Our Staff
Academic
Prof Elmarie Slabbert
Director: TREES Research Unit +27 18 299 1806 Elmarie.Slabbert@nwu.ac.za E3 Room 223, Potchefstroom PhD
Prof Lindie du Plessis
Executive Director +27 18 285 2194 Lindie.duPlessis@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Room 230, Potchefstroom BCom, Hons, MCom, PhD Tourism Management
Prof Lisebo Tseane-Gumbi
Deputy Director +27 18 389 2844 Lisebo.tseanegumbi@nwu.ac.za Base building, Block A2H, Room 11 , Mahikeng PhD Tourism development, marketing, management research
Prof. Adam Viljoen
Senior Reseacher 018 285 2389 Adam.Viljoen@nwu.ac.za PhD in Tourism Management Tourism Experiences and Niche Tourism
Prof Andrea Saayman
Professor 018 299 1443 Andrea.Saayman@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Room 108, Potchefstroom PhD Economics
Dr Babalwa Mgxekwa-Qumba
Lecturer 0183892527 25871854@nwu.ac.za Base Building, Block A2H, G13, Mahikeng ND, B-Tech, MA, PhD Cultural heritage tourism, tourist experiences, willingness to pay, authenticity, memorable experiences, economic valuation, Liberation cultural heritage sites.
Dr Bianca Manners
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1497 20652445@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Room 225, Potchefstroom BA, BA Hons, MA, PhD Events management, Tourism management, critical success factors, motivational aspects
Dr Corné Engelbrecht
Researcher 018 389 2303 Corne.Engelbrecht@nwu.ac.za BCom, BCom Hons, MCom, PhD in Tourism Management; and PGDip in Higher Education A quantitative researcher specialising in festivals, events, and smart tourism
Ms Dineo Tsatsimpe
Researcher 018 389 2439 Dineo.Tsatsimpe@nwu.ac.za B. Soc Science, BA Honours, M. Soc Science Community Based Tourism
Prof Esmarie Myburgh
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1401 21704724@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Room 222, Potchefstroom Bcom, Hons, MCom, PhD Sport tourism, sport event management and marketing and sport tourism commitment
Prof Karin Botha
Professor +27 18 299 4219 Karin.Botha@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Room 224, Potchefstroom PhD, MCom, Hons, BCom Events marketing, consumer/purchase behaviour.
Dr Madeline Huyser
Lecturer +27 18 299 4219 21086443@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Room 220, Potchefstroom BSc, BSc hons, MSc, PhD Ecotourism, environmental sciences and management, environmental psychology
Dr Ncedo Ntloko
Senior Lecturer +27 18 389 2806 ncedo.ntloko@nwu.ac.za Base Building, Block A2H, Room G15, Mahikeng ND, HDHET, BTech, BA Hons, MTech, PhD Tourism Development, tourism management, sport tourism, events
Prof Peet van der Merwe
Professor +27 18 299 1812 Peet.VanderMerwe@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Room 226, Potchefstroom BA, BA Hons, Masters and PhD Wildlife tourism, ecotourism, natural area tourism, sustainable tourism and marine tourism
Dr Phatshimo Metsi
Researcher 018 389 2415 Phatshimo.Metsi@nwu.ac.za BA, BA Hons, MA, PHD Event management, Community-based tourism, Tourist behaviour
Prof Pierre-André Viviers
Professor +27 18 299 1805 PierreAndre.Viviers@nwu.ac.za Building E3, Room 227, Potchefstroom PhD, MCom, BCom Hons, BCom.Events marketing, consumer/purchase behaviour.
Prof Serena Lucrezi
Professor +27 18 285 2331 Serena.lucrezi@nwu.ac.za Phd (Marine Ecology), Hons (Zoology)
Prof. Tafadzwa Matiza
Researcher 018 285 2511 Tafadzwa.Matiza@nwu.ac.za PhD (NMU), MCom (UL), Btech (Hons) (CUT, Zim) Nation branding and consumer behaviour in tourism
Mr Tommy Pietersen
Researcher 018 299 4875 Tommy.Pietersen@nwu.ac.za BCom Tourism and Economics Hons International Trade MCom International Trade PhD Student – Economics (Tourism Economics)
Dr Walter Wessels
Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader +27 18 389 2041 20082657@nwu.ac.za Building A2, Block H, Room G10, Mahikeng BA, BA Hons, MA, PhD Tourism development, tourism management, purchase behaviour.Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Michael Chambwe
Post-doctoral Fellow 018 389 2373 Michael.Chambwe@nwu.ac.za PhD, MCom, BCom (Hons) Tourism communities and sustainability
Dr Zandivuta Kankhuni
Post-doctoral Fellow 018 285 2511 kankhuni.z@mzuni.ac.mw PhD Hotel and Tourism Management; Master of Management (Tourism Management); BSc Hospitality Management Destination marketing; Tourist behaviour; Tourism educationResearch Fellows
Dr Aaron Tkaczynski
Research Fellow +61 7 3365 1111 a.tkaczynski@uq.edu.au St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia PhD (USQ), Bachelor of Business (Honorus) (QUT) Market segmentation, tourism, events
Prof. Concepcion Roman
Research Fellow +34 928 45 17 96 concepcion.roman@ulpgc.es PhD in Economics Demand analysis and discrete choice experiments
Dr Elisha Woyo
Research Scientist +44 161 247 2000 E.Woyo@mmu.ac.uk PhD, MSc Strategic Marketing; BTech Hons Sustainable tourism, place branding and placemaking, tourism entrepreneurship, gender and disability, and inclusive development in African and Global South contexts.
Prof. Juan-Carlos Martin
Research Fellow +34 928 45 8189 jcarlos.martin@ulpgc.es PhD. in Economics Quantitative methods and fuzzy logic multicriteria
Prof. Saskia de Klerk
Research Fellow +61 432428076 sdeklerk@usc.edu.au PhD, M.Com, B.Com Hons, B.Com Entrepreneurial ecosystems, innovation and sustainabilitySupport Staff
Mrs Hanneri Borstlap
Senior Administrative Assistant +27 18 285 2331 Hanneri.Borstlap@nwu.ac.za Building E3; 234, Potchefstroom MA (Tourism Management), Hons, BA (Communication)