{"id":202,"date":"2025-04-15T11:44:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.test.worldsafety.co.za\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2026-10-09T07:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:59:13","slug":"advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthconference.co.za\/index.php\/advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisory-committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"202\" class=\"elementor elementor-202\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a9364 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a9a9364\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064b7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"064b7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Most of her research is conducted in the field of health psychology. She supervises Masters and Doctoral students and teaches research methodology. She is the national delegate for South Africa at the European Health Psychology Society and is the chair of the Health Psychology Division of the Psychological Society of South Africa. Prof Roomaney is an NRF Y1 rated researcher and has obtained several research grants. 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