Practitioner – Joanne Phyfer

I am a researcher in the field of violence prevention with a special interest in the effects of violence on the lives of children and youth, based at the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention. I have engaged in research and training on child internet use, child abuse and maltreatment, early childhooddevelopment and school safety. I hold a Masters degree in Research Psychology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and completed a dissertation on racial identity in the
South African context.