social Work Department and Social Development at University of Fort Hare in South Africa. He holds a PhD, Master of Social Work & Bachelor of Social Work - Cum laude from university of Fort Hare.  Also a Business and Marketing National Diploma from Northlink College in Cape Town, He’s also doing his last semester of Post-graduate Diploma on Higher Education and Training (PGDHET) (University of Fort Hare). He is currently a Coordinator of 4th Level Research Projects.  He is also the Initiator and Coordinator of the partnership and collaboration between UFH - Social Work Department and University of Michigan-Flint (USA).   He is also Coordinating the Hosting of Prof. Otrude Moyo, Chair of the Department of Social Work at the University of Michigan-Flint through Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship from the Institute of International Education from 15 May to 15 August 2019 in UFH Social Work Department.  He will be working close to the Fellow towards “Internationalizing the Social Work Curriculum: Breathing Life into New Possibilities, Integrating Local-Global Thinking about Social Problems to Rebuild Healthy and Vibrant Communities.” 

Research Interests: 

His research interest includes;  Social Work and Culture, Cultural practices, Trauma, debriefing and grief, Child protection, Statutory social work, Social work and Human rights Community work / Community Development,

Social Work with children in Conflict with the Law/Probation Services, Afrocentrism, and HIV/AIDS. 

Modules: 
Introduction to Social Work and Social Work Methods, Community Work and Community Development, Integrated and Reflective Social Work, Trauma and Grief Counselling, Social Work Research.
Publications: 

Dr Nomngcoyiya has published extensively in peer reviewed  journals

ORCID link: https://0000-0001-5998-898X
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thanduxolo_Nomngcoyiya