Relate your Research - a social work podcast

S3/Ep.9 "Season 3 Close Out with Kayla Field and Jessica Ronaasen"

Kayla sits down with Jessica Ronaasen, founder of Relate Your Research, for a conversation about growth, collaboration, and the purpose behind the podcast. Together, they

S3/Ep.8 "Exploring Biomedical Engineering with Tatum James"

In this episode, Tatum James joins us to share her journey from biomedical science and physiology into the world of biomedical engineering. We discuss how science and eng

S3/Ep.7 "Breastfeeding, Food & Child Development with Milton Semenkane"

Milton Semenkane joins us to discuss the role of nutrition in the earliest stages of life, from exclusive breastfeeding in infancy to the value of traditional foods in ea

S3/Ep.6 "Housing Policy & Social Impact with Fanele Msimango"

This episode looks at housing policy through a research and evaluation lens, with Fanele reflecting on her Master’s work and her role at the Do More Foundation. The conve

S3/Ep.5 "Inside Immunology & Infection Disease Research with Ruth Purcell"

Ruth Purcell joins us to break down the landscape of immunology and infectious disease research — from daily lab work to real-world application. She shares insights from

S3/Ep.4 "Understanding Cancer Research: Insights from Atarah Rass"

We speak with PhD candidate Atarah Rass to unpack what cancer research looks like in practice and why it matters. The conversation explores the South African research lan

S3/Ep.3 "Inside the MD-PhD Journey: Research, Medicine, and Industry with Alex Dumas"

In this episode, Kayla shares a conversation with Alex Dumas, an MD-PhD student at Yale University, to talk about her journey combining medicine and research. Alex shares

S3/Ep.2 "Connecting People, Policy, and Place: A Conversation with Prof. Cathy Sutherland"

In this episode, Kayla sits down with Professor Cathy Sutherland from the University of KwaZulu-Natal to explore the fascinating intersections of society, space, and envi

S3/Ep.1 “Kayla Field Takes the Mic: A New Season of Relating Research” 

In this season 3 opener of Relate Your Research, new host Kayla Field shares her journey from a curious school student to conducting cancer research at Stellenbosch Unive

S2/Ep.17 "Season 1 close out reflection from Dr Jessica Ronaasen"

This episode is a personal reflection on the first Season of Relate Your Research. IT has been such a privilege to preserve research in a fun and conversational way. In

S2/Ep.16 "How are our communities responding to Gender Based Violence with Lauren Jacobs"

In our final episode of the season we tackle a relevant topic for 2020, Gender Based Violence (GBV). Lauren Jacobs relates her research on this controversial topic on how

S2/Ep.15 "The role of financial literacy education in facilitating social development with Adriaan Jordaan"

Basic financial concepts are vital for facilitating social development in South Africa. In a recently completed study by Adriaan Jordaan a Stellenbosch University graduat

S2/Ep.14 "Parenting for Lifelong Health programmes for Young Children with Catherine Ward"

This episodes merges the worlds of research and community intervention with Catherine Ward, a researcher and Professor from University of Cape Town in the Department of P

S2/Ep.13 "National Chairperson of LITASA shares on Literacy for children (0-6 years)"

We are joined by Catherine Langsford, National Chairperson of Literacy Association of South Africa who shares with us more about the role of Literacy in early childhood d

S2/Ep.12 "Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV with Teresa Wilson"

The aim to this discussion is to talk about how we build our community through support, trust and role modelling while sharing knowledge and experiences about HIV, child

S1/Ep.11 "Early Years, Nutrition & chronic disease of lifestyle with Teresa Wilson"

During the first 6 years of life nutrition and health are vital elements to ensure optimal development. Previous research has shown the prevalence and impact of non-commu

S1/Ep.10 "ECD Forums – creating community support with Jessica Blom"

ECD Forums are formal or informal gatherings of Principals, Practitioners and community members with the function role of connecting with each other in areas or communite

S1/Ep.9 "The South African 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Birth to 5 with Simone Topaz & Catherine Draper"

The South African 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Birth to 5 Years: Results From the Stakeholder Consultation Featuring both, Catherine Draper, Senior Lecturer at Wits

S1/Ep.7 "Talking about Social Protests & Social Action with Hilary Chibaya"

Why do people protest? Should social workers be involved in social protests? We hear from Hilary Chibaya a social work Phd researcher at Stellenbosch University looking a

S1/Ep.8 "The Trajectory of ECD Policy in South Africa with Eric Atmore"

Atmore is the director of the Centre for Early Childhood Development and his thesis focused on an in-depth analysis of the South African Early Childhood Development polic