Dr Alida Sandison is a lecturer and researcher at the Department of Psychology and has worked in academia for more than 20 years. Her niche and research interests are in the areas of personality and the development of psychopathology. She is mainly focused on how personality development is influenced, and what can be learnt in the detailed exploration of lived lives. She has particular expertise in understanding the unfolding of Narcissistic and Antisocial personalities. In terms of research methodologies, she specialises in Psychobiographical and Case Study research.
Alida enjoys research supervision and has successfully supervised 32 Master’s students. She is currently supervising various Honour’s, Master’s and Doctoral students.
Alida is a registered Counselling Psychologist. Her teaching focus area is Psychodynamic therapy and Personality Development and Assessment, which she facilitates in the undergraduate and postgraduate Psychology programmes. Alida uses interactive teaching approaches with the aim of engaging with depth material in a way that makes concepts accessible and applicable to understanding others, particularly in therapeutic environments.
Designation:
Lecturer and Clinic Manager
Email:
alida.sandison@mandela.ac.za
Contact Number:
0415044522
Faculty:
Health Sciences
Department:
Psychology
Qualifications:
PhD, MA Psych (Co)
Professional Memberships:
HPCSA
Orcid ID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9234-1851
NRF Rating:
N/A
Research Interests:
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Personality development and the development of Psychopathology. In particular, narcissism and antisocial behaviour
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Psychobiography and Case study Psychodynamics
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Emotional neglect
Current non-degree Research Projects:
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Research related to Intensive Short term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
Current Final Year Undergraduate/Honours Research Projects:
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The Efficacy of Intensive Short term Dynamic Psychotherapy
Number of currently supervised Masters and PhD candidates (2023 to 2024):
Research Output 2023 to 2024:
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Current Research Collaborations within your Department or Discipline:
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Current Inter-Disciplinary/Multi-Disciplinary/Trans-Disciplinary Research Collaborations:
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