Zuhayr Kafaar

Zuhayr Kafaar Qualification : MA (Research Psych) (UWC)

Post: Lecturer

Lecturing specialization: Psychometry Research Methods

Research specialization: HIV vaccine trials, adolescence, telepsychology, research design,

Current research projects: Social and behavioural aspects of HIV vaccine trial participation Adolescent involvement in HIV vaccine trials Paediatric HIV/AIDS disclosure Perinatal mental health Academic learning approaches/ learning styles

Service delivery: Perinatal Mental Health Project UNISA tutoring

Selected publications: 1. Swartz, L., Kagee, S.A., Kafaar, Z., Smit, J., Bhana, A., Gray, G., Lesch, A., Lindegger, G., Milford, C., Richter, L., Seedat, S., Skhosana, N., & Stein, D. J. (2005). Social and behavioural aspects of child and adolescent participation in HIV vaccine trials. Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, 4, 89-92 2. Lesch, A., Kafaar, Z., Kagee, S.A. & Swartz, L. (2006). Community members’ perceptions of enablers and inhibitors to participation in HIV vaccine trials. South African Journal of Psychology, 36(4), 734-761 3. Kafaar, Z., Swartz, L., Kagee, A., Lesch, A. & Jaspan, H. (2007). Adolescent participation in HIV vaccine trials: Cognitive developmental considerations. South African Journal of Psychology, 37(3), 576-594. 4. Lesch, A., Swartz, L., Kagee, S.A., Moodley, K., Kafaar, Z., Myer, L. & Cotton, M. (2007). Paediatric HIV/AIDS disclosure in Sub-Saharan Africa: the need for a developmental process- oriented approach. AIDS Care, 19(6), 811-816. 5. Milford, C., Barsdorf, N. & Kafaar, Z. (2007). What should South African HIV vaccine trials do about social harms? AIDS Care, 19(9), 1110-1117. 6. Kafaar, Z., Kagee, S.A., Lesch, A., & Swartz, L. (2007). Is participation in HIV vaccine trials a health promoting behaviour? AIDS Care, 19(10), 1307-1309. 7. Freeman, M., Nkomo, N., Kafaar, Z. & Kelly, K. (2007). Supportive and obstructive factors for mental disorder in people living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Care, 19(10), 1201-1209. 8. Freeman, M., Nkomo, N., Kafaar, Z. & Kelly, K. (2008). Mental disorder in people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 38(3), 489-500. 9. Lund, C., Boyce, G., Flisher, A.J., Kafaar, Z. & Dawes, A. (2009). Scaling up child and adolescent mental health services in South Africa: Human resource requirements and costs. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02078.x. 10. Lau, C-Y, Stansbury, J.P., Gust, D.A. & Kafaar, Z. (2009). Social and Behavioral Science in HIV Vaccine Trials: A gap analysis of the literature. Expert Review of Vaccines, 8(2), 179-190.