Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya

Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Innovation, University of Johannesburg, since 2025per ORCID
Research Associate, University of South Carolina, since 2023per ORCID

Professor Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya is a qualified epidemiologist and public health scientist who has worked to better understand the epidemiology of HIV in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa for over 20 years particularly focusing on marginalized populations at higher risk for HIV acquisition and transmission. She studied at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (PGD (Epi), MSc (Epi)) and the University of Limpopo (BASW, MASW, PhD). She is the Deputy… More on ORCID

In their own words

Epidemiology
Public Health
HIV
Key population
COVID-19

Publications

129

Citations

4,247

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Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and InnovationUniversity of Johannesburgsince 2025
Research Associate, Arnold School of Public HealthUniversity of South Carolinasince 2023
Research Associate, Department of Health Services Policy ManagementArnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolinasince 2023
Director, SAMRC/UJ Pan African Centre of Epidemics Research (PACER) Extramural UnitUniversity of Johannesburgsince 2022
Full Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Environmental Health

Publications

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Visiting Academic, Department of Epidemiology and Disease ControlUniversity of Ghana2025–2026

Mentor,, Higher Education and Training (DHET) Future Professors Programme (FPP) with the University of Johannesburg (UJ)Department of Higher Education and Training2023–2024

Part-time MSc Biology and MSc Reproductive Health Epidemiology Module Lecturer, MSc Reproductive Health ProgrammePan African University Institute of Life and Earth Sciences2021–2025

Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research and InnovationNorth-West University2017–2020

Acting Executive Director, HIV/AIDS/STI/TB (HAST)Human Sciences Research Council2017

Education

MSc Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine2013–2016
Postgraduate Diploma in Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine2011–2013
Postgraduate Certificate in Assessor Accreditation, Rhodes UniversityRhodes University2001–2002
Postgraduate Certificate in Assessor Accreditation, Rhodes UniversityRhodes University2001–2002
PhDUniversity of Limpopo1999–2002
Research Master's DegreeUniversity of Limpopo1997–1998
Postgraduate Certificate in Management Development and Leadership, ManagementUniversity of the Witwatersrand1996–1997
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (with Mini-thesis)University of the North1991–1995

Honours, memberships and service

Member of the Editorial BoardSexessince 2025
MemberSouth African Association for PhDssince 2024
Founding memberSouth African Epidemiology Societysince 2023
MemberSANAC HIV Estimate Technical Working Groupsince 2023
MemberSANAC Key Populations Working Groupsince 2023
MemberWorld Congress on Epidemiology 2024 Local Organising Committeesince 2023
Advisory Board Member, Ethics of HIV-related research involving underage key populations in sub-Saharan AfricaRutgers, The State University of New Jerseysince 2023
MemberAcademy of Science of South Africasince 2023
Editorial Board memberInternational Journal of MCH and AIDSsince 2023
MemberNDoH STI Technical Working Groupsince 2023

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