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Ms Kathleen Brodrick
Affiliation
Director: Grandmothers against Poverty and AIDS (GAPA)
Address
15 St George,
Campground Road,
Rosebank,
7700,
South Africa
Campground Road,
Rosebank,
7700,
South Africa
Contact
Tel: 27 21 6866369
E-mail: kathbrod@iafrica.com
E-mail: kathbrod@iafrica.com
Biosketch
Ms Brodrick studied in the field of Occupational Therapy (MSc – UCT) with a specialisation in gerontology. She is part time lecturer in OT at the University of Cape Town since 1996 as well as the director of GAPA (a NGO) since 2000.
Key research/capacity building interests
Research Interests
HIV/AIDS, poverty and older people
Capacity Building Interests
Facilitation of a training and empowerment programme for older women affected by HIV/AIDS
Key methodological skills
Quantitative and qualitative research methods
Cross-cultural settings
Cross-cultural settings
Current/planned research
Ongoing investigation into the effectiveness of intervention programmes for older people in communities where HIV/AIDS is prevalent
Current engagement in capacity building
Involved in student research projects (under and post graduate)
Ongoing education and capacity building of grandmothers as educators in their communities
Ongoing education and capacity building of grandmothers as educators in their communities