Vishanthie Sewpaul PhD | |
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 Vishanthie Sewpaul | |
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| Alma mater | University of KwaZulu Natal |
| Thesis | Confronting the pain of infertility : feminist, ethical and religious aspects of infertility and the new reproductive technologies (1995) |
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| Discipline | Social Work |
| Institutions | University of KwaZulu-Natal University of Stavanger |
Vishanthie Sewpaul was a seniorprofessor ofsocial work at theUniversity of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN),Durban,South Africa where she remains an Emeritus Professor, and she held a professor II position at theUniversity of Stavanger,Stavanger,Norway, and a full professor position at Zayed University, UAE.[1] Her research and teaching interests are in the fields ofsocial justice,human rights,critical social work, emancipatory praxis andglobalization among others. Sewpaul holds a bachelor's (B.A.) and a master's (M. Medical Sc.) in social work.[2] She obtained herPhD from theUniversity of Natal in 1995. The title of her dissertation wasConfronting the pain of infertility: Feminist, ethical and religious aspects of infertilely and the new reproductive technologies.[3]
Sewpaul grew up in South Africa underapartheid. She and her siblings were raised solely by her mother after Sewpaul's father committed suicide when she was five months old. These experiences influenced her research and teaching interests.[4]
Sewpaul has lectured at universities around the world. She was a professor at the College of Education atZayed University,UAE.[1] She holds honorary doctoral degrees atMid Sweden University,Sweden,[5]Miguel de Cervantes University,Chile[6] and at theNorwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway.[7] Sewpaul has also been a guest lecturer and keynote speaker at universities and events in many countries.[1][2][8][9]
Sewpaul served as a vice-president on the board of theInternational Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and as the president of the Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA).[2][4] She also served as President of the Association of South African Social Work Education Institutions and was the inaugural President of the National Association of Social Workers, South Africa - the first unified, non-racial professional association for social workers in post apartheid South Africa.
A selection of books, chapters in books and articles published by Sewpaul can be found on her staff profile at UKZN.[2]
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